Simon Davy
@bloodearnest.bsky.social
Software for bennett.ox.ac.uk. Am into computering, theology, music, and TTRPGs.
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I'm delighted to say we have won the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education with our work on OpenSAFELY, inventing new methods that let researchers analyse NHS GP data while protecting everyone's privacy, and with complete transparency, in a hugely productive platform!
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-11...
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-11...
OpenSAFELY team awarded Queen Elizabeth Prize for Higher and Further
Oxford’s OpenSAFELY team wins the prestigious Queen Elizabeth Prize for revolutionising secure NHS data research, protecting patient privacy while unlocking life-saving health insights.
www.ox.ac.uk
November 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I'm delighted to say we have won the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education with our work on OpenSAFELY, inventing new methods that let researchers analyse NHS GP data while protecting everyone's privacy, and with complete transparency, in a hugely productive platform!
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-11...
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-11...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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This article makes me happy. A rising tide lifts all boats.
@igalia.com do good work, in multiple senses of the word good.
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@igalia.com do good work, in multiple senses of the word good.
www.igalia.com/2025/11/help...
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Igalia is an open source consultancy specialised in the development of innovative projects and solutions. Our engineers have expertise in a wide range of technological areas, including browsers and cl...
www.igalia.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:12 AM
This article makes me happy. A rising tide lifts all boats.
@igalia.com do good work, in multiple senses of the word good.
www.igalia.com/2025/11/help...
@igalia.com do good work, in multiple senses of the word good.
www.igalia.com/2025/11/help...
This contains the best Surfshark sponsored segment I've ever seen
NEW EPISODE OF MAP MEN!!! 🗺️
How did the Netherlands delete the sea... and get rich?
Share and enjoy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq-k...
How did the Netherlands delete the sea... and get rich?
Share and enjoy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq-k...
This country is 17% fake
YouTube video by Jay and Mark
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October 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
This contains the best Surfshark sponsored segment I've ever seen
PyCon UK is in a couple of weeks, and it won't be the same without Michael. RIP.
September 2, 2025 at 9:24 PM
PyCon UK is in a couple of weeks, and it won't be the same without Michael. RIP.
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I’m petrified about today’s science news. Genetically modifying crabs to have cheetah genes? This could go sideways fast.
July 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
I’m petrified about today’s science news. Genetically modifying crabs to have cheetah genes? This could go sideways fast.
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🚨 Funded PhD opportunity 🚨 Work with large-scale electronic health record data from #OpenSAFELY to optimise vaccine effectiveness estimation for respiratory viruses.
Apply here 👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Apply here 👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
July 4, 2025 at 9:39 AM
🚨 Funded PhD opportunity 🚨 Work with large-scale electronic health record data from #OpenSAFELY to optimise vaccine effectiveness estimation for respiratory viruses.
Apply here 👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Apply here 👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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🚨 Just a couple of days left until PyCon UK 2025 closes! 🚨
Got a great idea for a talk, workshop or Young Coders’ session? Share it with the community! 🌟🐍
Find out how and why to submit a proposal here 👉 buff.ly/PP9xos3
🗓️ CfP close: 23:59 (Europe/London) Sunday 11 May
#PyConUK2025 #Python #CfP
Got a great idea for a talk, workshop or Young Coders’ session? Share it with the community! 🌟🐍
Find out how and why to submit a proposal here 👉 buff.ly/PP9xos3
🗓️ CfP close: 23:59 (Europe/London) Sunday 11 May
#PyConUK2025 #Python #CfP
Call for Proposals – PyCon UK 2025
PyCon UK Friday 19th September to Monday 22nd September 2025, CONTACT Manchester
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May 9, 2025 at 8:01 AM
🚨 Just a couple of days left until PyCon UK 2025 closes! 🚨
Got a great idea for a talk, workshop or Young Coders’ session? Share it with the community! 🌟🐍
Find out how and why to submit a proposal here 👉 buff.ly/PP9xos3
🗓️ CfP close: 23:59 (Europe/London) Sunday 11 May
#PyConUK2025 #Python #CfP
Got a great idea for a talk, workshop or Young Coders’ session? Share it with the community! 🌟🐍
Find out how and why to submit a proposal here 👉 buff.ly/PP9xos3
🗓️ CfP close: 23:59 (Europe/London) Sunday 11 May
#PyConUK2025 #Python #CfP
Simple way to reasonably run a background process in a docker container. Saves setting up s6 or similar.
