David Burns
@automatedtester.co.uk
Head of OSPO @browserstack, Se & NightwatchJS Committer. Co-Editor WebDriver spec. Chair of Browser Testing & Tools W3C WG, [email protected], https://www.theautomatedtester.co.uk
There is a special place in hell for people who do facetime calls in a coffee shop with other person on loudspeaker... It's the same place where people do things on trains on loudspeaker
September 26, 2026 at 12:08 PM
There is a special place in hell for people who do facetime calls in a coffee shop with other person on loudspeaker... It's the same place where people do things on trains on loudspeaker
@lewisgoodall.com just catching up on @thenewsagents.co.uk … why did you give the Minister for Energy a easy ride? You focused on Daily Mail style questions(net zero) rather than asking why can’t we decouple gas from electricity pricing which makes net zero super easy?
August 30, 2026 at 4:55 PM
@lewisgoodall.com just catching up on @thenewsagents.co.uk … why did you give the Minister for Energy a easy ride? You focused on Daily Mail style questions(net zero) rather than asking why can’t we decouple gas from electricity pricing which makes net zero super easy?
Don't let anyone tell you off for vibe coding. Even @anthropic.com do it with their authentication systems for Claude Code
August 18, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Don't let anyone tell you off for vibe coding. Even @anthropic.com do it with their authentication systems for Claude Code
Reposted by David Burns
Great idea - but 30 years too late?
(I now get very few spam calls on mobile, none on my unused landline)
(I now get very few spam calls on mobile, none on my unused landline)
France to ban unsolicited telemarketing calls from August 11
France to ban unsolicited telemarketing calls from August 11
After a joint call by 11 consumer groups, the French parliament approved a law to impose fines on individuals or companies that make unsolicited marketing calls, which can be reported through a public website.
www.lemonde.fr
August 6, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Great idea - but 30 years too late?
(I now get very few spam calls on mobile, none on my unused landline)
(I now get very few spam calls on mobile, none on my unused landline)
Do people at Atlassian actually use Rovo... I mean... it's quicker to use Claude for Chrome than to use Rovo to do the same task and Claude is trying to figure out the UI as it works not use the internal APIs Rovo has access to...
August 6, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Do people at Atlassian actually use Rovo... I mean... it's quicker to use Claude for Chrome than to use Rovo to do the same task and Claude is trying to figure out the UI as it works not use the internal APIs Rovo has access to...
Argentina think this is street brawl. Fans need to be calling for those players bring their country into disrepute to be dropped
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
Argentina’s World Cup ends with punches and in disgrace
Paredes was involved in an ugly clash with Spain’s Eric Garcia and Gavi following the full-time whistle
www.independent.co.uk
July 19, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Argentina think this is street brawl. Fans need to be calling for those players bring their country into disrepute to be dropped
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
Spain deserved that!
July 19, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Spain deserved that!
Vote for Count Binface in the Clacton By-Election
July 8, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Vote for Count Binface in the Clacton By-Election
Are Americans happy about their corrupt government making their football team corrupt www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
World Cup 2026: Balogun decision leaves red card system in disarray
The decision to effectively overturn the red card shown to United States forward Folarin Balogun leaves many unanswered questions.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 6, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Are Americans happy about their corrupt government making their football team corrupt www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Nothing says “I have the best product” like a company suing people for then saying no…
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Palantir to sue Sadiq Khan over blocked £50m Met police contract
US spy-tech company to challenge London mayor’s intervention after he raised concerns over breach of procurement rules
www.theguardian.com
June 9, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Nothing says “I have the best product” like a company suing people for then saying no…
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
In this economy? I don't think so...
June 6, 2026 at 10:36 AM
In this economy? I don't think so...
Reposted by David Burns
Good thing a lot of the development lifecycle depends on @github.com. Yet again, GitHub is "degraded".
In this case, it says the Selenium account is suspended...
p.s. Just a reminder that Microsoft are trying to own the whole SDLC and everything is getting worse from VS Code to Github to NPM
In this case, it says the Selenium account is suspended...
p.s. Just a reminder that Microsoft are trying to own the whole SDLC and everything is getting worse from VS Code to Github to NPM
May 26, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Good thing a lot of the development lifecycle depends on @github.com. Yet again, GitHub is "degraded".
