Jamie McHale
@jamiemchale.com
Runner and reader, freelance coder.
Building a community @scottishtechnology.club
Organise @edinburghjs.org and @glasgowjs.org
📍Edinburgh / Scotland
🌐 www.jamiemchale.com
Building a community @scottishtechnology.club
Organise @edinburghjs.org and @glasgowjs.org
📍Edinburgh / Scotland
🌐 www.jamiemchale.com
UK because everyone else is on WhatApp - my phone plan minutes are mostly unused
January 10, 2026 at 8:16 AM
UK because everyone else is on WhatApp - my phone plan minutes are mostly unused
Peaceful icy Porty this morning ❄️📸
January 8, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Peaceful icy Porty this morning ❄️📸
Hopefully that’ll be covered in Volume 4, not due out until April. This seemed to just be some kind of fiction.
January 7, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Hopefully that’ll be covered in Volume 4, not due out until April. This seemed to just be some kind of fiction.
Just finished On the Calculation of Volume III, Solvej Balle 📚
January 7, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Just finished On the Calculation of Volume III, Solvej Balle 📚
Just aded a “Previous Bulletins” section to the Scottish Technology Club homepage, plus a link to the archive.
January 6, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Just aded a “Previous Bulletins” section to the Scottish Technology Club homepage, plus a link to the archive.
First read of 2026 - Human Acts, Han Kang 📚
January 4, 2026 at 11:16 AM
First read of 2026 - Human Acts, Han Kang 📚
🔗 Why Self-Improvement Starts With Maintenance, Tim Harford
"Maintenance is meditative — one of Brand’s heroes, the great French philosopher/round-the-world-sailor Bernard Moitessier, told him “My rule is, a ne... https://micro.jamiemchale.com/2026/01/04/why-selfimprovement-starts-with-maintenance/
"Maintenance is meditative — one of Brand’s heroes, the great French philosopher/round-the-world-sailor Bernard Moitessier, told him “My rule is, a ne... https://micro.jamiemchale.com/2026/01/04/why-selfimprovement-starts-with-maintenance/
January 4, 2026 at 9:36 AM
🔗 Why Self-Improvement Starts With Maintenance, Tim Harford
"Maintenance is meditative — one of Brand’s heroes, the great French philosopher/round-the-world-sailor Bernard Moitessier, told him “My rule is, a ne... https://micro.jamiemchale.com/2026/01/04/why-selfimprovement-starts-with-maintenance/
"Maintenance is meditative — one of Brand’s heroes, the great French philosopher/round-the-world-sailor Bernard Moitessier, told him “My rule is, a ne... https://micro.jamiemchale.com/2026/01/04/why-selfimprovement-starts-with-maintenance/
It’s half seven in the morning and we are already on our second listen-through of The Highway Rat
January 4, 2026 at 7:41 AM
It’s half seven in the morning and we are already on our second listen-through of The Highway Rat
Started reading: Human Acts by Kang Han 📚
December 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Started reading: Human Acts by Kang Han 📚
Wallington House and Gardens for a festive walk with friends and the kids 📸
December 27, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Wallington House and Gardens for a festive walk with friends and the kids 📸
Currently reading: English Pastoral by James Rebanks 📚
December 27, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Currently reading: English Pastoral by James Rebanks 📚
🔗 The Hidden Risk of AI Compute, Dave Friedman
"Once you view compute as risk, the strategic map changes. The service-first instinct is: “We’ll abstract this away for users, eat the risk ourselves, and charge a margin.”
So you get G... https://micro.jamiemchale.com/2025/12/27/the-hidden-risk-of-ai/
"Once you view compute as risk, the strategic map changes. The service-first instinct is: “We’ll abstract this away for users, eat the risk ourselves, and charge a margin.”
So you get G... https://micro.jamiemchale.com/2025/12/27/the-hidden-risk-of-ai/
December 27, 2025 at 9:06 AM
🔗 The Hidden Risk of AI Compute, Dave Friedman
"Once you view compute as risk, the strategic map changes. The service-first instinct is: “We’ll abstract this away for users, eat the risk ourselves, and charge a margin.”
So you get G... https://micro.jamiemchale.com/2025/12/27/the-hidden-risk-of-ai/
"Once you view compute as risk, the strategic map changes. The service-first instinct is: “We’ll abstract this away for users, eat the risk ourselves, and charge a margin.”
So you get G... https://micro.jamiemchale.com/2025/12/27/the-hidden-risk-of-ai/
Menorahsaurus at a lovely Chanukah dinner last night 🦖🕯️
December 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Menorahsaurus at a lovely Chanukah dinner last night 🦖🕯️
Anyone want to help us out?
I am looking for a speaker that can give a quick talk related to Machine Learning in the JavaScript ecosystem for @edinburghjs.org . Anyone ?
December 21, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Anyone want to help us out?
Reposted by Jamie McHale
I am looking for a speaker that can give a quick talk related to Machine Learning in the JavaScript ecosystem for @edinburghjs.org . Anyone ?
December 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I am looking for a speaker that can give a quick talk related to Machine Learning in the JavaScript ecosystem for @edinburghjs.org . Anyone ?
