James Belchamber
@james.belchamber.com
Liberal. Father. Tech generalist.
I like building things.
I like building things.
Can someone explain to this old man how to follow FOSDEM discourse on Bluesky. I thought I had but the feed's last post was two months ago 🤔
November 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Can someone explain to this old man how to follow FOSDEM discourse on Bluesky. I thought I had but the feed's last post was two months ago 🤔
There is a leak in our office.
Someone helpfully put a bin under it to catch the water.
Someone helpfully put a bin under it to catch the water.
November 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
There is a leak in our office.
Someone helpfully put a bin under it to catch the water.
Someone helpfully put a bin under it to catch the water.
I understand why couldnt-give-a-fuck Evri drivers put my parcels in the bin as a "safe place" - why are unionised Royal Mail workers doing it too?
November 17, 2025 at 10:52 AM
I understand why couldnt-give-a-fuck Evri drivers put my parcels in the bin as a "safe place" - why are unionised Royal Mail workers doing it too?
They gave me a blood pressure monitor yesterday after testing my blood pressure right after my flu jab and finding it to be "quite high". But they said I couldn't see the results.
Thing is, this has a USB port on it..
Thing is, this has a USB port on it..
November 11, 2025 at 10:11 AM
They gave me a blood pressure monitor yesterday after testing my blood pressure right after my flu jab and finding it to be "quite high". But they said I couldn't see the results.
Thing is, this has a USB port on it..
Thing is, this has a USB port on it..
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FOSDEM 2026 - Accepted developer rooms
Brussels / 31 January & 1 February 2026
fosdem.org
November 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
"So in my naive head (which I'm protecting from my embittered body, lest it succumb).."
October 22, 2025 at 9:22 AM
"So in my naive head (which I'm protecting from my embittered body, lest it succumb).."
Really thought-provoking talk, looking forward to sharing the video
Slides for my #taloscon2025 keynote, "The Complexity of Simplicity" (video to come): speakerdeck.com/bcantrill/th...
The Complexity of Simplicity
Talk given at TalosCon in Amsterdam on October 17, 2025. Video to come.
speakerdeck.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Really thought-provoking talk, looking forward to sharing the video
"Welcome to OSM. I'm reverting your changeset."
October 11, 2025 at 9:35 AM
"Welcome to OSM. I'm reverting your changeset."
Transport for Greater Manchester has an ingenious method for encouraging walking; bet you couldn't guess what it is.
October 6, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Transport for Greater Manchester has an ingenious method for encouraging walking; bet you couldn't guess what it is.
What is everyone's favourite #raspberrypipico or #esp32 screen? LCD/OLED/Other? This would be for a scale..
September 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
What is everyone's favourite #raspberrypipico or #esp32 screen? LCD/OLED/Other? This would be for a scale..
This was an incredibly fun episode of Ask Hank Anything. There's been a few of them now actually.
@vicmmic.bsky.social asked @hankgreen.bsky.social all the right questions...or made all the right declarative statements in this episode.
Get all the answers now at youtube.com/complexly
Get all the answers now at youtube.com/complexly
August 30, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This was an incredibly fun episode of Ask Hank Anything. There's been a few of them now actually.
"Bridging algorithms significantly weakened the link between partisanship and engagement and modestly improved viewpoint diversity, but it also increased attention inequality"
This seems like a relatively good tradeoff, all things considered, but it sounds a lot like "old" broadcast media too. Hmm.
This seems like a relatively good tradeoff, all things considered, but it sounds a lot like "old" broadcast media too. Hmm.
We're probably doomed to endless toxic feedback loops unless someone hits upon a brilliant fundamental redesign that manages to change social media's core dynamics.
Study: Social media probably can’t be fixed
“The [structural] mechanism producing these problematic outcomes is really robust and hard to resolve.”…
arstechnica.com
August 13, 2025 at 7:16 PM
"Bridging algorithms significantly weakened the link between partisanship and engagement and modestly improved viewpoint diversity, but it also increased attention inequality"
This seems like a relatively good tradeoff, all things considered, but it sounds a lot like "old" broadcast media too. Hmm.
