david
@flynncoutts.com
lover of dogs, live shows and photography. product manager at a healthtech startup in the uk. london/auckland.
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In the foreword to his immigration white paper, PM Starmer calls immigration a "damage", "failure" and "wound". Until today, I would have described my own migration to the UK with words like "success", "contribution" and "involvement" - but what do I know?
This rhetoric feels very 2016.
#AcademicSky
This rhetoric feels very 2016.
#AcademicSky
May 12, 2025 at 11:15 AM
In the foreword to his immigration white paper, PM Starmer calls immigration a "damage", "failure" and "wound". Until today, I would have described my own migration to the UK with words like "success", "contribution" and "involvement" - but what do I know?
This rhetoric feels very 2016.
#AcademicSky
This rhetoric feels very 2016.
#AcademicSky
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Bluesky is collegial and interesting, the way Twitter used to be. Bonus: most people can spell.
April 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Bluesky is collegial and interesting, the way Twitter used to be. Bonus: most people can spell.
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Al gore is pissed off and I’m here for it
April 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Al gore is pissed off and I’m here for it
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"I have taste and you don't" is a great way to never get anybody to agree with you. So is "your solution is not the way I would have done it."
The only way to get off doing 12-hour shifts at the feature factory is to defy its logic.
The only way to get off doing 12-hour shifts at the feature factory is to defy its logic.
Taste is a dead end; what you should have is a point of view
By justifying decisions on the basis of taste, designers are throwing away the influence they need for preventing low-value feature bloat
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April 21, 2025 at 12:49 AM
"I have taste and you don't" is a great way to never get anybody to agree with you. So is "your solution is not the way I would have done it."
The only way to get off doing 12-hour shifts at the feature factory is to defy its logic.
The only way to get off doing 12-hour shifts at the feature factory is to defy its logic.
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Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops.
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
April 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops.
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
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at this point they have to be making it look like shit on purpose. this has got to be some kind of The Producers style scam
This is Meta’s brand new ad for Horizon Worlds. Not sure how I’m supposed to feel about it.
February 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
at this point they have to be making it look like shit on purpose. this has got to be some kind of The Producers style scam
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i know i'm talking a LOT about the glories of the 1990s/early 2000s web and YES part of it is nostalgia, but i honestly believe that bringing back human-made blogging and links free from Meta/Twitter can actually contribute to our political and social survival in this new awful era so LET'S DO THIS
January 27, 2025 at 5:42 AM
i know i'm talking a LOT about the glories of the 1990s/early 2000s web and YES part of it is nostalgia, but i honestly believe that bringing back human-made blogging and links free from Meta/Twitter can actually contribute to our political and social survival in this new awful era so LET'S DO THIS
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So OpenAI are already deeply unprofitable and had to raise one of their sub tiers to $200, then some random Chinese company comes out and releases something that does exactly what their product does for free. Extremely funny shit. Altman is cooked.
January 27, 2025 at 11:05 AM
So OpenAI are already deeply unprofitable and had to raise one of their sub tiers to $200, then some random Chinese company comes out and releases something that does exactly what their product does for free. Extremely funny shit. Altman is cooked.
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severance is like twin peaks for people who loved corporate
January 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
severance is like twin peaks for people who loved corporate
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alright you wanna know how to support trans people?
hire them. It's REALLY hard already for visibly trans people to get jobs, even before this shit.
Support places that have trans people working front of house, and make sure owners know that's part of why you're there.
hire them. It's REALLY hard already for visibly trans people to get jobs, even before this shit.
Support places that have trans people working front of house, and make sure owners know that's part of why you're there.
January 21, 2025 at 5:11 AM
alright you wanna know how to support trans people?
hire them. It's REALLY hard already for visibly trans people to get jobs, even before this shit.
Support places that have trans people working front of house, and make sure owners know that's part of why you're there.
hire them. It's REALLY hard already for visibly trans people to get jobs, even before this shit.
Support places that have trans people working front of house, and make sure owners know that's part of why you're there.
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accidentally chopped off my finger learning switchblade tricks but two fingers grew back, so now I keep having to chop off more fingers because I’m having trouble getting the math right
January 21, 2025 at 2:37 AM
accidentally chopped off my finger learning switchblade tricks but two fingers grew back, so now I keep having to chop off more fingers because I’m having trouble getting the math right
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Why does the Venn diagram of "tech products that bring in revenue" and "products I find interesting enough to overcome my ADHD" tend to be two separate circles?
