Anne Currie
@annecurrie.bsky.social
Scifi and non fiction tech author: O'Reilly's Building Green Software, The Cloud Native Attitude & the SciFi Panopticon series
I'm starting to feel that my new role in life might be just to repeat what the computer says back to my elderly relatives
November 12, 2025 at 7:35 AM
I'm starting to feel that my new role in life might be just to repeat what the computer says back to my elderly relatives
Word of the (windy) day: thigmomorphogenesis. It's when plants adapt their growth depending on their physical environment.
I am pinning my hopes on it as I watch my neighbours blue cedar, which if it fell with the prevailing wind - like today - would squash my house. www.ebsco.com/research-sta...
I am pinning my hopes on it as I watch my neighbours blue cedar, which if it fell with the prevailing wind - like today - would squash my house. www.ebsco.com/research-sta...
October 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Word of the (windy) day: thigmomorphogenesis. It's when plants adapt their growth depending on their physical environment.
I am pinning my hopes on it as I watch my neighbours blue cedar, which if it fell with the prevailing wind - like today - would squash my house. www.ebsco.com/research-sta...
I am pinning my hopes on it as I watch my neighbours blue cedar, which if it fell with the prevailing wind - like today - would squash my house. www.ebsco.com/research-sta...
Re-watching Ever Decreasing Circles whilst coincidentally re-watching Billions.
It feels oddly like the same show in two wildly different contexts - like Billions is the Comic Strip Presents Ever Decreasing Circles - a wildly Hollywoodized version of the premise. Have I gone mad? @markoneill.org
It feels oddly like the same show in two wildly different contexts - like Billions is the Comic Strip Presents Ever Decreasing Circles - a wildly Hollywoodized version of the premise. Have I gone mad? @markoneill.org
September 27, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Re-watching Ever Decreasing Circles whilst coincidentally re-watching Billions.
It feels oddly like the same show in two wildly different contexts - like Billions is the Comic Strip Presents Ever Decreasing Circles - a wildly Hollywoodized version of the premise. Have I gone mad? @markoneill.org
It feels oddly like the same show in two wildly different contexts - like Billions is the Comic Strip Presents Ever Decreasing Circles - a wildly Hollywoodized version of the premise. Have I gone mad? @markoneill.org
Rainy Sunday afternoon? Why not read a book?
Utopia Five is now available under a CC license as a PDF download www.annecurrie.com. A take on modern AI, big data, surveillance, climate change, security and everything else, in the form of a fun thriller.
Utopia Five is now available under a CC license as a PDF download www.annecurrie.com. A take on modern AI, big data, surveillance, climate change, security and everything else, in the form of a fun thriller.
September 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Rainy Sunday afternoon? Why not read a book?
Utopia Five is now available under a CC license as a PDF download www.annecurrie.com. A take on modern AI, big data, surveillance, climate change, security and everything else, in the form of a fun thriller.
Utopia Five is now available under a CC license as a PDF download www.annecurrie.com. A take on modern AI, big data, surveillance, climate change, security and everything else, in the form of a fun thriller.
At the GreenIO conference in London in September I'll be keynoting on why we are where we are with AI and how we align it with our energy interests
September 1, 2025 at 8:58 AM
At the GreenIO conference in London in September I'll be keynoting on why we are where we are with AI and how we align it with our energy interests
Husband & I discussing whether social change really comes down to extreme right or wealth redistribution (just listened to interview with Gary Stevenson on @therestpolitics.bsky.social) when this cloud appeared behind us. An interesting interjection by the universe...
(real BTW)
(real BTW)
August 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Husband & I discussing whether social change really comes down to extreme right or wealth redistribution (just listened to interview with Gary Stevenson on @therestpolitics.bsky.social) when this cloud appeared behind us. An interesting interjection by the universe...
(real BTW)
(real BTW)
FREE! To celebrate OpenAI going all Panopticon series, the 2nd book in the series - Conundra - will be free on Kindle this weekend!!! www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07WC36P21
May 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
FREE! To celebrate OpenAI going all Panopticon series, the 2nd book in the series - Conundra - will be free on Kindle this weekend!!! www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07WC36P21
Nige'll Fix It
I feel this is a somewhat misjudged motto? Brave to try to recapture it for the nation, perhaps
I feel this is a somewhat misjudged motto? Brave to try to recapture it for the nation, perhaps
March 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Nige'll Fix It
I feel this is a somewhat misjudged motto? Brave to try to recapture it for the nation, perhaps
I feel this is a somewhat misjudged motto? Brave to try to recapture it for the nation, perhaps
How it ended, 10 pubs later! Remarkably intact. It was great to catch up with folk after a very eventful year
January 12, 2025 at 12:28 PM
How it ended, 10 pubs later! Remarkably intact. It was great to catch up with folk after a very eventful year
Preloading with coffee at Stanton's Coffee Enfield for Jon Berger's 18th annual birthday Enfield pub crawl. First on Bluesky! We miss you @lizrice.com
January 11, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Preloading with coffee at Stanton's Coffee Enfield for Jon Berger's 18th annual birthday Enfield pub crawl. First on Bluesky! We miss you @lizrice.com
It's not too late to buy my Panopticon series as an xmas present. Page turning tech adventures suitable for all ages www.amazon.co.uk/Utopia-Five-...
