Chris Stafford
@takta.bsky.social
founder Fanduel/Recast/Traksy. Tech, Edinburgh, startups, Norwegian and other languages
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Chris Stafford
@takta.bsky.social
· Nov 19
Quick intro: I get companies started and build really good tech teams for startups. I've done Sports/Betting at Fanduel, and payments and video at Recast.
Still passionate about coding, building systems in Rust, JS and Java, with a history of Elixir, PHP, Python. Love data and AI (not LLMs)
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Still passionate about coding, building systems in Rust, JS and Java, with a history of Elixir, PHP, Python. Love data and AI (not LLMs)
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Shocking news Grokipedia cites Stormfront 😐 indicator.media/p/grokipedia...
Grokipedia cites a Nazi forum and fringe conspiracy websites
A site-wide comparison with Wikipedia sheds light on what Elon Musk is trying to do
indicator.media
November 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Shocking news Grokipedia cites Stormfront 😐 indicator.media/p/grokipedia...
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A very offline cousin sent this to fam group chat. This story is breaking containment.
October 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM
A very offline cousin sent this to fam group chat. This story is breaking containment.
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Also; why pinning all your efforts on free bus travel doesn't have quite the equalities impact that's often assumed.
October 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Also; why pinning all your efforts on free bus travel doesn't have quite the equalities impact that's often assumed.
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Edinburgh castle failing to render, likely thanks to the AWS outage
October 20, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Edinburgh castle failing to render, likely thanks to the AWS outage
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Ny sparkesykkel krever f**teglis
October 16, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Ny sparkesykkel krever f**teglis
"The CWU has supported the move, saying that the current building is not fit for purpose and emphasised that the new office will only be a 12-minute drive away from the old one."
That's handy. I'll just buy a car will I then? Shit union.
www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2025/10/15/d...
That's handy. I'll just buy a car will I then? Shit union.
www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2025/10/15/d...
“Disappointment” as Edinburgh Royal Mail delivery office set to relocate with current office in “disrepair”, according to union - Deadline News
THE Royal Mail Delivery Office in Morningside is set to relocate to near Murrayfield as the existing building is described as in "disrepair".
www.deadlinenews.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 10:51 AM
"The CWU has supported the move, saying that the current building is not fit for purpose and emphasised that the new office will only be a 12-minute drive away from the old one."
That's handy. I'll just buy a car will I then? Shit union.
www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2025/10/15/d...
That's handy. I'll just buy a car will I then? Shit union.
www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2025/10/15/d...
It's such a pain keeping up with paperwork in this fast-paced world
Poland has detained a man trying to cross its border using a driving licence issued by the Soviet Union – a country that has not existed for over 30 years.
He has been referred to court for using an improper document.
He has been referred to court for using an improper document.
Poland detains man trying to cross border with Soviet driving licence
notesfrompoland.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:33 PM
It's such a pain keeping up with paperwork in this fast-paced world
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No. It’s most definitely not. This is ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous.
It’s time to prepare for AI personhood | Jacy Reese Anthis
It’s time to prepare for AI personhood | Jacy Reese Anthis
Technological advances will bring social upheaval. How will we treat digital minds, and how will they treat us?
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 5:44 AM
No. It’s most definitely not. This is ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous.
I'd like a selective mute mechanism where I could temporarily mute the Liverpool fans I follow during matches. It's like Man Utd in the 90s - otherwise-interesting people with no obvious full-time attachment to football spend 2 hours sharing dull talking points about the team they sort-of follow.
August 26, 2025 at 10:11 AM
I'd like a selective mute mechanism where I could temporarily mute the Liverpool fans I follow during matches. It's like Man Utd in the 90s - otherwise-interesting people with no obvious full-time attachment to football spend 2 hours sharing dull talking points about the team they sort-of follow.
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Ridiculous, bonkers, wonderful!
I don't know why this lad is building a subterranean city for cats, but I'm all for it.
August 17, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Ridiculous, bonkers, wonderful!
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After asking ChatGPT what to eat instead of salt, a man slowly poisoned himself over course of 3 months and gave himself a psychiatric illness that was common in the 19th century, according to a new medical case study:
www.404media.co/guy-gives-hi...
www.404media.co/guy-gives-hi...
