Andy Balaam Twitter Archive

Fri Sep 24 10:26:41 +0000 2010

@allankellynet your tweet is my command


Wed Jan 18 11:09:35 +0000 2012

#javascript >>> var arr = [12,43]; arr.length = 4; arr; --> [12, 43, undefined, undefined]


Wed Jan 18 11:10:10 +0000 2012

#javascript >>> [33, 22, 11, 3, 2, 1].sort() ---> [1, 11, 2, 22, 3, 33]


Wed Jan 18 13:44:56 +0000 2012

@angeloselvini Thanks - posted for fun, not out of incomprehension :)


Wed Jan 18 14:26:48 +0000 2012

♺ @angeloselvini: @andybalaam Uh! Ok, so this is a lot of fun :) var a=0.1+0.2; // 0.30000000000000004 #javascript


Wed Jan 18 14:45:54 +0000 2012

#javascript >>> this.id='g'; var obj={ id:'o', myMeth:function(){return this.id;} }; var m=obj.myMeth; obj.myMeth()+'!=='+m();
"o!==g"


Sat Jan 21 08:18:24 +0000 2012

RealTek RTL8111/8168B Ethernet not working on Ubuntu? http://goo.gl/6qO7F


Fri Apr 27 06:15:54 +0000 2012

RT @hashpling RT @petegoodliffe: @hashpling shows us the full genius of C++ at #accu2012 Read the code.


Fri Apr 27 06:29:05 +0000 2012

On way to #accu2012. Hoping for another John Lakos firehose experience.


Fri Apr 27 08:13:28 +0000 2012

Tried to knock up some code for an #accu2012 lightning talk on the train. Think I failed.


Fri Apr 27 12:50:13 +0000 2012

#accu2012 lightning talk submitted: "Tail call optimization in C++".


Fri Apr 27 20:09:42 +0000 2012

My #accu2012 lightning talk http://www.artificialworlds.net/presentations/tail-call-opt-in-cpp/tail-call-opt-in-cpp.pdf implementing tail call optimisation in C++.


Fri Apr 27 20:13:25 +0000 2012

Thoroughly enjoyed my brief #accu2012 visit. @KevlinHenney informs me gcc and VS implement tail call opt if stars are properly aligned.


Tue May 01 07:31:56 +0000 2012

Does the tail-call optimised version perform much worse than a normal recursive function? http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/04/30/performance-of-tail-call-optimised-c/ #accu2012 #cpp #functional


Fri May 04 23:05:51 +0000 2012

JavaScript WTFs the videos are now up. Episode 1 - the Global Object is at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkFoGp1ECGE&feature=plcp


Tue May 08 08:56:20 +0000 2012

6 videos outlining some of the WTFs of JavaScript http://is.gd/3okuC4 #javascript #wtf


Tue May 08 23:23:04 +0000 2012

Generalising tail call optimised C++ http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/05/08/generalising-tail-call-optimised-c/ #cpp #functional #templates


Wed May 23 07:40:21 +0000 2012

Scheme: feel the cool video. It's 40 years old, and it's still cooler than you: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/05/22/scheme-feel-the-cool-video/ #lisp #scheme #programming


Fri Jun 01 18:48:59 +0000 2012

Closures in Scheme video: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/06/01/scheme-3-closures/ how the magic happens #scheme #lisp #closures #programming #functional


Mon Jun 18 11:02:55 +0000 2012

Recursion in Scheme video: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/06/16/scheme-4-recursion-how-to-write-functions-in-scheme/ it's just the way you write code in #scheme #lisp #recursion #programming #functional


Thu Jun 21 08:55:25 +0000 2012

Quoting in Scheme video: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/06/21/scheme-5-quotation-video/ why can't I have this in <insertlanghere>? #scheme #lisp #quoting #programming #functional


Mon Jul 02 08:23:32 +0000 2012

Macros in Scheme video: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/07/02/scheme-7-macros-video/ make your own language, and use that instead, #scheme #lisp #programming #macros


Fri Jul 20 12:29:44 +0000 2012

Cool #raspberrypi projects http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/07/20/cool-raspberry-pi-projects/


Wed Oct 17 15:39:46 +0000 2012

#bash associative arrays by example http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/10/17/bash-associative-array-examples/


Wed Nov 14 08:42:12 +0000 2012

Write your first ever computer game on your #raspberrypi: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/10/30/my-first-raspberry-pi-game-part-01-before-we-star/ #programming #tutorial


Thu Nov 15 13:39:35 +0000 2012

Compare the lengths of common #foss licenses. MIT is shortest, #gpl is longest. How I made it: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/11/15/length-of-open-source-licenses/


Tue Nov 20 03:42:24 +0000 2012

Say hello on your #raspberrypi in #python http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/11/06/my-first-raspberry-pi-game-part-02-saying-hello/


Wed Nov 21 09:48:54 +0000 2012

#programming is like doing magic. Write your first ever spell in #python on @Raspberry_Pi http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/11/14/my-first-raspberry-pi-game-part-03-its-like-a-magic-spell/


Fri Nov 23 10:41:30 +0000 2012

Bring up a #pygame window in your first ever @Raspberry_Pi #programming project
http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/11/20/my-first-raspberry-pi-game-part-04-a-small-black-screen/


Mon Nov 26 09:14:26 +0000 2012

First steps towards #programming a real game in #pygame on your @Raspberry_Pi http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/11/22/my-first-raspberry-pi-game-part-05-say-something/


Wed Nov 28 09:42:14 +0000 2012

Learn about loops and ifs #programming #python on your @Raspberry_Pi http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/11/24/my-first-raspberry-pi-game-part-06-a-better-class-of-waiting/


Tue Dec 04 08:39:46 +0000 2012

@Raspberry_Pi game #programming tutorial - Decide whether the player did the right thing: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/12/04/my-first-raspberry-pi-game-part-08-success-and-failure/ #python #pygame


Sat Dec 15 00:13:37 +0000 2012

My First @Raspberry_Pi game finally gets a red square: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/12/14/my-first-raspberry-pi-game-part-10-red-square/ #raspberrypi #programming #python #pygame


Fri Jan 04 09:20:58 +0000 2013

Challenge: use #java to write this (with clarity). ", ".join( '"%s"' % line for line in lines ) #python


Fri Jan 11 08:31:45 +0000 2013

Almost finished my @Raspberry_Pi #programming tutorial - penultimate episode: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2013/01/11/my-first-raspberry-pi-game-part-11-being-less-rude/ #raspberrypi #python #pygame


Wed Jan 16 08:31:19 +0000 2013

Our game is finished! Test your reactions to basic stimuli on your @Raspberry_Pi with my #programming tutorial http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2013/01/16/my-first-raspberry-pi-game-part-12-scoring-done/


Tue Jan 22 22:50:23 +0000 2013

11-year-old achieves "Hello, world!" using my @Raspberry_Pi #programming videos. It was all worth it! https://diy.org/sparkboy123/000sb9?utm_source=api&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=project_new#50576


Wed Jan 23 08:54:50 +0000 2013 Replying to @foobarber

great - I love having a programmer as my boss :-)


Thu Jan 24 09:30:13 +0000 2013

Time to top up my hope in other humans for the year: I have booked for the Friday at #accu2013.


Thu Jan 24 11:01:21 +0000 2013 Replying to @foobarber

at least the code is getting reviewed, although from your tone I suspect it's retrospective, which is almost no review at all.


Sun Jan 27 20:41:10 +0000 2013

RT @foobarber: @andybalaam my lad @IrrelevAwesome just got a Rpi. He's using your tutorial now. Thanks!


Sun Jan 27 20:46:20 +0000 2013

RT @StuartWilksHeeg: Hugely recommend @andybalaam videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glV-LP39__c and blog http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/ for novice @Raspberry_Pi use ...


Fri Feb 01 12:26:57 +0000 2013

RT @olvemaudal: Have you registered for ACCU 2013? The best C and C++ conference in Europe. #accu2013 http://accu.org/index.php/conferences


Tue Feb 05 21:52:12 +0000 2013

@Refreshcarts sent me the wrong cartridge, were very apologetic and helpful, and rectified asap. Thanks! #everyonemakesmistakes


Tue Feb 05 21:53:38 +0000 2013

Missing --dry-run for Ant? Hack it in: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2013/01/31/dry-run-mode-for-ant-ant-n-ant-dry-run/ #ant #java


Fri Feb 08 08:22:24 +0000 2013

Can you write reusable code in #ant? Sort of. Blog+video: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2013/02/08/everybody-hates-build-xml-code-reuse-in-ant/ #java


Sat Feb 16 14:47:26 +0000 2013

@KevlinHenney claims OO is possible in Java. I claim TDD is possible in Ant: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2013/02/16/everybody-loves-build-xml-test-driven-ant/ #ant #java #programming #tdd


Thu Mar 07 09:38:57 +0000 2013

RT @asbradbury: Glad someone has finally written a story about the amazing @Raspberry_Pi community achievement that is Raspbian http://t ...


Wed Mar 13 08:27:17 +0000 2013

Surely what I'm using now is fine? Why use git for source control? http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2013/03/13/why-use-git-for-source-control/ #git #video


Wed Apr 10 08:27:02 +0000 2013

@accu2013 #accu2013 tweets and blogs at http://www.artificialworlds.net/planetcode/ Contact me to add your blog.


Fri Apr 12 04:42:49 +0000 2013

My #accu2013 finally begins. Today includes @stroustrup, @hashpling, @phil_nash, lightning talks, and, as ever, multiple clashing sessions.


Fri Apr 12 06:33:05 +0000 2013

RT @phil_nash Extension methods via “left-arrow operator”. http://ideone.com/jWHxu2
#accu2013


Sat Apr 13 01:26:30 +0000 2013

At #accu2013 @stroustrup gave syntax for "Terse" templates. I don't like it, but not for the reasons others gave: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2013/04/13/c14-terse-templates-an-argument-against-the-proposed-syntax/


Sat Apr 13 01:31:35 +0000 2013

RT @spolsky: Rackspace is doing the right thing by stepping forward to fight trolls. Support them! http://www.rackspace.com/blog/abolish-the-patent-vanquish-the-troll/


Sat Apr 13 01:33:21 +0000 2013

RT @gregcons: I like concepts lite. I like polymorphic/generic lambdas. I don't like Terse Templates. Too terse for me but can't suggest ...


Sat Apr 13 01:33:42 +0000 2013

RT @phil_nash: By “trad. template syntax is deprecated” I mean he sees some form of “terse templates” syntax as becoming the default app ...


Wed Apr 17 09:37:47 +0000 2013 Replying to @fbuontempo

It's so quaint that you employ "humans" and communicate using "talking".


Sat Apr 20 08:20:45 +0000 2013 Replying to @VickiFilm

I'll do my best to live up to your expectations!


Sat Apr 20 08:23:32 +0000 2013

How to use git video - the basics - starting, changing, tracking history:
http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2013/04/20/how-to-use-git-the-basics/ git stash is a killer feature.


Wed Apr 24 08:16:59 +0000 2013

RT @ashalynd: Google giveth, Google taketh away... - Dumped! by Google http://www.lastwordonnothing.com/2013/04/22/dumped-by-google/ via @gdinwiddie


Wed May 01 08:40:40 +0000 2013

RT @didierverna: Why SICP matters. #lisp http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~bh/sicp.html


Thu May 02 09:08:19 +0000 2013

YouTube suggestions when I watch Growing a Language by Guy Steel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ahvzDzKdB0


Fri May 03 09:31:09 +0000 2013

Things that are good in #programming languages part 4: ownership & memory http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2013/05/01/goodness-in-programming-languages-part-4-ownership-memory/


Mon May 06 19:03:25 +0000 2013 Replying to @foobarber

woah! /me frantically checks facts.


Fri May 10 09:18:37 +0000 2013

Bash: passing several values through a pipe http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2013/05/10/passing-several-values-through-a-pipe-in-bash/


Mon May 13 20:14:20 +0000 2013

Creating and switching branches, and basic merging in #git video: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2013/05/13/branches-in-git/


Wed May 22 12:14:17 +0000 2013 Replying to @MartinMoene and @fbuontempo

should http://www.thusspakeak.com/ be on http://www.artificialworlds.net/planetcode/ ?


Thu May 23 13:44:35 +0000 2013

class X{static void x(String s){System.out.println(s.split(";").length);}public static void main(String[]a){x("");x(";");x("x;");x(";y");}}


Thu May 23 13:53:33 +0000 2013 Replying to @andybalaam

Did you guess the output? #java #wtf
$ javac X.java && java X
1
0
1
2
http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2013/05/23/behaviour-of-java-string-split/
Wasn't easy to fit into a tweet...


Wed Jun 05 19:34:13 +0000 2013

See you at #BigIF on Saturday. http://enoughfoodif.org/g8/london


Sat Jun 08 07:53:16 +0000 2013

We're ready! #BigIF @EnoughFoodIF Imagine IF we could be the generation to end hunger.


Thu Jul 04 08:25:15 +0000 2013 Replying to @fbuontempo

I still haven't recovered. What an exhilarating read.


Thu Jul 04 08:53:27 +0000 2013 Replying to @fbuontempo

I can say with all honesty it changed my life.


Thu Jul 11 07:51:39 +0000 2013

#git cherry-picking, merging and rebasing #video Merging in git: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2013/07/11/merging-in-git/ http://youtu.be/lnxsUeAcHZU


Wed Jul 17 10:47:54 +0000 2013

#thingsthatshouldneverhappen
1. Scrolling up in a file to see what class you are in.


Wed Jul 17 10:48:13 +0000 2013

#thingsthatshouldneverhappen
2. Scrolling up in a file to see what function you are in.


Wed Jul 17 10:48:34 +0000 2013

#thingsthatshouldneverhappen
3. Scrolling up in a file to see what "if" block you are in.


Mon Aug 19 10:07:25 +0000 2013

RT @climagic: Lonely is the user who searches the Internet for an error message and only finds the source code that generates it.


Fri Aug 23 08:19:11 +0000 2013

SourceForge changed my life. Now they mislead downloaders. I am leaving. Very sad. http://sourceforge.net/blog/today-we-offer-devshare-beta-a-sustainable-way-to-fund-open-source-software/


Wed Sep 11 07:11:38 +0000 2013

Vim for fun - a #video on the basics of #vim and why you should bother http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2013/09/11/vim-for-fun/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yph9-fPTtm4


Sat Sep 14 07:10:13 +0000 2013

Ant 1.9.1 has if:set attribute to make all tasks conditional. It doesn't work for macrodefs. Workaround: sequential http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2013/09/13/using-ifset-unlessset-etc-with-macrodefs-in-ant/


Tue Oct 01 07:19:27 +0000 2013

What is REST? http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2013/10/01/what-is-rest/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zz_XvKTVxI


Mon Oct 07 08:09:58 +0000 2013 Replying to @barefeetben

I think it depends who ends up with the bottom left corner.


Mon Oct 21 10:35:08 +0000 2013

Want FairTrade decaf instant coffee from @sainsburys? Hard luck. They don't sell it any more. @FairTradeUK


Mon Oct 21 11:08:36 +0000 2013 Replying to @sainsburys

There is no FairTrade decaf instant coffee on your online store, or my local store in Staines. So I have no coffee! @FairTradeUK


Wed Oct 23 08:15:01 +0000 2013 Replying to @KevlinHenney

Please, please, please give me a hint on how to do logging right.


Wed Oct 23 10:35:05 +0000 2013 Replying to @KevlinHenney

Correctly predict which events are of interest?


Thu Dec 05 08:33:26 +0000 2013

Implementing Paging in a REST API #video http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2013/12/05/paging-in-a-rest-api/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XSc0oWyQVE


Fri Jan 31 09:36:25 +0000 2014 Replying to @allankellynet

perl -pi -e 's/\r\n/\n/g'


Tue Apr 08 15:22:06 +0000 2014

Looking forward to #accu2014 - tweets and blogs here: http://www.artificialworlds.net/planetcode/


Wed Apr 09 12:53:33 +0000 2014

Anyone interested in starting a #coderdojo in the Egham area? #accu2014


Thu Apr 10 18:53:39 +0000 2014

My #accu2014 lightning talk "5 Quines" slides: http://www.artificialworlds.net/presentations/five-quines/five-quines.pdf


Thu Apr 10 18:55:48 +0000 2014

More info on Quines: http://www.madore.org/~david/computers/quine.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quine_(computing) http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Quine http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?QuineProgram #accu2014


Fri Apr 11 09:11:52 +0000 2014 Replying to @thomtownsend

Really glad to hear your wife is enjoying the Pi tutorials! http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/10/30/my-first-raspberry-pi-game-part-01-before-we-star/


Fri Apr 11 09:13:57 +0000 2014 Replying to @natpryce

See comment number 4: "Do you accept worshipers?" My thoughts exactly. #quines


Fri Apr 11 16:26:45 +0000 2014

Avoid mocks by refactoring to functional http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/04/11/avoid-mocks-by-refactoring-to-functional/


Thu May 01 10:22:12 +0000 2014

RT @nevanking: @seriouspony my favourite programming book introduction.


Thu May 08 07:40:36 +0000 2014

RT @MartinMoene: .@andybalaam the price: 4 new classes, inheritance & names ending w. unKevlinic words “Provider” and “Calculator” http://t…


Thu May 08 07:52:37 +0000 2014

RT @AmnestyUK: As outraged as we are that 200+ schoolgirls are still missing? Take action: http://amn.st/1mCb8kK #BringBackOurGirls http:/…


Tue May 13 21:59:48 +0000 2014

Does test-driven development harm clarity? http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/05/09/does-test-driven-development-harm-clarity/


Mon Jun 09 08:49:16 +0000 2014

RT @end_svc: The Global Summit to End #SexualViolence in Conflict is just a few days away http://ow.ly/xLihT #TimeToAct


Wed Jun 18 08:13:41 +0000 2014

RT @PeninsulaClinic: Can't understand why this is not trending.UK healthcare No 1 from 11 major western countries. http://bit.ly/1uyA0YT h…


Mon Jun 23 07:30:01 +0000 2014

Using OpenID for authentication in our little REST API #rest #openid #python http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/06/23/openid-security-in-a-rest-api/ http://youtu.be/wDanjFva0do


Wed Jun 25 07:36:46 +0000 2014

A quine is a program that prints out itself
http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/06/25/five-quines-video/
http://youtu.be/JQ_Fylah0Cg


Mon Jul 07 07:20:07 +0000 2014

How do mocking frameworks like JMock work? Let's write our own: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/07/07/a-mini-mocking-framework/
http://youtu.be/5-bf-71xbPA


Fri Jul 11 09:11:34 +0000 2014

RT @20tauri: Here they are! LEGO reveals the new female scientist set. My latest on @SciAm feat. @AIatariel http://bit.ly/1oKgoAQ http://t…


Mon Jul 14 07:23:13 +0000 2014

Node.js is a little odd, which is normally a good thing. http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/07/14/what-is-node-js/ http://youtu.be/fGBjvoifI1k


Mon Jul 14 10:20:28 +0000 2014

Letter to my MP on #DRIP http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/07/14/letter-to-my-mp-on-drip/


Mon Jul 14 12:05:20 +0000 2014

RT @tomhpollock: By "Put existing powers beyond legal doubt," Do you mean "Make existing practice legal" Mr Cameron? #DRIP http://t.co/QzGB…


Tue Jul 15 09:11:31 +0000 2014 Replying to @WilliamJHague

Will Philip Hammond support this cause as enthusiastically as you have? #TimeToAct


Wed Aug 06 12:39:56 +0000 2014

Jon Snow's return from Gaza, Palestine July 2014: http://youtu.be/mR1LGoNg5p4


Mon Aug 11 10:26:06 +0000 2014

RT @MartinMoene: .@accuorg's free Overload journal of August 2014 is out - http://accu.org/


Mon Aug 11 10:47:20 +0000 2014

RT @AccuOrg: August's Overload, our free journal, is available http://buff.ly/V6VBwM Includes articles by @andybalaam @LenHolgate @chrisol…


Tue Aug 12 09:41:48 +0000 2014

RT @AccuOrg: Does Test-Driven Development Harm Clarity? - @andybalaam asks if TDD harms clarity. http://buff.ly/XQXUWl #tdd


Tue Aug 12 12:32:06 +0000 2014

Police use tear gas on crowd in Ferguson, Mo., protesting teen’s death http://wapo.st/1BaBBKM via @washingtonpost


Mon Aug 18 08:23:29 +0000 2014

RT @codemonkey_uk: CAAAVE "it's like flappy bird, but for people who don't like graphics" http://thad.frogley.info/caaave


Mon Aug 18 08:25:22 +0000 2014

RT @AmnestyNZ: The situation in #Ferguson has prompted us to send human rights teams. First time we've deployed inside the US. http://t.co/…


Mon Aug 18 08:44:25 +0000 2014

RT @grumpyjames: @andybalaam Your overload article on TDD/clarity: it is absolutely spot on. Thank you for putting it together.


Mon Aug 18 08:52:04 +0000 2014 Replying to @grumpyjames

Thanks! There's a lot of benefit in challenging the consensus but we need care because not everyone digs TDD at all.


Mon Aug 18 08:56:59 +0000 2014

RT @fbuontempo: @andybalaam @grumpyjames Thanks for writing it :-)


Tue Aug 19 08:48:22 +0000 2014

RT @sdkstl: .@amnesty observers being escorted away from #Ferguson corner being cleared of all but credentialed media. http://t.co/UL7ympTB…


Thu Aug 21 14:54:22 +0000 2014

$ python
>>> import re
>>> print re.search( "i", "team" )
None


Thu Aug 21 14:56:37 +0000 2014

$ python
>>> "i" in "team"
False


Fri Aug 22 09:47:46 +0000 2014

Can 2 + 2 = 5 in various programming languages?
http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/08/22/absolute-truth-in-programming-languages/


Tue Sep 09 11:06:59 +0000 2014

RT @shivlakhanpatel: @andybalaam hi Andy I saw ur video on ReST paging and I just loved it.


Thu Sep 11 06:59:19 +0000 2014

Android programming #video - setting up Android Studio. http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/09/11/android-programming-setting-up-android-studio/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI_hZMOjOnc


Thu Sep 11 08:00:23 +0000 2014

@ElizSimins Just read http://cargocollective.com/eliz/Manic-Pixel-Dream-Girl . It's beautiful, thank you.


Wed Sep 17 07:07:13 +0000 2014

Building a menu system in an Android app using Activities and Intents 'video http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/09/17/android-programming-a-menu-using-activities-and-intents/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a4SxFlrbyI


Wed Sep 17 08:37:20 +0000 2014

We wrote Python on Raspberry Pi Minecraft for a summer project: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/09/16/raspberry-pi-minecraft-python-summer-project-screenshots/


Fri Sep 19 07:58:24 +0000 2014

My emails were going missing because I forwarded from my domain host - don't do it, SPF breaks it http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/09/19/dont-use-email-auto-forwarding-emails-will-go-missing/


Mon Sep 22 09:31:50 +0000 2014

Android programming - drawing bitmaps in a game loop #video http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/09/21/android-programming-drawing-bitmaps-in-a-game-loop/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orVj-VcBZMk


Wed Sep 24 09:31:11 +0000 2014

Testing at the right level in an android game http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/09/24/android-programming-a-non-android-android-game/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmvkgCNfm_k


Thu Oct 02 09:29:23 +0000 2014

RT @JonJagger: http://accu.org conference Call for Papers is open. http://accu.org/index.php/conferences/accu_conference_2015/accu2015_call_for_papers Closes Nov 5th. #accu2015 Please retweet


Mon Oct 06 08:17:01 +0000 2014

RT @winkleink: Egham @Raspberry_Pi #RJam Controlling @Scalextric from @scratchteam Big hit.


Mon Oct 06 08:18:27 +0000 2014 Replying to @winkleink

we had a great time at the @Raspberry_Pi #RJam - thanks! Next time we plan to bring something to demo ourselves.


Mon Oct 06 21:28:23 +0000 2014 Replying to @winkleink

thinking of showing Python @Raspberry_Pi Minecraft creations and my Python on Pi videos, if those sound appropriate.


Wed Oct 08 07:37:11 +0000 2014

My new Android game Rabbit Escape, now really working on Android #video
http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/10/07/android-development-rabbit-escape-really-working-on-android/
http://youtu.be/PjTO_NROo3I


Wed Oct 08 07:42:49 +0000 2014

RT @marcprecipice: http://seriouspony.com/trouble-at-the-koolaid-point


Wed Oct 08 10:14:50 +0000 2014

RT @glyph: It needed to be said; it needs to be said:

https://glyph.twistedmatrix.com/2014/10/thanks-lennart.html

It needs to be said to lots of other people, too.


Thu Oct 09 07:50:20 +0000 2014

RT @MattWilcox: We should stop calling people who do this ( http://seriouspony.com/trouble-at-the-koolaid-point ) trolls. It’s a word that makes light of it, and is gam…


Thu Oct 16 08:23:31 +0000 2014

RT @TheMarySue: It’s Ada Lovelace Day, So Here’s A Brief History Of Her EXTREME RADNESS
http://www.themarysue.com/ada-lovelace-history/


Fri Oct 17 07:19:39 +0000 2014

Saving the state of an Android game in its game loop thread #video http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/10/17/android-development-saving-state/
http://youtu.be/q0ZDLTbVIjM


Fri Oct 17 09:59:20 +0000 2014

RT @Spacekatgal: I wrote something for XOJane
"It was an absolute pleasure knocking you on your ass for the fine women in this field."
http…


Mon Oct 20 09:41:37 +0000 2014

RT @venturita: When Women Stopped Coding http://n.pr/ZxLWBh


Thu Oct 23 09:44:59 +0000 2014

RT @feliciaday: Crossing the Street http://tmblr.co/ZYSKNy1ToDcyH


Tue Nov 04 09:26:10 +0000 2014

#gchq http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/oct/29/gchq-nsa-data-surveillance


Tue Nov 11 09:27:42 +0000 2014

Help the GNOME Foundation (@gnome) defend the GNOME trademark against Groupon! To #defendGNOME please donate at https://gnome.org/groupon/


Wed Nov 12 13:08:19 +0000 2014

#groupon backed down, after wasting a lot of the GNOME Foundation's time and energy http://ebb.org/bkuhn/blog/2014/11/11/groupon.html


Wed Nov 12 13:42:31 +0000 2014

Let's make a social network http://tilde.club/~silver/projects/pumpkin_spice.html #pumpkinspice


Mon Nov 17 09:22:14 +0000 2014

Writing code is my favourite thing. I try to share my excitement about it with girls and boys (and grown-ups) whenever I can.


Mon Nov 17 09:24:41 +0000 2014

I'd love more people to feel judged purely by their actions in Open Source, like I do, and Susan Sons does http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/girls-and-software


Wed Nov 19 10:58:30 +0000 2014

"Why Do People Who Make Toys for Girls Seem to Hate Them?" #barbie http://www.amazon.com/review/R1LR8F4SHJ9YVA/ref=cm_cr_dp_title/183-3790210-8685655?ie=UTF8&ASIN=0449816192&nodeID=283155&store=books


Thu Nov 20 12:01:17 +0000 2014

#barbiecode Barbie responds, concerned, "if you learn to code you can participate instead of just consuming!"


Fri Nov 21 13:30:17 +0000 2014

RT @ironfroggy: rollin’ RT @rstanek: Okay, this is my favorite edit so far: RT @doublehelix: #feministhackerbarbie knows her web dev http:/…


Mon Dec 01 11:09:34 +0000 2014

Why I use Linux http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/12/01/why-i-use-linux/


Mon Dec 01 11:16:31 +0000 2014 Replying to @andybalaam

We'll be showing some Minecraft and Python programming at the Egham #RJam on 25th January @winkleink @Raspberry_Pi


Tue Dec 02 10:00:41 +0000 2014

RT @AIatariel: 500 supporters already! (only 9500 to go) Spread the word for new #LEGO #Science Adventures! https://ideas.lego.com/projects/83039 http://…


Tue Dec 02 10:17:43 +0000 2014

Lego Autism/PDD-NOS Planboard https://ideas.lego.com/projects/85205


Tue Dec 02 10:33:07 +0000 2014

RT @codemonkey_uk: Goto considered harmful? Premature optimisation is the root of all evil? Neither of them hold a candle to global state a…


Tue Dec 02 11:57:22 +0000 2014

The books that have changed my life so far (5.5 of them): http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/12/02/books-that-changed-my-life/


Tue Dec 09 15:20:36 +0000 2014

RT @gmbpompey: The Sun admits '600,000 benefit tourists' story was 'not accurate' & 'has no evidence', prints very tiny correction http://t…


Wed Dec 10 11:30:22 +0000 2014

RT @thinkgeek: Today in Geek History: Happy Birthday, Grace Hopper! This pioneer in computer science was born in 1906. http://t.co/J6EKw4lv…


Wed Dec 10 11:33:17 +0000 2014

RT @timbray: Those people who tortured like mad then lied about it, they’re the same ones saying we shouldn’t want privacy on the Internet.


Thu Dec 11 09:03:44 +0000 2014

RT @LordMcConnell: The report of a quite remarkable piece of UK diplomacy https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/385811/FCO707_PSVI_post_summit_report_v10.pdf Congratulations @WilliamJHague and the te…


Thu Dec 11 09:12:35 +0000 2014

RT @nebogeo: This is what superstar coders look like http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-two/10810980/Female-codebreakers-reunited-at-Bletchley-Park.html


Tue Dec 16 09:29:01 +0000 2014

Make your own snowflake Christmas card using Scratch on the @Raspberry_Pi #video http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/12/16/snowflake-christmas-card-in-scratch-on-the-raspberry-pi/ http://youtu.be/E1PzzvpnE_g


Tue Jan 13 09:55:56 +0000 2015

RT @jaffathecake: David Cameron vows to ban TLS (and other types of encryption MI5 can't read) if reelected. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet-security/11340621/Spies-should-be-able-to-monitor-all-online-messaging-says-David-Cameron.html

Seriou…


Thu Jan 15 15:56:36 +0000 2015

RT @winkleink: Egham,Surrey @Raspberry_Pi event 25th January. Only 30 places left.
Free to attend just register on @eventbrite http://t.co/…


Mon Jan 26 09:28:25 +0000 2015

RT @winkleink: #EghamRJam. The most people ever attended with over a dozen projects on display and best of all more kids @Raspberry_Pi. Hug…


Mon Jan 26 09:28:34 +0000 2015

RT @winkleink: Scratch. Did I hear someone say Scratch @scratchteam #EghamRJam


Mon Jan 26 09:28:53 +0000 2015

RT @winkleink: Lots of fun at #EghamRJam love the PiControl



Mon Jan 26 09:37:58 +0000 2015

We had a brilliant time at #EghamRJam yesterday - thanks @winkleink! If anyone wants code for our @Raspberry_Pi minecraft spells, ping me.


Wed Jan 28 09:02:41 +0000 2015

RT @femfreq: Here is what one week of harassment looks like for me on Twitter. [Content warnings galore, obviously] http://femfreq.tumblr.com/post/109319269825/one-week-of-harassment-on-twitter


Thu Jan 29 11:34:50 +0000 2015 Replying to @jasongorman and @KevlinHenney

http://www.artificialworlds.net/find-the-dependencies-and-eliminate-them/


Thu Jan 29 11:36:35 +0000 2015

RT @chrisoldwood: [article] Simplicity through Immutability.

http://www.chrisoldwood.com/articles/simplicity-through-immutability.html

(Originally published in the latest C Vu).


Fri Jan 30 15:20:10 +0000 2015

RT @sarahmei: I've paired with dozens of junior developers over the years. I did it wrong so you don't have to. https://devmynd.com/blog/2015-1-pairing-with-junior-developers


Thu Feb 05 09:29:28 +0000 2015

RT @NO2ID: The Police have just uploaded 18 million of our pictures onto a facial recognition system... yes really. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31105678


Thu Feb 05 10:10:00 +0000 2015

RT @natpryce: There's nothing local about thread-local variables


Thu Feb 05 20:07:03 +0000 2015

Configure your Tomcat in code, instead of web.xml http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/02/05/programmatic-equivalents-of-web-xml-sections-for-tomcat/


Thu Feb 05 20:11:23 +0000 2015

What I thought of Groovy after writing Snake in it
http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/02/05/snake-in-groovy/
http://youtu.be/LZzr9wvlWaE


Tue Feb 10 10:31:21 +0000 2015

RT @LinuxVoice: Linux Voice 3 is now Creative Commons! Download all 116 pages of its goodness here: http://www.linuxvoice.com/download-linux-voice-issue-3/ http://t.co/5xzU…


Tue Feb 10 11:03:51 +0000 2015

RT @martinfowler: From @RonJeffries - don't try to manage dependencies, instead work to eliminate them
http://ronjeffries.com/articles/2015-02-08-dependencies/index.html


Tue Feb 10 11:06:05 +0000 2015

RT @jasongorman: Mock Abuse: How Powerful Mocking Tools Can Make Code Even Harder To Change http://codemanship.co.uk/parlezuml/blog/?postid=1288


Tue Feb 10 11:36:48 +0000 2015

My new game, Rabbit Escape, is out now for Linux, Windows and Mac!
http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/02/10/rabbit-escape-a-bit-like-lemmings-v0-1-released-for-linux-windows-and-mac/


Wed Feb 11 08:21:59 +0000 2015

RT @hintjens: How to capture open source projects. Step 1: teach them to use permissive licenses. http://hintjens.com/blog:68


Thu Feb 12 09:55:17 +0000 2015

RT @ben_nuttall: A year's worth of @LinuxVoice! I loved reading every single issue. Great work, guys.


Thu Feb 12 11:03:56 +0000 2015

RT @Spacekatgal: "I'm Brianna Wu, and I'm risking my life standing up to Gamergate." Why this fight is important, please RT it.

http://t.c…


Fri Feb 13 16:12:29 +0000 2015

Implementing map, filter etc. in Java again. Will I never give up?


Mon Feb 16 09:38:03 +0000 2015

My new game Rabbit Escape is out now for Linux, Windows and Mac! http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/02/15/rabbit-escape-v0-1-out-now-for-linux-windows-and-mac/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l0g8qU4FcQ


Fri Feb 20 08:50:54 +0000 2015

Every game should have a level editor, even if it's Notepad. Making levels for Rabbit Escape http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/02/19/how-to-make-your-own-levels-for-rabbit-escape/ http://youtu.be/fJz8Q_O0ACE


Mon Feb 23 09:31:59 +0000 2015

RT @sarahnovotny: http://sarah.is/R3ad1ng: The Time Everyone “Corrected” the World’s Smartest Woman http://ift.tt/1Dxvxiq


Mon Feb 23 13:54:47 +0000 2015

RT @jeresig: Great essay by @sarahmei: Mind the Gap: Why We're Missing our Best Chance for Gender Parity in Tech https://devmynd.com/blog/2015-2-mind-the-gap


Tue Feb 24 09:46:51 +0000 2015

Some thoughts on "What is a good company?" - please help me improve it: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/02/24/what-is-a-good-company/


Fri Feb 27 08:02:06 +0000 2015

It's about sharing: why make Rabbit Escape open source? #video http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/02/27/why-rabbit-escape-is-open-source-free-software/ http://youtu.be/PMWo_yD15RU


Fri Feb 27 10:46:43 +0000 2015

RT @JonJagger: ACCU conference early boid rates expire real soon now! @accu2015 #accu2015 http://t.co/0V7URz19BQ Flip a coin and RT if it …


Mon Mar 09 09:34:24 +0000 2015

RT @WilliamJHague: This #InternationalWomensDay let’s remember those who suffer appalling #sexualviolence in conflict. Rape in war cannot g…


Mon Mar 16 14:20:15 +0000 2015

Encapsulation as passing on responsibility: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/03/16/encapsulation-as-passing-on-responsibility/


Mon Mar 16 14:21:22 +0000 2015

Discovering Ruby by writing snake #video http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/03/12/snake-in-ruby/ https://youtu.be/JuwCJT6lNIc


Fri Mar 27 08:18:24 +0000 2015

Writing snake in ZX Spectrum BASIC http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/03/27/snake-in-zx-spectrum-basic/ https://youtu.be/z2a2p6SXwl8


Fri Mar 27 10:19:07 +0000 2015

RT @PeterBjuhr: @andybalaam thanks for the video! My first experience with computers and programming was with a ZX81 computer http://t.co/k…


Fri Mar 27 10:20:27 +0000 2015 Replying to @PeterBjuhr

lucky you! I never got a ZX81. The Speccy was awesome. It was a brilliant nostalgia trip to code for it again.


Fri Mar 27 10:35:22 +0000 2015 Replying to @PeterBjuhr

more power to the Raspberry Pi :-)


Fri Mar 27 10:46:44 +0000 2015 Replying to @PeterBjuhr

Thanks, really glad you like it!


Fri Mar 27 10:49:25 +0000 2015

If you want, you can donate a little per video I make at: https://www.patreon.com/andybalaam Only if you want :-)


Tue Apr 07 07:56:45 +0000 2015 Replying to @be2be4u

OAuth+HTTPS is probably reasonable. I suggest watching my videos for more information: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyU3jNA6VjSKjhzhVcYH6MQeFGwptXfQ


Tue Apr 07 09:25:30 +0000 2015

RT @martinfowler: Being SWATed is an ugly form of online harassment. @freebsdgirl explains what she did to avoid it getting nasty
http://t…


Wed Apr 08 08:52:32 +0000 2015

Just registered! https://twitter.com/winkleink/status/585012608924839936


Wed Apr 08 08:56:26 +0000 2015

Hoping to show some Scratch and JavaScript on @Raspberry_Pi at #EghamJam. Think autonomous car will have to wait for next time. @winkleink


Mon Apr 13 08:54:55 +0000 2015

RT @igrigorik: hard won programming wisdom, courtesy of @rob_pike...


Fri Apr 17 06:04:09 +0000 2015

Tweets and blog posts about @AccuOrg #accu2015 @accu2015 at Planet Code: http://artificialworlds.net/planetcode/


Fri Apr 17 06:04:39 +0000 2015

Anyone want to design a theme for Planet Code? http://artificialworlds.net/planetcode/ It's a little ... minimalist at the moment.


Mon Apr 20 19:49:27 +0000 2015

@GOVUK on my self-assessment form, when I choose Yes for Self-Employed, the Business Name box does not appear - any ideas? (Firefox, Linux)


Tue Apr 21 08:34:10 +0000 2015

Wishing I was at #accu2015 already.


Wed Apr 22 08:06:10 +0000 2015

RT @winkleink: Come to the Egham Raspberry Jam this Sunday 26th. http://eghamjam7.eventbrite.com Robots, Gaming and Brain wave scanners http://t.co…


Thu Apr 23 08:26:52 +0000 2015

RT @fifilepieu: Kerry pays tribute to thousands of people who have died making the treacherous journey #DonLetThemDrown @AmnestyUK http://…


Fri Apr 24 05:31:59 +0000 2015

Finally on my way to #accu2015. Choosing sessions is as hard as ever.


Mon Apr 27 10:33:29 +0000 2015

Had a brilliant time at Egham Raspberry Pi Jam yesterday. Thanks @winkleink


Mon Apr 27 10:35:01 +0000 2015

More info on the stuff we showed at yesterday's @EghamJam (Scratch, JavaScript and Python) can be found at http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/category/raspberry-pi/


Mon Apr 27 10:42:42 +0000 2015

RT @annajayne: Wow. @chandlerc1024 showing how the Clang fuzzer can identify the Heartbleed vulnerability in < 5 s. One heck of a finale to…


Mon Apr 27 10:44:38 +0000 2015

RT @dirkhaun: Thanks @JonJagger & the conference committee for another great #accu2015 Looking forward to seeing what @russel_winder does w…


Mon Apr 27 11:22:32 +0000 2015

RT @russel_winder: Alison Lloyd at #accu2015 "It's all about the people!" A great message for all developers of any and all software.


Wed Apr 29 16:12:24 +0000 2015 Replying to @wikkit and @ArneBab

very sorry, now fixed: http://www.artificialworlds.net/presentations/scheme-06-lambda/scheme-06-lambda.html


Wed Apr 29 16:13:19 +0000 2015 Replying to @ArneBab and @wikkit

Thanks for letting me know - sorry for missing it out. Now fixed.


Wed Apr 29 16:30:33 +0000 2015 Replying to @ArneBab and @wikkit

Now realising you may be implying I should put that license on the presentation: I really intend that anyway, so will.


Wed Apr 29 16:31:25 +0000 2015 Replying to @ArneBab

I didn't make the connection - I saw it on twitter and somehow lost the name of the person who said it :-(


Sat May 02 07:59:35 +0000 2015

Rabbit Escape now zooms! http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/05/02/rabbit-escape-0-3-1-now-with-zoom/


Mon May 04 19:07:17 +0000 2015

I pick apart some cool code: art in 3 tweets: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/05/04/tweetable-art-code/ http://youtu.be/PExki98tCts


Tue May 05 08:10:08 +0000 2015 Replying to @ArneBab

wow, very flattered/scared to be being discussed by #guile devs.


Thu May 07 08:44:54 +0000 2015

RT @ubuntu_mate: Ubuntu MATE is now listed on the Raspberry Pi Download page http://buff.ly/1EWCp8X Thanks to the @Raspberry_Pi team! http:…


Fri May 08 02:57:47 +0000 2015

Selfishness and fear win #GE2015


Fri May 08 12:15:51 +0000 2015

Just another reason to subscribe. https://twitter.com/LinuxVoice/status/596309987913310208


Thu May 14 10:39:38 +0000 2015

RT @Spacekatgal: So frustrated. @Twitter says Tweeting my private cell number doesn’t violate their rules.

You are failing every woman on …


Mon Jun 01 10:46:50 +0000 2015

GitTorrent, a decentralised GitHub http://blog.printf.net/articles/2015/05/29/announcing-gittorrent-a-decentralized-github/


Mon Jun 01 21:33:09 +0000 2015

Testing legacy code by adding singletons http://buontempoconsulting.blogspot.com/2015/05/testing-legacy-code-by-adding-singletons.html from @fbuontempo


Tue Jun 02 09:06:55 +0000 2015

RT @eviltrout: Huge WTF in Java programming with URLs: (via @lukereeves)


Wed Jun 03 12:46:48 +0000 2015

Reviewing code over IM? Try Smiley Review Convention. Respond ":" to mean "I am looking" and "-)" for "reviewed without further changes".


Wed Jun 03 22:13:41 +0000 2015

What it was like to write a snake game in Dart http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/06/03/snake-in-dart/ https://youtu.be/t1vgfGAb1hc


Thu Jun 04 09:18:47 +0000 2015

If you like, support me on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/andybalaam. Snake in Dart video out now https://www.patreon.com/posts/2605988


Fri Jun 05 08:17:25 +0000 2015

I'm asking @POTUS for justice for Edward Snowden: https://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/justice-edward-snowden-nsa-whistleblower#.VXFawGcZFtF.twitter via @amnestyuk


Fri Jun 05 08:23:37 +0000 2015

Name a popular social network that is not controlled by a single entity. Now even blogs have to be on medium. We must fix this. How?


Fri Jun 05 08:25:33 +0000 2015

Android: onResume, onPause, onSaveInstanceState etc. are called in what order? Answers: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/06/05/order-of-android-activity-lifecycle-events/


Fri Jun 05 08:26:06 +0000 2015

Android: detecting when the user enters or leaves your app: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/06/05/detecting-whether-an-android-app-is-stopping-or-starting/


Mon Jun 08 08:29:38 +0000 2015

RT @WinObs: Warning: Don’t Download Software From SourceForge If You Can Help It http://clkon.us/1KUXCDB


Mon Jun 08 08:30:38 +0000 2015

I will be moving my remaining projects off sourceforge as soon as possible. http://www.howtogeek.com/218764/warning-don%E2%80%99t-download-software-from-sourceforge-if-you-can-help-it/


Mon Jun 08 08:32:32 +0000 2015

Can anyone recommend a mailing list provider I can use instead of sourceforge? Or are mailing lists just so last millennium?


Mon Jun 08 19:10:52 +0000 2015

10 years ago I made a prediction. Wrong. http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/06/08/prediction-result-corporate-linux/


Mon Jun 08 19:28:56 +0000 2015 Replying to @andrewjhscott

I don't think so - I am just looking for someone to host a mailman (or equivalent) for free for my open source projects.


Wed Jun 10 08:04:00 +0000 2015

RT @rseymour: Figure 1. vs Figure 6. "Mocks are Bad, Layers are Bad" by @andybalaam http://accu.org/index.php/journals/2108


Wed Jun 10 08:25:51 +0000 2015

RT @AccuOrg: Our free Overload journal of June 2015 is out - http://accu.org/#latestjournal


Wed Jun 10 08:41:18 +0000 2015

Lemmings is my favourite game. Some of its history: http://readonlymemory.vg/the-making-of-lemmings/


Wed Jun 10 08:42:22 +0000 2015

Want to play (and make) a pale imitation of Lemmings? Try Rabbit Escape http://artificialworlds.net/rabbit-escape/


Wed Jun 10 08:46:02 +0000 2015

Mocks are a code smell: http://accu.org/index.php/journals/2108


Thu Jun 11 08:03:45 +0000 2015

RT @JoyceAnelay: Honoured to be appointed the Prime Minister's Special Representative on Preventing #SexualViolence in Conflict: http://t.c…


Fri Jun 12 09:18:38 +0000 2015

RT @maxkreminski: ✏ http://mkremins.github.io/blog/unix-not-acceptable-unix

In which I argue that the Unix CLI is stuck in the 1970s and that Unix orthodoxy is killing the…


Mon Jun 15 07:33:20 +0000 2015

RT @winkleink: http://eghamjam8.eventbrite.com. Next Egham Raspberry Jam is on the 12th of July. Come join us.


Mon Jun 15 08:18:18 +0000 2015

RT @schrodingerskit: Funding for male sexual violence centres in London cut to £0. Petition here: https://www.change.org/p/mayor-of-london-mayor-of-london-please-recognise-and-support-male-victims-of-rape-and-sexual-abuse


Thu Jun 18 08:28:17 +0000 2015

Detecting whether the user left (or entered) my android app: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/06/18/code-for-detecting-when-you-leave-an-android-app/


Mon Jun 22 08:47:05 +0000 2015

Google Chrome Listening In To Your Room Shows The Importance Of Privacy Defense In Depth https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2015/06/google-chrome-listening-in-to-your-room-shows-the-importance-of-privacy-defense-in-depth/#.VYfK-KCtjIA.twitter


Mon Jun 22 08:54:46 +0000 2015

RT @izs: In OSS, saying "only the code matters" is just incompetence.

Software is by and for humans.
Empathy is a core developer skill.


Thu Jun 25 07:55:00 +0000 2015

RT @CrashOverrideNW: PLEASE oppose ICANN stripping away WHOIS privacy - it's one of the best protections people have against getting doxed …


Thu Jun 25 12:10:55 +0000 2015

New movie review podcast featuring @cockers_97 (and me) http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/


Thu Jun 25 12:13:19 +0000 2015

Gone Girl review in our new podcast with @cockers_97 http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2015/06/25/gone-girl-the-good-robot-andys-season-1-episode-1/


Fri Jun 26 13:28:05 +0000 2015

RT @GoodRobotAndys: We are the Good Robot Andys. We talk movies. Follow us.


Fri Jun 26 13:38:27 +0000 2015

RT @LinuxVoice: Linux Voice issue 7 is now free to download under @creativecommons - tell your friends! http://www.linuxvoice.com/download-linux-voice-issue-7/ http://t.co/…


Wed Jul 01 08:56:28 +0000 2015

RT @shanley: "Each new programming language is a little rebellion."
https://modelviewculture.com/pieces/the-life-cycle-of-programming-languages


Wed Jul 01 09:04:13 +0000 2015

Lego idea: "Lovelace &amp; Babbage" https://ideas.lego.com/projects/102740


Wed Jul 01 09:52:20 +0000 2015

New Rabbit Escape out now - please test: if it's ok this version will go onto the Play Store. http://artificialworlds.net/rabbit-escape/


Wed Jul 01 09:54:34 +0000 2015

Lemmings-like Android game Rabbit Escape v0.4 out now - with music by @tryad_music and home-made sound effects. http://artificialworlds.net/rabbit-escape/


Thu Jul 02 00:38:16 +0000 2015

Now on YouTube too. https://twitter.com/GoodRobotAndys/status/616403202892677120


Thu Jul 02 08:16:18 +0000 2015

RT @codinghorror: It's not that Unix won -- just that closed source lost. Big time.


Fri Jul 03 09:56:21 +0000 2015

RT @evacide: It turns out that the British govt was unlawfully spying on @amnesty and had lied to them about it: https://www.amnesty.org/latest/news/2015/07/uk-surveillance-tribunal-reveals-the-government-spied-on-amnesty-international/


Fri Jul 03 09:59:42 +0000 2015

RT @GoodRobotAndys: The latest podcast, all about #Foxcatcher http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2015/07/01/foxcatcher-the-good-robot-andys-season-1-episode-2/ subscribe using RSS, iTunes and now on Youtube.


Thu Jul 09 09:01:06 +0000 2015

RT @newsycombinator: Announcing the First Art of Computer Programming EBooks http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~uno/news.html


Fri Jul 10 08:14:43 +0000 2015

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Watch the new episode, all about #Nightcrawler https://youtu.be/1AsI5lvAuq0 and subscribe


Fri Jul 10 15:22:03 +0000 2015

@ASPHFT I tried to phone one of your departments and reached an answer phone. Can I email?


Mon Jul 13 08:25:34 +0000 2015 Replying to @ASPHFT

thanks, I have emailed.


Mon Jul 13 09:44:28 +0000 2015

RT @TheLastLeg: If you need a leg up or can offer someone a leg up, tweet us using the hashtag #legup and let's get it trending!


Mon Jul 20 08:32:46 +0000 2015

RT @AccuOrg: July's C Vu Journal has been published, Volume 27 issue 3. http://accu.org/index.php/journal (ACCU members only).


Mon Jul 20 14:14:29 +0000 2015

RT @charltonbrooker: Boris Johnson wonders why the BBC didn't make Breaking Bad. It's because in the UK Walter White would receive free tre…


Mon Jul 20 14:59:37 +0000 2015

Dithering about whether to add a shortcut to .vimrc: is the convenience worth the non-standardness?


Fri Jul 24 14:12:04 +0000 2015

Connect knowledge, people, and cats
http://idlewords.com/talks/web_design_first_100_years.htm


Wed Aug 05 07:48:43 +0000 2015

RT @Spacekatgal: Twitter suspended almost 100 percent of my death threats this weekend! It's sad that this deserves celebration, but here w…


Thu Aug 27 13:54:06 +0000 2015

RT @AccuOrg: Our free Overload journal of August 2015 is out - http://accu.org/#latestjournal


Thu Aug 27 13:57:05 +0000 2015

If Docker won't start on Ubuntu 15.04, do this: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/07/17/docker-fails-to-start-on-ubuntu-15-04/


Thu Aug 27 13:57:50 +0000 2015

Changing command line options for the Docker daemon under systemd http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/08/27/changing-the-docker-daemon-options-in-systemd-on-ubuntu-15-04/


Thu Aug 27 13:58:55 +0000 2015

Don't design for performance until it's too late http://accu.org/index.php/journals/2136


Tue Sep 01 08:17:29 +0000 2015

Home-made, open source, Lemmings-like fun. Buy Rabbit Escape on Android for 60p: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.artificialworlds.rabbitescape


Wed Sep 02 08:16:16 +0000 2015

"...watching This Youtube Tutorial where Andy (the host's) hair gets progressively cooler throughout ..." https://blog.automateeverything.ca/2015/05/21/pain-of-the-brain/


Tue Sep 08 07:48:54 +0000 2015

Letter to my MP on UK government assassination of British Citizens in Syria http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/09/08/letter-to-my-mp-on-uk-government-assassination-of-british-citizens-in-syria/


Tue Sep 08 09:33:17 +0000 2015

RT @paddyashdown: Minister in the Lords just confirmed refugee orphans and children brought in under Cameron's scheme will be deported at a…


Tue Sep 08 12:12:16 +0000 2015

RT @GoodRobotAndys: “Under the Skin” – The Good Robot Andys, Season 1, Episode 5 http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2015/09/07/under-the-skin-the-good-robot-andys-season-1-episode-5/


Wed Sep 09 01:37:34 +0000 2015

Rabbit Escape level Hard 16 "Makes Me Cross" Walkthrough https://youtu.be/VyE_sDPwNzU


Wed Sep 09 13:52:56 +0000 2015

Finally, you can write your web sites in ZX Spectrum BASIC http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/09/09/zx-spectrum-basic-web-server/


Wed Sep 09 14:42:36 +0000 2015

Make can't build files whose names contain colons https://www.mail-archive.com/bug-make@gnu.org/msg03318.html


Thu Sep 10 08:06:34 +0000 2015

RT @ThePiPodcast: The Pi Podcast Episode 2 is now live featuring an interview with @recantha and @Geeky_Tim. http://thepipodcast.com/the-pi-podcast-2-pi-wars/


Thu Sep 10 10:16:29 +0000 2015

RT @LinuxVoice: Issue 10 is free and CC! Linux vs Win 10, tiling WMs, Grub, Systemd, @Raspberry_Pi and more: http://www.linuxvoice.com/download-linux-voice-issue-10/ http://…


Thu Sep 10 10:19:21 +0000 2015 Replying to @natpryce

surprising, but still true: {build tools better than make} = ∅


Thu Sep 10 12:23:27 +0000 2015

Start understanding what merging and rebasing really are, so you can avoid messing them up http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/09/10/difficult-merges-in-git-dont-panic/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk4nJpNoCF0


Fri Sep 11 13:02:21 +0000 2015

How do you make systems of genuinely re-usable parts? Everyone should watch this https://youtu.be/6Bia81dI-JE @natpryce @sf105


Mon Sep 14 09:43:15 +0000 2015

RT @AccuOrg: September's C Vu Journal has been published, Volume 27 issue 4. http://accu.org/index.php/journal (ACCU members only). http://t.co/chfj6y…


Tue Sep 15 14:51:13 +0000 2015

Command-line commands are:
- easy to predict
- easy to repeat
- easy to automate
- easy to document
Yes, they are hard to learn. Worth it?


Tue Sep 15 14:58:04 +0000 2015

RT @Dr_Black: TONIGHT AT 9PM - "Girls Can Code" @BBC3 TV prog featuring @adepledge @wendytanwhite @eileentso @debbiewossk @julescolema @ol…


Tue Sep 15 15:02:33 +0000 2015

Girls Can Code, Episode 1: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b06ccksx/girls-can-code-episode-1 via @bbciplayer


Thu Sep 17 06:46:22 +0000 2015

RT @meetingcpp: Scott Meyers awesome post on maps, sets and flat versions of them
http://scottmeyers.blogspot.com/2015/09/should-you-be-using-something-instead.html
#cpp
#cplusplus


Fri Sep 18 07:34:58 +0000 2015

Rabbit Escape: 60p, no in-app purchases, collects no data, no permissions, open source https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.artificialworlds.rabbitescape https://twitter.com/Hanzo55/status/644754160949202945


Thu Sep 24 08:08:03 +0000 2015

RT @end_svc: Survivors may have a range of complex and long-term psychological and medical issues #TimetoAct


Thu Sep 24 08:11:40 +0000 2015

Introducing GNOME 3.18 https://youtu.be/xu0VSKvfNEI


Fri Sep 25 08:29:24 +0000 2015

RT @waxpancake: Read these two back to back. @bw on click fraud. http://www.bloomberg.com/features/2015-click-fraud/ And @baconmeteor: http://idlewords.com/talks/what_happens_next_will_amaze_you.htm


Fri Sep 25 10:20:34 +0000 2015

We'd be better off if Apple bought every employee a fur coat and Bentley
http://idlewords.com/talks/what_happens_next_will_amaze_you.htm


Fri Sep 25 15:26:23 +0000 2015

RT @LinuxVoice: Linux Voice issue 20 is on sale now! See the contents: http://tinyurl.com/lv20contents And buy here: http://shop.linuxvoice.com/products/single-issues http://t…


Fri Sep 25 15:29:34 +0000 2015

Searching through files is fast on Linux. I usually include all my (2500) Java files when I know the answer is in a JavaScript file.


Fri Sep 25 15:30:02 +0000 2015 Replying to @andybalaam

the extra search time is less than it takes to type "--type js"


Fri Sep 25 15:33:21 +0000 2015 Replying to @andybalaam

Of course, going off and tweeting about it often takes longer.


Thu Oct 01 08:28:37 +0000 2015

One would have thought that we would have learnt the lessons of those defeats. http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/while-russia-launches-airstrikes-britain-s-position-on-syria-remains-an-inglorious-failure-of-a6674161.html


Tue Oct 06 13:26:52 +0000 2015

RT @sarahsharp: What makes a welcoming open source community?
http://sarah.thesharps.us/2015/10/06/what-makes-a-good-community/


Wed Oct 07 19:41:45 +0000 2015 Replying to @winkleink and @EghamJ

we tried our best, but also failed to find time to get ready. We'll be there, but without the planned "RPi photo booth".


Fri Oct 09 18:46:46 +0000 2015 Replying to @winkleink and @EghamJam

There's a small chance we can get something ready for Sunday, if there's room...


Sat Oct 10 04:01:33 +0000 2015

It was surprisingly tricky to work out how to show rich text in an AlertDialog on Android http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/10/10/android-using-a-textview-to-show-rich-text-in-an-alertdialog/


Mon Oct 12 07:58:36 +0000 2015

RT @AccuOrg: Our free Overload journal of October 2015 is out - http://accu.org/#latestjournal


Mon Oct 12 12:41:34 +0000 2015

RT @amnesty: US bombing of #DoctorsWithoutBorders hospital MUST be investigated now: http://amn.st/6014BMaVm #MSF #Kunduz http://t.co/YWaVpF…


Thu Oct 15 08:34:42 +0000 2015

Mocks are Bad, Layers are Bad http://accu.org/index.php/journals/2108 https://twitter.com/stevestreeting/status/654538313567731712


Thu Oct 15 08:36:26 +0000 2015

RT @sarahsharp: Wow. Not sure if it's someone posing as Richard Stallman, but still...
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2015-10/msg00862.html


Thu Oct 15 08:43:43 +0000 2015

Atwood's Law http://documentup.com/shelljs/shelljs


Fri Oct 16 07:54:42 +0000 2015

RT @Snowden: In an astonishing act of civil courage, one American just shattered an unspeakable lie. https://theintercept.com/drone-papers/ http://t.co/Ow…


Fri Oct 16 10:59:40 +0000 2015 Replying to @john_metcalf

very disappointingly, I'm afraid I don't. But I am thinking of re-writing it in JavaScript :-)


Fri Oct 16 12:19:22 +0000 2015

Pin-pointing China's attack against GitHub: http://blog.erratasec.com/2015/04/pin-pointing-chinas-attack-against.html#.ViDVPnDOvIZ.twitter


Fri Oct 16 13:34:39 +0000 2015

You inspired me http://www.spreadshirt.com/enterprise-forwarding-C3376A103390443 @stevestreeting https://twitter.com/stevestreeting/status/654585853159833600


Fri Oct 16 13:47:38 +0000 2015 Replying to @john_metcalf

:-( I just ran find over my entire backup drive to no avail.


Mon Oct 19 09:59:25 +0000 2015

@spreadshirt is there a problem with your UK site? I see spinners forever when trying to make a product.


Tue Oct 20 08:51:40 +0000 2015 Replying to @spreadshirt

the HTTPS Everywhere plugin triggered my problem. Lots of aborted requests to http://analytics.spreadshirt.co.uk


Thu Nov 05 12:20:33 +0000 2015

“I wanted to make a product and sell it directly to people who’d care about its quality.” — @dhh https://medium.com/@dhh/reconsider-41adf356857f


Fri Nov 06 10:12:23 +0000 2015

RT @wikileaks: #TPP launches major attack on open-source with this NSA-friendly anti-open source provision
#GNU


Fri Nov 06 10:18:34 +0000 2015

RT @libertyhq: Just so we're clear, there's DEFINITELY been no climbdown on surveillance. Spoiler alert: this is terrifying #IPBill https:/…


Fri Nov 06 10:21:09 +0000 2015

RT @LinuxVoice: New podcast! Recorded live with the ace @mcnalu at the equally ace @oggcamp 2015. http://bit.ly/1SrIwGO https://t.co/hCzZ…


Mon Nov 09 13:49:31 +0000 2015

I can't decide whether I'm more offended by the sexism or inaccuracy of this infographic http://www.resignationmedia.com/properties/thechive


Mon Nov 09 13:50:37 +0000 2015 Replying to @andybalaam

Their whole site reads like they really, really hate women. #ResignationMedia


Tue Nov 10 15:53:28 +0000 2015

RT @sarahsharp: The Gentle Art of Patch Review: http://sarah.thesharps.us/2014/09/01/the-gentle-art-of-patch-review/
Cc @chadversary


Wed Nov 11 08:41:30 +0000 2015

RT @natpryce: We are about to lose the War on Terror https://conspicuouschatter.wordpress.com/2015/11/05/uk-draft-ip-bill-the-last-policy-discussion-about-surveillance-before-the-mass-gagging/


Fri Nov 13 09:25:17 +0000 2015

RT @AccuOrg: November's C Vu Journal has been published, Volume 27 issue 5. http://accu.org/index.php/journal (ACCU members only). https://t.co/JhMi1…


Fri Nov 13 09:31:42 +0000 2015

RT @GoodRobotAndys: “Society” – The Good Robot Andys, Season 1, Episode 6 http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2015/11/11/society-the-good-robot-andys-season-1-episode-6/


Fri Nov 13 09:32:09 +0000 2015

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Bonus extra: Spectre, dealt with in 3 minutes: http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2015/11/11/spectre-bonus-the-good-robot-andys-season-1-episode-6-bonus/


Fri Nov 13 16:58:28 +0000 2015

I just discovered git rebase -i --exec "make test" master. It just does exactly what I needed. Again.


Mon Nov 16 15:00:36 +0000 2015

Diplomacy not bombs will end the misery in Syria and the horrors of Paris says Paddy Ashdown http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/diplomacy-not-bombs-end-misery-6838743#ICID=sharebar_twitter


Thu Nov 19 09:05:18 +0000 2015

RT @POTUS: Slamming the door in the face of refugees would betray our deepest values. That's not who we are. And it's not what we're going …


Fri Nov 20 09:17:46 +0000 2015

RT @GoodRobotAndys: "Sorcerer" - The Good Robot Andys, Season 1, Episode 7 http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2015/11/18/sorcerer-the-good-robot-andys-season-1-episode-7/


Fri Nov 20 09:25:16 +0000 2015

The Elm compiler wants to be your friend http://elm-lang.org/blog/compilers-as-assistants


Wed Nov 25 09:59:38 +0000 2015

Using @github and @gitlab #video http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/11/25/using-github-and-gitlab/ https://youtu.be/wcMX4n_orpQ


Thu Nov 26 08:44:44 +0000 2015

Free Raspberry Pi with @TheMagP1 magazine https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/issues/40/


Thu Nov 26 08:45:04 +0000 2015

RT @GoodRobotAndys: “John Wick” – The Good Robot Andys, Season 1, Episode 8 #film #podcast http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2015/11/25/john-wick-the-good-robot-andys-season-1-episode-8/


Thu Nov 26 12:53:25 +0000 2015

. @Plusnet are you storing my password in plain text? http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/25/plusnet_still_delivering_passwords_plaintext/ via @theregister


Fri Nov 27 09:19:09 +0000 2015 Replying to @andybalaam

. @plusnethelp so that's a yes?


Wed Dec 02 09:52:49 +0000 2015

VTech paid no attention to securing your kids' photos and chat http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/12/02/vtech_breach_breakdown/


Mon Dec 07 11:49:21 +0000 2015

Java's standard library is too hard to use, for simple things. Evidence? http://stackoverflow.com/a/1485730/22610?stw=2 QED.


Mon Dec 07 16:04:18 +0000 2015

Java HTTPS to a server with a self-signed certificate http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/12/07/java-https-to-a-server-with-a-self-signed-certificate/


Tue Dec 08 09:45:37 +0000 2015

RT @GoodRobotAndys: “Slow West” – The Good Robot Andys, Season 1, Episode 9 http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2015/12/04/slow-west-the-good-robot-andys-season-1-episode-9/


Tue Dec 08 09:51:19 +0000 2015

RT @Malsharifi: Hundreds of Muslims flooded the streets of London yesterday to condemn terrorism.

Media's response: Silence.

RT https://t…


Mon Dec 14 09:54:26 +0000 2015

Explore a codebase using my new project git-history-data https://developer.ibm.com/open/2015/12/11/learning-about-the-git-codebase-using-git-history-data/


Mon Dec 14 09:54:53 +0000 2015

Which files get modified by the most people? Who makes the biggest commits? https://developer.ibm.com/open/2015/12/11/learning-about-the-git-codebase-using-git-history-data/


Tue Dec 15 09:46:52 +0000 2015

RT @recompilermag: Issue 2 is for sale now http://recompilermag.com/2015/12/14/issue-2-is-for-sale-now/


Tue Dec 15 10:13:48 +0000 2015 Replying to @winkleink

you could use a local branch and remember never to push it, but I'd recommend not storing your keys in source control.


Tue Dec 15 10:18:55 +0000 2015 Replying to @winkleink

my videos on Git and GitHub might help, if you're not fully up to speed yet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcMX4n_orpQ


Tue Dec 15 10:21:58 +0000 2015 Replying to @winkleink

I hope the videos might help. Once you understand the underlying concepts it makes total sense. Without them, confusion.


Tue Dec 15 13:30:25 +0000 2015

RT @GoodRobotAndys: 2 films, 1 title, all in one podcast: "Far from the Madding Crowds" - The Good Robot Andys season 1, episode 10 https:/…


Tue Dec 22 09:28:17 +0000 2015

RT @EFF: F. Scott Fitzgerald died 75 years ago today. But Great Gatsby isn't public domain—thanks to absurd copyright terms. https://t.co/w…


Tue Dec 22 10:53:48 +0000 2015

Make a snowflake Christmas card in Scratch on @Raspberry_Pi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1PzzvpnE_g


Tue Dec 22 10:54:22 +0000 2015

Make a snowflake Christmas e-card web page on @Raspberry_Pi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcLBGvMOZWE


Fri Dec 25 18:20:59 +0000 2015

New release of Rabbit Escape - 100 levels of puzzling, no ads, open source, 60p https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.artificialworlds.rabbitescape


Mon Jan 04 15:20:48 +0000 2016

RT @EghamJam: Getting a @Raspberry_Pi for Christmas? Want to have fun with it? Come to Egham Raspberry Jam on the 17th Jan. https://t.co/XM…


Mon Jan 04 16:56:51 +0000 2016

RT @codinghorror: The Website Obesity Crisis http://idlewords.com/talks/website_obesity.htm


Mon Jan 04 21:02:48 +0000 2016

Is this how the Thought Police gets started? http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2016/01/04/out-of-school-education-settings/


Mon Jan 04 21:03:34 +0000 2016

Personally, I interpret “British values” to mean being tolerant of views very different from my own http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2016/01/04/out-of-school-education-settings/


Thu Jan 07 08:23:18 +0000 2016

Excited about Elm @elmlang - I wrote Snake http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2016/01/07/snake-in-elm/ https://youtu.be/kTwuPk3Lyxk


Thu Jan 07 11:00:34 +0000 2016

RT @natpryce: "Being a library HttpClient is not to dictate which logging framework the user has to use". No. Being a library HttpClient SH…


Mon Jan 11 18:33:55 +0000 2016

. @myhermes your courier said they dropped my parcel in Secure Porch, but I don't have a porch. Cust. serv. refused to help. Do you care?


Mon Jan 11 18:39:22 +0000 2016

RT @gavinengel: Support @andybalaam Andy Balaam creating Programming Videos @Patreon https://www.patreon.com/andybalaam?ty=2


Tue Jan 12 09:12:35 +0000 2016

Raspberry Pi Photo booth is nearly ready for @EghamJam . Just need to draw some comedy moustaches and Pi-themed photo frames!


Tue Jan 12 09:21:23 +0000 2016

RT @ohanhi: We built a business-critical web app for a customer in @elmlang. A brilliant decision!
http://futurice.com/blog/elm-in-the-real-world https://t.co/3R8…


Thu Jan 14 13:19:26 +0000 2016

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Song of the Sea - The Good Robot Andys, Season 1, Episode 11 http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2016/01/13/song-of-the-sea-the-good-robot-andys-season-1-episode-11/


Thu Jan 14 13:19:29 +0000 2016

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Bonus episode: Star Wars: The Force Awakens http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2016/01/13/star-wars-the-force-awakens-bonus-the-good-robot-andys-season-1-episode-11-bonus/


Mon Jan 18 05:05:52 +0000 2016

Raspberry Pi Funniest Photo Game @EghamJam http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2016/01/16/raspberry-pi-funniest-photo-game/


Mon Jan 18 05:06:08 +0000 2016

Which Raspberry Pi photo was funniest? @EghamJam http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2016/01/18/which-raspberry-pi-photo-was-funniest/


Mon Jan 18 05:07:47 +0000 2016

Our home-made photo booth box for @EghamJam


Mon Jan 18 05:10:39 +0000 2016

Brilliant to meet @thecookiegranny and @joshuabayfield at @EghamJam and find out about Sprint.js http://sprint.alex-bates.com/ like Scratch in JS!


Mon Jan 18 05:11:23 +0000 2016

Thanks @winkleink for another great @EghamJam https://youtu.be/H1VDzbbdA_M


Mon Jan 18 05:17:03 +0000 2016

Great to meet @AverageManvsPi at @EghamJam - awesome robots, ProtoZero kickstarter! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/955730101/protozero-a-raspberry-pi-zero-prototyping-board


Mon Jan 18 05:19:49 +0000 2016

Fantastic to meet @drlucyrogers at @EghamJam - cool robots and firecrackers with @NodeRED


Mon Jan 18 10:31:35 +0000 2016

Really good to meet @SouthendTech again at @EghamJam. Tried to persuade me to go to @CambridgeJam but one is enough for me!


Mon Jan 18 14:01:56 +0000 2016

"... mocking in Clojure ... a sign we need to refactor our code." http://blog.jenkster.com/2015/12/which-programming-languages-are-functional.html yes! http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/06/10/mocks-are-bad-layers-are-bad/


Tue Jan 19 10:13:15 +0000 2016

RT @AverageManvsPi: New blog post! A write up of the 10th Egham Raspberry Jam: http://www.averagemanvsraspberrypi.com/2016/01/10th-egham-raspberry-jam.html #RaspberryJam #RaspberryPi #Egham


Tue Jan 19 13:38:33 +0000 2016

RT @developerWorks: Dig into and analyze the #Git codebase using git-history-data | By @andybalaam ~ http://ow.ly/XcBLI


Tue Jan 19 13:49:36 +0000 2016

Video tutorials on #Git - why use it, how to use it (branches, merging, conflicts), using GitHub https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyU3jNA6VjSUZPhZ7WtoBUnxzChBwKuw


Tue Jan 19 16:33:19 +0000 2016

The #elmlang compiler told me "main" needs to return Element or Html (or a Signal of one of them). Is there a document telling me this?


