Andy Davies
@andydavies.me
Web Performance Consultant @speedcurve.com
Vegetable grower… Eurorack synth dabbler… Bristol Bears Women’s fan
https://andydavies.me
Vegetable grower… Eurorack synth dabbler… Bristol Bears Women’s fan
https://andydavies.me
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A proper treat for you! 🎛️
New mini #BBCRadio3 series, every night this week 9.45pm #Electronicwomen
From Daphne Oram to Laurie Anderson… only 15mins each night, before NightTracks kicks in
HP x
New mini #BBCRadio3 series, every night this week 9.45pm #Electronicwomen
From Daphne Oram to Laurie Anderson… only 15mins each night, before NightTracks kicks in
HP x
December 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
A proper treat for you! 🎛️
New mini #BBCRadio3 series, every night this week 9.45pm #Electronicwomen
From Daphne Oram to Laurie Anderson… only 15mins each night, before NightTracks kicks in
HP x
New mini #BBCRadio3 series, every night this week 9.45pm #Electronicwomen
From Daphne Oram to Laurie Anderson… only 15mins each night, before NightTracks kicks in
HP x
Tom always seems to come up with a list of interesting and optimistic things e.g.
"London is safer today, with fewer murders, than at any time since I moved here almost 30 years ago."
"London is safer today, with fewer murders, than at any time since I moved here almost 30 years ago."
December 1, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Tom always seems to come up with a list of interesting and optimistic things e.g.
"London is safer today, with fewer murders, than at any time since I moved here almost 30 years ago."
"London is safer today, with fewer murders, than at any time since I moved here almost 30 years ago."
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Spectacular stuff from the Welsh Gov here
Wrexham AFC receives £18m from government despite Hollywood backing
Welsh government grants used to fund football club even though it is owned by wealthy movie stars
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Spectacular stuff from the Welsh Gov here
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Antifragile Programming and Why AI Won’t Steal Your Job https://lemire.me/blog/2025/11/29/antifragile-programming-and-why-ai-wont-steal-your-job/
November 29, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Antifragile Programming and Why AI Won’t Steal Your Job https://lemire.me/blog/2025/11/29/antifragile-programming-and-why-ai-wont-steal-your-job/
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How fast can browsers process base64 data? https://lemire.me/blog/2025/11/29/how-fast-can-browsers-process-base64-data/
November 29, 2025 at 5:00 AM
How fast can browsers process base64 data? https://lemire.me/blog/2025/11/29/how-fast-can-browsers-process-base64-data/
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Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
Instead of buying stuff for Black Friday I decided to set up regular donations to @protect.earth and @projectseagrass.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Instead of buying stuff for Black Friday I decided to set up regular donations to @protect.earth and @projectseagrass.bsky.social
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Pyramid pie
(creator: unknown)
(creator: unknown)
November 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Pyramid pie
(creator: unknown)
(creator: unknown)
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Our survival rates for planted trees are, on average, including restocking, 77.8%, which is pretty damn good as the target is 80% and this whole climate crisis thing isn’t helping any.
Full report on that coming shortly.
Help us keep doing what we do. Donate. Volunteer. Share!
protect.earth
Full report on that coming shortly.
Help us keep doing what we do. Donate. Volunteer. Share!
protect.earth
Protect Earth | Planting trees to save the earth
Our purpose is simple: we aim to plant, and help people plant, as many trees as possible in the UK to help mitigate the climate crisis.
protect.earth
November 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Our survival rates for planted trees are, on average, including restocking, 77.8%, which is pretty damn good as the target is 80% and this whole climate crisis thing isn’t helping any.
Full report on that coming shortly.
Help us keep doing what we do. Donate. Volunteer. Share!
protect.earth
Full report on that coming shortly.
Help us keep doing what we do. Donate. Volunteer. Share!
protect.earth
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The first of our #FFConf talks are live for your viewing.
Set aside 30 minutes to watch Hellen Ward on "Bias in our products: The case for diversity in tech".
Then evangelise at your workplace.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MVJ...
Set aside 30 minutes to watch Hellen Ward on "Bias in our products: The case for diversity in tech".
Then evangelise at your workplace.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MVJ...
1. Bias in our products: The case for diversity in tech / Hellen Ward / FFConf 2025
YouTube video by Remy Sharp
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:43 AM
The first of our #FFConf talks are live for your viewing.
Set aside 30 minutes to watch Hellen Ward on "Bias in our products: The case for diversity in tech".
Then evangelise at your workplace.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MVJ...
Set aside 30 minutes to watch Hellen Ward on "Bias in our products: The case for diversity in tech".
Then evangelise at your workplace.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MVJ...
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“Benefit caps” (ie reparative amendments for systemic silliness) are just so ridiculous because the money comes back! The money of the working classes always comes back!!!
Even our ISAs are too basic to truly drain much from the state lol
Even our ISAs are too basic to truly drain much from the state lol
November 28, 2025 at 8:23 AM
“Benefit caps” (ie reparative amendments for systemic silliness) are just so ridiculous because the money comes back! The money of the working classes always comes back!!!
Even our ISAs are too basic to truly drain much from the state lol
Even our ISAs are too basic to truly drain much from the state lol
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UNBOUND AUTHORS: Leftover copies of your books in the UK (MacMillan) warehouse will be pulped within the next week or two. DM me for a link to the warehouse stock list and contacts.
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
November 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
UNBOUND AUTHORS: Leftover copies of your books in the UK (MacMillan) warehouse will be pulped within the next week or two. DM me for a link to the warehouse stock list and contacts.
