Edd
@elegant.af
The Pat Butcher of Tech | https://elegant.af
Film photographer. Music Lover. Triathlete. Two piece pyjama enthusiast. Late DX Autistic. Incorrigible.
Navigating what’s left of my 30’s alongside my wife & infant daughter.
🏴 Dysgwyr Cymraeg 🏴
Film photographer. Music Lover. Triathlete. Two piece pyjama enthusiast. Late DX Autistic. Incorrigible.
Navigating what’s left of my 30’s alongside my wife & infant daughter.
🏴 Dysgwyr Cymraeg 🏴
‘Vibe Coding’ is now in the dictionary. Poetically, ‘technical debt is not’.
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'Vibe Coding' Is Now In The Collins Dictionary. Poetically, 'Technical Debt' remains absent
The addition of 'Vibe Coding' to the Collins Dictionary made headlines recently. But somewhat poetically, there is no entry for the consequences that can easily result from the celebrated praxis.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
‘Vibe Coding’ is now in the dictionary. Poetically, ‘technical debt is not’.
blog.elegant.af/posts/vibe-c...
blog.elegant.af/posts/vibe-c...
I disagree with everything Tommy Robinson stands for. But this ruling is a timely reminder of the deeper problems with the UK’s Schedule 7 powers.
If you carry a phone across a UK border, this should matter to you.
My take👇
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If you carry a phone across a UK border, this should matter to you.
My take👇
blog.elegant.af/posts/tommy-...
The Right Decision, Even For The Wrong Person
I find Tommy Robinson repugnant. But the courts were right to clear him of terrorism related charges for refusing to give border officials access to his phone.
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November 4, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I disagree with everything Tommy Robinson stands for. But this ruling is a timely reminder of the deeper problems with the UK’s Schedule 7 powers.
If you carry a phone across a UK border, this should matter to you.
My take👇
blog.elegant.af/posts/tommy-...
If you carry a phone across a UK border, this should matter to you.
My take👇
blog.elegant.af/posts/tommy-...
I wrote a little piece on why the public doesn’t trust AI, why, and what politicians need to do if they want to turn this around.
blog.elegant.af/posts/the-pu...
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The Public Doesn’t Trust AI. Rishi Sunak Doesn’t Understand Why.
You can’t dismiss safeguards as a nuisance and then act surprised when people don’t feel safe.
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August 29, 2025 at 8:31 AM
I wrote a little piece on why the public doesn’t trust AI, why, and what politicians need to do if they want to turn this around.
blog.elegant.af/posts/the-pu...
blog.elegant.af/posts/the-pu...
Recently took a trip to Dungeness. The old light house focusing glass optic things were beautiful.
August 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Recently took a trip to Dungeness. The old light house focusing glass optic things were beautiful.
Since the introduction of the Online Safety act. It appears the governments on cyber security advice, improves access to porn for home workers.
This is not satire. Really.
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This is not satire. Really.
blog.elegant.af/posts/govern...
Government Guidance Accidentally Improves Porn Access for Home Workers
This is not satire.
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August 22, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Since the introduction of the Online Safety act. It appears the governments on cyber security advice, improves access to porn for home workers.
This is not satire. Really.
blog.elegant.af/posts/govern...
This is not satire. Really.
blog.elegant.af/posts/govern...
July 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
China is surging towards AI dominance. Building infrastructure, consolidating data & cultivating talent.
I wrote about why we should not try to win the AI race by copying China’s playbook. And how a values based approach, will lead to tech that works for everyone.
blog.elegant.af/posts/the-we...
I wrote about why we should not try to win the AI race by copying China’s playbook. And how a values based approach, will lead to tech that works for everyone.
blog.elegant.af/posts/the-we...
The West Cannot Win by Imitating China on AI
As China surges toward AI dominance, the West must ask: what kind of future should it be building?
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July 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
China is surging towards AI dominance. Building infrastructure, consolidating data & cultivating talent.
I wrote about why we should not try to win the AI race by copying China’s playbook. And how a values based approach, will lead to tech that works for everyone.
blog.elegant.af/posts/the-we...
I wrote about why we should not try to win the AI race by copying China’s playbook. And how a values based approach, will lead to tech that works for everyone.
blog.elegant.af/posts/the-we...