Tue Jan 26 11:01:59 +0000 2016 Replying to @fbuontempo

I keep thinking a per-developer CI that acts as a gate for pushing to the central repo.


Wed Jan 27 09:10:00 +0000 2016 Replying to @eeue56 and @elmlang

potentially, yes - where? (I am west of London)


Wed Jan 27 09:15:28 +0000 2016 Replying to @AverageManvsPi and @EghamJam

the web?


Wed Jan 27 14:36:05 +0000 2016 Replying to @pillarist and @chrisoldwood

pure mistake, that I will now leave in because it tickles me.


Thu Jan 28 09:16:44 +0000 2016 Replying to @EghamJam and @AverageManvsPi

hmm lack of Internet is a problem. I was thinking of writing web pages, which could be done locally...


Thu Jan 28 10:26:42 +0000 2016

It's clear we need to stop depending so hard on a single (non-Free) source for our software http://blog.printf.net/articles/2015/05/29/announcing-gittorrent-a-decentralized-github/


Mon Feb 08 14:55:34 +0000 2016

Elm makes me happy #video #elmlang http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2016/02/08/elm-makes-me-happy/ https://youtu.be/8pPO9kM2N5I


Tue Feb 09 09:25:36 +0000 2016

RT @thelittlelisper: Racket ships with a fantastic tileset for 2D games
https://github.com/technomancy/super-explorer/blob/master/super-explorer.rkt
via @technomancy
#Lisp https://t.co/BWEin1…


Thu Feb 11 09:06:35 +0000 2016

This is the kind of evil stuff you do every day when hacking on Rabbit Escape https://github.com/andybalaam/rabbit-escape/pull/219


Thu Feb 11 09:29:03 +0000 2016

The science (and God!) of Interstellar http://www.theliturgists.com/podcast/2014/11/10/episode-8-special-announcement-interstellar @GoodRobotAndys @cockers_97


Thu Feb 11 09:33:31 +0000 2016

Rabbit Escape 0.8 now has a glowing speed-up button! http://artificialworlds.net/rabbit-escape/ Free download or 60p in Play Store.


Thu Feb 11 13:46:17 +0000 2016 Replying to @natpryce

Ant has dependencies between "targets". "Tasks" are just commands. Don't tell anyone I know this.


Thu Feb 11 13:55:26 +0000 2016 Replying to @natpryce

Ant has very little concept of anything useful.


Fri Feb 12 09:37:26 +0000 2016

Make a Firefox standalone app http://www.adercon.com/ac/node/38


Sun Feb 14 10:16:26 +0000 2016

Maybe coming to Rabbit Escape in a couple of release's time ... water that flows. https://github.com/andybalaam/rabbit-escape/issues/298


Mon Feb 15 09:40:23 +0000 2016

SourceForge Acquisition and Future Plans https://sourceforge.net/blog/sourceforge-acquisition-and-future-plans/


Mon Feb 15 14:47:05 +0000 2016

Overview of my favourite book of the Bible https://vimeo.com/153358379?ref=tw-share "God as accuser"


Fri Feb 26 09:49:58 +0000 2016

A Virtual DOM approach wins again (like #elmlang uses) https://twitter.com/eviltrout/status/702960324257976321


Fri Feb 26 11:11:23 +0000 2016

RT @hashpling: And I'm one of them! https://twitter.com/github/status/702263707561103360


Fri Feb 26 11:43:41 +0000 2016

https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/andybalaam/the+server+defaultserver+is+ready+to+run+a+smarter+planet.-A105625691#?affiliateId=1246955/sb/1456486894_SP_P_F_TS


Fri Feb 26 11:44:36 +0000 2016 Replying to @andybalaam

resorting to passive aggression


Fri Feb 26 12:22:37 +0000 2016

Figuring out how water will flow in Rabbit Escape https://github.com/andybalaam/rabbit-escape/issues/298


Mon Feb 29 09:26:11 +0000 2016

Been playing Poly Bridge by @drycactusgames. Wow, that is addictive. Almost forgot to sleep.


Mon Feb 29 09:27:42 +0000 2016

RT @Raspberry_Pi: Raspberry Pi 3 has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, 64-bit chip, still just $35 http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/02/raspberry-pi-3-has-wi-fi-and-bluetooth-64-bit-chip-still-just-35/


Tue Mar 01 17:14:59 +0000 2016

Coming soon to Rabbit Escape: fire! http://artificialworlds.net/rabbit-escape/


Wed Mar 02 09:15:06 +0000 2016 Replying to @andybalaam

. @sarahsharp My video series on Git may also be helpful https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di_-HAC6ms8&list=PLgyU3jNA6VjSUZPhZ7WtoBUnxzChBwKuw #OutreachyChat


Wed Mar 02 16:45:46 +0000 2016 Replying to @fbuontempo

Deeply, deeply unknown. Unknowable?


Mon Mar 14 10:53:35 +0000 2016

RT @m_wimpress: FOSS Talk Live! A free evening of Live Linux Podcasts. Tickets are limited, get yours now! http://www.fosstalk.com/ https://…


Mon Mar 14 11:19:20 +0000 2016

RT @UKUN_NewYork: Shocking doesn't even begin to describe latest @UNHumanRights report on #SouthSudan. It's time for an arms embargo. https…


Tue Mar 15 21:18:07 +0000 2016

The Rabbit Escape developers love rabbits https://github.com/andybalaam/rabbit-escape/pull/355


Fri Mar 18 09:05:43 +0000 2016

RT @LinuxVoice: Linux Voice issue 16 is free, CC and can be shared with the world -- tell your friends! https://www.linuxvoice.com/download-linux-voice-issue-16/ https://t.c…


Fri Mar 18 10:04:03 +0000 2016 Replying to @fbuontempo

Good luck.


Tue Mar 29 13:04:25 +0000 2016

@JabberUK my Jabber account on http://xmpp.org.uk won't log in - is there a problem? Thanks!


Wed Mar 30 08:24:08 +0000 2016 Replying to @JabberUK

yes, it's working again. Thanks for your help.


Sat Apr 02 00:18:02 +0000 2016

Rabbits may drown if you're not careful
http://artificialworlds.net/rabbit-escape/


Tue Apr 12 08:36:33 +0000 2016

RT @Cassetteboy: New! @privacyint and Cassetteboy vs The Snoopers' Charter - https://youtu.be/D2fSXp6N-vs #IPBill


Wed Apr 13 09:07:04 +0000 2016

RT @AccuOrg: Our free Overload journal of April 2016 is out - http://accu.org/#latestjournal


Mon Apr 18 21:15:37 +0000 2016

RT @GoodRobotAndys: “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” – The Good Robot Andys, Season 1, Episode 12 http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2016/02/18/me-and-earl-and-the-dying-girl-the-good-robot-andys-season-1-episode-12/


Mon Apr 18 21:15:39 +0000 2016

RT @GoodRobotAndys: “The Witch” – The Good Robot Andys, Season 2, Episode 1 http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2016/04/18/the-witch-the-good-robot-andys-season-2-episode-1/


Tue Apr 19 10:10:20 +0000 2016

RT @ACCUConf: We're looking forward to meeting you all next week for #ACCUConf! See you soon!


Tue Apr 19 13:10:41 +0000 2016

RT @russel_winder: Everyone at #ACCUConf, we changed the pattern so the hash tag is #ACCUConf rather than #accu2016. @ACCUConf


Tue Apr 19 13:28:30 +0000 2016

See some @AccuOrg members' blogs, and tweets on #ACCUConf at http://www.artificialworlds.net/planetcode/ @ACCUConf


Tue Apr 19 13:29:57 +0000 2016

Contact me if your blog is suitable to add to http://www.artificialworlds.net/planetcode/ #ACCUConf


Wed Apr 20 08:11:20 +0000 2016

RT @codemonkey_uk: Boss Alien are hiring coders. Excellent pay & conditions. No crunch. Get in touch! #gamehires #gamejobs plz RT. :)


Wed Apr 20 08:15:47 +0000 2016

Can't wait to arrive at #ACCUConf tomorrow. Don't do or say anything interesting until I'm there, please.


Wed Apr 20 08:18:30 +0000 2016

Possible idea for #ACCUConf lightning talk: please nominate the single worst decision made in the design of a programming language.


Wed Apr 20 09:00:48 +0000 2016 Replying to @phil_nash

ooh that's up there.


Wed Apr 20 09:03:23 +0000 2016 Replying to @phil_nash

yes but I'd prefer a more human measure of the misery it causes: NSaWs? ("nights spent at work")


Wed Apr 20 09:26:51 +0000 2016 Replying to @phil_nash

I explicitly instructed everyone in a previous tweet not to do or say anything interesting until I arrived.


Wed Apr 20 09:52:12 +0000 2016

Missing even a day of #ACCUConf is a terrible mistake. It's hard enough choosing between sessions when there. https://twitter.com/phil_nash/status/722718529825464320


Thu Apr 21 05:28:27 +0000 2016 Replying to @joshuabayfield

oh now PHP you're making to it too easy


Thu Apr 21 05:28:48 +0000 2016

RT @phil_nash: @andybalaam null pointers


Thu Apr 21 05:33:30 +0000 2016

On way to #ACCUConf. Looking forward to inspiration and some of the smartest people I've met.


Thu Apr 21 13:00:55 +0000 2016

Really interesting talk by @didierverna on Julia. Seems like scheme with some crazy syntax and types.


Thu Apr 21 14:35:13 +0000 2016

We are witnessing java approaching a usable language #ACCUConf "Refactoring to streams"


Fri Apr 22 10:00:28 +0000 2016

Come and see me talk about Snake written in 5 different languages tomorrow 14.30 #ACCUConf


Fri Apr 22 12:56:31 +0000 2016

Yes you can play Snake if you come to my talk tomorrow. #ACCUConf Which language will be most fun?


Fri Apr 22 12:57:22 +0000 2016 Replying to @andybalaam

ZX Spectrum BASIC, obviously.


Fri Apr 22 12:59:13 +0000 2016

Breaking news: an off-by-one error means we will actually cover 6 languages, not 5 at 14:00 tomorrow #ACCUConf


Fri Apr 22 13:10:42 +0000 2016

RT @fbuontempo: @andybalaam which will be slowest? 😉


Fri Apr 22 14:42:35 +0000 2016

As ever @KevlinHenney teaching us how to apply under-known ideas in totally practical ways. Express intent declaratively #ACCUConf


Fri Apr 22 14:44:13 +0000 2016 Replying to @fbuontempo

wait and see but look out for a layer of dynamic language built on top of a virtual machine.


Fri Apr 22 14:48:31 +0000 2016 Replying to @russel_winder

yeah that is unfortunate but I'm just filling an empty slot.


Fri Apr 22 15:40:07 +0000 2016

My remote control car broke, scuppering my project for Sunday :-( https://twitter.com/joshuabayfield/status/723536010026594304


Fri Apr 22 18:01:13 +0000 2016

RT @didierverna: @andybalaam Lisp has classes and static types, if you want them. #ACCUConf #publichumiliation


Fri Apr 22 18:01:20 +0000 2016

RT @austin_bingham: @andybalaam and @DRMacIver should combine forces to help us vote in the perfect programming language. #ACCUConf


Fri Apr 22 18:01:27 +0000 2016

RT @DRMacIver: @austin_bingham @andybalaam The last time I combined voting and programming languages, http://hammerprinciple.com/ happened.


Fri Apr 22 20:33:50 +0000 2016

My Snake session moved to 11.30 #ACCUConf


Fri Apr 22 23:55:50 +0000 2016 Replying to @fbuontempo

th concurrent ings some overlap times


Sat Apr 23 06:48:29 +0000 2016

'How to Evolve Your Way Out of a Paper Bag' @fbuontempo #ACCUConf https://youtu.be/vhhS_MYViW4


Sat Apr 23 06:53:09 +0000 2016

Snake in 6 languages is at 11.30 today #ACCUConf


Sat Apr 23 08:26:40 +0000 2016

Languages I wrote snake in: Elm, ZX BASIC, Ruby, Python3+Qt5, Groovy #ACCUConf 11.30 Bristol 3


Sat Apr 23 08:27:13 +0000 2016

RT @ACCUConf: Programme Changes: 11:30 Bristol 3 will now be ‘Writing Snake in 5 Programming Langauges’ by Andy Balaam #ACCUConf


Sat Apr 23 08:59:15 +0000 2016

RT @russel_winder: Note that it was @ysb33r and @andybalaam , not I, that explicitly mentioned #Groovy at #ACCUConf.


Sat Apr 23 12:39:48 +0000 2016

RT @fbuontempo: @andybalaam smashes his previous score in snake #ACCUConf


Sat Apr 23 12:39:55 +0000 2016

RT @robsmallshire: .@elmlang looks like Haskell but is honestly less scary than Haskell. @andybalaam at #ACCUConf implementing Snake.


Sat Apr 23 12:40:04 +0000 2016

RT @robsmallshire: At #ACCUConf @andybalaam depicts @elmlang as jewels and the browser as a potato is his architecture diagram.


Sat Apr 23 12:40:21 +0000 2016

RT @russel_winder: @robsmallshire Do I detect some built-in bias emanating from @andybalaam slides? #ACCUConf


Sat Apr 23 12:40:34 +0000 2016

RT @fbuontempo: @andybalaam moves on to the zx spectrum #snake #ACCUConf


Sat Apr 23 12:40:50 +0000 2016

RT @chrisoldwood: Snake in 5 different programming languages, including ZX Spectrum Basic! -- @andybalaam


Sat Apr 23 12:41:02 +0000 2016

RT @robsmallshire: .@andybalaam This would have been so much easier in BBC BASIC. #ACCUConf


Sat Apr 23 12:41:12 +0000 2016

RT @fbuontempo: @andybalaam being groovy #ACCUConf


Sat Apr 23 12:41:17 +0000 2016

RT @fbuontempo: @andybalaam and finally dart but his laptop is too slow to start eclipse #ACCUConf


Sat Apr 23 12:41:32 +0000 2016

RT @chrisoldwood: @bodil If it makes you feel any better I grew up on VIC-20 Basic and it wasn't any better :o). // @andybalaam


Sat Apr 23 12:41:41 +0000 2016

RT @avl7771: @robsmallshire @andybalaam @elmlang Opera is faster than a potato. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaT7thTxyq8


Sat Apr 23 12:43:55 +0000 2016 Replying to @andybalaam

https://www.patreon.com/andybalaam
Nominate the next language for snake @fbuontempo


Sat Apr 23 12:44:32 +0000 2016

RT @robsmallshire: Maybe this is the right time to plug my #abandonware BBC BASIC to .NET CIL compiler written in IronPython. https://t.co/…


Sat Apr 23 15:24:23 +0000 2016 Replying to @ZardoZ89, @bodil and @chrisoldwood

Sinclair BASIC, with all 16K of the promised 48


Sat Apr 23 16:52:43 +0000 2016

Awesome call to action from @annajayne : practice empathy #ACCUConf


Sat Apr 23 17:16:41 +0000 2016

Videos about writing snake in various languages http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZzr9wvlWaE&list=PLgyU3jNA6VjTYOJZVTYuxMz2UD7hi4Xsu&sns=tw #ACCUConf


Sat Apr 23 17:21:18 +0000 2016

Sinclair BASIC on a Web server http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/09/09/zx-spectrum-basic-web-server/ #ACCUConf


Sun Apr 24 08:01:30 +0000 2016

RT @fbuontempo: Write a Snake!Best practice article for accu's Overload mag #ACCUConf inspired by @andybalaam


Sun Apr 24 08:03:10 +0000 2016

Ants are small, right? @EghamJam


Sun Apr 24 15:11:32 +0000 2016

Ants that can draw graphs @EghamJam


Sun Apr 24 15:25:39 +0000 2016

Rabbits at @EghamJam http://artificialworlds.net/rabbit-escape


Sun Apr 24 16:31:45 +0000 2016

RT @MarkDurbin104: @chrisoldwood @andybalaam Just searched the "Complete Spectrum ROM Disassembly" (My influential ZX Book)
Its now a PDF,…


Sun Apr 24 16:31:49 +0000 2016

RT @chrisoldwood: @MarkDurbin104 @andybalaam I was a heretic - a VIC-20 / Amstrad CPC6128 person :o).


Sun Apr 24 16:32:43 +0000 2016 Replying to @chrisoldwood and @MarkDurbin104

vic20 people were friends. It was acorn people I was suspicious of.


Sun Apr 24 21:12:13 +0000 2016

RT @KevlinHenney: A bit of light Sunday viewing for you: "Declarative Thinking, Declarative Practice", my @ACCUConf #ACCUConf talk: https:/…


Mon Apr 25 13:10:34 +0000 2016

And thanks for mine for a lightning talk mentioning D :-) https://twitter.com/danielbryantuk/status/724544006244409344


Mon Apr 25 13:11:20 +0000 2016

RT @meetingcpp: Some videos from the #ACCUConf are already online:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJhay24LTpO1s4bIZxuIqKw/videos


Mon Apr 25 15:58:20 +0000 2016

Writing Libraries is Terrible by @DRMacIver #ACCUConf https://youtu.be/2XCDm3MoXUY


Tue Apr 26 12:40:31 +0000 2016

Normal life for a female software engineer: hundreds of rape and death threats http://read.bi/1NMEyVO We need to change.


Tue May 03 14:38:38 +0000 2016

Today I mostly can't run my "unit" tests because the shared database has gone down. #redredrefactor


Fri May 06 08:41:48 +0000 2016

RT @gvanrossum: mypy 0.4 released today! http://www.mypy-lang.org/ 'pip install mypy-lang'


Mon May 09 08:14:03 +0000 2016

You are fearfully and wonderfully made.


Mon May 09 12:39:08 +0000 2016

RT @jessitron: Tradeoffs of coordination among teams - or, the CAP theorem applied to your organization: http://blog.jessitron.com/2016/05/tradeoffs-in-coordination-among-teams.html


Mon May 09 12:42:14 +0000 2016

Read the free online book. Watch the videos. Your life will be better. https://twitter.com/neilccbrown/status/727851857603923969


Mon May 09 12:42:30 +0000 2016

RT @ACCUConf: Thank you again to all our fabulous speakers from #ACCUConf! To check out some of their sessions head on over to https://t.co…


Tue May 10 15:27:24 +0000 2016

#elmlang was amazing before. It's now much better http://elm-lang.org/blog/farewell-to-frp


Wed May 11 08:44:13 +0000 2016 Replying to @russel_winder

#elmlang has been a revelation to me.


Wed May 11 09:00:13 +0000 2016

RT @codinghorror: Thoughtful piece on the march towards centralized services https://whispersystems.org/blog/the-ecosystem-is-moving/


Wed May 11 11:23:22 +0000 2016 Replying to @russel_winder

Elm intends to replace it entirely. Don't know about others. I think ClojureScript does. Don't forget PureScript too.


Thu May 12 08:49:53 +0000 2016

RT @newsycombinator: Save Firefox https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/04/save-firefox


Thu May 12 08:52:53 +0000 2016 Replying to @russel_winder

If WebAssembly works (i.e. is faster on major browsers) then I guess so.


Tue May 17 08:53:52 +0000 2016

Elm video - some of the basics you need to read Elm code http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2016/05/13/elm-basics-video/ https://youtu.be/g48K6ABfRzA


Wed May 18 08:38:17 +0000 2016

My personal view of what the main ideas of Christianity are:
http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2016/05/18/basic-concepts-of-christianity-video/
https://youtu.be/SHEqaahin5w


Tue May 24 12:24:18 +0000 2016

RT @fbuontempo: A agent just asked me to remove "I can code my way out of a paper bag" from my CV


Thu May 26 08:19:30 +0000 2016 Replying to @russel_winder and @fbuontempo

I partially implemented a C++ REPL once. It's a terrible hack, but it works: http://www.artificialworlds.net/wiki/IGCC/IGCC


Thu May 26 08:20:50 +0000 2016 Replying to @russel_winder and @fbuontempo

Would anyone use it? 2.8K downloads since 2012, and not one email. I reckon no-one is using IGCC.


Thu May 26 08:22:03 +0000 2016 Replying to @russel_winder and @fbuontempo

I find I rarely use REPLs, even in langs where they are popular. It's often hard to get into the real context.


Thu May 26 08:23:43 +0000 2016 Replying to @fbuontempo

Very much not brilliant. ~500 lines of Python.


Thu May 26 08:35:22 +0000 2016 Replying to @russel_winder

Yet another example of Clang helping C++ grow up into a real language.


Fri May 27 08:16:42 +0000 2016

Rabbit Escape has no terms and conditions, unless you count a short privacy policy http://artificialworlds.net/rabbit-escape/privacy.html https://twitter.com/torkildl/status/735535906422165504


Mon Jun 06 10:06:17 +0000 2016

RT @Shevdon: Don't forget; in order to EU vote you must register by end of tomorrow, 7th June. Otherwise you get what everyone else wants.


Mon Jun 06 15:34:40 +0000 2016

Judging risk in an interaction with someone: https://kateharding.net/2009/10/08/guest-blogger-starling-schrodinger%E2%80%99s-rapist-or-a-guy%E2%80%99s-guide-to-approaching-strange-women-without-being-maced/


Tue Jun 07 10:14:36 +0000 2016

RT @faisalislam: IFS release statement saying Gove misrepresented their calculations on NHS Brexit impact in his interview with me: https:/…


Wed Jun 08 06:58:53 +0000 2016

Thanks! https://twitter.com/danielszmu/status/740325694496968704


Wed Jun 08 23:34:59 +0000 2016

RT @listratow: Docker fails to start on Ubuntu 15.04 by @andybalaam http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/07/17/docker-fails-to-start-on-ubuntu-15-04/


Thu Jun 09 09:47:27 +0000 2016 Replying to @danielszmu

My Scheme videos get a significant peak in views in September, which I take to mean some people are learning Scheme at uni.


Thu Jun 09 17:04:21 +0000 2016 Replying to @danielszmu

maybe some of us can be links in a chain lasting generations.


Thu Jun 09 21:35:39 +0000 2016

RT @GoodRobotAndys: “The Lobster” – The Good Robot Andys, Season 2, Episode 2 http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2016/06/09/the-lobster-the-good-robot-andys-season-2-episode-2/


Fri Jun 10 02:24:18 +0000 2016

Snake in Python 3 + Qt 5 video: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2016/06/10/snake-in-python-3-qt-5/ https://youtu.be/7oRf3XxBVMU


Wed Jun 15 00:28:59 +0000 2016

OK, just a little hint.
https://github.com/andybalaam/rabbit-escape/issues/99


Fri Jun 24 10:45:15 +0000 2016

Really enjoying my new job at @openmarket . We are recruiting! https://app.jobvite.com/j/?cj=oXfu2fws&s=AddThis#.V20N5vcrWPg.link


Fri Jun 24 10:46:41 +0000 2016

If anyone (esp. from a sometimes-under-represented group) wants to ask me anything about the role, PM me. https://twitter.com/andybalaam/status/746293099517861888


Fri Jun 24 10:47:44 +0000 2016

We are really keen to build a diverse team. PM me if you want to find out about the role or ask anything. https://twitter.com/andybalaam/status/746293099517861888


Fri Jun 24 12:52:59 +0000 2016

Several jobs available, at different levels and locations. (Our team is in London) http://jobs.jobvite.com/openmarket/jobs https://twitter.com/andybalaam/status/746293099517861888


Sun Jun 26 12:05:42 +0000 2016

Today's sermon: our job is the same as on Thursday - love our neighbours.


Mon Jun 27 13:52:10 +0000 2016

RT @DavidLammy: Wake up. We do not have to do this. We can stop this madness through a vote in Parliament. My statement below https://t.co/…


Mon Jun 27 13:57:44 +0000 2016

RT @HoCpetitions: The petition site is working and secure. We’re monitoring the site to ensure it’s used properly: https://petition.parliament.uk/help


Mon Jun 27 13:58:46 +0000 2016

http://keithharris.org/petition/


Wed Jun 29 08:34:23 +0000 2016

RT @benphillips76: London Mayor Sadiq Khan breaks Eid fast with the Archbishop and the Chief Rabbi. I love this picture so much. https://t.…


Wed Jun 29 08:35:37 +0000 2016

Brexit fallout: Six practical ways to help fix this mess http://gu.com/p/4nxxd/stw


Wed Jun 29 09:10:10 +0000 2016

We need a general election.


Wed Jun 29 09:54:18 +0000 2016

RT @fbuontempo: @ACCUConf more implementations of snake!!!!! Thanks @andybalaam for this year's surprise treat.


Sun Jul 03 23:19:44 +0000 2016

Rabbit Escape 0.9 is out now! 20 new phone-friendly small levels. It's an open source, home-made Android game.


Sun Jul 03 23:20:33 +0000 2016 Replying to @andybalaam

Download it free here: http://artificialworlds.net/rabbit-escape/ or buy on the Play store for 60p here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.artificialworlds.rabbitescape


Mon Jul 04 07:55:33 +0000 2016

Walkthroughs for Rabbit Escape by GamingInky https://youtu.be/k38IyW92wPE


Tue Jul 05 07:45:08 +0000 2016

Today's syllabus for my kids on #nutstrike day.


Wed Jul 06 19:19:53 +0000 2016 Replying to @fbuontempo

Just send them here, or, if you're feeling generous, sign up for a reward: https://www.patreon.com/andybalaam


Wed Jul 06 19:20:55 +0000 2016 Replying to @fbuontempo

Wow, good luck with the decision-making!


Fri Jul 08 11:58:49 +0000 2016 Replying to @fbuontempo

it begins.


Fri Jul 08 12:01:00 +0000 2016

RT @LinuxVoice: Linux Voice issue 20 is now @creativecommons! Share its awesomeness with everyone you know: https://www.linuxvoice.com/download-linux-voice-issue-20/ https:/…


Mon Jul 11 12:37:03 +0000 2016

RT @linclark: Code that my mom wrote 50 years ago just went up on GitHub https://twitter.com/pea53/status/751418260864667648


Mon Jul 11 12:49:02 +0000 2016

RT @aleszubajak: Law professor wears #BlackLivesMatter shirt to class. Students complain. Professor writes priceless response: https://t.co…


Tue Jul 12 07:50:24 +0000 2016

RT @guardian: Police blame worst rise in recorded hate crime on EU referendum http://trib.al/qo4ybXL


Tue Jul 12 15:48:20 +0000 2016

Car was damaged in an accident (no-one hurt). @coopukinsurance lost my car, found it again, and won't get me a replacement for days. Avoid.


Tue Jul 12 15:50:02 +0000 2016 Replying to @andybalaam

Not the kind of stress you need when shaken. My next insurance will be with someone who can reliably get me a new car, not @coopukinsurance


Tue Jul 12 16:01:33 +0000 2016

RT @mozilla: The first Rust components will ship to hundreds of millions of @firefox users soon! Many thanks, @rustlang community https://t…


Tue Jul 12 17:15:08 +0000 2016 Replying to @coopukinsurance

you can use my surname to find the claim. I am unhappy because we still have no replacement car.


Thu Jul 14 08:55:53 +0000 2016

RT @Raspberry_Pi: Anybody out there able to give Imran a hand? https://twitter.com/o_Immy_P/status/753272091252850689


Wed Aug 10 08:26:04 +0000 2016

Reading "Echoes" by @LauraTisdall. Really exciting. A hacker under pressure from everywhere is forced to leave the safety of digital life.


Wed Aug 10 09:05:45 +0000 2016 Replying to @LauraTisdall

just don't let any spoilers slip until I finish!


Wed Aug 10 12:47:56 +0000 2016

RT @cczona: Conferences: STEAL THIS IDEA. Talk time slot on badge! My speaker anxiety and my networking impulses both thank you. https://t.…


Thu Aug 11 08:50:02 +0000 2016

Two different functions, both called á() http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2016/08/11/ambiguous-names-in-java-due-to-non-normalised-unicode-but-all-ok-in-python/


Thu Aug 11 09:17:12 +0000 2016

RT @LinuxVoice: Issue 21 is now free and @creativecommons – tell your friends and share the GNU/Linux love! https://www.linuxvoice.com/download-linux-voice-issue-21/ https:/…


Fri Aug 12 08:59:31 +0000 2016

RT @codemonkey_uk: The latest issue of Overload has an article about implementing SNAAAKE http://thad.frogley.info/snaaake/ by yours truly: https://t…


Fri Aug 12 12:16:30 +0000 2016

Improving #rustlang errors, inspired by #elmlang https://blog.rust-lang.org/2016/08/10/Shape-of-errors-to-come.html


Mon Aug 15 10:51:57 +0000 2016

#FirstSevenLanguages
Sinclair BASIC
AMOS BASIC
Pascal
Java
C
C++
Scheme Lisp

Monotonically improving?


Wed Aug 17 06:40:05 +0000 2016

RT @EghamJam: Announcing 12th Egham Raspberry Jam on the 16th of October. Free to attend just register on Eventbrite.
https://t.co/JGe7c8Oo…


Fri Aug 19 15:27:36 +0000 2016

RT @ACCUConf: ACCU 2017 - Will you be there? Dates to be announced soon! #ACCUConf


Mon Aug 22 08:42:57 +0000 2016

RT @webmink: Open source uproar as MariaDB goes proprietary http://wmk.me/2bCzYPL


Tue Aug 23 12:31:38 +0000 2016

In which I wear no shoes at all. https://twitter.com/GoodRobotAndys/status/768063000653733888


Tue Aug 23 13:07:14 +0000 2016

Say it proud. https://twitter.com/samnewman/status/768011081654472704


Wed Aug 24 08:15:51 +0000 2016

RT @julianharty: Drones for Good: an automated way to detonate landmines - Mine Kafon Drone on @Kickstarter! http://kck.st/2a5PB1H


Mon Sep 05 08:59:55 +0000 2016

RT @clairettran: @WWCLondon don't forget the Ruby workshop is on Tues 6th Sep! Event details - https://t.co/cX1f4MtQ7b. Look forward to see…


Tue Sep 06 08:26:35 +0000 2016

RT @marius_i: What git server should I use? by @andybalaam http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/07/15/what-git-server-should-i-use/ #git #dev #programming #sourcecontrol #tech


Tue Sep 06 10:58:55 +0000 2016

RT @KathyBacon75: @GoodRobotAndys One year on I'm listening to Far From the Madding Crowds! Sorry it took me so long...


Tue Sep 06 10:59:13 +0000 2016 Replying to @KathyBacon75 and @GoodRobotAndys

there is no time limit :-)


Wed Sep 07 09:58:41 +0000 2016

GeekGirl Meetup UK Gives Away Free Tickets for Men in Tech http://www.geekgirlmeetup.co.uk/blog/2016/9/7/geekgirl-meetup-uk-gives-away-free-tickets-for-men-in-tech


Wed Sep 14 10:01:44 +0000 2016

Is a manual changelog a code/process smell?


Wed Sep 14 13:57:55 +0000 2016

RT @chrisoldwood: @andybalaam Probably, but not a big one, IMHO. I've usually pretended the JIRA/Trello story ID to commits for this.

http…


Wed Sep 14 14:02:13 +0000 2016

RT @schneierblog: Someone Is Learning How to Take Down the Internet: Over the past year or two, someone has been probing the de... https://…


Wed Sep 14 14:57:01 +0000 2016 Replying to @chrisoldwood

I thought maybe you were going for "prepended"?


Wed Sep 14 15:11:19 +0000 2016 Replying to @fbuontempo and @chrisoldwood

Aren't they all?


Thu Sep 15 12:21:08 +0000 2016

Free to use (CC-BY) tech people stock photos https://flic.kr/ps/35JBJ7 from #wocintech


Thu Sep 15 12:23:25 +0000 2016

RT @sarahmei: Wanting to teach others does not make you a lesser engineer. It makes you a greater one. https://twitter.com/JimStLeger/status/776180988753829892


Thu Sep 15 12:28:57 +0000 2016

RT @hrw: 3 years ago he warned public of massive gov surveillance, time for Obama to #PardonSnowden http://bit.ly/2cmwQLJ https://t.co/OT…


Thu Sep 15 15:59:03 +0000 2016

Simple example of Netty 4 usage http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2016/09/15/simple-example-of-netty-4-usage/


Thu Sep 15 16:01:40 +0000 2016 Replying to @andybalaam

"Simple" in heavy air quotes


Mon Sep 19 08:55:58 +0000 2016 Replying to @bodil and @openmarket

(based in Chiswick) is a brilliant place to work. Much of the code is Java, though. (I am hoping to improve that.)


Tue Sep 20 07:54:13 +0000 2016

RT @GoodRobotAndys: "Midnight Special" is not a horror film about a train http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2016/09/20/midnight-special-the-good-robot-andys-season-2-episode-5/ #podcast #film


Tue Sep 20 10:01:39 +0000 2016

RT @GoodRobotAndys: We are considering a "tech questions" podcast. Things like "What's so good about the Raspberry Pi?", "What is Python?"…


Tue Sep 20 10:01:45 +0000 2016

RT @GoodRobotAndys: @GoodRobotAndys If so, what questions would you like us to cover? E.g. "What is the Internet made of?"


Wed Sep 21 08:55:01 +0000 2016 Replying to @russel_winder and @ACCUConf

+1


Sat Sep 24 07:59:10 +0000 2016

New video series - how to write a programming language. Starting with a lexer:
http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2016/09/24/how-to-write-a-programming-language-part-1-the-lexer/
https://youtu.be/TG0qRDrUPpA


Thu Sep 29 16:34:48 +0000 2016

Hoping we can be helpful contributors to @womenwhocode ! https://twitter.com/oisinlunny/status/781527876776722432


Thu Sep 29 16:37:43 +0000 2016

Thanks for taking the time to meet us! Excited about @WomenWhoCode https://twitter.com/coderinheels/status/781524430493286401


Fri Sep 30 12:53:53 +0000 2016

RT @Snowden: If you're serious about security, @QubesOS is the best OS available today. It's what I use, and free. Nobody does VM isolation…


Fri Sep 30 12:54:05 +0000 2016

RT @lambdista: If you live/are willing to relocate to London and love pure FP this is your chance.
#haskell https://twitter.com/ndm_haskell/status/781471777352511488


Tue Oct 04 08:51:57 +0000 2016

RT @GoodRobotAndys: What is the Internet made of? The Good Robot Andys stray into technology http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2016/10/03/what-is-the-internet-made-of-the-good-robot-andys-season-2-episode-6/
https://t.co/HPYCMxK…


Mon Oct 10 08:45:13 +0000 2016

How to write a programming language, part 2 - the parser
http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2016/10/09/how-to-write-a-programming-language-part-2-the-parser/
https://youtu.be/9-EYWLbmiG0


Mon Oct 10 11:00:01 +0000 2016

RT @starstryder: Can we just celebrate this for a minute?

Girls present science to the President & everyone wears a tiara because https:…


Wed Oct 12 08:21:51 +0000 2016

RT @GoodRobotAndys: AndyB thought it might be actorly, but actually AndyC says it's survival horror, which sounds better "Green Room" https…


Thu Oct 13 08:20:06 +0000 2016

Saw a cyclist get "doored" this morning. The Dutch have a way to prevent it. http://99percentinvisible.org/article/dutch-reach-clever-workaround-keep-cyclists-getting-doored/


Thu Oct 13 15:26:43 +0000 2016

RT @AccuOrg: Our free Overload journal of October 2016 is out - http://accu.org/#latestjournal


Fri Oct 14 02:05:01 +0000 2016

Basic setup of a Haskell project http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2016/10/14/basic-haskell-project-setup-unit-tests-code-formatting/


Fri Oct 14 02:05:25 +0000 2016 Replying to @fbuontempo

I tried to write a unit test and ended up writing the missing documentation http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2016/10/14/basic-haskell-project-setup-unit-tests-code-formatting/


Sat Oct 15 10:06:42 +0000 2016

@winkleink we are bringing a Raspberry Pi t-shirt that didn't fit me to @EghamJam - could be a prize? Looks like: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/andybalaam/raspberry+pi+prompt-A106903116


Sun Oct 16 20:25:28 +0000 2016 Replying to @ukgrossman

Thanks great to meet you too!


Mon Oct 17 07:53:28 +0000 2016

How to write a programming language: the magic bit (the evaluator):
http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2016/10/16/how-to-write-a-programming-language-part-3-the-evaluator/
https://youtu.be/uhgEqRKDvjU


Mon Oct 17 07:55:51 +0000 2016

RT @MrTomsWorld: A quick blog post about today's @EghamJam
http://mrtomsworld.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/12th-egham-raspberry-jam.html


Mon Oct 17 08:24:15 +0000 2016

RT @winkleink: Some pictures from @EghamJam on Sunday
https://goo.gl/photos/NtPQxGa1zQtXjAXK9


Tue Oct 18 14:11:20 +0000 2016

RT @Snowden: Officials: Mass surveillance is legal.
Courts: No. Even post-2013, "bulk collection" violated human rights (ECHR).

https://t…


Tue Oct 25 08:52:02 +0000 2016

RT @fbuontempo: ACCU2017 CfP https://conference.accu.org/site/posts/201610202151_callforsessions.html


Thu Oct 27 11:13:45 +0000 2016

UK has the lowest % of female engineers in Europe #WinTech16


Fri Oct 28 11:58:39 +0000 2016

RT @popey: Sad to see the 'end' of @LinuxVoice https://www.linuxvoice.com/merge/ - Was great while it lasted!


Tue Nov 01 22:18:26 +0000 2016

Writing a unit test in Elm https://youtu.be/GNHOyHbGUlg


Wed Nov 02 10:06:43 +0000 2016

Trying https://mastodon.social after @KevlinHenney mentioned it. Find me at https://mastodon.social/users/andybalaam


Wed Nov 02 11:58:39 +0000 2016

RT @fbuontempo: @andybalaam @KevlinHenney And I'm at https://mastodon.social/users/fbuontempo


Thu Nov 03 09:24:59 +0000 2016

Come meep with me on https://mastodon.social


Fri Nov 04 12:29:08 +0000 2016

I have been using Elm to learn FP, and am seeing the limitations being described here, but it has been a brilliant introduction. https://twitter.com/bodil/status/794506158430179329


Mon Nov 07 08:52:43 +0000 2016

RT @Snowden: Researchers just demonstrated how to hack the official vote count with a $30 card. Details: https://blog.cylance.com/cylance-discloses-voting-machine-vulnerability https://t.…


Mon Nov 07 08:59:10 +0000 2016

RT @Pravdauk: Someone asked me why I read German History, at the time my answer was one day it might be useful. And that day as arrived. ht…


Mon Nov 07 09:07:43 +0000 2016

RT @LSE_WPS: Blog: Conflict-related sexual violence is preventable & should be a priority for new #UNSG http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/wps/2016/11/03/conflict-related-sexual-violence-is-a-preventable-crime-and-should-be-a-priority-for-the-new-un-secretary-general/ #EndSVC #…


Tue Nov 08 12:21:18 +0000 2016

@TheMagP1 how do I send you a proposed article?


Tue Nov 08 13:00:45 +0000 2016 Replying to @TheMagP1

thanks, sending now...


Wed Nov 09 09:01:59 +0000 2016

RT @Kasparov63: If you need help explaining to your kids that your president is bad guy and that opposing him is patriotic, I have some exp…


Wed Nov 09 09:02:57 +0000 2016

RT @Snowden: Brighter futures are not won through just a vote and hope, but by recognizing you are more than a check in a box.


Wed Nov 09 09:04:06 +0000 2016

RT @paddyashdown: If Trump does as he says & pulls the plug on NATO, UK will face 2 alternatives. Become a satrap of the US, or find our wa…


Wed Nov 09 09:07:39 +0000 2016

RT @kronda: I’ll just leave this here. Shared with permission. https://twitter.com/kronda/status/796208201158922240


Fri Nov 11 09:40:14 +0000 2016

RT @Snowden: The powers of one government are inherited by the next. Reforming them is now the greatest responsibility of this President, l…


Tue Nov 15 11:50:39 +0000 2016

RT @czaplic: Create the perfect bug report with @elmlang 0.18! New debugger let's you skip tedious repro and focus on the problem https://t…


Fri Nov 18 14:25:13 +0000 2016

RT @clairettran: A short snippet of last night's @WWCLondon Sonic Pi Ruby workshop @WomenWhoCode https://t.co/pgZMwHxJhA


Mon Nov 21 14:02:16 +0000 2016

We move on with a presumption of good faith in our fellow citizens https://youtu.be/p-w5Qg8_RgA


Mon Nov 21 14:04:19 +0000 2016 Replying to @TheMagP1

I emailed you a possible article but didn't get a reply - did you get it? Thanks!


Mon Nov 21 14:16:43 +0000 2016

RT @jdakwar: In addition to tear gas and water cannons, protesters reported being hit by rubber bullets and percussion grenades. https://t.…


Mon Nov 21 14:32:17 +0000 2016

RT @EverydaySexism: Support for men who have experienced rape or sexual abuse at any time in their lives from @SurvivorsUK https://t.co/JbI…


Mon Nov 21 14:37:46 +0000 2016 Replying to @TheMagP1

thanks! No hurry - just checking it arrived.


Tue Nov 22 09:09:36 +0000 2016

5 minute summary of the CAP theorem: http://mwhittaker.github.io/2014/08/16/illustrated-proof-cap-theorem/


Tue Nov 22 11:34:45 +0000 2016

Don't let the fear of being sent to jail stop you from fighting for what you believe in. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-38012048


Wed Nov 23 20:48:46 +0000 2016

Machine learning workshop with Women Who Code thanks @coderinheels !


Wed Nov 23 22:31:07 +0000 2016

Thank you! We had a great time https://twitter.com/coderinheels/status/801530785383776256


Thu Nov 24 09:15:16 +0000 2016

RT @openmarket: Thanks @coderinheels - it is an honour to support the amazing work of #WWCode @WomenWhoCode @WWCLondon #womenintech


Thu Nov 24 09:15:45 +0000 2016

RT @WWCLondon: @WomenWhoCode London members busy learning / finding out more about #MachineLearning Thanks to @OpenMarket London for host…


Thu Nov 24 09:15:57 +0000 2016

RT @WWCLondon: Andreea-Ingrid Funie has just kicked off tonight's #MachineLearning workshop at @OpenMarket London. #ml #womenintech #wwcod…


Thu Nov 24 09:16:05 +0000 2016

RT @coderinheels: .@WomenWhoCode London's #MachineLearning workshop is being hosted by @OpenMarket tonight. #ml #technology #womenintech #w…


Thu Nov 24 09:17:31 +0000 2016

RT @ThePracticalDev: Margaret Hamilton being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom


Thu Nov 24 09:32:44 +0000 2016

RT @webmink: Right-wing terrorist found guilty of murder of MP

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/nov/23/thomas-mair-found-guilty-of-jo-cox-murder?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Tweet


Mon Nov 28 13:23:08 +0000 2016

RT @astroclea: @ApolloMargaret can I just say what a great inspiration you are? Thank you for leading the way to the stars.


Mon Nov 28 13:31:40 +0000 2016

RT @natpryce: UK govt now requires ISPs record their users' browsing history.
http://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2016/11/serious-data-breach-puts-6-million-three-uk-mobile-customers-risk.html
http://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2016/10/uk-isp-talktalk-hit-huge-400000-fine-personal-data-breach.html
https://t.co/…


Tue Nov 29 10:30:27 +0000 2016

RT @czaplic: Been reviewing @rtfeldman's @elmlang book. I think it is excellent! Chapter 3 is great, and chapter 4 is out today.

https://t…


Thu Dec 01 10:17:53 +0000 2016

I'm going to be working with some year 6 (age 10) teachers to develop some coding lessons. Any useful links, Internets?


Thu Dec 01 10:18:57 +0000 2016 Replying to @andybalaam

My plan is to start by writing some HTML+JavaScript in Notepad. No need to install anything, which should reduce the pain.


Thu Dec 01 10:30:04 +0000 2016 Replying to @robsmallshire

We pretty much have boot-to-JS, which is, erm.


Thu Dec 01 11:01:02 +0000 2016

"Research" for kids coding found me this: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/131889810/


Thu Dec 01 12:15:12 +0000 2016

It's twitter. https://twitter.com/fbuontempo/status/804280147293638656


Thu Dec 01 14:56:40 +0000 2016

RT @robsmallshire: @andybalaam This just leaves me longing for the days of boot-to-BASIC. Where is boot-to-Python or boot-to-Ruby?


Thu Dec 01 15:00:17 +0000 2016 Replying to @andybalaam

every teacher should know about: https://www.raspberrypi.org/resources/


Thu Dec 01 15:01:22 +0000 2016 Replying to @andybalaam

and for help and idea with use the Raspberry Pi these are great:
http://www.theraspberrypiguy.com/tutorials/


Thu Dec 01 15:02:38 +0000 2016 Replying to @andybalaam

Anyone know any good HTML+JavaScript teaching resources?


Fri Dec 02 08:48:15 +0000 2016

A lot of people are arriving on https://mastodon.social


Fri Dec 02 09:03:38 +0000 2016

@chankfonts I used your awesome font Sarcastic Robot here: https://youtu.be/Yph9-fPTtm4 and only just saw the license - is it ok to use here?


Mon Dec 05 08:54:34 +0000 2016 Replying to @chankfonts

fantastic, thank you! Ever thought of releasing the font under a free culture license? https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/freeworks/


Tue Dec 06 09:01:14 +0000 2016

The year 6 teachers enjoyed writing their first HTML+CSS. We basically did fonts and styles. Next time, images. https://andybalaam.github.io/html-examples/


Tue Dec 06 09:02:17 +0000 2016 Replying to @andybalaam

When I get around to finishing it, there will be a blog post with all the links people suggested I give them.


Tue Dec 06 09:10:02 +0000 2016

RT @amnesty: Edward Snowden stood up for your human rights. Now it's time to stand up for him. Tell @POTUS to #PardonSnowden: https://t.co/…


Fri Dec 09 10:24:58 +0000 2016

Awesome! https://twitter.com/chankfonts/status/806470015063126016


Tue Dec 13 13:37:35 +0000 2016

RT @mike_ducker: Well, he does have a point.... https://twitter.com/jonnyhopper/status/808423620439633925


Tue Dec 13 13:43:04 +0000 2016

RT @wendymac: Just Launched! Women Who Draw, an open directory of female illustrators. Join & Share! http://WomenWhoDraw.com https://t.co/d…


Wed Dec 14 13:25:28 +0000 2016

RT @AccuOrg: Our free Overload journal of December 2016 is out - http://accu.org/#latestjournal


Wed Dec 14 15:59:05 +0000 2016

RT @robsmallshire: @KevlinHenney The ARM instruction set was designed and simulated by Sophie Wilson in BBC BASIC, which she also wrote. #H…


Thu Dec 15 00:07:04 +0000 2016

Woah the new debugger in #elmlang 0.18 makes debugging a mobile site easy. Just elm-make with --debug and refresh!


Thu Dec 15 00:08:03 +0000 2016 Replying to @aIexbates

No


Tue Dec 20 11:04:29 +0000 2016

"Arrival" is andyc's movie of the year https://twitter.com/GoodRobotAndys/status/811165168394760192


Tue Dec 20 11:09:25 +0000 2016

RT @GoodRobotAndys: The Good Robot Andys discuss Rogue One between recordings http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2016/12/19/rogue-one-the-good-robot-andys-season-2-episode-9-bonus/


Tue Dec 20 11:09:30 +0000 2016

RT @GoodRobotAndys: What is Coding? http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2016/12/19/what-is-coding-the-good-robot-andys-season-2-episode-10/


Wed Dec 21 12:25:20 +0000 2016

RT @joindiaspora: Something that we'll never be able to do because technically, **you** control diaspora* thanks to its free and open sourc…


Wed Dec 21 12:27:24 +0000 2016

RT @isislovecruft: SPOILER ALERT: they denied 100% of the patches with female-sounding pseudonyms https://twitter.com/isislovecruft/status/811502983615840256


Tue Jan 03 14:05:45 +0000 2017

A guide to Mastodon for non-programmers https://swaldie.github.io/Mastodon-Guide/


Wed Jan 04 11:35:56 +0000 2017

Standard Tuesday


Wed Jan 04 12:30:22 +0000 2017

Animated GIFs look better on https://mastodon.social/users/andybalaam/updates/618601


Wed Jan 04 15:25:08 +0000 2017

Play it here! http://www.artificialworlds.net/rabbit-escape/ https://twitter.com/aIexbates/status/816650410354241536


Fri Jan 06 17:04:52 +0000 2017

Is anyone else's @DreamHost @WordPress down? I think it can't see the DB...


Fri Jan 06 17:06:29 +0000 2017 Replying to @KathyBacon75 and @GoodRobotAndys

woohoo feedback!


Fri Jan 06 18:06:37 +0000 2017 Replying to @DreamHostCare

ticket #7607007 - thanks


Mon Jan 09 09:49:54 +0000 2017

We're going to the @EghamJam 22nd Jan!


Mon Jan 09 14:15:26 +0000 2017

RT @ditzkoff: The portion of that Meryl Streep speech that stunned and silenced the Golden Globes.


Mon Jan 09 14:35:59 +0000 2017

RT @gregcons: Interview with me ... good reason to join, no? https://twitter.com/AccuOrg/status/818019328524222466


Mon Jan 09 16:25:03 +0000 2017

Resources for teachers on coding http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/01/09/resources-for-year-6-teachers-on-coding-and-programming/


Wed Jan 11 09:18:14 +0000 2017

Rabbit Escape now has 140 levels http://artificialworlds.net/rabbit-escape/


Wed Jan 11 09:20:25 +0000 2017 Replying to @andybalaam

the 20 new levels are the hardest we have ever made.


Wed Jan 11 09:22:19 +0000 2017

People on https://mastodon.social are friendly and talk about #gamedev, among a number of other things, many of which I don't understand.


Wed Jan 11 14:23:58 +0000 2017

RT @Snowden: Mr. President, if you grant only one act of clemency as you exit the White House, please: free Chelsea Manning. You alone can…


Fri Jan 13 13:17:20 +0000 2017

Me! https://twitter.com/TartanLlama/status/819835930496430081


Fri Jan 13 17:34:04 +0000 2017

Let's switch to Signal: https://sgnl.link/1KpeYmF


Mon Jan 16 09:10:01 +0000 2017

The fact that WhatsApp handles key changes is not a "backdoor" https://whispersystems.org/blog/there-is-no-whatsapp-backdoor/


Mon Jan 16 09:14:27 +0000 2017

RT @EghamJam: One week to go. http://eghamjam13.eventbrite.com
If you live near Egham and Staines drop by and experience something new. @Maplin_SNS


Mon Jan 16 09:15:06 +0000 2017

RT @Snowden: The world's top human rights groups just delivered over one million signatures to Obama. For once, I have no words. https://t.…


Mon Jan 16 19:01:25 +0000 2017

The prayer I prayed on Sunday


Thu Jan 19 08:09:42 +0000 2017

Submitting an app to F-Droid http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/01/17/submitting-a-package-to-f-droid/


Thu Jan 19 08:10:22 +0000 2017

Automating UI smoke tests for an Android app http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/01/17/automated-ui-tests-on-android/


Thu Jan 19 14:10:11 +0000 2017

RT @xychelsea: Thank you @BarackObama for giving me a chance. =,)


Fri Jan 20 09:18:53 +0000 2017

People are making friends and being nice to each other on http://mastodon.social


Fri Jan 20 11:56:03 +0000 2017

High priority Free Software projects https://www.fsf.org/campaigns/priority-projects/


Sat Jan 21 16:08:31 +0000 2017

Chaotic car of @Raspberry_Pi coming to @EghamJam tomorrow! It's got a mind of its own.


Sun Jan 22 13:11:51 +0000 2017

The Chaos Car blog post: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/01/22/raspberry-pi-jam-chaos-car/ for @EghamJam


Mon Jan 23 11:10:09 +0000 2017

I am on Weds at 4pm! "How to write a programming language" https://twitter.com/fbuontempo/status/823471227897528320


Mon Jan 23 11:13:03 +0000 2017

RT @_zyxt_: I'll be speaking at ACCU for the first time this year. 4pm on the Wed. See here for the full schedule. https://conference.accu.org/site/stories/2017/schedule.html


Mon Jan 23 11:13:22 +0000 2017 Replying to @fbuontempo

is it #accu or #accuconf or something else?


Thu Jan 26 10:21:08 +0000 2017

You can follow #AccuConf on http://mastodon.social here: https://mastodon.social/tags/accuconf


Thu Jan 26 10:26:35 +0000 2017

RT @GoldenGateNPS: “One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.” -Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.


Thu Jan 26 19:36:19 +0000 2017

I am loving Gravity Defied (Trail racing game) - https://f-droid.org/app/org.happysanta.gd


Tue Jan 31 09:37:13 +0000 2017

My game Rabbit Escape is now on the F-Droid store! https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=net.artificialworlds.rabbitescape


Tue Jan 31 15:28:57 +0000 2017

Here's an instrumental metal song my mate Pete and I wrote about 15 years ago. Samples from "Frankenstein 2000" http://www.artificialworlds.net/mnemonic/music/Peoples_Network.mp3


Fri Feb 10 09:15:50 +0000 2017

5 years after the last release, version 1.4 of my music player GSSMP is out - now built for AMD64! http://gssmp.sourceforge.net/


Fri Feb 10 09:16:42 +0000 2017

RT @Samathy_Barratt: Who do I know going to @ACCUConf this year?

I'm looking to share accommodation.


Fri Feb 10 09:20:47 +0000 2017

RT @andylongshaw: Slightly less quietly if we all retweet it https://twitter.com/Independent/status/829361346047332352


Fri Feb 10 09:23:04 +0000 2017

RT @coderinheels: .@wmginsberg, ProdMgr at Google's @Polymer Project on stage now at @WomenWhoCode London's Meetup at @TicketmasterUK // #W…


Fri Feb 10 09:26:32 +0000 2017

Full example of how to make multiple podcast RSS feeds with Jekyll https://github.com/andybalaam/Jekyll-Podcast-Feed


Tue Feb 14 08:59:03 +0000 2017

RT @adamconover: This is perhaps the best gaming bundle of all time. The Witness, Stardew Valley & more, & ALL the $ go to charity https://…


Thu Feb 16 09:47:09 +0000 2017

RT @GoodRobotAndys: “High Rise” – The Good Robot Andys, Season 3, Episode 1
http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2017/02/13/high-rise-the-good-robot-andys-season-3-episode-1/


Thu Feb 16 09:48:42 +0000 2017

What if death exists? http://artificialworlds.net/imagine/podcast/2017/02/08/what-if-death-exists.html


Fri Feb 17 09:00:03 +0000 2017

What if death does not exist? http://artificialworlds.net/imagine/podcast/2017/02/12/what-if-death-does-not-exist.html


Fri Feb 17 09:02:23 +0000 2017

RT @gasproni: This is very important | Mass sexual assault in Frankfurt by refugees 'completely made up' http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/frankfurt-mass-sexual-assault-refugees-fake-made-up-bild-germany-cologne-new-year-allegations-a7581291.html


Mon Feb 20 08:56:22 +0000 2017

Consider http://mastodon.social - https://medium.com/@Gargron/the-power-to-build-communities-a-response-to-mark-zuckerberg-3f2cac9148a4#.oqhsnx81f


Mon Feb 20 09:31:08 +0000 2017

RT @sarahmei: 1. You ARE good at this.
2. You WILL face discrimination & maybe harassment.
3. You CAN take your fabulous self elsewhere. Li…


Tue Feb 21 09:06:52 +0000 2017

What if god does not exist? #podcast http://artificialworlds.net/imagine/podcast/2017/02/12/what-if-god-does-not-exist.html


Wed Feb 22 09:46:15 +0000 2017

RT @guardian: No, wives 'withholding sex' are not to blame for male violence | Laura Bates http://trib.al/ciUv4pf


Thu Feb 23 11:17:20 +0000 2017

What if god exists? http://artificialworlds.net/imagine/podcast/2017/02/13/what-if-god-exists.html


Fri Feb 24 09:18:32 +0000 2017

A huge rush of people are arriving on http://mastodon.social


Fri Feb 24 09:24:44 +0000 2017

Paul Nuttall of the UKIPs https://youtu.be/eusOPQotliw


Mon Feb 27 11:05:06 +0000 2017

RT @sarahmei: Grace Hopper was 37 when she joined the Navy, 40-something when she pioneered the compiler, & 50-something when she wrote COB…


Tue Mar 07 15:57:12 +0000 2017

I would vote for a party willing to raise and spend 10 billion USD/year to solve the clean water problem http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/23/world/price-of-safe-water-for-all-10-billion-and-the-will-to-provide-it.html


Wed Mar 08 13:30:47 +0000 2017

RT @Herring1967: Some people sponsoring me per tweet today (you may want to set an upper limit) Donate to Refuge if you like https://t.co/x…


Thu Mar 09 14:25:25 +0000 2017

RT @PatrickIber: Alice Duer Miller would have been great at twitter. From "Are Women People?" 1915


Thu Mar 09 14:31:41 +0000 2017

RT @codinghorror: What happened when gender roles were reversed in the Trump / Clinton debates? https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2017/march/trump-clinton-debates-gender-reversal.html


Mon Mar 13 11:59:04 +0000 2017

RT @EghamJam: 30th April. Next Egham Raspberry Jam. Come learn about programming and electronics. http://eghamjam14.eventbrite.com


Mon Mar 13 12:47:43 +0000 2017

RT @nowthisnews: This Democratic congressman had the perfect takedown of Paul Ryan and the GOP's health care plan


Wed Mar 29 07:09:48 +0000 2017

The guard on my @SW_Trains train this morning (07:54 from Egham) is brilliant: good info, clear, friendly.


Wed Mar 29 20:34:58 +0000 2017

Including a little discussion about Arnie: https://twitter.com/GoodRobotAndys/status/847185126131994624


Thu Mar 30 12:36:17 +0000 2017

RT @oisinlunny: Great to catch up with @coderinheels & @andybalaam at @fora_space this morning


Thu Mar 30 12:56:31 +0000 2017

Possible workshops I might lead for @WWCLondon - how to write a programming language, first look at #elmlang programming. Votes?


Thu Mar 30 14:11:40 +0000 2017

RT @coderinheels: Squeezing in a meeting with @openmarket & @fora_space. Love ❤️ this place! Scheduling some @WomenWhoCode London events…


Thu Mar 30 15:49:43 +0000 2017

Just generally? https://twitter.com/fbuontempo/status/847446880220991489


Fri Mar 31 09:16:48 +0000 2017

RT @fbuontempo: @andybalaam New languages +1. Speaking +1. Both. +1 (or two)


Fri Mar 31 09:17:07 +0000 2017 Replying to @fbuontempo

Looks like both might be the plan actually :-)


Fri Mar 31 09:22:58 +0000 2017

RT @StackOverflow: Keeping your information safe is our top concern. Today we launch the next evolution of security at Stack Overflow. http…


Mon Apr 03 08:06:12 +0000 2017

RT @argumatronic: > if we write code with a Monoid constraint, but it doesn't actually require a Monoid, then we're no better than animals…


Mon Apr 03 12:58:25 +0000 2017

People are arriving: http://mastodon.social http://mastodon.xyz http://icosahedron.website http://social.tchncs.de http://gay.crime.team


Tue Apr 04 12:50:11 +0000 2017

RT @argumatronic: hi @twitter could you kindly loan some of your servers to http://mastodon.social for a while because we are all going th…


Thu Apr 06 08:42:10 +0000 2017

Canonical are dropping Unity https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/04/05/growing-ubuntu-for-cloud-and-iot-rather-than-phone-and-convergence/


Fri Apr 07 08:17:15 +0000 2017

RT @eddiejaoude: Interesting, #twitter has some competition… https://twitter.com/WeRockTech/status/849939753185099779


Tue Apr 18 13:10:01 +0000 2017

Register to vote, then vote Lib Dem.


Thu Apr 20 15:39:54 +0000 2017

Ditch the birdsite and join us for a Mastodon-exclusive week, starting this Monday! #woollyweek https://chaos.social/@blinry/50986


Thu Apr 20 15:40:21 +0000 2017

RT @fbuontempo: About to practice my keynote for #ACCUconf to work colleagues


Thu Apr 20 15:41:00 +0000 2017

RT @russel_winder: Still time to get your @ACCUConf ticket for next week. If you are not there you won't hear @russmiles , @fbuontempo , @…


Fri Apr 21 12:18:18 +0000 2017

RT @timfarron: It's not too late to prevent a divisive, hard Brexit. This is your chance to change the direction of our country.
https://t.…


Mon Apr 24 12:40:28 +0000 2017

The http://mastodon.social network is approaching 0.5M users.


Mon Apr 24 12:43:40 +0000 2017

RT @EghamJam: One week (and a day) to Egham Raspberry Jam. http://eghamjam14.eventbrite.com


Wed Apr 26 05:30:57 +0000 2017

On way to #accuconf . It's all about the code.


Wed Apr 26 05:37:24 +0000 2017

Slides ready for my talk 4pm today at #accuconf


Wed Apr 26 05:55:21 +0000 2017

RT @fbuontempo: Lakos is in the building. Repeat Lakos is in the building #ACCUConf //@annajayne


Wed Apr 26 06:01:32 +0000 2017

RT @annajayne: Setup and almost ready.... #accuconf



Wed Apr 26 06:12:40 +0000 2017

2 possible lightning talks in mind for #accuconf but no mental space until my main talk today is done.


Thu Apr 27 11:38:46 +0000 2017

Considering writing snake in Chapel #accuconf


Thu Apr 27 11:41:22 +0000 2017

RT @fbuontempo: Next, @andybalaam writes his own programming language. Wonder if he's written snake in it? #ACCUConf


Thu Apr 27 11:41:28 +0000 2017

RT @fbuontempo: And in Cell a tab is explicitly an error @andybalaam #ACCUConf


Thu Apr 27 12:34:14 +0000 2017

RT @fbuontempo: Cell appears to be tuples all the way down @andybalaam #ACCUConf


Thu Apr 27 12:34:15 +0000 2017

RT @fbuontempo: Cell stands for cell elementary learning language @andybalaam #ACCUConf


Thu Apr 27 13:02:21 +0000 2017

@petegoodliffe my slide (yes, just 1) for #accuconf lightning talk "A Story" tonight: http://www.artificialworlds.net/presentations/a-story-about-feeling-safe/a-story.pdf


Thu Apr 27 14:18:53 +0000 2017

Dmitry Kandalov writing snake in Kotlin! #ACCUConf


Thu Apr 27 14:28:38 +0000 2017

Kotlin looks amazing - thanks for a brilliant talk @dmitrykandalov #accuconf


Thu Apr 27 18:15:18 +0000 2017

Text of my#ACCUConf lightning talk "A story" http://artificialworlds.net/presentations/a-story-about-feeling-safe/a-story.html


Thu Apr 27 18:20:12 +0000 2017

RT @russel_winder: @andybalaam @dmitrykandalov If you are at #DevoxxUK, I'm doing a couple of sessions that will involve #Kotlin and #Ceylo…


Thu Apr 27 18:20:19 +0000 2017

RT @fbuontempo: @andybalaam on the associated of magic and meta - magic users. (Nearly made me cry ) #ACCUConf


Thu Apr 27 18:20:39 +0000 2017

RT @richardhoward: I want to join The AMMU. Thank you @andybalaam #ACCUConf


Thu Apr 27 18:20:59 +0000 2017

RT @richardhoward: @fbuontempo @andybalaam It was lovely. My favourite thing all year 👏


Thu Apr 27 18:21:39 +0000 2017

RT @Samathy_Barratt: "Ignoring the things that exclude people and make people feel unsafe, does not make those things go away" #ACCUConf


Thu Apr 27 18:21:46 +0000 2017

RT @Samathy_Barratt: #ACCUConf, or The Association of Magic and Metamagic Users 😄


Thu Apr 27 18:23:34 +0000 2017

Text of my #ACCUConf lightning talk "A story" http://artificialworlds.net/presentations/a-story-about-feeling-safe/a-story.html


Thu Apr 27 18:23:51 +0000 2017

Thanks! https://twitter.com/russel_winder/status/857661229996834818


Thu Apr 27 18:28:30 +0000 2017

RT @phil_nash: H/t @andybalaam https://twitter.com/Samathy_Barratt/status/857653207060926465


Fri Apr 28 10:09:00 +0000 2017

Brilliant keynote by brilliant @fbuontempo at #ACCUConf . Made me think about death again.


Fri Apr 28 10:10:33 +0000 2017

RT @hatcat01: Once you learn about confirmation bias you start seeing it everywhere. @fbuontempo #ACCUConf


Fri Apr 28 10:10:43 +0000 2017

RT @hatcat01: I'm REALLY ENJOYING this keynote from @fbuontempo on AI: Actual Intelligence at #ACCUConf. Covers stuff I’ve been mulling for…


Fri Apr 28 10:11:04 +0000 2017

RT @robsmallshire: "My mother's maiden name had to be at least 8 letters long" @fbuontempo in her #ACCUConf keynote on Actual Intelligence.


Fri Apr 28 10:22:29 +0000 2017

RT @petegoodliffe: @fbuontempo @andybalaam Made me cry


Fri Apr 28 10:23:22 +0000 2017

RT @ChapelLanguage: The "Audacity of Chapel" playlist is now on Spotify for @ACCUConf:

https://open.spotify.com/user/bradchapel/playlist/3O7reyeZu1QFkPXRH2pR5Q


Fri Apr 28 10:23:37 +0000 2017

RT @fbuontempo: std::launder show me the money. Nico is so much more than an application programmer #ACCUConf


Fri Apr 28 10:24:51 +0000 2017

I know this feeling :-) https://twitter.com/Samathy_Barratt/status/857706559052419072


Fri Apr 28 10:27:06 +0000 2017

RT @russel_winder: @andybalaam Loved this, thank you.


Fri Apr 28 10:27:46 +0000 2017

I am sold https://twitter.com/fbuontempo/status/857901210564743169


Fri Apr 28 10:28:01 +0000 2017

RT @fbuontempo: @andybalaam Goth ;-)


Fri Apr 28 10:28:45 +0000 2017

RT @sebrose: Welcome to Uncanny Valley. @fbuontempo in search of Actual Intelligence. (9:30 am keynote at #ACCUConf might be the wrong plac…


Fri Apr 28 10:29:07 +0000 2017

RT @fbuontempo: @andybalaam snakes out of a 2D paper bag? @KevlinHenney suggests "snakes on a plane" as title


Fri Apr 28 10:30:54 +0000 2017

RT @pcwilliams: Something that might interest some #accuconf folks, teaching the world "what is code" https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-paul-ford-what-is-code/ @TechAtBloomb…


Fri Apr 28 10:36:04 +0000 2017

I am thinking a cellular automaton, but not sure I can make it work. https://twitter.com/ChapelLanguage/status/857667096926408704


Fri Apr 28 10:37:10 +0000 2017 Replying to @ChapelLanguage

http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/03/27/snake-in-zx-spectrum-basic/


Fri Apr 28 13:12:09 +0000 2017

"What is Git?" Surely you know, Charles? #ACCUConf


Fri Apr 28 15:43:16 +0000 2017 Replying to @ChapelLanguage

will do!


Fri Apr 28 15:43:26 +0000 2017

Thanks! https://twitter.com/winkleink/status/857906867426791425


Fri Apr 28 15:44:43 +0000 2017

RT @JonJagger: http://cyber-dojo.org now supports Elm + ElmTest (thanks to Austin Bingham) #cyber-dojo #ACCUconf


Fri Apr 28 15:45:24 +0000 2017

RT @ChapelLanguage: The slides from Brad's @ACCUConf keynote, "The Audacity of Chapel" are now available from the Chapel website:

https://…


Fri Apr 28 15:49:08 +0000 2017

RT @robsmallshire: At #AccuConf @AhtoTruu's talk on Fenwick Trees was a moment of brilliance, highly relevant to a problem I'm working on.


Fri Apr 28 15:49:17 +0000 2017

RT @PeteDoesStuff: Just watched a great talk on accidental complexity in code by @KevlinHenney. Definitely worth a viewing! https://t.co/Lt…


Fri Apr 28 15:51:49 +0000 2017

RT @antogilbert87: Charles Bailey is holding an absolute masterclass about Git at #ACCUConf !


Fri Apr 28 15:52:37 +0000 2017

RT @AhtoTruu: Just did my first #ACCUConf talk! Code and slides at https://github.com/ahtotruu/fenwick


Fri Apr 28 21:52:02 +0000 2017

RT @fbuontempo: Inspired by @michelgrootjans at #ACCUConf


Fri Apr 28 21:56:02 +0000 2017

Thanks! https://twitter.com/bethmackenzie/status/857989958824546304


Sat Apr 29 10:05:07 +0000 2017

RT @ACCUConf: Code Club - Help support their important work - Just Giving Text 'GPJL64' or '70070' then amount £5, £10, £20 etc....Thank yo…


Sat Apr 29 10:05:36 +0000 2017

RT @Samathy_Barratt: "Everything at #ACCUConf is about doing stuff at compile time. This wouldn't be a real talk unless I did things at com…


Sat Apr 29 10:07:35 +0000 2017

RT @petegoodliffe: #ACCUConf has been (so far) astonishingly well organised, with great speakers, spectacular atmosphere, and wonderful att…


Tue May 02 08:32:44 +0000 2017

A story about magic, and how we treat each other: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/05/02/a-story-about-magic-and-how-we-treat-each-other/


Tue May 02 08:34:17 +0000 2017

RT @fbuontempo: Battle twitter wherein AI bursts your echo chamber #startupIdea @andybalaam @IAmSteveLove


Tue May 02 08:34:53 +0000 2017

RT @_JonKalb: @joncaves @CppCon @ACCUConf I'm listening. How can we encourage a more diverse set of speakers and attendees?


Tue May 02 08:35:17 +0000 2017

RT @Samathy_Barratt: I just published “A Magical new World — Thoughts of a first time ACCU attendee.” https://medium.com/p/a-magical-new-world-thoughts-of-a-first-time-accu-attendee-3c819440aaaf


Tue May 02 08:39:15 +0000 2017 Replying to @Samathy_Barratt

Brilliant to hear you enjoyed it! I always find it exciting and incredibly draining.


Tue May 02 08:47:09 +0000 2017

RT @mattgodbolt: A fantastic #ACCUConf trip report. Wish I'd have known how great is was going to be! http://vittorioromeo.info/index/blog/accu2017_trip_report.html


Tue May 02 08:49:18 +0000 2017

RT @anastasiak2512: That was a great story of one person inspiring the whole community. Really new and modern C++ is coming! Thanks @herbsu…


Tue May 02 08:53:57 +0000 2017

RT @MrTomsWorld: Some pictures from today's awesome @EghamJam. https://flic.kr/s/aHskUNuvsf


Tue May 02 08:55:31 +0000 2017

RT @russel_winder: Dear @ACCUConf attenders, thanks for making 2017 conference so great. New attenders told me it was welcoming and inclusi…


Tue May 02 08:57:10 +0000 2017

RT @TartanLlama: Had a great time at #ACCUConf. Thanks to everyone who was so welcoming and to all the speakers for their great talks!


