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To all the Minnesotans who are making their voices heard and protesting peacefully:
The world is watching, and when change comes, it will be because of you.
The world is watching, and when change comes, it will be because of you.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
To all the Minnesotans who are making their voices heard and protesting peacefully:
The world is watching, and when change comes, it will be because of you.
The world is watching, and when change comes, it will be because of you.
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It is clear to me that LLMs are the new generation of programming language, the biggest paradigm shift in SWE since assembly → 3GLs.
The parallels and differences are fascinating.
Take interpreted vs compiled. Previously a property of the *language*, now a property of the *program*.
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The parallels and differences are fascinating.
Take interpreted vs compiled. Previously a property of the *language*, now a property of the *program*.
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January 31, 2026 at 9:46 PM
It is clear to me that LLMs are the new generation of programming language, the biggest paradigm shift in SWE since assembly → 3GLs.
The parallels and differences are fascinating.
Take interpreted vs compiled. Previously a property of the *language*, now a property of the *program*.
[1/5]
The parallels and differences are fascinating.
Take interpreted vs compiled. Previously a property of the *language*, now a property of the *program*.
[1/5]
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Tools don’t make great software, thinking does, and every time we outsource understanding to a tool, whether it’s a framework or an AI, we quietly accept worse outcomes later.
January 30, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Tools don’t make great software, thinking does, and every time we outsource understanding to a tool, whether it’s a framework or an AI, we quietly accept worse outcomes later.
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Spoke to Shleagh Fogarty yesterday sbout why the Chancellor is wrong: our “student loan” system is not remotely fair. It’s regressive and embedding inter and intra generational wealth inequality. It’s not a loan system, it’s a bad grad tax in all but name.
youtu.be/uOC6Arrf2us?...
youtu.be/uOC6Arrf2us?...
Student loans are 'fair', says Rachel Reeves, amid backlash | LBC
YouTube video by LBC
youtu.be
January 29, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Spoke to Shleagh Fogarty yesterday sbout why the Chancellor is wrong: our “student loan” system is not remotely fair. It’s regressive and embedding inter and intra generational wealth inequality. It’s not a loan system, it’s a bad grad tax in all but name.
youtu.be/uOC6Arrf2us?...
youtu.be/uOC6Arrf2us?...
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Minnesota believes in law and order. We believe in peace. And we believe that Trump needs to pull his 3,000 untrained agents out of Minnesota before they kill another American in the street.
January 25, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Minnesota believes in law and order. We believe in peace. And we believe that Trump needs to pull his 3,000 untrained agents out of Minnesota before they kill another American in the street.
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They murdered a nurse who cared for military veterans & then called him a terrorist.
January 25, 2026 at 2:39 PM
They murdered a nurse who cared for military veterans & then called him a terrorist.
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Horrified & heartbroken by the latest ICE murder in Minneapolis.
Alex Pretti was an intensive care nurse & beloved son.
Americans, please know how many millions of us here in the UK are sickened by Trump and his fascist thugs, and stand in solidarity with all of you resisting them 🇬🇧🇺🇸
Alex Pretti was an intensive care nurse & beloved son.
Americans, please know how many millions of us here in the UK are sickened by Trump and his fascist thugs, and stand in solidarity with all of you resisting them 🇬🇧🇺🇸
January 25, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Horrified & heartbroken by the latest ICE murder in Minneapolis.
Alex Pretti was an intensive care nurse & beloved son.
Americans, please know how many millions of us here in the UK are sickened by Trump and his fascist thugs, and stand in solidarity with all of you resisting them 🇬🇧🇺🇸
Alex Pretti was an intensive care nurse & beloved son.
Americans, please know how many millions of us here in the UK are sickened by Trump and his fascist thugs, and stand in solidarity with all of you resisting them 🇬🇧🇺🇸
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said in a news conference he has activated the state’s National Guard and said the federal government could “not be trusted to lead this investigation” of the shooting.
Follow for live updates:
Follow for live updates:
Live updates: Man fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis believed to be U.S. citizen
Police did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the incident, and Gov. Tim Walz provided few details.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said in a news conference he has activated the state’s National Guard and said the federal government could “not be trusted to lead this investigation” of the shooting.
Follow for live updates:
Follow for live updates:
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I have today written to the Chair of Labour’s National Executive Committee seeking permission to enter the selection process for a candidate for the forthcoming Gorton and Denton by-election.
Read my letter here.👇🏻
Read my letter here.👇🏻
January 24, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I have today written to the Chair of Labour’s National Executive Committee seeking permission to enter the selection process for a candidate for the forthcoming Gorton and Denton by-election.
Read my letter here.👇🏻
Read my letter here.👇🏻
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Big backtrack from Trump tonight
January 24, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Big backtrack from Trump tonight
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Last night, I was chatting in the hotel bar with a bunch of conference speakers at Goto-CPH about how evil PR-driven code reviews are (we were all in agreement), and Martin Fowler brought up an interesting point. The best time to review your code is when you use it.
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October 4, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Last night, I was chatting in the hotel bar with a bunch of conference speakers at Goto-CPH about how evil PR-driven code reviews are (we were all in agreement), and Martin Fowler brought up an interesting point. The best time to review your code is when you use it.