I just reread the whole series myself and I couldn't put it down even though I've read it literally 50 times! :-)
I just reread the whole series myself and I couldn't put it down even though I've read it literally 50 times! :-)
December 21, 2024 at 1:04 PM
It's not too late to buy my Panopticon series as an xmas present. Page turning tech adventures suitable for all ages www.amazon.co.uk/Utopia-Five-...
I just reread the whole series myself and I couldn't put it down even though I've read it literally 50 times! :-)
I just reread the whole series myself and I couldn't put it down even though I've read it literally 50 times! :-)
Still have Christmas presents left to buy? For scifi lovers with an interest in AI and modern technology, try the Panopticon series www.amazon.co.uk/Panopticon/d...
Or just have fun reading them over Christmas!
Or just have fun reading them over Christmas!
December 16, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Still have Christmas presents left to buy? For scifi lovers with an interest in AI and modern technology, try the Panopticon series www.amazon.co.uk/Panopticon/d...
Or just have fun reading them over Christmas!
Or just have fun reading them over Christmas!
The Dr Who Christmas aesthetic
December 14, 2024 at 3:20 PM
The Dr Who Christmas aesthetic
Brought my stick into London today and a young chap gave me his priority seat. I hadn't even thought about it! Most people are good. Btw I find I get the most friendly response from a wooden hooked stick by a huge margin. Very interesting
December 12, 2024 at 11:40 AM
Brought my stick into London today and a young chap gave me his priority seat. I hadn't even thought about it! Most people are good. Btw I find I get the most friendly response from a wooden hooked stick by a huge margin. Very interesting
Getting in an electric car with no driver. The future is here, it's just not evenly distributed - William Gibson.
Waymo in Phoenix. I'm still alive BTW. Experience was incredibly smooth. Takes you all of 2 mins to start thinking, "A driver? What is this, the Victorian era?" Europe needs to catch up
Waymo in Phoenix. I'm still alive BTW. Experience was incredibly smooth. Takes you all of 2 mins to start thinking, "A driver? What is this, the Victorian era?" Europe needs to catch up
November 21, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Getting in an electric car with no driver. The future is here, it's just not evenly distributed - William Gibson.
Waymo in Phoenix. I'm still alive BTW. Experience was incredibly smooth. Takes you all of 2 mins to start thinking, "A driver? What is this, the Victorian era?" Europe needs to catch up
Waymo in Phoenix. I'm still alive BTW. Experience was incredibly smooth. Takes you all of 2 mins to start thinking, "A driver? What is this, the Victorian era?" Europe needs to catch up
Rural AZ. That cybertruck (not ours) fits in well and we are currently connected over Starlink... We talk about the pros and cons of Starlink in Building Green Software www.amazon.co.uk/Building-Gre...
November 18, 2024 at 2:39 AM
Rural AZ. That cybertruck (not ours) fits in well and we are currently connected over Starlink... We talk about the pros and cons of Starlink in Building Green Software www.amazon.co.uk/Building-Gre...
Trump is a branding genius. The end.
November 6, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Trump is a branding genius. The end.
Just a warning. I have a high bar for green
September 4, 2024 at 9:07 AM
Just a warning. I have a high bar for green
Free books!! Conundra amazon.co.uk/dp/B07WC36P21 and Denizen 43 amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B... of the Panopticon series free on Kindle in all regions this weekend!!!
Conundra is most people's favourite but Denizen 43 is mine
”couldn't put it down!” - J Collins, Amazon
Conundra is most people's favourite but Denizen 43 is mine
”couldn't put it down!” - J Collins, Amazon
August 10, 2024 at 10:01 AM
Free books!! Conundra amazon.co.uk/dp/B07WC36P21 and Denizen 43 amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B... of the Panopticon series free on Kindle in all regions this weekend!!!
Conundra is most people's favourite but Denizen 43 is mine
”couldn't put it down!” - J Collins, Amazon
Conundra is most people's favourite but Denizen 43 is mine
”couldn't put it down!” - J Collins, Amazon