Tue May 02 08:57:35 +0000 2017

RT @odinthenerd: #ACCUConf has opened my mind to the point that I don't even know what to say, some people in C++ are truly amazing


Tue May 02 08:58:06 +0000 2017

RT @russel_winder: . @herbsutter on @ACCUConf "ACCU is a multi-language conference, the best kind".


Tue May 02 09:03:36 +0000 2017

RT @TartanLlama: @phil_nash @andybalaam I got a rudimentary version of compile-time-checked builders working: https://godbolt.org/g/aPlbYU


Tue May 02 09:10:36 +0000 2017

RT @fbuontempo: "PyTest is my new favourite thing" @IAmSteveLove #ACCUConf


Tue May 02 09:21:38 +0000 2017

Possibly biggest takeaway from #ACCUConf - view the ASM from loads of different compiler versions live at https://gcc.godbolt.org


Tue May 02 09:24:15 +0000 2017 Replying to @TartanLlama and @phil_nash

Awesome! New challenge - make it a compile error to e.g. set age twice.


Tue May 02 09:58:42 +0000 2017

Parallel programming with what just might be the right separation of concerns - Chapel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HfeuJAJKmM #ACCUConf


Tue May 02 09:59:20 +0000 2017 Replying to @TartanLlama and @phil_nash

You rule.


Tue May 02 10:17:10 +0000 2017

Facebook target you when vulnerable https://arstechnica.com/business/2017/05/facebook-helped-advertisers-target-teens-who-feel-worthless/


Tue May 02 10:18:19 +0000 2017

http://mastodon.social has over half a million people on it. It is not controlled by a single entity. There are thousands of servers.


Tue May 02 11:28:07 +0000 2017 Replying to @Samathy_Barratt

Thanks, I was over-simplifying.


Tue May 02 11:33:58 +0000 2017

RT @TartanLlama: My trip report for #ACCUConf @ACCUConf: http://blog.tartanllama.xyz/c++/2017/05/02/accu-trip-report/


Tue May 02 11:34:32 +0000 2017 Replying to @TartanLlama and @ACCUConf

Wow, thanks for the kind words about my talk! Brilliant to meet you.


Tue May 02 11:40:48 +0000 2017

Blog aggregator of people involved with #ACCUConf and others. Ping me if you'd like to be on there http://artificialworlds.net/planetcode/


Tue May 02 11:42:50 +0000 2017 Replying to @andybalaam

.@TartanLlama @Samathy_Barratt @supahvee1234 I'm looking at you


Tue May 02 11:43:18 +0000 2017 Replying to @andybalaam

Obviously it's mainly aimed at the RSS feed since the formatting is what you might call "basic".


Tue May 02 15:32:13 +0000 2017

@supahvee1234 I couldn't find an RSS feed for your blog - http://vittorioromeo.info/index/1.rss looks like it's just one category?


Tue May 02 15:45:51 +0000 2017

Planet Code now features @Samathy_Barratt @arne_mertz and @TartanLlama http://artificialworlds.net/planetcode/atom.xml @supahvee1234 hopefully soon...


Tue May 02 19:30:48 +0000 2017

RT @gregcons: "ACCU did a great job of creating a safe and welcoming space" - Yay! #ACCUConf https://twitter.com/Samathy_Barratt/status/859138593880723456


Tue May 02 19:41:29 +0000 2017 Replying to @supahvee1234

Thanks, now added! Some kind of <link would be cool as in https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/RSS/Getting_Started/Syndicating


Tue May 02 19:43:04 +0000 2017 Replying to @robsmallshire, @a_williams, @sixty_north and @austin_bingham

Added, but nothing is showing up because the newest post is from 2015?


Tue May 02 19:46:04 +0000 2017 Replying to @supahvee1234

Also, the items need <description>s to show up right, and date should look like:
<pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2017 08:29:19 +0000</pubDate> and


Tue May 02 19:47:57 +0000 2017 Replying to @andybalaam

.@Samathy_Barratt @arne_mertz @TartanLlama @supahvee1234 Added @supahvee1234 and @sixty_north ! More welcome...


Tue May 02 21:12:58 +0000 2017

Planet Code updates http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/05/02/planet-code-updates/


Tue May 02 21:23:59 +0000 2017 Replying to @fbuontempo

Thanks, already there!


Wed May 03 15:24:36 +0000 2017

RT @BBCPeterH: Oxfordshire Leave voter tells Lib Dem Leader Tim Farron "You are an absolute disgrace!" Watch what happens next... https://t…


Wed May 03 15:32:55 +0000 2017 Replying to @Dymaxion and @openmarket

(London) is recruiting a security person. Good people, lots of work to do...


Mon May 08 08:28:08 +0000 2017 Replying to @supahvee1234

Thanks, looks much better. If you want full articles to appear on planetcode, you need the full article in the description, but up to you.


Mon May 08 08:31:40 +0000 2017 Replying to @cockers_97, @plinytweet and @Herring1967

It is eggstremely old, but effective.


Mon May 08 14:43:51 +0000 2017

RT @ACCUConf: I added a video to a @YouTube playlist http://youtu.be/lFBW2qBAcaU?a Mastering Git’s index - Charles Bailey [ACCU 2017]


Wed May 10 08:13:49 +0000 2017

I was supposed to be writing an Android game but instead blogged about getting Gradle to show you the actual errors: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/05/10/make-android-gradle-display-unit-test-failure-messages/


Wed May 10 08:14:29 +0000 2017

RT @Snowden: This FBI Director has sought for years to jail me on account of my political activities. If I can oppose his firing, so can yo…


Wed May 10 12:02:21 +0000 2017

Intro to GNU Social and Mastodon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbThIh4M790


Fri May 12 08:16:38 +0000 2017

Me talking through the full code of a tiny programming language: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82-XjMzKaC8 #accuconf


Fri May 12 08:17:24 +0000 2017

A C++ iterator range that wraps another to adapt it http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/05/12/c-iterator-wrapperadaptor-example/


Fri May 12 12:46:07 +0000 2017

RT @Raspberry_Pi: New post: the open-source @JuliaLanguage for scientific computing is now available for Raspberry Pi https://t.co/7dP12nHF…


Mon May 15 13:31:20 +0000 2017

Python async explained properly https://youtu.be/tS08IP5ibTs - I was confused, and am now enlightened #accuconf @robsmallshire


Tue May 16 14:34:23 +0000 2017

RT @GoodRobotAndys: What killed all those NHS computers anyway? http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2017/05/15/wannacry-ransomware-attack-the-good-robot-andys-season-3-episode-5/ #podcast


Tue May 16 14:34:29 +0000 2017

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Train to Busan #podcast with spoilers http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2017/05/15/train-to-busan-the-good-robot-andys-season-3-episode-6/


Tue May 16 14:34:34 +0000 2017

RT @GoodRobotAndys: 2 minutes on Alien Covenant #podcast http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2017/05/16/alien-covenant-the-good-robot-andys-season-3-episode-6-bonus/


Tue May 16 14:34:40 +0000 2017

RT @GoodRobotAndys: The Good Robot Andys #podcasts are on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysjFTdELhw4


Tue May 16 14:43:29 +0000 2017

RT @jimkillock: Lib Dems to scrap mass snooping powers if elected—well done @LibDems for making this an election issue #GE2017 https://t.c…


Wed May 17 07:58:53 +0000 2017

Wrapping an iterator with another in a non-1-1 way in C++ http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/05/17/c-iterator-wrapping-a-stream-not-1-1/


Wed May 17 10:22:13 +0000 2017

RT @actual_ransom: The three bitcoin wallets tied to #WannaCry ransomware have received 266 payments totaling 43.3013299 BTC ($77,759.94 US…


Wed May 17 14:57:40 +0000 2017

RT @LeaVerou: OMG I just released my work of the past 2yrs as OSS! 🙀🙀🙀
Introducing Mavo: Create Web Apps Entirely By Writing HTML! https://…


Wed May 17 15:00:44 +0000 2017 Replying to @stevestreeting

http://mastodon.social has quite a bit of gamedev discussion but I think it may still be closed for registrations.


Thu May 18 08:56:54 +0000 2017

RT @kotlin: You've been waiting for this: Google just announced that Kotlin has become a first-class language on Android!
https://t.co/4OMO…


Fri May 19 07:54:04 +0000 2017

RT @Samathy_Barratt: This is one amazing woman.
She changed the world. https://twitter.com/xychelsea/status/865250670831702016


Fri May 19 08:00:32 +0000 2017

RT @StephanTLavavej: Stop using the std::iterator base class; C++17 deprecated it. Just provide the 5 typedefs directly. Remember, value_ty…


Fri May 19 12:28:43 +0000 2017

Come and learn to code with me! https://twitter.com/EghamJam/status/865543641741180930


Fri May 19 14:01:14 +0000 2017

RT @EghamJam: Yes, yes, yes @Andybalaam will be running a programming workshop. https://twitter.com/andybalaam/status/865544747309424643


Mon May 22 08:05:57 +0000 2017

Register to vote by midnight today https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote


Mon May 22 12:22:56 +0000 2017

RT @LibDemPress: Over 50 leading business figures back Lib Dems as the only UK party supporting staying in the single market https://t.co/h…


Tue May 23 08:28:29 +0000 2017

https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/22/15535374/mastodon-spotlight-aftermath


Tue May 23 08:47:07 +0000 2017

In the week up to 12th May, 64 children under 14 died in the UK. Like last night, each was a tragedy. Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/weeklyprovisionalfiguresondeathsregisteredinenglandandwales


Tue May 23 08:55:29 +0000 2017

RT @EghamJam: After 14 Egham Raspberry Jam finally set up a blog.
http://eghamrjam.blogspot.com/


Wed May 24 11:53:37 +0000 2017

RT @DrRayBakes: Fantastic work by #Newsround. They should just take over the rolling coverage:



Fri Jun 02 06:09:54 +0000 2017 Replying to @robsmallshire

Thanks. I was actually going to ask you to point out any mistakes I had made - I am finding it really tricky to understand.


Mon Jun 05 08:26:48 +0000 2017

RT @KevlinHenney: Terrorism (politics through violence) and the xenophobic/racist right wing (politics through hatred) exist in symbiosis.…


Tue Jun 06 10:51:02 +0000 2017

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Swiss Army Man spoilerific review, (warning: contains mention of Wonder Woman) http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2017/06/05/swiss-army-man-the-good-robot-andys-season-3-episode-7/


Tue Jun 06 13:38:55 +0000 2017

Vote https://youtu.be/p7iUYWMD77w


Tue Jun 06 21:44:55 +0000 2017

RT @natpryce: Or to put it another way: UK prime minister furthering the aims of Al Qaeda & ISIS https://twitter.com/reutersworld/status/872166845545107456


Tue Jun 06 21:49:45 +0000 2017

RT @DaveGorman: 1: A few years ago a friend of mine, who happens to be a vicar, was having a moan. He'd been asked to sign a petition by a…


Fri Jun 09 09:07:57 +0000 2017

Running very large numbers of tasks in Python3 asyncio required a bit of DIY: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/05/31/python-3-large-numbers-of-tasks-with-limited-concurrency/


Fri Jun 09 09:08:33 +0000 2017

Ensuring Python includes the timezone when you print a datetime in ISO format: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/06/09/python-printing-utc-dates-in-iso8601-format-with-time-zone/


Fri Jun 09 11:11:33 +0000 2017

RT @DarylOrts: OpenMarket Inc. is looking for Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to join my team. Learn more or J...
http://app.jobvite.com/m?3sfKJiwX


Fri Jun 09 20:56:13 +0000 2017

#StrongandStableLeadership


Mon Jun 12 09:46:23 +0000 2017 Replying to @ddahink

I tried to build on this to allow 100M requests here: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/06/12/making-100-million-requests-with-python-aiohttp/


Mon Jun 12 09:46:29 +0000 2017 Replying to @GlukAlex

I tried to build on this to allow 100M requests here: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/06/12/making-100-million-requests-with-python-aiohttp/


Mon Jun 12 09:47:56 +0000 2017

Making 100 million requests with Python 3 aiohttp: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/06/12/making-100-million-requests-with-python-aiohttp/ (building on work by #PawełMiech)


Mon Jun 12 10:15:35 +0000 2017

RT @winkleink: Next @EghamJam 23rd July. http://eghamrjam.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/announcing-15th-egham-raspberry-jam.html
Time to finalise the workshops.


Mon Jun 12 10:23:14 +0000 2017

RT @DarylOrts: OpenMarket Inc. is looking for Lead Software Development Engineer to join my team. Learn more or ...
http://app.jobvite.com/m?3UfiKiwY


Mon Jun 12 15:48:06 +0000 2017 Replying to @GlukAlex

That could definitely be a cool way of approaching it, but I wonder whether it would look less similar to the sync equivalent code?


Thu Jun 15 09:26:00 +0000 2017 Replying to @GlukAlex

Thanks, I am aware of Akka but haven't got into it much yet!


Fri Jun 16 12:20:21 +0000 2017

RT @robsmallshire: What's a coroutine? Come to my #ndcoslo talk at 15:00 in room 8 to find out. With added Python 3 goodness.


Thu Jun 22 08:01:48 +0000 2017

Coming soon to a Rabbit Escape near you, rabbots:


Thu Jun 22 08:14:49 +0000 2017

RT @EghamJam: Egham Jam 23rd July. We got workshops and retro computing http://eghamrjam.blogspot.com/

@andybalaam @MrTomsWorld


Fri Jun 23 01:45:21 +0000 2017

"git what" is "git status" on steroids https://github.com/andybalaam/git-what


Mon Jun 26 10:46:50 +0000 2017

RT @bodil: stdout, always and forever. https://twitter.com/tammybutow/status/878292705587023873


Tue Jun 27 01:19:32 +0000 2017

My first attempt to contribute code to the Python standard library: http://bugs.python.org/issue30782


Tue Jun 27 01:20:27 +0000 2017

RT @TartanLlama: Yay, the Metaclasses C++ proposal is here: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2017/p0707r0.pdf


Tue Jun 27 08:19:49 +0000 2017

Looking forward to the @WWCLondon event tomorrow! https://www.openmarket.com/press/openmarket-hosts-women-code-event-london/


Tue Jun 27 15:59:56 +0000 2017 Replying to @jo_liss and @bodil

I support not supporting them: the primary purpose of a version num. is a hierarchically-orderable number (right?) and words are ambiguous.


Wed Jun 28 10:02:35 +0000 2017

RT @shanselman: How does a blind developer code? Check out my friend @saqibs code an app LIVE on stage in @VisualStudio https://t.co/a1eD7f…


Wed Jun 28 10:04:10 +0000 2017

RT @hackerfantastic: #Petya encrypts ON BOOT. If you see CHKDSK message your files not yet encrypted, power off immediately. You can recove…


Wed Jun 28 14:53:43 +0000 2017

RT @coderinheels: Looking forward to our @WomenWhoCode London workshop tonight - Writing Your Own Programming Language w/ @andybalaam @open…


Wed Jun 28 17:09:18 +0000 2017

@WWCLondon volunteers


Wed Jun 28 17:14:47 +0000 2017

@WWCLondon my slides in big!


Wed Jun 28 20:57:07 +0000 2017

RT @SPataut: "It's all about the cool" Thx @andybalaam
Great workshop !
@WomenWhoCode @coderinheels


Wed Jun 28 20:58:27 +0000 2017

RT @WWCLondon: We've just kicked off our "Write Your Own Programming Language" workshop, with @andybalaam. Thanks for the support @openmar…


Wed Jun 28 21:02:03 +0000 2017

RT @WWCLondon: Thanks @andybalaam for that great Write Your Own Programming Language workshop! & thanks @openmarket and @fora_space for spo…


Thu Jun 29 09:22:06 +0000 2017

My report on the @WWCLondon event at @fora_space last night http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/06/29/women-who-code-workshop-on-write-your-own-programming-language/


Thu Jun 29 09:23:27 +0000 2017

RT @KaraMarck: Fantastic @WWCLondon workshop writing a super mini compiler in #Python! Thank you @andybalaam, @WWCLondon, @openmarket 😀 htt…


Thu Jun 29 09:48:15 +0000 2017 Replying to @feyeleanor

definitely my favourite type of program!


Thu Jun 29 10:02:59 +0000 2017

RT @feyeleanor: @andybalaam language internals have fascinated me since my teens - long before I met academia & PL theory & imposter syndro…


Fri Jun 30 18:21:51 +0000 2017

RT @winkleink: 23rd July. What a way to start the summer holidays.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/15th-egham-raspberry-jam-tickets-34722936237


Tue Jul 04 10:22:32 +0000 2017

RT @phil_nash: If you use Catch, please help me out by completing this simple, 10 question, survey: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/TLLYQJW
(and please RT)


Tue Jul 04 10:25:55 +0000 2017

RT @gdndevelopers: Really excited to host @WWCLondon tonight for an intro to building an API in Scala https://t.co/rlDvraTke4


Tue Jul 04 12:07:55 +0000 2017

RT @SocProgressIOM: A Brit wrote to @GuyVerhofstadt asking him to save her EU citizenship - here is his reply (below) #Remain 🇬🇧🇪🇺 https://…


Thu Jul 06 14:42:28 +0000 2017

RT @Samathy_Barratt: This would all be solved if people just considered "Does this negatively affect me directly? No? Okay then. "


Fri Jul 07 07:58:20 +0000 2017

Just binge-watched series 1 and 2 on All4. Amazing. Seriously. https://twitter.com/AbbottVision/status/882927226710261762


Fri Jul 07 08:05:57 +0000 2017

RT @dmitrykandalov: Kotlin's hidden costs - Benchmarks https://sites.google.com/a/athaydes.com/renato-athaydes/posts/kotlinshiddencosts-benchmarks


Thu Jul 13 00:38:43 +0000 2017

RT @winkleink: @chertseyRC For @EghamJam the Scratch workshop is perfect or 8/9 year old.
Send a Contact the Organiser email from the Even…


Thu Jul 13 00:38:59 +0000 2017

RT @BrianTRice: Code review is inherently too late for collaboration, especially if there's a power dynamic like blocking someone's next ac…


Fri Jul 14 07:42:57 +0000 2017

RT @winkleink: Are you in the #Staines #Ashford #Egham area and want your kids to learn programming and making with electronics. https://t.…


Fri Jul 14 09:45:07 +0000 2017

RT @DarylOrts: OpenMarket Inc. is looking for Software Development Engineer to join my team. Learn more or Jobvi...
http://app.jobvite.com/m?3KUTNiw7


Mon Jul 17 08:24:36 +0000 2017

GNOME3 on Ubuntu ready to test https://popey.com/blog/posts/ubuntu-artful-desktop-july-shakedown.html


Mon Jul 17 08:26:23 +0000 2017

RT @TartanLlama: I finally understand how shared library load tracing works on Linux. Made a short demo here, will write up soon. https://t…


Tue Jul 18 08:40:34 +0000 2017

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Podcast on #BabyDriver http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2017/07/17/baby-driver-the-good-robot-andys-season-3-episode-9/


Tue Jul 18 08:40:45 +0000 2017

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Slight ramblings related to the new @bbcdoctorwho http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2017/07/17/jodie-whittaker-is-doctor-who-the-good-robot-andys-season-3-episode-9-bonus-1/


Tue Jul 18 08:40:47 +0000 2017

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Thank you #GeorgeARomero podcast: http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2017/07/17/george-romero-tribute-the-good-robot-andys-season-3-episode-9-bonus-2/


Tue Jul 18 08:41:20 +0000 2017

RT @direlog: ‘programming’ is a delightful pastime in which you debug for hours only to discover the real problem is: you can’t read, and y…


Tue Jul 18 08:54:19 +0000 2017

RT @xor: George Romero died yesterday. Usually that would start a 70-year clock on his copyrights. But his masterpiece was already public d…


Tue Jul 18 12:28:38 +0000 2017

RT @nowthisnews: This might just be the best government PSA ever.


Wed Jul 19 22:49:47 +0000 2017

RT @GoodRobotAndys: George Romero tribute #podcast https://youtu.be/kv3lfzBeb_k


Wed Jul 19 22:50:18 +0000 2017

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Jodie Whittaker is @bbcdoctorwho #podcast https://youtu.be/AJZY34R3wnU


Wed Jul 19 22:50:21 +0000 2017

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Baby Driver #podcast https://youtu.be/D39R2BG3Fag


Fri Jul 21 07:22:17 +0000 2017

RT @coderinheels: Margaret Hamilton talks about being NASA's first software engineer & creating the software that launched Apollo 11 https:…


Sun Jul 23 08:52:34 +0000 2017

Lots of instructions ready for @EghamJam today. It's a "broken levels challenge"


Sun Jul 23 08:56:18 +0000 2017

Traffic lights workshop all ready for @EghamJam too! A bit of python at 2.45, some scratch at 1.30.


Sun Jul 23 09:50:27 +0000 2017 Replying to @EghamJam, @ben_nuttall and @rjam_chat

the power of Lego!


Sun Jul 23 16:24:39 +0000 2017

Thanks everyone, hope you enjoyed it! https://twitter.com/EghamJam/status/889133371242291200


Sun Jul 23 16:24:56 +0000 2017

RT @EghamJam: Now learning Python with #GPIOZero


Sun Jul 23 16:25:04 +0000 2017

RT @EghamJam: Learning Physical computing with @matt_sendorek at @EghamJam


Sun Jul 23 16:27:32 +0000 2017

RT @chertseyRC: @EghamJam @4tronix_uk @rjam_chat @andybalaam Oscar loved it thanks !


Sun Jul 23 16:27:53 +0000 2017

RT @chertseyRC: Lots more fun and games @EghamJam




Sun Jul 23 16:45:11 +0000 2017

Info about the Broken Levels challenge and Traffic Lights workshop we did today at @EghamJam https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/07/23/broken-levels-challenge-egham-raspberry-pi-jam-july-2017/


Sun Jul 23 16:47:58 +0000 2017

RT @EghamJam: Thank you for running the Scratch workshop. Over subscribed and amazingly successful. https://twitter.com/matt_sendorek/status/889091031102369793


Sun Jul 23 16:49:09 +0000 2017 Replying to @EghamJam

Any time!


Sun Jul 23 19:01:05 +0000 2017

RT @MrTomsWorld: Some random photos from today's @EghamJam. https://flic.kr/s/aHskZVdW5y


Sun Jul 23 21:46:20 +0000 2017

It was fun, see you next time! https://twitter.com/EghamJam/status/889163429809926145


Mon Jul 24 15:38:48 +0000 2017

RT @jessphillips: So spent morning encouraging women to have smear tests to save lives and other women to demand pay equality, first email…


Tue Jul 25 14:35:19 +0000 2017

RT @robsmallshire: Electric cars – only good for city run arounds. That was ten years ago. Just reached the arctic 1000 km north of home, v…


Wed Jul 26 12:25:13 +0000 2017

RT @fbuontempo: Wondering how to draw decent pictures for the book.. Liking matplotlib's xkcd module (https://matplotlib.org/examples/showcase/xkcd.html) https://t.co…


Wed Jul 26 14:18:35 +0000 2017

RT @winkleink: @andybalaam @EghamJam As discussed at @EghamJam mould for lego pieces. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/162447960342


Wed Jul 26 14:24:25 +0000 2017

RT @xychelsea: remember, its love and inspiration that gives us our courage 🌈💕😎 https://twitter.com/InspiraExspira/status/890215523522314240


Wed Jul 26 15:46:46 +0000 2017

RT @ACLU: For any trans service member affected by today’s announcement: Please get in touch with us, because we want to hear from you.


Thu Jul 27 10:50:11 +0000 2017

I love questions about programming, including functional, testing, Lisp, Python, Java, C++! I have wrong opinions about most things. https://twitter.com/sehurlburt/status/889004724669661184


Thu Jul 27 12:29:18 +0000 2017

RT @ACCUConf: Herb Sutter - Thoughts on Metaclasses - Keynote from Day 4 of ACCU17 http://youtu.be/6nsyX37nsRs?a


Fri Jul 28 08:42:01 +0000 2017

RT @TartanLlama: I'm getting a lot of people asking me for resources to learn C++. Here's a thread of some ideas (but please keep DMing me…


Fri Jul 28 08:43:56 +0000 2017

"Effective C++" to go from error-prone to slightly less error-prone. "Modern C++ Design" to have your mind blown.(Both highly recommended.) https://twitter.com/TartanLlama/status/890588119799656448


Fri Jul 28 08:48:26 +0000 2017

C++ was invented primarily to teach humility to humans. https://twitter.com/TartanLlama/status/890591871877218304


Fri Jul 28 08:54:32 +0000 2017

boom https://twitter.com/codemonkey_uk/status/890688287467286528


Mon Aug 07 09:38:27 +0000 2017 Replying to @chrisoldwood and @seanjreilly

The talk is here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82-XjMzKaC8 - more for fun than usefulness!


Mon Aug 07 09:38:51 +0000 2017

RT @EghamJam: Write up for Egham Raspberry Jam from the 24th July.
http://eghamrjam.blogspot.com/2017/08/15th-egham-raspberry-jam-report.html
Thank you to @matt_sendorek and @andybalaam for…


Mon Aug 07 14:47:10 +0000 2017

RT @DarylOrts: OpenMarket Inc. is looking for Software Development Engineer to join my team. Learn more or Jobvi...
http://app.jobvite.com/m?38suZjwR


Mon Aug 07 14:51:01 +0000 2017

RT @sarah_eliz_gray: Here's to the women who stride into work on Monday after a weekend reading arguments against their place in their chos…


Mon Aug 07 14:56:06 +0000 2017 Replying to @sehurlburt

We are looking for devs: http://jobs.jobvite.com/careers/openmarket/job/oszy5fwo?__jvst=Employee&__jvsd=sZdF7hwK&__jvsc=Twitter&bid=n2naVBwA


Fri Aug 11 06:11:33 +0000 2017

@BBCr4today 784+441=1225 and 900+256=1156. I wrote a small Python program.


Fri Aug 11 06:17:02 +0000 2017

#PuzzleForToday https://twitter.com/andybalaam/status/895890413156003840


Wed Aug 16 08:02:09 +0000 2017

RT @xpyrrh: I would apply for this if I didn't need a work visa! UK followers here you go https://twitter.com/andybalaam/status/894572867903516672


Wed Aug 16 08:53:42 +0000 2017

RT @KevlinHenney: Scrollbars: do or do not; there is no try.

Have them or don't: this whole appear-only-on-mouse-over (maybe), 1mm-wide th…


Wed Aug 16 09:19:54 +0000 2017

RT @xychelsea: in solidarity! ❤️ defend against fascism ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻✊ by any means necessary we are #RealResistance 😎🌈💕 #WeGotThis https://t.…


Wed Aug 16 10:50:07 +0000 2017

RT @GeorgeTakei: It bears repeating: Nazis killed 6 million Jews in concentration camps. That swastika represents genocide. Remember that w…


Wed Aug 16 10:57:52 +0000 2017

RT @davidmaraniss: The living former presidents - Bushes, Carter, Clinton & Obama- should make a joint statement calling on the racist Tru…


Thu Aug 17 09:26:53 +0000 2017

Play my game! (open source/free software) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.artificialworlds.rabbitescapefree


Thu Aug 17 10:14:52 +0000 2017

RT @scratch: "We would like to create more opportunities where children can be creators and not consumers."
https://metropolisjapan.com/metropolis-august-2017-scratch-workshop/


Thu Aug 17 10:22:48 +0000 2017

RT @sanityinc: 2017 is a great time to make sure the software you're building will be a force for good in the world.


Thu Aug 17 16:45:18 +0000 2017

In John 8v4 Jesus stood next to the oppressed facing down the respectable moral authorities. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%208:4-11


Fri Aug 18 08:25:12 +0000 2017

The Good Samaritan is explicit anti-racist teaching. Samaritans were hated. Luke 10v25 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+10:25-37


Fri Aug 18 10:48:16 +0000 2017

RT @fbuontempo: @andybalaam Totally. "Who is my neighbour?". "That guy from next door". Jesus had a sharp sense of humour.


Fri Aug 18 11:35:27 +0000 2017

RT @attn: .@Schwarzenegger has a blunt message for Nazis.


Tue Aug 22 14:26:01 +0000 2017

RT @GoodRobotAndys: "Love vs. Fear" - we go philosophical: http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2017/08/21/love-vs-fear-the-good-robot-andys-season-3-episode-10/ . Also, Arnie.


Tue Aug 22 14:26:07 +0000 2017

RT @GoodRobotAndys: "Love vs Fear" with pictures! https://youtu.be/lsovXUWZ0jE


Thu Aug 24 01:28:03 +0000 2017

My first go at live coding (in Elm) https://www.twitch.tv/videos/169290577


Thu Aug 24 01:33:17 +0000 2017 Replying to @andybalaam

This is the first time I've done anything like this - please give feedback.


Thu Aug 24 07:29:53 +0000 2017

RT @aral: #Mastodon is ad free, and does not have corporate sponsors. You can support development via #patreon & #liberapay

https://t.co/q…


Fri Aug 25 10:19:15 +0000 2017

RT @SenDuckworth: When I was bleeding to death in my Black Hawk, I didn’t care if the troops saving me were gay, straight, transgender, bla…


Mon Sep 04 08:25:04 +0000 2017 Replying to @tres14159

Awesome! Let me know any feedback, or get involved at https://github.com/andybalaam/rabbit-escape


Mon Sep 04 08:32:32 +0000 2017

RT @DarylOrts: OpenMarket Inc. is looking for Software Development Engineer to join my team. Learn more or Jobvi...
http://app.jobvite.com/m?3mbt1jwP


Tue Sep 05 08:17:45 +0000 2017

RT @jrmaidment: Nick Clegg on Brexit progress: "It's a bit like staring at a building site & saying you've made progress because you've mad…


Tue Sep 05 08:20:56 +0000 2017

RT @CodeClub: New post: we've increased our age range to include ages up to 13. For more information, check out today's blog post
https://t…


Tue Sep 12 13:57:44 +0000 2017

I switched planetcode https://www.artificialworlds.net/planetcode/ to http://feedwordpress.radgeek.com/ - let me know what you think http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/09/12/blog-aggregatorplanet-in-wordpress-using-feedwordpress/


Tue Sep 12 13:58:09 +0000 2017

Took me a while to find a decent RSS aggregator/planet, but went for http://feedwordpress.radgeek.com/ and it looks good so far.


Tue Sep 12 14:00:28 +0000 2017

Unofficial aggregator of blogs by people related to @AccuOrg - updated today to be a bit nicer: https://www.artificialworlds.net/planetcode/


Thu Sep 14 08:06:05 +0000 2017

Your face is not secret, so it's a username, not a password.


Thu Sep 14 08:06:45 +0000 2017

RT @fbuontempo: WHO WROTE THIS CODE? Oh. I did.


Thu Sep 14 12:16:00 +0000 2017

RT @RaineyDav: why do we need more #womenintech? just think about these interchangeable heels.. http://bit.ly/2eXnvaN designed from a fem…


Thu Sep 14 12:42:58 +0000 2017

Hurricane relief bundle https://itch.io/b/195/hurricane-relief-bundle


Thu Sep 14 13:08:13 +0000 2017

maven-assembly-plugin descriptor for a simple tarball with dependencies http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/09/14/maven-assembly-plugin-descriptor-for-a-simple-tarball-with-dependencies/


Fri Sep 15 08:42:02 +0000 2017

RT @Reza_Zadeh: A good overview of how Apple, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, & Facebook make their empires run.


Mon Sep 18 07:57:17 +0000 2017

RT @EghamJam: Why Egham Jam 15th October. Make something Scary. https://eghamjam16.eventbrite.com


Mon Sep 18 08:02:36 +0000 2017

RT @PaulBrandITV: BREAKING: UK Stats Authority writes to Boris saying it's "surprised & disappointed" he's using £350m figure AGAIN. "Clear…


Mon Sep 18 08:03:48 +0000 2017 Replying to @argumatronic

I'd love to do that!


Mon Sep 18 08:06:44 +0000 2017

RT @SallyHitchiner: What Twitter was made for: Man accidentally starts Twitter war between Natural History and Science museums https://t.co…


Tue Sep 19 08:08:39 +0000 2017

RT @PJTheEconomist: The government has an official position on fiscal effects of Brexit. This is it.


Tue Sep 19 08:19:31 +0000 2017

RT @end_svc: SRSG Patten @endrapeinwar "Rape is the action of the perpetrator, stigma is the reaction of society. Both must change" #EndSti…


Tue Sep 19 11:54:50 +0000 2017

RT @RyanJones: CCCleaner - an anti-malware program - seems to have been infected with malware. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ccleaner-compromised-to-distribute-malware-for-almost-a-month/


Wed Sep 20 09:17:43 +0000 2017

RT @klmr: This may be the first direct study to measure the effect of static typing on correctness.

Spoiler: it’s staggering.
https://t.co…


Wed Sep 20 09:18:54 +0000 2017

RT @fbuontempo: Make a 3D model of your face here http://cs.nott.ac.uk/~psxasj/3dme via @Limes102


Thu Sep 21 07:49:45 +0000 2017

HTML5 CSS Toolbar + zoomable workspace that is mobile-friendly and adaptive https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/09/20/html5-css-toolbar-zoomable-workspace-that-is-mobile-friendly-and-adaptive/


Mon Sep 25 09:59:54 +0000 2017

RT @JasonKander: Patriotism isn't about making everyone stand and salute the flag.

Patriotism is about making this a country where everyon…


Tue Sep 26 08:12:40 +0000 2017

RT @SteveSmithCD: Don't Repeat Yourself within a bounded context
Do Repeat Yourself between bounded contexts https://twitter.com/joe_mighty/status/912322080582053888


Tue Sep 26 08:13:59 +0000 2017

RT @Will_1225_DOD: 橋の最終形態とは、二足歩行である。#Polybridge


Tue Sep 26 08:16:20 +0000 2017

RT @TechAtBloomberg: Hear @hashpling present "Just Enough #x86Assembly to Be Dangerous" @CppCon today at 5:20 PM PT https://bloom.bg/2fn8ejH


Tue Sep 26 08:17:00 +0000 2017

RT @ESOTERICTalia: Do you know why we are kneeling? #TakeAKnee


Tue Sep 26 10:24:24 +0000 2017

RT @quentinpradet: How do you rate limit calls with asyncio? https://quentin.pradet.me/blog/how-do-you-rate-limit-calls-with-asyncio.html


Tue Sep 26 10:27:33 +0000 2017

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Review/chat about The Autopsy of Jane Doe https://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2017/09/25/the-autopsy-of-jane-doe-the-good-robot-andys-season-3-episode-11/


Wed Sep 27 08:22:08 +0000 2017

please be good ... please be good ... please be good https://twitter.com/cockers_97/status/912736789584064512


Wed Sep 27 08:39:31 +0000 2017

RT @ReeAmilcarScott: Just this week some alt-right types called me nigger and when I reported the tweets I was told the tweets didn't viola…


Fri Sep 29 08:11:38 +0000 2017

RT @TECHKNOWDay: What is TECH(K)NOW Day? Watch the video below and hear from attendees on how the last #techknowday went #womenintech #wom…


Fri Sep 29 12:36:00 +0000 2017

FileZilla with proxy not working with strange characters in the password by https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/09/29/filezilla-with-proxy-not-working-with-strange-characters-in-the-password/


Mon Oct 02 08:04:57 +0000 2017

RT @fermatslibrary: 10 factorial (10!) seconds is exactly 6 weeks


Mon Oct 02 08:16:36 +0000 2017 Replying to @cockers_97

There's not enough @thebreeders music in my life.


Mon Oct 02 08:17:16 +0000 2017

Because who are you protecting, and from what? https://twitter.com/robsmallshire/status/914765977702760449


Mon Oct 02 12:55:41 +0000 2017

RT @gnome: #GNOME 3.26 release video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpO4qQWFu8A


Wed Oct 04 08:55:58 +0000 2017 Replying to @TartanLlama

#include <vector>
class X{
private:
X& operator=(const X&);};
int main(){
X obj;
std::vector<X> arr;
arr.push_back( obj );
}
// 2465


Wed Oct 04 08:57:22 +0000 2017 Replying to @TartanLlama

ref: https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2008/04/07/c-is-an-expert-language/ - this is a real-world example, so I claim extra points.


Thu Oct 05 08:01:49 +0000 2017

RT @spenley: Some gun stats from @BBCNews in 2016.


Mon Oct 09 08:19:18 +0000 2017

Looking forward to Tech(Know)Day tomorrow! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/techknow-day-on-ada-lovelace-day-2017-tuesday-october-10-9am-to-5pm-tickets-37327624931?aff=estw&utm_source=tw&utm_medium=discovery&utm_content=attendeeshare&utm_campaign=social&utm_term=listing


Mon Oct 09 08:19:53 +0000 2017

Consider coming to my workshop "Write your own programming language" - we will write a little language in Python. https://twitter.com/andybalaam/status/917303443093708801


Mon Oct 09 14:48:28 +0000 2017

Yes, let's. https://twitter.com/cockers_97/status/917322454556651521


Tue Oct 10 09:17:17 +0000 2017

Come to the "Write your own programming language" workshop today at Tech(k)now Day - organised by volunteers from @openmarket


Tue Oct 10 09:18:13 +0000 2017

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/techknow-day-on-ada-lovelace-day-2017-tuesday-october-10-9am-to-5pm-tickets-37327624931?aff=allies we're on at 12:30 in W9 near the South Core. https://twitter.com/andybalaam/status/917680425648181248


Tue Oct 10 09:19:50 +0000 2017

RT @RaineyDav: Happy #ALD2017 Create a better future for #womenintech by working together. Attend http://bit.ly/adaevents17. Learn, Support,…


Tue Oct 10 09:36:43 +0000 2017

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Chat and spoilers about Prevenge https://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2017/10/09/prevenge-the-good-robot-andys-season-3-episode-12/


Tue Oct 10 09:52:06 +0000 2017

@openmarket volunteers for Tech (k) now Day - Thank you!


Tue Oct 10 13:41:15 +0000 2017

Thank you Zach and Elliott from @openmarket for helping out on the help desk at Tech(k)now Day!


Tue Oct 10 14:55:23 +0000 2017

RT @oisinlunny: Great to see this - thanks as always @coderinheels for the opportunity to work with @WomenWhoCode! https://twitter.com/andybalaam/status/917689186534248448


Tue Oct 10 14:55:42 +0000 2017

RT @openmarket: At @OpenMarket we are honoured to support the excellent work of @WomenWhoCode’s @TECHKNOWDay and celebrate #AdaLovelaceDay…


Tue Oct 10 14:58:51 +0000 2017

Thanks @WWCLondon @TECHKNOWDay for a great #AdaLovelaceDay !


Tue Oct 10 15:04:56 +0000 2017

RT @4theLoveOfCode: Making own programming language @TECHKNOWDay


Tue Oct 10 15:07:28 +0000 2017

RT @Malala: 5 years ago, I was shot in an attempt to stop me from speaking out for girls' education. Today, I attend my first lectures at O…


Tue Oct 10 15:18:14 +0000 2017

The "Write your own programming language" workshop in progress @TECHKNOWDay - thanks to our @openmarket volunteers!


Tue Oct 10 15:50:54 +0000 2017

TECH(K)NOW Day writeup: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/techknow-day-workshop-writing-programming-language-andy-balaam


Wed Oct 11 07:59:55 +0000 2017

Thank you! https://twitter.com/4theLoveOfCode/status/917834533118140417


Wed Oct 11 08:02:52 +0000 2017

RT @DarylOrts: OpenMarket Inc. is looking for Senior Software Development Engineer to join my team. Learn more o...
http://app.jobvite.com/m?3xSs5jwK


Wed Oct 11 08:03:00 +0000 2017

RT @4theLoveOfCode: Totally. I went to 3 workshops but wish I could do all of them. https://twitter.com/ThisIsJoFrank/status/917765052094144512


Wed Oct 11 08:05:02 +0000 2017

RT @museumofcomm: Bell System approved list of random numbers. Numbers selected from this set are compliant with the System’s requirements…


Wed Oct 11 08:14:01 +0000 2017

RT @textfiles: So, this just happened. http://blog.archive.org/2017/10/10/books-from-1923-to-1941-now-liberated/ we're putting up scans of every pre-1941 book we can find that is no longer…


Wed Oct 11 08:14:10 +0000 2017

RT @BBC_Future: The discovery of previously forgotten papers means we can now celebrate these female code-breakers! http://bbc.in/2kCCnB6


Wed Oct 11 08:18:37 +0000 2017 Replying to @Samathy_Barratt

Have you tried LyX? https://www.lyx.org/ I found it OK when I tried it years ago.


Wed Oct 11 08:19:59 +0000 2017 Replying to @Samathy_Barratt

Also maybe Pandoc could help write in one format and convert to another http://pandoc.org/


Wed Oct 11 08:30:06 +0000 2017

Have been trying out https://qutebrowser.org/ and so far really liking it. Keyboard-driven browser, with Vim-like bindings.


Wed Oct 11 08:30:33 +0000 2017 Replying to @andybalaam

The hardest thing is remembering to press "i" before typing something.


Wed Oct 11 14:54:03 +0000 2017

Wow, thank you! Definitely ok... https://twitter.com/4theLoveOfCode/status/918033126638673920


Wed Oct 11 14:55:22 +0000 2017

RT @jimchines: Reposting this, as it seems to be perpetually relevant.


Wed Oct 11 14:56:26 +0000 2017

RT @mersmom8: This Shirt Says It All!


Wed Oct 11 15:03:51 +0000 2017

RT @bonnie_appleton: How to help women in STEM by @vickybluemoon @TECHKNOWDay @ResearcHersCode https://t.co/yy0Jg2TYy8


Thu Oct 12 07:49:32 +0000 2017 Replying to @Samathy_Barratt

Relying on Haskell can become a problem in later life.


Thu Oct 12 07:50:39 +0000 2017

RT @spolsky: you know I'm gay right? https://twitter.com/TheEllenShow/status/918148320924545024


Thu Oct 12 07:55:09 +0000 2017

RT @joewalnes: Annual reminder about this bash feature

https://medium.com/@joewalnes/handy-bash-feature-process-substitution-8eb6dce68133


Thu Oct 12 13:06:08 +0000 2017

RT @mattgodbolt: Today I set up a @patreon for #CompilerExplorer. If you'd like to support CE, it's now #OnPatreon https://patreon.com/mattgodbolt?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=creatorshare2


Thu Oct 12 13:06:12 +0000 2017

RT @mattgodbolt: I liked a @YouTube video http://youtu.be/IfUPkUAEwrk?a CppCon 2017: Charles Bailey “Enough x86 Assembly to Be Dangerous”


Fri Oct 13 17:32:27 +0000 2017

RT @winkleink: A little guide for those attending the 16th Egham Raspberry Jam on Sunday. https://twitter.com/EghamJam/status/918866456896401409


Sun Oct 15 18:45:30 +0000 2017

RT @ACCUConf: #ACCUConf call for session proposals for 2018 opens tomorrow. For what and how see https://conference.accu.org/posts/2017/201710150836_whatsaccuabout.html and https://t.co/6…


Thu Oct 19 08:47:08 +0000 2017

RT @argumatronic: right. sometimes when these things get going on twitter, i only mention the rape and not the guys who have followed me ar…


Thu Oct 19 08:50:50 +0000 2017

RT @Devilligan: Lego has made a Margaret Hamilton set and I'm very much there for it.


Thu Oct 19 08:52:12 +0000 2017

RT @hatcat01: Thank you LEGO! https://brickset.com/article/31241/women-of-nasa-revealed


Thu Oct 19 22:19:45 +0000 2017

Loving #bbcw1a. The writing is genius.


Fri Oct 20 14:24:14 +0000 2017

RT @fbuontempo: @andybalaam Something like "We need to find what we do well and do less of it better."


Fri Oct 20 14:36:03 +0000 2017 Replying to @fbuontempo

yes no brilliant


Fri Oct 20 15:09:21 +0000 2017

RT @jfbastien: “Sleep constructor” to migrate people off STLPort.


Mon Oct 30 09:25:21 +0000 2017

RT @TomSteyer: Trump threatens our Constitution, our freedoms, and our lives. It’s time to begin impeachment proceedings. Join us. https://…


Tue Oct 31 09:43:56 +0000 2017

RT @nershly: Wrote about using std::unique_ptr with a custom deleter:

http://rachelnertia.github.io/programming/2017/10/30/custom-deleters/


Tue Oct 31 12:35:45 +0000 2017

Consider writing a proposal for @ACCUConf - the organisers are encouraging new submitters, and welcome questions: https://conference.accu.org/posts/2017/201710150748_proposalsforaccu2018.html


Tue Oct 31 12:57:01 +0000 2017

My @ACCUConf proposals are in! How many am I allowed?


Tue Oct 31 15:07:10 +0000 2017

RT @Samathy_Barratt: @andybalaam @ACCUConf One proposal per track, obviously!


Wed Nov 01 07:56:28 +0000 2017

RT @feyeleanor: @andybalaam @russel_winder @ACCUConf I spoke at @ACCUConf a few years back - very friendly bunch despite their fearsome tec…


Wed Nov 01 12:15:20 +0000 2017

What is Mastodon and why is it better than Twitter?
https://nolanlawson.com/2017/10/23/what-is-mastodon-and-why-is-it-better-than-twitter/


Wed Nov 01 13:44:10 +0000 2017

RT @ACCUConf: ACCU 2018 keynote speakers: Gen Ashley, Hadi Hariri, Seb Rose, and Lisa Lippincott. More details soon.


Wed Nov 01 16:50:36 +0000 2017

RT @anastasiak2512: Have you submitted to ACCU 2018? The conference is great btw. So take your chance! https://twitter.com/russel_winder/status/925720375618613248


Wed Nov 01 16:51:04 +0000 2017

RT @GailOllis: Any potential @ACCUConf presenters thinking "I'll be in a minority": all the MORE reason to sign up and help change that! ht…


Wed Nov 01 16:58:49 +0000 2017

. @SW_Help I hear you plan to change my direct journey Egham->Kew Bridge to involve 2 changes. Is that right? https://www.southwesternrailway.com/contact-and-help/timetable-consultation


Thu Nov 02 12:32:53 +0000 2017

RT @Samathy_Barratt: My poem from @PyConUK is up on YouTube!

https://youtu.be/XsKUP23WPxY?t=13m42s


Thu Nov 02 12:56:57 +0000 2017

RT @GailOllis: Speaker tip: write down ideas you have in the bar! I could be doing a talk with @jezhiggins at @ACCUConf if I remembered our…


Thu Nov 02 13:08:05 +0000 2017 Replying to @allankellynet, @gasproni, @russel_winder, @robsmallshire, @sleepyfox and @ACCUConf

Bear in mind that @ACCUConf is about lots of different langs. Last year included Chapel, x64 assembler, Python, Cell, Elm, JavaScript.


Thu Nov 02 13:09:39 +0000 2017

Last year's @ACCUConf schedule seems to have fallen off the Internet, but a version is here: https://web.archive.org/web/20171020163059/https://conference.accu.org/stories/2017/schedule.html


Thu Nov 02 16:04:57 +0000 2017

RT @robsmallshire: @andybalaam @ACCUConf I wish all conferences would incorporate the year into the conference URL and preserve a static ve…


Fri Nov 03 10:58:34 +0000 2017

Hack on Git with mentors available to help https://go.bloomberg.com/attend/invite/git-sprint-hosted-bloomberg/


Fri Nov 03 11:01:41 +0000 2017 Replying to @russel_winder, @robsmallshire and @ACCUConf

Thanks, the link I wanted was https://conference.accu.org/2017/schedule.html . These 2 pages don't link to it: https://accu.org/index.php/conferences and https://conference.accu.org/2017/


Fri Nov 03 11:02:20 +0000 2017

RT @russel_winder: @andybalaam @ACCUConf No it is definitely there. https://conference.accu.org/2017/schedule.html


Fri Nov 03 11:04:27 +0000 2017

RT @BrandyLJensen: I'm increasingly interested in how we reconcile ideas of forgiveness with our modern condition of mistakes existing in p…


Fri Nov 03 11:04:43 +0000 2017

RT @mjg59: I've been doing kernel development for over a decade and here's the most important thing I learned in that time: it's better to…


Fri Nov 03 11:09:58 +0000 2017

RT @sarahsharp: - Folks
- Peeps
- Comrades
- Gentlepeople
- Fellow Humans https://twitter.com/mariatta/status/926141459530579968


Fri Nov 03 11:20:36 +0000 2017

RT @russel_winder: @allankellynet @gasproni @robsmallshire @sleepyfox @ACCUConf C++ is only 45% to 55% of the conference, there is a lot mo…


Fri Nov 03 11:20:49 +0000 2017

RT @robsmallshire: @allankellynet @gasproni @russel_winder @sleepyfox @ACCUConf I've spoken at ACCU three times: Once on functional program…


Fri Nov 03 11:21:15 +0000 2017

RT @GailOllis: @russel_winder @allankellynet @gasproni @robsmallshire @sleepyfox @ACCUConf I've just suggested to someone that they should…


Fri Nov 03 12:38:46 +0000 2017

RT @corinnekitsell: Rape as a weapon of war. UK’s Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative includes women, men, girls & boys @end_svc https:/…


Mon Nov 06 09:02:06 +0000 2017

RT @RashadaHarry: An absolute pleasure, very best of luck to all those shortlisted https://twitter.com/WATC_WeAreTech/status/927446699592822784


Mon Nov 06 10:46:22 +0000 2017

Are you going to reply @SW_Help ? https://twitter.com/andybalaam/status/925769108137959430


Mon Nov 06 13:49:02 +0000 2017

RT @SW_Help: @andybalaam Hi Andy, all comments on the proposed timetable should be directed to the email address in the link. ^MB


Mon Nov 06 14:36:58 +0000 2017

Beautiful puzzly and storytelly worlds to create and explore http://www.wonderworlds.me/ made by the awesome @mike_ducker


Mon Nov 06 15:43:14 +0000 2017

RT @jonlis1: 13/ EU unsure whether civil servants not telling ministers truth, or if ministers just aren't listening- but UK incompetence i…


Mon Nov 06 15:44:27 +0000 2017

RT @jonlis1: 32/ So, I hear you ask, where's the good news?

Easy. If UK wants to extend A50, or revoke it, just say magic word. Even at l…


Mon Nov 06 17:02:58 +0000 2017 Replying to @Shahil4242

I'd have to learn how it works first, but sounds interesting...


Tue Nov 07 16:31:10 +0000 2017

RT @Snowden: Big: Human rights groups join forces to halt UK's appalling surveillance of staff, reporters, lawyers -- and you. https://t.co…


Wed Nov 08 10:16:46 +0000 2017

RT @DarylOrts: OpenMarket Inc. is looking for Senior Dev Ops Engineer to join my team. Learn more or Jobvite a f...
http://app.jobvite.com/m?3jlD8jwd


Wed Nov 08 10:17:46 +0000 2017

RT @mjg59: The only two hard problems in computer science are rampant misogyny and getting Slack to automatically clear the unread messages…


Fri Nov 10 09:07:16 +0000 2017

RT @MatRopert: At some point your kids will ask "how debuggers are made?". Hopefully you can dodge the question by redirecting them to @Tar…


Fri Nov 10 10:22:23 +0000 2017

RT @meaglemp: Important that people know all the options #Brexit https://twitter.com/open_britain/status/928890858245586944


Tue Nov 14 00:04:58 +0000 2017

RT @stumpyduck77: @cockers_97 @GoodRobotAndys @andybalaam Can’t wait.


Tue Nov 14 09:00:57 +0000 2017

RT @GoodRobotAndys: "The Red Turtle" #podcast https://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2017/11/13/the-red-turtle-the-good-robot-andys-season-3-episode-13/


Tue Nov 14 09:01:03 +0000 2017

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Blade Runner 2049 bonus episode https://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2017/11/13/blade-runner-2049-the-good-robot-andys-season-3-episode-13-bonus/


Tue Nov 14 09:01:40 +0000 2017 Replying to @GoodRobotAndys

Now featuring actual title music http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626


Tue Nov 14 09:04:31 +0000 2017

RT @linclark: Starting tomorrow, Firefox is fast again 🔥

Here’s how we got there, and how Firefox Quantum will get even faster → https://t…


Tue Nov 14 09:05:19 +0000 2017

RT @sailorhg: new tshirt idea???


Tue Nov 14 09:05:39 +0000 2017

RT @ChukaUmunna: Whether you voted Leave or Remain, this is not what you wanted but it is what Boris, Gove, Fox & the other Brexiteers have…


Tue Nov 14 09:06:12 +0000 2017

RT @klaftertief: Thanks to @hkgumbs elm-search, the type based search engine for all the published @elmlang packages, is now loading much f…


Tue Nov 14 09:08:11 +0000 2017

RT @Samathy_Barratt: I am @samathy@mastodon.technology

https://mastodon.technology/@samathy https://twitter.com/Samathy_Barratt/status/930195931374297088


Tue Nov 14 10:03:47 +0000 2017

RT @ACCUOxford: Time is running out to submit an ACCU 2018 conference proposal. Any questions contact the Conference Chair conference@accu.…


Tue Nov 14 10:17:00 +0000 2017

RT @aras_p: Some people said "what if there was a gamedev twitter, without the rest of twitter bs", and then I spun up this Mastodon instan…


Tue Nov 14 10:19:21 +0000 2017

RT @ThePSF: The #ACCUConf is looking for sessions that will be interesting to people who create software. CFP: https://cfp.conference.accu.org/


Thu Nov 16 09:23:59 +0000 2017

If things go down, you can’t have Netflix, but you can say ‘hey, meet me here.’ https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/14/a-mesh-network-spontaneously-erupts-in-the-us-and-helps-connect-puerto-rico/amp


Thu Nov 16 09:48:54 +0000 2017

RT @x24sonic: ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME @Twitter?!??!


Mon Nov 20 09:08:49 +0000 2017

https://mastodon.social


Mon Nov 20 09:10:30 +0000 2017

#MastodonMonday


Mon Nov 20 09:24:42 +0000 2017

The new Firefox is amazing https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/57.0/releasenotes/


Mon Nov 20 12:51:53 +0000 2017

RT @HeyWonderWorlds: WonderWorlds is Game of the Day on the @AppStore! Go check it out! https://itunes.apple.com/app/wonderworlds/id1281991384 #indiedev #gamedev #indiega…


Mon Nov 20 14:54:19 +0000 2017 Replying to @winkleink and @ubuntu_mate

It came through as a normal update on my @ubuntu_mate machine - firefox version 57.0


Mon Nov 20 14:57:02 +0000 2017 Replying to @winkleink and @ubuntu_mate

x86/64


Wed Nov 22 10:46:09 +0000 2017

Work inbox: 0
Home inbox: 83


Wed Nov 22 11:39:24 +0000 2017 Replying to @aretudeetoo

:{)


Wed Nov 22 13:43:46 +0000 2017

RT @mike_ducker: This is an amazing level made in @HeyWonderWorlds . Give it a play! https://twitter.com/scarybiscuitlbp/status/932636732201295873


Fri Nov 24 09:23:15 +0000 2017

RT @samlaing: Hello twitterers. Help please. I have many male reviewers for the #agile2018 Devops track. I would really like more female in…


Thu Nov 30 10:17:37 +0000 2017

I believe in the complete ending of poverty, like @eddieizzard


Fri Dec 01 09:03:06 +0000 2017

RT @brianklaas: More people were killed in the Las Vegas mass shooting than have been killed by Islamist terrorism in the UK since 2005. ht…


Fri Dec 01 11:55:37 +0000 2017

Jesus on hate speech: You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbour and hate your enemy.' But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:43


Fri Dec 01 11:59:53 +0000 2017

RT @NLintheUSA: @JaydaBF @realDonaldTrump .@realDonaldTrump Facts do matter. The perpetrator of the violent act in this video was born and…


Fri Dec 01 12:01:39 +0000 2017

RT @MrBrendanCox: Trump has legitimised the far right in his own country, now he’s trying to do it in ours. Spreading hatred has consequenc…


Fri Dec 01 12:04:41 +0000 2017

RT @jeremycorbyn: May's silence during her visit to Saudi Arabia about the Yemen blockade & UK role in the war underlines her complicity in…


Fri Dec 01 12:04:49 +0000 2017

RT @jeremycorbyn: I hope our Government will condemn far-right retweets by Donald Trump. They are abhorrent, dangerous and a threat to our…


Fri Dec 01 12:06:25 +0000 2017

RT @NSoames: @DavidLammy @tobyharnden @realDonaldTrump @realDonaldTrump has finally proved beyond any shadow of doubt that he is wholly uns…


Fri Dec 01 12:06:33 +0000 2017

RT @JustinWelby: I join the urgent call for President @realDonaldTrump to remove his Britain First retweets and make clear his opposition t…


Fri Dec 01 12:14:12 +0000 2017

Currently a pro-Trump petition has more signatures than this: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200043 - sign it.


Fri Dec 01 12:48:47 +0000 2017

We as a country should show our utter contempt for Trump's racism https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200043


Fri Dec 01 14:04:22 +0000 2017

RT @Harryslaststand: I am very old, so I know we will all be judged by history and those that come after us on whether we resisted racism,…


Mon Dec 04 08:44:09 +0000 2017

RT @ACCUConf: On the third day of Christmas ACCU gave to me… Three 'Code Club' presents - Yippee! RT to be entered into the daily prize dra…


Mon Dec 04 08:44:42 +0000 2017

RT @ACCUConf: On the second day of Christmas ACCU said to me… who needs Two Turtle Doves when we're giving away Two Conference Dinner ticke…


Mon Dec 04 09:03:20 +0000 2017

RT @ACCUConf: On the Fourth day of Christmas ACCU called to all… Don't stay out in the cold *1 year membership* for new or old! For a chanc…


Tue Dec 05 10:59:45 +0000 2017

RT @ACCUConf: Congratulations, we have a #winner! @andybalaam you are our fourth prize winner for 1 year's membership to ACCU! Please conta…


Tue Dec 05 11:02:24 +0000 2017

RT @ACCUConf: On the Fifth day of Christmas ACCU didn't give to me... "five golden rings". But look! I got something worth more, a £50 Gift…


Wed Dec 06 10:48:59 +0000 2017

RT @ACCUConf: On the Sixth day of Christmas ACCU lay down some knowledge… RT to be in a chance to #win a tutorial session of your choice at…


Wed Dec 06 13:48:09 +0000 2017

RT @WiltonPark: Secretary-General of the @UN António Guterres' message, featuring the role of #WomenMediators, for International Women's Da…


Thu Dec 07 13:12:42 +0000 2017

RT @ACCUConf: On the Seventh day of Christmas ACCU said to me… Swan into #ACCUconf wearing an amazing ACCU T-shirt and you'll be full of…


Thu Dec 07 13:18:29 +0000 2017

RT @DarylOrts: OpenMarket Inc. is looking for Software Development Engineer to join my team. Learn more or Jobvi...
http://app.jobvite.com/m?3R5mijwo


Fri Dec 08 09:17:39 +0000 2017

RT @dhemery: My jekyll-based blogs use Disqus for commenting. What are the alternatives?

I like that Disqus deals appropriately with spam.…


Sun Dec 10 08:08:38 +0000 2017

My prayers at church today. Give us courage where we need it.


Sun Dec 10 08:10:46 +0000 2017

RT @ACCUConf: On the Ninth day of Christmas ACCU called to me…. Win yourself a 'Code Like a Girl Tee'! RT to be added to the daily prize dr…


Sun Dec 10 08:26:53 +0000 2017

RT @xychelsea: who's that ? 🤔🌈💕 https://www.instagram.com/p/BcdGeDxn9kX/


Tue Dec 12 09:45:58 +0000 2017

RT @ACCUConf: On the Twelfth day of Christmas ACCU blows it's nose, as our #12daysofchristmas comes to an close! RT for the chance to win (…


Tue Dec 12 09:57:20 +0000 2017

RT @manwhohasitall: ALL MEN! Just a little reminder to smile today, because women like positive men.


Tue Dec 12 09:58:51 +0000 2017

RT @LibDems: Tomorrow is make-your-mind-up time for Labour. The Liberal Democrats have tabled an amendment to stop ministers doing anything…


Tue Dec 12 10:05:52 +0000 2017

Wow, I get stressed if the slides aren't done before I submit a proposal! otoh I think practicing a talk makes my delivery much worse :-) https://twitter.com/sehurlburt/status/940135396481966081


Tue Dec 12 11:48:17 +0000 2017

RT @arne_mertz: @andybalaam I once proposed a talk about experiences I hadn't even made yet... luckily they asked me to present something e…


Tue Dec 12 11:52:18 +0000 2017

Yep, being weak did it for me. https://twitter.com/Samathy_Barratt/status/940541174271610880


Tue Dec 12 12:26:07 +0000 2017

Also, being a Christian and liking computers (a lot). https://twitter.com/andybalaam/status/940549869734912000


Tue Dec 12 12:56:55 +0000 2017

I had a printout of this pinned to the wall above my desk for several years. https://twitter.com/KevlinHenney/status/940563320792387584


Tue Dec 12 13:48:20 +0000 2017

RT @KimZetter: Does anyone else find it concerning that @netflix is datamining subscriber viewing records for laughs? Makes you wonder what…


Wed Dec 13 09:14:12 +0000 2017

RT @GoodRobotAndys: . @JordanPeele we'd love to do an interview about #GetOut on @GoodRobotAndys - what do you think? Maybe we can talk #B…


Wed Dec 13 09:14:48 +0000 2017

RT @SenGillibrand: You cannot silence me or the millions of women who have gotten off the sidelines to speak out about the unfitness and sh…


Wed Dec 13 09:15:08 +0000 2017

RT @JordanPeele: ‘Get Out’ is a documentary.


Wed Dec 13 09:16:15 +0000 2017

RT @Rachael_Swindon: You might remember Tory MP Anne Marie Morris using the n-word just five months ago. Theresa May, who branded the racis…


Wed Dec 13 09:21:00 +0000 2017

Amazing https://twitter.com/wormmmoon/status/940711062160191489


Wed Dec 13 09:24:15 +0000 2017

RT @timfarron: Margaret Thatcher's great legacy, the European Single Market - not on the ballot paper in the referendum. But Tories voted t…


Wed Dec 13 09:25:17 +0000 2017

RT @Femi_Sorry: If you're under 35 and want to stop Brexit, please message me privately.
I'm putting together a special Christmas video tha…


Wed Dec 13 09:38:50 +0000 2017

Every language should have this. https://twitter.com/stevestreeting/status/940602203353608192


Wed Dec 13 09:39:40 +0000 2017 Replying to @FatWookiee and @AccuOrg

Merge requests welcome!


Wed Dec 13 09:48:57 +0000 2017

RT @WomenWhoCode: #WWCode member, Niamh Power taught a workshop for the @WWCLondon Network on how to build your first iOS app. #ApplaudHer…


Wed Dec 13 09:49:16 +0000 2017

RT @MrJohnNicolson: Support for a second referendum grows. As it should. People have the right to change their mind. https://twitter.com/johnrentoul/status/940541662748708864


Wed Dec 13 19:04:35 +0000 2017

RT @P4HR: Life in prison for men who raped dozens of little girls in the #DRC. Our joint statement on the landmark child rape trial with @T…


Thu Dec 14 09:09:55 +0000 2017

RT @GoodRobotAndys: "Get Out" chat with spoilers - The Good Robot Andys, Season 3, Episode 14 https://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2017/12/13/get-out-the-good-robot-andys-season-3-episode-14-audio-fixed/ #podcast #movies #fil…


Thu Dec 14 09:10:29 +0000 2017

RT @Keir_Starmer: When judges uphold the law, they are branded enemies of the people. When MPs uphold democracy, they are branded traitors.…


Fri Dec 15 15:14:39 +0000 2017

RT @bodil: Costate comonad coalgebras.


Tue Dec 19 10:02:41 +0000 2017

#top5posts on my blog this year:
1. Bash associative arrays: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/10/17/bash-associative-array-examples/ (47,916 views)
2. Java HTTPS to a server with a self-signed certificate: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/12/07/java-https-to-a-server-with-a-self-signed-certificate/ (3,937 views)
3. How to analyse a .phd heap dump from an IBM JVM http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2016/02/23/how-to-analyse-a-phd-heap-dump-from-an-ibm-jvm/ (2,569)


Tue Dec 19 10:03:55 +0000 2017

#top5posts 2/2
4. What git server should I use? http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/07/15/what-git-server-should-i-use/ (2,504 views)
5. Making 100 million requests with Python aiohttp http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/06/12/making-100-million-requests-with-python-aiohttp/ (2,127 views)

Number 5 is the best one, btw ;-)


Tue Dec 19 16:25:56 +0000 2017

RT @eddieizzard: I've joined 350 others to send an important message to @RealDonaldTrump, @Theresa_May and @EmmanuelMacron. Click here to m…


Tue Jan 02 08:54:03 +0000 2018

RT @ACCUConf: The competition to provide the design for the ACCU 2018 t-shirt is still open. Only a few suggestions so far.


Tue Jan 02 09:07:09 +0000 2018

RT @Inc: Former Facebook VP says social media is ripping society apart and we should all take a 'hard break.' http://on.inc.com/2C7cbnd


Tue Jan 02 09:07:28 +0000 2018

Former Facebook exec "I feel tremendous guilt" https://youtu.be/PMotykw0SIk?t=21m30s


Tue Jan 02 09:24:23 +0000 2018

RT @MelindaTaub: I actually drink a lot of water already so my 2018 resolution is to tear down the patriarchy.


Tue Jan 02 09:26:07 +0000 2018

I did a fantastic interview/conversation with @KathyBacon75 a few days ago for @GoodRobotAndys . Coming soon!


Tue Jan 02 09:29:35 +0000 2018

RT @mclow: Jonathan Wakeley and I will be giving a talk at @ACCUConf with a click-bait title:
“These 10 tricks that only library implemento…


Tue Jan 02 09:33:20 +0000 2018

RT @CDA: To be clear: Google could whitelist Signal and Tor, and incur basically no sanctions liabilities. And civil society has been writi…


Tue Jan 02 11:16:27 +0000 2018

Genuine Christmas email I received:

...normal greetings etc...

We are really hoping that the Tory's don't continue to destroy our societal
structures as they have been either through intent or incompetence since
they have been in power.

Anyway We hope you ...etc...


Tue Jan 02 11:17:05 +0000 2018

Now I just wish I had done the same. https://twitter.com/andybalaam/status/948150996013867008


Tue Jan 02 13:39:56 +0000 2018

30 Games With Female Protagonists in 2018 You Should Be Excited For - http://go.shr.lc/2qdDU3n via @JStationX


Wed Jan 03 09:19:19 +0000 2018

Rewatched #pitchperfect2 last night. Utterly love it. Laughed, giggled, sniffled. https://twitter.com/GoodRobotAndys/status/948483535152779264


Wed Jan 03 09:19:42 +0000 2018

RT @GoodRobotAndys: . @ElizabethBanks we'd love to interview you on the Good Robot Andys about the awesome #PitchPerfect movies - what do y…


Wed Jan 03 10:53:44 +0000 2018 Replying to @chrisoldwood

hopefully my expectations will be lowered enough by the time I see it!


Wed Jan 03 12:05:44 +0000 2018

RT @mrjamesob: And here’s the story Trump’s idiotic tweets are designed - very successfully- to distract us from today. https://t.co/vsnI03…


Thu Jan 04 10:24:21 +0000 2018

Wow, amazing comment on my My First Raspberry Pi Game blog post! https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/10/30/my-first-raspberry-pi-game-part-01-before-we-star/ "... It is easy to follow. Each step is explained thoroughly..." thanks!


Thu Jan 04 19:09:21 +0000 2018

RT @fermatslibrary: 2⁷⁷²³²⁹¹⁷-1 is the largest known prime number and was discovered on Jan 3, 2018. It's substantially easier to find prim…


Thu Jan 04 21:21:46 +0000 2018

Really enjoyed doing this interview, and listening back to it. https://twitter.com/GoodRobotAndys/status/949027613208645632


Thu Jan 04 21:21:50 +0000 2018

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Fascinating interview with @KathyBacon75 on Blade Runner 2049, especially how it portrays women https://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2018/01/04/s03e15-kathy-bacon-on-blade-runner-2049-the-good-robot-andys/


Thu Jan 04 21:24:51 +0000 2018

RT @GoodRobotAndys: ‘s03e15 "Kathy Bacon on Blade Runner 2049" - The Good Robot Andys’ on #SoundCloud #np https://soundcloud.com/goodrobotandys/s03e15-kathy-bacon-on-blade-runner-2049-the-good-robot-andys?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=twitter


Fri Jan 05 09:18:22 +0000 2018

RT @TheRegister: Fun fact: Intel has ignored every request for comment and clarification we made this week.

AMD + Arm responded with info.…


Fri Jan 05 09:18:31 +0000 2018

RT @BrexitBin: Tony Blair on Brexit


Fri Jan 05 11:03:33 +0000 2018

RT @GoodRobotAndys: 8000 downloads of Good Robot Andys in the last 12 months! Could it be that we have more than one listener?


Wed Jan 10 09:08:58 +0000 2018

RT @kizmarh: Heyy internets. New year, new CSS experiments!

And my new article: Counters and Stones — http://kizu.ru/en/blog/counters-and-stones/

What is the…


Fri Jan 12 09:06:28 +0000 2018

RT @MastodonProject: FWIW we at Mastodon also believe that if a person follows somebody, it's a pretty good indicator that they want to see…


Fri Jan 12 09:08:05 +0000 2018

Trying to choose a language in which to write the next version of my programming language (Pepper). I think #rustlang is the right choice, but really I want to use Pepper.


Fri Jan 12 09:31:05 +0000 2018

Please please please please https://twitter.com/GoodRobotAndys/status/951748193645187072


Fri Jan 12 09:33:45 +0000 2018

RT @GoodRobotAndys: . @LauraDern you played @andybalaam 's favourite character in The Last Jedi - would you like to do an interview on The…


Fri Jan 12 15:46:23 +0000 2018 Replying to @heyimaIex

Sounds awesome.


Fri Jan 12 15:53:04 +0000 2018

RT @fbuontempo: Don't forget to vote for your favoruite CVu/Overload article https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/3PHRMRZ. You have a week left!


