olizilla
@oli.zilla.org.uk
Researching interop in the NHS
https://oli.zilla.org.uk
https://oli.zilla.org.uk
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I know there are a LOT of 'Clinicians Who Code' out there - but there doesn't seem to be any single place on the web to go and
find them... Does anyone know of 'the' place?
For now I've created a forum section in OpenHealthHub for them - please do share!
openhealthhub.org/t/coding-too...
find them... Does anyone know of 'the' place?
For now I've created a forum section in OpenHealthHub for them - please do share!
openhealthhub.org/t/coding-too...
Coding tools in 2026
Just starting off a bit of a thread about what coding tools us Clinicians Who Code are using in 2026? I’ll start off with a few of my own. The last year, and the last few months in particular, have s...
openhealthhub.org
February 11, 2026 at 8:12 PM
I know there are a LOT of 'Clinicians Who Code' out there - but there doesn't seem to be any single place on the web to go and
find them... Does anyone know of 'the' place?
For now I've created a forum section in OpenHealthHub for them - please do share!
openhealthhub.org/t/coding-too...
find them... Does anyone know of 'the' place?
For now I've created a forum section in OpenHealthHub for them - please do share!
openhealthhub.org/t/coding-too...
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Periodic shout-out to @stechlab-labels.bsky.social for an excellent labeler. Even false positives (I too share links 5x/day for nonspam reasons!) are useful, really ups the game & trains users.
February 8, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Periodic shout-out to @stechlab-labels.bsky.social for an excellent labeler. Even false positives (I too share links 5x/day for nonspam reasons!) are useful, really ups the game & trains users.
the compootergeists will diff the old site and the new site and write the redirect config for you.
February 4, 2026 at 6:47 PM
the compootergeists will diff the old site and the new site and write the redirect config for you.
> Each new package manager goes through the same loop. Each reimplements the same patterns: parse a manifest, extract dependencies, check advisories. The work is duplicated dozens of times... each making different decisions about the edge cases.
nesbitt.io/2026/01/29/z... by @andrewnez.bsky.social
nesbitt.io/2026/01/29/z... by @andrewnez.bsky.social
Zig and the M×N Supply Chain Problem
Zig’s long road to supply chain security.
nesbitt.io
January 30, 2026 at 8:31 AM
> Each new package manager goes through the same loop. Each reimplements the same patterns: parse a manifest, extract dependencies, check advisories. The work is duplicated dozens of times... each making different decisions about the edge cases.
nesbitt.io/2026/01/29/z... by @andrewnez.bsky.social
nesbitt.io/2026/01/29/z... by @andrewnez.bsky.social
i'm not totally on board with this new game of larping as a victorian workhouse boss who eats jobs and abuses ghosts in jars.
January 23, 2026 at 2:46 PM
i'm not totally on board with this new game of larping as a victorian workhouse boss who eats jobs and abuses ghosts in jars.
> Europeans like success. But they often don’t consider "winning against the whole society" as one. Instead, they tend to consider success a collective endeavour.
ploum.net/2026-01-22-w... via the wise @andrewnez.bsky.social
ploum.net/2026-01-22-w... via the wise @andrewnez.bsky.social
Why there’s no European Google?
Why there’s no European Google? par Ploum - Lionel Dricot.
ploum.net
January 23, 2026 at 2:32 PM
> Europeans like success. But they often don’t consider "winning against the whole society" as one. Instead, they tend to consider success a collective endeavour.
ploum.net/2026-01-22-w... via the wise @andrewnez.bsky.social
ploum.net/2026-01-22-w... via the wise @andrewnez.bsky.social
> Registries don’t just host files. They make political decisions about who owns names
January 22, 2026 at 1:29 PM
> Registries don’t just host files. They make political decisions about who owns names
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The principles behind indiweb (https://indieweb.org) and open source are, it seems, more important for nation states and public institutions than they are for individuals
January 9, 2026 at 10:40 PM
The principles behind indiweb (https://indieweb.org) and open source are, it seems, more important for nation states and public institutions than they are for individuals
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formats over apps
A Social Filesystem — overreacted
Formats over apps.
overreacted.io
January 18, 2026 at 7:05 AM
formats over apps
"night-bus factor of 1" measures the risk to your project if you fall asleep.
January 13, 2026 at 5:14 PM
"night-bus factor of 1" measures the risk to your project if you fall asleep.
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"If a vulnerability has been public for two years and you have not been breached, the market has spoken" wise words as always
New post: 16 Best Practices for Reducing Dependabot Noise
nesbitt.io/2026/01/10/1...
nesbitt.io/2026/01/10/1...
16 Best Practices for Reducing Dependabot Noise
A practical guide to ignoring security updates responsibly
nesbitt.io
January 11, 2026 at 1:45 PM
"If a vulnerability has been public for two years and you have not been breached, the market has spoken" wise words as always
incantation upgrade! @andrewnez.bsky.social taught git to be package dependency history aware.
ask git the history of a dep, who added it to the repo, when was it last upgraded. this is very good.
ask git the history of a dep, who added it to the repo, when was it last upgraded. this is very good.
