bad and nonsensical approach imo. but then I'd like to see civil service faststream redirected towards career-changers...
November 15, 2024 at 1:13 PM
bad and nonsensical approach imo. but then I'd like to see civil service faststream redirected towards career-changers...
Good stuff here. I'd add there's also unhelpful class/social stratification, with those on the well-established faststream-> policy -> treasury -> minister-handling trajectory to seniority being the officers, and everyone else being troops.
I’ve argued that the Civil Service’s problems are best framed as structural and cultural, rather than a function of individuals.
Cultures are made up of norms that are sustained by language and behaviours.
So what norms does the CS need to tackle to be more effective?
A first stab 🧵
Cultures are made up of norms that are sustained by language and behaviours.
So what norms does the CS need to tackle to be more effective?
A first stab 🧵
December 13, 2024 at 10:50 AM
Good stuff here. I'd add there's also unhelpful class/social stratification, with those on the well-established faststream-> policy -> treasury -> minister-handling trajectory to seniority being the officers, and everyone else being troops.
Also, I’d say UK had an at least proportionate number in senior positions and UK-priority areas, a disproportionately high number of secondees, and that any shortfall was largely down to the UK CS’s lack of commitment and ending the European Faststream.
June 10, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Also, I’d say UK had an at least proportionate number in senior positions and UK-priority areas, a disproportionately high number of secondees, and that any shortfall was largely down to the UK CS’s lack of commitment and ending the European Faststream.
FastStream simplifies high-performance async message processing in Python for Kafka/RabbitMQ. Would you try it for your next real-time data project?
#Python #FastStream
open.substack.com/pub/pythonli...
#Python #FastStream
open.substack.com/pub/pythonli...
FastStream: Simple & Powerful Python Async Messaging
FastStream: Python async framework for high-performance Kafka & RabbitMQ message processing. Build powerful apps with minimal code.
open.substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:37 AM
FastStream simplifies high-performance async message processing in Python for Kafka/RabbitMQ. Would you try it for your next real-time data project?
#Python #FastStream
open.substack.com/pub/pythonli...
#Python #FastStream
open.substack.com/pub/pythonli...
FastStream : un framework Python Open Source conçu pour créer des services asynchrones interagissant avec des flux d’événements, comme Kafka, RabbitMQ, NATS, et Redis.
👉 github.com/airtai/fa...
👉 github.com/airtai/fa...
October 30, 2024 at 12:52 PM
FastStream : un framework Python Open Source conçu pour créer des services asynchrones interagissant avec des flux d’événements, comme Kafka, RabbitMQ, NATS, et Redis.
👉 github.com/airtai/fa...
👉 github.com/airtai/fa...
Choosing a Python task queue library in 2026: Celery vs Dramatiq vs FastStream vs Taskiq vs Repid
https://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/1u775lo/choosing_a_python_task_queue_library_in_2026/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/1u775lo/choosing_a_python_task_queue_library_in_2026/
June 26, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Choosing a Python task queue library in 2026: Celery vs Dramatiq vs FastStream vs Taskiq vs Repid
https://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/1u775lo/choosing_a_python_task_queue_library_in_2026/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/1u775lo/choosing_a_python_task_queue_library_in_2026/
Were you one of those Faststream lads? Hard to figure I’ve never actually met you. That feels quite weird
April 25, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Were you one of those Faststream lads? Hard to figure I’ve never actually met you. That feels quite weird
UK Civil Service Fast Stream — The Complete Insider’s Guide!
YouTube video by Steffan Davies
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 8:41 PM
A follow-up to my popular post, Whatever Happened to my Faststream Cohort?
www.edrith.co.uk/p/whatever-h...
www.edrith.co.uk/p/whatever-h...
Whatever Happened to my Faststream Cohort?
Seventeen years ago I joined the Civil Service Fast Stream, in what was then the Department of Trade and Industry(1). I was part of a cohort of 15 of us in the DTI, or about 300 across the whole civil...
www.edrith.co.uk
November 27, 2024 at 8:24 AM
A follow-up to my popular post, Whatever Happened to my Faststream Cohort?
www.edrith.co.uk/p/whatever-h...
www.edrith.co.uk/p/whatever-h...