Guy Gives Himself 19th Century Psychiatric Illness After Consulting With ChatGPT
"For 3 months, he had replaced sodium chloride with sodium bromide obtained from the internet after consultation with ChatGPT."
www.404media.co
August 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
After asking ChatGPT what to eat instead of salt, a man slowly poisoned himself over course of 3 months and gave himself a psychiatric illness that was common in the 19th century, according to a new medical case study:
www.404media.co/guy-gives-hi...
www.404media.co/guy-gives-hi...
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That’s the spirit!
July 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
That’s the spirit!
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Non Context Album Cover of the Day
July 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Non Context Album Cover of the Day
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I'm with the British Medical Association here. Genocide enabler Palantir should be nowhere near our NHS.
#Palantir #NHS #BMA #UKPolitics
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
#Palantir #NHS #BMA #UKPolitics
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Palantir accuses UK doctors of choosing ‘ideology over patient interest’ in NHS data row
Tech firm’s chief, Louis Mosley, dismisses fears that contract ‘threatens to undermine public trust in NHS data systems’
www.theguardian.com
July 9, 2025 at 7:28 AM
I'm with the British Medical Association here. Genocide enabler Palantir should be nowhere near our NHS.
#Palantir #NHS #BMA #UKPolitics
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
#Palantir #NHS #BMA #UKPolitics
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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subscriptions >>> shop.viz.co.uk/viz346bs
July 8, 2025 at 8:29 PM
subscriptions >>> shop.viz.co.uk/viz346bs
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You are cordially invited to our Anti-Prime Sale, where every purchase will financially support bookstores, NOT billionaires 🥳
July 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
You are cordially invited to our Anti-Prime Sale, where every purchase will financially support bookstores, NOT billionaires 🥳
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Tickets for going up the Forth Bridge go on sale tomorrow, limited number, limited period, in aid of Barnado’s. Absolutely amazing experience (even if you don’t get stuck at the top for an extra hour…). Don’t argue, just do it! brnw.ch/Yourview1
June 15, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Tickets for going up the Forth Bridge go on sale tomorrow, limited number, limited period, in aid of Barnado’s. Absolutely amazing experience (even if you don’t get stuck at the top for an extra hour…). Don’t argue, just do it! brnw.ch/Yourview1
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We have lots and lots of partial autonomy systems which are really effective but aren't sexy to singularity pushing weirdos.
June 10, 2025 at 11:09 PM
We have lots and lots of partial autonomy systems which are really effective but aren't sexy to singularity pushing weirdos.
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Oooh, you mean it's OK to leave, realise it's a mistake, then rejoin? 😉
June 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Oooh, you mean it's OK to leave, realise it's a mistake, then rejoin? 😉
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The actual day that Ferris Bueller took off in Ferris Bueller's Day Off was this day, June 5, in 1985. That means his day off is as many years removed from today as it is from the end of World War II.
June 5, 2025 at 9:44 PM
The actual day that Ferris Bueller took off in Ferris Bueller's Day Off was this day, June 5, in 1985. That means his day off is as many years removed from today as it is from the end of World War II.
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There should be a little badge you can wear to let people know that your hair is 'doing a thing' today. I'm not trying to look like this. This isn't who I am. I invite you to accept it as I have and join me in hoping for better tomorrows.
May 27, 2025 at 10:28 AM
There should be a little badge you can wear to let people know that your hair is 'doing a thing' today. I'm not trying to look like this. This isn't who I am. I invite you to accept it as I have and join me in hoping for better tomorrows.
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I want to start an AI company but in order to do so I need all the current AI companies source code and training material.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
May 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I want to start an AI company but in order to do so I need all the current AI companies source code and training material.
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Russland får ikke delta i Eurovision. Israel sulter befolkningen i Gaza, og har varslet opptrapping av krigen samme uke som finalen. Så brukes finalen til å samle politisk støtte til Israel gjennom massive reklamekampanjer. Hvorfor hvorfor hvorfor får de delta?
May 18, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Russland får ikke delta i Eurovision. Israel sulter befolkningen i Gaza, og har varslet opptrapping av krigen samme uke som finalen. Så brukes finalen til å samle politisk støtte til Israel gjennom massive reklamekampanjer. Hvorfor hvorfor hvorfor får de delta?