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A Palestinian mother in Gaza: “My children have become skeletal, skin and bone. Even the slightest effort makes them dizzy. They are asking for food, and I have nothing to give. I can’t lie and say I’ll bring them something when I know I won’t be able to.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
‘We faced hunger before, but never like this’: skeletal children fill hospital wards as starvation grips Gaza
For months Israel kept food shipments to Gaza far below starvation rations. Now the death toll is rising rapidly
www.theguardian.com
July 24, 2025 at 2:12 AM
A Palestinian mother in Gaza: “My children have become skeletal, skin and bone. Even the slightest effort makes them dizzy. They are asking for food, and I have nothing to give. I can’t lie and say I’ll bring them something when I know I won’t be able to.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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🚨 This morning we turned the street outside Labour Party Headquarters in London into Jabaliya camp in Gaza.
Listen to @ahmedmasoud02.bsky.social talking about what the Israeli army did to his neighourhood and family.
Listen to @ahmedmasoud02.bsky.social talking about what the Israeli army did to his neighourhood and family.
July 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
🚨 This morning we turned the street outside Labour Party Headquarters in London into Jabaliya camp in Gaza.
Listen to @ahmedmasoud02.bsky.social talking about what the Israeli army did to his neighourhood and family.
Listen to @ahmedmasoud02.bsky.social talking about what the Israeli army did to his neighourhood and family.
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Keir Starmer is under pressure from cabinet ministers for the UK to immediately recognise Palestine as a state, including Wes Streeting and Hilary Benn. A number have urged the PM directly in cabinet meetings, @pippacrerar.bsky.social reports
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Starmer under pressure from cabinet to recognise Palestinian statehood
Exclusive: Wes Streeting among ministers pushing for action after calling Israeli attacks on aid sites ‘intolerable’
www.theguardian.com
July 23, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Keir Starmer is under pressure from cabinet ministers for the UK to immediately recognise Palestine as a state, including Wes Streeting and Hilary Benn. A number have urged the PM directly in cabinet meetings, @pippacrerar.bsky.social reports
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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“Just outside Gaza, tons of food, clean water, medical supplies, shelter items & fuel sit untouched with humanitarian organisations blocked from accessing or delivering them," write 109 aid agencies today.
Israel is committing Palestinian genocide and it is monstrous.
Credit: Anatolu/Getty Images
Israel is committing Palestinian genocide and it is monstrous.
Credit: Anatolu/Getty Images
July 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
“Just outside Gaza, tons of food, clean water, medical supplies, shelter items & fuel sit untouched with humanitarian organisations blocked from accessing or delivering them," write 109 aid agencies today.
Israel is committing Palestinian genocide and it is monstrous.
Credit: Anatolu/Getty Images
Israel is committing Palestinian genocide and it is monstrous.
Credit: Anatolu/Getty Images
Is there an equivalent term to "Google it" for when interacting with GPTs?
To "Chat it", perhaps?
To "Chat it", perhaps?
January 16, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Is there an equivalent term to "Google it" for when interacting with GPTs?
To "Chat it", perhaps?
To "Chat it", perhaps?
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If Musk and Trump are still working together in a year's time I'll be astonished. There's no way someone with Trump's fragile ego can tolerate the amount of attention Musk is getting.
December 20, 2024 at 6:15 AM
If Musk and Trump are still working together in a year's time I'll be astonished. There's no way someone with Trump's fragile ego can tolerate the amount of attention Musk is getting.
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Messy code and fancy code are two sides of the same coin. Code can become confusing and deceitful by either neglect or ornamentation.
*Clean*/*good*/*expert*/*professional* code--call it what you may--isn't opulent, decorated, fancy, high-concept stuff.
It's profoundly ordinary.
*Clean*/*good*/*expert*/*professional* code--call it what you may--isn't opulent, decorated, fancy, high-concept stuff.
It's profoundly ordinary.
December 20, 2024 at 12:11 PM
Messy code and fancy code are two sides of the same coin. Code can become confusing and deceitful by either neglect or ornamentation.
*Clean*/*good*/*expert*/*professional* code--call it what you may--isn't opulent, decorated, fancy, high-concept stuff.
It's profoundly ordinary.
*Clean*/*good*/*expert*/*professional* code--call it what you may--isn't opulent, decorated, fancy, high-concept stuff.
It's profoundly ordinary.
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Solidarity with all those @theguardian.com journalists on strike today over the proposed sale of @observeruk.bsky.social to a commercial start up, whose output is kept behind a paywall.
Don't do this, Scott Trust.
The need for a strong, free & independent press has never been greater. 1/2
Don't do this, Scott Trust.
The need for a strong, free & independent press has never been greater. 1/2
Today I’m on strike. For journalism without fear or favour; for the future of the Guardian; and most of all for our beloved newspaper The Observer, 233 years old today, being put at existential by its billionaire owner. Happy birthday to The Observer 🎂❤️.
December 4, 2024 at 10:56 AM
Solidarity with all those @theguardian.com journalists on strike today over the proposed sale of @observeruk.bsky.social to a commercial start up, whose output is kept behind a paywall.
Don't do this, Scott Trust.
The need for a strong, free & independent press has never been greater. 1/2
Don't do this, Scott Trust.
The need for a strong, free & independent press has never been greater. 1/2
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I understand the human instinct. I’d want to do the same.
But that’s why no individual should be given the power to pardon members of their family.
But that’s why no individual should be given the power to pardon members of their family.
December 2, 2024 at 9:19 AM
I understand the human instinct. I’d want to do the same.
But that’s why no individual should be given the power to pardon members of their family.
But that’s why no individual should be given the power to pardon members of their family.