Mon Jan 15 11:34:16 +0000 2018

RT @StephenPiment: Why did Microsoft develop F#, instead of porting #Haskell into .NET?
by @tikhonjelvis
https://www.quora.com/Why-did-Microsoft-develop-F-instead-of-porting-Haskell-into-NET/answer/Tikhon-Jelvis


Mon Jan 15 11:34:51 +0000 2018

RT @chris__martin: Reminder that when you give things cute names so that expressions in code will read like English phrases, the result is…


Mon Jan 15 11:35:14 +0000 2018

RT @MastodonProject: http://mastodon.me.uk is a general purpose Mastodon instance from the United Kingdom #MastodonSpotlight

https://t.c…


Mon Jan 15 11:36:09 +0000 2018

RT @HackneyAbbott: Like @AngelaRayner I block dozens and dozens of examples of online abuse every day. https://twitter.com/AngelaRayner/status/952499149370470401


Mon Jan 15 11:38:19 +0000 2018

RT @JennyBryan: One of the most useful things I’ve learned from hanging out with (much) better programmers: don’t wring hands and speculate…


Mon Jan 15 15:02:44 +0000 2018

Meetup: Extending Git through Scripting and the libgit2 Framework http://meetu.ps/3fSlGx with the awesome @hashpling


Mon Jan 15 15:04:35 +0000 2018

RT @Raspberry_Pi: Be sure to listen to Raspberry Pi Trading CEO @EbenUpton (you may have heard of him) talk about the origins of Pi on @BBC…


Tue Jan 16 17:00:22 +0000 2018

RT @xenobit: https://bridge.joinmastodon.org/ is a neat little webapp that shows people you follow on twitter who also have a @MastodonProject accou…


Wed Jan 17 10:29:07 +0000 2018

RT @adriancolyer: "Some thoughts on security after ten years of qmail 1.0" Bernstein 2007 http://blog.acolyer.org/2018/01/17/some-thoughts-on-security-after-ten-years-of-qmail-1-0 #themorningpaper

10 year…


Wed Jan 17 16:43:18 +0000 2018 Replying to @Samathy_Barratt

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs changed my life https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/structure-and-interpretation-computer-programs


Thu Jan 18 22:08:30 +0000 2018

RT @GoodRobotAndys: "Colossal" - Andy B decides it’s a Bill Murray vehicle with giant robots, but Andy Cockerill explains that it’s “one of…


Fri Jan 19 09:50:22 +0000 2018 Replying to @GoodRobotAndys

Watched Baby Driver again last night, and liked it more this time. @cockers_97


Fri Jan 19 12:11:25 +0000 2018

Some examples of how a programming language should look: https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2018/01/19/examples-of-pepper3-code/


Mon Jan 22 09:28:58 +0000 2018

It's not a Drugs War, it's an Unhappiness Crisis.


Mon Jan 22 09:29:33 +0000 2018

Just realised: we need to get rid of these Tories before they ruin the NHS.


Mon Jan 22 09:44:32 +0000 2018

We'll be there, with a how-to on recording gameplay videos in RetroPie. https://twitter.com/winkleink/status/953705308408504326


Mon Jan 22 09:45:02 +0000 2018

... and we'll do a competition for designing levels with the new Rabbit Escape level editor! https://twitter.com/winkleink/status/953705308408504326


Mon Jan 22 09:45:04 +0000 2018

RT @winkleink: Time to get your geek on. 28th Jan #RJam #Raspberry_Pi #Egham #Staines #Woking

https://eghamjam17.eventbrite.co.uk


Mon Jan 22 11:00:07 +0000 2018

Some questions and answers about my made-up programming language, Pepper: https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2018/01/22/questions-and-answers-about-pepper3/


Fri Jan 26 11:59:10 +0000 2018

RT @russel_winder: Registration for @ACCUConf is open: http://www.cvent.com/events/accu-2018/event-summary-1ab2de4fe3b8445499601fc517bd8b76.aspx


Sun Jan 28 15:37:54 +0000 2018

RetroPie video recording and Rabbit Escape level design @eghamjam


Sun Jan 28 16:29:52 +0000 2018

Recording videos on Retropie for @EghamJam http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2018/01/07/recording-gameplay-videos-on-retropie/


Sun Jan 28 16:32:29 +0000 2018

Rabbit Escape for @EghamJam http://www.artificialworlds.net/rabbit-escape/


Sun Jan 28 16:36:26 +0000 2018

Rabbit Escape level editor http://www.artificialworlds.net/rabbit-escape/level-editor/ @EghamJam


Sun Jan 28 16:57:53 +0000 2018

RT @MrTomsWorld: Roll up! Roll Up! Come and see my #microbit Micro Simon game on the @microbit_edu stand C493 @Bett_show on Wednesday. #…


Sun Jan 28 19:07:24 +0000 2018

RT @M0JFP: @andybalaam @winkleink @MrTomsWorld @EghamJam fun programming winning levels #rabbits #Raspberryjam



Sun Jan 28 19:12:22 +0000 2018

RT @EghamJam: Egham Raspberry Jam 28th Jan

https://youtu.be/8B4o4X_49AQ


Mon Jan 29 22:07:24 +0000 2018

It's Scheme, surely? https://twitter.com/GoodRobotAndys/status/958097609180229632


Mon Jan 29 22:07:29 +0000 2018

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Meltdown and Spectre - a tech episode in which Andy B raves about how clever these exploits are, and Andy C only yawns…


Mon Jan 29 22:07:31 +0000 2018

RT @GoodRobotAndys: . @maradydd We just did a podcast episode about Meltdown and Spectre - would you like to do an interview about them wit…


Mon Jan 29 22:07:51 +0000 2018

RT @Ghetsuhm: I have this theory that cycling is as close as a middle-class straight white guy can get to understanding Being Female. Peopl…


Tue Jan 30 08:20:10 +0000 2018

RT @evacide: If you are a woman who has been sexually abused by a hacker who threatened to compromise your devices, contact me and I will m…


Tue Jan 30 14:44:41 +0000 2018

See me talk about how awesome Scheme (Lisp) is on Weds 2018-04-11 at 14:00. https://twitter.com/russel_winder/status/958284317301538816


Tue Jan 30 14:44:52 +0000 2018

RT @russel_winder: The @ACCUConf schedule has been published. https://conference.accu.org/2018/schedule.html (There may be ongoing sub-editing of blurbs and bios.)


Tue Jan 30 16:07:18 +0000 2018

RT @graydon_pub: 25 years ago I got a job at a computer bookstore. We were allowed to borrow and read the books; so I read through all the…


Wed Jan 31 09:54:54 +0000 2018

RT @zoegsams: I'm a Tools Programmer at Rockstar North, with a focus on animation tools.

I'm a board member for @IGDAScotland working to i…


Wed Jan 31 13:39:05 +0000 2018

Looks pretty cool: make your own web page without worrying where to host it https://beakerbrowser.com/


Fri Feb 02 10:54:51 +0000 2018

RT @CharlesTannock: Am I the only Brit embarrassed by this headline? After years of working with German MEPs I've never seen anything but c…


Fri Feb 02 11:00:26 +0000 2018

RT @BBCTwo: Stop what you're doing immediately and watch @RachelParris's GENIUS take on @PiersMorgan's interview with @realDonaldTrump... 😂…


Fri Feb 02 11:09:23 +0000 2018

. @rachelparris is one of the best things on TV at the moment.


Tue Feb 06 08:58:06 +0000 2018

RT @jeremycorbyn: Wrong. People were marching because we love our NHS and hate what the Tories are doing to it. Healthcare is a human right…


Tue Feb 06 08:58:54 +0000 2018

RT @politic_animal: Noted.


Wed Feb 07 09:06:53 +0000 2018

Don't avoid women, mentor them


Wed Feb 07 10:07:18 +0000 2018

. @Twitter notifications should be about ways people have interacted with me. You are breaking the social contract you made with me by spamming my notifications with other things. http://mastodon.social does this better.


Wed Feb 07 10:13:30 +0000 2018

We paid for our @IKEAUK kitchen a month ago, but last night they tell me they have no fridge for me. This is disappointing.


Wed Feb 07 10:15:21 +0000 2018 Replying to @andybalaam

We will have to find a replacement ourselves, costing us over £200 more.


Wed Feb 07 10:53:53 +0000 2018

RT @TheStaggers: Theresa May’s panicked pledge will trash the Good Friday agreement, writes @timfarron
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2018/02/theresa-may-border-northern-ireland-good-friday-agreement


Wed Feb 07 10:57:45 +0000 2018

RT @b0rk: I get email about a lot of speaking opportunities. if you're looking to give more talks (especially if you're from a marginalized…


Wed Feb 07 11:22:28 +0000 2018

Play Rabbit Escape - it's a puzzle/skill game a bit like Lemmings https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.artificialworlds.rabbitescapefree


Wed Feb 07 11:24:30 +0000 2018

https://artificialworlds.net/rabbit-escape/


Wed Feb 07 11:25:43 +0000 2018

Free on Android, Linux, Windows, OS X
https://github.com/andybalaam/rabbit-escape


Wed Feb 07 11:40:45 +0000 2018

First modern Britons had 'dark to black' skin, Cheddar Man DNA analysis reveals https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/feb/07/first-modern-britons-dark-black-skin-cheddar-man-dna-analysis-reveals?CMP=share_btn_tw


Wed Feb 07 12:28:21 +0000 2018

RT @JaneFae: The silencing of @stavvers . Really NOT a good look, @Twitter . Read all about it here:

https://anotherangrywoman.com/2018/02/06/duct-tape-mouth-selfie-aka-ive-been-maliciously-reported-and-suspended/

@chiller @LU…


Wed Feb 07 13:35:31 +0000 2018

RT @samaaron: I have such mixed emotions about my @Sonic_Pi work.

Everywhere I go I get incredibly positive excitement & enthusiasm.

Yet…


Wed Feb 07 17:14:59 +0000 2018

Does (char)-1 == -1 ?

class CharTest {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println( (char)-1 == -1 );
}
}

Guess what it prints.


Thu Feb 08 09:25:45 +0000 2018 Replying to @andybalaam

It prints false. (char)-1 is 65535, because chars are unsigned 2-byte UCS-2, and casts should be removed from the language.


Thu Feb 08 09:26:20 +0000 2018 Replying to @mike_ducker

Yes


Thu Feb 08 09:26:38 +0000 2018

RT @mike_ducker: @andybalaam C++ I’m pretty sure it would print true. Java? Well that’s just your fault isn’t it ;)


Thu Feb 08 10:08:00 +0000 2018 Replying to @mike_ducker

But which bits is it?


Fri Feb 09 07:41:31 +0000 2018

RT @floatvoid: @paniq @proceduralguy Or just talk about why it's cool. Like this Scheme video by @andybalaam https://youtu.be/byofGyW2L10 :)


Fri Feb 09 07:41:53 +0000 2018

RT @floatvoid: @paniq @proceduralguy @andybalaam Ok tell andy how cool it is and let him make a video :)


Fri Feb 09 07:42:17 +0000 2018

RT @floatvoid: @paniq @proceduralguy @andybalaam ok I'm out of ideas. good luck :)


Fri Feb 09 07:43:40 +0000 2018

RT @hashpling: Bitcoin are valuable because they are limited. Limited in the way that a numbered run of specially colored Phantom Menace DV…


Fri Feb 09 09:14:05 +0000 2018

More people should write programming languages.


Fri Feb 09 12:46:32 +0000 2018

RT @Andrew_Adonis: Writing my speech against Rees-Mogg for this evening. I’m amazed at the crass, extreme, heartless things he has said on…


Fri Feb 09 13:17:07 +0000 2018

Ideas on how lexing will work in Pepper3 https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2018/02/09/ideas-on-how-lexing-will-work-in-pepper3/


Fri Feb 09 13:17:54 +0000 2018 Replying to @andybalaam

Normal programmers can write lexing rules. Anarchy!


Sun Feb 11 13:41:08 +0000 2018

24 hours of prayer at St John's Egham on 10th March. Sign up in church next week.


Mon Feb 12 09:13:26 +0000 2018

My Article "Testing: choose the right level" is on p10! https://twitter.com/fbuontempo/status/962732667769966593


Mon Feb 12 09:13:31 +0000 2018

RT @fbuontempo: A variety of topics, including testing, in last Overload from @AccuOrg https://accu.org/var/uploads/journals/Overload143.pdf


Wed Feb 14 08:56:20 +0000 2018

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Chat about the film Silence, with spoilers https://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2018/02/12/s03e18-silence-the-good-robot-andys/


Wed Feb 14 08:59:58 +0000 2018

RT @ohhoe: Your move emacs


Thu Feb 15 13:21:44 +0000 2018

I heard you clearly. https://twitter.com/cockers_97/status/963773153842524160


Thu Feb 15 13:51:11 +0000 2018

RT @llanga: What you're looking at is the CPU usage of a pretty complex mission-critical application that we just flipped at work from #pyt…


Fri Feb 16 10:00:04 +0000 2018

Rabbit Escape: how to solve "C Red" https://youtu.be/uS2tWb8usII


Fri Feb 16 10:14:46 +0000 2018

RT @KevinGoldsmith: introvert tip: One of the reasons I like speaking at conferences is because it makes networking a lot easier. People kn…


Fri Feb 16 11:20:14 +0000 2018

RT @SashaLaundy: HOW DO I RETWEET THIS A THOUSAND TIMES

I loved physics, it drove me out.

I love programming and math. It hasn't driven…


Fri Feb 16 11:22:42 +0000 2018

The UK excels at its residents not getting shot. https://twitter.com/Everytown/status/963973156280197120


Fri Feb 16 15:53:32 +0000 2018

Fixing Slack emojis in HexChat https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2018/02/16/fixing-slack-emojis-in-hexchat/


Mon Feb 19 09:18:44 +0000 2018

Pray @stjohnsegham for 24 hours. Then add one more, because 24 is not enough. https://twitter.com/andybalaam/status/962682919058903042


Thu Feb 22 09:15:15 +0000 2018

RT @MastodonProject: From "This Isn’t About Social Media. This is About Control." on our official blog https://medium.com/tootsuite/this-isnt-about-social-media-this-is-about-control-112dea8a21fd https://t.co…


Thu Feb 22 10:25:27 +0000 2018

RT @MastodonProject: Something like #TwitterLockout is unthinkable on Mastodon: Mastodon servers are close-knit communities where trolls &…


Mon Feb 26 09:08:01 +0000 2018

Read more, sign up online: https://www.stjohnsegham.com/2018/02/24-hour-prayer-10th-march/ https://twitter.com/andybalaam/status/965515989294215168


Mon Feb 26 09:54:55 +0000 2018

Also, come see my talk at @ACCUConf https://twitter.com/thelittlelisper/status/967358552766537729


Mon Feb 26 10:24:11 +0000 2018

I feel exactly the same about yours! https://twitter.com/jezhiggins/status/968063370573307904


Mon Feb 26 10:55:57 +0000 2018

RT @PeterSommerlad: @andybalaam @russel_winder @ACCUConf „Old is the new new“ @KevlinHenney at #oop2018 @oop_conference


Mon Feb 26 10:56:02 +0000 2018

RT @jezhiggins: @andybalaam @russel_winder @ACCUConf I absolutely would but we're on at the same time 😢


Mon Feb 26 13:18:16 +0000 2018

RT @hashpling: @jezhiggins @russel_winder @andybalaam @ACCUConf Sadly, if there’s one thing that hinders the #ACCUConf scheduling process a…


Tue Feb 27 20:15:34 +0000 2018

RT @stjohnsegham: We have a @CAPuk Debt Centre at St John's covering #Egham and surrounding area. Don't suffer thinking there's no help! #a…


Mon Mar 05 09:25:06 +0000 2018

RT @MastodonProject: New blog post: Twitter is not a public utility https://medium.com/@Gargron/twitter-is-not-a-public-utility-2bc49567152b


Tue Mar 06 15:09:58 +0000 2018

If you're coming, check out the workshop on Java Streams by @openmarket people! Looking forward to it. https://twitter.com/TECHKNOWDay/status/970605357365153824


Fri Mar 09 10:37:41 +0000 2018

RT @openmarket: The @OpenMarket team are at #TechKnowDay! Join the coding experts for a hands-on workshop about Java Streams at 10am and le…


Fri Mar 09 10:46:09 +0000 2018

#TechKnowDay 5 engineers plus a ladder, but our screen is now working for the @openmarket workshop


Fri Mar 09 11:00:30 +0000 2018

Rowan and James doing a grand job @WWCLondon #TechKnowDay Java Streams workshop @openmarket


Fri Mar 09 22:56:30 +0000 2018

RT @4theLoveOfCode: @andybalaam @WWCLondon @openmarket Your workshops are always great.


Sun Mar 11 21:06:52 +0000 2018

RT @hashpling: First person to successfully email me their twitter handle gets a mention. (Email me their twitter handle, how old fashioned…


Mon Mar 12 07:47:42 +0000 2018

Gutted. Really needed that mention. https://twitter.com/hashpling/status/973097279967162368


Mon Mar 12 22:37:02 +0000 2018

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Mute with The Good Robot Andys https://soundcloud.com/goodrobotandys/s03e20-mute-the-good-robot-andys?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=twitter


Mon Mar 12 22:37:05 +0000 2018

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Discussion of the disturbing sci-fi film @mute with The Good Robot Andys http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2018/03/12/s03e20-mute-the-good-robot-andys/


Mon Mar 12 22:37:21 +0000 2018

RT @GoodRobotAndys: @ManMadeMoon We loved Moon, and we loved @mute - would you like to do an interview on @GoodRobotAndys ?


Tue Mar 13 09:24:51 +0000 2018

Did a Kata in our team yesterday - writing FizzBuzz. Today, enjoying @KevlinHenney on all the FizzBuzzes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LueeMTTDePg


Tue Mar 13 09:42:06 +0000 2018

We love the things that hurt us most. But also, Rust is cool. https://twitter.com/rustlang/status/973491170289610752


Tue Mar 13 17:02:52 +0000 2018

RT @GoodRobotAndys: We talked about Ancillary Justice (awesome) on the last podcast - @Ann_Leckie would you like to do an interview on @Goo…


Tue Mar 13 17:05:36 +0000 2018

RT @Snowden: Interesting: The new CIA Director Haspel, who "tortured some folks," probably can't travel to the EU to meet other spy chiefs…


Thu Mar 15 10:02:53 +0000 2018

TECH(K)NOW Day workshop on "Using Java 8 Streams" https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/techknow-day-workshop-using-java-8-streams-rowan-marshall/?published=t @openmarket


Thu Mar 22 13:17:57 +0000 2018

RT @qinaliu: If anyone is thinking about #DeleteFacebook and joining @MastodonProject, I wrote this guide almost a year ago https://t.co/sR…


Fri Mar 23 08:48:15 +0000 2018

RT @MastodonProject: What is Mastodon? An animated video: https://youtu.be/IPSbNdBmWKE


Fri Mar 23 09:11:17 +0000 2018

Last night I added function definitions to graft. They look like code surrounded by braces e.g {+d:S}. All you can do with them is call them immediately a certain number of times, e.g. 2:{+d:S} turns and steps twice. https://github.com/andybalaam/graft


Fri Mar 23 11:52:51 +0000 2018 Replying to @Raspberry_Pi

Find out whether my graft animation language runs on the Pi https://github.com/andybalaam/graft


Mon Mar 26 06:46:13 +0000 2018

RT @EghamJam: Next Egham Raspberry Jam 29th April https://eghamjam18.eventbrite.co.uk
Watch this space for specifics on workshops. It’s going to be a g…


Mon Mar 26 06:46:23 +0000 2018

RT @MastodonProject: "What is Mastodon?" An animated video introducing the decentralized social network also known as "fluffy elephant site…


Mon Mar 26 06:46:57 +0000 2018

RT @hashpling: I think that Fun Friday will definitely be a thing for me.


Mon Mar 26 21:37:38 +0000 2018

Awesome https://twitter.com/hashpling/status/975006166634942464


Mon Mar 26 21:37:42 +0000 2018

RT @hashpling: After three days of being visibly non-binary at work this week, all I have to say is that it’s amazing to just be myself.


Mon Mar 26 21:42:02 +0000 2018

In which Andy C tries to keep me to under 90 minutes and fails. https://twitter.com/GoodRobotAndys/status/978386345826701318


Mon Mar 26 21:45:18 +0000 2018

RT @GoodRobotAndys: The Open Source Community https://soundcloud.com/goodrobotandys/s03e21-the-open-source-community-the-good-robot-andys?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=twitter


Tue Mar 27 08:00:20 +0000 2018

RT @chrismaddern: Companies can now pay for access to all historic Slack messages — including DMs — even though Slack used to assure users…


Wed Mar 28 08:34:28 +0000 2018

RT @NickSeagull: All aboard @MastodonProject !!! https://twitter.com/ericgarland/status/978750777341763584


Wed Mar 28 08:39:51 +0000 2018

RT @andrestaltz: Medium

"Excuse me, we're about to show you an article we didn't write, someone else did it for free on our site.

Before…


Wed Mar 28 08:40:33 +0000 2018

RT @Snowden: Facebook: "This is their information. They own it"
BBC: "And you won’t sell it?"
FB: "No! Of course not."

Please help this 20…


Sun Apr 01 18:30:38 +0000 2018

This is really good, and really important. https://twitter.com/Cloudflare/status/980430875258212352


Wed Apr 04 08:13:18 +0000 2018

A radical proposal to keep your personal data safe | Richard Stallman https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/03/facebook-abusing-data-law-privacy-big-tech-surveillance?CMP=share_btn_tw


Wed Apr 04 16:19:50 +0000 2018

Facebook Scans What You Send Other People on Messenger App https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-04/facebook-scans-what-you-send-to-other-people-on-messenger-app via @technology


Thu Apr 05 15:09:40 +0000 2018

They (@SW_Railway) changed their planned timetable changes based on feedback, and aren't going to get rid of my train. https://www.southwesternrailway.com/contact-and-help/timetable-consultation Thank you!


Sun Apr 08 18:16:58 +0000 2018

Very excited https://twitter.com/stjohnsegham/status/982984273136443392


Wed Apr 11 05:33:10 +0000 2018

Off to #ACCUConf! My talk is on Scheme at 14:00 today.


Wed Apr 11 05:41:34 +0000 2018

RT @coderinheels: Will be at #ACCUConf tomorrow, Wednesday, April 11 to give a keynote. Say hi if you are attending the conference! Vi…


Wed Apr 11 05:43:26 +0000 2018

RT @gregcons: @russel_winder @Samathy_Barratt @AccuOrg @ACCUConf if you join the C++ Slack (https://cpplang.now.sh/) there is an #ACCUConf…


Wed Apr 11 05:43:41 +0000 2018

RT @russel_winder: Breaking @ACCUConf News: There are three quickie slots available during the Friday quickie sessions. If you are at #ACCU…


Wed Apr 11 08:48:07 +0000 2018

I know, I want to go to all of them. #ACCUConf https://twitter.com/fbuontempo/status/983987184398106625


Wed Apr 11 08:54:45 +0000 2018

Gen talking about Tech(k)now day at #ACCUConf bigging up @openmarket !


Wed Apr 11 08:55:27 +0000 2018

Woot https://twitter.com/fbuontempo/status/983990615435366402


Wed Apr 11 09:02:14 +0000 2018

Double woot? https://twitter.com/hashpling/status/983993209591394304


Wed Apr 11 12:46:40 +0000 2018

RT @GailOllis: Bucket list: one day I'd like to queue for the toilet at a tech conference. #accuconf


Wed Apr 11 12:49:45 +0000 2018

@petegoodliffe any slots available Thursday or Friday? Title: Destroy Dependencies


Wed Apr 11 12:50:10 +0000 2018

RT @fbuontempo: Don't forget to talk to @petegoodliffe if you want to give a lightning talk #ACCUConf


Wed Apr 11 12:50:41 +0000 2018

RT @MatRopert: "if we named it Bottleneck instead of Mutex, people may actually think twice before using them".
Good quote in @a_williams'…


Wed Apr 11 12:52:56 +0000 2018

RT @fbuontempo: #ACCUConf "we need to educate adults as well as children" to achieve diversity @coderinheels


Wed Apr 11 12:53:43 +0000 2018

RT @robsmallshire: #ACCUConf Schedule app: https://conference.accu.org/schedule_app/index.html


Wed Apr 11 14:45:37 +0000 2018

Looking terribly excited there https://twitter.com/hashpling/status/984055830055129090


Wed Apr 11 14:56:58 +0000 2018 Replying to @petegoodliffe

I'm there


Thu Apr 12 09:34:06 +0000 2018

Kotlin continues to look awesome #ACCUConf


Thu Apr 12 12:19:45 +0000 2018

@petegoodliffe slides for for Friday's lightning talk http://artificialworlds.net/presentations/accu2018-lightning/andybalaam-destroydependencies.pdf


Fri Apr 13 00:45:59 +0000 2018

RT @russel_winder: An attender's view of @ACCUConf Day 1: http://ithare.com/accu2018-day-1-from-gender-equality-to-kinda-quantum-computing-with-threads-and-c-copymove-in-between/


Fri Apr 13 00:48:54 +0000 2018

RT @sebrose: Cool introduction to OSS Fuzz - a free Google service to fuzz test your open source code @mclow #ACCUConf https://t.co/jxmdxdp…


Fri Apr 13 00:49:12 +0000 2018

RT @fbuontempo: @russel_winder being epic #ACCUConf https://twitter.com/dmitrykandalov/status/984533690679201793


Fri Apr 13 01:02:16 +0000 2018

RT @arustacean: What is preferred IDE for @rustlang ?


Fri Apr 13 01:03:30 +0000 2018

RT @winkleink: Always lots of fun and a great way to find out what can be done with a £30 computer
Feed your imagination and creativity. #…


Fri Apr 13 09:10:15 +0000 2018

RT @include_cpp: Announcing #include <C++>: A global, inclusive, and diverse community for developers interested in C++.


Fri Apr 13 15:08:20 +0000 2018

Scheme Lisp: Feel the Cool slides are here: http://artificialworlds.net/presentations/scheme-accu2018/scheme-accu2018.html #ACCUConf


Fri Apr 13 15:17:27 +0000 2018

RT @hashpling: @bethmackenzie @Samathy_Barratt @annajayne I have to watch my back; if I let my guard down I shall get pink hair. (Sadly, I…


Fri Apr 13 15:19:23 +0000 2018

RT @robsmallshire: Aha! We found out in the punchline of the talk. It’s a two-dimensional manifold. “A directed graph is not enough”.


Fri Apr 13 15:19:51 +0000 2018

RT @gregcons: Keynote time at #ACCUConf with Lisa Lippincott


Fri Apr 13 15:21:22 +0000 2018

RT @petegoodliffe: 6pm tonight at #ACCUConf is another packed and varied schedule of 5-minute lightning talks with more than a little inter…


Fri Apr 13 18:14:57 +0000 2018

RT @fbuontempo: #ACCUConf @andybalaam mentioning dependency injection


Sat Apr 14 09:22:01 +0000 2018

RT @fbuontempo: #ACCUConf let the powers combine


Sat Apr 14 09:22:41 +0000 2018

RT @JoBoccara: What simple code is, by @gregcons at #ACCUConf


Sat Apr 14 10:33:35 +0000 2018

#ACCUConf @hashpling Scripting Git and being awesome


Sat Apr 14 13:01:25 +0000 2018

DESTROY ALL DEPENDENCIES #ACCUConf (photo by @fbuontempo )


Sat Apr 14 13:04:52 +0000 2018

RT @georgebernhard: Not a famous quote-yet! @chrisoldwood at @ACCUConf 2018


Sat Apr 14 13:05:55 +0000 2018

RT @chrisoldwood: Great to see the Sonic Pi back at #ACCUConf again this year! The 80's electro fits in nicely with my retro talk with @jez…


Sat Apr 14 13:06:21 +0000 2018

RT @MatRopert: Very true quote from @gasproni at #ACCUConf. I can't stress that enough.


Sat Apr 14 13:14:15 +0000 2018

RT @jezhiggins: @fbuontempo Everyone here thinks this year's ACCU shirt is the best conference shirt I have. Good job!


Sat Apr 14 13:19:03 +0000 2018

We missed you at #ACCUConf @TartanLlama


Sat Apr 14 13:35:17 +0000 2018

Turtles drawing machine learning algorithms with @fbuontempo #ACCUConf


Sat Apr 14 19:27:36 +0000 2018

RT @russel_winder: @didierverna @sebrose @timPizey . @andybalaam did a session on Scheme.


Sat Apr 14 19:30:58 +0000 2018

RT @timPizey: Thanks to @russel_winder and all @ArcherYates, and all the speakers and attendees, @ACCUConf looking forwards to next year al…


Sat Apr 14 19:32:26 +0000 2018

RT @fbuontempo: @KevlinHenney keep writing and talking. You are brilliant at pulling some many strands together and presenting new perspect…


Sat Apr 14 19:33:17 +0000 2018

RT @arne_mertz: Truly the spirit of #ACCUConf


Sat Apr 14 21:51:21 +0000 2018

RT @russel_winder: The biggest compliment to a conference: "It's been my first time at a @ACCUConf , but I'll definitely be coming back nex…


Sun Apr 15 08:20:51 +0000 2018

Explanation links in the bottom right tell you more http://artificialworlds.net/find-the-dependencies-and-eliminate-them/ Find the Dependencies and Eliminate Them (quoted in my #ACCUConf lightning talk)


Sun Apr 15 08:24:44 +0000 2018

RT @xychelsea: hmm, sounds like a challenge ☺️🌈💕 https://twitter.com/type1diabeetus/status/985278946450210816


Sun Apr 15 14:35:09 +0000 2018

RT @timPizey: Scheme:
> (define world "everyone")
> (define (hello o) (string-append "Hi " o))
> (hello world)
"Hi everyone"
>
Thanks @andy…


Mon Apr 16 11:19:28 +0000 2018

A couple of people asked me about @openmarket at #ACCUConf - we send SMS messages (really well), we love Linux and code mostly in Java (for now), and we welcome diversity https://www.openmarket.com/company/careers/open-positions/


Mon Apr 16 11:26:42 +0000 2018

RT @bbcthree: now you know #famalam


Mon Apr 16 11:30:57 +0000 2018

Oh, and our London office is in Chiswick, and I _didn't_ accidentally leave out a sentence about loving Java. https://twitter.com/andybalaam/status/985840092542619648


Tue Apr 17 08:55:41 +0000 2018

RT @NHSMillion: Noam Chomsky, a world-renowned political analyst, explains the standard technique of privatisation:

* Defund
* Make sure t…


Wed Apr 18 08:16:35 +0000 2018 Replying to @russel_winder and @ACCUConf

I want them collected


Wed Apr 18 12:49:36 +0000 2018 Replying to @russel_winder and @ACCUConf

ah, not too bothered about that.


Thu Apr 19 07:45:14 +0000 2018

Videos from #ACCUConf. Lots of very valuable things: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJhay24LTpO1s4bIZxuIqKw/playlists


Thu Apr 19 14:55:07 +0000 2018

RT @patrickharvie: It's not enough for the Prime Minister to say she's sorry about the racist effects of her own racist policy. She was the…


Thu Apr 19 16:40:49 +0000 2018

RT @AndrewSparrow: Vince Cable's speech on regulating & curbing internet giants is v, v good - best I've read on the topic - highlights her…


Fri Apr 20 15:47:50 +0000 2018

Palantir, Peter Thiel's data-mining company, knows everything about you https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2018-palantir-peter-thiel/ via @business


Mon Apr 23 21:07:28 +0000 2018

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Split - season 4 begins! http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2018/04/23/s04e01-split-the-good-robot-andys/ #podcast #movies


Wed Apr 25 10:24:32 +0000 2018

RT @matthewpskelton: GitFlow must die ☠ 🗡


Wed Apr 25 10:46:23 +0000 2018

RT @DavidLammy: I am disgusted and appalled by the case I have just received. My constituent arrived from Jamaica in 1964 aged 6. He has sh…


Wed Apr 25 10:48:18 +0000 2018

RT @CarolineLucas: Minister acknowledges that #Yemen is largest humanitarian crisis in the world - so how in the world can the Govt continu…


Wed Apr 25 10:57:50 +0000 2018

RT @ACCUConf: I added a video to a @YouTube playlist http://youtu.be/L3pihTWPcKI?a Tales of C, the 6502 and the BBC (with added python) - Benjami…


Wed Apr 25 11:06:17 +0000 2018

Please stop Brexit - it's going to hurt our economy, and it's already hurt our society.


Wed Apr 25 16:29:50 +0000 2018

RT @DCoulbourne: This is incredibly well stated


Thu Apr 26 08:03:28 +0000 2018

What's new in Ubuntu 18.04 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/04/ubuntu-18-04-whats-new-video


Thu Apr 26 08:11:52 +0000 2018

Diversity and Inclusivity in Tech with @coderinheels https://twitter.com/ACCUConf/status/989198552369979393


Thu Apr 26 08:12:08 +0000 2018

RT @MattAbbottPoet: Can we all just take a moment to fully confront the fact that "hostile environment" is not a soundbite created by Labou…


Thu Apr 26 08:14:21 +0000 2018

RT @jesseringrose: working on a new idea 🤔


Fri Apr 27 09:10:07 +0000 2018

I would vote for a party with these policies in the UK. https://twitter.com/xychelsea/status/989538983255388162


Tue May 01 08:01:40 +0000 2018

Twitter caught up in Cambridge Analytica data scandal https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2018/04/28/twitter-caught-cambridge-analytica-data-scandal/?WT.mc_id=tmg_share_tw


Tue May 01 09:47:13 +0000 2018

RT @gvanrossum: Python 2.7.15 released -- the last 2.7 release! https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2018-May/732755.html


Tue May 01 09:47:57 +0000 2018

RT @tanurai: Just putting it out there... if anyone wants me to come and speak, or do a workshop, you know where to find me, yeah? If you'r…


Tue May 01 09:51:45 +0000 2018

RT @webbedspace: The relentless march of time leaves nothing unscathed


Tue May 01 09:57:39 +0000 2018

RT @EghamJam: Today’s the day. 18th Egham Jam. Will have some arcade action going on.


Tue May 01 09:57:47 +0000 2018

RT @matt_sendorek: And now @winkleink showing how to use the SenseHAT in Python at @EghamJam


Tue May 01 12:44:04 +0000 2018

WhatsApp founder no longer trusts it https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/business/economy/whatsapp-founder-plans-to-leave-after-broad-clashes-with-parent-facebook/2018/04/30/49448dd2-4ca9-11e8-84a0-458a1aa9ac0a_story.html?noredirect=on


Tue May 08 12:57:49 +0000 2018

RT @ACCUConf: KEYNOTE: Diversity & Inclusivity in Tech - Gen Ashley [ACCU 2018]: http://youtu.be/FQ5kQElkar0?a via @YouTube


Tue May 08 12:58:00 +0000 2018

RT @ACCUConf: I added a video to a @YouTube playlist http://youtu.be/mrY6xrWp3Gs?a Procedural Programming: It’s Back? It Never Went Away - Kevlin…


Tue May 08 12:58:27 +0000 2018

RT @ACCUConf: I added a video to a @YouTube playlist http://youtu.be/O50qTuM5OT0?a Simplicity: not just for beginners - Kate Gregory [ACCU 2018]


Tue May 08 12:58:45 +0000 2018

RT @ACCUConf: Turtles! Hill climbing! Hammers! Paper bags! - Frances Buontempo [ACCU 2018] http://youtu.be/1bg1nF4E9dY?a


Tue May 08 15:51:06 +0000 2018

RT @hypnos164: @lambdamcr this intro to Scheme might be of interest to followers - particularly the "bonus items" at the end https://t.co/8…


Wed May 09 08:08:57 +0000 2018

If you liked my @ACCUConf video/talk on Scheme, I go into more detail here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byofGyW2L10&list=PLgyU3jNA6VjRMB-LXXR9ZWcU3-GCzJPm0


Wed May 09 09:22:21 +0000 2018

We (@openmarket) are looking for a dev. manager in London (Chiswick) https://www.openmarket.com/company/careers/open-positions/?p=job%2FoKzs7fwC


Thu May 10 15:24:34 +0000 2018

RT @computermuseum: Spectrum fans! Fancy helping with an academic article on your favourite computer? Professor Will Brooker of Kingston Un…


Thu May 10 15:25:23 +0000 2018

RT @stephstad: On her 11th birthday, this amazing girl is coding on stage in front of 7500+ people at Red Hat Summit. THIS is the future of…


Mon May 14 08:20:21 +0000 2018

Wow! https://twitter.com/freebsdfrau/status/995665551799152640


Mon May 14 08:40:56 +0000 2018

RT @ScribblingOn: Most job postings are full of fluff, please apply even if you don't meet 100% of the requirements. You lose NOTHING by tr…


Mon May 14 08:45:23 +0000 2018

Yes, it was some C++ by @ianmacinnes that helped me understand what good code looked like. It was about 2001 and I remember it very clearly because it was so eye-opening. Difficult code made to look easy. https://twitter.com/pati_gallardo/status/995726798402019329


Tue May 15 09:02:00 +0000 2018

RT @benmisell: Hey y'all of twitter, I'm available to hire as a freelancer. I can do golang, python and flutter mobile apps. DM me or look…


Wed May 16 08:38:31 +0000 2018

Ctrl-X Ctrl-E in bash lets you use your editor to write commands. Thanks to @freebsdfrau for the tip!


Wed May 16 08:52:47 +0000 2018

RT @JohnSimpsonNews: UK wants an independent inquiry into yesterday's killings of 60 Palestinians at the Gaza border fence. US trying to b…


Wed May 16 11:49:11 +0000 2018

Help! @vimgolf is down!


Wed May 16 15:42:29 +0000 2018

RT @shirkdog: @andybalaam @freebsdfrau Also works in zsh


Wed May 16 15:48:24 +0000 2018

RT @carolecadwalla: Wow. So this is from a letter Facebook sent to Electoral Commission which is published today by @commonCMS. Vote Leave…


Wed May 16 17:48:44 +0000 2018

RT @gumnos: @andybalaam @freebsdfrau You can use `fc` to edit your *previous* command if you want:
$ echo hello
hello
$ fc
(brings up $EDIT…


Wed May 16 17:49:19 +0000 2018

RT @gumnos: @andybalaam @freebsdfrau Both are useful depending on what you want to do (current or previous). Also, bash (and zsh?) allow fo…


Thu May 17 08:13:25 +0000 2018

Thought I had gone beyond being shocked at what he says. Wrong. https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/996849071901085702


Thu May 17 12:43:30 +0000 2018

RT @Yes_I_Know_IT: @gumnos @freebsdfrau @andybalaam Bash fc is also very cool since you can edit *several* commands in a range:

fc -5 -1…


Mon May 21 08:34:50 +0000 2018

RT @chrisoldwood: ACCU finally has an official blog aggregator! (@andybalaam's Planet Code has been the unofficial one for many years. 💯)…


Mon May 21 11:55:57 +0000 2018

RT @EghamJam: Next Egham Raspberry Jam 15th July #RJam
@matt_sendorek @andybalaam @prof_sween @LeoWhitesTweets

Free to attend.
https://…


Mon May 21 21:18:21 +0000 2018

RT @GoodRobotAndys: "Annihiliation" spoilerific review with the Andys. @andybalaam almost ruins it with some kind of name-clash crisis with…


Tue May 22 07:57:17 +0000 2018

Microsoft, Google: We've found a fourth data-leaking Meltdown-Spectre CPU hole https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/05/21/spectre_meltdown_v4_microsoft_google/ via @theregister


Tue May 22 07:59:21 +0000 2018

RT @lynncyrin: I'm looking to start my next software engineering job ⚙️ !!!

me:
- 5 years software engineering, 4y python, 2y ruby, 1y nod…


Tue May 22 08:43:49 +0000 2018

RT @RedfernMichelle: 3 ways for #maleallies to act:

🔊Amplify: “I’d like to hear Emma finish”
📢Echo: “As Ana was saying earlier…”
🎤Advocate…


Tue May 22 08:48:48 +0000 2018

RT @JamesMelville: Matthew Parris absolutely skewering a clueless government on their approach to Brexit. 👇


Tue May 22 15:40:34 +0000 2018

RT @charlottejee: I've updated the list of women in the UK who could speak at your tech event. We're now on 536 people and counting... http…


Fri May 25 09:27:55 +0000 2018

RT @mike_ducker: I call this piece: "Evolution. It works, bitches."


Fri May 25 15:26:03 +0000 2018

RT @notjessewalker: I DO NOT UNDERSTAND YOU PEOPLE WHO HAVE PUT THESE THINGS IN YOUR HOMES. https://twitter.com/mtfarnsworth/status/999765110334746624


Wed May 30 23:29:33 +0000 2018

Clever Things People Do In Groovy So You Have To Know About Them https://youtu.be/WWaoDuRoH50


Mon Jun 04 14:49:17 +0000 2018

RT @eddiejaoude: If @Microsoft really cared about #OpenSource and the #community, they whould open source @GitHub 🤓 #LetsHope #github #micr…


Wed Jun 06 09:53:57 +0000 2018

A federated web of git services? Yes please https://github.com/git-federation/gitpub


Wed Jun 06 09:55:11 +0000 2018

RT @benmisell: My #bbcmicro C compiler can now finally run the example from section 1.1 of "The C programming language" https://t.co/k5Zsfk…


Wed Jun 06 16:00:05 +0000 2018

RT @emilyst: When Slack ends their IRC support, they will also shut off a major accessibility avenue, and they're not ready. It bears repea…


Fri Jun 08 12:25:38 +0000 2018

RT @EghamJam: Next Egham Jam. Pure electronics workshop. Learn about resistors, capacitors, LEDs and transistors. Then use them to build a…


Fri Jun 08 16:41:25 +0000 2018

Using Matrix to connect to Slack from an IRC client on Ubuntu http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2018/06/08/using-matrix-to-connect-to-slack-from-an-irc-client-on-ubuntu/


Mon Jun 11 13:29:01 +0000 2018

RT @ChrisHeadleand: Why when we talk about women in computer science do we often only mention Ava Lovelace or Grace Hopper? Both amazing, b…


Mon Jun 11 14:49:05 +0000 2018

RT @fbuontempo: Latest ACCU's Overload with contributions from @chrisoldwood and @andybalaam https://accu.org/var/uploads/journals/Overload145.pdf (and me) (and others)


Mon Jun 11 15:37:14 +0000 2018

No algorithm chooses what you see on http://mastodon.social - you just see what people you follow tooted.


Mon Jun 11 15:55:10 +0000 2018

RT @gumnos: I often find myself consecutively filtering with multiple chained greps

grep a input | grep b | grep -v c | grep d

and found…


Mon Jun 11 22:00:45 +0000 2018

RT @GoodRobotAndys: The Killing of a Sacred Deer - apparently not as tiresome as its title made it sound, but really quite good https://t.c…


Mon Jun 11 22:14:20 +0000 2018 Replying to @AdiShavit

https://mastodon.technology/about might be a good one. Explore more at https://joinmastodon.org/


Mon Jun 11 22:14:49 +0000 2018 Replying to @AdiShavit

Or maybe you should start one?


Wed Jun 13 14:35:02 +0000 2018

Facebook confirms that it tracks how you move mouse on the computer screen https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/facebook-confirms-that-it-tracks-how-you-move-mouse-on-the-computer-screen-1258189-2018-06-12


Wed Jun 13 19:12:55 +0000 2018

Using Matrix to connect to Slack from an IRC client on Ubuntu http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2018/06/08/using-matrix-to-connect-to-slack-from-an-irc-client-on-ubuntu/


Thu Jun 14 06:31:29 +0000 2018 Replying to @autoerraticism

It's got 1M users according to https://lou.lt/@mastodonusercount . I like the atmosphere, and I like the software, but most of the people I know from real life are on Twitter, so I'd like them all to move over :-)


Fri Jun 15 08:07:45 +0000 2018

RT @AnaCidre_: Please help me find work:
🅰️ Angular
👶 Junior level
🏖️ Remote
⏱️ Up to 20h/week

About me:
🗣️ Conference speaker
📅 Community…


Fri Jun 15 10:51:25 +0000 2018

If your friend leaves their Firefox window unattended, go to the address bar (or a text field) and type Ctrl-Shift-x


Fri Jun 15 11:06:00 +0000 2018

Connecting to Slack from an IRC client take 2, it works! http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2018/06/15/connecting-to-slack-from-an-irc-client-using-slirc/ (Thanks to Colin Watson and Daniel Beer)


Fri Jun 15 11:10:09 +0000 2018

RT @bphogan: Seriously.

Tell people they're doing good things. Tell people you appreciate what they do.

Cos there are probably 5 others…


Mon Jun 18 08:30:24 +0000 2018

RT @hashpling: I am transgender and non-binary. That is enough information for people to find a non-box into which to place me. After that,…


Tue Jun 19 09:15:38 +0000 2018

RT @ferretthimself: I assure you, no matter how long you ponder this Tweet, you will never ever predict the ending of this story. https://t…


Wed Jun 20 07:57:32 +0000 2018

When I get time I will be looking at how to put my videos onto PeerTube. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17347560


Wed Jun 20 08:26:18 +0000 2018

RT @justinbaragona: Rachel Maddow chokes up and cries on air as she struggles to deliver news that migrant babies and toddlers have been se…


Wed Jun 20 09:06:35 +0000 2018

I was reminded this weekend seeing leaflets like this that sometimes people can be just plain wrong. (Source: https://suffragettes.nls.uk/sources/source-24 )


Thu Jun 21 07:50:59 +0000 2018

RT @o0karen0o: #EveryDaySexism I'm Exec Director of a charity. A senior tech exec is making his company's annual donation conditional on h…


Thu Jun 21 07:52:43 +0000 2018

RT @scottygb: The Guardian today has printed in their newspaper a list of 34,361 refugees who are known to have died trying to make it to E…


Thu Jun 21 11:24:22 +0000 2018

What is the best horror movie of the 20th century? https://twitter.com/GoodRobotAndys/status/1009758420126306304


Thu Jun 21 11:25:00 +0000 2018 Replying to @cockers_97

I heard you clearly.


Thu Jun 21 11:25:21 +0000 2018

RT @GoodRobotAndys: We just agreed. Season 5 will be the top 30 horror movies of the 20th century. Hard to contain our excitement. What…


Thu Jun 21 11:27:28 +0000 2018

RT @jk_rowling: The screams reverberating around the world are coming from terrified children in cages. What you’re saying here is that you…


Thu Jun 21 11:37:48 +0000 2018

RT @JasminRamsey: "you have to understand,
that no one puts their children in a boat
unless the water is safer than the land" -- "Home," by…


Thu Jun 21 11:48:22 +0000 2018

Peertube is about the videos, not the adverts or the data https://www.kisskissbankbank.com/en/projects/peertube-a-free-and-federated-video-platform


Thu Jun 21 12:31:53 +0000 2018

Command 'udo' not found, but can be installed with:

sudo apt install udo


Thu Jun 21 19:11:33 +0000 2018

RT @EghamJam: First of the workshops decided.
NoPi electronics. Flash LEDs with just electronic components. No programming required.

htt…


Fri Jun 22 12:27:44 +0000 2018

RT @benphillips76: This is really, really good.

Fox News vs North Korean State TV.


Fri Jun 22 12:32:54 +0000 2018

This man used to be president. https://twitter.com/Matsamon/status/1009551941897109505


Mon Jun 25 06:34:29 +0000 2018

RT @MastodonProject: "Like Twitter back when it was fun and friendly" is what people say about #Mastodon! https://joinmastodon.org/#getting-started https://t…


Mon Jun 25 16:37:01 +0000 2018

Forget about Clean Code, let's embrace Compassionate Code http://johannesbrodwall.com/2018/06/24/forget-about-clean-code-lets-embrace-compassionate-code/ via @jhannes


Mon Jun 25 16:48:10 +0000 2018

How pollsters helped hedge funds beat the pound's Brexit crash https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-06-25/brexit-big-short-how-pollsters-helped-hedge-funds-beat-the-crash via @bpolitics


Mon Jun 25 16:53:38 +0000 2018

RT @Snowden: The most important surveillance story you will see for years just went online, revealing how @ATT became the internet's bigges…


Mon Jun 25 20:50:22 +0000 2018

RT @stevenhammerton: @andybalaam @jhannes If you haven't done so already, check out @compassioncode and @aprilwensel. Doing a great job in…


Wed Jun 27 23:27:58 +0000 2018

I just uploaded my intro to Scheme Lisp videos to PeerTube at https://peertube.mastodon.host/accounts/andybalaam/videos - let me know whether it works!


Wed Jun 27 23:39:03 +0000 2018

RT @chainsawsuit: decorum http://chainsawsuit.com/comic/2018/06/26/decorum/


Wed Jun 27 23:39:52 +0000 2018

RT @TartanLlama: Describe C++ in one Tweet https://twitter.com/f1ac5/status/1011895552349560832


Wed Jun 27 23:43:34 +0000 2018

Yes, and don't forget https://matrix.org too https://twitter.com/m_saharia/status/1012003522374758401


Fri Jun 29 08:30:27 +0000 2018 Replying to @aretudeetoo

Thanks!


Fri Jun 29 08:33:47 +0000 2018

Was very surprised by #LeadDevLondon - it was all about inclusion, empathy and building the kind of workplace I want to be in. Thank you @openmarket for sending me there - lots to think through for me, but I hope it will help me improve.


Fri Jun 29 08:42:02 +0000 2018

RT @Samathy_Barratt: Amy is a pleasure to work with.
Clever coder, community builder and very capable UI/UX person!
💜💕💜💕 https://t.co/gTat…


Fri Jun 29 08:42:40 +0000 2018

RT @urbanthoughts11: Bike lanes only look empty because they are efficient.
This stretch in Copenhagen actually conveys 8 times as many peo…


Fri Jun 29 08:45:17 +0000 2018

RT @Geek_Manager: Don’t mind us, just a casual selfie with 1100+ people in the Barbican at #LeadDevLondon 😅

Love ya @RuthYarnit, thanks fo…


Fri Jun 29 10:53:11 +0000 2018

Awesome evolved 2D robots https://youtu.be/0sDr8sNQMhE


Fri Jun 29 12:06:14 +0000 2018

RT @BBCMarkEaston: Fascinating @ONS graphic on what's killed most people.
http://visual.ons.gov.uk/causes-of-death-over-100-years/


Fri Jun 29 14:22:41 +0000 2018

I asked to commission some art on http://mastondon.art - the responses I have received are pretty amazing: https://mastodon.social/@andybalaam


Mon Jul 02 09:57:16 +0000 2018

RT @natpryce: ZX Spec: A unit testing framework for Sinclair ZX Spectrum assembly. https://github.com/rhargreaves/zx-spec Amazing!


Mon Jul 02 09:58:18 +0000 2018

RT @Felienne: I made a list of 25 awesome women in tech and education to speak at your conference! Includes areas of expertise and links to…


Tue Jul 03 08:51:23 +0000 2018

a) awesome, b) I think I prefer Haskell, is that a problem? c) awesome daughter https://twitter.com/timPizey/status/1013918195697233921


Tue Jul 03 14:59:54 +0000 2018

Brilliant. https://twitter.com/timPizey/status/1014081940016820226


Wed Jul 04 11:15:48 +0000 2018

Excellent images of programmers, free to use for any purpose https://www.pexels.com/@christina-morillo-473730


Wed Jul 04 11:28:29 +0000 2018

With EFF’s Help, Language Teacher Responds to Ridiculous Patent Threat https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/07/effs-help-language-teacher-responds-ridiculous-patent-threat via @eff


Wed Jul 04 11:54:55 +0000 2018

Platform game from a designer on Rayman Origins https://peertube.mastodon.host/videos/watch/fb034b35-18da-4927-9732-a170b800ed82


Wed Jul 04 11:57:39 +0000 2018

RT @sarahmei: If a more-experienced dev can’t explain their code to you, they’re the one with the problem - not you.

Don’t internalize th…


Wed Jul 04 12:30:36 +0000 2018

RT @GirlsWhoCode: Yes! 💯 One of the things we love about teaching girls to code is giving them the tools they need to be the lead in their…


Wed Jul 04 20:19:26 +0000 2018 Replying to @PeterSommerlad

Yes, take regular breaks, use a desktop PC, raise the top of your screen to eye level, make sure your arms make a right angle, and _still_ be as cool as those people :-)


Thu Jul 05 08:44:49 +0000 2018

RT @BrianLinuxing: Interesting talk at @skillsmatter with @londongit by @hashpling


Thu Jul 05 10:30:04 +0000 2018

Some of my Git videos are now on PeerTube (more coming) as well as the Scheme ones https://peertube.mastodon.host/accounts/andybalaam/videos . More over the next few weeks.


Thu Jul 05 10:30:43 +0000 2018

https://peertube.mastodon.host/videos/watch/a2d30ba0-9a2a-4877-a257-8c0fa6c06953


Mon Jul 09 07:50:39 +0000 2018

RT @hashpling: Yesterday, I was proud to march under my genderqueer flag with good friends and surrounded by colleagues from @Bloomberg. Wo…


Mon Jul 09 07:51:03 +0000 2018

RT @fbuontempo: #booktweet Details about my book https://pragprog.com/book/fbmach/genetic-algorithms-and-machine-learning-for-programmers on #MachineLearning - going through tech review at the moment.


Mon Jul 09 07:53:20 +0000 2018

RT @David_Cameron: Britain faces a simple and inescapable choice - stability and strong Government with me, or chaos with Ed Miliband: http…


Mon Jul 09 07:58:00 +0000 2018

RT @matthewseiji: This website is willfully designed to blur the boundary between public and private spaces in a bid to maintain our attent…


Mon Jul 09 08:25:50 +0000 2018

My Git videos are now on PeerTube: https://peertube.mastodon.host/accounts/andybalaam/videos


Mon Jul 09 08:26:23 +0000 2018

RT @CodeFirstGirls: Hi ✋🏼!! Are you missing our amazing #CodingCourses 😢?!!
No worries...you won't have to wait much longer 😀....Next week…


Mon Jul 09 08:26:38 +0000 2018

RT @BarristerSecret: Four hours’ work down the drain. https://twitter.com/bbcnews/status/1016093323524759552


Mon Jul 09 10:43:18 +0000 2018

Free content for your artistic and software projects! https://flosscreation.neocities.org/ (Found this via http://mastodon.social )


Mon Jul 09 11:26:36 +0000 2018

RT @DavidLammy: Back when Dominic Raab labelled feminists "obnoxious bigots," Theresa May rightly slapped him down as "not the way forward.…


Tue Jul 10 11:15:51 +0000 2018

RT @GoodRobotAndys: What is the best horror movie of the 20th century?


Tue Jul 10 11:16:03 +0000 2018

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Gremlins, Near Dark and Altered States - numbers 30 to 28 in the countdown to best horror movie: http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2018/07/09/s05e01-best-horror-of-the-20th-century-30-to-28-the-good-robot-andys/


Thu Jul 12 08:12:51 +0000 2018

RT @WasmWeekly: This is awesome, 6 different 8-bit emulators, all written in C and compiled to WebAssembly https://floooh.github.io/tiny8bit/ https://…


Thu Jul 12 08:18:40 +0000 2018

RT @_sagesharp_: Thank you for agreeing to remove 'political affliation' from @oscon's Code of Conduct & the restriction for speakers not t…


Thu Jul 12 08:24:33 +0000 2018

https://open.audio/


Thu Jul 12 08:25:30 +0000 2018

RT @codinghorror: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/89897/good-bones


Fri Jul 13 11:23:37 +0000 2018

Allow drag-to-side, but not drag-to-top in Ubuntu MATE (Marco) http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2018/07/13/allow-drag-to-side-but-not-drag-to-top-in-ubuntu-mate-marco/


Fri Jul 13 11:25:45 +0000 2018

RT @gvanrossum: Thanks for all the support (email and Twitter). I'm overwhelmed by the responses and won't be replying to most emails in pe…


Fri Jul 13 11:27:58 +0000 2018

RT @jonbesga: How about using @MastodonProject to teach kids in schools how to use #socialmedia properly in a secure environment?


Fri Jul 13 11:29:21 +0000 2018

RT @BBCTwo: Welcome to Great Britain, President Trump! Just to clear up any confusion, here’s @RachelParris with a brief guide to our glori…


Tue Jul 17 08:22:50 +0000 2018

RT @mike_ducker: So it turns out my little evolvable bots made the finals at #GECCO2018 So pleased! The other two finalists are well worth…


Tue Jul 17 08:27:17 +0000 2018 Replying to @mike_ducker

Nice, well done! They are cool.


Tue Jul 17 08:56:35 +0000 2018

RT @carolecadwalla: BREAKING: it’s now official. Vote Leave campaign broke the law & is reported to the police. BIG BIG news. This is the o…


Thu Jul 19 08:10:55 +0000 2018

Does anyone else still use Java? What are you planning to do when each release is supported for 6 months? http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/eol-135779.html


Thu Jul 19 08:14:42 +0000 2018

RT @ffconf: @WWCLondon can you help us to promote this to your members? Can cover travel costs from London to Brighton if required. https:/…


Thu Jul 19 08:15:53 +0000 2018

RT @JamesMelville: No deal Brexit:
2,800,000 fewer jobs
£158bn loss per year

Trade agreement Brexit (outside the single market):
1,750,00…


Thu Jul 19 08:21:16 +0000 2018

RT @doctorow: Thanks for this. You can now follow and reply to my Twitter timeline on Mastodon, via @doctorow@mamot.fr https://t.co/Dw6Cqw4…


Sun Jul 22 18:37:42 +0000 2018

RT @cpeedell: If you think that the @BBCNews should have a rule that Think Tanks can only appear on the BBC after disclosure of their main…


Sun Jul 22 18:46:16 +0000 2018

RT @argumatronic: like half the people replying to this are missing the point that yeah it's ideal to have long periods of focused work but…


Tue Jul 24 08:53:53 +0000 2018

RT @sailorhg: @sehurlburt i'm working on a game about bike camping across finland, based on a real life biking trip i took with my cousin!…


Tue Jul 24 08:57:19 +0000 2018

RT @studio_synth: @sehurlburt In Celestial Harmony you play as a celestial being that restores life to dying planets with the power of musi…


Wed Jul 25 08:06:58 +0000 2018

What does this Java program print?
1) "a"
2) "e"
3) "t"
4) Something else


Wed Jul 25 08:55:51 +0000 2018 Replying to @TheEnbyperor

Any thoughts as to what? :-)


Wed Jul 25 08:59:14 +0000 2018

RT @TheEnbyperor: @andybalaam Unhanded exception?


Wed Jul 25 09:03:36 +0000 2018

RT @Will_Bunch: She warned America and election officials - Russia election hacking was far worse than we knew. Reality Winner should be ha…


Wed Jul 25 09:08:36 +0000 2018

https://standwithreality.org/


Wed Jul 25 09:24:09 +0000 2018

RT @timPizey: @TheEnbyperor @andybalaam e due to npe?


Wed Jul 25 12:11:21 +0000 2018

RT @TheEnbyperor: My first semi-useful program is running on the Beeb! Just a shell with one command "exit", otherwise prints out what you…


Wed Jul 25 15:50:21 +0000 2018 Replying to @andybalaam

Full points to @timPizey - it prints "e" because the throw statement fails with a NullPointerException. Aiee.


Thu Jul 26 06:48:22 +0000 2018

RT @VectorHat: 3.. 2.. 1.. Go check out Byte Driver now on Kickstarter!

✅ Vector Racing
✅ Car Hacking
✅ Bottom-up Shooting
✅ Synthwave Sou…


Thu Jul 26 08:26:21 +0000 2018

5 Men's Spring 2018 Wardrobe Essentials - my1928 https://youtu.be/clredHXEyeQ


Fri Jul 27 08:06:04 +0000 2018

RT @anni_leskela: Hahahaha check out this alternative transfer orbit to the Moon based on chaotic dynamics, it consumes almost 40% less fue…


Fri Jul 27 10:18:23 +0000 2018

RT @ferrisjabr: If you put chalk under a powerful microscope—white cliffs of Dover type chalk, not the modern blackboard variety—you will s…


Fri Jul 27 10:19:57 +0000 2018

Ban mocking frameworks: then we pay every time we add horrible dependencies. Make us happier, by first making us sad. https://twitter.com/KevlinHenney/status/1022780498383396864


Fri Jul 27 11:48:48 +0000 2018

I avoid using the phrase "real men" because:


Fri Jul 27 11:49:07 +0000 2018 Replying to @andybalaam

It tries to persuade people by shaming them instead of encouraging them, which I prefer.


Fri Jul 27 11:49:32 +0000 2018 Replying to @andybalaam

It implies there are some men who are not real, which is unkind, and not true.


Fri Jul 27 11:50:32 +0000 2018 Replying to @andybalaam

It implies being a man is something to aspire to, which is weird because it's not something to aspire to for many people. For most people it's either something they are, or something they are not.


Fri Jul 27 11:51:25 +0000 2018 Replying to @andybalaam

It implies being a man is better then being, say, a woman, which is not true, but is something that was seriously believed for a lot of history (and may even still be believed by some people now).


Fri Jul 27 11:57:16 +0000 2018

RT @poesbf: instead of saying "Man up" and "Be a man" say "dragon up" and "Be a dragon." dragons are strong. be aware of dragons and crush…


Mon Aug 13 10:50:18 +0000 2018

RT @russel_winder: You know that the @ACCUConf 2019 call for session proposals, will be in October, but have you started preparing your pro…


Mon Aug 13 10:52:57 +0000 2018

RT @AccuOrg: August's Overload Journal has been published: https://accu.org/var/uploads/journals/Overload146.pdf


Mon Aug 13 10:54:00 +0000 2018

RT @mikegalsworthy: Do share. Britain in 2018 is a Remain-backing country - at both popular and constituency levels.


Mon Aug 13 11:05:03 +0000 2018

The latest Overload Journal contains my second article on How to Write a Programming Language https://accu.org/var/uploads/journals/Overload146.pdf


Mon Aug 13 11:05:37 +0000 2018

Direct link to my article: https://accu.org/index.php/journals/2532


Mon Aug 13 11:10:56 +0000 2018

My How to Write a Programming Language articles are all creative commons licensed and developed in public here: https://github.com/andybalaam/articles-how-to-write-a-programming-language/


Tue Aug 14 12:06:43 +0000 2018

RT @AccuOrg: An overnight number 1 on https://news.ycombinator.com/, now slipped back to number 18: Overload 146, 'Cache-Line Aware Data Structur…


Tue Aug 14 14:48:36 +0000 2018

RT @MastodonProject: Someone wrote a "getting started with mastodon" guide: https://kevq.uk/getting-started-with-mastodon/

If you have trouble with the default U…


Tue Aug 14 23:42:15 +0000 2018

Fixed a bug! https://github.com/andybalaam/rabbit-escape/issues/553


Tue Aug 14 23:58:51 +0000 2018

Who knew you could brolley into the exit? https://github.com/andybalaam/rabbit-escape/issues/546


Wed Aug 15 08:22:25 +0000 2018

RT @firefox: Multiple accounts, one window.

The days of opening more than one browser to be logged into more than one email or social ac…


Wed Aug 15 08:33:53 +0000 2018

RT @danpalmer: 😂


Wed Aug 15 08:37:27 +0000 2018

RT @MarieAnnUK: Plot Twist: Remember when Brexiters kept sending us graphs showing that most constituencies supported Brexit? https://t.co/…


Wed Aug 15 09:48:52 +0000 2018

Migrating videos from YouTube to PeerTube inside a Docker container http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2018/08/15/migrating-videos-from-youtube-to-peertube-inside-a-docker-container/


Wed Aug 15 09:49:32 +0000 2018

Watch my Writing a Programming Language videos on PeerTube! https://peertube.mastodon.host/accounts/andybalaam/videos


Wed Aug 15 09:50:22 +0000 2018

https://peertube.mastodon.host/videos/watch/b22c04d2-528d-471e-8acf-ed5e2ebb2b14


Wed Aug 15 09:52:42 +0000 2018

RT @MatthewACherry: Please support our movie #BlacKkKlansman⁠ ⁠opening weekend. Also stay for the credits to hear an unreleased Prince song…


Thu Aug 16 13:01:38 +0000 2018

Find your twitter friends on Mastodon https://bridge.joinmastodon.org/


Fri Aug 17 10:20:07 +0000 2018 Replying to @banbury_bill

It's great, and feels like a smaller community than here, so feels safer.


Fri Aug 17 10:21:01 +0000 2018

RT @TheEnbyperor: Hey y'all of twitter, I'm available to hire as a freelancer. I can do golang, python and flutter mobile apps. DM me or lo…


Sat Aug 18 16:26:58 +0000 2018

The Rabbots are coming! http://artificialworlds.net/rabbit-escape/


Sun Aug 19 16:58:20 +0000 2018

Rabbit Escape 0.11 out now! http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2018/08/19/rabbit-escape-0-11-out-now/


Sun Aug 19 16:59:06 +0000 2018

Rabbit Escape is free, and also pay money if you like! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.artificialworlds.rabbitescapefree

It's like Lemmings, but also exciting new and different.


Sun Aug 19 18:36:59 +0000 2018

RT @barefeetben: Excellent news.
Rabbit Escape rocks!
🐇🐇🐇 https://twitter.com/andybalaam/status/1031223853639458816


Mon Aug 20 07:45:18 +0000 2018

Tear down the patriarchy http://www.theliturgists.com/podcast/2018/7/26/man


Mon Aug 20 13:42:25 +0000 2018

Me too. https://twitter.com/allankellynet/status/1031536279341723648


Mon Aug 20 16:34:20 +0000 2018

RT @winkleink: Next Egham Jam. The big 20. Suppose not that big compared to some but still a milestone.
Workshops to be announced once fig…


Tue Aug 21 10:41:37 +0000 2018

End poverty. If that's a headline policy of a political party, they will likely get my vote. https://twitter.com/eddiefornec/status/1031826813318770688


Tue Aug 21 10:45:26 +0000 2018

RT @UKBlackTech: #FacesLikeMe - My Tech Story

Check these #womenintech amazing stories of how they got into tech & the fab projects they'r…


Tue Aug 21 10:45:37 +0000 2018

RT @emilyst: So, I really like terminals. I like text. I like how it looks. I like the orderliness of it. I like the muted, constrained col…


Tue Aug 21 10:45:51 +0000 2018

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Hellraiser, The Blair Witch Project, and Jacob's Ladder. Agree? Disagree?


Tue Aug 21 10:45:59 +0000 2018

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Best Horror of the 20th Century (27 to 25) http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2018/08/20/s05e02-best-horror-of-the-20th-century-27-to-25-the-good-robot-andys/


Wed Aug 22 07:59:52 +0000 2018

RT @UnpackingALife: This is Unpacking, a zen puzzle game by @Wrenegadey and @ironicaccount about pulling possessions out of boxes and findi…


Wed Aug 22 08:20:09 +0000 2018

Aerial photos reveal the stark divide between rich and poor https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-45257901


Wed Aug 22 08:29:42 +0000 2018

RT @DinaPomeranz: "A short history of global living conditions and why it matters that we know it"

Way less poverty!
Way more access to ed…


Wed Aug 22 08:34:21 +0000 2018

RT @czaplic: New version of @elmlang out today!

Compiler generates small assets by default.

Just add the --optimize flag!

https://t.co/N…


Wed Aug 22 19:48:31 +0000 2018

Installing Flarum on Ubuntu 18.04 http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2018/08/22/installing-flarum-on-ubuntu-18-04/


Mon Sep 03 08:07:46 +0000 2018

Saw #BlacKkKlansman and just want to watch it over and over. So entertaining, such high quality.


Mon Sep 03 08:27:10 +0000 2018

RT @brian_bilston: Here’s a new poem constructed entirely from auto-completed searches on Google.

It’s called ‘Love in the Age of Google’…


Mon Sep 03 08:35:37 +0000 2018

RT @gasproni: MIT-created programming language Julia 1.0 debuts http://news.mit.edu/2018/mit-developed-julia-programming-language-debuts-juliacon-0827#.W4wvFRHXzF8.twitter


Mon Sep 03 12:51:14 +0000 2018

RT @anniewestdotcom: @daraobriain Impossible to draw anything about #Brexit any more because the best cartoon has been done already by Bruc…


Tue Sep 04 08:02:22 +0000 2018

Redirecting all requests to https and www using .htaccess in Apache by @andybalaam http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2018/09/04/redirecting-all-requests-to-https-and-www-using-htaccess-in-apache/


Wed Sep 05 08:57:07 +0000 2018

Thank you for every second I get to be on this amazing world, and thank you for every second I get to spend with the beautiful people who are here.


Wed Sep 05 10:05:09 +0000 2018

RT @Amelia_Womack: An excellent question in Nottingham Railway Station 🤔


Wed Sep 05 10:33:14 +0000 2018

RT @Coding_Evening: Huzzah! Coding Evening on Twickenham is now confirmed for 4th October at @royaloaktw1 free tickets here: https://t.co/5…


Wed Sep 05 12:31:13 +0000 2018

Ubuntu “compose” key for easy unicode character input http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2018/09/05/ubuntu-compose-key-for-easy-unicode-character-input/


Thu Sep 06 12:52:35 +0000 2018

2. Document all your work. It’s hard to steal credit for public work. https://twitter.com/pati_gallardo/status/1037605355755331584


Thu Sep 06 12:53:53 +0000 2018

RT @pati_gallardo: @erinfoox Tried to expand on the items in this list in a blog post : Survival Tips For Women In Tech
https://t.co/47PBb1…


Thu Sep 06 13:21:44 +0000 2018

“Good riddance, Twitter” by Thomas Fuchs https://medium.com/@thomasfuchs/good-riddance-twitter-a572bdf0fb73


Thu Sep 06 13:23:18 +0000 2018

Writing a new Flarum extension on Ubuntu http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2018/09/06/writing-a-new-flarum-extension-on-ubuntu/


Fri Sep 07 08:41:06 +0000 2018

In Rabbit Escape, one climbing token makes you a climber forever


Fri Sep 07 10:47:23 +0000 2018

Proposed new look for Rabbit Escape - what do you think? https://github.com/andybalaam/rabbit-escape/pull/569 from @realdoctormo


Mon Sep 10 08:03:07 +0000 2018

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Really enjoying reading https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_girl thanks to a link from @KathyBacon75


Mon Sep 10 08:03:10 +0000 2018

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Join the conversation here: https://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2018/08/20/s05e02-best-horror-of-the-20th-century-27-to-25-the-good-robot-andys/


Mon Sep 10 08:06:09 +0000 2018

RT @pati_gallardo: Diversity and inclusion sound like such cozy words to privileged people.

They are not. They are an end goal in a strugg…


Mon Sep 10 08:08:09 +0000 2018

RT @vj_chidambaram: People who program a lot for fun without getting paid are basically privileged ("I am rich so I don't have to work for…


Mon Sep 10 08:13:21 +0000 2018

RT @MalwareTechBlog: Couple of people are asking me to tell the story, and it looks like all the details are public now so I can. Thread: h…


Mon Sep 10 08:20:43 +0000 2018

Starting an Elm 0.19 project. The docs at https://guide.elm-lang.org/ are better than ever, and the language is starting to cover everything you would need. Single-page apps are part of the standard library! @elmlang


Tue Sep 11 07:46:48 +0000 2018

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Nosferatu, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Wicker Man - Best Horror of the 20th Century (24 to 22) https://t.co/HB1…


Tue Sep 11 07:47:11 +0000 2018 Replying to @GoodRobotAndys

The Wicker Man would be near number 1 if it were my list.


