Andy Loughran

I particularly enjoyed the build up to the finale in the pod. Kudos for James for staying calm and allowing you the big moment.

Pod being Abundance Agenda, or are you breaking off and going solo already?

I don't think that would do much other than to legitimise the breaking of the constitutional oath taken at the point of entering office.

Thanks for all your work; massively appreciated.

Saw that two weeks back by Birmingham Philharmonic and it was loads of fun. Enjoy!

Liz Kendall too, not sure if her bluesky handle (if at all)

@richardpope.org !

Which one is you?

As soon as I saw this I bought the book.

Read three paragraphs of the substance and quite hopeful that this is articulating the same tension I'm feeling. Thanks for posting!

I took over the Platform Engineering podcast and got to be the one asking questions for a change.

Feels like we covered every aspect of configuration management and I hope y'all enjoy it.

The Board of Deputies’ response to the Israeli government inviting Tommy Robinson to visit

The digital disconnect: taking digital social policy seriously - Power to Change In our next essay, Rachel Coldicutt explores the urgent need for a community-centred approach to technology policy in the UK. From WhatsApp-powered communit ...

Rather than unlocking UK community power, successive govts' digital policies have been focussed on Silicon Valley-style success.

By me for @powertochange.org.uk, on why digital social policy is a necessary building block for a stronger society

www.powertochange.org.uk/evidence-and...

The government must ensure fair distribution of income 'The average real wage of workers has hardly moved from the 2008 level whilst bosses never had it so good.'

Average real wage of UK workers is stuck the 2008 level.

Some bosses are collecting 1,112 times more than the average employee wage. Millions forced to rely on food banks and charity.

Workers have no say in income distribution. Govts do nothing.

Can't build economy/society on huge inequalities.

It was popular under communism in Albania, if you helped build the apartment then you had a better chance of being allocated one...

So, I will be in Birmingham in conversation with @phoebesmith.bsky.social (author of 'Wayfarer') at the Birmingham Lit Fest to talk about 'Greyhound', writing, travel, memoir, pilgrimage and much, much more. Info is here:
www.birmingham-rep.co.uk/whats-on/fem...

#writing #nonfiction #birmingham

Large group photo of ServerSide Swift 2025 conference attendees on stage, with sponsor logos displayed on screen above

Selfie of two smiling conference attendees.

Presentation slide about DeviceCheck showing device identification and app attest features, with Oliver on stage in yellow shirt

Had an absolute blast at @serversideswift.info this week!

I’m very glad that I didn’t realise that folks who built the App Attest framework covered by my talk were in the audience until AFTER my talk 👀😅 (thanks for the photo @tracymiranda.bsky.social!)

"If it takes longer to make your coffee than it does for you build pipeline to complete, you're doing one of them wrong"

- @abangser.bsky.social

Rereading "Data to the people
Why coronavirus necessitates a new digital social contract" as the author's now advising in #10

www.ukonward.com/wp-content/u...

so today we've had @hignfy.bsky.social casually repeating a false conspiracy theory about Euan Blair's company and ID cards, and the Independent posting some absolute garbage from Facebook claiming it was something Patricia Routledge wrote and honestly, I'm ashamed of journalism today.

Security theme continues with @oliverbinns.co.uk on App Attest

@serversideswift.info

Next up is Oliver Binns explaining how to use AppAttest to verify on your server that it's your app making the requests

There's a #serversideswift conference going on in the UK at the moment, about how to do just that. @serversideswift.info

Aye, I've never been a customer and they have my details..

NY Catholic sisters challenge Cardinal Dolan's praise for Charlie Kirk (RNS) — 'What Cardinal Dolan may not have known is that many of Mr. Kirk’s words were marked by racist, homophobic, transphobic, and anti-immigrant rhetoric, by violent pro-gun advocacy, and by the…

"What Cardinal Dolan may not have known is that many of Mr. Kirk’s words were marked by racist, homophobic, transphobic, and anti-immigrant rhetoric, by violent pro-gun advocacy, and by the promotion of Christian nationalism," the sisters' statement read.
religionnews.com/2025/09/26/c...

"Software giant Palantir snubs ‘undemocratic’ digital ID scheme" < reader, I laughed

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

That venue is just incredible. So good for the #serversideswift event.

@jamesomalley.co.uk I recommend you get @richardpope.org on the podcast to talk about an "Abundance of Digital Credentials" as opposed to the current discussions around ID Cards.

a screenshot of a github comment from the automation. it shows that the package "ora" has recommended replacements.

new release of the @e18e.dev github action!

it now detects modules being introduced which the community has recommended replacements for

github.com/e18e/action-...

Two horses walking up a gravel path, with a large lake in the background - framed by some trees and bushes under an azure sky.

Only a *little* bit annoying that the Boomers and GenX got to enjoy freedom of movement, GenZ get youth mobility, and yet it is the one reliably liberal generation - we millennials - who can’t go anywhere.