In this case, it says the Selenium account is suspended...
p.s. Just a reminder that Microsoft are trying to own the whole SDLC and everything is getting worse from VS Code to Github to NPM
In this case, it says the Selenium account is suspended...
p.s. Just a reminder that Microsoft are trying to own the whole SDLC and everything is getting worse from VS Code to Github to NPM
Claude code getting confused by git worktrees? Happens all the time and they closed it. @anthropic.com Can we get a human to review and fix?
github.com/anthropics/c...
github.com/anthropics/c...
[Bug] Worktree context switching causes unintended branch operations on main repo · Issue #49424 · anthropics/claude-code
Bug Description Claude worktress don't work. I started this session with a worktree and part way through it totally switched and went to my main repo and messed up merging some changes with another...
github.com
May 26, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Claude code getting confused by git worktrees? Happens all the time and they closed it. @anthropic.com Can we get a human to review and fix?
github.com/anthropics/c...
github.com/anthropics/c...
Why does claude keep forgetting which worktree I put it into?
May 22, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Why does claude keep forgetting which worktree I put it into?
It's amazing to watch AI get dumber and try gas light you
May 22, 2026 at 11:57 AM
It's amazing to watch AI get dumber and try gas light you
Reposted by David Burns
Brilliant from @ellabaron.bsky.social.
⚠️ Brexit was made possible by decades of economic failure for large parts of the country.
📉 Brexit has worsened those inequalities and hit these regions hardest.
🤕 Now Farage is prospering from the chaos which he sowed.
⚠️ Brexit was made possible by decades of economic failure for large parts of the country.
📉 Brexit has worsened those inequalities and hit these regions hardest.
🤕 Now Farage is prospering from the chaos which he sowed.
May 21, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Brilliant from @ellabaron.bsky.social.
⚠️ Brexit was made possible by decades of economic failure for large parts of the country.
📉 Brexit has worsened those inequalities and hit these regions hardest.
🤕 Now Farage is prospering from the chaos which he sowed.
⚠️ Brexit was made possible by decades of economic failure for large parts of the country.
📉 Brexit has worsened those inequalities and hit these regions hardest.
🤕 Now Farage is prospering from the chaos which he sowed.
TIL that Github Actions Windows runners have 2 drives available to you... and the workspace is on D:\
May 21, 2026 at 5:17 PM
TIL that Github Actions Windows runners have 2 drives available to you... and the workspace is on D:\
Since I regularly miss new albums coming out from bands that Gen X and Millennials would love when I do I will share!
There is a new The Smashing Pumpkins album out and it is good!
There is a new The Smashing Pumpkins album out and it is good!
May 20, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Since I regularly miss new albums coming out from bands that Gen X and Millennials would love when I do I will share!
There is a new The Smashing Pumpkins album out and it is good!
There is a new The Smashing Pumpkins album out and it is good!
"Let's make browsers open source... so that everyone can contribute"
Narrator: But this, you see viewer, is a lie. Building browsers isn't easy as it's documented by engineers who forget small things which breaks the build...
Narrator: But this, you see viewer, is a lie. Building browsers isn't easy as it's documented by engineers who forget small things which breaks the build...
May 18, 2026 at 11:59 AM
"Let's make browsers open source... so that everyone can contribute"
Narrator: But this, you see viewer, is a lie. Building browsers isn't easy as it's documented by engineers who forget small things which breaks the build...
Narrator: But this, you see viewer, is a lie. Building browsers isn't easy as it's documented by engineers who forget small things which breaks the build...
I joined a call and just thought... why do I look like a hacker meme when working...
May 18, 2026 at 11:06 AM
I joined a call and just thought... why do I look like a hacker meme when working...
The age of AI is brought to you by "the age of `No space left on device`"
May 13, 2026 at 12:43 PM
The age of AI is brought to you by "the age of `No space left on device`"