A little article about face mounted tech, and what happens when innovation outruns accountability.
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Apple & Facebook Hope We've Forgotten the Term 'Glasshole'
Innovation? Or repetition with a degraded privacy policy.
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July 9, 2025 at 7:52 AM
A little article about face mounted tech, and what happens when innovation outruns accountability.
blog.elegant.af/posts/apple-...
blog.elegant.af/posts/apple-...
Market square in Marrakech.
Not had much head space for photography recently. This came off the end of a roll from our last trip.
📷 Leica M-A, 28mm VL, StreetCandy 400
#filmphotography #believeinfilm #analogphotography
Not had much head space for photography recently. This came off the end of a roll from our last trip.
📷 Leica M-A, 28mm VL, StreetCandy 400
#filmphotography #believeinfilm #analogphotography
June 7, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Market square in Marrakech.
Not had much head space for photography recently. This came off the end of a roll from our last trip.
📷 Leica M-A, 28mm VL, StreetCandy 400
#filmphotography #believeinfilm #analogphotography
Not had much head space for photography recently. This came off the end of a roll from our last trip.
📷 Leica M-A, 28mm VL, StreetCandy 400
#filmphotography #believeinfilm #analogphotography
This weeks writing efforts.
Careless People represents a timely reminder that negligence in tech is often deliberate, efficient and profitable.
Careless People: A Mirror To Moral Drift
Reading through Careless people, it’s difficult not to feel a quiet sense of vindication. Sarah Wynn-Williams account is detailed, unflinching, and for those who have spent years in tech; achingly…
www.equitabletech.io
April 14, 2025 at 7:38 AM
This weeks writing efforts.
Owing to a cold my voice is horse & I sound like I smoke 50 a day. Also, I have a wad of cash in my possession.
If I am ever going to convince the manly men in the builders merchants that I am one of them; today is the day.
If I am ever going to convince the manly men in the builders merchants that I am one of them; today is the day.
April 12, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Owing to a cold my voice is horse & I sound like I smoke 50 a day. Also, I have a wad of cash in my possession.
If I am ever going to convince the manly men in the builders merchants that I am one of them; today is the day.
If I am ever going to convince the manly men in the builders merchants that I am one of them; today is the day.
I recently recorded an interview with my buddy Meg, about her journey as a woman in tech.
Our inaugural podcast has landed.
We chat with Meg about her journey into, and experiences as a woman and tech.
We chat with Meg about her journey into, and experiences as a woman and tech.
From Beautician to Art Director in Tech: An Interview with Meg Gregory
Meg shares her unconventional journey into tech. Honest, funny, and inspiring; our first episode is a reminder that creativity, curiosity, and courage can lead you anywhere.
www.equitabletech.io
April 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I recently recorded an interview with my buddy Meg, about her journey as a woman in tech.
I have it from a reliable source that the correct way to fix all vibe coding problems is as follows;
Mac / Linux: rm -rf *
Windows: try deleting system 32
Mac / Linux: rm -rf *
Windows: try deleting system 32
March 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I have it from a reliable source that the correct way to fix all vibe coding problems is as follows;
Mac / Linux: rm -rf *
Windows: try deleting system 32
Mac / Linux: rm -rf *
Windows: try deleting system 32
Motorbikes in the souks.
📷 Leica M-A, 28mm VL, Ilford 100
#filmphotography #believeinfilm #analogphotography
📷 Leica M-A, 28mm VL, Ilford 100
#filmphotography #believeinfilm #analogphotography
March 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Motorbikes in the souks.
📷 Leica M-A, 28mm VL, Ilford 100
#filmphotography #believeinfilm #analogphotography
📷 Leica M-A, 28mm VL, Ilford 100
#filmphotography #believeinfilm #analogphotography
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However, you measure innovation. It’s very difficult to call products that discriminate against marginalised groups as “progress”…unless, of course, you are ‘making bank’ in the gold rush.
AI Bias, Corporate Responsibility & The Need For Regulation
Innovation, progress and equitability are not mutually exclusive. But achieving all three is only going to be possible with meaningful regulation.
www.equitabletech.io
March 24, 2025 at 7:30 AM
However, you measure innovation. It’s very difficult to call products that discriminate against marginalised groups as “progress”…unless, of course, you are ‘making bank’ in the gold rush.