Tue Sep 11 08:47:16 +0000 2018

Our MEPs could soon usher in a new era of automated Internet #censorship. Tell them to reject the #censorshipmachine. #saveyourinternet https://action.openrightsgroup.org/robocopyright-returns


Tue Sep 11 09:09:34 +0000 2018

RT @robsmallshire: Reminder that we have a @PyConUK ticket up for grabs. https://twitter.com/robsmallshire/status/1039135285928439808


Tue Sep 11 10:00:05 +0000 2018

Why Your Efforts to Fix your Pipeline Aren't Fixing Your Pipeline https://chelseatroy.com/2018/04/12/why-your-efforts-to-fix-your-pipeline-arent-fixing-your-pipeline/


Wed Sep 12 01:45:49 +0000 2018

My experience upgrading to Elm 0.19 http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2018/09/12/my-experience-upgrading-to-elm-0-19/


Thu Sep 13 14:31:25 +0000 2018

RT @Snowden: For five long years, governments have denied that global mass surveillance violates of your rights. And for five long years, w…


Sat Sep 15 17:24:38 +0000 2018

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Genuine, undoctored shot of @cockers_97 during the recording of the last Good Robot Andys podcast. https://t.co/GLpgkJa…


Mon Sep 17 11:21:49 +0000 2018

RT @_sagesharp_: The real test here is whether the community that built Linus up and protected his right to be verbally abusive will change…


Tue Sep 18 08:02:04 +0000 2018

RT @russel_winder: . @PyConUK emerged from @ACCUConf in 2007, but #ACCUConf still welcomes Python oriented sessions. Call for proposals for…


Tue Sep 18 08:03:43 +0000 2018

RT @bodil: Hi, if you're a UK citizen or resident, could you please do me a favour and sign this petition? It's rather important to about 4…


Tue Sep 18 15:18:29 +0000 2018 Replying to @natpryce

Firefox multi-account containers? https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/multi-account-containers/


Wed Sep 19 08:43:44 +0000 2018

Which is better?


Wed Sep 19 11:02:08 +0000 2018

RT @kotlinconf: Can't make it to KotlinConf this year? We have a surprise for you. We'll be live streaming the keynotes, closing panel and…


Fri Sep 21 08:19:59 +0000 2018

Early prototype of the Rabbit Escape level-sharing forum https://www.artificialworlds.net/rabbit-escape/levels/d/6-digging-practice


Mon Sep 24 01:00:30 +0000 2018

Worksheet: “Tell a story by making animations with code” https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2018/09/24/worksheet-tell-a-story-by-making-animations-with-code/


Mon Sep 24 01:02:06 +0000 2018

RT @mjg59: For every person that leaves the kernel over the CoC, I pledge to help mentor a new contributor interested in taking over their…


Mon Sep 24 01:09:51 +0000 2018

Here's page 1 of the #RaspberryPi Jam worksheet for @EghamJam on 21st October. See you there!


Mon Sep 24 11:20:21 +0000 2018

Remember 100 million requests with Python asyncio? (http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/06/12/making-100-million-requests-with-python-aiohttp/) Well, @cgarciae88 improved on it - see the blog post here: https://medium.com/@cgarciae/making-an-infinite-number-of-requests-with-python-aiohttp-pypeln-3a552b97dc95 awesome!


Mon Sep 24 20:46:07 +0000 2018

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Best Horror of the 20th Century (21 to 19) https://soundcloud.com/goodrobotandys/s05e04-best-horror-of-the-20th-century-21-to-19?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=twitter


Mon Sep 24 20:49:35 +0000 2018

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Best horror 21 to 19: Carrie, The Silence of the Lambs, Audition http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2018/09/24/s05e04-best-horror-of-the-20th-century-21-to-19-the-good-robot-andys/ #podcast


Wed Sep 26 08:26:45 +0000 2018 Replying to @_dapr

We are thinking of adding theming, so different levels can have different looks.


Wed Sep 26 09:27:21 +0000 2018

RT @Snowden: The UK just admitted the global mass surveillance system was used against civil society—people like you. These programs were n…


Wed Sep 26 16:45:37 +0000 2018

RT @EghamJam: Roll on the 21st October for the 20th Egham Raspberry Jam. https://eghamjam20.eventbrite.co.uk
We have #AstroPi @arrowantenna , space sto…


Thu Sep 27 18:57:23 +0000 2018

RT @FitzTechLawIE: The repurposing by Facebook of phone numbers, provided by users for SMS 2FA, to better target for advertising is utterly…


Fri Sep 28 08:46:52 +0000 2018

RT @CasualEffects: https://regexper.com just changed my programming life. Suddenly regexps aren't write-only expressions... https://t.co…


Sun Sep 30 18:03:21 +0000 2018

RT @gregcons: I am 100% up for a "grandmothers in C++" group, contact me, you know where to find me #CppCon #accu @isocpp @include_cpp


Sun Sep 30 18:03:55 +0000 2018

My prayers at church today. We are not OK.


Mon Oct 01 08:23:46 +0000 2018

What kind of person makes false rape accusations? https://qz.com/980766/ via @qz


Tue Oct 02 08:21:57 +0000 2018

The new levels forum is up! https://www.artificialworlds.net/rabbit-escape/levels/


Wed Oct 03 09:57:57 +0000 2018

RT @cirian75: There is a peoples vote march in London on the 20th of October

please come, if you cant please pass this around so others ca…


Thu Oct 04 08:27:43 +0000 2018

Make levels for Rabbit Escape using the level editor! https://youtu.be/9ScWdOoRH6g via @YouTube


Thu Oct 04 08:31:58 +0000 2018

Watch the video on how to make levels in Rabbit Escape on PeerTube https://peertube.mastodon.host/videos/watch/19f0d03d-6d71-4d2c-a3eb-2f84b7af2fe3


Thu Oct 04 09:08:10 +0000 2018

Really excited finally to have a graphical level editor for Rabbit Escape that can save your levels and show them off to the world! https://www.artificialworlds.net/rabbit-escape/levels/


Fri Oct 05 10:01:59 +0000 2018

RT @end_svc: Congratulations @DenisMukwege & @NadiaMuradBasee on winning this award. Both campaign tirelessly to end #SexualViolence in Con…


Fri Oct 05 10:04:42 +0000 2018

RT @russel_winder: In the spirit of opening early and closing late, the ACCU 2019 call for proposals is now open. https://cfp.conference.accu.org @…


Fri Oct 05 10:15:20 +0000 2018

Nested on the servers’ motherboards, the testers found a tiny microchip, not much bigger than a grain of rice, that wasn’t part of the boards’ original design. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-10-04/the-big-hack-how-china-used-a-tiny-chip-to-infiltrate-america-s-top-companies?srnd=businessweek-v2


Fri Oct 05 11:58:23 +0000 2018

Reminder: "Wherever per-person Facebook use rose to one standard deviation above the national average, attacks on refugees increased by about 50 percent." https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/21/world/europe/facebook-refugee-attacks-germany.html


Tue Oct 09 23:45:03 +0000 2018

Graft Animation Language on Raspberry Pi http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2018/10/09/graft-animation-language-on-raspberry-pi/


Wed Oct 10 09:27:57 +0000 2018

Come along to tell a story by writing code that makes animations! No coding experience required. https://twitter.com/EghamJam/status/1049942666702675969


Wed Oct 10 09:28:00 +0000 2018

RT @EghamJam: Workshops for the next Egham Raspberry Jam have been announced.
More details on the Eventbrite page. https://eghamjam20.eventbrite.co.uk


Wed Oct 10 21:08:43 +0000 2018

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Best horror 18-16: Ringu, Psycho and The Fly: http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2018/10/10/s05e05-best-horror-of-the-20th-century-18-to-16-the-good-robot-andys/


Thu Oct 11 01:47:46 +0000 2018

What is Rabbit Escape? https://youtu.be/uFPMEaBazjs


Fri Oct 12 09:56:25 +0000 2018

My colleague just coined a new development paradigm "What Would Andy Rant About? (wwara)"


Fri Oct 12 09:57:56 +0000 2018

RT @TheGreenParty: The UK is the only country in Europe that locks people up with no idea when they will be released. Indefinite detention…


Fri Oct 12 10:21:11 +0000 2018

RT @ACLU: BREAKING: The Washington Supreme Court just struck down the death penalty, citing racial bias.

This makes Washington the 20th st…


Fri Oct 12 10:36:53 +0000 2018

RT @cassiecodes: What a clever chameleon. Good job little guy! 🦎🌈
using tracking.js for webcam colour detection.
https://codepen.io/cassie-codes/details/ZjErdL h…


Fri Oct 12 11:03:14 +0000 2018

RT @GoodRobotAndys: #BestHorrorCountdown no. 30: Gremlins
AndyB's 1-word review: "Commercial"


Fri Oct 12 11:28:39 +0000 2018

"Those people who were phished, that includes two of my colleagues who helped me build the campaign" https://youtu.be/Z20XNp-luNA


Fri Oct 12 11:29:14 +0000 2018

RT @ODIHQ: We’re looking to fund projects in local gov that show – or contribute to – the value of open geospatial data. Is this you? https…


Fri Oct 12 15:41:59 +0000 2018

Snake! https://twitter.com/dmitrykandalov/status/1050757762030948352


Sat Oct 13 10:11:19 +0000 2018 Replying to @hashpling, @arne_mertz, @mattgodbolt and @bunnyladame

it works for 10-15 mins, and is awesome


Sun Oct 14 08:57:49 +0000 2018

RT @EghamJam: Workshop registrations going well. #rjam looks like @arrowantenna and @andybalaam will be busy.


Sun Oct 14 12:36:54 +0000 2018

RT @chertseyRC: @EghamJam @arrowantenna @andybalaam @astro_pi @astro_timpeake #ESA #RaspberryPi #makerspace #python #missionzero @AmsatUK @…


Tue Oct 16 10:48:31 +0000 2018

What if falling water looked like this? https://github.com/andybalaam/rabbit-escape/pull/578


Tue Oct 16 11:04:18 +0000 2018

RT @GoodRobotAndys: #BestHorrorCountdown no. 29: Near Dark AndyB's 1-word review: "Serious"


Tue Oct 16 15:24:44 +0000 2018 Replying to @hashpling

When a rabbit gets fully washed by the water, it goes back into a queue, waiting to enter the next level.


Thu Oct 18 16:08:01 +0000 2018

RT @EghamJam: Wow, just checked and 20+ registered for each of the workshops this Sunday.
Thank you @andybalaam and @arrowantenna for runni…


Fri Oct 19 09:07:19 +0000 2018

Elm JSON decoder examples https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2018/10/19/elm-json-decoder-examples/ - me trying to unconfuse myself about @elmlang JSON decoding.


Fri Oct 19 10:48:05 +0000 2018

Noah Bradley's Free Photo Reference Megapack from @noahbradley on @Gumroad: https://gum.co/reference


Sun Oct 21 09:24:31 +0000 2018

RT @EghamJam: Today is @EghamJam day.
Looking forward to this afternoon and seeing the amazing projects everyone does.


Sun Oct 21 14:18:38 +0000 2018

People seemed to enjoy the Graft workshop @EghamJam !


Sun Oct 21 14:30:27 +0000 2018

RT @EghamJam: Graft workshop with @andybalaam was a great success. Lots of great designs and and graphics being done. https://t.co/yuhbWswz…


Sun Oct 21 18:55:04 +0000 2018

RT @arrowantenna: @EghamJam @winkleink @AmsatUK @M0NPT @G_0ABI @MX5AKA GB1JAM celebrating Egham Raspberry Jam hosted by @chertseyRC AO-91 g…


Tue Oct 23 19:41:10 +0000 2018

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Horror countdown: 15 to 13 #podcast Event Horizon, An American Werewolf in London and The Sixth Sense
https://t.co/MX16…


Tue Oct 23 19:43:18 +0000 2018

Church of England: Transgender People Should Get Gender Recognition Easily https://www.christianpost.com/news/church-of-england-transgender-people-should-get-gender-recognition-easily-228091/#.W8950abQf-Y.twitter


Fri Oct 26 08:16:54 +0000 2018

RT @chrisoldwood: Your casual reminder that the "CC" in ACCU hasn't stood for C & C++ for a very long time. I've been to talks about Scala,…


Fri Oct 26 08:30:22 +0000 2018

RT @GailOllis: ACCUConf Cfp closes today - get your proposals in now to spare yourself the 'shoulda coulda woulda' regret! https://t.co/7zV…


Fri Oct 26 08:49:52 +0000 2018

RT @hashpling: It’s wonderful when allies support the trans community, but please be inclusive with your language. Stand up for all your tr…


Fri Oct 26 09:15:33 +0000 2018

RT @jezhiggins: Pro-not-especially-secret: all conference speakers are, to a greater or lesser extent, bluffing through their sessions and…


Fri Oct 26 09:18:09 +0000 2018

RT @Peston: This report by the government's own watchdog, the National Audit Office, can be summed up as "the prime minister's failure to p…


Fri Oct 26 09:20:30 +0000 2018

RT @annajayne: Take it from me that this is an excellent conference and a safe, positive space for LGBTQ+ folks. https://twitter.com/GailOllis/status/1055725933854900224


Fri Oct 26 09:35:34 +0000 2018

The judge overseeing the Cambridge Analytica bankruptcy is trying to head off a “Houdini act” in which everyone involved in the case disappears https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-24/-houdini-act-looms-at-cambridge-analytica-as-everyone-vanishes via @business


Mon Oct 29 09:47:06 +0000 2018

Things I wish I'd known about @elmlang JSON decoders http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2018/10/19/elm-json-decoder-examples/


Mon Oct 29 11:03:39 +0000 2018

Brazil’s Election Is The End Of The Far-Right, Populist Wave. Now We Live With The Results. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanhatesthis/brazil-jair-bolsonaro-facebook-elections via @broderick


Mon Oct 29 12:51:15 +0000 2018

RT @DuckDuckGo: We are proud to have a profitable business model that doesn't rely on collecting personal data. 

Our Founder and CEO expla…


Mon Oct 29 14:13:52 +0000 2018

@fbuontempo wrote a book, and it took me a while to find a link to it, so I'm pasting it here: "Genetic Algorithms and Machine Learning for Programmers" https://pragprog.com/book/fbmach/genetic-algorithms-and-machine-learning-for-programmers - can I suggest a link on your Twitter or G+ profile?


Tue Oct 30 09:10:36 +0000 2018

RT @debbiegoldsmith: Maybe it’s time to remind people about @MastodonProject ?
http://joinmastodon.org https://twitter.com/mistertodd/status/1056916597049303040


Tue Oct 30 09:15:37 +0000 2018

I have found several amazing artists on http://mastodon.art and successfully commissioned one for a project! https://twitter.com/joinmastodon/status/1057056786526756865


Tue Oct 30 09:20:55 +0000 2018

RT @mkuegi: Shirt and hoodie arrived! Really like the quality 👍
Now I'm finally ready for @meetingcpp

Regarding #igotyourback : DM still…


Tue Oct 30 14:41:26 +0000 2018

Water flowing even more nicely https://github.com/andybalaam/rabbit-escape/pull/578#issuecomment-434086539


Tue Oct 30 18:42:41 +0000 2018

RT @o0karen0o: "Free software is meaningless if it is only free for some or is alienating for large swathes of people." https://t.co/eH0WJR…


Wed Oct 31 07:44:31 +0000 2018

RT @MollyMEP: Vast network of Russian trolls on Twitter launched “co-ordinated” push to spread pro-Leave messages on the day of the Europea…


Wed Oct 31 07:50:00 +0000 2018 Replying to @fbuontempo

Yes!


Wed Oct 31 08:15:41 +0000 2018

RT @ShawnCoss: BiPolar Disorder I - Inktober Illness II - Day 4


Wed Oct 31 08:16:50 +0000 2018

RT @CarolineLucas: Barely 2 weeks since the world’s scientists issued starkest warning yet - just 12 years to prevent climate catastrophe…


Wed Oct 31 15:42:22 +0000 2018

What is the shortest "Hello" program you can write in @elmlang ? I have something like:

import Browser
import Html
main =
Browser.sandbox
{ init = 0
, update = \_ _ -> 0
, view = \_ -> Html.text "Hello"
}


Wed Oct 31 15:44:51 +0000 2018

RT @DarylOrts: I am committed to helping fix this, starting with our team. We're hiring in London and Seattle - If you're in tech and in an…


Wed Oct 31 17:13:38 +0000 2018 Replying to @czaplic and @elmlang

Awesome! That is exactly what I was looking for, thank you!


Wed Oct 31 17:13:41 +0000 2018

RT @czaplic: @andybalaam @elmlang I wanted people to be able to get started just with visuals, so you can also do:

import Html
main =
Ht…


Thu Nov 01 09:18:48 +0000 2018

RT @StephenWhq: And I see it is 99p on Kindle #OurChildOfTheStars
#DebutAuthors19

99p - I have bought a sausage roll more expensive than…


Mon Nov 05 09:35:34 +0000 2018

RT @bankofengland: We’re asking you, the people of the United Kingdom, to nominate the scientist you think should be the face of the new £5…


Tue Nov 06 21:44:53 +0000 2018

RT @GoodRobotAndys: The Omen, Don't look now, The Haunting - numbers 12-10 in the top 30 best horror ever
http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2018/11/06/s05e07-best-horror-of-the-20th-century-12-to-10-the-good-robot-andys/
#podcast…


Wed Nov 07 09:18:12 +0000 2018

My first steps with the Godot game engine: https://youtu.be/2XYelwJwzIw


Wed Nov 07 09:19:22 +0000 2018

That Godot video on PeerTube: https://peertube.mastodon.host/videos/watch/5e492429-7b18-4882-86b7-48ba869e9526


Wed Nov 07 10:00:19 +0000 2018

Poetry arising from the beautiful souls of poets you have passed on the street https://proost.co.uk/books/reaching-for-mercy (including poems by Pia!) @stjohnsegham @JennRiddlestone


Thu Nov 08 02:36:51 +0000 2018

More things I learned about drag-and-drop in 2D physics in Godot 3:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5Dt8lQ-kGQ


Thu Nov 08 02:37:13 +0000 2018

Godot 3 video on PeerTube: https://peertube.mastodon.host/videos/watch/c6a50625-b66c-441d-8811-d27356826ef1


Fri Nov 09 09:22:19 +0000 2018

RT @melissakchan: BY THE WAY WHITE HOUSE REPORTERS: Something foreign correspondents in places like Beijing and Moscow have learned: Hang t…


Fri Nov 09 09:28:08 +0000 2018

RT @JordanPeele: White House shares doctored video to support punishment of journalist Jim Acosta https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/11/08/white-house-shares-doctored-video-support-punishment-journalist-jim-acosta/


Fri Nov 09 09:29:32 +0000 2018

RT @TheOnion: ‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens https://trib.al/i7UNHmg


Fri Nov 09 09:32:21 +0000 2018

The Biblical view of justice is that the innocent king takes the punishment so the guilty people get to live in peace and freedom. https://twitter.com/ChristnNitemare/status/1060585350811267075


Fri Nov 09 12:55:56 +0000 2018

RT @carljokl: Christmas ad banned because it tells the truth. https://youtu.be/LwQIe17Oyd8


Fri Nov 09 15:57:04 +0000 2018

You must rewind your incoming buffer when you fail to encode a character in a CharsetEncoder or you’ll get an IllegalArgumentException http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2018/11/09/you-must-rewind-your-incoming-buffer-when-you-fail-to-encode-a-character-in-a-charsetencoder-or-youll-get-an-illegalargumentexception/


Sat Nov 10 02:29:36 +0000 2018

I think the game I am writing is actually going to be the level editor https://youtu.be/1BArHR8iL2o #gamedev


Sat Nov 10 02:31:05 +0000 2018

Godot: making new copies of objects at runtime (instancing): https://peertube.mastodon.host/videos/watch/6736e5d8-9337-47a5-9e1d-efcc54cf7d3f


Sat Nov 10 02:48:17 +0000 2018

Elm is a gentle introduction to Haskell-style syntax, and you can write highly interactive web sites with it: https://youtu.be/Cy_yHhhZJQk


Sat Nov 10 02:49:23 +0000 2018

Elm makes me feel good because the uncertainty and code-rot of my JavaScript is gone, and I can understand! https://peertube.mastodon.host/videos/watch/fff22afe-fa0e-4179-9916-32f3084fef4f


Sat Nov 10 03:07:43 +0000 2018

3D game in ASCII art https://peertube.mastodon.host/videos/watch/9352fc2f-b70b-4233-a2f2-8e40b3b2b405


Mon Nov 12 13:42:48 +0000 2018

My no.1 priority in any election will be food & water security and peace & safety for everyone in the world. Retweet if you feel the same.


Mon Nov 12 13:44:56 +0000 2018

Free and Open Source federated blogging https://writefreely.org/


Mon Nov 12 13:46:50 +0000 2018

RT @KashannKilson: Just in case you were unfamiliar:


Mon Nov 12 13:47:41 +0000 2018

RT @davidwearing: This is the most urgent issue in British and American politics right now. Millions of lives are in the balance. Civil soc…


Mon Nov 12 13:49:08 +0000 2018

RT @andybalaam: Stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p059b173 @foreignoffice


Tue Nov 13 08:57:37 +0000 2018

RT @BBCPolitics: "Brexiteers' arguments have now been shown, after 2.5 years, to be fantasies. And the more they shout the more they cry in…


Wed Nov 14 09:23:49 +0000 2018

RT @emilyst: I have written a post about Vim—one which tries to answer whether it has still a place in the year 2018 (and helps guide you i…


Fri Nov 16 09:51:42 +0000 2018

RT @bbclaurak: ouch https://twitter.com/BethRigby/status/1063339690747670528


Tue Nov 20 09:58:48 +0000 2018

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2018/06/how-to-become-a-successful-artist-on-mastodon/


Tue Nov 20 10:00:17 +0000 2018

RT @WomenEqualities: Today is Trans Day of Remembrance. We are remembering those trans people who have died because of hatred and intoleran…


Tue Nov 20 10:01:04 +0000 2018

RT @nytimes: As Facebook’s disinformation and privacy challenges rose, Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg obscured warnings and tapped Was…


Wed Nov 21 09:04:32 +0000 2018

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Horror! From the 20th Century! https://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2018/11/19/s05e08-best-horror-of-the-20th-century-9-to-7-the-good-robot-andys/ The Best! Rosemary's Baby, Evil Dead II, The Texas Chainsaw Mas…


Wed Nov 21 09:04:35 +0000 2018

RT @GoodRobotAndys: What films have we missed? Tweet us, toot us, comment us on our blog. We must be told.


Wed Nov 21 09:14:44 +0000 2018

Yep. https://twitter.com/GoodRobotAndys/status/1065171436929732610


Thu Nov 22 16:44:00 +0000 2018

This is cool. https://twitter.com/evancz/status/1065249976278818816


Fri Nov 23 09:08:50 +0000 2018

RT @RadaWilinofsky: Is there any empirical data on how to best respond to internet stalkers without agitating or escalating? I'm ok, not as…


Fri Nov 23 09:15:37 +0000 2018

RT @DaisyShearer: Any advice for a female STEM PhD student who wants to meet some awesome, like-minded women? Feeling pretty lost and isola…


Fri Nov 23 10:11:17 +0000 2018

RT @foreignoffice: Sexual violence is used as a weapon of war, and the anger and shame left behind can tear communities apart.

Here's why…


Fri Nov 23 13:54:59 +0000 2018

RT @end_svc: UK Prime Minister’s Special Rep on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict @tariqahmadbt announces £500k additional funding to…


Sat Nov 24 09:12:17 +0000 2018

Interesting Characters (UTF-16, utf-8, Unicode, encodings) https://youtu.be/YUnCRY5e7KQ


Mon Nov 26 09:49:45 +0000 2018

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Follow us on Mastodon - it's like Twitter but better, and your friends are not on it https://mastodon.social/@GoodRobotAndys


Mon Nov 26 10:03:01 +0000 2018

RT @jacobsoboroff: This is a lie.

@realDonaldTrump is the only president to *ever* systematically separate migrant children from their pa…


Mon Nov 26 10:03:05 +0000 2018

RT @jacobsoboroff: This was the epicenter of Trump’s separation policy in McAllen, Texas.

This is DHS handout video of a tour we were giv…


Mon Nov 26 10:08:02 +0000 2018

Want To Recruit Better Engineers? Open Source Your Code
https://angel.co/blog/want-to-recruit-better-engineers-open-source-your-code


Mon Nov 26 10:16:34 +0000 2018

RT @toomuchpete: Two reminders in one tweet:
1. Algorithms never make conscious decisions, they do what they’re told
2. You’re responsible…


Mon Nov 26 10:27:15 +0000 2018

RT @FromSteveHowell: Interviewing @graceblakeley this week @afneil claimed "most UK companies are owned by pension funds". Not true. Only 3…


Mon Nov 26 10:49:32 +0000 2018

RT @GoodRobotAndys: #BestHorrorCountdown no. 22: The Wicker Man. AndyB's 1-word review: "Terrifying"


Tue Nov 27 09:20:08 +0000 2018

Young people today should rethink that "the license doesn't matter" thing and use AGPLv3.


Tue Nov 27 11:41:16 +0000 2018 Replying to @winkleink

AGPL means if someone distributes it or publishes it as a service over the Internet they have to share their changes with everyone else. The recent REDIS story is an example of people being upset about things that are allowed under the license.


Tue Nov 27 11:42:18 +0000 2018 Replying to @winkleink

Of course, if you're OK with companies taking your code and releasing derivative works without sharing the changes, MIT or Apache2 or BSD or CC0 are fine licences.


Tue Nov 27 11:46:44 +0000 2018

RT @greg_jenner: Charles Darwin wrote one of the most influential books of all time - a magisterial work of paradigm shifting science - by…


Tue Nov 27 11:48:34 +0000 2018

RT @BBCTwo: Is #TheMashReport just self-adulatory liberal propaganda? 🤷‍♂️

Here's @RachelParris with a brief guide to BBC impartiality...…


Wed Nov 28 09:44:42 +0000 2018

RT @GoodRobotAndys: #BestHorrorCountdown no. 21: Carrie. AndyB's 1-word review: "Fine"


Thu Nov 29 10:28:26 +0000 2018

Ooh, looks interesting... https://twitter.com/angealbertini/status/1067725781504352256


Fri Nov 30 09:32:01 +0000 2018

RT @Snowden: Absolute madness: the British government wants companies to poison their customers' private conversations by secretly adding t…


Fri Nov 30 09:37:10 +0000 2018

RT @venikunche: @sehurlburt I'm proud and excited about my new project Diversify Tech
👉🏽 https://www.diversifytech.co/


Mon Dec 03 10:03:06 +0000 2018

RT @axnicho: This letter is horrific and must have been extremely upsetting to receive.

Solidarity with Navaratnam and anyone else who rec…


Mon Dec 03 13:16:22 +0000 2018

So happy with the design I commissioned from https://ellie-mars.myportfolio.com/ - thank you! Now to order t-shirts...


Mon Dec 03 17:35:01 +0000 2018 Replying to @timPizey

Maybe, if there is interest?


Thu Dec 06 09:12:47 +0000 2018

RT @emilybache: I had a similar experience. We went from git flow to trunk based, and significantly increased release frequency https://t.c…


Thu Dec 06 11:41:09 +0000 2018

Annual cost of clean water for every human http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/03/07/annual-cost-of-clean-water-for-every-human/


Thu Dec 06 20:07:13 +0000 2018 Replying to @fbuontempo

http://artificialworlds.net/imagine/ or, more fun, http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/


Thu Dec 06 20:08:23 +0000 2018 Replying to @fbuontempo

advice: have a chat with someone else, don't do it on your own, unless you are a much more interesting person than me


Thu Dec 06 20:09:26 +0000 2018 Replying to @fbuontempo

if you chat remotely, record at both ends and mix together. It's easy to do and way better.


Thu Dec 06 21:51:57 +0000 2018

RT @fbuontempo: I've been asked to make a couple of pod casts on my book. Any advice? @andybalaam remind me where you post your musings on…


Fri Dec 07 08:55:41 +0000 2018

Is there a political movement I can join that is for food, health and safety for everyone in the world?


Fri Dec 07 09:06:31 +0000 2018 Replying to @andybalaam

How do you start a political movement?


Fri Dec 07 09:24:46 +0000 2018

Finally we've found the actual best thing ever. https://twitter.com/Lord_Arse/status/1070098267646627840


Fri Dec 07 09:24:49 +0000 2018

RT @Lord_Arse: Did you know that there's a Lemmings statue in Dundee?



Mon Dec 10 01:11:02 +0000 2018

Poor performance in Chrome (especially on mobile) – caused by SVG background images https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2018/12/10/poor-performance-in-chrome-especially-on-mobile-caused-by-svg-background-images/


Mon Dec 10 09:21:30 +0000 2018

Comparing Kotlin performance with Graal and C2 https://www.javaadvent.com/2018/12/comparing-kotlin-performance-with-graal-and-c2.html via @JavaAdvent


Mon Dec 10 09:24:55 +0000 2018

RT @4TheRefugees: More coverage of the targeting of the lawyer and the refugees who helped @Snowden today. This article went out to @ParisM…


Mon Dec 10 09:26:09 +0000 2018

RT @monaeltahawy: Two young soccer players bought their mothers houses. Lovely story, right? Except one is Black and the other is white. Re…


Mon Dec 10 09:26:31 +0000 2018

RT @_waleedshahid: 100 corporations are responsible for 71% of global emissions. https://twitter.com/marcushjohnson/status/1071576557586661376


Mon Dec 10 09:27:10 +0000 2018

RT @Rainmaker1973: Is it possible to capture the entire plane of our galaxy in a single image? Yes, but not in one exposure: it took some p…


Mon Dec 10 11:39:31 +0000 2018

You can wear a Code like a Girl t-shirt! http://bit.ly/2C2wBzt (women's)


Mon Dec 10 11:40:17 +0000 2018

You can wear a Code like a Girl t-shirt! http://bit.ly/2C1nr6g (unisex)


Mon Dec 10 11:41:52 +0000 2018

@jezhiggins @timPizey enjoy! Consider changing the t-shirt type to "super-soft heavy T" - I got one of those and it is good. Let me know if you can't make that change... https://twitter.com/andybalaam/status/1072093641420800000


Mon Dec 10 11:42:28 +0000 2018

£8.99 + postage for the coolest t-shirt you've ever had. https://twitter.com/andybalaam/status/1072093641420800000


Mon Dec 10 11:45:15 +0000 2018 Replying to @andybalaam

The design is by the super-talented Ellie Mars https://ellie-mars.myportfolio.com/


Tue Dec 11 09:04:53 +0000 2018

Code like a Girl t-shirts http://bit.ly/2C2wBzt http://bit.ly/2C1nr6g


Tue Dec 11 09:06:31 +0000 2018

@include_cpp might your members be interested? https://twitter.com/andybalaam/status/1072416922489245696


Tue Dec 11 09:06:50 +0000 2018

@WWCLondon might your followers be interested? https://twitter.com/andybalaam/status/1072417331442257920


Wed Dec 12 08:25:03 +0000 2018

RT @JennRiddlestone: I really do think a #leadershipcontest is really selfish at this point. We've been in negotiations for 2 years. There…


Wed Dec 12 13:20:17 +0000 2018

RT @winkleink: What if the Brexit negotiations are going exactly as planned?
Brexit 12 point plan.|
#NoConfidence


Thu Dec 13 09:20:14 +0000 2018

RT @LinuxVoice: ICYMI: New podcast available now https://twitter.com/PodcastBug/status/1072605734272159744


Thu Dec 13 10:20:08 +0000 2018

CW: still birth https://twitter.com/CatLamin/status/1073155277808132096


Thu Dec 13 13:31:06 +0000 2018

RT @GQMagazine: Billionaires are the leading cause of climate change http://gq.mn/1EQIsr3


Fri Dec 14 10:46:58 +0000 2018

My current favourite podcast: https://thebibleproject.com/podcasts/


Fri Dec 14 11:20:15 +0000 2018

https://blackgirlnerds.com/our-favorite-films-of-2018/


Sun Dec 16 16:21:16 +0000 2018

RT @timPizey: @andybalaam Arrived today, with £10 apology voucher, looks great.


Mon Dec 17 09:27:57 +0000 2018

Some Christmas prayers for you.


Mon Dec 17 09:29:11 +0000 2018

@TheLiturgists thought you might like this. https://twitter.com/andybalaam/status/1074597055325237249


Mon Dec 17 09:31:18 +0000 2018 Replying to @fbuontempo

If you would like someone to "interview" you or similar, I'd enjoy that...


Mon Dec 17 09:37:41 +0000 2018

RT @KurtKohlstedt: Be the decapitated wasp picking up its own severed head then flying away with it that you want to see in the world #Mond…


Mon Dec 17 09:49:52 +0000 2018

RT @kathleencarrll: Think about 251 colleagues in your profession. In jail. Not because they are criminals. But because someone doesn’t lik…


Mon Dec 17 11:32:31 +0000 2018

https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/


Mon Dec 17 23:17:03 +0000 2018

You can wear a t-shirt as cool as mine #CodeLikeAGirl
https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2018/12/17/code-like-a-girl-t-shirts/


Mon Dec 17 23:21:34 +0000 2018

RT @kerri9494: Hot tip: When you write alt text for an image, put a period at the end of it. It causes screen readers to pause slightly, ma…


Tue Dec 18 00:16:39 +0000 2018

RT @fbuontempo: @AccuOrg @andybalaam oh yes


Tue Dec 18 08:53:16 +0000 2018

Really enjoyed this one. https://twitter.com/GoodRobotAndys/status/1074790688267616256


Tue Dec 18 08:53:20 +0000 2018

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Best Horror of the 20th Century numbers 4 and 3: The Thing and The Shining
https://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2018/12/17/s05e10-best-horror-of-the-20th-century-4-and-3-the-good-robot-andys/


Tue Dec 18 09:05:59 +0000 2018

RT @seanmcarroll: Women astronomers have had lower success rates with proposals to use the Hubble Space Telescope. Until they finally tried…


Tue Dec 18 09:07:24 +0000 2018

RT @NYTScience: “I am worried that algorithms are getting too prominent in the world,” Donald Knuth said. “It started out that computer sci…


Wed Dec 19 10:25:27 +0000 2018

Preach it https://artificialworlds.net/find-the-dependencies-and-eliminate-them/ https://twitter.com/joeerl/status/1075291458117271552


Wed Dec 19 10:28:22 +0000 2018

RT @zeynep: So, as many suspected, Facebook combined data from wherever it could in order to suggest "people you may know"—also outing psyc…


Wed Dec 19 10:28:34 +0000 2018

RT @edmundlee: It’s worse than you thought.

Facebook gave:
-Microsoft names of users’ friends without consent
-Netflix and Spotify got to…


Wed Dec 19 10:53:13 +0000 2018

RT @gsuberland: We have reached peak Java:

SimpleBeanFactoryAwareAspectInstanceFactory

https://docs.spring.io/spring/docs/3.0.x/javadoc-api/org/springframework/aop/config/SimpleBeanFactoryAwareAspectInstanceFactory.html


Wed Dec 19 10:54:12 +0000 2018

RT @RadaWilinofsky: Have you changed anything about your behavior since learning about the scale of impeding climate change disaster? If so…


Wed Dec 19 10:56:04 +0000 2018

RT @tigersgoroooar: no longer on @tumblr as of today: nipples, dicks

still on @tumblr as of today:


Wed Dec 19 10:56:25 +0000 2018

RT @nicole_soojung: "...black women were 84 percent more likely to be targets of abusive tweets than white women, and 60 percent more likel…


Wed Dec 19 11:22:28 +0000 2018

RT @fbuontempo: Don't forget to fill in the @AccuOrg favourite article survey: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/HNP773J Non-members can look through old Ove…


Wed Dec 19 14:01:47 +0000 2018

Buy a Code Like a Girl t-shirt http://bit.ly/2C2wBzt


Wed Dec 19 14:02:05 +0000 2018

Buy a Code Like a Girl t-shirt http://bit.ly/2C1nr6g


Thu Dec 20 13:41:42 +0000 2018

RT @internetofshit: not only does amazon echo keep audio recordings forever on their servers, they also:

☑️ sent a customer someone else's…


Thu Dec 20 13:42:27 +0000 2018

RT @fbuontempo: Read the latest Overload online here https://accu.org/var/uploads/journals/Overload148.pdf


Thu Dec 20 13:43:26 +0000 2018

RT @aaomidi: Made a HN thread on this - lets get more people in tech informed about how their data is not safe on Slack: https://t.co/ger0P…


Fri Dec 21 09:36:14 +0000 2018

RT @codinghorror: Awww man https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/briannasacks/glitter-bomb-package-thief-video-not-entirely-real https://twitter.com/MarkRober/status/1074858710449569792


Fri Dec 21 23:41:14 +0000 2018

Massively refreshed my home page at https://artificialworlds.net - what do you think?


Sat Dec 22 00:02:55 +0000 2018 Replying to @emilyst

I have seen some of the problems reduce when I cleared all cookies for the domain. (Several times.)


Sat Dec 22 00:06:31 +0000 2018 Replying to @emilyst

aargh. How do I find the secret of getting my text box back?


Sat Dec 22 00:12:35 +0000 2018 Replying to @emilyst

Thank you. I will fight it a just little while longer before I give in.


Tue Jan 01 09:54:44 +0000 2019

Vote for your favourite Overload article https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/HNP773J


Tue Jan 01 12:42:45 +0000 2019 Replying to @olafurw

Please could you try this link? https://www.streetshirts.co.uk/design-your-own-t-shirts?designkey=PFC[SSDco8Fpa1ccjI8oyR0s0jFkpoeJt2] You should be able to customise the t-shirt from there - let me know...


Tue Jan 01 13:06:45 +0000 2019

Buy a Code Like a Girl t-shirt https://www.streetshirts.co.uk/design-your-own-t-shirts?designkey=PFC[SSDco8Fpa1ccjI8oyR0s0jFkpoeJt2]


Tue Jan 01 13:11:21 +0000 2019

RT @o0karen0o: we're baaaack! #PromiseFulfilled https://twitter.com/faifcast/status/1079854897858662400


Tue Jan 01 13:21:16 +0000 2019

RT @MayaPosch: For 2019 I would like to have a job again. My qualifications: C, C++, embedded, currently writing my third book (on embedded…


Tue Jan 01 13:27:45 +0000 2019

This year I will try to eat less meat, and, more importantly, I will vote and campaign for companies to be forced to reduce emissions.


Tue Jan 01 13:47:34 +0000 2019

If you liked it, vote for How to Write a Programming Language! https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/HNP773J


Tue Jan 01 20:31:52 +0000 2019 Replying to @olafurw

yes, absolutely


Tue Jan 01 21:00:37 +0000 2019 Replying to @andybalaam

To buy one go here: https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2018/12/17/code-like-a-girl-t-shirts/


Tue Jan 01 21:50:36 +0000 2019

RT @jezhiggins: @cockers_97 @andybalaam I second this. If also suggest Amanda Grant's The Joy of Vegan Cookery (which sounds frightfully ha…


Wed Jan 02 09:54:08 +0000 2019 Replying to @jezhiggins and @cockers_97

Both added to my wishlist!


Wed Jan 02 19:30:37 +0000 2019

RT @bergmcj: If any of my Twitter friends know of open positions (remote) for a front end developer, I'd love to hear about them. I'm obses…


Thu Jan 03 20:47:44 +0000 2019

Windows missing from grub menu after Ubuntu install https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2019/01/03/windows-missing-from-grub-menu-after-ubuntu-install/


Fri Jan 04 11:14:43 +0000 2019

RT @charukiewicz: I just finished upgrading our largest @elmlang project and am excited to share some real world compile times for 0.18 vs…


Fri Jan 04 11:15:35 +0000 2019

RT @YesAccounting: How to pervert democracy Brexit-style:

a) Hold a vote without defining what is being voted for;
b) Define what it means…


Mon Jan 07 09:21:36 +0000 2019

What if there were loads of very small Free Software games on a site like http://kizi.com and/or on Android? The group of games could take donations or commissions or crowd-funding-style money to fund new levels or new games.


Mon Jan 07 09:21:47 +0000 2019 Replying to @andybalaam

Games would be developed by individuals or small teams independently, but work together to spread the word and find funding.


Mon Jan 07 09:22:42 +0000 2019 Replying to @andybalaam

I bet there are loads of web-based games already out there that would like to be included in a kizi-style site. #gamedev


Mon Jan 07 10:50:15 +0000 2019

RT @ACCUConf: Don't forget to register for #ACCU2019! https://twitter.com/ACCUConf/status/1075319794877038592


Tue Jan 08 09:41:09 +0000 2019 Replying to @ariddlestone

Good point - in particular, selling _cosmetic_ game content seems a remarkably ethical business model that can also actually work...


Tue Jan 08 09:45:21 +0000 2019

RT @conservancy: Just 8 more days to help us meet our huge and generous gift match! Want to help us boost the signal? Add a banner to your…


Tue Jan 08 09:49:03 +0000 2019

RT @womensart1: Greek artist Danae Stratou, Desert Breath (1997) collaborative large scale land installation (Egyptian desert) covering 25…


Tue Jan 08 09:50:11 +0000 2019

RT @MastodonProject: An #uploadfilter would require access to a database of copyrighted content, which is financially inaccessible to non-c…


Tue Jan 08 09:53:20 +0000 2019 Replying to @robsmallshire

Maybe something like font-size: 1vmin , if I understand correctly? https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/length


Tue Jan 08 09:54:51 +0000 2019

RT @TananariveDue: Y’ALL I CO-EXEC PRODUCED A HORROR DOCUMENTARY COMING OUT ON @shudder!!! https://twitter.com/samdzimmerman/status/1082313665884405761


Tue Jan 08 09:58:32 +0000 2019 Replying to @robsmallshire

Sounds exciting :-)


Tue Jan 08 10:25:47 +0000 2019

Run bash inside any version of Linux using Docker by @andybalaam https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2019/01/08/run-bash-inside-any-version-of-linux-using-docker/


Wed Jan 09 09:16:22 +0000 2019

Some of these new water levels are tricky https://www.artificialworlds.net/rabbit-escape/levels/d/30-quick-dig


Wed Jan 09 09:22:51 +0000 2019

I appear to have exactly 2.5K YouTube subscribers! https://www.youtube.com/user/ajbalaam


Wed Jan 09 09:38:06 +0000 2019

RT @fbuontempo: I made a short podcast about genetic algorithms based on my #machinelearning book for the publishers. It's now on Youtube:…


Wed Jan 09 09:54:45 +0000 2019

RT @FatPugStudio: #indiegogo pre-launch page is live!

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/rick-henderson/coming_soon/x/15550954

Sharing helps, let's make it happen 💪

Also, i hope you wil…


Wed Jan 09 13:35:54 +0000 2019 Replying to @timPizey

+2 :-)


Thu Jan 10 09:01:39 +0000 2019

RT @math_rachel: reminder: not all mentorship is the same
https://medium.com/tech-diversity-files/the-real-reason-women-quit-tech-and-how-to-address-it-6dfb606929fd


Thu Jan 10 09:06:38 +0000 2019

RT @schneierblog: EU Offering Bug Bounties on Critical Open-Source Software https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2019/01/eu_offering_bug.html


Thu Jan 10 09:15:30 +0000 2019 Replying to @hashpling

Wondering what my equivalent of nail-painting might be.


Thu Jan 10 09:34:49 +0000 2019 Replying to @hashpling

I guess I could try ... or knitting maybe?


Fri Jan 11 09:22:24 +0000 2019

RT @potch: an underrated CSS selector is the adjacency `+` operator.

`a + b` targets b, only when it's right after a.

e.g. want borders…


Fri Jan 11 20:54:12 +0000 2019

RT @fbuontempo: Shameless plug... This book: https://pragprog.com/book/fbmach/genetic-algorithms-and-machine-learning-for-programmers https://twitter.com/maksa/status/1083823960754667521


Sun Jan 13 14:53:44 +0000 2019

RT @cppchat: At short notice will be recording a show at 15:30 GMT (07:30 PST) today - that’s just under 40 minutes from the time of this m…


Sun Jan 13 17:50:02 +0000 2019

RT @fbuontempo: @cppchat @andybalaam And it's done: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWLoZT3WRFU We talked about all kinds of thing. Thanks to @andybalaam for j…


Mon Jan 14 13:13:11 +0000 2019

RT @jasonintrator: Titus Kaphar took a painting that used to be on the wall of Yale’s Corporation room, showing Eliyu Yale with two other w…


Mon Jan 14 13:28:17 +0000 2019 Replying to @TartanLlama

Series 7: The Contenders


Mon Jan 14 14:39:33 +0000 2019

RT @nmsonline: Here’s an enjoyable supercut of people in films saying the title of the film: https://twitter.com/FierceMajeure/status/1084171019248693248/video/1


Tue Jan 15 09:42:59 +0000 2019

RT @ResourcefulSqrl: Is it too much to ask that a dress 1) has pockets; 2) pockets large enough for a modern cell phone; 3) pockets are clo…


Tue Jan 15 09:47:10 +0000 2019

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Number 2 of the top 30: Alien https://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2019/01/14/s05e11-best-horror-of-the-20th-century-2-the-good-robot-andys/


Tue Jan 15 09:47:12 +0000 2019

RT @GoodRobotAndys: It's possible we will live stream an episode on 2019-01-28 20:00 UTC - watch this space for details (if we manage it).


Tue Jan 15 09:47:38 +0000 2019

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Awesome Bolaji Badejo https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0045993/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t8


Tue Jan 15 19:27:59 +0000 2019

RT @davem_dokebi: @andybalaam @olafurw Amazing, ordered....


Wed Jan 16 09:48:16 +0000 2019

RT @fbuontempo: We give feedback on your submission. A pleasure watch them get sharper. https://twitter.com/fbuontempo/status/1085305580879785984


Wed Jan 16 09:49:08 +0000 2019

RT @thatnatbuckley: Register to vote if you haven’t already https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote


Wed Jan 16 09:51:24 +0000 2019

RT @Suttope: Never gets old https://twitter.com/David_Cameron/status/595112367358406656


Wed Jan 16 11:54:46 +0000 2019

Hyphenated words absolutely are single words. They are. https://twitter.com/GoodRobotAndys/status/1085505446423732226


Wed Jan 16 11:56:21 +0000 2019

RT @fbuontempo: @cppchat @andybalaam We talked about #MachineLearning and #AI (and my book https://pragprog.com/book/fbmach/genetic-algorithms-and-machine-learning-for-programmers). I'm still wondering ab…


Wed Jan 16 11:57:20 +0000 2019 Replying to @GoodRobotAndys

I am thinking about what my top films would be. Would Alien be number 1, or The Wicker Man? Tune in to the wash-up show (after number 1) to find out.


Wed Jan 16 12:00:15 +0000 2019

RT @fbuontempo: @cppchat @andybalaam The podcast version will be out soon.


Thu Jan 17 09:17:38 +0000 2019

RT @stevestreeting: The best summary of the situation I’ve seen so far. You have to laugh 😆😐 https://twitter.com/bozmack/status/1085476902452776961


Thu Jan 17 15:39:04 +0000 2019

Can you spot me? https://youtu.be/FMYazsVW1KA #ACCUConf


Thu Jan 17 16:01:05 +0000 2019

RT @Dhabolt: Now in Print @PragProg: "Genetic Algorithms and Machine Learning for Programmers: Create AI Models and Evolve Solutions" by Fr…


Thu Jan 17 16:03:02 +0000 2019

The kind of thing I would like my government to be doing. https://twitter.com/tariqahmadbt/status/1085513997577842688


Thu Jan 17 16:26:42 +0000 2019

RT @VibekeStolan: @ericwbailey @yatil @heydonworks @ppk I got inspired and made one: https://www.zazzle.com/you_can_solve_fizzbuzz_with_css_t_shirt-235833343090422081


Thu Jan 17 16:28:32 +0000 2019

RT @importantshock: I love to use¹ dependency² injection³

¹ pass
² values
³ to functions


Fri Jan 18 10:18:25 +0000 2019

I think we may have found the hardest Rabbit Escape level yet https://www.artificialworlds.net/rabbit-escape/levels/d/46-glass-half-full/5


Fri Jan 18 19:29:49 +0000 2019 Replying to @aaudsley

not me. I think it was created by the mysterious tttppp


Sun Jan 20 17:34:28 +0000 2019

Prayers for today


Sun Jan 20 17:37:49 +0000 2019

RT @russel_winder: Before the deadline, but much later than the Programme Committee would have liked, the ACCU 2019 schedule is now publish…


Mon Jan 21 11:57:37 +0000 2019

RT @GoodRobotAndys: #BestHorrorCountdown no. 5: A Nightmare on Elm Street. AndyB's 1-word review: "epic"


Mon Jan 21 16:14:40 +0000 2019

RT @ReinH: well I can't argue with this


Tue Jan 22 09:39:49 +0000 2019

RT @daniellevalore: Because I only ever use one emoji, my phone has stored only one emoji as a person of color, and thus I have unintention…


Tue Jan 22 09:46:27 +0000 2019

Congratulations! https://twitter.com/GailOllis/status/1087399244217102337


Tue Jan 22 09:48:40 +0000 2019

RT @lc_powell: Hey tech twitter!📢I'm invoved in organising an event on diversity in UK tech startups-we want to invite reps from local comm…


Tue Jan 22 14:10:19 +0000 2019

RT @cppchat: Episode #48 with guests @fbuontempo and @andybalaam.

This week we chat with Frances Buontempo and Andy Balaam about Machine L…


Tue Jan 22 14:10:42 +0000 2019

RT @fbuontempo: @cppchat @andybalaam Thanks for inviting us. And do check out @AdamTornhill code as a crime scene book. (and my book)


Tue Jan 22 14:10:50 +0000 2019

RT @cppchat: @fbuontempo @andybalaam @AdamTornhill It’s in the show notes :-)


Wed Jan 23 10:00:47 +0000 2019

You can now have syntax highlighting for Cell in Sublime Text! https://github.com/andybalaam/cell/pull/1 Health warning: actually writing code in Cell is very painful.


Wed Jan 23 10:04:24 +0000 2019

See you tonight at @skillsmatter for me trying to explain some async Python3 at the London Python Meetup https://www.meetup.com/LondonPython/events/257930118/ @python_london


Wed Jan 23 10:43:56 +0000 2019 Replying to @annwitbrock, @skillsmatter and @python_london

I'm not sure whether there are tickets left. I don't know whether it will be recorded but that would be fine by me...


Wed Jan 23 11:10:04 +0000 2019

RT @fbuontempo: I'm doing https://conference.accu.org/2019/sessions.html#XEvolutionaryAlgorithmsinPractice with @chrislsimons. You'll get a chance to code your way out of a paper bag https://t.co/…


Wed Jan 23 11:11:54 +0000 2019 Replying to @annwitbrock, @skillsmatter and @python_london

It's surprisingly difficult :-)


Wed Jan 23 11:23:12 +0000 2019

RT @o0karen0o: 2 sides of the same coin. We need control of our devices so we can work w/ medical professionals to ensure the right care fo…


Wed Jan 23 15:02:37 +0000 2019

RT @GoodRobotAndys: If we manage to get streaming to work on 2019-01-28 20:00 UTC, it will be here: https://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/live/


Thu Jan 24 06:13:56 +0000 2019

Hooking up PulseAudio to combine multiple sources http://endless.ersoft.org/pulseaudio-loopback/


Thu Jan 24 14:45:28 +0000 2019

London Python Meetup January 2019 - Async Python and GeoPandas https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/london-python-meetup-january-2019-async-geopandas-andy-balaam/?published=t @openmarket @python_london


Thu Jan 24 14:45:41 +0000 2019

London Python Meetup January 2019 – Async Python and GeoPandas by @andybalaam https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2019/01/24/london-python-meetup-january-2019-async-python-and-geopandas/


Thu Jan 24 14:53:17 +0000 2019

RT @g7oli: Two great @python_london talks tonight at @SkillsMatter

@andybalaam gave a clear introduction to Python's aiohttp features to…


Thu Jan 24 14:53:22 +0000 2019

RT @pogkas: Async Python @andybalaam #LondonPython


Thu Jan 24 14:53:34 +0000 2019

RT @skillsmatter: Explore the power of spatial data with The London Python Group's aiohttp / GeoPandas meetup tonight

T1: GeoPandas, the g…


Thu Jan 24 14:54:09 +0000 2019 Replying to @annwitbrock, @skillsmatter and @python_london

Apparently it was recorded, but also I will definitely do a YouTube video of the same material soonish.


Thu Jan 24 15:09:18 +0000 2019

I am incredibly grateful for all the friends I know who live in the UK under EU freedom of movement rules. You are welcome here!


Thu Jan 24 15:38:01 +0000 2019 Replying to @TartanLlama

I once watched the whole of La Jetée on double-speed (with no sound) - we only realised at the end. It's just still images with narration over them, so somewhat mysterious without sound.


Thu Jan 24 15:54:56 +0000 2019 Replying to @TartanLlama

No, I haven't. La Jetée was quite a lot better the second time around ;-)


Thu Jan 24 21:55:41 +0000 2019

RT @skillsmatter: @andybalaam @annwitbrock @python_london Yes the SkillsCast will be up on our website soon! :)


Fri Jan 25 11:03:40 +0000 2019

RT @GoodRobotAndys: #BestHorrorCountdown no. 2: Alien. AndyB's 1-word review: "perfect"


Fri Jan 25 14:48:31 +0000 2019

RT @ACCUConf: Presenters confirmed for Wed 2019-04-10 discuss Kotlin, C++, Blockchains, Git & more @supahvee1234 @AlisdairMered @ramtop @fi…


Mon Jan 28 10:05:01 +0000 2019

RT @GoodRobotAndys: 10 hours until our live broadcast http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/live/


Mon Jan 28 21:59:14 +0000 2019

‘s05e12 Best Horror of the 20th Century (1) - The Good Robot Andys’ https://soundcloud.com/goodrobotandys/s05e12-best-horror-of-the-20th-century-1-the-good-robot-andys?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=twitter


Mon Jan 28 22:00:11 +0000 2019

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Number 1 was ... The Exorcist! https://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2019/01/28/s05e12-best-horror-of-the-20th-century-1-the-good-robot-andys/ (not Mama Mia after all)


Tue Jan 29 13:25:40 +0000 2019

RT @ByDonkeys: BOOM! We’re throwing their exact words back at them. Our UK-wide ad campaign - paid for by you - just launched in Leeds (50/…


Wed Jan 30 13:46:36 +0000 2019

RT @ACCUConf: Friday's #ACCUConf presenters include @pjgrenyer @mateusz_pusz @_zyxt_ @idomdavis @andybalaam @banbury_bill @DerGhulbus @eman…


Wed Jan 30 13:46:41 +0000 2019

RT @skillsmatter: New #SkillsCast: 'Making 100 million requests with Python aiottp' with @andybalaam at @python_london! Watch to learn abou…


Wed Jan 30 13:47:32 +0000 2019 Replying to @annwitbrock, @skillsmatter and @python_london

Recording: https://skillsmatter.com/skillscasts/13388-making-100-million-requests-with-python-aiohttp?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com


Thu Jan 31 09:05:26 +0000 2019

RT @FatPugStudio: Coming soon steam page is now live! 🕹️

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1023790/Rick_Henderson/

Wishlisting and RT's highly appreciated.

Don't forget t…


Thu Jan 31 13:34:00 +0000 2019

Ditch WhatsApp, use Signal http://www.artificialworlds.net/wiki/Main/WhatsApp


Thu Jan 31 13:38:30 +0000 2019

RT @ACCUConf: There's also @andybalaam's 2018 talk on Lisp and Scheme >> https://buff.ly/2WsdCqr #ACCUConf


Thu Jan 31 13:38:48 +0000 2019

RT @ACCUConf: Did you know ACCU is not just a C++ conference? #ACCUConf explores D, Chapel, Java, Kotlin, C#, F#, Groovy, Rust, Go, Python,…


Fri Feb 01 10:13:15 +0000 2019

Uploaded some music by me from the 90's. I like this one: https://archive.org/details/Mnemonic_20190201/06+-+Kong__Jungle_Mix_.ogg


Fri Feb 01 10:13:25 +0000 2019 Replying to @andybalaam

Please forgive the stereo separation: we only had 4 channels, and 2 went to each ear.


Fri Feb 01 10:17:18 +0000 2019

RT @github: Can't make it to Git Merge?
That's okay! We are livestreaming the entire event.
Tune in here.
http://git-merge.com/live-stream


Fri Feb 01 11:18:35 +0000 2019

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Top 30 Horror films of the 20th Century http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2019/02/01/top-30-the-best-horror-films-of-the-20th-century/


Fri Feb 01 12:41:46 +0000 2019

RT @TartanLlama: @GoodRobotAndys Nice list! Mine:


Fri Feb 01 12:42:10 +0000 2019 Replying to @TartanLlama and @GoodRobotAndys

I love Tetsuo!


Mon Feb 04 03:21:49 +0000 2019

Performance of Java 2D drawing operations https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2019/02/04/performance-of-java-2d-drawing-operations/


Thu Feb 07 10:21:31 +0000 2019

RT @ExcelPope: A demon writes…


Thu Feb 07 10:22:41 +0000 2019 Replying to @fbuontempo and @NorDevCon

I genuinely read that as genetical gorithms.


Thu Feb 07 10:23:35 +0000 2019 Replying to @fbuontempo and @NorDevCon

Which actually leads me to the serious point that we should try to remember to use mixed case in hashtags http://adrianroselli.com/2018/01/improving-your-tweet-accessibility.html#Hash


Thu Feb 07 10:56:18 +0000 2019 Replying to @fbuontempo and @NorDevCon

I don't think this is widely known, but seems like maybe it should be.


Fri Feb 08 09:06:48 +0000 2019

Performance of Java 2D drawing operations (part 2: image issues) https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2019/02/08/performance-of-java-2d-drawing-operations-part-2-image-issues/


Sun Feb 10 09:59:57 +0000 2019 Replying to @fbuontempo, @joel_f and @pati_gallardo

I am writing code in Rust, and considering emitting Rust from the back end. What's the language and use case?


Sun Feb 10 20:03:13 +0000 2019 Replying to @joel_f, @fbuontempo and @pati_gallardo

Haskell is really good for parsers, but hard to learn.


Mon Feb 11 09:58:59 +0000 2019

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Buy a t-shirt promoting the Good Robot Andys! http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2019/02/11/t-shirts-to-buy/


Mon Feb 11 10:57:31 +0000 2019

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Tonight we discuss the top 30 and @andybalaam tells @cockers_97 how wrong he is. Last chance - any comments you have?


Mon Feb 11 13:24:29 +0000 2019

RT @fresheventsfl: Just announced: @ThisIsJoFrank will discuss how to deal with perfectionism, imposter syndrome and anxiety as someone who…


Mon Feb 11 13:24:53 +0000 2019 Replying to @fresheventsfl and @ThisIsJoFrank

Sounds brilliant. Will there be a recording?


Mon Feb 11 13:25:06 +0000 2019

RT @philipcolligan: We are looking for a Director of Digital Products to join the @Raspberry_Pi foundation team. This is a fantastic opport…


Mon Feb 11 20:02:26 +0000 2019

RT @fresheventsfl: @andybalaam @ThisIsJoFrank Yes. Available on Crowdcast as soon as it is over and I eventually get it on the YouTube chan…


Mon Feb 11 22:19:04 +0000 2019

Really enjoyed this one. https://twitter.com/GoodRobotAndys/status/1095083925830021120


Mon Feb 11 23:52:25 +0000 2019

Performance of Java 2D drawing operations (part 3: image opacity) https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2019/02/11/performance-of-java-2d-drawing-operations-part-3-image-opacity/


Mon Feb 11 23:53:33 +0000 2019

RT @Foone: computer science is hard


Mon Feb 11 23:54:21 +0000 2019

RT @timPizey: "Member States should apply these measures as from 1 January 2019." https://twitter.com/leyhill234/status/1094292621646852097


Tue Feb 12 09:23:00 +0000 2019

Verifying myself: I am andybalaam on http://Keybase.io. auRCMNNWQ9dwyLxFqc0KwEGT6KrzD_rKNC3o / https://keybase.io/andybalaam/sigs/auRCMNNWQ9dwyLxFqc0KwEGT6KrzD_rKNC3o


Wed Feb 13 08:44:42 +0000 2019

RT @ixek: It's awesome to see peeps get their talks and tutorials accepted for conferences 🥳 but with these always come rejected talks for…


Wed Feb 13 09:51:13 +0000 2019

RT @edyong209: Inspired by Hidden Figures, a team of researchers scoured the acknowledgements of old genetics papers & uncovered the names…


Wed Feb 13 09:56:30 +0000 2019

There is no consensus for Brexit, the biggest change to our constitution for a generation. Consider writing to your MP. https://www.writetothem.com


Wed Feb 13 11:30:57 +0000 2019

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Buy a mug! https://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2019/02/13/buy-a-mug/


Wed Feb 13 14:40:34 +0000 2019

Agree a time to meet using GPLv3 software https://www.termino.gv.at/meet/en


Thu Feb 14 09:08:32 +0000 2019

Keybase chat bot in 10 lines of bash by https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2019/02/14/keybase-chat-bot-in-10-lines-of-bash/


Thu Feb 14 14:56:10 +0000 2019

Just re-watched this at work - excellent. The Art of Giving and Receiving Code Reviews https://youtu.be/Ua4cT-sVI7A


Fri Feb 15 09:11:40 +0000 2019

Modifying a compiled executable via @rowanajmarshall


Fri Feb 15 09:24:53 +0000 2019

Modifying a compiled executable via @rowanajmarshall https://www.rowanajmarshall.co.uk/blog/modifying-executable/


Mon Feb 18 09:43:22 +0000 2019

RT @timPizey: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/239706 is doing well. Sign it, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on.


Wed Feb 20 08:52:52 +0000 2019

See you at #STEMWomenUK today? https://twitter.com/STEMWomenEvents/status/1097494150604300290


Wed Feb 20 08:53:29 +0000 2019 Replying to @andybalaam

Come and talk to us about Java jobs @openmarket at #STEMWomenUK


Wed Feb 20 12:41:08 +0000 2019

RT @jonashellborg: With my OpenMarket colleagues ready for #STEMWomenUK


Thu Feb 21 10:17:32 +0000 2019

RT @ACCUConf: We’ve extended our early bird for a few more days! Don’t miss out on this additional opportunity to save up to £105 on a four…


Thu Feb 21 10:19:08 +0000 2019

Stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia https://twitter.com/guyverhofstadt/status/1098490103129874434


Thu Feb 21 10:19:34 +0000 2019

RT @idomdavis: Worried that my @NorDevCon talk will be a rehash of what @KevlinHenney and @fbuontempo are talking about. May bring my Kevli…


Thu Feb 21 10:24:30 +0000 2019

RT @textfiles: The @internetarchive is upgrading js-MAME and as a result, we now have WOZ 2.0 support. This means that a whole host of WOZA…


Thu Feb 21 14:46:40 +0000 2019

RT @tomzellerjr: If @Google's @Nest Secure devices really had secret microphones that they hid from consumers, those consumers should proba…


Fri Feb 22 16:38:39 +0000 2019

RT @faifcast: Please enjoy #FaiFCast 0x61. The second in our three-part series of preparation discussions for our joint #FOSDEM keynote.…


Mon Feb 25 09:10:48 +0000 2019

Adding Variable Incrementation / Decrementation Support To Python https://orianzinger.wordpress.com/2019/02/22/adding-variable-incrementation-decrementation-support-to-python/ via @wordpressdotcom


Mon Feb 25 09:19:27 +0000 2019

Mastodon, the Twitter alternative, surpasses 2 million users
https://www.techspotting.com/2019/02/23/mastodon-the-twitter-alternative-surpasses-2-million-users/


Mon Feb 25 09:48:18 +0000 2019

RT @DavidLammy: Yet another black British Pensioner who has given so much to his country treated like dirt because of Theresa May and Sajid…


Mon Feb 25 11:37:15 +0000 2019

RT @_dte: I tried so hard
And got so far
But in the end
git reset HEAD --hard


Tue Feb 26 09:06:07 +0000 2019

RT @GoodRobotAndys: s06e01 Behaviour manipulation (or: Why Ditch Facebook?)
https://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2019/02/25/s06e01-behaviour-manipulation-or-why-ditch-facebook-the-good-robot-andys/


Tue Feb 26 09:09:27 +0000 2019

RT @HeyChelseaTroy: This recruiter has been emailing me for several months, so I finally responded.

I can't imagine why I haven't heard ba…


Tue Feb 26 21:53:18 +0000 2019

Python Async basics video (100 million HTTP requests) https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2019/02/26/python-async-basics-video-100-million-http-requests/


Wed Feb 27 09:25:20 +0000 2019

RT @conservancy: Do you like #freesoftware and bookkeeping? Are you also interested in a new job with a non-profit that is working to do go…


Wed Feb 27 09:32:00 +0000 2019

The default Ubuntu and Debian dockerhub images contain more known vulnerabilities than the default RedHat one. https://snyk.io/blog/top-ten-most-popular-docker-images-each-contain-at-least-30-vulnerabilities/


Wed Feb 27 16:02:37 +0000 2019

Gradle: what is a task, and how can I make a task depend on another task? https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2019/02/27/gradle-what-is-a-task-and-how-can-i-make-a-task-depend-on-another-task/


Wed Feb 27 16:02:58 +0000 2019 Replying to @andybalaam

Thinly veiled rant, as usual.


Wed Feb 27 16:23:53 +0000 2019

RT @jezhiggins: How does Git actually work?
CB Bailey, Andy Balaam

There probably isn't anyone in the country who knows more about Git th…


Wed Feb 27 16:24:25 +0000 2019

RT @jasonhickel: Disturbing report on garment workers. 100% of those surveyed in Bangladesh cannot make ends meet. 90% cannot afford enoug…


Wed Feb 27 18:50:15 +0000 2019

RT @blackseamonster: @andybalaam Awesome! I'll have the joy to change the build in a large gradle-based project in the near future, so this…


Thu Feb 28 10:56:20 +0000 2019

RT @GailOllis: I'm *delighted* with the @ACCUConf Early Career Tutorial programme https://conference.accu.org/2019/sessions.html#XACCUConf101anEarlyCareerTutorial . Watch this space for speaker li…


Thu Feb 28 11:00:03 +0000 2019

RT @lexi_lambda: A surprisingly big obstacle to my programming productivity is simple indecision—I often become more productive with a part…


Thu Feb 28 11:02:08 +0000 2019

RT @lexi_lambda: On the other hand, some of the people who follow me probably aren’t in that position, so I guess I’ll ask anyway: if you w…


Fri Mar 01 08:58:59 +0000 2019

Tired of t-shirts that uphold the patriarchy? Get a Code Like a Girl t-shirt: https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2018/12/17/code-like-a-girl-t-shirts/


Fri Mar 01 13:29:58 +0000 2019

RT @Samathy_Barratt: Come and join me, and loads of other fantastic folks, at ACCU this year! https://twitter.com/gregcons/status/1101463380399775744


Fri Mar 01 13:30:07 +0000 2019

RT @gregcons: We just have two weeks for this! Please help us send under-represented people to @ACCUConf! The more we raise, the more peopl…


Fri Mar 01 13:34:42 +0000 2019

RT @phillipcaudell: The CEO of @RevolutApp on Slack: “Why aren’t you working on weekends?”

🚮


Mon Mar 04 09:39:57 +0000 2019

RT @softwarebear: @include_cpp are awarding diversity tickets for the @ACCUConf this year to deserving candidates, if you would like to app…


Mon Mar 04 09:40:33 +0000 2019

RT @iamOgunyinka: I'm a C++ programmer and have been for about 7years now. Really good at what I do but I've had issues entering the indust…


Mon Mar 04 09:43:35 +0000 2019

RT @VectorHat: Would you rather play Byte Driver and share your opinion than pay for it? That works! :)

Click "BE A BETA TESTER" while the…


Mon Mar 04 09:50:00 +0000 2019

RT @argumatronic: > Einstein described the theorem as a piece of “penetrating mathematical thinking”. Yet it can be stated quite simply: wh…


Mon Mar 04 09:58:34 +0000 2019

RT @afneil: Everybody — and I mean everybody (but especially young folks) — should watch this, wherever you are on the political spectrum.…


Mon Mar 04 09:59:11 +0000 2019

RT @robsmallshire: We need a campaign against schools and other agencies of the state essentially requiring you to have Facebook to know wh…


Mon Mar 04 23:24:57 +0000 2019

RT @barefeetben: Completely agree with you. Having less/zero children is the only thing that can make a difference to the survival of our c…


Mon Mar 04 23:28:13 +0000 2019

RT @alicegoldfuss: The Open Source Initiative board is having elections and a number of women are running.

They are already getting target…


Mon Mar 04 23:32:41 +0000 2019

RT @jo_liss: So WhatsApp will soon start sharing your phone number with Facebook in order to do friend suggestions. And apparently you cann…


Mon Mar 04 23:33:35 +0000 2019

RT @natashalennard: The fact that it is Chelsea Manning, @xychelsea, who must once again bear of the weight of the government against her,…


Tue Mar 05 00:18:13 +0000 2019

Convert a video to a GIF with reasonable colours
https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2019/03/05/convert-a-video-to-a-gif-with-reasonable-colours/


Tue Mar 05 00:24:52 +0000 2019

Rabbit Escape, now with water! https://artificialworlds.net/rabbit-escape/ Version 0.12 is out now!


Tue Mar 05 00:31:09 +0000 2019

RT @Nick_Payne: @andybalaam It needs a Black Rabbit of Inle.


Tue Mar 05 00:59:44 +0000 2019

Design your own levels for Rabbit Escape on our forum https://www.artificialworlds.net/rabbit-escape/levels/ #gamedevelopment


Wed Mar 06 11:35:41 +0000 2019

My article "How to write a programming language" won joint first prize for favourite articles of 2018 in Overload! https://accu.org/index.php/journals/2510


Wed Mar 06 13:13:22 +0000 2019

Wow, thanks! https://twitter.com/EdwardQuine/status/1103280700336340992


Wed Mar 06 13:14:22 +0000 2019 Replying to @Samathy_Barratt

Yes, they are all there! part 2: https://accu.org/index.php/journals/2532 and part 3: https://accu.org/index.php/journals/2565


Thu Mar 07 10:54:09 +0000 2019

RT @russel_winder: I just signed up as an official mentor for the D programming language #GSoC project. @dlang_ng @D_Programming #dlang


Thu Mar 07 11:00:41 +0000 2019

RT @o0karen0o: Great post!

