Josh Cowls
joshcowls.bsky.social
Josh Cowls
@joshcowls.bsky.social
Tech policy person (Google), PhD in app store governance (Oxford). Views own. Repost signals interest. Expect miscellany.
(And by any dimension, food is much better now)
September 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
One hand no bounce
August 4, 2025 at 10:40 AM
In short, if nobody’s talking to each other anymore anyway, does it really matter what language anyone speaks?
May 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Ironically, in a different context “island of strangers” is an apt description for a country that feels as though it’s turning inwards (just look at the decline of pubs and restaurants and of the high street more generally). But holding immigration responsible for that is demonstrably innumerate.
May 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Stray thoughts on the return to reverse chronology:
- reposts are essential—tho downside is seeing multiple reposts of the same post from different people. Wish there was a way to filter these
- there seems to be a natural law at play absent algorithms: important stuff seems to cut through ambiently
April 4, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Wikipedia is uncharacteristically euphemistic on this point
April 4, 2025 at 9:48 AM
I only recently learned that the names of North Sea port towns ending in -by (Grimsby, Whitby) are Norse in origin, which is somewhat obvious in hindsight
April 4, 2025 at 9:26 AM