This seems like a relatively good tradeoff, all things considered, but it sounds a lot like "old" broadcast media too. Hmm.
@ternbicycles.com When is the GSD S10 Gen 3 coming to the UK in beetle blue? All the advertising is in that colour but it's not even available to back-order :(
July 22, 2025 at 10:49 AM
@ternbicycles.com When is the GSD S10 Gen 3 coming to the UK in beetle blue? All the advertising is in that colour but it's not even available to back-order :(
Is it just me or are lots of unsubscribe buttons on emails conveniently broken nowadays? 🤔
July 3, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Is it just me or are lots of unsubscribe buttons on emails conveniently broken nowadays? 🤔
The evil one must summon, in their core, to oppose the expansion of rights for one group based on the unsubstantiated fears of another group, is insane. Especially when these rights have been long-held in other places in the world.
And I cannot summon the diplomatic tongue to call it anything else.
And I cannot summon the diplomatic tongue to call it anything else.
June 20, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The evil one must summon, in their core, to oppose the expansion of rights for one group based on the unsubstantiated fears of another group, is insane. Especially when these rights have been long-held in other places in the world.
And I cannot summon the diplomatic tongue to call it anything else.
And I cannot summon the diplomatic tongue to call it anything else.
The decision by Google to wind down AOSP clears the way for @fairphone.com to assert themselves as the manufacturer for those who want control over their OS.
June 14, 2025 at 11:16 AM
The decision by Google to wind down AOSP clears the way for @fairphone.com to assert themselves as the manufacturer for those who want control over their OS.
I just created my first Cloud Run service with an image from the GitHub Container Repository. Wow, that was fucking horrible. Fuck you Google, I'll never get that time back.
June 11, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I just created my first Cloud Run service with an image from the GitHub Container Repository. Wow, that was fucking horrible. Fuck you Google, I'll never get that time back.
"As these tools become more powerful and affordable, skepticism in media will grow. But the question isn't whether we can trust what we see and hear. It's whether we can trust who's showing it to us."
Good, sober analysis. The camera always lied.
Good, sober analysis. The camera always lied.
May 29, 2025 at 8:33 PM
"As these tools become more powerful and affordable, skepticism in media will grow. But the question isn't whether we can trust what we see and hear. It's whether we can trust who's showing it to us."
Good, sober analysis. The camera always lied.
Good, sober analysis. The camera always lied.
Stockport is lovely.
I am genuinely taken by how lovely it is.
I am genuinely taken by how lovely it is.
May 23, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Stockport is lovely.
I am genuinely taken by how lovely it is.
I am genuinely taken by how lovely it is.
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Japan's Game Preservation Society Is Safe For Now, And It's All Thanks To You. (Image: @gamepresintl)
Japan's Game Preservation Society Is Safe For Now, And It's All Thanks To You
A message from GPS founder Joseph Redon
www.timeextension.com
May 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Japan's Game Preservation Society Is Safe For Now, And It's All Thanks To You. (Image: @gamepresintl)
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Today's thread is about something I'm rather experienced with...
How to Get Fired With Both Grace and Aplomb
How to Get Fired With Both Grace and Aplomb
May 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Today's thread is about something I'm rather experienced with...
How to Get Fired With Both Grace and Aplomb
How to Get Fired With Both Grace and Aplomb
Reposted by James Belchamber
Indeed, I think people are being super black or/and white about current tech. It also doesn't help that the loud voice for the tech (specially online) is from grifters, so a large number of end users don't want to accept if the tech might even be of the smallest help... Interesting times ahead.
May 14, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Indeed, I think people are being super black or/and white about current tech. It also doesn't help that the loud voice for the tech (specially online) is from grifters, so a large number of end users don't want to accept if the tech might even be of the smallest help... Interesting times ahead.