Beautiful tree growing up through a hole in the roof of the Souks in Marrakech.
📷 Leica M-A, 28mm VL, Ilford 100
#filmphotography #believeinfilm #analogphotography
📷 Leica M-A, 28mm VL, Ilford 100
#filmphotography #believeinfilm #analogphotography
March 23, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Beautiful tree growing up through a hole in the roof of the Souks in Marrakech.
📷 Leica M-A, 28mm VL, Ilford 100
#filmphotography #believeinfilm #analogphotography
📷 Leica M-A, 28mm VL, Ilford 100
#filmphotography #believeinfilm #analogphotography
Recent trip to Marrakech.
Hot dam metering for the vast differences in light in the same frame was tough.
📷 Leica M-A, 28mm VL, Ilford 100
#filmphotography #believeinfilm #analogphotography
Hot dam metering for the vast differences in light in the same frame was tough.
📷 Leica M-A, 28mm VL, Ilford 100
#filmphotography #believeinfilm #analogphotography
March 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Recent trip to Marrakech.
Hot dam metering for the vast differences in light in the same frame was tough.
📷 Leica M-A, 28mm VL, Ilford 100
#filmphotography #believeinfilm #analogphotography
Hot dam metering for the vast differences in light in the same frame was tough.
📷 Leica M-A, 28mm VL, Ilford 100
#filmphotography #believeinfilm #analogphotography
For as long as I can remember. My morning alarm on my iPhone has been the poke flute.
Only way to wake the sleeping snorlax.
#millennial #autisticactually
Only way to wake the sleeping snorlax.
#millennial #autisticactually
March 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM
For as long as I can remember. My morning alarm on my iPhone has been the poke flute.
Only way to wake the sleeping snorlax.
#millennial #autisticactually
Only way to wake the sleeping snorlax.
#millennial #autisticactually
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Even in the age of code assistants. Understanding algorithms, data structures, coding best practises and system architectures remains essential to making informed decisions.
…but people can possess all these abilities, and still fail a code test.
#codetests #technicalhiring #techtalent
…but people can possess all these abilities, and still fail a code test.
#codetests #technicalhiring #techtalent
Rethinking Code Tests in Technical Hiring
In an era where AI can ace coding tests that stump talented developers, are we finally ready to admit these tests have always been broken?
www.equitabletech.io
March 17, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Even in the age of code assistants. Understanding algorithms, data structures, coding best practises and system architectures remains essential to making informed decisions.
…but people can possess all these abilities, and still fail a code test.
#codetests #technicalhiring #techtalent
…but people can possess all these abilities, and still fail a code test.
#codetests #technicalhiring #techtalent
Reposted by Edd
The Vagina Museum is just one month away from closing. Forever. A perfect storm of circumstances means that we may have to close our doors permanently and cease all digital activities. But we're not going to go down without a fight. Save the Vagina Museum. www.gofundme.com/f/btscc2
Donate to Save The Vagina Museum, organized by Vagina Museum
The Vagina Museum is one month away from closing – forever
The Vagina Museum will be forced t… Vagina Museum needs your support for Save The Vagina Museum
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March 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The Vagina Museum is just one month away from closing. Forever. A perfect storm of circumstances means that we may have to close our doors permanently and cease all digital activities. But we're not going to go down without a fight. Save the Vagina Museum. www.gofundme.com/f/btscc2
“The UK has robust safeguards and independent oversight to protect privacy and privacy is only impacted on an exceptional basis, in relation to the most serious crimes and only when it is necessary and proportionate to do so”.
Home office via BBC news.
Meanwhile…
#PrivacyProtection #UKPrivacy
Home office via BBC news.
Meanwhile…
#PrivacyProtection #UKPrivacy
And just like that, the British police provide yet another example of why strong encryption isn’t just a cybersecurity issue; it’s a fundamental safeguard against abuse of power.
#BritishPoliceEncryption #PowerAbusePrevention #PoliceAbuseOfPower #EncryptionNeeded #StrongEncryptionMatters
#BritishPoliceEncryption #PowerAbusePrevention #PoliceAbuseOfPower #EncryptionNeeded #StrongEncryptionMatters
56% Of All Cybecrime Prosecutions in the UK Involve Police Officers Misusing Data Access
And the victims are disproportionately women.
www.equitabletech.io
March 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
“The UK has robust safeguards and independent oversight to protect privacy and privacy is only impacted on an exceptional basis, in relation to the most serious crimes and only when it is necessary and proportionate to do so”.