Feed: "PyPI recent updates"
By: me@shiriev.ru on Wednesday, January 14, 2026
By: me@shiriev.ru on Wednesday, January 14, 2026
modern-di-faststream 2.0.0a5
Modern-DI integration for FastStream
pypi.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Feed: "PyPI recent updates"
By: me@shiriev.ru on Wednesday, January 14, 2026
By: me@shiriev.ru on Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Join us next Wednesday, 25th of February for another amazing meetup!
This month: Faststream and AI guidelines and good practices.
www.meetup.com/python-barce...
See you there!
This month: Faststream and AI guidelines and good practices.
www.meetup.com/python-barce...
See you there!
Python Meetup February: Valentine's day is over, come to the meetup., Wed, Feb 25, 2026, 6:00 PM | Meetup
For this month's Meetup, we are partnering with **bSport** to offer two sessions about: **Faststream** and **Implementing guidelines and good practices with AI and semgrep.
www.meetup.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Join us next Wednesday, 25th of February for another amazing meetup!
This month: Faststream and AI guidelines and good practices.
www.meetup.com/python-barce...
See you there!
This month: Faststream and AI guidelines and good practices.
www.meetup.com/python-barce...
See you there!
Found a solution in the mean time: just telling youtube's default video player to fuck right off :)
This extension lets me buffer the entire ass video along with some other nice additions, this is good :3
faststream.online
This extension lets me buffer the entire ass video along with some other nice additions, this is good :3
faststream.online
January 11, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Found a solution in the mean time: just telling youtube's default video player to fuck right off :)
This extension lets me buffer the entire ass video along with some other nice additions, this is good :3
faststream.online
This extension lets me buffer the entire ass video along with some other nice additions, this is good :3
faststream.online
Honestly seeing a lot of not well informed commentary on FastStream internships so despite my experience being very old will go thru the points being raised.
My bottom line is that this was a really good opportunity for me and I would encourage eligible people to apply.
My bottom line is that this was a really good opportunity for me and I would encourage eligible people to apply.
I was lucky enough to do the disability internship back in 2008. This honestly seems fine and I don't understand the backlash: happy to see the scheme used to address problems in hiring.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Civil service interns must all be working class, government says
Internships will only go to students from poorer families in a push to make Whitehall more working class.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 1, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Honestly seeing a lot of not well informed commentary on FastStream internships so despite my experience being very old will go thru the points being raised.
My bottom line is that this was a really good opportunity for me and I would encourage eligible people to apply.
My bottom line is that this was a really good opportunity for me and I would encourage eligible people to apply.
ROXi, a music video streaming service backed by Adam Clayton of U2 has completed a management buyout with new capital from American broadcasters Sinclair and Gray Media.
news.sky.com/story/music-...
🗞️ Sky News
#AdamClayton #U2 #ROXi #FastStream #FastStreamInteractive
news.sky.com/story/music-...
🗞️ Sky News
#AdamClayton #U2 #ROXi #FastStream #FastStreamInteractive
June 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
ROXi, a music video streaming service backed by Adam Clayton of U2 has completed a management buyout with new capital from American broadcasters Sinclair and Gray Media.
news.sky.com/story/music-...
🗞️ Sky News
#AdamClayton #U2 #ROXi #FastStream #FastStreamInteractive
news.sky.com/story/music-...
🗞️ Sky News
#AdamClayton #U2 #ROXi #FastStream #FastStreamInteractive
"Tilly Norwood was only the beginning."
Uh, @sagaftra.org??? Hello? Gonna step in here before there's no such thing as a working-class actor, only AI and A-List names?
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
Uh, @sagaftra.org??? Hello? Gonna step in here before there's no such thing as a working-class actor, only AI and A-List names?
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
Tech Company Unveils AI-Generated Music Video Hosts
FastStream, an interactive TV group backed by the likes of Simon Cowell, Robbie Williams, Kylie Minogue and U2 bassist Adam Clayton, plans to use AI images to mimic VJ presenters on its music TV chann...
www.hollywoodreporter.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
"Tilly Norwood was only the beginning."
Uh, @sagaftra.org??? Hello? Gonna step in here before there's no such thing as a working-class actor, only AI and A-List names?
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
Uh, @sagaftra.org??? Hello? Gonna step in here before there's no such thing as a working-class actor, only AI and A-List names?
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
Extenssion that has solved all the annoying youtube buffering issues, been seeing it recommended for a while now. Wild
addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo...
addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo...