"The women and enbies in my life are a lot more blase about the whole thing. They respond with commiseration,…


Thu Mar 07 16:48:51 +0000 2019

My colleague is walking around the office sporting a Code Like a Girl t-shirt I commissioned from https://mastodon.art/@elliemars . So excited! https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2018/12/17/code-like-a-girl-t-shirts/


Thu Mar 07 21:44:35 +0000 2019 Replying to @timPizey

awesome


Thu Mar 14 08:14:18 +0000 2019

RT @fbuontempo: OK, https://artificialworlds.net/rabbit-escape/ time, while I try to run the tests //thanks @andybalaam


Thu Mar 14 08:23:19 +0000 2019

The new super-easy levels for Rabbit Escape are coming soon! http://artificialworlds.net/rabbit-escape


Thu Mar 14 08:29:14 +0000 2019

RT @outreachy: The Outreachy internship project list is finalized! There's two weeks left in the application process, and there's still tim…


Thu Mar 14 08:30:01 +0000 2019

RT @timfarron: Do you know what, I think I might have preferred chaos with @Ed_Miliband


Thu Mar 14 08:33:30 +0000 2019

RT @MastodonProject: How To Get Started on Mastodon and Leave Twitter Behind - @PCMag

https://www.pcmag.com/article/364850/how-to-ditch-twitter-and-join-mastodon


Thu Mar 14 08:52:00 +0000 2019 Replying to @russel_winder

I am signed up on http://mastodon.social but I think it is not accepting registrations at the moment. https://joinmastodon.org/ should help - maybe https://mastodon.technology ?


Thu Mar 14 09:38:35 +0000 2019 Replying to @russel_winder

Follow me @andybalaam@mastodon.social and look at who I follow to get started. Some people: @TheEnbyperor@notbird.site @hashpling@mastodon.social @samathy@mastodon.technology @oddvar@quitter.se @chrisoldwood@mastodon.social @fbuontempo@mastodon.social @kevlin@mastodon.social


Thu Mar 14 09:39:06 +0000 2019 Replying to @russel_winder

It's mastodon with an "o", btw :-)


Thu Mar 14 09:39:53 +0000 2019

RT @GailOllis: I'm already going, and presenting. Join me there - maybe on a free One Day Pass :-) https://twitter.com/ACCUConf/status/1106110247620538368


Thu Mar 14 09:42:29 +0000 2019

RT @Samathy_Barratt: @andybalaam @russel_winder More people following me on Mastodon would certainly encourage me to use it more 😊


Thu Mar 14 10:41:13 +0000 2019

This series on Java multi-threading is excellent. Prepared me extremely well for my interview to get my current job @OpenMarket https://youtu.be/YdlnEWC-7Wo


Thu Mar 14 11:02:44 +0000 2019 Replying to @russel_winder and @Samathy_Barratt

Click on them then click this button in the top-right near their picture.


Thu Mar 14 11:08:06 +0000 2019 Replying to @russel_winder and @Samathy_Barratt

The UI is initially slightly odd but I find it quite convenient when you get the hang of it.


Fri Mar 15 11:36:37 +0000 2019

RT @kthomas901: I love that the conference started out with @KevlinHenney talking about passionate programming vs compassion and how we nee…


Fri Mar 15 11:37:15 +0000 2019

RT @FatPugStudio: DEMO IS OUT! IndieGoGo campaign starts on Monday, subscribe to get notified ✉️

IndieGoGo - https://bit.ly/2Y0GVBc
Steam…


Sun Mar 17 14:53:08 +0000 2019

A prayer expressing shame.


Mon Mar 18 10:59:51 +0000 2019

RT @GoodRobotAndys: WhatsApp co-founder urges users to delete their Facebook accounts — again https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/17/18269515/whatsapp-co-founder-brian-acton-urged-users-to-delete-their-faceboo?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=entry&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter via @Verge


Mon Mar 18 12:54:10 +0000 2019

Apple is better because it provides a curated set of high quality apps, right? https://archive.fo/uZm2s


Mon Mar 18 13:11:40 +0000 2019

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Utterly condemning write-up on Facebook and WhatsApp https://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2018/09/26/exclusive-whatsapp-cofounder-brian-acton-gives-the-inside-story-on-deletefacebook-and-why-he-left-850-million-behind/#6825d8903f20


Wed Mar 20 15:06:27 +0000 2019

Rabbit Escape 0.13 is out - with 20 new Super-Easy levels https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.artificialworlds.rabbitescape


Wed Mar 20 15:11:56 +0000 2019

Rabbit Escape is Free Software - find out more at https://artificialworlds.net/rabbit-escape/ #gamedev


Wed Mar 20 15:17:24 +0000 2019

RT @TheEnbyperor: A cursed thought I just had; National Rail still uses TOPS, which still runs on an IBM System/306, which means: trains i…


Wed Mar 20 15:48:41 +0000 2019

$5 for a chance to play a modern R-Type-alike https://igg.me/p/rick-henderson/cstw/20602898


Thu Mar 21 09:11:10 +0000 2019

RT @mike_ducker: Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU. - Petitions https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/241584


Thu Mar 21 10:16:08 +0000 2019 Replying to @russel_winder

It's back.


Thu Mar 21 10:16:53 +0000 2019

Sent to my MP:

Further to my recent letter, I still believe there is no consensus for Brexit, and that a consensus is a prerequisite for such a major constitutional change.

Therefore, I have signed the petition "Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU" ... https://twitter.com/sanityinc/status/1108655103882346497


Thu Mar 21 12:01:11 +0000 2019

RT @bodil: And if you're desperate to sign the petition to let her know how you feel but you can't get in, maybe consider joining the march…


Fri Mar 22 11:51:01 +0000 2019

RT @Andrew_Adonis: Now at 2.8 million. Let’s get it to 3 million by mid-morning & 5 million by end of today! https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/241584


Fri Mar 22 12:03:28 +0000 2019

RT @bodil: Let me tell you a story about why Rust is an actual game changer.


Mon Mar 25 10:16:11 +0000 2019

RT @brexit_sham: #PeoplesVoteMarch Incredible must watch speech today by Michael Heseltine who energised and galvanized the huge pro-Europe…


Mon Mar 25 10:26:25 +0000 2019

RT @fbuontempo: Slightly stunned: I have sold over 1,500 copies of my #MachineLearning book https://pragprog.com/book/fbmach/genetic-algorithms-and-machine-learning-for-programmers


Tue Mar 26 10:07:29 +0000 2019

RT @sindresorhus: Let's take a moment to appreciate how awesome programming is; You can single-handedly build almost anything you can imagi…


Wed Mar 27 09:07:45 +0000 2019

Award for most sarcastic article on the Internet? https://www.openmarket.com/techblog/constructr-changing-the-way-we-write-java/


Wed Mar 27 09:08:11 +0000 2019

RT @juter: The team made a very early decision with the new Tesco Groceries app to try and make sure it was accessible for everyone. I’m so…


Wed Mar 27 09:15:11 +0000 2019 Replying to @chrisoldwood

I thought everyone did it to silence the deafening thunder of self-doubt?


Wed Mar 27 09:54:45 +0000 2019

An important new addition to the PfA debate ("Parameterise from Above") https://twitter.com/andybalaam/status/1110830758489440257


Wed Mar 27 10:05:10 +0000 2019

RT @TartanLlama: Learning things and sharing knowledge are great, but the best thing about conferences is the people and the relationships…


Wed Mar 27 11:05:00 +0000 2019

RT @NicholasPegg: Now more than a third of the way to 17.4 million signatures. It will be debated in parliament on Monday next week. Govt h…


Thu Mar 28 15:16:48 +0000 2019

RT @FatPugStudio: And here's the implementation of visible damage, i made him a quick work. Disregard the invisible hits lol i don't know w…


Thu Mar 28 15:18:52 +0000 2019

RT @o0karen0o: @ASpittel I can't imagine what my life would be like without @marinaz's influence, personally and professionally! There woul…


Fri Mar 29 15:27:46 +0000 2019

Come see "How does Git actually work?" with @hashpling and me on Weds 10th April at @ACCUConf in Bristol https://conference.accu.org/2019/schedule.html #git


Mon Apr 01 08:29:05 +0000 2019

RT @anniezaleski: I appreciate gambits with long games. Which is why it's delightful to me that, a full decade after Nine Inch Nails touted…


Mon Apr 01 08:31:21 +0000 2019

RT @TatianaTMac: #a11y tip:
Make your Twitter handle more accessible by using titlecasing.

tatianatmac reads as “ta-shay-nat-mac”

Tatiana…


Tue Apr 02 08:02:38 +0000 2019

Human Trafficking is more important than Brexit https://www.stopthetraffik.org/about-human-trafficking/what-is-human-trafficking/


Tue Apr 02 08:25:22 +0000 2019

RT @mstk: Happy 29th Birthday to everyone's favorite functional statically typed non-strict pure referentially transparent programming lang…


Tue Apr 02 09:58:44 +0000 2019

RT @IngridESharp: I may have to keep posting this image to remind us all just which party is saying no to all the options. Please stop thro…


Tue Apr 02 12:28:22 +0000 2019

RT @politico: "As long as we continue to put almost every other issue ahead of women's rights and participation, we will remain stuck in a…


Wed Apr 03 10:00:32 +0000 2019

RT @TicketmasterUK: #tmAnnounced @PIXIES are heading on tour throughout the UK in September this year! See them in Leeds, Manchester and mo…


Wed Apr 03 10:03:10 +0000 2019

RT @pati_gallardo: My next talk will be at @ACCUConf and it will probably be my geekiest ever! There will be assembly! Probably waaay too m…


Wed Apr 03 10:03:20 +0000 2019

RT @russel_winder: Need to get this into ACCU 2019 somehow @ACCUConf #ACCUConf
https://twitter.com/dylanbeattie/status/1112266772223283200


Thu Apr 04 11:33:42 +0000 2019

RT @venikunche: Hey all! @KatieofCode is looking for her first technical role. She is proficient in CSS, HTML & #reactjs.

Her dream role w…


Thu Apr 04 11:50:59 +0000 2019

RT @Raspberry_Pi: We're looking for a Software Developer to join the Raspberry Pi team in Cambridge, UK.
🏠 Remote, flexible hours available…


Fri Apr 05 08:30:41 +0000 2019

Children being killed is more important than Brexit. https://www.knifefree.co.uk/


Mon Apr 08 08:01:11 +0000 2019

RT @Samathy_Barratt: If you want a chance to do a short talk, ACCU is a good place to do it!

I would be happy to help a first time speaker…


Mon Apr 08 08:22:29 +0000 2019

The VSCode you download is not the VSCode you can build yourself https://fosstodon.org/@brandon/101885094014557901


Mon Apr 08 08:22:59 +0000 2019 Replying to @fbuontempo and @ACCUConf

Woah, shouldn't I write my talk first?


Mon Apr 08 08:25:25 +0000 2019

Major Browsers to Prevent Disabling of Click Tracking Privacy Risk https://mastodon.social/@yogthos/101885601719414899


Mon Apr 08 20:12:32 +0000 2019

We've made a title slide, so we must be nearly there #ACCUConf can it really be the day after tomorrow?


Tue Apr 09 08:38:08 +0000 2019

How to give a delivery date https://www.openmarket.com/techblog/how-to-give-a-delivery-date/


Tue Apr 09 08:45:33 +0000 2019

RT @ScottAShipp: @andybalaam You mean this isn't the answer: https://xkcd.com/1597/ :P


Tue Apr 09 08:46:49 +0000 2019

RT @RosyCave: As we remember the Rwandan genocide, let us not forget how sexual violence was used as a weapon of war - how the courage of a…


Tue Apr 09 08:53:28 +0000 2019

RT @ramtop: Tomorrow we have 3 hours to learn Kotlin from zero while having fun at @ACCUConf in Bristol.
Please come and bring your laptop…


Tue Apr 09 08:53:36 +0000 2019

RT @russel_winder: Hi, ho, … hi, ho, … it's off to #ACCUConf we go. Well some people are already there doing the pre-conference workshops.…


Tue Apr 09 08:57:14 +0000 2019

RT @alexandereardon: I try to always phrase booleans as a positive statement

✅ isEnabled
❌ isDisabled

negative statements encourage doubl…


Tue Apr 09 10:56:29 +0000 2019

RT @annajayne: Headlines count.

I walked into the bar at Bristol Marriott tonight to see three copies of @thetimes sporting the front page…


Tue Apr 09 14:40:19 +0000 2019

RT @chrisoldwood: First ever tweet from 10 years ago. I've also packed a spare pair of pants this time...

#ACCUConf https://twitter.com/chrisoldwood/status/1560521495


Tue Apr 09 14:40:28 +0000 2019

RT @idomdavis: An excerpt from my @ACCUConf talk in Friday referencing @KevlinHenney as “the guardian of software failure” 😂 https://t.co/u…


Wed Apr 10 05:23:36 +0000 2019

Excited to be on the way to #accuconf


Wed Apr 10 07:33:18 +0000 2019

RT @russel_winder: Seems like 2.5 hours to the start of ACCU 2019. Still time for people not currently attending to get here, register, and…


Wed Apr 10 22:22:12 +0000 2019

RT @hashpling: Andy about to quiz me on how Git actually works.
🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏼‍♂️


Wed Apr 10 22:22:47 +0000 2019

RT @russel_winder: As well as 5m lightning talks for tonight, tomorrow, and Friday, we have two 20m quickie slots available on Friday. Form…


Wed Apr 10 22:24:26 +0000 2019

RT @idomdavis: Truly fascinating talk on blockchain by @jezhiggins at @ACCUConf - he’s not being kind 🤣


Wed Apr 10 22:27:33 +0000 2019

Mine was on what a monad was. Hope it helped someone... https://twitter.com/ciura_victor/status/1116024353135714307


Wed Apr 10 22:31:12 +0000 2019

RT @QGazQ: @beth_reflected @hashpling @andybalaam I feel like I've seen behind the curtain


Wed Apr 10 22:32:23 +0000 2019

Yes https://twitter.com/FelixPetriconi/status/1116090961644478466


Wed Apr 10 22:32:51 +0000 2019

RT @spacekookie: There was a talk at #ACCUConf that suggested using the occurrence count of words in a function to determine the importance…


Wed Apr 10 22:36:53 +0000 2019

RT @Samathy_Barratt: I've been considering starting an ACCU Meetup group in Nottingham, England.

Are there any ACCU members, or other Not…


Wed Apr 10 22:39:24 +0000 2019

RT @ciura_victor: The 5th Vittorio 😜 @supahvee1234 is ready to start his session on `function_ref` and writing higher-order functions in C+…


Thu Apr 11 07:04:47 +0000 2019

#accuconf Slides for the Git talk I did with @hashpling are here: http://artificialworlds.net/presentations/how-does-git-actually-work/How_does_Git_actually_work.pdf and code is here: https://gitlab.com/andybalaam/how-git-works


Thu Apr 11 07:17:36 +0000 2019

#accuconf Slides for my lightning talk on Monads are here: http://artificialworlds.net/presentations/what-is-a-monad/andybalaam-an-important-question.pdf and the code I wrote is here: https://gitlab.com/andybalaam/what-is-a-monad


Thu Apr 11 09:49:54 +0000 2019

RT @hashpling: "It's hard to have a conference talk without Godbolt these days" — Herb Sutter, 2019
@CompileExplore @mattgodbolt @herbsutte…


Thu Apr 11 10:12:09 +0000 2019

I'm seeing C++ lambda functions everywhere in #accuconf talks. Seems like they've transformed the language.


Thu Apr 11 11:21:13 +0000 2019 Replying to @LordBonzi

Rust and Kotlin?


Thu Apr 11 11:21:53 +0000 2019

RT @thomasguest: too right - hard to think of using std algorithms without them https://twitter.com/andybalaam/status/1116282783540948992


Thu Apr 11 15:25:41 +0000 2019

#accuconf Slides for my talk "Examples of how Kotlin makes your Java code better": http://artificialworlds.net/presentations/examples-of-kotlin-making-code-better/examples-of-kotlin-making-code-better.html and the code is here: https://github.com/andybalaam/kotlin-examples


Thu Apr 11 15:27:17 +0000 2019 Replying to @EdwardQuine

Yes, look on the ACCU youtube channel.


Thu Apr 11 15:27:45 +0000 2019

RT @GailOllis: According to @russel_winder in @andybalaam's excellent Kotlin talk, Elvis was stolen from Groovy for Kotlin by squirrels. Un…


Thu Apr 11 15:28:10 +0000 2019

RT @hashpling: Demonstration of the "Elvis" operator " ?: " in Kotlin from @andybalaam at @ACCUConf #ACCUConf


Thu Apr 11 15:28:45 +0000 2019

RT @Samathy_Barratt: @andybalaam Supported by a 'Can we do this In a functional way' attitude to lots of problems.


Thu Apr 11 18:17:57 +0000 2019

RT @_zyxt_: #ACCUConf #include Simon and Patricia explain the origins and the amazing epansion of this diversity group in the c++ community…


Thu Apr 11 18:18:09 +0000 2019

RT @fbuontempo: @pati_gallardo and @TartanLlama telling #ACCUConf about @include_cpp


Thu Apr 11 23:04:45 +0000 2019

RT @ghlyffe: @andybalaam I feel like reflection and TMP could really transform the language.


Thu Apr 11 23:20:41 +0000 2019

RT @ciura_victor: “What Do We Mean When We Say Nothing At All ?” @ACCUConf
@gregcons gently reminds us that we program for humans, not jus…


Thu Apr 11 23:21:21 +0000 2019

RT @herbsutter: @mattgodbolt @StefanTuralski @hashpling @CompileExplore @ACCUConf Try these:
https://godbolt.org/z/skqhNz
https://t.co/SrYK9Egvh…


Thu Apr 11 23:25:01 +0000 2019

RT @pati_gallardo: “Hello World from scratch” with @TartanLlama and @dascandy42 at #ACCUConf 🤓


Thu Apr 11 23:25:16 +0000 2019

RT @jenzhuscott: Her name is Katie Bouman, an MIT graduate.

3 years ago she led the creation of a new algorithm to produce the first-ever…


Thu Apr 11 23:26:13 +0000 2019

RT @eoinwoodz: @austin_bingham’s Spor tool which cleverly anchors metadata to code using an implementation of the technique designed by @ra…


Fri Apr 12 09:45:09 +0000 2019

RT @fbuontempo: #ACCUConf @accuLondon is still a thing, but talk to @phil_nash or Ralph. There are other local groups. See https://t.co/W4E…


Fri Apr 12 11:44:03 +0000 2019

RT @russel_winder: @austin_bingham @fbuontempo @eoinwoodz @andybalaam @rastocny @mariabielik @ACCUConf I will be contacting all presenters…


Fri Apr 12 13:01:17 +0000 2019

RT @chrisoldwood: #ACCUConf Wednesday night's Lightning Talk puns collected into a single thread for those glutton for even more punishment…


Fri Apr 12 15:04:49 +0000 2019

Me too https://twitter.com/Samathy_Barratt/status/1116718336707002368


Fri Apr 12 22:49:46 +0000 2019

RT @Samathy_Barratt: The ISO C++ Standard. A very professional, serious document.

#ACCUConf



Sat Apr 13 08:03:13 +0000 2019

RT @russel_winder: Dear ACCU 2019 presenters, now is the time for us to collect PDFs of slides used during ACCU 2019 sessions, so they can…


Sat Apr 13 08:05:11 +0000 2019

RT @bodil: Or Linus Torvalds. https://twitter.com/sarah_edo/status/1116843870841712640


Sat Apr 13 10:17:31 +0000 2019

RT @bjorn_fahller: Slides for my #ACCUConf talk "Programming with Contracts in C++20" are available here:

https://speakerdeck.com/rollbear/accu2019-programming-with-contracts-in-c-plus-plus-20


Sat Apr 13 10:53:13 +0000 2019

CB @hashpling explaining how to calculate poker in hand-optimised assembler #ACCUConf


Sat Apr 13 12:04:12 +0000 2019

RT @phil_nash: #AccuConf https://twitter.com/phil_nash/status/1117026115908980736


Sat Apr 13 12:32:10 +0000 2019

#ACCUConf Code like a Girl t-shirts https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2018/12/17/code-like-a-girl-t-shirts/


Sat Apr 13 13:46:56 +0000 2019

#ACCUConf if you liked my Rabbit Escape t-shirt yesterday, you can have one too! https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2019/04/13/rabbit-escape-t-shirts/ @jezhiggins


Sat Apr 13 15:32:07 +0000 2019

RT @StefanTuralski: @steveire @mattgodbolt .. another #ACCUConf 🤯 @steveire presents clang-query
nice write up:
https://steveire.wordpress.com/2018/11/11/future-developments-in-clang-query/


Sat Apr 13 15:33:29 +0000 2019

RT @fbuontempo: @andybalaam @jezhiggins Rabbit escape. Five stars. Perfect while waiting for the linker. Awesome sound effects. Your life n…


Mon Apr 15 08:43:59 +0000 2019

RT @pati_gallardo: Thankfully @timur_audio was able to explain central concepts in My Little Pony at #ACCUConf to clarify the ISO C++ Stand…


Mon Apr 15 08:47:09 +0000 2019

RT @GailOllis: The author kindly corrected a NameError in the title #ACCUConf


Mon Apr 15 08:50:09 +0000 2019

RT @pati_gallardo: This!!!!

“If you program, you’re a programmer.”

I don’t care if it’s awk, C# or excel macros, programming is a way of…


Mon Apr 15 08:51:52 +0000 2019

RT @schemaly: What hostile sexism looks like: Dr. Katie Bouman’s reputation is being battered across multiple platforms. Her Wikipedia prof…


Mon Apr 15 08:57:11 +0000 2019

RT @FrancesBrody: "Did you know authors in the UK receive 8.52 pence for each library loan? It's paid out once a year (thank you @PLR_UK!)…


Mon Apr 15 08:58:02 +0000 2019

RT @Argorak: Does anyone want to help with a Rust RFC? I feel a little anxious and would love to have some private bikeshedding before post…


Mon Apr 15 09:00:02 +0000 2019

RT @jezhiggins: Anyone at my @ACCUConf talk who wondered about the "glimmer of hope" I failed to tell them about might be interested in thi…


Mon Apr 15 09:02:04 +0000 2019

RT @EghamJam: ALERT, Alert !!!!!
We have a maze for the next Egham Jam on the 28th April


Mon Apr 15 09:07:32 +0000 2019

RT @thomasguest: Code examples from my talk @ACCUConf https://github.com/wordaligned/boost-examples
Slides http://wordaligned.org/docs/bootstrapped-by-boost
It went well, considering this…


Mon Apr 15 10:11:04 +0000 2019

RT @NHSMillion: Immigrants are not ruining the NHS, they’re running the NHS.

Please RT if you’re grateful to all the staff from 200 countr…


Mon Apr 15 10:20:40 +0000 2019

RT @Samathy_Barratt: @D_Programming psssst, you might get more people to contribute if you use more inclusive language. Like 'personpower'…


Mon Apr 15 10:24:00 +0000 2019 Replying to @Samathy_Barratt and @D_Programming

Yeah, but can we figure out a better word than 'personpower'? 'People Time'? 'Effort'? I usually ask @ptneill when I need a good word...


Mon Apr 15 10:40:59 +0000 2019

I like horsepower. Or, if the task is particularly difficult, how about dragonpower? https://twitter.com/GailOllis/status/1117738829904007168


Mon Apr 15 12:42:37 +0000 2019

RT @Baghdaddi: The BBC is enabling fascists and I'm ashamed of it. Here's my letter to Lord Hall.


Mon Apr 15 14:38:50 +0000 2019

git-what prints a summary of your local git branches. I find it really useful https://github.com/andybalaam/git-what


Mon Apr 15 14:59:15 +0000 2019

RT @amolrajan: Here’s a young boy seeing clearly for the first time. Hundreds of thousands of hours of patient experimentation make this po…


Mon Apr 15 15:01:04 +0000 2019 Replying to @mattgodbolt, @ben_deane, @pati_gallardo and @hashpling

Load duh duh (ZX Spectrum 48K)


Mon Apr 15 15:06:54 +0000 2019

RT @rachelnabors: I’ll never forget the day I came home to find my mother crying in the kitchen, having just quit her job.

I was ten. She…


Tue Apr 16 14:52:53 +0000 2019

RT @bytebot: A lot has been said about the Uber IPO prospectus but maybe none as cogent as this FT comment.


Wed Apr 17 07:57:13 +0000 2019

RT @TEDTalks: Our first talk from #TED2019 is now online. Watch as @carolecadwalla digs into the UK's super-close 2016 vote to leave the EU…


Wed Apr 17 09:11:01 +0000 2019

RT @GoodRobotAndys: This is what we meant in s06e01 https://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2019/02/25/s06e01-behaviour-manipulation-or-why-ditch-facebook-the-good-robot-andys/ https://twitter.com/TEDTalks/status/1118249420473212929


Wed Apr 17 11:31:54 +0000 2019

RT @fbuontempo: And #ACCUConf blog post https://buontempoconsulting.blogspot.com/2019/04/accuconf-2019.html


Thu Apr 18 08:54:44 +0000 2019

RT @hashpling: You'll probably have more fun with assembler by actually writing some yourself than by listening to my talk, but I did a tal…


Tue Apr 23 08:12:11 +0000 2019

RT @pati_gallardo: For context: this is a massively big deal to me. I have been working towards this for almost two years.

This has been…


Tue Apr 23 08:15:03 +0000 2019

RT @elmconf: Are you a member of an underrepresented group in tech? We want you to speak at elm-conf & will support you every step of the w…


Tue Apr 23 08:15:40 +0000 2019

RT @DPallastrelli: For C++ developers.
Have you read "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs" by Abelson and Sussman? (Please R…


Tue Apr 23 08:16:34 +0000 2019

RT @faifcast: On Episode 0x66, @o0karen0o & @bkuhn_ebb_org discuss the conclusion of the Christoph #Hellwig vs. #VMware lawsuit in Germany…


Tue Apr 23 08:26:12 +0000 2019

RT @a_williams: ACCU 2019 trip report and slides/video link for my talk https://www.justsoftwaresolutions.co.uk/news/accu-2019-report.html @ACCUConf #accuconf #accu2019


Tue Apr 23 09:57:48 +0000 2019

RT @GoodRobotAndys: If your favourite podcast stops you downloading it without a specific app, switch to @GoodRobotAndys - it's probably no…


Tue Apr 23 12:56:26 +0000 2019 Replying to @winkleink and @GoodRobotAndys

https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/22/18510897/luminary-podcast-app-launch-the-daily-gimlet-media-spotify


Tue Apr 23 14:28:26 +0000 2019

Build with a different Java version (e.g. 11) using Docker https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2019/04/23/build-with-a-different-java-version-e-g-11-using-docker/


Wed Apr 24 09:14:57 +0000 2019

What is a Monad? Me re-doing a lightning talk I did at #ACCUConf https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2019/04/23/what-is-a-monad-video/


Wed Apr 24 09:18:18 +0000 2019

Examples of Kotlin making your Java code better
https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2019/04/23/examples-of-kotlin-making-your-java-code-better-video/


Thu Apr 25 08:42:28 +0000 2019

Brilliant talk: Snakes Into Snake Oil - What Blockchains Are And Why They’re Terrible - ... https://youtu.be/vw0H16rZW18 #ACCUConf by @jezhiggins


Thu Apr 25 08:44:04 +0000 2019

Really enjoyed this: What Do We Mean When We Say Nothing At All? - Kate Gregory https://youtu.be/-Hb-9TUyjoo #accuconf by @gregcons


Thu Apr 25 08:50:46 +0000 2019

How a normal person changed the world a bit "Trust, Elections and Twitter" https://youtu.be/qr7-bmiexQM by @pati_gallardo


Thu Apr 25 08:51:50 +0000 2019

RT @russel_winder: @andybalaam "A monad is just a monoid in the category of endofunctors, what's the problem?" James Iry

(Sorry, but it ha…


Thu Apr 25 09:25:31 +0000 2019

RT @Scudellari: In 2017, a man paralyzed by a spinal cord injury set a record by typing with his thoughts at a speed of 8 wpm

Now, a team…


Fri Apr 26 08:22:07 +0000 2019

RT @_sagesharp_: Thread https://twitter.com/workingdog_/status/1121104622641451009


Fri Apr 26 08:32:05 +0000 2019

RT @timPizey: Climate change experts: could we not fertilise the oceans, say with continental runoff, and capture CO2 that way? I understoo…


Fri Apr 26 08:35:23 +0000 2019

RT @evarley: A reminder that @UKBlackTech are giving away free stock photos for use in articles, pitch decks, presentations as part of #Fac…


Fri Apr 26 13:02:14 +0000 2019

Really helped me understand how an exploit works https://youtu.be/tNJfD17TmsM #ACCUConf by @pati_gallardo


Fri Apr 26 13:39:54 +0000 2019

RT @hashpling: Don't panic, world, @andybalaam and I have your Saturday night sorted for you! (11pm Europe/London | 22:00 UTC) https://t.co…


Mon Apr 29 12:17:32 +0000 2019

RT @ACCUConf: Videos of #ACCUConf 2019 talks from Days 1 to 4 are now up on the ACCU Youtube Channel including keynotes from @gregcons @her…


Mon Apr 29 12:21:12 +0000 2019

RT @herbsutter: ACCU talk video posted http://herbsutter.com/2019/04/28/accu-talk-video-posted/


Mon Apr 29 12:21:51 +0000 2019

RT @algoritmic: quinesnake: A quine that plays snake over its own source https://github.com/taylorconor/quinesnake


Mon Apr 29 14:25:43 +0000 2019

CB (@hashpling) recreates a Git repo by hand while I sort of try to understand live https://youtu.be/7CyGwmpDXTY #accuconf


Wed May 01 08:13:37 +0000 2019

New improved "How does Git actually work?" with more visible screen #ACCUConf thanks @dmbristol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0m42TKk_dc


Wed May 01 08:21:16 +0000 2019 Replying to @andybalaam

Moved to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0m42TKk_dc


Wed May 01 08:21:25 +0000 2019 Replying to @jezhiggins

Moved to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0m42TKk_dc


Wed May 01 08:21:32 +0000 2019 Replying to @timPizey

Moved to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0m42TKk_dc


Wed May 01 08:54:13 +0000 2019

Privacy-protecting chat and social media https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2019/04/purism-launches-suite-of-privacy-protecting-services-and-apps-called-librem-one/


Wed May 01 14:30:14 +0000 2019

RT @TartanLlama: The talk on how Hello World works from Scratch which @dascandy42 and I gave at @ACCUConf is up!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZo7k_IOCe8


Thu May 02 15:13:48 +0000 2019

Generating a self-signed cert+trust store and connecting over HTTPS from Java https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2019/05/02/creating-a-self-signed-certificate-for-apache-and-connecting-to-it-from-java/


Thu May 02 15:17:04 +0000 2019

RT @fbuontempo: My book has a Look Inside thing on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Genetic-Algorithms-Machine-Learning-Programmers/dp/168050620X/


Thu May 02 15:24:20 +0000 2019

RT @eugenewei: “In essence (and this is only a tiny exaggeration): a quarter of the Internet was saved from hacking by adding emoji support…


Fri May 03 08:02:40 +0000 2019

RT @GeeksKick: Catching up on @ACCUConf talks that I missed and @hashpling @andybalaam are blowing my mind. Does this mean I can use these…


Fri May 03 08:03:35 +0000 2019 Replying to @GeeksKick, @ACCUConf and @hashpling

You have my official permission to use these commands at work, and indeed anywhere. The worst that can happen is launch_missiles().


Tue May 07 08:06:59 +0000 2019

RT @EdwardJDavey: TODAY: voter registration deadline

🔶Takes only 5mins
🔶Many 18-34s not registered
🔶EU citizens: there’s a SECOND STEP; EV…


Tue May 07 08:15:58 +0000 2019

RT @schneierblog: First Physical Retaliation for a Cyberattack https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2019/05/first_physical_.html


Tue May 07 08:42:24 +0000 2019

RT @pati_gallardo: I’ve shared it before, but it’s still pretty great 😂
“Why Electronic Voting is a BAD Idea - Computerphile” https://t.co/…


Wed May 08 08:15:05 +0000 2019

RT @PhilTechCareer: “Explore New Tech, Help Others and Have Fun in Your Career” with Fran Buontempo @fbuontempo on the I.T. Career Energize…


Wed May 08 08:21:22 +0000 2019

Rabbit Escape Women's | Rabbit Escape Clothing https://rabbitescape.teemill.com/product/rabbit-escape-women-s/


Wed May 08 08:33:06 +0000 2019 Replying to @andybalaam

This is the new store on Teemill, who appear to be ethically sound, but whose shirts are more expensive. Would you buy one?


Wed May 08 08:42:51 +0000 2019

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Our latest episode - in-depth discussion of scary, scary Australian horror The Babadook https://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2019/05/07/s06e03-the-babadook-the-good-robot-andys/ @TheBab…


Wed May 08 08:43:24 +0000 2019

RT @DaniQuietNow: This is important and we should teach it at schools. https://accu.org/index.php/journals/2643


Wed May 08 08:46:56 +0000 2019

RT @jessphillips: Just leaving Westminster and and man ran down the street along side me asking me about why Carl Benjamin shouldn't be abl…


Wed May 08 08:47:41 +0000 2019

RT @eddieizzard: People of the UK, make sure you’re registered to vote in the European elections on 23rd May so you can vote against hate.…


Wed May 08 14:13:19 +0000 2019 Replying to @jezhiggins

Duly added, along with a second design https://rabbitescape.teemill.com/collection/rabbit-escape/ . Buyer beware: I have not ordered and checked these are OK.


Thu May 09 08:28:16 +0000 2019

RT @exactlyaron: @hashpling & @andybalaam create Git repos by hand for fun!

'How does Git actually work?'

#ACCUConf

https://t.co/9xXdSV6…


Thu May 09 10:44:11 +0000 2019

RT @SteveStuWill: This animation represents a truly monumental achievement: the avoidance of unimaginable amounts of human suffering. https…


Tue May 14 08:25:09 +0000 2019

RT @MastodonProject: We don’t do this https://t.co/p0qIhRlQIo


Wed May 15 08:00:09 +0000 2019

RT @standupmaths: It's the classic game Snake, playable on different topological surfaces, and run entirely in a spreadsheet. I've never fe…


Fri May 17 12:28:24 +0000 2019

RT @petertimmins3: What have MEPS approved in their current term: Banning single use plastics. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Increasin…


Sun May 19 17:44:31 +0000 2019

Prayer based on Isaiah 64


Mon May 20 15:28:21 +0000 2019

RT @GoodRobotAndys: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVfHeWTKjag


Tue May 21 07:54:44 +0000 2019

RT @fbuontempo: Achievement unlocked: search
frances buontempo book


Tue May 21 08:10:57 +0000 2019

RT @GoodRobotAndys: New #podcast in which we talk about @OverlordMovie which is gruey WWII horror, and also about some computer games, and…


Wed May 22 09:01:05 +0000 2019

I'm going to "22nd Egham Raspberry Jam - a-MAZE-ing times". See you there? https://www.eventbrite.com/e/22nd-egham-raspberry-jam-a-maze-ing-times-tickets-62037393514?aff=estw


Wed May 22 09:02:13 +0000 2019

RT @philippawarr: Reading the UN report on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights in the UK. It's not new information but having it laid out in a…


Wed May 22 09:03:02 +0000 2019

RT @LibDems: At our final European elections rally, @timfarron puts the Brexit disaster in the context of British history.

It's time to en…


Wed May 22 11:01:54 +0000 2019

Latest Firefox Release is Faster than Ever https://youtu.be/NzqJ09_cn28


Thu May 23 08:52:02 +0000 2019 Replying to @github, @TheASF, @Spotify and @J_A_E_G_E_R

Do you plan to open source the code of http://github.com ?


Thu May 23 09:04:36 +0000 2019

RT @timfarron: Ok folks, it's polling day. If the Lib Dems succeed today we will change the story, and if we can change the story we can c…


Fri May 24 08:59:14 +0000 2019

RT @MastodonProject: Yes https://twitter.com/agraham999/status/1131764677875126273


Mon Jun 03 09:24:47 +0000 2019

RT @DavidLammy: #TrumpUKVisit is Theresa May's final humiliation.

This is a President who insulted London's Mayor after a terror attack.…


Mon Jun 03 15:25:58 +0000 2019

https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2019/05/ubers-path-of-destruction/


Wed Jun 05 13:09:03 +0000 2019

RT @macemurez: Esse é um material completo ! Excelente!

Bash associative array examples by @andybalaam https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/10/17/bash-associative-array-examples/


Wed Jun 05 13:19:06 +0000 2019

Today my computer is contributing to make an open Go AI modelled on AlphaGo Zero. Yours can too! https://zero.sjeng.org/


Wed Jun 05 13:56:09 +0000 2019

RT @DRMacIver: "Stop obsessing over your environmental sins. Fight the oil and gas industry instead."

https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/5/28/18629833/climate-change-2019-green-new-deal


Wed Jun 05 14:09:44 +0000 2019

RT @fafhrd91: Actix web 1.0.0 is released - a small, pragmatic, and extremely fast web framework for @rustlang

https://github.com/actix/actix-web


Wed Jun 05 14:14:49 +0000 2019

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Discussion of beautiful, meaningful action thriller "You Were Never Really Here" https://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2019/06/04/s06e05-you-were-never-really-here-the-good-robot-andys/ #podcast


Fri Jun 07 09:18:23 +0000 2019

RT @computerfact: remember when a gay man made a gay computer and used it to save the world from overwhelming evil and he was rewarded with…


Tue Jun 11 10:56:59 +0000 2019

RT @MaritvanDijk77: TIL that if you camel case your hashtags, it helps screen readers. #LeadDevLondon #accessibility


Wed Jun 12 08:26:30 +0000 2019

I always order printer stuff from @CartridgeSave because they are fast and reliable, and they remember your printer for you. Last week I ordered the wrong cartridges and they refunded half the cost even though it was my fault. Nice.


Wed Jun 12 08:46:43 +0000 2019

RT @endrapeinwar: 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

For #PrideMonth let us remember the #LGBTI victims of #CRSV.

Laws that criminalize LGBTI conduct h…


Wed Jun 12 09:02:51 +0000 2019

Matrix 1.0 https://matrix.org/blog/2019/06/11/introducing-matrix-1-0-and-the-matrix-org-foundation


Thu Jun 13 10:11:27 +0000 2019

RT @CAATuk: Boris Johnson "was content" to allow arms sales to Saudi Arabia after #Yemen bombing https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jun/11/johnson-allowed-arms-sales-to-saudis-after-strike-on-food-factory #StopArmingSaudi


Fri Jun 14 11:41:42 +0000 2019

RT @F_Kaltheuner: This.
People always ask me: where's the harm?

Privacy harms are a time-shifted risk.

The moment you are protesting ag…


Tue Jun 18 08:34:58 +0000 2019

RT @argumatronic: I wrote a blog post about myself and this Twitter account. I don't think it will change much, but I felt I needed to say…


Tue Jun 18 09:07:50 +0000 2019

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Glass - is it a rom-com or a weird comic movie in the same universe as Unbreakable and Split? https://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2019/06/17/s06e06-glass-the-good-robot-andys/ #…


Fri Jun 21 06:59:18 +0000 2019

RT @fbuontempo: Did I mention I wrote a book about how I code my way out of a paper bag? https://pragprog.com/book/fbmach/genetic-algorithms-and-machine-learning-for-programmers


Fri Jun 21 07:05:09 +0000 2019

RT @CarolineLucas: For democracy to work, no one can be above the law

Electoral offences were committed during the #Brexit Referendum. Pe…


Tue Jun 25 08:02:40 +0000 2019

RT @schooloffp: Elm makes me happy :) https://buff.ly/2Y5Yu22 by @andybalaam


Tue Jun 25 08:03:45 +0000 2019

RT @peterjukes: Since Arron Banks is threatening legal action over this, we all had better not watch or RT @carolecadwalla's talk: Facebook…


Tue Jun 25 08:04:17 +0000 2019

RT @CarolineLucas: Absolutely beggars belief

In what world does it make sense - having declared a #ClimateEmergency - to make measures to…


Tue Jun 25 08:06:46 +0000 2019

When I saw a friend's C++ code that was so clear and simple (solving a complex problem) I realised I needed to start again on understanding what good code was. Changed my life. https://twitter.com/knatten/status/1143417169696448513


Tue Jun 25 08:29:35 +0000 2019

RT @HeerJeet: "Kidnap survivors of Somali pirates & the Taliban trying to shame the USA government" isn't something I would've predicted. h…


Wed Jun 26 08:35:39 +0000 2019

RT @omid9: Keep searching The BBC for any mention of Boris Johnson meeting Steve Bannon - nothing. I guess a man who could be our next PM b…


Wed Jun 26 10:00:01 +0000 2019

RT @VictoriaCarr_: The replies are brilliant ❤ https://twitter.com/AmaMB/status/1143424810615222272


Mon Jul 01 08:10:36 +0000 2019

Proof of concept of seamless GUI<>text editing of code https://www.dalle-cort.fr/nodable-node-oriented-programming/


Mon Jul 01 08:39:41 +0000 2019

RT @ploeh: Blogged: Yes silver bullet https://ift.tt/323zIlC


Mon Jul 01 10:58:15 +0000 2019

RT @runevision: Online game successfully trains people to be more resilient against fake news. This is important work, and very promising r…


Mon Jul 01 12:39:15 +0000 2019

RT @b0rk: how I got better at debugging


Fri Jul 05 09:18:55 +0000 2019

RT @hyper_linda: Just want to give you all an Oslo update. As you know, the green party is in power and they are working hard on making Osl…


Fri Jul 05 09:21:08 +0000 2019

Regular expressions can have unpredictable performance implications. This is awesome, and not in any way something you should be concerned about. https://twitter.com/copyconstruct/status/1146199044965797888


Fri Jul 05 13:42:55 +0000 2019

What does this Java program print and why?


Fri Jul 05 13:46:38 +0000 2019 Replying to @RadaNotSay

http://Chars.java:1: error: reached end of file while parsing
anything
^
1 error


Fri Jul 05 13:47:01 +0000 2019 Replying to @RadaNotSay

I genuinely read that as "reached end of life while parsing"


Fri Jul 05 13:47:41 +0000 2019 Replying to @ptneill and @RadaNotSay

waA - seems appropriate


Mon Jul 08 12:53:39 +0000 2019

RT @fbuontempo: Code Your Way out of a Paper Bag - my talk from @NorDevCon is now on InfoQ: https://t.co/qPkTynWbQr


Tue Jul 09 08:10:05 +0000 2019

Scary Zoom vulnerability on Mac https://medium.com/@jonathan.leitschuh/zoom-zero-day-4-million-webcams-maybe-an-rce-just-get-them-to-visit-your-website-ac75c83f4ef5


Wed Jul 10 08:05:57 +0000 2019

Live Coding in Elm - starting a new project, investigating SVG performance https://www.twitch.tv/videos/450579040


Wed Jul 10 08:39:38 +0000 2019

RT @ByDonkeys: Hey @realDonaldTrump, if you were triggered by the UK ambassador’s comments, you’re gonna do your nut when you find out what…


Wed Jul 10 09:05:49 +0000 2019

RT @pati_gallardo: «While women are heading in the front doors of companies, they are hemorrhaging out the side and back doors. Approximate…


Fri Jul 12 08:36:57 +0000 2019

Looks really cool. https://twitter.com/ariddlestone/status/1149032128732155905


Fri Jul 12 10:18:43 +0000 2019

RT @gasproni: Google workers can listen to what people say to its AI home devices https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jul/11/google-home-assistant-listen-recordings-users-privacy?CMP=share_btn_tw


Fri Jul 12 10:19:22 +0000 2019

RT @o0karen0o: This time it's anesthesia machines. The variety of medical equipment that has been shown to be vulnerable to attack is astou…


Fri Jul 12 10:33:12 +0000 2019

RT @microblocksfun: Announcing MicroBlocks 0.2.0, featuring a new look, a more flexible library system, and more. MicroBlocks now connects…


Fri Jul 12 10:33:47 +0000 2019

RT @EghamJam: Egham Jam is this Sunday.
Doing something slightly different and having workstations setup to try out things rather than 2 f…


Fri Jul 12 14:56:42 +0000 2019

Building an all-in-one Jar in Gradle with the Kotlin DSL https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2019/07/12/building-an-all-in-one-jar-in-gradle-with-the-kotlin-dsl/


Fri Jul 12 15:06:06 +0000 2019

RT @EGouillart: Awesome venue at #EuroPython including nap corner for little ones! Hope to see more kids at future conferences ;-) https://…


Sat Jul 13 01:07:30 +0000 2019

Check out Coding in Elm - writing a Tron game, testing performance of SVG vs. HTML table vs. HTML Canvas https://www.twitch.tv/videos/451944319


Sun Jul 14 20:22:59 +0000 2019

Just sent to @waitrose CEO: please reduce plastic packaging sooner.


Sun Jul 14 20:24:47 +0000 2019 Replying to @andybalaam

This is inspired by @Tearfund 's campaign "This is a rubbish campaign" campaign.


Sun Jul 14 20:34:23 +0000 2019

RT @timPizey: Dear @waitrose, us too. Please reduce packaging and fix recycle pathways. https://twitter.com/andybalaam/status/1150500962018222080


Mon Jul 15 09:27:34 +0000 2019

We had fun @EghamJam yesterday. We were showing off Graph Bugs: https://gitlab.com/andybalaam/graph-bugs


Mon Jul 15 09:28:42 +0000 2019

RT @m0jfp: @andybalaam @waitrose You could put <insert supermarket here> all produce a lot of plastic packaging. If we all do our boy and r…


Mon Jul 15 09:28:46 +0000 2019

RT @dmitrykandalov: @andybalaam @waitrose The same applies to @marksandspencer. Great products but insane amount of plastic.


Mon Jul 15 09:49:20 +0000 2019 Replying to @winkleink and @EghamJam

Each ant knows its own current and previous x and y coords and the formula. If the last step it took was an improvement, it carries on. If not, it turns randomly. That's it. The rest is "emergent behaviour"...


Mon Jul 15 09:51:24 +0000 2019

RT @winkleink: Casual workshop/worksheets was a success yesterday at @EghamJam
For next time will space the desks out a bit more as it was…


Mon Jul 15 09:52:03 +0000 2019

RT @Picketer: Workers at Amazon are striking for Prime Day! Respect the digital picket line and boycott Amazon on 15 and 16 July. https://t…


Mon Jul 15 10:00:18 +0000 2019

RT @AyannaPressley: THIS is what racism looks like. WE are what democracy looks like. And we’re not going anywhere. Except back to DC to fi…


Mon Jul 15 10:03:10 +0000 2019

RT @ESPNUK: The first ever Heavy Metal Knitting World Championships have taken place in Finland.

This is probably the strangest thing you'…


Mon Jul 15 10:04:58 +0000 2019 Replying to @ESPNUK and @gasproni

We must never leave the EU.


Mon Jul 15 11:24:54 +0000 2019 Replying to @winkleink and @Raspberry_Pi

If you'd like to add the Graft worksheet we used for the Jam a few months ago I'd be chuffed: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/Tell_a_story_with_animations.pdf


Mon Jul 15 11:24:59 +0000 2019

RT @winkleink: A combination of adapted and created Jam Worksheets. All in PDF format for easy printing.
https://github.com/winkleink/RJam-Worksheets/blob/master/README.md

Most rec…


Mon Jul 15 11:25:25 +0000 2019 Replying to @winkleink and @Raspberry_Pi

ODP is here: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/Tell_a_story_with_animations.odp


Mon Jul 15 12:00:53 +0000 2019 Replying to @winkleink and @Raspberry_Pi

Fantastic!


Mon Jul 15 12:07:00 +0000 2019 Replying to @andybalaam

Decent, fast reply from @waitrose. Key points:
1. They will "identify solutions" for all own-brand products by end of 2020 and implement them by end of 2023, "hopefully sooner".
2. They will publish plastic waste data in tonnes annually.
3. Refillables pilot is running now.


Mon Jul 15 12:21:44 +0000 2019

Brilliant news that Alan Turing, a genius and founder of modern society is going to be honoured on £50 notes. Just in case anyone was unaware, he was brutally punished by the British state for consenting sexual activity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing#Conviction_for_indecency


Mon Jul 15 13:50:03 +0000 2019 Replying to @winkleink and @Raspberry_Pi

Hmm, no I haven't...


Mon Jul 15 13:50:43 +0000 2019 Replying to @winkleink and @Raspberry_Pi

btw there's a typo in the word rapsberry!


Mon Jul 15 13:51:04 +0000 2019

RT @m0jfp: great feedback and positive reinforcement on their way forward ! https://twitter.com/andybalaam/status/1150738534543835136


Mon Jul 15 13:51:44 +0000 2019 Replying to @winkleink and @Raspberry_Pi

Yes, but we should definitely test. It's even possible it will be much easier and not need the special branch any more.


Mon Jul 15 13:53:17 +0000 2019

RT @_Yulivee_: Thanks to #include I was able to go to the @ACCUConf this year. I met so many great people there. Everyone is so helpful. I…


Mon Jul 15 13:53:52 +0000 2019

RT @chrisoldwood: When we also get him on the £5, £10, and £20 it’ll be Turing complete... https://twitter.com/BBCBreaking/status/1150710850497536000


Mon Jul 15 13:54:04 +0000 2019

RT @Number10cat: While I’m disappointed to have been overlooked, it’s wonderful that Alan Turing is being recognised. The world owes that m…


Mon Jul 15 13:54:58 +0000 2019 Replying to @winkleink and @Raspberry_Pi

Fixed!


Mon Jul 15 14:15:49 +0000 2019

RT @mattsdebating: This may explain why Facebook has been so seemingly (and surprisingly) OK with you downloading your own stuff. Because t…


Mon Jul 15 14:16:02 +0000 2019

Same experience here. https://twitter.com/stevestreeting/status/1150768789258211328


Tue Jul 16 08:55:46 +0000 2019

BBC News - Google probes leak of smart speaker recordings https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-48963235


Tue Jul 16 09:00:40 +0000 2019

RT @DavidLammy: 24 hours later and it is deeply disappointing that neither Boris Johnson nor Jeremy Hunt have condemned Donald Trump's vici…


Wed Jul 17 14:46:32 +0000 2019

WOOHOO https://t.co/GlJKhPwezb


Thu Jul 18 07:56:35 +0000 2019

I think food, clothes and a home are necessary for everyone, and I think the government should make sure they are available to everyone.


Thu Jul 18 07:57:09 +0000 2019 Replying to @andybalaam

Article 25(1) https://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/index.html


Thu Jul 18 08:05:27 +0000 2019

RT @foobarber: Might try this tomorrow https://twitter.com/M_WrenchGang/status/1151398177247059968


Thu Jul 18 08:06:46 +0000 2019

RT @JonJagger: A good reason to first see tests fail is so you can read the diagnostic message and consider how much it will help someone d…


Fri Jul 19 08:37:12 +0000 2019

RT @ginatrapani: Software engineers: take your children to work with you. This is pure gold https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jul/13/margaret-hamilton-computer-scientist-interview-software-apollo-missions-1969-moon-landing-nasa-women


Fri Jul 19 08:43:21 +0000 2019

RT @MastodonProject: ⠀ 🤠
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    🐘  🐘 🐘
   👇🏽  🐘🐘 👇🏽
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Howdy! I'm the social media sheriff, here t…


Fri Jul 19 12:08:57 +0000 2019

Software engineer looking for work in West London? OK with having to work with Java? DM me and/or visit https://jobs.lever.co/openmarket/3b244ad9-b5ef-4c53-9c97-971566ea08c4


Mon Jul 22 06:37:51 +0000 2019

A prayer for courage


Tue Jul 23 09:54:41 +0000 2019 Replying to @ptneill

#AggressivelyCheeryCarouselOfSelfHate .com/getinvolved


Wed Jul 24 08:06:40 +0000 2019

RT @madlori: When discussing Universal Basic Income, inevitably the retort comes: "So you just want people to not have to work, is that it?…


Thu Jul 25 09:20:28 +0000 2019

My system tests
will generally fail
by timing out
which means
failure is slow
failure is slow


Thu Jul 25 09:43:08 +0000 2019 Replying to @cockers_97

Beow


Fri Jul 26 09:56:36 +0000 2019

A New Perfect https://youtu.be/rzDE6nuvEqc via @YouTube


Fri Jul 26 10:05:25 +0000 2019

RT @syrpis: This may well be nonsense (it was ever thus...); but PM Johnson seems to have a plan. It gives me no pleasure to say this, but…


Fri Jul 26 10:11:56 +0000 2019

RT @MIT_CSAIL: RIP to AI pioneer Patrick Winston, who taught at MIT for nearly 50 years.

Two of his most influential texts are free onlin…


Tue Aug 06 08:44:37 +0000 2019

RT @lexi_lambda: recently been coming to the realization that roughly 80% of my introductions with people involve them asking me what I do,…


Wed Aug 07 08:10:35 +0000 2019

RT @GoodRobotAndys: #podcast about Us https://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2019/08/06/s06e08-us-the-good-robot-andys/ - another amazing, terrifying film from @JordanPeele


Thu Aug 08 08:32:38 +0000 2019

RT @fsf: Are you a student, and a free software fan? Apply for fall internships at the FSF by September 2! https://u.fsf.org/2vr


Fri Aug 09 08:25:12 +0000 2019

RT @ScottAShipp: https://medium.com/@ScottAShipp/immutable-value-objects-in-java-4a9621d1b363?sk=25bfcf949b5a72708c11020a875a5859

#java #programming #code #software


Fri Aug 09 08:25:27 +0000 2019

RT @russel_winder: Schedule and associated details for ACCU Autumn 2019 conference now published. @ACCUConf #ACCUConf
https://t.co/eBEtsfY1…


Mon Sep 02 09:11:00 +0000 2019

RT @terrychristian: come January 2020 the EU are bringing in a law saying that anyone who has a Off shore account will have to come clean…


Mon Sep 02 09:15:12 +0000 2019

RT @javabird: Kudos to @firefox and @mozilla for having kept the torch of the free world lit. https://twitter.com/dimensionmedia/status/1167806273846484993


Mon Sep 02 09:26:06 +0000 2019

RT @pocintech: “Resources for the Black Tech Community in the UK!”

@abii_mohamed via @afrotechfest

https://buff.ly/2YVrOso


Mon Sep 02 09:27:15 +0000 2019

RT @argumatronic: (talking to son about being a woman programmer)
me: remember how you used to take sewing and be the only boy there? and i…


Tue Sep 03 12:23:03 +0000 2019

RT @winkleink: This thread from last September is so relevant.

A border in Northern Ireland would set back peace 20 years. It is a fragil…


Tue Sep 03 12:30:44 +0000 2019

RT @OFOCBrexit: Jacob Rees-Mogg just said we can't have another referendum now that people know more about Brexit, because we'd vote to sto…


Wed Sep 04 14:45:35 +0000 2019

RT @RonJeffries: Dear @Medium, I am one of the "old white guys" who authored the Agile Manifesto. I read the article by @hannathomas and wh…


Wed Sep 04 14:53:29 +0000 2019

RT @CoolSWEng: The Git-based distributed issue management system, git-issue, can now import *and* export issues to and from GitHub *and* Gi…


Wed Sep 04 14:56:30 +0000 2019

Check out https://switching.social/ethical-alternatives-to-medium/ for alternatives to Medium


Thu Sep 05 08:16:33 +0000 2019

BBC News - 'You've sat by silently while your colleagues have been marched out' - Jess Phillips MP https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-politics-49588967/you-ve-sat-by-silently-while-your-colleagues-have-been-marched-out-jess-phillips-mp


Thu Sep 05 08:26:43 +0000 2019

RT @bodil: Just saying, if you're a vim user, you probably owe Tim a lot of $$$ already. https://twitter.com/tpope/status/1169319032341897224


Thu Sep 05 08:31:11 +0000 2019

RT @JennRiddlestone: Question: if the church should be an agent of peacemaking in the world, what should we be doing when society is so div…


Thu Sep 05 08:31:58 +0000 2019

RT @TartanLlama: Got the print of my first published poem today in @popshotmag!


Thu Sep 05 08:32:22 +0000 2019

RT @jezhiggins: Hey friends, if you know someone looking for a hand with some software heavy lifting*, I'd be delighted if you could point…


Fri Sep 06 11:14:02 +0000 2019

RT @chrisoldwood: My contract is almost up. So, if you’re looking for a C#/C++ backend Windows chap, need a hand with Windows automation (b…


Mon Sep 09 08:30:47 +0000 2019

RT @pati_gallardo: If you’re at @javazone this week, I’m doing a talk on Thursday based on my thread/post on Survival Tips for Women in Tec…


Tue Sep 10 08:10:37 +0000 2019

RT @b0rk: my new zine "HTTP: Learn your browser's language!" is out! you can get it here: https://gum.co/http-zine


Tue Sep 10 08:10:46 +0000 2019

RT @ScottAShipp: "War of the Git Flows" by scottshipp #DEVcommunity https://dev.to/scottshipp/war-of-the-git-flows-3ec2 #git


Tue Sep 10 08:16:40 +0000 2019

RT @alexsobel: The action taken by myself and other members to beseech Mr Speaker to not accede to Black Rod’s request echoes the action of…


Tue Sep 10 08:21:12 +0000 2019

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Upgrade by The Good Robot Andys https://soundcloud.com/goodrobotandys/s06e09-upgrade-the-good-robot-andys


Tue Sep 10 08:23:00 +0000 2019

In which we waffle for 21 minutes, and then waffle a bit more about a cool-sounding film called Upgrade, then waffle a bit more. https://twitter.com/GoodRobotAndys/status/1171165623788933121


Tue Sep 10 08:35:13 +0000 2019

Follow @GoodRobotAndys or https://mastodon.social/@GoodRobotAndys for my film podcast with @cockers_97


Tue Sep 10 08:35:53 +0000 2019

Follow https://social.theliturgists.com/@wrestleswithgod or http://www.wrestleswithgod.org/ for prayers wot I have prayed.


Tue Sep 10 08:41:41 +0000 2019

Figuring out how Unicode worked was surprisingly exciting https://peertube.mastodon.host/videos/watch/bda03f6f-f693-40c1-ac11-69549c65c5bf


Tue Sep 10 12:42:14 +0000 2019

RT @pati_gallardo: 1/ Yesterday I was harassed here (I don’t like the word trolled, it implies it’s ok, fun even). About half a dozen accou…


Thu Sep 12 08:32:52 +0000 2019

RT @glowmade: Hey ho! We're looking for programmers to join our lovely team! Is that you? 🎊

Come help us make RustHeart, an ARPG about gia…


Fri Sep 13 10:06:40 +0000 2019

How did it pass me by that RMS thinks sex with children is OK? https://www.stallman.org/archives/2006-may-aug.html#05%20June%202006%20%28Dutch%20paedophiles%20form%20political%20party%29 (via https://mastodon.social/@thomasfuchs/102782599130365032 )


Fri Sep 13 10:10:29 +0000 2019

RT @_sagesharp_: For folks catching up on what RMS said on the MIT CSAIL mailing lists defending having sex with a minor, here's a link to…


Fri Sep 13 10:11:01 +0000 2019

RT @sarahmei: Dear @fsf board members,

If you cannot remove Stallman from your board, your only remaining option with any moral integrity…


Fri Sep 13 12:20:11 +0000 2019

RT @chrisoldwood: @andybalaam Yeah, I’ve been catching up with this piece:

https://medium.com/@selamie/remove-richard-stallman-fec6ec210794


Mon Sep 16 08:47:22 +0000 2019

This seems like a good way to pay Free Software contributors: https://tidelift.com


Wed Sep 18 08:15:42 +0000 2019

RT @andrewpprice: I made a trailer for my new Blender beginner course. It's 100% free 😃 Start watching on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjEaoINr3zgEq0u2MzVgAaHEBt--xLB6U


Wed Sep 18 08:24:08 +0000 2019

RT @codinghorror: today I learned that every view on YouTube is worth about 0.2 cents to the video creator on average; YouTube retains 45%…


Wed Sep 18 08:36:19 +0000 2019

RT @GailOllis: HUGE thanks to all the professional developers who made this possible by volunteering to participate and/or listening to my…


Wed Sep 18 08:38:08 +0000 2019

RT @ACLU: This book contains no government secrets that have not been previously published by respected news organizations.

@Snowden wrote…


Wed Sep 18 08:40:52 +0000 2019

RT @thejeenalee: My first ever zine, titled "String and &str in Rust" and featuring many cats!✨😻🧶

You can print it from here -> https://t.…


Wed Sep 18 08:43:17 +0000 2019

RT @no1_emily: Miles Burrows


Wed Sep 18 08:51:53 +0000 2019

RT @_sagesharp_: 👇Thread about the impact of Richard Stallman on marginalized groups in tech, especially women. [CW: rape, incest, ableism,…


Wed Sep 18 08:52:21 +0000 2019

RT @Humanists_UK: Maintaining death penalties for blasphemy and apostasy are heinous acts of oppression that must be condemned by the inter…


Wed Sep 18 09:43:26 +0000 2019

Also, no company with turnover larger than an average country's GDP? https://twitter.com/Mikel_Jollett/status/1173599609605611520


Wed Sep 18 10:55:23 +0000 2019

RT @ekoner: This 👇🏿 Especially if you're part of an underrepresented group in tech.

🤯 *You* don't need to be an expert to give a talk 🤯
💖…


Wed Sep 18 12:43:16 +0000 2019

RT @winkleink: This is fantastic. It's great that my employer is willing to go the extra mile to support the Raspberry Jam.
Been going s…


Thu Sep 19 09:03:32 +0000 2019

Yesterday I ran a programming workshop. 2 teams, each implementing one side of the SMPP protocol. This morning we find out whether they can talk to each other!


Thu Sep 19 09:09:31 +0000 2019

Preach it! https://twitter.com/mfeathers/status/1174565849153208321


Thu Sep 19 09:14:05 +0000 2019

RT @sarahmei: This is really important. Stallman is gone, but the house he built remains. The @fsf board is still stacked with his supporte…


Thu Sep 19 09:22:39 +0000 2019

RT @MastodonProject: Take a look at the mentions of this tweet. It's getting dogpiled, which means a bunch of trolls are replying all at on…


Thu Sep 19 10:54:19 +0000 2019

Coding workshop example worksheets https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2019/09/19/coding-workshop-example-worksheets/


Fri Sep 20 10:54:33 +0000 2019

RT @EghamJam: Announcing the 23rd Egham Raspberry Jam
20th October. New Venue about 5 minutes walk from the previous venue.
Tickets now av…


Fri Sep 20 10:56:08 +0000 2019

RT @crimlawuk: Please sign the petition. We are nearly there to trigger an official response.

If we get that there is a really good chanc…


Fri Sep 20 10:57:47 +0000 2019

RT @crimlawuk: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/257681


Mon Sep 23 10:39:25 +0000 2019

RT @mattgodbolt: Always :/ https://twitter.com/lzap/status/1175048970323812356


Mon Sep 23 10:40:10 +0000 2019

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Tonight we record a tech episode on AI with expert @fbuontempo !


Tue Sep 24 14:56:50 +0000 2019

RT @GoodRobotAndys: What is AI? Awesome @fbuontempo took us on a tour of the philosophy of mind and also paper bags. https://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2019/09/23/s06e10-what-is-artificial-intelligence-the-good-robot-andys/


Tue Sep 24 15:02:20 +0000 2019

RT @fbuontempo: Paper bag escapology, not philosophy, just to be clear. https://twitter.com/GoodRobotAndys/status/1176245163989114880


Thu Sep 26 09:04:19 +0000 2019

"We don't want to become politicians, we don't want to run for office," she responded. "We want you to unite behind the science." https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/116106105/greta-thunberg-shames-bullies-for-mocking-her


Thu Sep 26 12:18:56 +0000 2019

RT @Appsbroker: We're enjoying this fun and thought-provoking podcast series on technology and films by Andy Cockerill, our Senior Platform…


Thu Sep 26 12:26:38 +0000 2019

RT @pati_gallardo: Code should be considered documents and therefore be subject to freedom of information acts.

I like. https://t.co/42zV5…


Thu Sep 26 12:31:34 +0000 2019

RT @KevlinHenney: No, I think the prime minister made his point very well: that he is a dishonourable and dishonest coward and charlatan wh…


Thu Sep 26 12:35:21 +0000 2019

RT @sarahmei: It’s been more than a week since Stallman resigned from the @FSF. The organization has still not communicated even _vague_ pl…


Thu Sep 26 12:36:31 +0000 2019

RT @timfarron: This was a calculated response from Johnson. He knows what he’s doing. Every civilised Tory out there will be disgusted. The…


Thu Sep 26 12:44:05 +0000 2019

RT @susanpenhaligon: Please RT. Don’t let the Daily Mail spread its malicious nonsense https://twitter.com/DMReporter/status/1176781110841401345


Fri Sep 27 08:42:48 +0000 2019

Brilliant mini blog post about folding in a lazy language. This might continue to make sense in my head for longer than the usual 5 minutes. https://twitter.com/lexi_lambda/status/1177326023001739269


Fri Sep 27 08:52:41 +0000 2019

RT @nicktolhurst: Right now I can tell you exactly what the BBC Senior management are doing - they’re visibly aging & having a collective n…


Fri Sep 27 08:55:20 +0000 2019

RT @damocrat: .@RachelSJohnson pulling no punches on her brother: “It is particularly tasteless - for those who are grieving a mother, an M…


Fri Sep 27 08:56:40 +0000 2019

RT @LittleGravitas: Goodness.

@RachelSJohnson wonders, on #wato, whether this incendiary stuff coming from her brother could be:

1) from…


Fri Sep 27 10:46:04 +0000 2019

RT @LennyHenry: @krishgm BBC!
Unrebuke Naga!


Fri Sep 27 10:47:37 +0000 2019

RT @mediaguardian: When it comes to racism, there’s no such thing as ‘impartiality’ – an open letter to the BBC | Afua Hirsch, Lenny Kenry,…


Fri Sep 27 10:48:30 +0000 2019

RT @SadiqKhan: What @BBCNaga described is something most people of colour in the UK have experienced - being told to go back to where we ca…


Mon Oct 07 11:00:32 +0000 2019 Replying to @Your_Energy_YW, @ka1mar, @wasteheatuser, @googlenest, @IFTTT, @octopus_energy, @KensaHeatPumps and @Openenergymon

Yes, I am really interested in what open standards and projects fit with this stuff, and where I can contribute.


Mon Oct 07 12:00:34 +0000 2019

RT @russel_winder: Are you wanting to be a presenter at ACCU 2020 end of March in Bristol, then get a proposal submitted. New submission sy…


Mon Oct 07 12:03:28 +0000 2019

RT @kittenradio: Is there like, a secret club of feminist hackers specifically dedicated to fighting spouseware? Because I know some Linux,…


Mon Oct 07 13:08:42 +0000 2019

RT @gathara: #BREAKING: African envoys urge UK government to abide by court ruling; warn that the UK could be suspended from the Commonweal…


Tue Oct 08 08:14:44 +0000 2019 Replying to @Samathy_Barratt

In Scheme we have nil, which is actually an empty list. Or perhaps an empty list is actually nil?


Tue Oct 08 08:14:53 +0000 2019

RT @Samathy_Barratt: In your favorite programming language - how can you represent Nothing?

eg - Python: "None", C++: "nullptr", Dlang: "n…


Tue Oct 08 08:17:12 +0000 2019

Saboteur is one of my favourite games ever, but I only ever played "Extremely Easy". I had memorised the map on that level, and other levels had different layouts. https://twitter.com/stevestreeting/status/1181347528329093121


Tue Oct 08 13:38:15 +0000 2019

RT @winkleink: Just under 2 weeks to go to the next Egham Raspberry Jam on the 20th of October.
Time to get registered.
https://t.co/012DF…


Wed Oct 09 08:18:58 +0000 2019

RT @evan_greer: Someone just sent this to @fightfortheftr. An internal email showing that @github, which is now owned by @Microsoft recentl…


Wed Oct 09 08:23:52 +0000 2019

RT @GoodRobotAndys: #podcast Discussion and spoilers of Ad Astra! (Also contains waffle on Joker and The Expanse, just in case.) https://t.…


Wed Oct 09 08:23:54 +0000 2019

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Listener, send us your made-up plot summaries based on misunderstanding the title of a real film. Bonus points for a r…


Wed Oct 09 12:49:26 +0000 2019

Revealed: the 20 firms behind a third of all carbon emissions https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/09/revealed-20-firms-third-carbon-emissions?CMP=share_btn_tw


Wed Oct 09 13:00:37 +0000 2019

RT @horenmar_ctu: So I think it is time to make it public that I am looking for someone to hand ownership of Catch2 to, because my plans cu…


Thu Oct 10 08:04:35 +0000 2019

https://freesvg.org/


Thu Oct 10 08:37:22 +0000 2019

If anyone would like help choosing or writing a proposal for @ACCUConf, DM me. Especially people who feel intimidated, or worry they are not clever enough, or don't know enough, or aren't "expert" enough. Believe me, that feeling ain't going away so best to ignore it! https://twitter.com/ACCUConf/status/1180034891863474176


Thu Oct 10 08:41:07 +0000 2019 Replying to @fbuontempo

Fran is a much better choice than me, but my offer stands just in case.


Thu Oct 10 08:46:56 +0000 2019

RT @fbuontempo: Or me. Or both of us. Even if you can't think what to talk on - a surprising number of talks start with "I have nothing to…


Thu Oct 10 08:47:10 +0000 2019 Replying to @fbuontempo

Both sounds good.


Thu Oct 10 08:49:08 +0000 2019

RT @fbuontempo: Is it just copying off SO?


Thu Oct 10 09:11:01 +0000 2019

RT @russel_winder: @andybalaam @ACCUConf Or harness those feelings to create a session that appeals to the chosen target audience. Going in…


Thu Oct 10 09:14:03 +0000 2019 Replying to @SasLuca, @russel_winder and @ACCUConf

Yes, for talks or workshops of varying lengths - see the link in the original @ACCUConf tweet for details.


Thu Oct 10 12:41:10 +0000 2019

Does anyone else have code that assumes that any date starting "20" has a 4-digit year? Next year that assumption is going to be questionable...


Thu Oct 10 15:47:52 +0000 2019 Replying to @andybalaam

Y2K20 bug?


Fri Oct 11 08:40:24 +0000 2019

RT @Argorak: So. Uhm. I don't plan to speak at conferences too much next year, but I'd love @rustlang people to do so. And @accuconf is a r…


Fri Oct 11 19:50:24 +0000 2019

Dependency Injection frameworks: reasons to avoid them https://youtu.be/b8IOvFcBTvs


Fri Oct 11 19:54:38 +0000 2019

We did a lot of work to remove Guice from our codebase, and here I try to explain why: https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2019/10/11/dependency-injection-frameworks-reasons-to-avoid-them-video/


Mon Oct 21 09:12:42 +0000 2019

RT @LeoWhitesTweets: @MrTomsWorld @EghamJam They helped do a spot of tidying up at the end of the day!