Uses the run-one-constantly tool from the run-one package to keep it running, and the default docker init process to propagate signals to all child processes.
gist.github.com/bloodearnest...
Uses the run-one-constantly tool from the run-one package to keep it running, and the default docker init process to propagate signals to all child processes.
gist.github.com/bloodearnest...
gist.github.com
February 11, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Simple way to reasonably run a background process in a docker container. Saves setting up s6 or similar.
Uses the run-one-constantly tool from the run-one package to keep it running, and the default docker init process to propagate signals to all child processes.
gist.github.com/bloodearnest...
Uses the run-one-constantly tool from the run-one package to keep it running, and the default docker init process to propagate signals to all child processes.
gist.github.com/bloodearnest...
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You’re still arguing about tabs vs. spaces? May I present…
December 25, 2024 at 6:37 PM
You’re still arguing about tabs vs. spaces? May I present…
Ever wanted to boss me around?
We are hiring a tech lead! We build high impact national health data infrastructure that is open, productive, and beautiful - like our OpenSAFELY - in a truly mixed team, where software developers and researchers all share skills, status, knowledge, and best practice!
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Job Details
my.corehr.com
December 18, 2024 at 12:10 PM
Ever wanted to boss me around?
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We really enjoyed welcoming so many people to our OpenSAFELY Community Symposium in London last week. We're busy making videos of every session, so there'll be an archive for those of you that couldn't make it
While we work on that - here's a teaser :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv_Z...
#OpenSAFELY
While we work on that - here's a teaser :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv_Z...
#OpenSAFELY
OpenSAFELY Community Symposium 2024 - one day in two minutes
YouTube video by Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2024 at 4:50 PM
We really enjoyed welcoming so many people to our OpenSAFELY Community Symposium in London last week. We're busy making videos of every session, so there'll be an archive for those of you that couldn't make it
While we work on that - here's a teaser :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv_Z...
#OpenSAFELY
While we work on that - here's a teaser :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv_Z...
#OpenSAFELY
My expansive pose
Here's our Simon Davy explaining how we keep OpenSAFELY secure. The short answer: layers!
November 26, 2024 at 6:45 PM
My expansive pose
Just sympin'
"Why doesn't the NHS use its GP data?". Because of privacy... Because it's hard... But we solved it. We developed new privacy protections... We built docs.OpenSAFELY.org! 181 projects! 31 organisations! Now, they come together, for the first time, in 3D!
www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2024/10...
www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2024/10...
OpenSAFELY Symposium 2024: there's still time to sign up | Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science
It’s not too late to register for our 2nd Annual OpenSAFELY Symposium, which is happening in London on 25/26 November.
www.bennett.ox.ac.uk
November 19, 2024 at 1:20 PM
Just sympin'
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If you've been wondering where I went: my team in Oxford (60 of us!) build beautiful tools for NHS data. We help researchers work on the whole nation's GP records while protecting - provably - everyone's privacy. It's big potatoes!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRjR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRjR...
OpenSAFELY in a nutshell
YouTube video by Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science
www.youtube.com
November 16, 2024 at 5:20 PM
If you've been wondering where I went: my team in Oxford (60 of us!) build beautiful tools for NHS data. We help researchers work on the whole nation's GP records while protecting - provably - everyone's privacy. It's big potatoes!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRjR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRjR...