Liam Blizard
@blizard.io
.NET developer living on the Isle of Arran 🏴 with my wife, daughter & dog. Likes being in the mountains, under or on the ocean, or in the stands at Sheffield United.
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Liam Blizard
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· Nov 4
If you're searching for #fsharp content on BlueSky, there's a starter pack to get you going
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My brother wanted a London pub crawl. The result? My new Substack post: "Britain Lost 14,000 Third Places. They were Called Pubs. Is Your Local Next?" How private equity reshaped the local, which pubs are most at risk and most importantly what to do about it.
open.substack.com/pub/laurenle...
open.substack.com/pub/laurenle...
Britain Lost 14,000 Third Places. They Were Called Pubs. Is Your Local Next?
How private equity reshaped the local and the postcode tool that shows the pubs most at risk.
open.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:36 AM
My brother wanted a London pub crawl. The result? My new Substack post: "Britain Lost 14,000 Third Places. They were Called Pubs. Is Your Local Next?" How private equity reshaped the local, which pubs are most at risk and most importantly what to do about it.
open.substack.com/pub/laurenle...
open.substack.com/pub/laurenle...
Quite possibly the worst BBC continuity announcement in history.
February 15, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Quite possibly the worst BBC continuity announcement in history.
Jarvis Cocker of Pulp, Or Jamie Reeves, former world strongest man.
Or back whan my school had a different name and in a different Location, Roy Hattersley. But we're getting niche now....
Or back whan my school had a different name and in a different Location, Roy Hattersley. But we're getting niche now....
Who's the most famous alum of your high school?
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
guys i just found out i went to the same high school as howard lutnick. please respect my privacy at this time.
February 12, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Jarvis Cocker of Pulp, Or Jamie Reeves, former world strongest man.
Or back whan my school had a different name and in a different Location, Roy Hattersley. But we're getting niche now....
Or back whan my school had a different name and in a different Location, Roy Hattersley. But we're getting niche now....
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AI doesn’t remove quality practices; it raises the stakes if you don’t have them
February 4, 2026 at 10:45 AM
AI doesn’t remove quality practices; it raises the stakes if you don’t have them
Today was a new one
1:40 pm, signed up to a new SaaS Provider with a paid subscription.
3pm, The courts shut them down
1:40 pm, signed up to a new SaaS Provider with a paid subscription.
3pm, The courts shut them down
February 4, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Today was a new one
1:40 pm, signed up to a new SaaS Provider with a paid subscription.
3pm, The courts shut them down
1:40 pm, signed up to a new SaaS Provider with a paid subscription.
3pm, The courts shut them down
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I have spent the day today trying to hack together a solution for U.K. addresses using various Google places API's and let's just say I am now fully on board the @jamesomalley.co.uk "Free the Postcode Address File" ship.
February 3, 2026 at 2:54 PM
I have spent the day today trying to hack together a solution for U.K. addresses using various Google places API's and let's just say I am now fully on board the @jamesomalley.co.uk "Free the Postcode Address File" ship.
Log Fire, dog asleep on her bed, red wine in hand, and Yes, Minster on TV.
February 1, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Log Fire, dog asleep on her bed, red wine in hand, and Yes, Minster on TV.
TIL that my recently deceased Father in Law, Kenneth Runciman Annand was in the Chorus for Duelling of The Fates. He never mentioned it, even though he knew I was a Star Wars fan, as he didn't consider it proper music.
February 1, 2026 at 4:53 PM
TIL that my recently deceased Father in Law, Kenneth Runciman Annand was in the Chorus for Duelling of The Fates. He never mentioned it, even though he knew I was a Star Wars fan, as he didn't consider it proper music.
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This is good, from @duncanweldon.bsky.social
The fourth arm of defence
Britain’s interwar rearmament shows that military strength depends as much on industrial and economic strategy as on sheer spending.
engelsbergideas.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:53 PM
This is good, from @duncanweldon.bsky.social
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A brass band just turned up to play at the vigil
January 27, 2026 at 12:09 AM
A brass band just turned up to play at the vigil
"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is
brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear."
brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear."
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:04 AM
"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is
brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear."
brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear."
Today I discovered that if my car locked itself while I was in it, and I didn't have the key with me, then I wouldn't be able to get myself out.
Modern life really is rubbish.
Modern life really is rubbish.
January 25, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Today I discovered that if my car locked itself while I was in it, and I didn't have the key with me, then I wouldn't be able to get myself out.
Modern life really is rubbish.
Modern life really is rubbish.
You would hope there are several right wing Americans that look at this and have a "are we the baddies" moment.
Holy crap.
This is the most damning video yet.
It shows Border Patrol agents clearly taking Alex's firearm, running it away, and THEN executed him in cold blood by emptying a clip into his face.
Murder.
This is the most damning video yet.
It shows Border Patrol agents clearly taking Alex's firearm, running it away, and THEN executed him in cold blood by emptying a clip into his face.
Murder.
January 24, 2026 at 11:00 PM
You would hope there are several right wing Americans that look at this and have a "are we the baddies" moment.
Cir Mhor, Isle of Arran
January 22, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Cir Mhor, Isle of Arran
Greenlanders will be safer after they've been invaded. Good one
January 21, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Greenlanders will be safer after they've been invaded. Good one
One thing that always gets me a while to get used to after not working in #fsharp for a while is the ordering
For those not aware, F# reads things in order, both in a module, and the file system. So the entry point for a program must be the last file, and in any module, the entry point is last.
For those not aware, F# reads things in order, both in a module, and the file system. So the entry point for a program must be the last file, and in any module, the entry point is last.
January 21, 2026 at 10:10 AM
One thing that always gets me a while to get used to after not working in #fsharp for a while is the ordering
For those not aware, F# reads things in order, both in a module, and the file system. So the entry point for a program must be the last file, and in any module, the entry point is last.
For those not aware, F# reads things in order, both in a module, and the file system. So the entry point for a program must be the last file, and in any module, the entry point is last.
Just imagine the headlines if Starmer was taking money from a guy like this
![On 22 July 2016, while attending the Republican National Convention with Farage, Cottrell was arrested by IRS Criminal Investigation special agents at Chicago O'Hare International. Cottrell was federally indicted on 21 counts for conspiracy to commit money laundering, wire fraud, blackmail, and extortion. Denied bail by a judge who branded Cottrell a "serious flight risk," he was detained in custody at Metropolitan Correctional Center, Chicago.[18]
Cottrell's indictment states how in 2014, he met with undercover federal agents in Las Vegas, where he conspired to launder millions of dollars' worth of drug money using offshore bank accounts. However, following a plea agreement in December 2016, prosecutors agreed to dismiss 20 counts in return for a guilty plea to a single count of wire fraud in which Cottrell admitted to explaining various ways criminal proceeds could be laundered.[7]
In March 2017, Cottrell was sentenced and released by Judge Diane Humetewa, having served eight months in prison.[19]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:onjnma4nrxe6ozjw4dnbxn42/bafkreiha5ksxjvm5emgnfvbagqo2n7iw4mpu62emioyjet65amggxbwcsi@jpeg)
January 21, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Just imagine the headlines if Starmer was taking money from a guy like this
It's going to a be a weird time starting a new job at an Anglo-American company tomorrow.
January 18, 2026 at 5:07 PM
It's going to a be a weird time starting a new job at an Anglo-American company tomorrow.
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A real shame if this photo went viral again today.
January 18, 2026 at 8:18 AM
A real shame if this photo went viral again today.
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Louvre worthy
January 16, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Louvre worthy