Mon Oct 21 09:12:46 +0000 2019

RT @AlDJohnson: Great session on turning toys into toybots from @LeoWhitesTweets at the @EghamJam today. Thanks all.


Mon Oct 21 09:13:13 +0000 2019

RT @EghamJam: Now @EV_telemetry doing talk on home energy monitoring.


Mon Oct 21 09:13:49 +0000 2019

RT @LeoWhitesTweets: @AndyBateyPi @PiWarsRobotics @CannonFodder @usedbytes @lwr20 @ZodiusInfuser @MicroGirlGeek @leonanavi Not sure if not…


Mon Oct 21 21:21:19 +0000 2019

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Andy B thinks it's a romcom, but it's not https://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2019/10/21/s06e12-mid90s-the-good-robot-andys/ AndyC liked it, but it's not particularly clear why.


Tue Oct 22 17:11:03 +0000 2019

RT @barefeetben: I was the model for this limestone grotesque that will be installed on St. George's Chapel, Windsor.

It will look down o…


Mon Oct 28 09:53:35 +0000 2019

RT @jlengstorf: My barista today asked what I did for work, and when I said development she lit up. “I used to do front-end!” She was excit…


Wed Oct 30 08:23:07 +0000 2019

How do I register to vote?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-39663004/how-do-i-register-to-vote


Wed Oct 30 08:54:25 +0000 2019

RT @IsabelKMills: UNI STUDENTS make sure you’re registered for a postal vote so that you can vote from uni in the #generalelection2019 it’l…


Wed Oct 30 12:17:42 +0000 2019

RT @Tearfund: The #GeneralElection2019 has been called for 12 December. We pray for the UK: for wisdom, for productive engagement, and the…


Wed Oct 30 12:19:16 +0000 2019

RT @breadcentric: Visit the @openmarket stand at #EqualEngineers #London event to learn how you can build your career with us! https://t.co…


Wed Oct 30 14:14:48 +0000 2019 Replying to @TartanLlama

I tend to get by with computers remembering everything for me, which might explain why they need so much memory?


Fri Nov 01 09:28:24 +0000 2019

Registering for my @virginmedia account. Unbelievably I can't use a password over 10 characters, or containing certain symbols. This will take about 2 hours to crack, according to https://keithieopia.com/post/2017-12-13-passwd-crack-time/


Fri Nov 01 09:34:11 +0000 2019

My priority issue in this #generalelection2019 is reducing poverty in the UK and the world.


Fri Nov 01 11:41:20 +0000 2019

Clever enough to write it, wise enough to delete it https://www.openmarket.com/techblog/clever-enough-to-write-it-wise-enough-to-delete-it/


Fri Nov 01 11:43:58 +0000 2019 Replying to @hashpling

I'm using a non-mathematical definition of poverty.


Mon Nov 04 08:50:52 +0000 2019

RT @DFID_UK: UK aid’s What Works to Prevent Violence programme supported pilots in 12 countries to prevent violence against women like Deni…


Tue Nov 05 10:43:55 +0000 2019

Does anyone have projects they think should be more popular? I have git-what, which I think is rather useful... https://github.com/andybalaam/git-what


Wed Nov 06 17:12:56 +0000 2019

RT @AndrewCooper__: If we weren’t so punchdrunk by the relentless awfulness & endless lies this would be - which it should be - a full-on n…


Wed Nov 06 17:24:08 +0000 2019

RT @GetNewsd: What is Mastodon and Why are people tweeting about it?

https://newsd.in/what-is-mastodon-and-why-people-are-boycotting-twitter-to-join-it/


Thu Nov 07 08:52:30 +0000 2019

RT @andybalaam: My priority issue in this #generalelection2019 is reducing poverty in the UK and the world.


Fri Nov 08 16:33:13 +0000 2019 Replying to @timPizey

I am @andybalaam@mastodon.social . Can you see my follow list? That contains some people you may know from Twitter.


Mon Nov 11 09:15:26 +0000 2019

RT @textfiles: Seconded. Medium is doomed. https://twitter.com/Pinboard/status/1193235201108758528


Tue Nov 12 00:02:37 +0000 2019

Prayer for peace on Rembrance Day


Tue Nov 12 09:14:30 +0000 2019

RT @viTekiM: I flipped the switch and I'm going to bed. Radical Chess is live!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/miketiv/rad-chess

I'll do a better tweet after I sl…


Thu Nov 14 15:09:23 +0000 2019 Replying to @timPizey

A couple of other people have had similar negative experiences. Sorry I didn't mention. I recommend: stay away from the public and local timelines. Instead find people to follow.


Fri Nov 15 09:22:53 +0000 2019

RT @alicegoldfuss: Yesterday, I resigned from GitHub.

It was a difficult decision, but one I'm proud to make.


Fri Nov 15 09:28:18 +0000 2019

Today I feel like quitting Twitter and going @MastodonProject only


Wed Nov 20 10:00:40 +0000 2019

My priority issue in this #generalelection2019
is reducing poverty in the UK and the world.


Wed Nov 20 10:10:55 +0000 2019

RT @random_walker: Much of what’s being sold as "AI" today is snake oil. It does not and cannot work. In a talk at MIT yesterday, I describ…


Wed Nov 20 10:11:56 +0000 2019

RT @katerj: My entire team was laid off this morning. I’m devastated to say the least.

I have experience in JavaScript, React, Redux, sty…


Wed Nov 20 10:18:11 +0000 2019

RT @DavidLammy: The Conservative Party press office @CCHQPress rebranding themselves as "FactCheckUK" shows what disdain this party and thi…


Thu Nov 21 09:56:32 +0000 2019

It's time for an ethical reboot https://video.lqdn.fr/videos/watch/70f2128c-8c06-4cc4-8a5a-bf77e765c8fd


Fri Nov 22 10:13:16 +0000 2019

RT @TartanLlama: 100% this. As someone who has spent time trying to make a large Slack group inclusive and welcoming... there are way more…


Fri Nov 22 12:17:43 +0000 2019

RT @russel_winder: The .org domain name registry becomes a cash cow for a company know has ever heard of.
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/20/org_registry_sale_shambles/


Mon Nov 25 09:35:17 +0000 2019

This free software tool just helped me get my contacts into Claws Mail with no hassles http://labs.brotherli.ch/vcfconvert/ thanks https://github.com/thomascube !


Tue Nov 26 11:41:25 +0000 2019

RT @torch2424: Stoked to share another project I've been working on ! 🎉

Made with #WebAssembly! An Open-Source #PWA , searchable directory…


Tue Nov 26 13:29:37 +0000 2019

Reflect what you find out about values in their types https://lexi-lambda.github.io/blog/2019/11/05/parse-don-t-validate/ (from @lexi_lambda)


Wed Nov 27 09:58:25 +0000 2019

RT @bodil: I love concurrent systems programming. I've just spent two hours thinking very hard about how to best handle a race condition th…


Wed Nov 27 13:29:03 +0000 2019

Election hustings @stjohnsegham on 3rd Dec! Email questions to office@stjohnsegham.com for candidates for Runnymede and Weybridge constituency.


Wed Nov 27 14:50:43 +0000 2019

RT @_Yulivee_: I went to ACCU 2019 on an @include_cpp scholarship and it was amazing. I met so many amazing people who also encouraged me t…


Wed Nov 27 14:50:54 +0000 2019

RT @meetingcpp: A few pictures of @fbuontempo keynote at #meetingcpp 2019



Wed Nov 27 14:51:59 +0000 2019

RT @EghamJam: Next Egham Jam is 26th January. Free to attend and we'll have two fun workshops making games using Python and
https://t.co/r…


Thu Nov 28 09:01:38 +0000 2019

RT @breadcentric: That feeling when AWS VP mentions you in a blog post. I'm flattered @jeffbarr
#feelsgood #awsdeepracer
https://t.co/f0mgW…


Thu Nov 28 09:04:58 +0000 2019

RT @llamasoft_ox: Worth restating actually, in case anyone is unaware of it. https://twitter.com/sanxion/status/1199328121528442880


Thu Nov 28 09:06:52 +0000 2019

RT @textfiles: People should do this more often - it's like turning a drawing upside down to see the proportions https://twitter.com/juanbuis/status/1199651576236957697


Thu Nov 28 09:28:09 +0000 2019

Fantasy political parties:
1. Socialist: state ownership of most things
2. Interventionist: capitalism is helpful in some/most markets, if carefully guided
3. Free market: remove state control from most things
All believe that ALL people being safe, healthy and free is the goal.


Mon Dec 02 16:15:23 +0000 2019

RT @Raspberry_Pi: Teachers in London, this one's for you! 👀👩🏼‍🏫💻 https://twitter.com/duck_star/status/1201409165266165760


Mon Dec 02 16:23:53 +0000 2019

My priority issue in this #generalelection2019 is reducing poverty in the UK and the world.


Tue Dec 03 09:52:14 +0000 2019

A pitfall of unit testing https://www.openmarket.com/techblog/a-pitfall-of-unit-testing/


Tue Dec 03 14:36:51 +0000 2019

RT @Independent: Tory minister admits US will be able to increase price of drugs bought by NHS after Brexit https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/dominic-raab-brexit-nhs-privatisation-trump-us-drugs-price-increase-a9230661.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1575372459


Tue Dec 03 14:46:00 +0000 2019

RT @emilyst: In "Blade Runner 2049," when K gets home and talks to Joi about dinner, she puts on some music and says offhandedly, "Did you…


Tue Dec 03 14:49:40 +0000 2019

RT @nicktolhurst: ATTENTION LibDem & Labour voters

If every LibDem & Green voted Labour in Chingford & Wood Green IAN DUNCAN-SMITH would l…


Thu Dec 05 12:28:54 +0000 2019

RT @Cassetteboy: New! Cassetteboy vs Boris Johnson


Fri Dec 06 09:20:55 +0000 2019

RT @breadcentric: A quick look into the new features in #AWSDeepRacer console https://blog.deepracing.io/2019/12/05/aws-deepracer-console-updates-at-reinvent-2019/


Mon Dec 09 09:30:07 +0000 2019

RT @andybalaam: My priority issue in this #generalelection2019 is reducing poverty in the UK and the world.


Wed Dec 11 09:14:02 +0000 2019

88% of official Conservative adverts "not correct" or "not entirely correct". https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-50726500


Wed Dec 11 09:15:42 +0000 2019

If Facebook is making you unhappy today, maybe take a break from it?


Fri Dec 13 08:58:24 +0000 2019

RT @electoralreform: Look at the Votes Per Seat column 😮


Fri Dec 13 09:03:51 +0000 2019

RT @breadcentric: A part of me screams it's a stupid thing to publish.
https://codelikeamother.uk/slightly-better-than-not-good-enough
I'm definitely not brave enough to put it on…


Fri Dec 13 09:17:05 +0000 2019

Jesus would subvert the existing power structures by loving people everyone hates.


Fri Dec 13 09:38:01 +0000 2019

RT @AlexisTrust: Survival sex is a form of prostitution engaged in by a person because of their extreme need. It describes the practice of…


Tue Jan 14 16:38:18 +0000 2020

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Could it finally be a rollicking Disney adventure? https://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2020/01/13/s07e01-lady-bird-the-good-robot-andys/ @LadyBirdMovie #podcast


Wed Jan 15 09:13:28 +0000 2020

RT @ACCUConf: Anyone else planning on an epic journey to get to #ACCUConf 2020? https://twitter.com/arne_mertz/status/1217338135316746242


Thu Jan 16 09:22:22 +0000 2020

I am registered for @ACCUConf 2020!


Mon Jan 20 09:11:50 +0000 2020

Brilliant article by @burntsushi5 https://blog.burntsushi.net/foss/


Thu Jan 23 09:23:27 +0000 2020

RT @codinghorror: Neat! The world needs viable alternatives to Facebook https://planetary.social


Fri Jan 24 09:09:16 +0000 2020

RT @EghamJam: Next Egham Jam is this Sunday (26th Jan)
Some tickets still available
https://eghamjam24.eventbrite.co.uk/?aff=Twitter

Lots of fun to be had and lear…


Fri Jan 24 09:22:35 +0000 2020

RT @TartanLlama: The schedule for @ACCUConf is up! Come see me talk about dynamic polymorphism with metaclasses and code injection.

https:…


Fri Jan 24 09:24:56 +0000 2020

Come to my @ACCUConf session "Interesting Characters" on Thurs 26th March at 2pm in Bristol! https://flame.firebird.systems/archer-yates/ACCU2020/MyProgrammes#Entry.ItemPage.8460.0.EntryDefinition.b8efce33-2c84-4290-ba65-991a03ef305d


Fri Jan 24 09:26:54 +0000 2020

Come to CB and my @ACCUConf session "What does the linker actually do for us?" on Weds 25th March 11am in Bristol https://flame.firebird.systems/archer-yates/ACCU2020/MyProgrammes#Entry.ItemPage.8428.0.EntryDefinition.b8efce33-2c84-4290-ba65-991a03ef305d


Fri Jan 24 10:06:52 +0000 2020

RT @conservancy: Do you want to see free software grow and alternatives to proprietary software thrive? We're your people! New Supporters w…


Fri Jan 24 13:10:27 +0000 2020

Support the Software Freedom Conservancy (@conservancy) https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2020/01/24/support-the-software-freedom-conservancy/


Mon Jan 27 21:47:45 +0000 2020 Replying to @Samathy_Barratt, @TartanLlama, @_Yulivee_, @fbuontempo and @hashpling

Oh no! I wanted to see both of those too...


Mon Jan 27 21:48:22 +0000 2020 Replying to @Samathy_Barratt, @TartanLlama, @_Yulivee_, @fbuontempo and @hashpling

Ah what??? All THREE of those!


Mon Jan 27 21:48:59 +0000 2020

RT @Samathy_Barratt: @TartanLlama @_Yulivee_ @fbuontempo @hashpling @andybalaam

Oh dear - you're all scheduled at the same time for ACCU'…


Mon Jan 27 21:49:28 +0000 2020

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Yet another coming-of-age movie - this time it's Booksmart https://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2020/01/27/s07e02-booksmart-the-good-robot-andys/ #podcast #movies @BooksmartUK


Mon Jan 27 21:55:09 +0000 2020

RT @GoodRobotAndys: shocked-confusion.gif


Tue Jan 28 15:00:55 +0000 2020

RT @martinfowler: We need to construct laws that make this kind of thing a crime

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/01/ring-doorbell-app-packed-third-party-trackers

@EFF


Tue Jan 28 15:10:35 +0000 2020 Replying to @cockers_97, @GoodRobotAndys and @Sia

Yes, it is.


Wed Jan 29 10:56:58 +0000 2020

Privacy-respecting period and/or fertility tracking app https://bloodyhealth.gitlab.io/


Wed Jan 29 13:46:20 +0000 2020

Cheap, and awesome https://twitter.com/Raspberry_Pi/status/1222515010431324160


Thu Jan 30 10:17:51 +0000 2020

I've refused to upgrade my main Wordpress blog to "Jetpack stats", so I've been stuck on the old "Wordpress stats" plugin for years. Today I learned about https://www.kokoanalytics.com/ from @dannyvankooten and it looks really cool. Trying it out!


Fri Jan 31 10:03:14 +0000 2020

RT @coderinheels: #WomeninTech into #WebAssembly, ping me. Speaking opportunity!
💃🙌
(#wasm folks, RT for reach)


Fri Jan 31 10:04:26 +0000 2020

RT @TheMiliverse: Meanwhile, in a parallel universe, Prime Minister Ed Miliband has just returned from a visit to Brussels after helping pu…


Wed Feb 05 11:27:48 +0000 2020

How to fight child pornography with a Raspberry Pi and deep learning https://blog.haschek.at/2018/fight-child-pornography-with-raspi-and-deep-learning.html


Wed Feb 05 11:27:59 +0000 2020

RT @kenguest: Just found @andybalaam's ZX Spectrum webserver at https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/09/09/zx-spectrum-basic-web-server/ - very useful, in a seriously esoteric way.


Tue Feb 11 00:30:19 +0000 2020

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Hope vs. Hate - just how bad is everything? With wisdom from the amazing @fbuontempo, and inspired by @johanknorberg's…


Tue Feb 11 09:46:12 +0000 2020 Replying to @GoodRobotAndys, @fbuontempo and @johanknorberg

Downloads seem really slow this morning. I have contacted my hosting provider - hopefully it will improve within a few hours.


Tue Feb 11 09:47:43 +0000 2020

RT @WWCodeLondon: Good morning, London! @WWCodeLondon is looking for speakers for our very special event featuring women who have worked as…


Wed Feb 12 13:51:49 +0000 2020

Important Women in Computer Science Who Aren't Grace Hopper https://www.hillelwayne.com/post/important-women-in-cs/


Wed Feb 12 13:52:36 +0000 2020

RT @evacide: Gee, maybe back doors for law enforcement aren’t a good idea. https://twitter.com/bopanc/status/1227326738390224901


Thu Feb 13 22:38:39 +0000 2020

Video in which I describe the main ideas in React https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2020/02/13/react-concepts-video/


Thu Feb 20 09:25:43 +0000 2020

C++20 is pretty much here, and it includes the spaceship operator <==>. I had no idea what it was, but @TartanLlama 's article https://blog.tartanllama.xyz/spaceship-operator/ explained it really well, thank you! It seems very cool.


Fri Feb 21 12:08:35 +0000 2020

RT @ACCUConf: Don't miss keynote speaker Patricia Aas at #ACCUConf 2020. Her talk, on Friday 27th March, is entitled ''Who are they, and wh…


Fri Feb 21 12:10:13 +0000 2020

RT @PeteApps: Private Eye continuing to pay attention to the detail not the headlines in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. This is worth a read.…


Fri Feb 21 12:32:09 +0000 2020

RT @bodil: Well, I did it, I tagged the 0.2.0 release of http://vgtk.rs and published the very long tutorial: https://t.co/KKqoYMg…


Fri Feb 21 15:23:50 +0000 2020

+1 https://twitter.com/timPizey/status/1230829472540217345


Mon Feb 24 21:43:09 +0000 2020

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Have you heard ‘s07e04 Jojo Rabbit - The Good Robot Andys’ by The Good Robot Andys on #SoundCloud? #np https://t.co/ce0…


Mon Feb 24 21:43:16 +0000 2020

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Review with spoilers of Jojo Rabbit - a brave, funny, audacious comedy about a Hitler Youth member and his Jewish frien…


Mon Feb 24 21:43:25 +0000 2020

RT @hashpling: I've just spent 15 minutes debugging my inability to compare two strings in a test assertion macro in C++... because I was m…


Fri Feb 28 09:02:41 +0000 2020

My @openmarket colleague Tomasz (@breadcentric), the hero: https://aws.amazon.com/developer/community/heroes/tomasz-ptak/


Tue Mar 03 09:20:30 +0000 2020

RT @gcluley: This is possibly a good time to remind you that you can find me on @MastodonProject at https://infosec.exchange/@gcluley https://t.co/WJ…


Tue Mar 03 09:21:08 +0000 2020

I'm currently on @MastodonProject tooting about things I'd like to see in #rustlang


Wed Mar 04 09:39:12 +0000 2020

RT @juniordrblog: Everything we know about #coronavirus #Covid19 so far.
A thread by a doctor. /thread


Wed Mar 04 12:18:28 +0000 2020

Did I mention #rustlang is fun? https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2020/03/04/struggling-with-rust-to-figure-out-the-right-types-for-a-function-signature/ - me asking for help to figure out some types.


Thu Mar 05 10:53:01 +0000 2020

https://pythonspeed.com/articles/dont-need-kubernetes/

If you’re a team of 5 and you have 20 microservices, and you don’t have a very compelling need for a distributed system, you’re doing it wrong. Instead of 5 people per service like the big company has, you have 0.25 people per service.


Mon Mar 09 22:15:54 +0000 2020

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Have you heard ‘s07e05 Doctor Sleep - The Good Robot Andys’ by The Good Robot Andys on #SoundCloud? #np https://t.co/5j…


Thu Mar 12 15:07:59 +0000 2020

RT @russel_winder: It is with much sadness and after much consideration, that the Joint Chairs and Organisers of ACCU 2020 have decided to…


Fri Mar 13 10:13:55 +0000 2020

BigBlueButton web conferencing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hso8yLzkqj8&feature=youtu.be


Sun Mar 15 15:45:53 +0000 2020

Prayers on the day our church building turned 200


Mon Mar 16 09:16:04 +0000 2020

RT @amanbatheja: Germany's health ministry is confirming this bombshell story from German media outlet @welt
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany-usa/germany-tries-to-stop-us-from-luring-away-firm-seeking-coronavirus-vaccine-idUSKBN2120IV https:…


Wed Mar 18 09:30:02 +0000 2020

RT @GoodRobotAndys: What are you doing to make this time less stressful? Send us your best tips and we'll share them on Monday's #podcast


Wed Mar 18 15:34:34 +0000 2020

RT @mattmight: Let's remember this after we cure COVID19. Let's remember how open science shortened the time to find a treatment. And, let'…


Fri Mar 20 14:36:29 +0000 2020

Bill Gates was right #coronavirus https://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates_the_next_outbreak_we_re_not_ready


Tue Mar 24 09:31:36 +0000 2020

If you haven't watched Brooklyn Nine-Nine, I heartily recommend it, especially for weird times like this.


Tue Mar 24 09:32:12 +0000 2020

RT @GoodRobotAndys: All the films of Wes Anderson https://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2020/03/23/s07e06-wes-anderson-the-good-robot-andys/


Tue Mar 24 15:42:28 +0000 2020

If you'd like to be distracted for 15 seconds, this might work: https://andybalaam.gitlab.io/tunnel/


Tue Mar 24 15:42:54 +0000 2020 Replying to @andybalaam

Code: https://gitlab.com/andybalaam/tunnel


Wed Mar 25 11:34:45 +0000 2020

RT @stepickford: Same here. I'm totally used to working at home, and even used to not always having the house to myself as my partner used…


Thu Mar 26 11:21:31 +0000 2020

You might find yourself momentarily transported if you scroll through https://unsplash.com/t/wallpapers


Thu Mar 26 14:05:16 +0000 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFPMEaBazjs


Mon Mar 30 08:59:32 +0000 2020

If you are stuck in a dangerous home right now I'm sorry. How can we help people in that situation?


Fri Apr 03 07:40:59 +0000 2020

RT @BrightScripters: @andybalaam Thanks for the cool Scheme video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA1clbGDczI


Fri Apr 03 11:04:45 +0000 2020 Replying to @BrightScripters

There are more videos on my YouTube channel, including the Scheme series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyU3jNA6VjRMB-LXXR9ZWcU3-GCzJPm0


Mon Apr 06 08:39:50 +0000 2020 Replying to @BrightScripters

No I've not used Kawa, but it looks cool.


Wed Apr 08 08:43:02 +0000 2020

RT @textfiles: A quiet effort since we introduced it a couple years back is the continued awesomeness of the old-school Macintosh programs…


Wed Apr 08 09:53:52 +0000 2020

RT @sleepyfox: If you haven't read the incredible story of how this app came to be, you're in for a treat.
https://www.pacifict.com/Story/ https://…


Wed Apr 08 15:29:19 +0000 2020

Saturday 4pm tune in to hear me read Mark (yes, all of it) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNGqNhTIBCGbJo3VPUaKXTA


Wed Apr 08 15:30:21 +0000 2020 Replying to @andybalaam

That's 16:00 UTC+0100


Sun Apr 12 10:28:13 +0000 2020

Prayers for Easter Sunday: https://youtu.be/WD2xYqg3BzY?t=4124


Wed Apr 22 11:41:29 +0000 2020

Creating a tiny Docker image of a Rust project https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2020/04/22/creating-a-tiny-docker-image-of-a-rust-project/ #rustlang


Wed Apr 22 11:47:18 +0000 2020 Replying to @andybalaam

Heavily build on work by @alexbrand at https://alexbrand.dev/post/how-to-package-rust-applications-into-minimal-docker-containers/


Thu Apr 23 08:49:22 +0000 2020

RT @jmechner: The new illustrated 30th anniversary edition of my Making of Prince of Persia journals will be available worldwide from @stri…


Fri Apr 24 08:57:25 +0000 2020 Replying to @fbuontempo and @jezhiggins

A @GoodRobotAndys is due on Monday! Meanwhile, I have 6 episodes almost ready of the new Secret Project...


Mon Apr 27 09:06:13 +0000 2020 Replying to @ChrisBacon, @fbuontempo, @jezhiggins and @GoodRobotAndys

Hopefully a couple of weeks.


Fri May 01 09:16:47 +0000 2020

RT @EFF: BREAKING: ICANN has voted to REJECT the sale of the .ORG registry to private equity firm Ethos Capital. This is a major victory fo…


Fri May 01 15:07:28 +0000 2020

https://www.openmarket.com/techblog/requiem-for-a-stream-how-to-write-streams-good/


Tue May 05 01:45:30 +0000 2020

listsync is now in beta! Sign up at https://listsync.artificialworlds.net/ui - it's Free Software, and it can hold your simple TODO lists.


Wed May 06 11:58:26 +0000 2020

Example Android project with repeatable tests running inside an emulator https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2020/05/06/example-android-project-with-repeatable-tests-running-inside-an-emulator/


Thu May 14 08:23:55 +0000 2020 Replying to @GoodRobotAndys, @ChrisBacon, @fbuontempo and @jezhiggins

The secret project is here! https://justiceworriers.libsyn.com/


Wed May 20 13:38:27 +0000 2020

RT @fbuontempo: Until May 24th, get 50% off my book with coupon code Facts2020 https://pragprog.com/book/fbmach/genetic-algorithms-and-machine-learning-for-programmers


Thu May 21 09:50:18 +0000 2020

RT @GeorgeMonbiot: Prompted by the shocking falsehoods in Planet of the Humans, this thread asks why so many people in rich nations claim t…


Mon Jun 01 13:51:25 +0000 2020

Black lives matter #BlackLivesMatter


Mon Jun 01 14:28:42 +0000 2020

RT @BarackObama: I wrote out some thoughts on how to make this moment a real turning point to bring about real change––and pulled together…


Wed Jun 03 08:55:21 +0000 2020

RT @NicoAGrant: Zoom’s CEO says he won’t encrypt free calls so Zoom can work more with law enforcement:

“Free users for sure we don’t want…


Wed Jun 03 08:55:36 +0000 2020 Replying to @NicoAGrant and @SPataut

Maybe try Jitsi https://jitsi.org/jitsi-meet/


Wed Jun 03 09:00:32 +0000 2020

RT @blelbach: ISO has a gender equality initiative, which is great, but it treats gender as binary: male or female

Please help ISO improve…


Wed Jun 03 23:18:01 +0000 2020 Replying to @andybalaam

Those prayers, mostly about life with COVID-19: https://www.wrestleswithgod.org/2020/06/04/prayer-covid-19-we-trust-that-there-is-life/


Thu Jun 04 08:59:41 +0000 2020

RT @DeMarko: The ability to remotely disable cameras on smartphones was a patent filed by Apple over a decade ago. At the time, so many peo…


Thu Jun 04 09:06:19 +0000 2020

RT @kamanityrese: The UK isn’t racist. A thread.


Thu Jun 04 09:06:52 +0000 2020

RT @brittbras: Black Women In Tech to Follow on Twitter – Honoring and Recognizing Brilliant Women in Tech https://blackwomentech.com/

#Repres…


Thu Jun 04 09:26:16 +0000 2020

What UK anti-racism organisations should I know about?


Fri Jun 05 11:56:12 +0000 2020

RT @ShannonKilpatri: The Wash. Supreme Court just sent the most incredible letter to the Washington legal community about recent events. Pl…


Fri Jun 05 11:58:46 +0000 2020

Petition: Introduce Mandatory Ethnicity Pay Gap Reporting https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300105


Fri Jun 05 12:00:00 +0000 2020

RT @hephzipemberton: Yes, we need more data on diversity. The ethnicity pay gap will never close without proper reporting. Please sign-up e…


Fri Jun 05 12:04:09 +0000 2020

RT @CatLamin: My friend @justaguy_LT shared this video yesterday and I would like you to watch it and take on board what he is saying.

If…


Fri Jun 05 12:06:56 +0000 2020

RT @anahitrooz: writing big emails is daunting but luckily it is also my superpower, so if you don't know how to bring up recent issues wit…


Fri Jun 05 12:31:06 +0000 2020

Thank you! My personalised version is here: https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2020/06/05/letter-to-my-mp-on-racism-in-the-us-and-uk/ https://twitter.com/anahitrooz/status/1268600449453772800


Sun Jun 07 10:50:21 +0000 2020

Prayer: Racism; warrior god in a brutal world https://www.wrestleswithgod.org/2020/06/07/prayer-racism-warrior-god-in-a-brutal-world/


Sun Jun 07 10:53:09 +0000 2020

Black Lives Matter #BlackLivesMatter


Sun Jun 07 10:56:44 +0000 2020 Replying to @andybalaam

Watch me read them here https://youtu.be/ZmGvX-sHlx4?t=4266 . (Well worth watching the sermon earlier too.)


Tue Jun 09 09:19:43 +0000 2020

RT @AntonyMarcano: #BlackLivesMatterUK
2x more likely to die.
5x more likely have force used.
6x more likely to be handcuffed.
8x more like…


Wed Jun 10 13:30:42 +0000 2020

RT @JusticeWorriers: Esther Prior talking about her reaction to the global outcry for racial justice https://www.instagram.com/tv/CBJHOKoBt6P/ - Esther is ab…


Thu Jun 11 08:29:43 +0000 2020

RT @lexi_lambda: I really, really understand the fear—especially for a parent—that children aren’t capable of making a decision like gender…


Thu Jun 11 08:30:11 +0000 2020

http://Jitsi.org works really well for video calls, and is free.


Fri Jun 12 08:22:28 +0000 2020

1,500 games for $5 https://itch.io/b/520/bundle-for-racial-justice-and-equality - Bleed and Bleed 2 are excellent, for starters


Mon Jun 15 08:17:39 +0000 2020

RT @tstrike78: @FilmFatale_NYC Chiwetel Ejiofor, please.


Mon Jun 15 08:18:08 +0000 2020

RT @JusticeWorriers: Climate Emergency | Justice Worriers Episode 3 http://justiceworriers.libsyn.com/climate-emergency-justice-worriers-episode-3?tdest_id=2039648


Mon Jun 15 08:24:01 +0000 2020

Amazing prayers by Michael, thank you! https://youtu.be/OnOyiqhcOH8?t=4156


Mon Jun 15 08:31:14 +0000 2020

Statues don't teach history - they honour people. If someone misrepresents something like this, they are doing it for a reason.


Mon Jun 15 08:33:16 +0000 2020

RT @hashpling: No matter what else your government can do, they cannot take away who you are as a person.
Hold on to who you are; fight for…


Mon Jun 15 09:02:26 +0000 2020

RT @JusticeWorriers: Listen to Justice Worriers on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzhcMtS0jWc3_CfilvB9fNQ/featured


Mon Jun 15 10:37:20 +0000 2020

RT @MarcusRashford: An Open Letter to all MPs in Parliament...
#maketheUturn

Please retweet and tag your local MPs


Tue Jun 16 08:01:07 +0000 2020 Replying to @VicarJenn

Trying to be responsible, for yourself and your family, is the opposite of ridiculous. Sending love.


Thu Jun 18 09:01:12 +0000 2020

RT @egavactip: In case you haven't heard, a number of entities, including @ADL and @slpng_giants, have joined together to urge businesses n…


Thu Jun 18 09:04:08 +0000 2020 Replying to @fbuontempo

Computers are simple. Make things, people.


Thu Jun 18 09:04:14 +0000 2020

RT @fbuontempo: Explain a Turing machine in up to six words. Go.


Thu Jun 18 10:10:25 +0000 2020

https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/10/17/ursula-k-le-guin-gender/


Thu Jun 18 14:37:10 +0000 2020

RT @LibDems: The FCO/ Department for International Development merger has already been condemned by NGOs and no less than 3 former Prime Mi…


Thu Jun 18 14:55:35 +0000 2020

Git's "master" branch name _does_ have its origins in master/slave terminology https://mail.gnome.org/archives/desktop-devel-list/2019-May/msg00066.html


Fri Jun 19 08:33:20 +0000 2020

RT @UKinKenya: As we mark the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, the UK is committed to tackling conflic…


Fri Jun 19 13:26:11 +0000 2020

RT @UN: Conflict-related sexual violence is often underreported, and is further obscured by the #COVID19 pandemic.

Friday is Internationa…


Mon Jun 22 08:50:42 +0000 2020 Replying to @TartanLlama, @branaby, @DaniQuietNow, @jezhiggins, @mostalive, @robsmallshire, @dascandy42, @RickyAudet, @Sickeroni, @fbuontempo, @DrVxD, @cds314159, @KevlinHenney, @IAmSteveLove, @paulcunnell, @hatcat01 and @chrisoldwood

Aerosmith. It was awful.


Mon Jun 22 10:51:07 +0000 2020

git-what now supports a default branch name of 'main' https://github.com/andybalaam/git-what https://twitter.com/TartanLlama/status/1271446304472870917


Mon Jun 22 10:52:18 +0000 2020

git branch -m master main
git push -u origin main
# Now change the setting in GitHub/GitLab/SourceHut etc. where supported/needed. https://twitter.com/TartanLlama/status/1271446304472870917


Mon Jun 22 12:37:00 +0000 2020

RT @nadiainitiative: No survivor of #SexualViolence should have to choose between justice and their wellbeing. This is often the case as in…


Tue Jun 23 10:28:13 +0000 2020

RT @GoodRobotAndys: #podcast on films and stuff https://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2020/06/22/s07e11-the-lighthouse-the-good-robot-andys/ - this one is about The Lighthouse #thelighthouse


Tue Jun 23 13:23:18 +0000 2020

RT @gray: What if Pixar made Alien? Fantastic work by Monica Ion.




Tue Jun 23 15:42:59 +0000 2020

Facebook accused of trying to bypass GDPR, slurp domain owners' personal Whois info via an obscure process https://www.theregister.com/2020/06/23/facebook_gdpr_workaround/ via @theregister


Wed Jun 24 09:22:21 +0000 2020

RT @LucyCrabKC: God is for you


Wed Jun 24 09:22:26 +0000 2020

RT @FairtradeUK: Nestle have informed Fairtrade they no longer plan to buy Fairtrade cocoa and sugar from some of the world’s most vulnerab…


Wed Jun 24 09:24:20 +0000 2020

If you're an angsty Christian like me, consider https://justiceworriers.libsyn.com/ #podcast


Wed Jun 24 10:08:55 +0000 2020

This might be the right way to build web sites. Anyone used it? https://github.com/turbolinks/turbolinks


Wed Jun 24 14:46:42 +0000 2020

RT @jovialjoy: For more on why we must fight face surveillance to protect black lives read: https://onezero.medium.com/we-must-fight-face-surveillance-to-protect-black-lives-5ffcd0b4c28a


Thu Jun 25 12:36:01 +0000 2020

RT @cassiecodes: ✨It's my new website daaay!

🎨 I had so much fun putting this together, I hope it makes some people smile.

💜 Built with 1…


Thu Jun 25 13:57:37 +0000 2020

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the-complete-listing-so-far-atrocities-1-759


Fri Jun 26 12:26:10 +0000 2020

RT @cassiecodes: Hey lads.

I'm so glad you like my website, but I don't want to do unpaid work for your startup and I don't need your opin…


Mon Jun 29 08:44:45 +0000 2020

When we recorded this we thought the crisis might be over by now ... turns out it's still pretty relevant. https://twitter.com/JusticeWorriers/status/1277271629333254147


Mon Jun 29 09:05:15 +0000 2020

RT @d1rtydan: A guy on reddit reversed engineered #TikTok

Here’s what he found on the data it collects on you

It’s far worse than just st…


Mon Jun 29 09:05:59 +0000 2020

RT @daphnekylee: Learned a very relatable term today: “報復性熬夜” (revenge bedtime procrastination), a phenomenon in which people who don’t hav…


Mon Jun 29 11:06:21 +0000 2020

RT @JusticeWorriers: This made @andybalaam cry this morning. (This is a recommendation.) https://twitter.com/nomadpodcast/status/1248610209020260358


Tue Jun 30 09:47:19 +0000 2020

RT @Snowden: This. Sure, taking a phone to a protest is unsafe, but *going* to a protest is unsafe, because the problem isn't your phone—it…


Tue Jun 30 09:50:05 +0000 2020

RT @oneunderscore__: This study from 2015 wound up being remarkably important:

"After the ban [of racist communities], users didn’t move t…


Tue Jun 30 09:51:45 +0000 2020

RT @KiaRichards_: Every account I reported using this form was suspended. https://twitter.com/chadloder/status/1205609000366067712


Wed Jul 01 11:21:38 +0000 2020

@TheLiturgists did http://social.theliturgists.com go away?


Thu Jul 02 09:19:17 +0000 2020

RT @codinghorror: If you work at Facebook you should strongly consider.. not.. working at Facebook.


Fri Jul 03 13:23:41 +0000 2020

The @GoodRobotAndys timeline at the moment is amazing. Recommend following some of these people! https://twitter.com/GoodRobotAndys/following


Mon Jul 06 08:51:26 +0000 2020

Seen my new #podcast ? Follow @JusticeWorriers


Mon Jul 06 08:57:36 +0000 2020

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Can I please have this face mask?


Mon Jul 06 10:49:19 +0000 2020

http://artificialworlds.net/poems/the_mind_and_the_body.html


Mon Jul 06 10:55:06 +0000 2020

RT @textfiles: In the 1990s, Psygnosis had this ad agency who made all sorts of ads that, as far as I can tell, Psygnosis said "What the he…


Mon Jul 06 12:26:41 +0000 2020

RT @JusticeWorriers: @BootsUK our latest podcast guest Esther can't buy makeup at Boots in Egham. Are you as surprised as us that you don'…


Mon Jul 06 12:35:02 +0000 2020

RT @JusticeWorriers: The display screens at #EghamOrbit show many pictures of white people engaging in sport, and no-one else. Are Black a…


Mon Jul 06 13:37:25 +0000 2020

Firefox Container tabs are great https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/multi-account-containers/?utm_source=mac-addon


Tue Jul 07 15:40:11 +0000 2020

RT @JusticeWorriers: No reply. Retweet if you're interested in why Boots Egham doesn't sell makeup for Black people. https://t.co/y8bbNsC4…


Wed Jul 08 08:52:34 +0000 2020

RT @CatLamin: Hi @BBCr4today I was listening to your piece today about women not feeling they’re being listened to in the NHS. Funnily enou…


Wed Jul 08 10:16:24 +0000 2020

If a Black person wants to buy makeup in Boots in Egham, they can't. How does that affect their wellness, do you think? https://twitter.com/BootsUK/status/1280581160922501123


Wed Jul 08 13:45:47 +0000 2020

RT @Achieveleisure: @JusticeWorriers @RunnymedeBC @DrBenSpencer @Runnymede_Sport @surreylive Our core values are to help everyone & anyone…


Wed Jul 08 13:48:19 +0000 2020 Replying to @BootsUK

Why have you not replied to my questions about Black people not being able to buy makeup at my local Boots? #BlackLivesMatterUK #BlackLivesMatter


Thu Jul 09 10:19:16 +0000 2020 Replying to @ColinBrearley and @BootsUK

Our guest on a recent @JusticeWorriers podcast, Esther, told us she can't buy makeup at the local Boots. I'll try to get more clarity.


Thu Jul 09 10:19:23 +0000 2020

RT @BootsHelp: @andybalaam Hi Andy, we’re concerned to hear this. We’ve spoken to the Store Manager and they stock several ranges of make u…


Thu Jul 09 10:19:50 +0000 2020 Replying to @BootsHelp

Thanks for the reply. I will clarify and get back to you.


Thu Jul 09 12:55:20 +0000 2020 Replying to @BootsHelp

Hi Lucy, my friend says she is often unable to find face powder or foundation for Black skin in our local Boots (Egham).


Fri Jul 10 09:04:28 +0000 2020

RT @BootsHelp: @andybalaam Hi Andy, the store has foundations from No7, Max factor and L’oreal in the darkest shades that are available. If…


Fri Jul 10 09:05:26 +0000 2020 Replying to @BootsHelp

Thanks again for engaging in the conversation. I'll talk to my friend and get back to you if there is more to clarify.


Fri Jul 10 13:41:34 +0000 2020

RT @timfarron: Here’s a piece I’ve written encouraging Christians not to be quite so predictable when writing to MPs... https://t.co/tDGtw…


Fri Jul 10 13:51:32 +0000 2020 Replying to @rowanajmarshall

There's only one way to find out.


Sun Jul 12 10:56:14 +0000 2020

RT @jezhiggins: Play my silly game. You know, if you like.
https://www.jezuk.co.uk/swoop/install.html


Sun Jul 12 11:03:07 +0000 2020

Prayers: lament for racial justice, world justice and climate rescue


Sun Jul 12 11:07:17 +0000 2020

Or watch me read them https://youtu.be/ebP4a8hJzi8?t=4572 https://twitter.com/andybalaam/status/1282269249092952064


Sun Jul 12 11:08:51 +0000 2020

Totally inspiring https://twitter.com/JusticeWorriers/status/1282270618277351424


Sun Jul 12 11:14:27 +0000 2020 Replying to @BootsHelp

My friend went to the store yesterday and said they have the biggest choice of face powder she has seen. Thank you!


Mon Jul 13 08:46:37 +0000 2020

RT @BootsHelp: @andybalaam That’s great to hear Andy, thanks for contacting us back to let us know! Please don’t hesitate to get back in to…


Mon Jul 13 08:47:05 +0000 2020

RT @stjohnsegham: Amazing prayers at our first service back in the church building, marked by Eco Sunday- challenging us to answer the call…


Mon Jul 13 15:03:14 +0000 2020

RT @bodil: Hey internets, mind if I do a quick poll? The question is: do you have a Mastodon or other "fediverse" account? How much do you…


Mon Jul 13 15:05:17 +0000 2020 Replying to @bodil

Would tagging @joinmastodon be cheating?


Tue Jul 14 10:10:17 +0000 2020

Wow https://getpocket.com/explore/item/what-is-it-like-to-be-a-man


Tue Jul 14 10:37:03 +0000 2020

RT @BBolander: i hope bill watterson is doing okay and is proud of all the children he radicalized with this stuff


Tue Jul 14 10:38:25 +0000 2020

RT @hashpling: On International Non-Binary People's Day, please remember:

- you cannot tell any person's originally assigned gender,
- it…


Wed Jul 15 10:30:48 +0000 2020

RT @hugorifkind: Whenever you read an article making a civil liberties argument against masks, try replacing the word "masks" throughout wi…


Thu Jul 16 09:16:47 +0000 2020

Sharing my love of Trials Rising https://peertube.social/video-channels/trials_rising/videos


Mon Jul 20 12:41:46 +0000 2020

Lockdown reflections https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z77gKlx4EXY&list=PL-wQpmtP08G32cnjyKbKAvYpBjTd6iFrz


Mon Jul 20 14:57:08 +0000 2020

RT @LibDems: The images we have seen in recent days are harrowing & inhuman. The Government has a duty to take a lead & do all we can to sa…


Tue Jul 21 07:43:59 +0000 2020

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Thinking this is more of a @cockers_97 one than an @andybalaam one. What do you think, listener? https://t.co/338QLvMt…


Tue Jul 21 07:44:03 +0000 2020

RT @GoodRobotAndys: #podcast with spoilers about A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood https://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2020/07/20/s07e13-a-beautiful-day-in-the-neighborhood-the-good-robot-andys/


Tue Jul 21 10:06:53 +0000 2020

20th July. A Queuing Meditation. (Lockdown Reflections Playlist). https://youtu.be/jt2C3jJNGk4 #poetry


Tue Jul 21 10:50:14 +0000 2020

RT @heinzkabutz: Indeed. It is super difficult talking into a camera with zero feedback. When a speaker says: "Please ask questions" we rea…


Thu Jul 23 10:31:28 +0000 2020

RT @ReinH: Some great practical advice on writing a rust library here. Does anyone else have any good resources? https://deterministic.space/elegant-apis-in-rust.html


Fri Jul 24 12:49:14 +0000 2020

RT @m_ou_se: @rustlang's macro hygiene is often explained as 'the same identifier inside and outside a macro refer to different things'. Bu…


Fri Jul 24 12:50:41 +0000 2020

RT @cpponsea: “Live Compiler Development with Cross-Platform Tooling” - Sy Brand

https://www.reddit.com/r/cpp/comments/hwyrh2/c_on_sea_2020_video_live_compiler_development/


Fri Jul 24 12:51:15 +0000 2020

RT @TartanLlama: My talk where I live-code a compiler from scratch in an hour is now up! https://twitter.com/cpponsea/status/1286594797575319552


Fri Jul 24 13:32:13 +0000 2020

The slides for all my videos use https://gitlab.com/andybalaam/htmlslides which allows me to write plain HTML and have it behave like a slide presentation, and still look fine with JS disabled.


Wed Jul 29 12:26:40 +0000 2020

I enjoyed being off Twitter for the last couple of days. I will spend more time at http://joinmastodon.org from now on, and check back here from time to time. Follow me at @andybalaam@mastodon.social


Wed Aug 12 08:21:27 +0000 2020

I've just signed the open letter calling on @pritipatel to ensure the UK prioritises saving lives - rather than punishing refugees and migrants risking their lives to get to the UK by boat. Will you add your name? https://speakout.38degrees.org.uk/campaigns/open-letter-priti-patel-migrants?utm_campaign=vOtOJpOSsb&utm_content=&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=share


Wed Aug 12 09:08:42 +0000 2020

RT @withoutboats: I am looking for work. 😇 reach out if you think you have an opportunity that would interest me https://without.boats/hire-me/


Wed Aug 12 09:11:28 +0000 2020

Amazing contributions to the Rust programming language https://without.boats/blog/ demonstrate @withoutboats' capabilities. https://twitter.com/withoutboats/status/1281619786196230144


Mon Aug 31 09:47:38 +0000 2020

What Does a Good Day Look Like? (Lockdown Reflections) https://youtu.be/dhaEMWFM_CY


Tue Sep 01 10:19:01 +0000 2020

Try my new rage game https://andybalaam.gitlab.io/smolpxl/spring.html


Wed Sep 02 08:06:05 +0000 2020 Replying to @decalmagic

Did you complete level 10? I do it about 1 in 100 tries ;-)


Wed Sep 02 08:07:03 +0000 2020 Replying to @decalmagic

Did I mention there are only 10 levels at the moment?


Wed Sep 02 08:08:32 +0000 2020

Love to you if you are/were shielding.


Thu Sep 03 08:08:05 +0000 2020

Play Sping! https://andybalaam.gitlab.io/smolpxl/spring.html

Make your own games! https://gitlab.com/andybalaam/smolpxl


Thu Sep 03 14:30:19 +0000 2020

RT @mrjamesob: Legend. https://twitter.com/GaryLineker/status/1301431034995789824


Fri Sep 04 10:47:17 +0000 2020

RT @stjohnsegham: In the right place at the right time yesterday, an elderly gentleman said to me (Vicar): 'None of my friends are happy at…


Fri Sep 04 10:49:17 +0000 2020 Replying to @nershly

Thank you so much for saying these things out loud.


Tue Sep 08 10:19:13 +0000 2020

RT @Snowden: With the courts striking down the NSA's mass surveillance programs and crediting the 2013 revelations,

And new laws having be…


Tue Sep 08 10:30:02 +0000 2020

RT @StefSimanowitz: 20/. Amnesty Intn’l are shocked that we’ve had our permission to observe the #Assange hearing - even remotely - revoked…


Thu Sep 10 15:19:44 +0000 2020

short - command line tool to truncate lines to fit in the terminal https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2020/09/10/short-command-line-tool-to-truncate-lines-to-fit-in-the-terminal/


Fri Sep 11 12:52:59 +0000 2020

RT @JusticeWorriers: Did you know you can listen to us on YouTube? https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzhcMtS0jWc3_CfilvB9fNQ #podcast


Sun Sep 13 12:13:43 +0000 2020

Prayer: we've built our houses on sand.


Sun Sep 13 12:14:59 +0000 2020

Prayer: we've built our houses on sand. https://youtu.be/qKazixRSTuM?t=4316


Sun Sep 13 12:15:41 +0000 2020

Incredible sermon by Jörg https://youtu.be/qKazixRSTuM?t=2122


Mon Sep 14 08:20:57 +0000 2020 Replying to @hankadusikova

@fbuontempo, author of Genetic Algorithms and Machine Learning for Programmers, and expert on AI and its impact on society.


Mon Sep 14 08:23:38 +0000 2020

RT @GailOllis: Missing friends and family (whom I see at random intervals) is not surprising. What has caught me unawares is how much I mis…


Mon Sep 14 08:23:57 +0000 2020 Replying to @GailOllis

Me too.


Mon Sep 14 13:49:31 +0000 2020

DuckDuckGo donated to EFF, ORG, Tor https://spreadprivacy.com/2020-duckduckgo-donations/


Tue Sep 15 15:42:27 +0000 2020

Lockdown poems: "Breathing Space" by Pia Balaam: https://www.lulu.com/en/gb/shop/pia-balaam-and-anshu-a/breathing-space/paperback/product-wqvemv.html #poetry


Tue Sep 15 15:44:15 +0000 2020 Replying to @andybalaam

My favourite: https://youtu.be/pFxMcttTO78


Thu Sep 17 10:51:34 +0000 2020 Replying to @fbuontempo

Officially published? Maybe @TartanLlama can help. Put on the web somewhere - maybe consider https://write.as/ ?


Thu Sep 17 10:51:39 +0000 2020

RT @fbuontempo: @andybalaam I have been given a poem by a neighbour written by another elderly neighbour which is great. She'd like it publ…


Thu Sep 17 12:30:35 +0000 2020

RT @TartanLlama: @andybalaam @fbuontempo This is one of the most comprehensive lists that you don't have to pay for: https://entropymag.org/where-to-submit-september-october-and-november-2020/


Fri Sep 18 00:39:16 +0000 2020

Coding a tiny game in JavaScript using my Smolpxl library https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2020/09/18/coding-a-tiny-game-in-javascript-video/ https://peertube.mastodon.host/videos/watch/fb51102f-64f0-417f-9325-93ddbf09bdad


Mon Sep 21 09:02:53 +0000 2020

The unrealized potential of federation https://drewdevault.com/2020/09/20/The-potential-of-federation.html


Mon Sep 21 09:49:45 +0000 2020

RT @JusticeWorriers: Outsider and Insider: Lizi, finding a community | Justice Worriers Episode 10 http://justiceworriers.libsyn.com/outsider-and-insider-lizi-finding-a-community-justice-worriers-episode-10?tdest_id=2039648


Thu Sep 24 23:33:46 +0000 2020

shareon now has a Share to Mastodon button https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2020/09/24/shareon-js-org-now-has-a-share-to-mastodon-button/


Fri Sep 25 02:15:43 +0000 2020

Play and create little retro games at Smolpxl https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2020/09/25/play-and-create-little-retro-games-at-smolpxl/


Fri Sep 25 09:06:45 +0000 2020

RT @holdenweb: The work of the Open Rights Group is valuable, and gets too little attention. Here are their latest thoughts on Track and Tr…


Thu Oct 01 08:14:33 +0000 2020

Breathing Space - lockdown poems by Pia Balaam of @stjohnsegham

http://artificialworlds.net/breathingspace


Thu Oct 01 08:16:11 +0000 2020 Replying to @andybalaam

If you live near Egham, you can buy a physical copy in exchange for a donation to the church centre fund - contact Phil Darby or ask me for more info.


Thu Oct 01 08:19:03 +0000 2020 Replying to @andybalaam

Store Advice

Dear sir or madam,

Can I buy reassurance
In your newly re-opened
Non-essential shop?

If I queue patiently
Follow the one way system
And stay 2 metres apart.

Can I purchase, consume
And acquire
Comfort and relief?

... continues at: http://artificialworlds.net/breathingspace/poems/Store_Advice.html


Thu Oct 01 08:20:00 +0000 2020

RT @stjohnsegham: @andybalaam Get a taster here... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhaEMWFM_CY&list=PL-wQpmtP08G32cnjyKbKAvYpBjTd6iFrz&index=1


Thu Oct 01 08:52:51 +0000 2020

RT @GoodRobotAndys: The #podcast party is on 10th October - podcasts who like movies, DM me for an invite!


Thu Oct 01 08:53:06 +0000 2020

#NationalPoetryDay https://twitter.com/andybalaam/status/1311581378107133952


Mon Oct 05 08:27:32 +0000 2020

RT @JusticeWorriers: Sin | Justice Worriers Episode 11 http://justiceworriers.libsyn.com/sin-justice-worriers-episode-11?tdest_id=2039648


Mon Oct 05 09:12:05 +0000 2020

RT @WiT_York: 🎉Only one week for our next event!🎊
Join us remotely with @fbuontempo with a great talk called "code your way out of a paper…


Thu Oct 08 08:40:30 +0000 2020

Sounds legit? https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/teracube-2e-next-evolution-of-sustainable-phones#/


Sat Oct 10 11:24:50 +0000 2020

RT @Raspberry_Pi: We're delighted to share the news that Carrie Anne Philbin, our Director of Educator Support, has been awarded an MBE for…


Sat Oct 10 11:42:34 +0000 2020

Recommended #podcasts from @stjohnsegham . Any suggestions you think we should add? http://stjohnsegham.com/podcasts/


Sun Oct 11 07:35:50 +0000 2020

Code your first ever game: Snake (of course) using JavaScript, on a Raspberry Pi https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2020/10/11/code-your-first-game-snake-in-javascript-on-raspberry-pi/


Sun Oct 11 07:36:43 +0000 2020

RT @jennr_jenn: @andybalaam @stjohnsegham Things above (apprentic institute)
The Bible Project
Godpod


Sun Oct 11 07:40:27 +0000 2020 Replying to @jennr_jenn and @stjohnsegham

Thank you - I will add @bibleproject and GodPod (@SPTCuk), both of which are great! I'll check out Things Above (@ApprenticeInst) too.


Sun Oct 11 07:44:53 +0000 2020

A whole game in 100 lines of code? https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2020/10/11/code-your-first-game-snake-in-javascript-on-raspberry-pi/

A zero-knowledge-assumed tutorial to write it in one blog post?


Mon Oct 12 09:13:28 +0000 2020

RT @JerodEwert: @andybalaam I was trying so hard not to get distracted by twitter and then this. Well done.


Mon Oct 12 09:14:03 +0000 2020 Replying to @JerodEwert

This morning I recorded the video, so soon you can be distracted by youtube ;-)


Mon Oct 12 11:54:40 +0000 2020

RT @JusticeWorriers: There's a special #podcast coming up on 19th October ... don't miss it. Curious? Dig through @nomadpodcast 's feed


Mon Oct 12 11:54:42 +0000 2020

RT @GoodRobotAndys: There's a special #podcast coming up on 19th October ... don't miss it. Curious? Dig through @nomadpodcast 's feed


Mon Oct 12 11:55:15 +0000 2020

RT @Raspberry_Pi: Discover how non-player characters make decisions by tinkering with this Unity-based Pac-Man homage.

This was one of ou…


Mon Oct 12 11:57:19 +0000 2020

RT @bradd_libby: Forecasters make a lot of mistakes in their work. Here are three common ones:

1.
The ‘We Just Cant Believe’ Fallacy. The…


Mon Oct 12 14:41:33 +0000 2020

New podcast recommendation: @bibleproject added to the @stjohnsegham Podcasts page: https://stjohnsegham.com/podcasts/


Mon Oct 12 16:15:42 +0000 2020

RT @breadcentric: AWS DeepRacer: From zero to racing in 90 minutes https://youtu.be/x9z_cUa1xWQ
🗓️ Monday 12 Oct 2020 22:00 BST 14:00 PST 8:00 A…


Mon Oct 12 20:06:30 +0000 2020

Code your first game: Snake in JavaScript (on Raspberry Pi) https://youtu.be/8EnwXu0_leM #programming #LearnToCode #javascript #tutorial #beginner #gamedev


Tue Oct 13 08:21:50 +0000 2020

@Raspberry_Pi I made a video teaching you how to code your first ever game on a Pi https://youtu.be/8EnwXu0_leM (in #javascript )


Tue Oct 13 08:22:12 +0000 2020

RT @stjohnsegham: Check out our Podcast - including an in house production
#experiencehope https://twitter.com/andybalaam/status/1315663903527972872


Thu Oct 15 08:53:03 +0000 2020

UK Petition End child food poverty https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/554276


Sun Oct 18 10:25:38 +0000 2020 Replying to @tpflug

How about spoilerific movie chat with @GoodRobotAndys or Christians worrying about justice with @JusticeWorriers ?


Sun Oct 18 10:29:51 +0000 2020

More amazing prayers at @stjohnsegham https://youtu.be/MPN9W6RI0cY?t=3367 - stars being torn apart by black holes, God still interested in us...


Mon Oct 19 08:50:24 +0000 2020

RT @JusticeWorriers: Insider and Outsider: Esther, loving Jesus, forgiving others | Justice Worriers Episode 12 http://justiceworriers.libsyn.com/insider-and-outsider-esther-loving-jesus-forgiving-others-justice-worriers-episode-12?tdest_id=2039648


Mon Oct 19 08:50:58 +0000 2020

If you ever feel you don't hear enough from Esther, how about 2 hours of her infectious enthusiasm? https://twitter.com/JusticeWorriers/status/1318111943522193408


Mon Oct 19 11:27:59 +0000 2020

RT @GoodRobotAndys: EVERYBODY NOW https://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2020/10/19/s08-everybody-now-special/


Mon Oct 19 13:16:25 +0000 2020

Everybody Now – Climate Emergency and Sacred Duty https://www.nomadpodcast.co.uk/everybody-now-climate-emergency-and-sacred-duty/


Tue Oct 20 10:17:37 +0000 2020

RT @JusticeWorriers: Everybody Now | Justice Worriers special episode http://justiceworriers.libsyn.com/everybody-now-justice-worriers-special-episode?tdest_id=2039648


Tue Oct 20 10:23:02 +0000 2020

RT @LibDems: The best way to prevent people from making dangerous attempts to cross the Channel is to provide safe and legal routes to sanc…


Tue Oct 20 12:43:29 +0000 2020 Replying to @ptneill

What is this morality that seems to harm you so much and benefits no-one?


Tue Oct 20 14:26:41 +0000 2020

RT @nomadpodcast: On podcast feeds around the world @gailbradbrook of @ExtinctionR @kevinClimate @FloBradyy @ZKazeme @duanalla @hannahmmalc…


Wed Oct 21 06:49:39 +0000 2020

We've been using https://meet.jit.si/ video calls for several weeks for a weekly meetup. 5-10 people, no time limit. Participants are non-technical and there were no problems setting up. Everything has worked very well.


Mon Oct 26 13:42:42 +0000 2020

RT @TartanLlama: Finished Schitt's Creek, what an utterly gorgeous show. I feel fortunate to have been able to watch it.


Mon Nov 02 09:56:19 +0000 2020

RT @JusticeWorriers: Salvation | Justice Worriers Episode 13 http://justiceworriers.libsyn.com/salvation-justice-worriers-episode-13?tdest_id=2039648


Mon Nov 02 15:31:46 +0000 2020

RT @Raspberry_Pi: 🚨 New product 🚨 Raspberry Pi 400 is your complete personal computer, built into a compact keyboard. Available today from…


Thu Nov 05 01:12:21 +0000 2020 Replying to @fbuontempo

I just typed :w in GIMP. I have no idea what happened.


Sun Nov 08 18:22:21 +0000 2020

Prayers: we don't want to be lonely survivors of a great war https://youtu.be/4FdEl9eYl-w?t=2930


Mon Nov 09 10:17:02 +0000 2020

Prayer: we don’t want to be lonely survivors of a new great war https://www.wrestleswithgod.org/2020/11/09/prayer-we-dont-want-to-be-lonely-survivors-of-a-new-great-war/


Tue Nov 10 09:13:53 +0000 2020

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Our favourite scenes from movies! https://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2020/11/09/s08e04-best-scenes-the-good-robot-andys/ #podcast #movies #films


Mon Nov 16 10:00:47 +0000 2020

RT @JusticeWorriers: Outsider and Insider: Andy on class and what church is for | Justice Worriers Episode 14 http://justiceworriers.libsyn.com/outsider-and-insider-andy-on-class-and-what-church-is-for-justice-worriers-episode-14?tdest_id=2039648


Thu Nov 19 10:04:44 +0000 2020

In October, the chair of Tesco warned of fresh food shortages for “a few weeks, possibly a few months” after 1 January. https://twitter.com/GeorgeMonbiot/status/1328958458922725376


Fri Nov 20 15:56:48 +0000 2020

RT @bascule: Woohoo! I've been hoping something like this would happen, and the Flash player replacement they're using is written in @rustl…


Mon Nov 23 09:01:45 +0000 2020

New podcast recommendation on the @stjohnsegham podcasts page: GodPod, which gently discusses biscuits and deep, deep theology https://stjohnsegham.com/2020/11/23/podcast-recommendation-godpod/ #podcast


Mon Nov 23 09:11:38 +0000 2020

RT @fbuontempo: https://pragprog.com/titles/fbmach/genetic-algorithms-and-machine-learning-for-programmers/ 40% off from November 19th until December 1, 2020 if you use the code turkeysale2020 when checking…


Wed Nov 25 08:49:30 +0000 2020

Letter to my MP on the overseas aid budget. Let's not be foolish.


Wed Nov 25 08:53:17 +0000 2020 Replying to @andybalaam

Write to your MP: https://www.writetothem.com


Thu Dec 03 10:21:59 +0000 2020

https://homehack.nl/activitypub-the-secret-weapon-of-the-fediverse/


Thu Dec 03 10:59:20 +0000 2020

Announcing Smolpxl Scores – a high score table for your game https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2020/12/03/announcing-smolpxl-scores-a-high-score-table-for-your-game/


Mon Dec 14 09:59:01 +0000 2020

RT @fbuontempo: Did I mention the publishers of my book https://pragprog.com/titles/fbmach/genetic-algorithms-and-machine-learning-for-programmers/ have a sale coming up in a few days? Watch this space.


Tue Dec 15 11:53:44 +0000 2020

RT @minireview_io: Rabbit Escape developed by indie dev Andy Balaam @andybalaam is a great open-source clone of the classic puzzle game Lem…


Wed Dec 16 13:50:04 +0000 2020

RT @Snowden: In seven years, no one has named a single American who died as a result of revealing the unlawful program of domestic mass sur…


Thu Dec 17 09:22:38 +0000 2020

RT @Dev14e: The difference between WhatsApp and Signal (both end-to-end encrypted) in the new App Store privacy section is stark https://t.…


Thu Dec 17 16:01:06 +0000 2020

Schema upgrades should be reversible (also other transformations, actually) https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2020/12/17/schema-upgrades-should-be-reversible-also-other-transformations-actually/


Thu Dec 17 17:25:32 +0000 2020

Edge computing providers https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2020/12/17/edge-computing-providers/


Fri Dec 18 14:07:49 +0000 2020

RT @zarahsultana: Disgusting.

In Parliament, I just challenged Jacob Rees-Mogg about UNICEF having to feed working class kids in the UK.…


Tue Dec 22 08:16:40 +0000 2020

RT @RealAbril: I'm finna tell yall why @Google fired me- their MOST successful diversity recruiter in the history of their company- with t…


Tue Dec 22 16:40:36 +0000 2020

Shutdown order consistency: how Rust helps https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2020/12/22/shutdown-order-consistency-how-rust-helps/ #rustlang


Thu Dec 24 01:01:45 +0000 2020

Comin' Over Here https://smarturl.it/cominoverhere


Mon Jan 04 12:29:59 +0000 2021

Is your program a function or a service? https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2021/01/04/is-your-program-a-function-or-a-service/


Mon Jan 04 16:29:54 +0000 2021

Pinephone update https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2021/01/04/pinephone-update/


Tue Jan 05 03:17:07 +0000 2021

Streaming video with Owncast on a free Oracle Cloud computer https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2021/01/05/streaming-video-with-owncast-on-a-free-oracle-cloud-computer/


Wed Jan 06 10:09:13 +0000 2021

RT @JusticeWorriers: Did you know we are on Mastodon? https://mstdn.social/@JusticeWorriers


Wed Jan 06 10:09:16 +0000 2021

RT @GoodRobotAndys: @JusticeWorriers So are we! https://mastodon.social/@GoodRobotAndys #mastodon


Fri Jan 08 09:37:19 +0000 2021

RT @Snowden: Here's a reason: I use it every day and I'm not dead yet. https://twitter.com/AstralWars/status/1347217549709225985


Fri Jan 08 13:28:49 +0000 2021

Ditch Facebook and WhatsApp https://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2019/02/25/s06e01-behaviour-manipulation-or-why-ditch-facebook-the-good-robot-andys/


Fri Jan 08 13:42:55 +0000 2021

Recommendation against the use of WhatsApp in your company https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2021/01/08/recommendation-against-the-use-of-whatsapp-in-your-company/


Fri Jan 08 13:48:08 +0000 2021

RT @Snowden: This is enormously courageous, and you should take a second to read it. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/21/opinion/laura-poitras-assange-espionage-act.html


Fri Jan 08 16:05:28 +0000 2021

Limiting the number of open sockets in a tokio-based TCP listener https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2021/01/08/limiting-the-number-of-open-sockets-in-a-tokio-based-tcp-listener/ #RustLang


Tue Jan 12 11:21:10 +0000 2021

RT @carllerche: @andybalaam Thanks for writing it up. The mini-redis has a slightly different strategy: https://github.com/tokio-rs/mini-redis/blob/master/src/server.rs#L244 It "forgets…


Tue Jan 12 11:22:19 +0000 2021 Replying to @carllerche

Ah, I see! This would be how to avoid opening the socket at all, instead of opening it and immediately closing again like I do. I think not opening it is safer, but a worse user experience...


Tue Jan 12 11:26:08 +0000 2021

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Thanks to Miles from @TheDiscDump for hosting @GoodRobotAndys yesterday. We discussed Man On Fire (2004) in great detai…


Tue Jan 12 13:01:31 +0000 2021

Brilliant to have live teaching and interaction for year 9 English today - thank you @MagnaCartaSch !


Tue Jan 12 13:58:34 +0000 2021

RT @Schwarzenegger: My message to my fellow Americans and friends around the world following this week's attack on the Capitol. https://t.c…


Tue Jan 12 14:07:35 +0000 2021

RT @TheDiscDump: Yesterday I recorded two podcasts! One with Scott from @SpyHards. I was joined by @GoodRobotAndys for the second. Thank yo…


Thu Jan 14 10:43:59 +0000 2021

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/jan/14/rhodes-must-fall-oxford-colonialism-zimbabwe-simukai-chigudu


Thu Jan 14 10:51:30 +0000 2021

Live teaching and interaction in Year 10 Maths yesterday at @MagnaCartaSch - brilliant, thank you!


Wed Jan 20 13:11:14 +0000 2021

"Best lesson yet in lockdown!" - year 9 French today - thank you @MagnaCartaSch


Thu Jan 21 09:50:25 +0000 2021

Year 7 French this morning with live teaching: "really good" - high praise indeed @MagnaCartaSch


Fri Jan 22 10:14:06 +0000 2021

RT @AccuOrg: ACCU 2021 Conference is fully virtual so save the date and invest in your learning! 10th March - 14th March. Discounted rates…


Sat Jan 23 16:15:00 +0000 2021

RT @fbuontempo: RIP @russel_winder


Sat Jan 23 16:17:24 +0000 2021 Replying to @fbuontempo and @russel_winder

A great human who will be sorely missed. Thank you Russel!


Mon Jan 25 09:18:08 +0000 2021 Replying to @GoodRobotAndys

Ibb and Obb


Tue Feb 02 01:57:32 +0000 2021

There's a new game on Smolpxl! https://smolpxl.artificialworlds.net/
#RETROGAMING


Tue Feb 02 12:01:02 +0000 2021

RT @andybalaam: There's a new game on Smolpxl! https://smolpxl.artificialworlds.net/
#RETROGAMING


Tue Feb 02 12:33:39 +0000 2021

You're never done improving https://www.openmarket.com/techblog/youre-never-done-improving/


Wed Feb 03 13:58:05 +0000 2021

RT @jezhiggins: Please enjoy this game https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.jezuk.swoop


Sun Feb 07 03:50:51 +0000 2021

Making Smolpxl work on phones and tablets https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2021/02/07/making-smolpxl-work-on-phones-and-tablets/


Fri Feb 12 09:29:59 +0000 2021 Replying to @GoodRobotAndys and @styyxx__

*nods*


Mon Feb 15 09:14:35 +0000 2021

RT @JusticeWorriers: Prayer: Spiritual Warfare? | Justice Worriers Episode 19 http://justiceworriers.libsyn.com/prayer-spiritual-warfare-justice-worriers-episode-19?tdest_id=2039648


Mon Feb 15 09:14:37 +0000 2021

RT @JusticeWorriers: Nope, that is episode 20... During the episode @andybalaam claims to be keeping count, but that now appears dubious.


Mon Feb 15 15:15:33 +0000 2021

Job. DM me if you'd like informal info https://careers-openmarket.icims.com/jobs/1446/senior-software-development-engineer/job


Mon Feb 15 16:51:55 +0000 2021

RT @rowanajmarshall: A great place to work with an amazing team :) https://twitter.com/andybalaam/status/1361333334606032903


Wed Feb 17 09:19:38 +0000 2021

RT @GoodRobotAndys: New podcast claxon! In this episode, @andybalaam talks about TLS encryption, among other types of encryption. @cockers_…


Thu Feb 18 09:01:40 +0000 2021

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Thanks to Miles from @TheDiscDump for hosting us. You get to enjoy my terrible Christopher Walken impression. https://t…


Thu Feb 18 09:12:10 +0000 2021

RT @amcarmichaelMP: Nigel Farage’s call to scrap the Human Rights Act is downright unpatriotic. We should be proud of our country for using…


Thu Feb 18 15:23:13 +0000 2021

RT @ACCUConf: SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT join @andybalaam & @hashpling for their session on 10.03.21

For more info on this session visit: https:…


Fri Feb 19 10:48:53 +0000 2021

You can follow Smolpxl games at https://lemmy.ml/c/smolpxl



Fri Feb 19 11:58:48 +0000 2021

RT @ACCUConf: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uloVXmSHiSo

#Keynote - Emotional Code - Kate Gregory [#ACCU Conference 2019]

#ACCUConf #Include


Tue Feb 23 11:16:56 +0000 2021

RT @ACCUConf: SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT join @andybalaam for their session on 11.03.21

For more info on this session visit: https://t.co/RmfJnx…


Tue Feb 23 11:17:48 +0000 2021 Replying to @ACCUConf

If you would like to feel very happy about UTF-8 and a little cross about UTF-16, this is the session for you.


Mon Mar 01 09:18:47 +0000 2021

Don't cut funding for people starving in Yemen @FCDOGovUK

https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2021/03/01/letter-to-my-mp-on-yemen/


Mon Mar 01 09:19:30 +0000 2021

RT @ACCUConf: SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT join @fbuontempo & Steve Love for their session on 10.03.21

For more info on this session visit: https:…


Mon Mar 01 11:21:55 +0000 2021

We're looking for a senior dev. Lots of code, good people, Java (and hopefully gradually Kotlin). DM me or look at https://careers-openmarket.icims.com/jobs/1446/senior-software-development-engineer/job


Tue Mar 02 13:32:01 +0000 2021

RT @BrightScripters: Hi @andybalaam I wished I could understand what a Monad is... https://youtu.be/15F3aXMtlqo I might not be ready yet :)


Tue Mar 02 13:32:57 +0000 2021 Replying to @BrightScripters

It is possibly very, very unimportant and/or irrelevant, so I wouldn't sweat it ;-)


Wed Mar 03 09:24:59 +0000 2021

RT @mattgodbolt: A super important thread: take a moment to read, please. We seriously need to be an awful lot better at this. People; it r…


Wed Mar 03 12:10:02 +0000 2021

RT @Samathy_Barratt: The news of @russel_winder's passing is deeply saddening.
Russel was an energetic, quirky and inspiring engineer who e…


Wed Mar 03 12:13:16 +0000 2021

I shall be listening to Stairway to Heaven a few times today in memory of @russel_winder


Wed Mar 03 12:21:04 +0000 2021

"Be Excellent To Each Other" - if we only learn one thing from @russel_winder let it be this.


Wed Mar 03 16:06:18 +0000 2021

RT @chetfaliszek: Do you remember when Zuck insisted they weren't using facial capture unless you explicitly approved it but then they had…


Wed Mar 03 16:06:28 +0000 2021

RT @annajayne: We've just said goodbye to our dear friend @russel_winder.

Tech conferences will never be the same.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCte3cOx49U


Thu Mar 04 09:54:45 +0000 2021

RT @lindseybieda: Hi, I see we’re talking about why their are fewer women than men in tech again so uh here’s a post from 2011 with a ton o…


Mon Mar 08 09:41:37 +0000 2021

RT @AnnaJMcDougall: It's #InternationalWomensDay so here's a blog post for anyone who wants to do more for women in tech (or any workplace)…


Mon Mar 08 09:42:26 +0000 2021

RT @meekrosoft: Happy Women's Day! Time to repost @emilybache's data-packed article on representation in programming:
https://t.co/G8vjYfyQ…


Wed Mar 10 09:05:24 +0000 2021

RT @ClareMacraeUK: Honoured to say that my @ACCUConf talk has moved to Friday morning's Keynote slot...
https://accu.org/conf-news/2021/2021-03-09-accu2021keynotechange/
It's still…


Wed Mar 10 09:06:36 +0000 2021

RT @hniemeye: Tomorrow I will talk about modules in C++20 at @ACCUConf #accuconf #AccuOrg . If you want to already have a look at the slide…


Wed Mar 10 09:11:09 +0000 2021

11am today at #ACCUConf track E, "What does the linker actually do for us?" with @hashpling (and me).


Wed Mar 10 09:11:50 +0000 2021

RT @TartanLlama: Ready for #ACCUConf! Come say hi! I'm giving a talk on the future of dynamic polymorphism in C++ in a couple hours. https:…


Wed Mar 10 09:51:17 +0000 2021

RT @ACCUConf: Don't miss today's talk at #ACCUConf 2021 by an engineer from our sponsor @TechAtBloomberg: CB Bailey (@hashpling) joins Andy…


Wed Mar 10 16:01:31 +0000 2021

RT @ciura_victor: I so enjoyed the dialog & investigations of @hashpling and @andybalaam during their @ACCUConf duo session:
“What does th…


Wed Mar 10 16:02:06 +0000 2021

RT @fbuontempo: #ACCUConf myself and @IAmSteveLove next, talking about testing.


Wed Mar 10 16:03:18 +0000 2021

RT @fbuontempo: @andybalaam @hashpling That was both hardcore and light hearted simultaneously


Wed Mar 10 17:05:34 +0000 2021

RT @dmitrykandalov: @fbuontempo @andybalaam @hashpling So true! It was awesome! I hope the video will be publicly available at some point :)


Wed Mar 10 17:05:50 +0000 2021 Replying to @dmitrykandalov, @fbuontempo and @hashpling

Thank you! Yes, it will be on ACCU's YouTube.


Wed Mar 10 18:43:59 +0000 2021

RT @fbuontempo: @andybalaam writes a game live in 5 mins in an #accuconf lightning talk.


Wed Mar 10 20:53:07 +0000 2021

RT @jezhiggins: @andybalaam I was reflecting that Java linking must be similar-ish to what you and CB talked about, then OMG what happens w…


Thu Mar 11 08:13:55 +0000 2021

11am today at #ACCUConf track E, "Interesting Characters" about how surprisingly fun Unicode and stuff like that is.


Thu Mar 11 13:48:52 +0000 2021

RT @fbuontempo: @andybalaam has me in stitches of laughter with his Interesting Characters #ACCUConf talk


Thu Mar 11 13:48:57 +0000 2021

RT @jezhiggins: "Latin Capital Letter A, I mean I'm alright with it but it's not my favourite character" @andybalaam #ACCUConf


Thu Mar 11 13:49:12 +0000 2021

RT @banbury_bill: @jezhiggins @andybalaam I worked on JVM code handling method calls that transition from JIT to interpreted code and vice-…


Thu Mar 11 14:55:37 +0000 2021 Replying to @TechAtBloomberg

Great talk: very thought-provoking, and also very practical.


Thu Mar 11 18:20:10 +0000 2021

Almost overwhelmed with excitement at seeing @jezhiggins wearing a Rabbit Escape t-shirt at the #ACCUConf lightning talks.


Thu Mar 11 18:27:10 +0000 2021 Replying to @andybalaam

The talk was an excellent "thank you" to ACCU friends, and encouragement to help and encourage each other in future.


Thu Mar 11 19:24:00 +0000 2021

RT @dmitrykandalov: The quine in kotlin from ⚡️talk at #ACCUconf tonight:
fun main() {
val code = "fun main() { val code = 'X'; println…


Thu Mar 11 19:24:18 +0000 2021 Replying to @dmitrykandalov

Such a good talk, thank you!


Fri Mar 12 05:34:55 +0000 2021

Whitewashed

https://www.artificialworlds.net/poems/whitewashed.html


Fri Mar 12 05:35:25 +0000 2021

RT @jezhiggins: @fbuontempo @andybalaam https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.artificialworlds.rabbitescape


Fri Mar 12 05:35:27 +0000 2021

RT @jezhiggins: @fbuontempo @andybalaam Or https://www.artificialworlds.net/rabbit-escape/


Fri Mar 12 16:50:05 +0000 2021

Really enjoying learning how multiple languages provide type constraints from @code_report at #ACCUConf . My love for #rustlang is undiminished.


Sat Mar 13 11:18:44 +0000 2021

RT @fbuontempo: Good work @andybalaam https://twitter.com/FelixPetriconi/status/1370487845014618112


Sun Mar 14 11:46:54 +0000 2021

Prayers for today: God our Mother
https://www.wrestleswithgod.org/2021/03/14/prayer-god-our-mother/


Sun Mar 14 11:47:13 +0000 2021

Prayers for today: God our Mother
https://youtu.be/WRggjflHeZA?t=3989


Sun Mar 14 11:47:46 +0000 2021 Replying to @andybalaam

That podcasts page I mentioned: http://stjohnsegham.com/podcasts/


Mon Mar 15 10:03:53 +0000 2021

#ACCUConf people: that little retro games web site is https://smolpxl.artificialworlds.net/


Mon Mar 15 10:04:22 +0000 2021

RT @fbuontempo: @andybalaam I do what I do. I am what I am. I want to do better and be better


Mon Mar 15 13:48:42 +0000 2021

RT @AzizErkalSelman: experimenting with @ianemackenzie's elm-3d-scene.
I copied the code of evancz/elm-playground (It is only one file!)…


Tue Mar 16 11:37:56 +0000 2021

RT @GoodRobotAndys: New podcast claxon! On this week's pod, we talk about Saint Maud with extra chat about this year's Oscar nominations. L…


Wed Mar 17 09:04:53 +0000 2021

Announcing Rust I-DUNNO https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2021/03/17/announcing-rust-i-dunno/ @banbury_bill #ACCUConf


Wed Mar 17 09:33:59 +0000 2021 Replying to @banbury_bill

some questions for you: https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2021/03/17/questions-about-rfc-8771/


Thu Mar 18 14:29:12 +0000 2021

RT @JusticeWorriers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_K9WWicNUA


Thu Mar 18 15:27:22 +0000 2021

@winkleink I have an excellent bluetooth speaker with an expired battery. That's too much electronics for me, but do you know someone in the local Raspberry Pi community who could use it?


Wed Mar 24 14:27:51 +0000 2021

RT @hashpling: So, @andybalaam and I are "premiering" (but not live!) on YouTube right now with our "What Does the Linker Actually Do For U…


Thu Mar 25 09:59:56 +0000 2021

RT @martinfowler: I add my +1 to this chorus. The software world doesn't need his kind of behavior to be honored in any way. https://t.co/U…


Fri Mar 26 10:07:06 +0000 2021

RT @_sagesharp_: Software Freedom @conservancy issues statement: "The fight for diversity, equality & inclusion is the fight for software f…


Fri Mar 26 10:08:17 +0000 2021

RT @_sagesharp_: Stallman was reinstated to the FSF board of directors today (March 22, 2021): https://www.fsf.org/about/staff-and-board/

Stallman made no st…


Fri Mar 26 11:51:08 +0000 2021

Signed https://rms-open-letter.github.io/


Fri Mar 26 11:52:56 +0000 2021

RT @RedHat: Read Red Hat's statement about Richard Stallman’s return to the Free Software Foundation (@FSF) board. https://red.ht/3rnVNqL


Fri Mar 26 13:11:55 +0000 2021

RT @bodil: Putting this elaboration here for those who might need it: https://twitter.com/bodil/status/1375415827558699011?s=19


Mon Mar 29 09:01:36 +0000 2021

RT @JusticeWorriers: Prayer for Ethiopia | Justice Worriers Episode 21 http://justiceworriers.libsyn.com/prayer-for-ethiopia-justice-worriers-episode-21?tdest_id=2039648


Mon Mar 29 09:02:10 +0000 2021

Nervous about releasing this one: more personal/vulnerable. https://twitter.com/JusticeWorriers/status/1376204855644143625


Tue Mar 30 10:29:50 +0000 2021

RT @ACCUConf: Interesting Characters - Andy Balaam [ ACCU 2021 ]

https://youtu.be/obmOsJibKtE

#cplusplus #cpp #programming #coding #ACCUConf


Tue Mar 30 10:34:42 +0000 2021

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Our #podcast goes into depth about films we love. This time, #BlindedByTheLight https://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2021/03/29/s08e09-blinded-by-the-light-the-good-robot-andys/


Tue Mar 30 10:35:03 +0000 2021

RT @RostrevorMonks: God loves lousy Christians, failed Christians, honest Christians. The story of the cross introduces us to a God who lov…


Tue Mar 30 10:47:17 +0000 2021

RT @jonlis1: Under extraordinary provocation, Lammy is restrained, moderate, even compassionate. The point is why he has to be. We should f…


Tue Mar 30 10:49:06 +0000 2021

RT @soapachu: I don't think Black people should have to be calm in the face of abject racism in order to receive recognition. That kind of…


Thu Apr 01 08:17:25 +0000 2021

How To Properly Process a Delivery Receipt
https://www.openmarket.com/techblog/how-to-properly-process-a-delivery-receipt/


Thu Apr 01 08:19:58 +0000 2021

Announcing I-DUNNO 1.0 and web-i-dunno https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2021/04/01/announcing-i-dunno-1-0-and-web-i-dunno/


Thu Apr 01 08:20:15 +0000 2021

Create your own I-DUNNOs at https://andybalaam.gitlab.io/web-i-dunno/


Mon Apr 12 12:07:43 +0000 2021 Replying to @timPizey

Unrenderable characters are quite possibly intended, and may be considered "Delightful".


Mon Apr 12 12:07:51 +0000 2021

RT @banbury_bill: @andybalaam Brilliant! Two independent implementations! Alexander and I owe you an answer to your questions...


Mon Apr 12 12:08:17 +0000 2021 Replying to @banbury_bill

Not fully independent, since I based a lot of the ideas of the Python impl, but still.


Mon Apr 12 14:00:20 +0000 2021

RT @JusticeWorriers: Amazing conversation with @keithjlondon about many things including race, queerness and our many identities https://t.…


Mon Apr 12 14:00:56 +0000 2021 Replying to @JusticeWorriers and @keithjlondon

Still mulling so many of the things we discussed


Mon Apr 19 08:24:43 +0000 2021

RT @banbury_bill: I am also happy to report that I persuaded the excellent I-DUNNO creator, https://andybalaam.gitlab.io/web-i-dunno/, to produce this exact…


Mon Apr 19 08:25:10 +0000 2021

RT @FakeUnicode: @banbury_bill @andybalaam The editors of the standard hired to provide examples of Unicode confusion wish it to be known t…


Mon Apr 19 08:27:56 +0000 2021

RT @saminacodes: Did you know that you are still a programmer even if...
- you suck at math
- it takes you longer to understand things
- yo…


Mon Apr 19 08:32:58 +0000 2021

RT @_Yulivee_: If anyone is ever meeting me at a conference, be prepared that I will be awkward and very bad at small talk.
And I might be…


Mon Apr 19 08:33:14 +0000 2021 Replying to @_Yulivee_

Same here.


Mon Apr 19 08:40:26 +0000 2021

RT @dominiconorton: In the UK, 36% of those who went missing from the city between 2019 and 2020 were Black.

Black people make up 3% of th…


Mon Apr 19 08:42:34 +0000 2021

RT @ACCUConf: Lightning Talk: 100 Metres (Coding A Video Game In 5 Minutes!) - Andy Balaam [ ACCU 2021 ]

https://youtu.be/v3nsFCPQ89c

#cpluspl…


Mon Apr 19 08:43:22 +0000 2021

In which I name one of the greatest games of all time. https://twitter.com/ACCUConf/status/1383359707033706497


Wed Apr 21 08:52:47 +0000 2021

Republishing Bartosz Milewski’s Category Theory lectures https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2021/04/21/republishing-bartosz-milewskis-category-theory-lectures/


Wed Apr 21 08:53:24 +0000 2021

Category Theory 1.1 https://diode.zone/videos/watch/c5b9f4db-24ac-46b7-a999-22f1a5ddf4be


Wed Apr 21 08:54:30 +0000 2021 Replying to @andybalaam

Follow @BartoszMilewski and see the blog at https://bartoszmilewski.com/


Wed Apr 21 08:55:05 +0000 2021 Replying to @andybalaam

The best teaching on Category Theory I have ever come across.


Thu Apr 22 09:13:24 +0000 2021

"It would reflect better on the Minister if she were prepared to engage with genuine criticism by experts. ... surely black and brown British people who have contributed so much to this country deserve better than this report" @HackneyAbbott https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2021-04-20/debates/1502466F-D06B-402A-B7C0-03452FFB1DA9/CommissionOnRaceAndEthnicDisparities#contribution-D31EF282-17B1-41CD-ABAA-689798738D0E


Mon Apr 26 12:18:51 +0000 2021

RT @fbuontempo: What will I be when I grow up? I dunno @ACCUConf https://youtu.be/hD3Q2figS4c


Mon Apr 26 12:31:19 +0000 2021

RT @Crazcalm: I am officially apart of the 1000+ subscribers on YouTube club!!!

I put up a quick video to say thank you and to go over how…


Tue Apr 27 09:46:16 +0000 2021

Just back from my first vaccination! Very smooth. Reassured to be getting the vaccine with the most open research behind it (AstraZeneca).


Tue Apr 27 09:51:15 +0000 2021

Very glad we are sending supplies to India. We should focus on reducing deaths and making vaccines available to everyone in the world. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56880377


Tue May 04 12:22:58 +0000 2021

RT @stevestreeting: A Google *employee* had found it previously impossible to get access to their randomly locked personal email account 😶…


Tue May 04 12:33:37 +0000 2021

RT @MayaPosch: More YouTube cancer taking out small-time content creators.

Guy with a metal detecting and history channel has videos used…


Tue May 11 12:03:58 +0000 2021

RT @GoodRobotAndys: New podcast claxon! Andy C talks about the Oscar winning @nomadlandfilm and compares it fovourably, though not very acc…


Thu May 13 13:01:52 +0000 2021

RT @greenbelt: Palestinians live in an Israeli-controlled pressure cooker. Blockaded in Gaza. Walled off in the West Bank. Denied equal rig…


Sat May 15 09:01:53 +0000 2021

Preach it https://twitter.com/JusticeWorriers/status/1393491656427573248


Sun May 16 10:46:05 +0000 2021

Prayer: our sin holds us here

https://www.wrestleswithgod.org/2021/05/16/prayer-our-sin-holds-us-here/


Sun May 16 10:48:16 +0000 2021 Replying to @andybalaam

Watch me read them here: https://youtu.be/t2h2A1xGGxs?t=3888


Mon May 24 13:53:31 +0000 2021

Writing Snake in Terraform https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2021/05/24/writing-snake-in-terraform-video/


Mon May 24 13:53:56 +0000 2021

Writing Snake in Terraform https://diode.zone/videos/watch/1d7bfbab-122e-44ba-a56a-659bc0b97be1


Tue May 25 15:47:57 +0000 2021

RT @steveklabnik: 😊


Tue May 25 15:50:59 +0000 2021

RT @JusticeWorriers: Insiders and Outsiders | Justice Worriers Episode 23 http://justiceworriers.libsyn.com/insiders-and-outsiders-justice-worriers-episode-23?tdest_id=2039648


Wed May 26 12:54:15 +0000 2021

RT @Snowden: Read this thread. https://twitter.com/silkiecarlo/status/1397255108853907457


Tue Jun 01 14:11:46 +0000 2021 Replying to @iguessthatmight

Brilliant! Glad it helped.


Tue Jun 01 14:12:35 +0000 2021 Replying to @iguessthatmight

The accompanying blog posts might help too? https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/05/31/basic-ideas-of-python-3-asyncio-concurrency/


Tue Jun 01 14:13:59 +0000 2021

Follow me at https://mastodon.social/@andybalaam


Wed Jun 02 10:36:54 +0000 2021

RT @jonhoo: Big announcement time 📢 For a while now, I've been working on a book that covers the next steps of @rustlang after "the book" —…


Tue Jun 08 10:51:30 +0000 2021

http://mastodon.social is up, SourceHut is up, my home NextCloud is up #internetdown


Thu Jun 10 12:37:59 +0000 2021

RT @WHO: No one is safe from #COVID19 until everyone is safe. This is why we must vaccinate health workers and highest risk populations in…


Wed Jun 16 10:43:57 +0000 2021

RT @KevlinHenney: Choice is great if (1) you know it's there and (2) you know how to take it. Without developing (1) and (2), you have the…


Fri Jun 18 12:51:54 +0000 2021 Replying to @bodil

That's https://store.steampowered.com/app/457140/Oxygen_Not_Included/ if anyone has trouble finding it.


Fri Jun 18 12:55:07 +0000 2021

RT @sophiedukebox: As a little black girl bookworm, I devoured entire series in one sitting, decimated whole libraries, ate up the Enid Bly…


Fri Jun 18 13:00:40 +0000 2021

RT @jezhiggins: Still pretty pleased with this little game.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.jezuk.swoop


Mon Jun 21 08:50:16 +0000 2021

RT @tariqahmadbt: In #Tigray, thousands of women and girls have suffered from sexual violence since the start of conflict.

On @UN Interna…


Fri Jun 25 07:44:32 +0000 2021

New game! Play at https://smolpxl.gitlab.io/rightwaves/ #gamedev #games #OpenSource #javascript


Fri Jun 25 07:51:10 +0000 2021

So Rightwaves is finally out! Find it and lots more fun games at https://smolpxl.artificialworlds.net/


Fri Jun 25 08:02:25 +0000 2021 Replying to @jezhiggins

Thanks, it's taken up a lot of my spare time recently. Turns out you have to draw a lot of pixel art to make a pixel art game: who knew?


Fri Jun 25 08:58:25 +0000 2021

RT @FatPugStudio: Rick Henderson is on #SteamSummerSale, grab it dirt cheap while it's still in Early Access! Smooth #pixelart visuals with…


Fri Jun 25 08:59:06 +0000 2021 Replying to @FatPugStudio

If it ran on Linux I'd be buying it in second!


Fri Jun 25 09:03:42 +0000 2021

RT @textfiles: Remember what I said about Google Drive not being ideal for storing data you are sharing? Here comes the hammer. September 2…


Mon Jun 28 10:35:00 +0000 2021 Replying to @FatPugStudio

Awesome, let me know how to test it.


Mon Jun 28 13:00:16 +0000 2021

RT @JohnTwelvetrees: Please retweet if you want Labour, LibDems and Greens to form a Progressive Alliance at the next election in order to…


Tue Jun 29 09:23:48 +0000 2021

RT @JusticeWorriers: Race in the Bible | Justice Worriers Episode 24 http://justiceworriers.libsyn.com/race-in-the-bible-justice-worriers-episode-24?tdest_id=2039648


Tue Jun 29 12:17:16 +0000 2021

RT @poppy_northcutt: After seeing “Hidden Figures” some think we did these calculations manually. Not so. Not in our head, not by hand, not…


Thu Jul 01 10:52:17 +0000 2021

Why write an entire game (including Graphics) in a single, hand-coded JavaScript file?
https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2021/07/01/why-write-an-entire-game-including-graphics-in-a-single-hand-coded-javascript-file/
#gamedev #javascript #FreeSoftware


Thu Jul 01 10:54:31 +0000 2021

RT @samaaron: This month I’m really happy to share that I’ve gained 8 new supporters on Patreon helping continue my work developing and sup…


Thu Jul 01 11:03:16 +0000 2021

RT @CubicleApril: I'm not paid six figures as an engineer at @Twitter because I've memorized obscure DNS commands.

I'm paid it because I k…


Fri Jul 02 09:04:40 +0000 2021

RT @martinfowler: I got a lot of reactions to this announcement, with lots of warm and supportive comments. People often say that twitter i…


Fri Jul 02 09:07:24 +0000 2021 Replying to @martinfowler

I worry about talks for as much as 6 months in advance. It is exhausting and bad for my health. I do enjoy actually doing them, though. Preferably I'd like 2 days' warning for any talk I do, and someone to keep them secret before that :-)


Mon Jul 05 12:17:44 +0000 2021 Replying to @winkleink

This might help: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/multi-account-containers/


Tue Jul 06 12:47:01 +0000 2021

RT @globalhlthtwit: The story so far. About the failure of public health. Not masks. Look at the death rates in China (pop 1.4bn), Vietnam…


Mon Jul 12 08:34:55 +0000 2021

RT @paulbird1: Standing with these young legends this morning. These boys have achieved more in their young lives than most of us ever will…


Mon Jul 12 08:40:26 +0000 2021

RT @williamsmackay: The fact that England lost last night is NOT a tragedy as the media state, what is a tragedy is that the lovely lads th…


Mon Jul 12 08:42:50 +0000 2021

RT @timfarron: Do you know what? I feared us going to pieces and disgracing ourselves on the big occasion. We have done no such thing. We’v…


Tue Jul 13 08:49:09 +0000 2021

RT @timfarron: Blimey. These boys make me very very proud to be English. https://twitter.com/TyroneMings/status/1414655312074784785


Tue Jul 13 08:49:40 +0000 2021

RT @HKane: Three lads who were brilliant all summer had the courage to step up & take a pen when the stakes were high. They deserve support…


Tue Jul 13 08:54:02 +0000 2021

RT @davidschneider: ◾️Called Muslim women “letterboxes”
◾️Called Africans “piccaninnies”
◾️Called Obama “part-Kenyan”
◾️Said it was ok to b…


Tue Jul 13 12:10:31 +0000 2021

RT @timfarron: Being anti-racist is not a ‘woke’ side issue. It is part of our Christian faith… https://www.premierchristianity.com/regular-columnists/being-anti-racist-is-not-a-woke-side-issue-it-is-part-of-our-christian-faith/5255.article


Tue Jul 13 12:14:10 +0000 2021

RT @MarcusRashford:



Fri Jul 16 08:51:16 +0000 2021

Feeling really angry today about my GP's booking system, run by @SiliconPractice


Fri Jul 16 12:45:48 +0000 2021

Your Switch has started sending information to Google https://mastodon.social/web/statuses/106588517250087148


Mon Jul 19 12:26:21 +0000 2021

RT @jo_liss: Reminder that @Sainsburys is the only supermarket still advertising on far-right GB News (the "Fox News of the UK").

Are you…


Mon Jul 19 15:39:37 +0000 2021

RT @Snowden: If we don’t do anything to stop the sale of this technology, it’s not just going to be 50,000 targets. It’s going to be 50 mil…


Wed Aug 04 12:37:42 +0000 2021

Egham friends: I just described my deep concerns about The Grove's GP appointment booking system to Healthwatch Surrey - maybe you should too? https://www.healthwatchsurrey.co.uk


Wed Aug 04 12:42:01 +0000 2021

RT @FatPugStudio: Rick Henderson is out of Early Access, with console and Switch versions coming soon. Hope you enjoy it ^_^

#shmup #stg #…


Fri Aug 06 09:22:13 +0000 2021

RT @Snowden: No matter how well-intentioned, @Apple is rolling out mass surveillance to the entire world with this. Make no mistake: if the…


Sun Aug 08 11:02:29 +0000 2021

Prayers at church today, with an unplanned bit at the beginning expressing terror about climate change.
https://youtu.be/9g5cSuiDyDg?t=3380


Sun Aug 08 11:05:57 +0000 2021 Replying to @andybalaam

The words:
https://www.wrestleswithgod.org/2021/08/08/prayer-we-offer-ourselves/


Sun Aug 08 11:11:31 +0000 2021 Replying to @DalHetti

Thank you!


Tue Aug 10 13:44:37 +0000 2021

RT @bethsawin: You know what is an even more mammoth and expensive undertaking? NOT REACHING ZERO EMISSIONS!!!! A modest proposal: how abou…


Wed Aug 11 08:14:28 +0000 2021

RT @codemonkey_uk: Game Programmer apprenticeships are now real (officially, UK government funded). This is a big step for games industry d…


Wed Aug 11 08:16:51 +0000 2021

RT @Snowden: Do not shut up about Apple's #spyPhone scandal. We can win this. https://twitter.com/matthew_d_green/status/1425195082244841472


Wed Aug 18 10:45:51 +0000 2021

Minimal example of a Maven pom for a mixed Kotlin and Java project https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2021/08/18/minimal-example-of-a-maven-pom-for-a-mixed-kotlin-and-java-project/


Wed Aug 18 10:49:12 +0000 2021 Replying to @cockers_97

Like normal


Wed Aug 18 14:51:43 +0000 2021

RT @maybewaffle: In #rustlang there are a lot of hard-to-find nice things. I've heard something like "Wow! You could do that?!" a lot.

One…


Fri Aug 20 13:19:32 +0000 2021

@dreamhost are your email servers struggling?


Thu Sep 02 10:56:58 +0000 2021

RT @ClareSudbery: @KevlinHenney just drew our attention to this at #AOTB21. Well said @hillelogram! https://twitter.com/hillelogram/status/1119709859979714560


Mon Sep 27 15:27:25 +0000 2021

New Job at Element (Matrix) https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2021/09/27/new-job-at-element-matrix/


Tue Oct 05 09:39:59 +0000 2021

RT @stevestreeting: The real lesson from this week: you *really* shouldn’t be depending on a centralised service run by a company with zero…


Tue Oct 05 09:42:35 +0000 2021

I suggest trying http://app.element.io instead of WhatsApp.


Fri Oct 08 08:25:41 +0000 2021

RT @CNBCJulianna: "They managed to accidentally unplug #Facebook, #Instagram & #WhatsApp and basically every property that they control fro…


Wed Oct 13 09:07:24 +0000 2021

RT @ptneill: Smart people (who believe things that I don't) having a difficult and interesting conversation.


Wed Oct 13 09:07:34 +0000 2021 Replying to @ptneill

"smart"


Wed Oct 13 09:08:37 +0000 2021

RT @jezhiggins: Tell me this isn't amazing and I'll call you liar.
https://smolpxl.gitlab.io/rightwaves/


Fri Oct 15 08:38:31 +0000 2021

RT @fbuontempo: Paging @andybalaam


Fri Oct 15 08:39:57 +0000 2021 Replying to @fbuontempo

Finally Cell is a grown-up language with multiple implementations thanks to @jezhiggins


Fri Oct 15 08:40:16 +0000 2021 Replying to @fbuontempo and @jezhiggins

(So excited about this)


Fri Oct 15 14:42:10 +0000 2021

RT @fbuontempo: Found the @ACCUConf talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82-XjMzKaC8


Mon Oct 18 10:46:53 +0000 2021

RT @stevestreeting: Some people think making nice little games is a waste of time, but given all the awful dystopian constructs that tech i…


Mon Oct 18 12:59:09 +0000 2021

Hard to express how excited I am to watch @jezhiggins talk about his implementation of the programming language I designed (Cell): "Down to the Metal: How does the text we type turn into the computer actually doing things?" https://youtu.be/QIZpOY70jck


Mon Oct 25 20:55:57 +0000 2021

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Discussing The Handmaid's Tale season 4 with the awesome @thatdunleavy - is there such thing as too much looking into E…


Mon Oct 25 20:58:47 +0000 2021 Replying to @GoodRobotAndys and @thatdunleavy

Any suggestions for what to watch _instead_of_ The Handmaid's Tale @thatdunleavy ?


Tue Oct 26 20:16:49 +0000 2021

RT @thatdunleavy: @andybalaam @GoodRobotAndys Succession if you want something you can watch week by week along with everyone else. Older s…


Tue Oct 26 20:16:55 +0000 2021

RT @thatdunleavy: In which I think The Handmaid’s Tale peaked in Fenway Park.


Fri Oct 29 08:40:48 +0000 2021

RT @element_hq: @matrixdotorg If the idea of FB owning the metaverse terrifies you, help us build out the open standard-based answer on Mat…


Mon Nov 01 16:28:54 +0000 2021

Watch me live-code Matrix in Rust at https://www.twitch.tv/andybalaam
(PeerTube streaming coming soon)


Tue Nov 02 13:08:21 +0000 2021

Non-spoilery discussion of Dune https://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2021/11/01/s09e05-dune-the-good-robot-andys/
#podcast


Wed Nov 03 12:19:18 +0000 2021

Had a quick play with https://crates.io/crates/chumsky (thanks to @janriemer@mastodon.technology for the tip). The probability of a Rust version of Cell just increased a significant amount https://gitlab.com/cell_lang/cell cc @jezhiggins


Fri Nov 05 10:08:11 +0000 2021 Replying to @PeterSommerlad

Mine is in ... looking forward to it!


Mon Nov 08 16:17:37 +0000 2021

I am live coding Rust+Matrix every Monday 14:00 UK https://www.twitch.tv/andybalaam


Mon Nov 08 16:18:12 +0000 2021 Replying to @andybalaam

Archive on Twitch and at https://diode.zone/c/andybalaam_programming/videos


Mon Nov 08 16:18:48 +0000 2021 Replying to @andybalaam

TODO: stream live to PeerTube as well as Twitch


Mon Nov 08 16:26:48 +0000 2021

I am live coding my adventures in Rust and Matrix land every Monday at 14:00 UTC. Watch me create a bot (codenamed Arnie) on PeerTube or Twitch:
https://diode.zone/c/andybalaam_programming/videos
https://www.twitch.tv/andybalaam
#rustlang #matrixprotocol


Tue Nov 09 09:42:01 +0000 2021 Replying to @csolisr

I'm not doing it yet, but I plan to set up an nginx instance somewhere, something like this: https://dubdub.co.uk/self-hosted-streaming-server-nginx-rtmp-youtube-facebook-live/


Thu Nov 11 09:34:32 +0000 2021 Replying to @beamer_9

Recordings here: https://diode.zone/c/andybalaam_programming/videos (and on Twitch for an unknown amount of time)


Mon Nov 15 11:33:33 +0000 2021

RT @Your_Energy_YW: Installed an air source #heatpump in a large old house this week. Has a well insulated rear extension with underfloor h…


Mon Nov 15 21:41:53 +0000 2021

Prayers for remembrance day.
https://www.wrestleswithgod.org/2021/11/15/prayer-for-remembrance-day-how-can-you-stand-to-watch/


Mon Nov 15 21:43:38 +0000 2021 Replying to @andybalaam

Me reading the prayers @stjohnsegham https://youtu.be/WslWwWPYEMI?t=2603


Mon Nov 15 22:14:02 +0000 2021

RT @GoodRobotAndys: #podcast on #MidnightMass https://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2021/11/15/s09e07-midnight-mass-the-good-robot-andys/
One of the best things Andy C has seen in a while. Will Andy B be pe…


Wed Nov 17 09:33:38 +0000 2021

Preventing Virgin Media hijacking my DNS https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2021/11/17/preventing-virgin-media-hijacking-my-dns/


Wed Nov 17 09:34:46 +0000 2021

RT @timfarron: The UK takes 4 times fewer asylum seekers than Germany and 50 times fewer than Lebanon. Any minister seeking to exploit the…


Wed Nov 17 13:06:32 +0000 2021

Just came across this, including news of video conferencing within #matrix https://youtu.be/zEM7hFl0YZA


Thu Nov 18 09:00:35 +0000 2021

New game out on Smolpxl! https://lemmy.ml/post/90193 Tron!


Mon Nov 22 12:33:33 +0000 2021

Streaming to Twitch and PeerTube simultaneously using nginx on Oracle cloud https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2021/11/22/streaming-to-twitch-and-peertube-simultaneously-using-nginx-on-oracle-cloud/


Sat Dec 04 01:08:29 +0000 2021

RT @JusticeWorriers: Runnymede Afghan Appeal | Justice Worriers short message http://justiceworriers.libsyn.com/runnymede-afghan-appeal-justice-worriers-short-message?tdest_id=2039648


Sun Dec 05 02:38:53 +0000 2021

Play Santa Bike now, with just one button!
https://santabike.artificialworlds.net/
#games #Christmas #holidays #Santa


Sun Dec 05 02:42:11 +0000 2021 Replying to @andybalaam

More games at https://smolpxl.artificialworlds.net/


Mon Dec 06 09:35:03 +0000 2021

RT @andybalaam: Play Santa Bike now, with just one button!
https://santabike.artificialworlds.net/
#games #Christmas #holidays #Santa https://t.co/FPRDR5lv…


Mon Dec 06 09:38:17 +0000 2021

Saaaaanta bike!!!!
https://santabike.artificialworlds.net/


Tue Dec 07 09:50:11 +0000 2021

RT @element_hq: With 50+ tech companies from 16 countries, Element is part of #CompDM which sent a letter to #plenary urging for stronger u…


Thu Dec 09 09:30:40 +0000 2021 Replying to @ScottAShipp

They're on @joinmastodon


Thu Dec 09 09:56:00 +0000 2021

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2021/12/mastodon-recap-2021/


Mon Dec 13 12:07:56 +0000 2021

I have over twice as many followers on @joinmastodon as on Twitter.


Tue Jan 04 12:12:32 +0000 2022

RT @rowanajmarshall: @Becca9941 My philosophy is you'll always be better at something you enjoy, and that gives you a leg up :) it what led…


Wed Jan 05 15:09:53 +0000 2022

RT @Sunfishcode: New blog post: Porting Rust's std to rustix

Factoring out unsafe, error handling, and raw pointers, and more!

https://t.…


Sun Jan 09 01:48:30 +0000 2022

After 2 months of a heat pump, I can report that we use two-thirds less energy ...


Sun Jan 09 01:49:22 +0000 2022 Replying to @andybalaam

... but pay one third MORE for it ...


Sun Jan 09 01:50:28 +0000 2022 Replying to @andybalaam

... details: https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2022/01/09/air-source-heat-pump-our-experience-so-far-2-months-in/

Installed by @Your_Energy_YW


Sun Jan 09 01:52:23 +0000 2022 Replying to @andybalaam

Why? Because we pay 19p/kWh for electricity and 4p/kWh for gas.

The government should provide money to help people install heat pumps, and change taxes so it's cheap to use lower-carbon fuels.


Mon Jan 10 09:51:36 +0000 2022

RT @Zapaman: @robertjwhitney @Your_Energy_YW @andybalaam We are now 275days with our ASHP and total running costs of gas+elec for this peri…


Mon Jan 10 09:51:52 +0000 2022

RT @Zapaman: @andybalaam @Your_Energy_YW Our ASHP data since 09-Apr-21


Mon Jan 10 09:53:00 +0000 2022

RT @JohnSmillie42: @andybalaam Similar experience in the states with my hybrid heat pump set up - last two bills of the year, energy down 4…


Mon Jan 10 09:53:07 +0000 2022

RT @brianstorms: @andybalaam Got a heat pump and mini-splits for our home about 2 months ago too.

The good news: 85% drop in use of expen…


Mon Jan 10 09:53:26 +0000 2022

RT @R_HeatingHubUK: @andybalaam If you have the time, it would be really helpful if you posted your data on our forums for other UK homeown…


Mon Jan 10 09:56:20 +0000 2022 Replying to @R_HeatingHubUK

Feel free to post a link to my blog post: https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2022/01/09/air-source-heat-pump-our-experience-so-far-2-months-in/


Mon Jan 10 09:57:02 +0000 2022

RT @AlanMonie: @andybalaam The Tesla energy plan from octopus would make your costs 11p/kWh. The ROI on a powerwall could now be worth it f…


Mon Jan 10 09:58:06 +0000 2022 Replying to @AlanMonie

I don't think I'm ready to estimate my annual usage, but solar panels and a battery are next on the list.

I'm holding off moving energy supplier during the current crisis, but Octopus are top of my list to consider.


Mon Jan 10 09:58:25 +0000 2022

RT @JonBlacklock: @andybalaam Rebalancing of the taxes and removing the absurd link that gas prices to electricity but to reflect market co…


Mon Jan 10 09:58:42 +0000 2022

RT @SuperVallo: Why heat pumps won’t take off, in two graphs, unless something changes......


Mon Jan 10 09:58:48 +0000 2022

RT @2still_learning: Well, pick the bones out of this

The analysis is not perfect, as I am sure Andy would agree, but directionally the nu…


Mon Jan 10 09:59:05 +0000 2022 Replying to @2still_learning

Yep, all calculations are very rough.


Mon Jan 10 09:59:19 +0000 2022

RT @MyKomment: Killer conclusion
#heatpumps
It's the right thing to do but ....


Mon Jan 10 09:59:24 +0000 2022

RT @shortthought: @Your_Energy_YW @heatpolicyrich @Adam_Grant_Bell @betateachpod @kenbone44 @MLiebreich Excellent blog post, really appreci…


Mon Jan 10 09:59:40 +0000 2022

RT @theolodian: @Your_Energy_YW @Zapaman @andybalaam Exactly. Ours is 5x and a cascade system only gets a CoP of 2.5 at best, so our gas co…


Mon Jan 10 09:59:48 +0000 2022

RT @Your_Energy_YW: @robertjwhitney @Zapaman @andybalaam I wouldn't say they are a hard sell at the moment, just that we are selling to a n…


Mon Jan 10 09:59:57 +0000 2022

RT @RichardMR64: @andybalaam If you have the £, PV & battery storage are the next logical step.


Mon Jan 10 10:00:05 +0000 2022 Replying to @RichardMR64

Yep, next on the list!


Mon Jan 10 10:00:10 +0000 2022

RT @Your_Energy_YW: @Zapaman @andybalaam Yep, the problem is that if gas is more than 4 times cheaper than electricity, even a 3.07 COP wil…


Mon Jan 10 10:00:15 +0000 2022

RT @PaddingtonCares: @Your_Energy_YW @andybalaam One of my favoured metrics is kWh/deg/day. I track & log outdoor & indoor temps and am abl…


Mon Jan 10 10:00:22 +0000 2022

RT @PaddingtonCares: @andybalaam The spot price for gas is now way above 4p/kWh, and has recently spiked at over 14p before transport & bil…


Mon Jan 10 10:00:31 +0000 2022

RT @eric_hawkins9: @andybalaam @AbigailDombey 2/3rds less Kw!, does that relate into a lower cost? Have you calculated what your cost will…


Mon Jan 10 10:01:51 +0000 2022 Replying to @eric_hawkins9 and @AbigailDombey

Nope, see the next tweet in the thread - it cost more than before. I haven't calculated our annual cost, but I am hoping the summer will be a little better than the winter...


Mon Jan 10 10:02:24 +0000 2022 Replying to @AbigailDombey

Actually, I used a fixed price to calculate cost, so those graphs are in today's prices.


Mon Jan 10 10:02:37 +0000 2022

RT @LewisStanding1: @andybalaam You haven't got your RHI payments yet I presume. Would/will this offset this price increase?

I'm a paralle…


Mon Jan 10 10:03:15 +0000 2022 Replying to @LewisStanding1

RHI will cover a reasonable amount of the cost of installation, but there will be none left over to cover the increased cost. (No, I haven't received any yet.)


Mon Jan 10 10:03:49 +0000 2022 Replying to @Michael60211392

Yes, we changed to reduce our environmental impact.


Mon Jan 10 10:03:57 +0000 2022

RT @Zapaman: @andybalaam My carbon emissions stats


Mon Jan 10 10:04:35 +0000 2022

RT @Your_Energy_YW: @andybalaam Great blog Andy. If you could add in degree day data, which is an agreed measure of how cold it is, then we…


Mon Jan 10 10:04:41 +0000 2022

RT @Your_Energy_YW: Here are the stats good and bad on a recent #heatpump install, it shouldn't cost this much to save CO2 #climatecrisis…


Mon Jan 10 10:05:13 +0000 2022

RT @Samathy_Barratt: I really, really want to ditch gas in my home.

But this is a fine example of why it is such a difficult decision to d…


Mon Jan 10 15:42:36 +0000 2022

RT @TheClimateHawk: @andybalaam @energysmartohio Same here after 10 months!


Mon Jan 10 15:42:43 +0000 2022

RT @stefan_meyer98: @andybalaam In california gas is so expensive that I’m ahead with heatpump. I’m a bit of money. saving money. It’s als…


Mon Jan 10 15:43:51 +0000 2022 Replying to @goldenmatt

My gas was from a gas supplier, not on-site, and my electricity is from an electricity supplier.


Mon Jan 10 15:44:45 +0000 2022 Replying to @MichaelCambro13

I buy my electricity from a supplier, and I am on a "renewable tarrif" meaning that in theory my energy comes from renewable sources, but really it comes from the national UK electricty grid.


Mon Jan 10 16:05:50 +0000 2022 Replying to @MichaelCambro13

Read the blog post for some links https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2022/01/09/air-source-heat-pump-our-experience-so-far-2-months-in/


Mon Jan 10 16:06:03 +0000 2022

RT @Bristolboy: @andybalaam Good thread - for us the heat pump actually has much lower running costs mainly due to an effective electricity…


Mon Jan 10 16:06:53 +0000 2022

RT @DisruptivDecade: Great to see the energy usage drop, but unfortunately it costs more to run because of elec vs gas £/kWh costs.
We need…


Mon Jan 10 16:07:48 +0000 2022 Replying to @ProfitGreenly and @Samathy_Barratt

Does it involve air heating? Many UK homes are massively not airtight, so air heating is not a great option.


Mon Jan 10 16:08:05 +0000 2022

RT @gbwebb: @andybalaam I have a Chiltrix heat pump (Air to Water) and my experience seems to be the same. In fact, the Michigan winter bil…


Mon Jan 10 16:08:46 +0000 2022 Replying to @fodderfiend

Absolutely. Hoping to be able to afford that.


Mon Jan 10 16:09:10 +0000 2022

RT @eric_hawkins9: @andybalaam @AbigailDombey Yes, it's from end of February to end of September my solar thermal heat pipe collector's and…


Mon Jan 10 16:11:22 +0000 2022 Replying to @barbalexand

UK. More here: https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2022/01/09/air-source-heat-pump-our-experience-so-far-2-months-in/


Mon Jan 10 16:51:02 +0000 2022 Replying to @ProfitGreenly and @Samathy_Barratt

No idea, just parroting what I've heard :-)


Tue Jan 11 09:07:24 +0000 2022

RT @Your_Energy_YW: Following on from yesterday's thread from @andybalaam, here is another of our customers, this time with a full year's w…


Tue Jan 11 09:11:28 +0000 2022 Replying to @EfficiencyLast and @Your_Energy_YW

I have not, but do plan solar+battery when we can afford it.


Tue Jan 11 09:12:40 +0000 2022

RT @GoodRobotAndys: AndyB seriously loved The Matrix. Is Matrix Resurrections good enough for him? https://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2022/01/10/s09e08-the-matrix-resurrections-the-good-robot-andys/
#podcast #Matri…


Tue Jan 11 09:13:07 +0000 2022

RT @timfarron: The government has operated on the assumption that people get ‘outrage fatigue’ after a few days. But I can’t get out of my…


Tue Jan 11 11:47:02 +0000 2022 Replying to @jimwebber

RHI does not cover what it cost to install.


Wed Jan 12 15:20:39 +0000 2022

RT @EdwardJDavey: Time to resign @borisjohnson. Now.


Wed Jan 19 09:19:28 +0000 2022

RT @DiodeZone: and we are back online, thanks for your patience everyone! there was a squirrel-chewed fiber up on the utility pole here aff…


Wed Jan 19 11:15:38 +0000 2022

@phil_nash did you have to pay a vast amount of money to have your gas disconnected? Bulb want to charge me £350.


Wed Jan 19 13:13:37 +0000 2022 Replying to @phil_nash

Awesome! It is capped off, and I refused to pay on the basis that it was ridiculous, and I hoped something like what you describe would happen. Thanks!


Thu Jan 20 09:25:09 +0000 2022

RT @JusticeWorriers: Our next episode is a gut-wrenching story from our guest Andy. He used art to process the incredibly hard things he ha…


Thu Jan 20 09:30:20 +0000 2022

RT @Cassetteboy: We're now at over a million views in under 36 hours (Twitter and YouTube combined)! Thanks so much everyone! Are you lis…


Thu Jan 20 13:06:35 +0000 2022 Replying to @ciura_victor

Synapse (Matrix homeserver) https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/


Mon Jan 24 09:59:16 +0000 2022

RT @JusticeWorriers: Andy on unconditional love for God | Justice Worriers Episode 28 http://justiceworriers.libsyn.com/andy-on-unconditional-love-justice-worriers-episode-28?tdest_id=2039648


Tue Feb 01 15:19:37 +0000 2022

I did some of the work for this. It's cool. https://twitter.com/element_hq/status/1488518238984151048


Mon Feb 07 13:38:22 +0000 2022

RT @JusticeWorriers: A good economy? | Justice Worriers Episode 29 http://justiceworriers.libsyn.com/a-good-economy-justice-worriers-episode-29?tdest_id=2039648


Mon Feb 07 13:39:47 +0000 2022

RT @BrenAbolivier: Absolutely loving the "maximise widget" feature in @element_hq, it makes the @fosdem viewing experience so much nicer! #…


Wed Feb 09 09:40:04 +0000 2022

RT @GoodRobotAndys: #podcast about @CensorMovie - AndyC loves the way it descends from normality into expliotation-style #horror
https://t…


Sun Feb 13 13:09:10 +0000 2022

Prayers for today: addicted to our dishonest scales

https://www.wrestleswithgod.org/2022/02/13/prayer-addicted-to-our-dishonest-scales/


Sun Feb 13 13:12:18 +0000 2022 Replying to @andybalaam

My prayer today https://youtu.be/MDvwLw6VGU4?t=4261


Tue Feb 15 08:15:49 +0000 2022

Want to get into free/open source software? Consider the Matrix Outreachy project! https://www.outreachy.org/apply/project-selection/#matrix (I am a mentor) #outreachychat - any questions, DM me.


Tue Feb 15 08:17:34 +0000 2022

RT @Jnyfah_Chukwu: @zaragozahec @outreachy The key to this for me is to always ask for help and clarity, mentors are always there to help a…


Tue Feb 15 08:18:57 +0000 2022 Replying to @andybalaam

Info: https://www.outreachy.org/ or follow @outreachy


Tue Feb 15 08:21:14 +0000 2022

Experience of an Outreachy intern
https://diode.zone/w/ay3XAL9RZdL56SyR6Yc6J5


Tue Feb 15 10:54:01 +0000 2022

RT @matrixdotorg: 🧑‍🎓 Matrix participates in @outreachy this year again

Andy offers to mentor an intern on a project to allow people to bo…


Tue Feb 15 18:52:59 +0000 2022

My son wants to learn C++ for game programming - can anyone recommend a video series? He knows Python and Godot and has some experience with JavaScript and Java. Retweets welcome. #gamedev


Mon Feb 21 09:17:53 +0000 2022

RT @JusticeWorriers: Is God powerless? | Justice Worriers Episode 30 http://justiceworriers.libsyn.com/is-god-powerless-justice-worriers-episode-30?tdest_id=2039648


Fri Mar 04 09:16:18 +0000 2022 Replying to @FAD47830665 and @outreachy

Hi, great! Read the links in the post, and ask me if you have any questions!


Mon Mar 07 08:21:55 +0000 2022

RT @JusticeWorriers: Dave on sexuality | Justice Worriers Episode 31 http://justiceworriers.libsyn.com/dave-on-sexuality-justice-worriers-episode-31?tdest_id=2039648


Mon Mar 07 08:22:03 +0000 2022

RT @JusticeWorriers: Is God powerless? https://justiceworriers.libsyn.com/is-god-powerless-justice-worriers-episode-30 #podcast


Tue Mar 08 11:35:08 +0000 2022

New extensible event types in #Matrix https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2022/03/08/comparison-of-matrix-events-before-and-after-extensible-events/


Tue Mar 08 12:33:01 +0000 2022

RT @protocol: Decentralized messaging apps could be the tool that people in Ukraine, Russia and elsewhere need to stay in touch even in the…


Wed Mar 09 09:49:03 +0000 2022

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Discussion (with spoilers) of #FirstCow
https://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2022/03/08/s09e11-first-cow-the-good-robot-andys/
#podcast


Wed Mar 09 11:12:59 +0000 2022

RT @pati_gallardo: 🧵Thread

1/ "@CppCon leadership and the C++ Foundation board have worked in secret to protect a person convicted of rape…


Wed Mar 09 12:53:29 +0000 2022

RT @pragprog: Genetic Algorithms And Machine Learning For Programmers by Frances Buontempo @fbuontempo

If you are a beginner-to-intermedi…


Mon Mar 14 09:20:09 +0000 2022 Replying to @BonalaisA and @outreachy

Hi, try these links:
https://matrix.org/
https://github.com/vector-im/element-web
https://github.com/vector-im/element-web#setting-up-a-dev-environment


Mon Mar 14 09:21:19 +0000 2022 Replying to @drewsn_

Hi, check out https://www.outreachy.org/outreachy-may-2022-internship-round/communities/matrix/prototype-bookmarking-messages-in-element-web/cfp/ for how to apply!


Tue Mar 22 11:36:48 +0000 2022

Cell is a programming language so simple it's painful to use. Finally, thanks to the awesome @jezhiggins you can play with Cell live on the web at https://jezhiggins.github.io/js-cell-webconsole/


Tue Mar 22 11:49:29 +0000 2022

RT @rachelparris: #WelcomeHomeNazanin


Tue Mar 22 14:06:47 +0000 2022

Android's Messages, Dialer apps quietly sent text, call info to Google https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/21/google_messages_gdpr/ via @theregister


Tue Mar 22 14:29:17 +0000 2022 Replying to @andybalaam

I just installed Simple SMS Messenger from F-Droid and set it as my default SMS app.

https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.simplemobiletools.smsmessenger/


Mon Apr 04 14:24:12 +0000 2022

I'm off to #ACCUConf on Wednesday!

My talk is on Saturday, so I have to experience the whole conference while incredibly nervous.

My talk: Matrix is a Distributed Real-time Database https://accu.digital-medium.co.uk/session/matrix-is-a-distributed-real-time-database/


Mon Apr 11 11:05:42 +0000 2022

RT @FelixPetriconi: @andybalaam sends curls early Saturday morning to his audience at #ACCUConf


Mon Apr 11 11:05:59 +0000 2022

RT @GailOllis: @fbuontempo @andybalaam Normal mode: "normal FOR VIM"


Mon Apr 11 11:06:04 +0000 2022

RT @fbuontempo: #accuconf @andybalaam telling us about Vim


Mon Apr 11 11:08:45 +0000 2022

RT @fbuontempo: Also, Vim. (our cat)


Mon Apr 11 11:10:21 +0000 2022

RT @fbuontempo: gnu Russel Winder @russel_winder


Mon Apr 11 11:13:21 +0000 2022

RT @GailOllis: @fbuontempo @russel_winder GNU Russel Winder


Mon Apr 11 11:14:23 +0000 2022

RT @IAmSteveLove: #accuconf @fbuontempo gets underway at ACCU 2022


Mon Apr 11 11:14:28 +0000 2022

RT @hniemeye: Watching @hashpling talk about CMake. I became the CMake person at my current job and I like it. #accuconf https://t.co/z5W1…


Mon Apr 11 11:14:35 +0000 2022

RT @bjorn_fahller: Next up, "Introduction to verifiable computing" by @AhtoTruu at #accuconf


Mon Apr 11 11:14:43 +0000 2022

RT @sebrose: Keynote by Hannah Dee at #ACCUconf “Diversity is too important to leave to women”

I love this: “the plural of ‘anecdote’ isn’…


Mon Apr 11 11:15:48 +0000 2022

RT @petegoodliffe: This. #accuconf @gregcons


Mon Apr 11 11:17:12 +0000 2022

RT @fbuontempo: #accuconf @IAmSteveLove telling us about reference and value semantics in C#


Mon Apr 11 11:17:37 +0000 2022

RT @FelixPetriconi: @pati_gallardo guides us through them doom of security vulnerabilities in her keynote at #ACCUConf. https://t.co/vJadpX…


Mon Apr 11 11:18:15 +0000 2022

RT @fbuontempo: #ACCUConf @JonJagger up next


Mon Apr 11 11:19:56 +0000 2022

RT @GailOllis: #accuconf GNU Russel Winder


Mon Apr 11 11:23:24 +0000 2022 Replying to @jennr_jenn

So sorry to hear you have covid. I hope you recover completely, and quickly. 💚


Mon Apr 11 12:46:47 +0000 2022

Streaming #Rust + #Matrix in 14 minutes on https://andybalaam.uk.to (Owncast) or https://twitch.tv/andybalaam


Mon Apr 25 10:48:58 +0000 2022

RT @GoodRobotAndys: We're going to start live streaming our podcast recording sessions, maybe even tonight?
Follow us on https://t.co/Nw12E…


Mon Apr 25 14:10:44 +0000 2022

RT @stevestreeting: For no particular reason 😒, here’s my Mastodon account. I’ve let it atrophy a bit because of where the gamedev activity…


Mon Apr 25 14:26:36 +0000 2022

RT @TheEnbyperor: Since everyone seems to be jumping ship to mastodon, I’m am available( and have been for a while) at https://t.co/IeuSZOy…


Tue Apr 26 10:44:50 +0000 2022

If Twitter's record on toxic communication gets (even) worse, I will leave.

I am already more active on Mastodon https://mastodon.social/@andybalaam


Tue Apr 26 12:31:06 +0000 2022 Replying to @GailOllis

Followed!


Wed Apr 27 22:39:14 +0000 2022

Streaming live nowish: crafting my perfect .vimrc from scratch.

https://andybalaam.uk.to/

https://www.twitch.tv/andybalaam


Thu Apr 28 09:03:45 +0000 2022

RT @jennr_jenn: This makes me so cross. Girls love hard maths at pretty much the same rate as boys do. Girls don't like male dominated clas…


Wed May 04 08:11:46 +0000 2022 Replying to @evacide and @denisersalmeida

There are several period-tracking apps that don't send your data away from your phone. I haven't used it, but https://arnowelzel.de/projekte/periodical seems a good one to try. It is open source, so you can even check the code to make sure it keeps your data private.


Wed May 04 08:11:58 +0000 2022

There are several period-tracking apps that don't send your data away from your phone. I haven't used it, but https://arnowelzel.de/projekte/periodical seems a good one to try. It is open source, so you can even check the code to make sure it keeps your data private.


Thu May 05 15:27:39 +0000 2022

RT @denisersalmeida: @andybalaam @evacide @NaturalCycles is EEA based and also a decent privacy respecting option imho. Would stay clear of…


Sun May 08 11:55:42 +0000 2022

Prayers for today
https://www.wrestleswithgod.org/2022/05/08/prayer-a-glimmer-of-hope/


Sun May 08 11:58:47 +0000 2022

Me reading my prayers today https://youtu.be/He-gcKGRSVI?t=3769


Wed May 11 08:26:18 +0000 2022

RT @KathyBacon75: @andybalaam drip? It's from F Droid


Thu May 12 09:21:02 +0000 2022

RT @PrivateEyeNews: Johnson & Hancock insist “we didn’t know Covid could be transmitted asymptomatically” when they illegally sent untested…


Thu May 12 09:21:53 +0000 2022

RT @IAmPippaEvans: It's mad that we react to 'I can't afford to eat' with 'You don't know how to cook' rather than 'That is awful. Let's fi…


Thu May 12 09:22:32 +0000 2022

RT @bodil: Going to take me a while to start believing it. 🤯 https://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules


Fri May 13 08:27:46 +0000 2022

The EU Commission’s New Proposal Would Undermine Encryption And Scan Our Messages
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/05/eu-commissions-new-proposal-would-undermine-encryption-and-scan-our-messages


Fri May 13 10:12:06 +0000 2022

I just stopped myself tweeting something in case it caused pain to someone. I can toot it on @joinmastodon because of its handy Content Warning feature.


Fri May 13 10:12:22 +0000 2022

RT @RaineyCode: My experience of twitter is more than 5% spam/ fake accounts.

A simple metric for me is the number of @ mentions or DMs fr…


Fri May 13 11:52:42 +0000 2022

RT @DaLeftHook: Time to set up that @joinmastodon account.


Sun May 15 14:42:17 +0000 2022 Replying to @UbisoftSupport

Really sad without my Trials Fusion Track Central :-(


Thu May 26 22:50:31 +0000 2022

Superb Category Theory videos by @BartoszMilewski
with cleaned-up audio are now at:
https://diode.zone/w/p/mCdnpFg3E2Hw6Rbb4wGxav

All three lecture series now done.

If you never understood Category Theory but know it's supposed to be helpful, give these videos a try. They helped me a lot.


Mon Jun 06 12:10:33 +0000 2022

Letter to my MP about preventing people claiming asylum https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2022/06/06/deporting-desperate-people-from-the-uk/


Tue Jun 07 08:11:19 +0000 2022

RT @DebatINQUEST: “I can tell you that most of the other asylum seekers who are in the same situation as me are also considering suicide. W…


Tue Jun 07 11:54:27 +0000 2022

Me on Matrix Live demoing a little UI hack for Element Web https://youtu.be/oxfqQ0TrTXU?t=305
#Matrix


Tue Jun 07 12:54:57 +0000 2022

RT @banbury_bill: This policy is utterly immoral. Conceived and implemented by the immoral.


Tue Jun 07 20:46:13 +0000 2022

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Latest episode out now - Licorice Pizza.

Andy B pretty much nails it when he guesses the plot from the name.

https://…


Wed Jun 08 10:16:02 +0000 2022 Replying to @GoodRobotAndys and @HankaJams2022

Yup, that was it.


Wed Jun 08 10:16:08 +0000 2022

RT @GoodRobotAndys: @HankaJams2022 @andybalaam is now going to claim he was in "presenter mode", helping to encourage https://t.co/gCTrsf5v…


Tue Jun 14 08:49:35 +0000 2022

Deportation of asylum seekers should shame us as a nation. https://twitter.com/JustinWelby/status/1536456970546335754


Tue Jun 14 12:19:02 +0000 2022

RT @SqueakinglyJen: I don't think the general public realise that the refugees being transported to Rwanda are chosen randomly. They may ha…


Tue Jun 14 12:21:55 +0000 2022

RT @LibDems: "So how do we stop those lethal boat journeys across the channel?

"It seems obvious to me: If we provide safe routes to the…


Thu Jun 16 07:57:51 +0000 2022

RT @JusticeWorriers: Matt on Crisis and Revelation | Justice Worriers Episode 32
Can a fantastical vision written down for the victims of a…


Thu Jun 16 07:58:23 +0000 2022

RT @JusticeWorriers: Difficult to know whether we should be worrying about the climate, the war, or whether we are worrying too much. If we…


Mon Jun 27 10:20:12 +0000 2022

Vim for Fun, one of my talks at #ACCUConf

Why and how to use Vim, if you're curious.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8erete2UUC0


Mon Jun 27 10:29:24 +0000 2022

RT @ProfBrianCox: The reason the UK will have the lowest growth in the G7 next year is Brexit. We're not going to reverse the decline until…


Fri Jul 01 09:50:17 +0000 2022

My #Outreachy intern Usman, introducing himself and his work on #matrix! He's going to write a first draft of being able to favourite/bookmark messages:

https://yaya-usman.hashnode.dev/outreachy-blog-introducing-myself


Wed Jul 06 08:31:44 +0000 2022

RT @Ian_Fraser: UK’s new chancellor Nadhim Zahawi banked £1.3m from @Gulf_Keystone while working as an MP, keeping his overall second-job e…


Mon Jul 11 09:24:25 +0000 2022

My Talk from #ACCUConf: an Intro to the #Matrix protocol - using curl to send a message etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BR85IJI8b0


Mon Jul 11 09:24:42 +0000 2022

RT @ACCUConf: Matrix is a Distributed Real-time Database - by @andybalaam - ACCU 2022

https://youtu.be/9BR85IJI8b0

#Matrix #programming #codin…


Sun Jul 17 11:29:01 +0000 2022

Prayer: your manifesto

https://www.wrestleswithgod.org/2022/07/17/prayer-your-manifesto/


Sun Jul 17 12:42:35 +0000 2022

Me reading my prayers this morning https://youtu.be/aVm5mBLscyw?t=3852


Sun Jul 17 12:53:41 +0000 2022

Boris Johnson and the Lebedevs: how I exposed the prime minister’s defining scandal https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/16/carole-cadwalladr-boris-johnson-lebedevs-prime-ministers-defining-scandal?CMP=share_btn_tw


Mon Jul 18 15:54:35 +0000 2022

Follow me on @andybalaam@mastodon.social to hear about my live streams, or check out https://twitch.tv/andybalaam or https://andybalaam.uk.to


Thu Jul 21 18:29:30 +0000 2022

RT @sonicmega: All the people who laughed off the “worrywarts” years ago for freaking out about the Funny Dancing Robot Dogs (tm) should be…


Thu Aug 04 08:46:16 +0000 2022

Lightning talk where I write Snake in 6 minutes

https://youtu.be/3f5YBbd5iQA


Thu Aug 04 08:46:24 +0000 2022

RT @ACCUConf: ACCU Lightning Talk - What Am I? - by @andybalaam - ACCU 2022

https://youtu.be/3f5YBbd5iQA

#coding #programming #ACCUConf


Mon Aug 15 08:34:28 +0000 2022

Me "proving" the 5-colour theorem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQDZuK9OEg4


Mon Aug 15 08:34:50 +0000 2022

RT @ACCUConf: ACCU Lightning Talk - The 5 Colour Theorem - by @andybalaam - ACCU 2022

https://youtu.be/MQDZuK9OEg4

#coding #programming #ACCUC…


Mon Aug 15 11:09:19 +0000 2022

RT @outreachy: You can contribute to and modify Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). It is free & accessible to all.

@outreachy allows y…


Mon Aug 22 12:34:28 +0000 2022

RT @ThatTimWalker: We should listen to this every single day to be aware exactly how precarious our position has become. https://t.co/JOzuC…


Fri Aug 26 08:33:17 +0000 2022

Outreachy August 2022 update
https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2022/08/26/outreachy-august-2022-update/


Fri Aug 26 08:35:18 +0000 2022

RT @greenbelt: Good morning ☀️ see you soon!


Mon Sep 12 14:23:20 +0000 2022

RT @outreachy: @andybalaam shared their experience and thoughts about being a @matrixdotorg mentor via the Outreachy program. They also sha…


Tue Sep 13 12:59:04 +0000 2022

Tips for working with contenteditables https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2022/09/13/tips-for-contenteditables/


Mon Sep 26 12:20:03 +0000 2022

RT @jezhiggins: Had a bath, and found myself thinking about putting on a one day fun software conference. Six or eight half hour talks abou…


Mon Sep 26 12:20:09 +0000 2022 Replying to @jezhiggins

woah


Mon Sep 26 12:22:11 +0000 2022

Did you know I live stream Rust coding every week at 14:00 UK time on a Monday?

https://andybalaam.uk.to/

or you can find me on twitch.


Tue Sep 27 22:18:05 +0000 2022

RT @GoodRobotAndys: A rare tech #podcast about Cellular Automata from the clueless Andys. What are they? Fran (@fbuontempo) will explain...…


Thu Sep 29 07:28:13 +0000 2022

This government's unfunded tax cuts are disastrously irresponsible. We've had enough of it - we need a general election.


Mon Oct 03 19:42:53 +0000 2022

Internet down :-( @virginmedia say they hope to have it fixed tomorrow afternoon. Family is unhappy.


Mon Oct 03 20:01:19 +0000 2022 Replying to @virginmedia

And it's back \o/


Fri Oct 07 10:13:58 +0000 2022

RT @stevestreeting: Not content with simply screwing over people in the present, this government wants to screw over the rest of the planet…


Mon Oct 17 09:09:48 +0000 2022

Are you thinking of running a Secret Santa-style gift exchange this year?

Do you like minimal web interfaces that don't use JavaScript and don't email you?

Then you might like my new project Santa Circles: https://santacircles.artificialworlds.net

#christmas


Thu Oct 20 08:52:25 +0000 2022

When a minister fails, they should resign.
When a government fails, there should be an election.

These things used to be assumed. Now I think we need a written constitution.


Thu Oct 20 12:43:35 +0000 2022

General Election Now please


Thu Oct 20 12:45:02 +0000 2022

RT @timfarron: So…. We’re about to trust the direction of our country at this most important time, to a group of people who have consistent…


Thu Oct 20 12:45:11 +0000 2022

RT @terryandrob: A general election, please.


Thu Oct 20 12:45:16 +0000 2022

RT @CatLamin: GENERAL ELECTION NOW


Thu Oct 20 12:45:33 +0000 2022

RT @jonskeet: I really want to see a general election with at least one party campaigning with the slogan "Make politics boring again."


Thu Oct 20 12:47:10 +0000 2022

RT @Samathy_Barratt: Lettuce have a general election, please.


Thu Oct 20 13:10:47 +0000 2022

RT @Ed_Miliband: The Conservative Party is unfit to govern. 12 years of failure, 5 Prime Ministers, and working people paying the price. We…


Thu Oct 20 13:11:17 +0000 2022

RT @Ed_Miliband: 🤡


Thu Oct 20 13:11:29 +0000 2022

RT @Ed_Miliband: The fever that has taken over the Tory party didn’t start with Liz Truss. Trickle down economics has been the guiding phil…


Thu Oct 20 14:01:58 +0000 2022

RT @stevestreeting: I guess now we have to wait to see which useless clown the ancient cursed souls trapped in a limbo of their own making*…


Fri Oct 21 11:13:56 +0000 2022

RT @EinsteinsAttic: Wow. This'll probably get lost amongst all the #lettuce puns, but in a functioning #democracy, this should be career-en…


Sun Oct 23 11:56:55 +0000 2022

Prayer: Rich and poor
https://www.wrestleswithgod.org/2022/10/23/prayer-rich-and-poor/


Sun Oct 23 11:57:18 +0000 2022

Me reading my prayers today @stjohnsegham
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjxyV8uetjU&t=3913s


Tue Oct 25 09:16:46 +0000 2022

Eat Apples Quick is a speed run pacman game. You move as fast as you can press the keys.

https://smolpxl.gitlab.io/eat-apples-quick/


Tue Oct 25 09:26:40 +0000 2022

RT @davidrvetter: Thinking about how the UK's new Prime Minister helped engineer the 2008 financial crisis and got rich doing it. https://t…


Tue Oct 25 09:31:01 +0000 2022

Santa Circles is a very simple web site for managing your secret santa groups.

🧑‍🎄 https://santacircles.artificialworlds.net

#Christmas


Thu Oct 27 16:50:08 +0000 2022

RT @Ed_Miliband: This is a massive failure of leadership

We were the COP26 hosts and now the UK PM will be missing in action

What Rishi S…


Fri Oct 28 10:02:20 +0000 2022

Repeating: if Trump returns to Twitter, I leave. I am already more active on @andybalaam@mastodon.social and it's more fun over there.


Fri Oct 28 10:03:01 +0000 2022

RT @linux_pro: Linux Magazine is now on @joinmastodon! You can follow us here https://fosstodon.org/@linuxmagazine #Linux #Mastodon #OpenSource #FOSS


Fri Oct 28 10:07:57 +0000 2022

RT @joinmastodon: Signing up on Mastodon is easy! Unlike a traditional social network, it's not a single website. Instead, you pick a "serv…


Fri Oct 28 10:13:32 +0000 2022

RT @viTekiM: Follow me: https://mastodon.social/@VectorMikeT#


Mon Oct 31 09:10:45 +0000 2022

RT @knatten: Not very active yet, but I'm on Mastodon: https://mastodon.online/@knatten


Mon Oct 31 09:16:05 +0000 2022

Have fun with your real-life friends this Christmas by organising a Secret Santa, using my tiny hobby project https://santacircles.artificialworlds.net - it's free, it won't sell you anything. It won't even email you.


Mon Oct 31 11:37:30 +0000 2022

https://scott.mn/2022/10/29/twitter_features_mastodon_is_better_without/


Mon Oct 31 13:40:25 +0000 2022

I have requested an archive of my Twitter data


Mon Oct 31 15:28:28 +0000 2022

I promised that if Trump returns here, I will leave, and I am ready to keep that promise.

I will upload an archive of my tweets to http://artificialworlds.net/tweets

(That link is not active yet.)