Disgraceful beyond belief.
06.03.2026 19:08
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We should let the government actually do stuff
Delivery, not deliberation
Very much enjoyed going into the Lion’s Den today and speaking at a panel at the @connectedbydata.org conference on participative democracy and public sector AI.
My, er, somewhat contrarian thoughts along these lines are here:
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/james-vs-d...
06.03.2026 19:00
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More evidence we need a robust primary!
06.03.2026 10:45
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I am not an expert but this seems like something that could perform well:
- Eccentric, no doubt staging will reflect that.
- A memorable hook that the audience can sing along to
- Looks very Eurovision for reasons I can’t quite articulate.
06.03.2026 09:23
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ICYMI:
06.03.2026 07:04
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Well this was delightful! Thanks to everyone who came along!
05.03.2026 21:26
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Evening crew! Read this!
05.03.2026 21:26
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British politics is in flux
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/the-stars-...
05.03.2026 16:37
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A section of the OpenAI Symphony readme that says “tell your coding agent to build symphony in a programming language of your choice” with a link to a detailed spec
We have reached a moment where instead of releasing software you simply release the detailed spec for software and tell people to prompt their agent to build it themselves
From the README of OpenAI’s new Symphony orchestrator: github.com/openai/symph...
05.03.2026 09:12
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Britons' attitudes towards technology
Are the public luddites or accelerationists when it comes to new tech?
Once I got past the fact that the use of the term Britons (and sometimes "Britains") made me feel a bit queasy, there is a load of interesting stuff in this Labour Digital/More in Common polling on public attitudes to tech. www.moreincommon.org.uk/blog/britons...
05.03.2026 14:54
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Haha, very kind!
05.03.2026 14:43
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Sortition, but for parties and not individuals!
05.03.2026 14:37
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Given today's @appgfairelections.bsky.social letter, it's worth noting that - as things stand - PR would work out better for every party except Reform and the SNP.
FPTP (Electoral Calculus) vs Perfect PR:
➡️ Ref 355 v 189
🌹 Lab 101 v 130
🐥 LD 59 v 78
✖️ SNP 45 v 20
🌳 Con 35 v 124
🌍 Grn 18 v 91
14.02.2026 14:00
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Oh god, what a relief to have an actual political scientist validate my point! Was a bit nervous pressing publish on this one in case someone who actually knows what they're talking about tells me why I'm wrong.
05.03.2026 14:32
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🚨 I’m getting reports of a dangerous new viral trend spreading on social media 🚨
05.03.2026 11:21
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This is tonight!
05.03.2026 10:18
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I'm not a musicals person so don't know what I'm talking about, but I think the biggest flaw was the songs just... weren't very good?
04.03.2026 23:48
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I hope it can open more than about three apps at once without closing another to save RAM like my 16 Pro does.
04.03.2026 15:01
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Yep – interesting watching the launch video too, as it really pushes the iPhone integration, almost to sell it as an accessory.
04.03.2026 14:40
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I'm not sure why I want a MacBook Neo so much when I'm typing this on a computer that is more powerful and basically just as portable.
04.03.2026 14:36
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This is cool!
(If only there was a free and accessible canonical address database to plug into it!)
04.03.2026 11:53
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you are not prepared for the soundtrack
03.03.2026 12:58
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Nepo-Ayatollah!
03.03.2026 21:14
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If anyone is friends with any Georgian air traffic controllers, buy them a nice bottle of wine. As guardians of pretty much the only narrow gap still available between Europe and Asia that avoids both Iran, the Gulf, Ukraine and Russia, they are under some substantial pressure.
03.03.2026 14:26
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