Home office via BBC news.
Meanwhile…
#PrivacyProtection #UKPrivacy
Home office via BBC news.
Meanwhile…
#PrivacyProtection #UKPrivacy
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“People think Baby Jesus was born on Christmas Day. Few in fact know the truth: that with no muslin cloth to wrap him in, he was swaddled in a pancake,” Bernard told us. “It’s a holy and important time of year.”
Autistic woman tries her luck with “Let’s leave it until after Pancake Day” email
An autistic woman is reportedly hoping her "let's leave it until after Pancake Day" suggestion will successfully discourage unwanted work requests. Despite having recently returned from Christmas leav...
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March 4, 2025 at 10:30 AM
“People think Baby Jesus was born on Christmas Day. Few in fact know the truth: that with no muslin cloth to wrap him in, he was swaddled in a pancake,” Bernard told us. “It’s a holy and important time of year.”
The way I mash up formal, technical vocabulary and slang in the same breath.
I don’t do it intentionally. But it does make me smile when I think about it. T’is the tism. But it’s also me.
Happy #WeirdPride day y’all
I don’t do it intentionally. But it does make me smile when I think about it. T’is the tism. But it’s also me.
Happy #WeirdPride day y’all
So, welcome to the fifth Weird Pride Day, March the 4th 2025.
#WeirdPride is about celebrating the things that people have found bizarre about you, because we all need to accept who we are.
Hearing about other people's pride in who they are is a powerful thing.
weirdpride.day
#WeirdPride is about celebrating the things that people have found bizarre about you, because we all need to accept who we are.
Hearing about other people's pride in who they are is a powerful thing.
weirdpride.day
March 4, 2025 at 11:28 AM
The way I mash up formal, technical vocabulary and slang in the same breath.
I don’t do it intentionally. But it does make me smile when I think about it. T’is the tism. But it’s also me.
Happy #WeirdPride day y’all
I don’t do it intentionally. But it does make me smile when I think about it. T’is the tism. But it’s also me.
Happy #WeirdPride day y’all
This week’s writing efforts.
#AiTech #EthicalAI #AIEthics #ResponsibleAI #TechForGood #AIInnovation #FutureOfAI #AITransparency #SustainableAI #AIForEveryonep
#AiTech #EthicalAI #AIEthics #ResponsibleAI #TechForGood #AIInnovation #FutureOfAI #AITransparency #SustainableAI #AIForEveryonep
Weapons of Math Destruction was an unsettling read when it was first published. Nearly a decade later, one of the most troubling aspects is not just the persistence of algorithmic bias; it's how normalised it's becoming.
Weapons Of Math Destruction; Eight Years On
In 2016, Cathy O’Neil exposed to a mass audience how mathematical algorithms shape modern life, often in ways that reinforce inequalities and injustices.
www.equitabletech.io
March 4, 2025 at 7:46 AM
This week’s writing efforts.
#AiTech #EthicalAI #AIEthics #ResponsibleAI #TechForGood #AIInnovation #FutureOfAI #AITransparency #SustainableAI #AIForEveryonep
#AiTech #EthicalAI #AIEthics #ResponsibleAI #TechForGood #AIInnovation #FutureOfAI #AITransparency #SustainableAI #AIForEveryonep
Most the frames on this roll were underexposed.
Ah well. So it goes.
I do love the light on the beach as the tide goes out.
📷 Leica M-A, 28mm VL, Kikipan 320
#filmphotography #believeinfilm #analogphotography
Ah well. So it goes.
I do love the light on the beach as the tide goes out.
📷 Leica M-A, 28mm VL, Kikipan 320
#filmphotography #believeinfilm #analogphotography
February 26, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Most the frames on this roll were underexposed.
Ah well. So it goes.
I do love the light on the beach as the tide goes out.
📷 Leica M-A, 28mm VL, Kikipan 320
#filmphotography #believeinfilm #analogphotography
Ah well. So it goes.
I do love the light on the beach as the tide goes out.
📷 Leica M-A, 28mm VL, Kikipan 320
#filmphotography #believeinfilm #analogphotography