FastStream Video Player – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)
Download FastStream Video Player for Firefox. Stream videos without buffering in the browser. An extension that gives you a better, accessible video player designed for your needs.
addons.mozilla.org
May 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Extenssion that has solved all the annoying youtube buffering issues, been seeing it recommended for a while now. Wild
addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo...
addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo...
When I was at GDS I did interviewing for DDAT Faststream. Really hard work but very rewarding. Would encourage more people to get involved on interviewing side.
December 4, 2024 at 1:23 PM
When I was at GDS I did interviewing for DDAT Faststream. Really hard work but very rewarding. Would encourage more people to get involved on interviewing side.
it needs to go hand in hand with stuff like Darlo. I did a faststream summer placement. The folks at DWP in Newcastle were lovely but it was clear from the 1 day of the placement I spent in Whitehall that I'd had quite a different experience to those who were able to to spend a summer in London.
August 1, 2025 at 1:32 PM
it needs to go hand in hand with stuff like Darlo. I did a faststream summer placement. The folks at DWP in Newcastle were lovely but it was clear from the 1 day of the placement I spent in Whitehall that I'd had quite a different experience to those who were able to to spend a summer in London.
I've been dealing closely with the CS for many years. Sadly, lots of the good, experienced CS's left under the last Govt. You've got Faststream u-30s heading up key teams who are bright & willing, but simply have no real world work experience (which, I should stress, is not their fault).
April 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I've been dealing closely with the CS for many years. Sadly, lots of the good, experienced CS's left under the last Govt. You've got Faststream u-30s heading up key teams who are bright & willing, but simply have no real world work experience (which, I should stress, is not their fault).
bloody qualcomm has stuff like "faststream" to send high quality audio both directions, a audio-return "backchannel". which just keeps bt from itself becoming usable.
logically, a device whose mic is a bluetooth le audio stream itself maybe all that's needed?
www.cnx-software.com/2023/06/22/q...
logically, a device whose mic is a bluetooth le audio stream itself maybe all that's needed?
www.cnx-software.com/2023/06/22/q...
Qualcomm S3 Gen 2 Sound Platform supports LE Audio and Auracast broadcast audio - CNX Software
The Qualcomm S3 Gen 2 Sound Platform (QCC5181) is a Bluetooth 5.4 audio solution designed for dongles and adapters with ultra-low latency (<20 ms) and
www.cnx-software.com
July 17, 2025 at 1:42 AM
bloody qualcomm has stuff like "faststream" to send high quality audio both directions, a audio-return "backchannel". which just keeps bt from itself becoming usable.
logically, a device whose mic is a bluetooth le audio stream itself maybe all that's needed?
www.cnx-software.com/2023/06/22/q...
logically, a device whose mic is a bluetooth le audio stream itself maybe all that's needed?
www.cnx-software.com/2023/06/22/q...
Roxi interactive music-TV channel is finally live in the US
Freshly rescued from financial troubles via a management buyout, music-TV firm Roxi has been reborn as FastStream Interactive Limited – although the Roxi name remains on its flagship interactive channel. That channel has now gone live in…
Freshly rescued from financial troubles via a management buyout, music-TV firm Roxi has been reborn as FastStream Interactive Limited – although the Roxi name remains on its flagship interactive channel. That channel has now gone live in…
Roxi interactive music-TV channel is finally live in the US
Freshly rescued from financial troubles via a management buyout, music-TV firm Roxi has been reborn as FastStream Interactive Limited – although the Roxi name remains on its flagship interactive channel. That channel has now gone live in the US through one of the new company’s investors, media firm Sinclair. Available in 31 US markets, the channel lets viewers skip through music videos, but also search for artists, songs, moods and genres to get music on-demand, with a catalogue of more than 100m songs present and correct.
musically.com
August 4, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Roxi interactive music-TV channel is finally live in the US
Freshly rescued from financial troubles via a management buyout, music-TV firm Roxi has been reborn as FastStream Interactive Limited – although the Roxi name remains on its flagship interactive channel. That channel has now gone live in…
Freshly rescued from financial troubles via a management buyout, music-TV firm Roxi has been reborn as FastStream Interactive Limited – although the Roxi name remains on its flagship interactive channel. That channel has now gone live in…