Annoucing git-pkgs, explore the dependency history of your git repositories.
git pkgs init
git pkgs blame
git pkgs history rails
git pkgs diff --from=v2.0
git pkgs stats
git pkgs why rails
git pkgs diff --from=HEAD~10
git pkgs diff --from=main --to=feature
nesbitt.io/2026/01/01/g...
git pkgs init
git pkgs blame
git pkgs history rails
git pkgs diff --from=v2.0
git pkgs stats
git pkgs why rails
git pkgs diff --from=HEAD~10
git pkgs diff --from=main --to=feature
nesbitt.io/2026/01/01/g...
git-pkgs: explore your dependency history
A git subcommand to explore the dependency history of your repositories.
nesbitt.io
January 2, 2026 at 9:05 AM
incantation upgrade! @andrewnez.bsky.social taught git to be package dependency history aware.
ask git the history of a dep, who added it to the repo, when was it last upgraded. this is very good.
ask git the history of a dep, who added it to the repo, when was it last upgraded. this is very good.
Suena Bien Soundsystem is jumpin at the Railway Tavern tonight!
December 31, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Suena Bien Soundsystem is jumpin at the Railway Tavern tonight!
i've been hand coding imperative lockfiles for systems this whole time!?
A thought that's been bouncing around my head for a long time... Docker is the Lockfile for System Packages: nesbitt.io/2025/12/18/d...
Docker is the Lockfile for System Packages
Why Docker filled the reproducibility gap that system package managers left open
nesbitt.io
December 19, 2025 at 9:59 AM
i've been hand coding imperative lockfiles for systems this whole time!?
me: standardisation is good!
them:
them:
December 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
me: standardisation is good!
them:
them:
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In 1886, workers converted 14,000 miles of railway track in 36 hours. Today, moving a government's data or application from AWS to Azure may feel harder...
Something went very wrong with how we built the cloud. 🧵
www.techpolicy.press/the-path-to-...
Something went very wrong with how we built the cloud. 🧵
www.techpolicy.press/the-path-to-...
The Path to a Sovereign Tech Stack is Via a Commodified Tech Stack | TechPolicy.Press
Strategic standardization of cloud infrastructure backed by procurement power and market forces is the right way to tame the hyperscalers, writes David Eaves.
www.techpolicy.press
December 15, 2025 at 10:57 PM
In 1886, workers converted 14,000 miles of railway track in 36 hours. Today, moving a government's data or application from AWS to Azure may feel harder...
Something went very wrong with how we built the cloud. 🧵
www.techpolicy.press/the-path-to-...
Something went very wrong with how we built the cloud. 🧵
www.techpolicy.press/the-path-to-...
Population of Estonia: 1.3 million
Population of NHS England: 1.5 million
digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
Population of NHS England: 1.5 million
digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
NHS Workforce Statistics - August 2025 (Including selected preliminary statistics for September 2025) - NHS England Digital
We’re the national information and technology partner to the health and social care system using digital technology to transform the NHS and social care
digital.nhs.uk
December 9, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Population of Estonia: 1.3 million
Population of NHS England: 1.5 million
digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
Population of NHS England: 1.5 million
digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
@b5.bsky.social on brand with incredibly clear messaging again.
December 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
@b5.bsky.social on brand with incredibly clear messaging again.
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Developer attempts to replicate "Liquid Glass" in CSS, and once finished realizes what she'd actually created is an exploit for a fundamental, previously unknown, and rather serious browser vulnerability
lyra.horse/blog/2025/12...
"CSS hack accidentally becomes regular hack"
lyra.horse/blog/2025/12...
"CSS hack accidentally becomes regular hack"
SVG Filters - Clickjacking 2.0
A novel and powerful twist on an old classic.
lyra.horse
December 5, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Developer attempts to replicate "Liquid Glass" in CSS, and once finished realizes what she'd actually created is an exploit for a fundamental, previously unknown, and rather serious browser vulnerability
lyra.horse/blog/2025/12...
"CSS hack accidentally becomes regular hack"
lyra.horse/blog/2025/12...
"CSS hack accidentally becomes regular hack"
The NHS "owns" the Canonical Data Model (CDM), the interface to the Federated Data Platform that all existing systems are to integrate with and that new systems should build on. This is what the CDM interface looks like today.
github.com/nhsengland/f...
github.com/nhsengland/f...
December 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The NHS "owns" the Canonical Data Model (CDM), the interface to the Federated Data Platform that all existing systems are to integrate with and that new systems should build on. This is what the CDM interface looks like today.
github.com/nhsengland/f...
github.com/nhsengland/f...
sure but did you ever see the composite gifs that explain how a vinyl groove encodes a stereo signal!?
www.vinylrecorder.com/stereo.html
www.vinylrecorder.com/stereo.html
November 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
sure but did you ever see the composite gifs that explain how a vinyl groove encodes a stereo signal!?
www.vinylrecorder.com/stereo.html
www.vinylrecorder.com/stereo.html