Most people I share this struggle with can't relate, but if I'm bored just reading the job description, I can't fathom succeeding at it.
Most people I share this struggle with can't relate, but if I'm bored just reading the job description, I can't fathom succeeding at it.
January 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Why does the Venn diagram of "tech products that bring in revenue" and "products I find interesting enough to overcome my ADHD" tend to be two separate circles?
Most people I share this struggle with can't relate, but if I'm bored just reading the job description, I can't fathom succeeding at it.
Most people I share this struggle with can't relate, but if I'm bored just reading the job description, I can't fathom succeeding at it.
every time i go to write &juliet my brain tells me to put a semi-colon after it
January 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
every time i go to write &juliet my brain tells me to put a semi-colon after it
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getting booed offstage at the Efficiency Conference because nobody likes my presentation on employee productivity that, ironically, contains only a single-slide that says "pay people more money"
January 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
getting booed offstage at the Efficiency Conference because nobody likes my presentation on employee productivity that, ironically, contains only a single-slide that says "pay people more money"
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Last night my 5yo constructed his first full sentence on his own, not copying anything he had heard before.
After his bedtime story he asked, out of nowhere: “where is gruffalo teddy?” 🥹
He got a gruffalo teddy for Christmas and loves it. All of his other speech to this point has been copying.
After his bedtime story he asked, out of nowhere: “where is gruffalo teddy?” 🥹
He got a gruffalo teddy for Christmas and loves it. All of his other speech to this point has been copying.
January 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Last night my 5yo constructed his first full sentence on his own, not copying anything he had heard before.
After his bedtime story he asked, out of nowhere: “where is gruffalo teddy?” 🥹
He got a gruffalo teddy for Christmas and loves it. All of his other speech to this point has been copying.
After his bedtime story he asked, out of nowhere: “where is gruffalo teddy?” 🥹
He got a gruffalo teddy for Christmas and loves it. All of his other speech to this point has been copying.
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Who is up for a short thread on the intriguing parallels between OpenAI and Enron, as told by one of Enron's investment bankers -- that is to say, me? Here goes...
January 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Who is up for a short thread on the intriguing parallels between OpenAI and Enron, as told by one of Enron's investment bankers -- that is to say, me? Here goes...
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Incredibly saddened and in disbelief by the passing of The Vivienne. An icon of drag and a true artist.
January 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Incredibly saddened and in disbelief by the passing of The Vivienne. An icon of drag and a true artist.
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Men , this is the year your dick size is gonna increase like crazy. Im talking 3x gains. Im talking wide ass puds the size of trash can lids
January 5, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Men , this is the year your dick size is gonna increase like crazy. Im talking 3x gains. Im talking wide ass puds the size of trash can lids
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please stop suggesting I solve my problem by changing my behavior. I do not want to do that
January 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
please stop suggesting I solve my problem by changing my behavior. I do not want to do that
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It can be hard to know where ADHD stops and Autism begins. How do you tell the difference? For me, at least, there's one very stark signal:
Sensory perception and amplification, or as some of us call it sensory resonance.
Sensory perception and amplification, or as some of us call it sensory resonance.
December 7, 2024 at 5:06 AM
It can be hard to know where ADHD stops and Autism begins. How do you tell the difference? For me, at least, there's one very stark signal:
Sensory perception and amplification, or as some of us call it sensory resonance.
Sensory perception and amplification, or as some of us call it sensory resonance.
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This is why I pay for the internet. 🤣
December 23, 2024 at 12:08 AM
This is why I pay for the internet. 🤣
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Today is World AIDS day and this is a reminder that people living with HIV who are being treated with antiretroviral therapy (= have access to and take medicine) can get the viral load down to undetectable levels and thus will not transmit HIV.
Which makes it crucial that everyone gets access to ART
Which makes it crucial that everyone gets access to ART
December 1, 2024 at 10:49 AM
Today is World AIDS day and this is a reminder that people living with HIV who are being treated with antiretroviral therapy (= have access to and take medicine) can get the viral load down to undetectable levels and thus will not transmit HIV.
Which makes it crucial that everyone gets access to ART
Which makes it crucial that everyone gets access to ART