Hoping for 40+ folks to come and hang out
December 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Hoping for 40+ folks to come and hang out
Remember, it’s the @scottishtechnology.club drinks tonight at the Newsroom in Edinburgh from 7pm. Details on Luma or @edinburghjs.org meetup group
luma.com/dzoxm1ee
luma.com/dzoxm1ee
Christmas Social · Luma
Come and join us for our end of year Christmas Social! We'll be having drinks at The Newsroom in Edinburgh at 7pm for a few hours of socialising and networking…
luma.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Remember, it’s the @scottishtechnology.club drinks tonight at the Newsroom in Edinburgh from 7pm. Details on Luma or @edinburghjs.org meetup group
luma.com/dzoxm1ee
luma.com/dzoxm1ee
🔗 You’re Overspending Because You Lack Values, Sherry Ning
"Standing in front of all my stuff, it hit me that all of it used to be money, and all of that used to be time. I was standing in front of the metabolic ... https://micro.jamiemchale.com/2025/12/16/youre-overspending-because-you-lack/
"Standing in front of all my stuff, it hit me that all of it used to be money, and all of that used to be time. I was standing in front of the metabolic ... https://micro.jamiemchale.com/2025/12/16/youre-overspending-because-you-lack/
December 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
🔗 You’re Overspending Because You Lack Values, Sherry Ning
"Standing in front of all my stuff, it hit me that all of it used to be money, and all of that used to be time. I was standing in front of the metabolic ... https://micro.jamiemchale.com/2025/12/16/youre-overspending-because-you-lack/
"Standing in front of all my stuff, it hit me that all of it used to be money, and all of that used to be time. I was standing in front of the metabolic ... https://micro.jamiemchale.com/2025/12/16/youre-overspending-because-you-lack/
Vibe coding small tools - I’ve made a couple of quick plugins for Obsidian to help me manage my workflow. Really great that it can be quickly extended and customised. I’ve made a “task forwarder” that integrates with Obsidian Tasks and a “Copy as a formatted quote” for Readwise to Micro blog.
December 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Vibe coding small tools - I’ve made a couple of quick plugins for Obsidian to help me manage my workflow. Really great that it can be quickly extended and customised. I’ve made a “task forwarder” that integrates with Obsidian Tasks and a “Copy as a formatted quote” for Readwise to Micro blog.
Reposted by Jamie McHale
The 1st keynote for June's UX Scotland conference has been announced - Sara Wachter-Boettcher, author of Content Everywhere, Design for Real Life (with Eric Meyer), and Technically Wrong will join us in Edinburgh.
Visit uxscotland.net for ticket and sponsorship info.
/ @uxscotland.bsky.social
Visit uxscotland.net for ticket and sponsorship info.
/ @uxscotland.bsky.social
UX Scotland
UX Scotland is a friendly international conference for anyone working in UX, service design or other digital specialisms.
uxscotland.net
December 13, 2025 at 9:48 AM
The 1st keynote for June's UX Scotland conference has been announced - Sara Wachter-Boettcher, author of Content Everywhere, Design for Real Life (with Eric Meyer), and Technically Wrong will join us in Edinburgh.
Visit uxscotland.net for ticket and sponsorship info.
/ @uxscotland.bsky.social
Visit uxscotland.net for ticket and sponsorship info.
/ @uxscotland.bsky.social
It's been really useful - I've found myself hopping on a bike to get across the Meadows and save a few minutes when I'm running late!
December 11, 2025 at 10:35 AM
It's been really useful - I've found myself hopping on a bike to get across the Meadows and save a few minutes when I'm running late!
"They offer you pacification disguised as a beautiful illusion of creation, and worst of all, in concert with recommendation algorithms, can directly optimize on your engagement to keep you trapped."
Armistice on AI video model apps
Armistice on AI video model apps
December 11, 2025 at 9:26 AM
"They offer you pacification disguised as a beautiful illusion of creation, and worst of all, in concert with recommendation algorithms, can directly optimize on your engagement to keep you trapped."
Armistice on AI video model apps
Armistice on AI video model apps
Reposted by Jamie McHale
The relative calm before Storm Bram tonight on Bruntsfield Links in Edinburgh
#Edinburgh #StormBram #Weather
#Edinburgh #StormBram #Weather
December 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The relative calm before Storm Bram tonight on Bruntsfield Links in Edinburgh
#Edinburgh #StormBram #Weather
#Edinburgh #StormBram #Weather
New Postgres meetup launching in Edinburgh this week 👇
THIS WEEK: The first #PostgreSQL #Edinburgh #meetup! A prime opportunity to hear about the #database that's—slowly but surely—taking over the world, and network with fellow #developers and #OpenSource enthusiasts.
Thurs 11 Dec, 6pm, University of Edinburgh Old College!
RSVP here ▶️ luma.com/b9kv5fds
Thurs 11 Dec, 6pm, University of Edinburgh Old College!
RSVP here ▶️ luma.com/b9kv5fds
PostgreSQL Edinburgh meetup · Luma
Be part of the very first Edinburgh PostgreSQL Meetup!
Join host Jimmy Angelakos and fellow PostgreSQL enthusiasts at the University of Edinburgh's beautiful…
luma.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:38 PM
New Postgres meetup launching in Edinburgh this week 👇