Good article, and I love the line "Do algorithms dream up electric creeps?"
Everyone says social media needs to be regulated
There's just one problem - it *already is*
I've had a look at why regulation is failing, what we might do about it, and what the risks are - because nothing is ever as simple as it seems
New post: chamindajayanetti.substack.com/p/how-do-you...
There's just one problem - it *already is*
I've had a look at why regulation is failing, what we might do about it, and what the risks are - because nothing is ever as simple as it seems
New post: chamindajayanetti.substack.com/p/how-do-you...
How do you solve a problem like social media? Part I
It's all well and good saying we should regulate social media. But social media is already regulated. So why is it failing? And what could we do in response?
chamindajayanetti.substack.com
July 8, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Good article, and I love the line "Do algorithms dream up electric creeps?"
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Old enough to recognize this as a data center
June 29, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Old enough to recognize this as a data center
The man, the Mythos?
It's patch Tuesday, and .NET has a few today ...
May 12, 2026 at 8:14 PM
The man, the Mythos?
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This is a sniffing dog trained to look for slackers wasting time on digital media.
Looks like he found one!!!
Looks like he found one!!!
April 9, 2026 at 11:50 AM
This is a sniffing dog trained to look for slackers wasting time on digital media.
Looks like he found one!!!
Looks like he found one!!!
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It’s not box wine, it’s cardboardeaux.
January 28, 2025 at 7:43 PM
It’s not box wine, it’s cardboardeaux.
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IT IS TIME
The man looked up from his beach chair.
"Really?" He said. "I've only just retired."
Death held up a timer. A single grain was about to fall. And then... It didn't.
CURIOUS
Vetinari shrugged.
"I've only just discovered drinks with little umbrellas. I'll let it fall in a bit" 1/17
The man looked up from his beach chair.
"Really?" He said. "I've only just retired."
Death held up a timer. A single grain was about to fall. And then... It didn't.
CURIOUS
Vetinari shrugged.
"I've only just discovered drinks with little umbrellas. I'll let it fall in a bit" 1/17
August 16, 2024 at 8:26 PM
IT IS TIME
The man looked up from his beach chair.
"Really?" He said. "I've only just retired."
Death held up a timer. A single grain was about to fall. And then... It didn't.
CURIOUS
Vetinari shrugged.
"I've only just discovered drinks with little umbrellas. I'll let it fall in a bit" 1/17
The man looked up from his beach chair.
"Really?" He said. "I've only just retired."
Death held up a timer. A single grain was about to fall. And then... It didn't.
CURIOUS
Vetinari shrugged.
"I've only just discovered drinks with little umbrellas. I'll let it fall in a bit" 1/17
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Most reliable poll so far puts Labour in the lead, with Reform a distant third.
(Yes, we should have tidied up first, I’ve been busy okay.)
(Yes, we should have tidied up first, I’ve been busy okay.)
February 25, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Most reliable poll so far puts Labour in the lead, with Reform a distant third.
(Yes, we should have tidied up first, I’ve been busy okay.)
(Yes, we should have tidied up first, I’ve been busy okay.)
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Who stands for Factorisation?
Zack Polanski stands for Integration Farage stands for Division, its that simple
December 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Who stands for Factorisation?
It wasn't French and it didn't help the drainage
so I have finally started digging the trench in the garden for the French drain
would you all like to guess what I found
would you all like to guess what I found
November 25, 2025 at 10:57 PM
It wasn't French and it didn't help the drainage
This feels like most software development advice in that it is probably mostly true, but the real answer is always "it depends"
if you're going to brine a turkey for thursday, you need to start defrosting today.
November 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM
This feels like most software development advice in that it is probably mostly true, but the real answer is always "it depends"
Sure there's a gag in here somewhere about a Diss track
Every mainline station between London and Norwich has step-free access – except one. Diss, which serves more than 600,000 people a year.
There’s a campaign for access - and it’s growing…
eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/tra...
There’s a campaign for access - and it’s growing…
eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/tra...
Bridging the gap: the campaign to make Diss station accessible
The need for lifts at the Diss station is obvious and the locals are petitioning to demand that authorities respond
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Sure there's a gag in here somewhere about a Diss track
Accurate
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Accurate
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I think this constant push for immigrants to feel & act ‘grateful’ is so insidious. Let’s change the narrative. Migration is a normal part of human behaviour, not a charity case. If you’re doing your best to do your best, you don’t need to do even more to be accepted. It’s your right to be accepted.
November 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I think this constant push for immigrants to feel & act ‘grateful’ is so insidious. Let’s change the narrative. Migration is a normal part of human behaviour, not a charity case. If you’re doing your best to do your best, you don’t need to do even more to be accepted. It’s your right to be accepted.
“It has stopped making sense to work,” she said, which certainly explains her approach to opposition."
Genius.
Genius.
You wait months for an incoherent speech on the economy, and then two come along in the same morning! My SKETCH of Rachel Reeves vs Kemi Badenoch vs Reality.
Making a mess of a mess | Robert Hutton | The Critic Magazine
To get one incoherent speech on the economy may be regarded as a misfortune. To get two in the same morning… well, it did at least move us towards an explanation of why people have to keep making them.
thecritic.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 9:03 PM
“It has stopped making sense to work,” she said, which certainly explains her approach to opposition."
Genius.
Genius.
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Oh you're a jpg?
I'm sorry for your loss.
I'm sorry for your loss.
October 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Oh you're a jpg?
I'm sorry for your loss.
I'm sorry for your loss.
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“Let’s call it for what it is: bullshit. The truth is, politicians have talked about little else but immigration for decades and in the most dehumanising ways.
Polanski added: “Stop the boats’ is all we hear. Well, today I'm saying ‘stop the bullshit’.”
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Polanski added: “Stop the boats’ is all we hear. Well, today I'm saying ‘stop the bullshit’.”
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
UK faces ‘battle for the soul’ of the country, says Starmer amid Reform threat
In a rallying cry to progressives around the world, the Prime Minister said allies must stop the ‘politics of predatory grievance’.
www.independent.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
“Let’s call it for what it is: bullshit. The truth is, politicians have talked about little else but immigration for decades and in the most dehumanising ways.
Polanski added: “Stop the boats’ is all we hear. Well, today I'm saying ‘stop the bullshit’.”
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Polanski added: “Stop the boats’ is all we hear. Well, today I'm saying ‘stop the bullshit’.”
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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Happy birthday to the great eighteenth-century critic and lexicographer Samuel Johnson.
September 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Happy birthday to the great eighteenth-century critic and lexicographer Samuel Johnson.
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Tomorrow Night is @dotnetnorth.bsky.social, with a talk from @simonpainter.bsky.social
From 6pm at Bright HR
Tickets still available, it's FREE, and there is pizza 🍕
www.meetup.com/dotnetnorth/...
#Manchester #DotNet #CSharp
From 6pm at Bright HR
Tickets still available, it's FREE, and there is pizza 🍕
www.meetup.com/dotnetnorth/...
#Manchester #DotNet #CSharp
Down The Oregon Trail with Functional C#, Tue, Sep 16, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
Originally scheduled for July, we're delighted to have rescheduled the following talk:
**Down The Oregon Trail with Functional C#** \- Simon Painter
Oregon Trail is often
www.meetup.com
September 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I'll be there..
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There are folk out there using .NET who never had to think about the Global Assembly Cache.
In some ways nature is healing.
In some ways nature is healing.
September 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
There are folk out there using .NET who never had to think about the Global Assembly Cache.
In some ways nature is healing.
In some ways nature is healing.