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
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If there’s one #blackFriday deal you should pay attention to it’s @piccalil.li trust me not only is a fabulous deal it’s also great for your career and those you buy it for
piccalil.li/black-friday/
piccalil.li/black-friday/
Black Friday Deals
piccalil.li
November 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
If there’s one #blackFriday deal you should pay attention to it’s @piccalil.li trust me not only is a fabulous deal it’s also great for your career and those you buy it for
piccalil.li/black-friday/
piccalil.li/black-friday/
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One of the most beautiful bits of english eccentricity and glorious design is coming back to Sotheby’s and should be bought by a musuem (or me) for THE NATION. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Jewelled golden hare that sparked national treasure hunt set for auction
Artist and author Kit Williams hid a golden hare with clues to its precise location given in his 1979 book
www.independent.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:18 AM
One of the most beautiful bits of english eccentricity and glorious design is coming back to Sotheby’s and should be bought by a musuem (or me) for THE NATION. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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Vaccinating boys and girls. It works bitches.
November 26, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Vaccinating boys and girls. It works bitches.
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Scam ads on Meta in UK likely worth more than all online news advertising. Meta probably made more than £600m from fraudulent UK advertising in 2024 pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/sc...
Scam ads on Meta in UK likely worth more than all online news advertising
Meta likely made more than £600m from fraudulent UK advertising in 2024.
pressgazette.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Scam ads on Meta in UK likely worth more than all online news advertising. Meta probably made more than £600m from fraudulent UK advertising in 2024 pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/sc...
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If you only have time to do ONE THING to make your site holiday-ready (so you can relax and enjoy the next few days off) it's this: CREATE PERFORMANCE BUDGETS
😀 No code changes required
😀 Literally takes just 1-2 minutes
😀 You get alerts if your pages slow down
👉 www.speedcurve.com/web-performa...
😀 No code changes required
😀 Literally takes just 1-2 minutes
😀 You get alerts if your pages slow down
👉 www.speedcurve.com/web-performa...
November 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
If you only have time to do ONE THING to make your site holiday-ready (so you can relax and enjoy the next few days off) it's this: CREATE PERFORMANCE BUDGETS
😀 No code changes required
😀 Literally takes just 1-2 minutes
😀 You get alerts if your pages slow down
👉 www.speedcurve.com/web-performa...
😀 No code changes required
😀 Literally takes just 1-2 minutes
😀 You get alerts if your pages slow down
👉 www.speedcurve.com/web-performa...
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Yo, I don't have a course to put on sale for Black Friday, but you can help support my community organizing efforts in other ways!🧵
📚 First, you can buy a book from my bookshop (or just start on this page)... no price difference to you and bonus no $$ to billionaires
bookshop.org/shop/siasbooks
📚 First, you can buy a book from my bookshop (or just start on this page)... no price difference to you and bonus no $$ to billionaires
bookshop.org/shop/siasbooks
Sia's Books Bookshop
Hi, I'm a web developer and web performance engineer who's also an aspiring creative and native plant gardener. Find more about me, follow my blog, and join my newsletter at sia.codes. My blog, newsle...
bookshop.org
November 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Yo, I don't have a course to put on sale for Black Friday, but you can help support my community organizing efforts in other ways!🧵
📚 First, you can buy a book from my bookshop (or just start on this page)... no price difference to you and bonus no $$ to billionaires
bookshop.org/shop/siasbooks
📚 First, you can buy a book from my bookshop (or just start on this page)... no price difference to you and bonus no $$ to billionaires
bookshop.org/shop/siasbooks
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Did you know website features like accordions and modals can be implemented without JavaScript?
@aarontgrogg.com talked about reducing JS usage with modern browser features at last week's PerformanceObserver meetup.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6AE...
@aarontgrogg.com talked about reducing JS usage with modern browser features at last week's PerformanceObserver meetup.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6AE...
NoLoJS: Reduce the JS Workload with no- or lo-JS with Aaron T. Grogg | PerformanceObserver
YouTube video by PerformanceObserver
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Did you know website features like accordions and modals can be implemented without JavaScript?
@aarontgrogg.com talked about reducing JS usage with modern browser features at last week's PerformanceObserver meetup.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6AE...
@aarontgrogg.com talked about reducing JS usage with modern browser features at last week's PerformanceObserver meetup.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6AE...
Does it count as Whamaggedon if you have Last Christmas as an earworm?
Asking for a friend…
Asking for a friend…
November 24, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Does it count as Whamaggedon if you have Last Christmas as an earworm?
Asking for a friend…
Asking for a friend…
Doctor stops to help injured passenger… missed flight… Ryanair refuse to wave rebooking fee…
Why would anyone choose to fly with an airline that openly treats it’s passengers with contempt
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n...
Why would anyone choose to fly with an airline that openly treats it’s passengers with contempt
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n...
Ryanair expects me to take the financial hit for helping others
As a doctor I stepped in to tend to an elderly passenger … but it won’t waive £100 transfer fee to rebook
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Doctor stops to help injured passenger… missed flight… Ryanair refuse to wave rebooking fee…
Why would anyone choose to fly with an airline that openly treats it’s passengers with contempt
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n...
Why would anyone choose to fly with an airline that openly treats it’s passengers with contempt
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n...
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“When the bridge closed, about 25,000 vehicles crossed it daily… Six years later, 9,000 of those journeys have vanished - not diverted to other crossings, but simply evaporated. Yet the local economy has adapted, air quality has improved, and overall traffic congestion has lessened.”
I really cannot recommend this excellent piece on Hammersmith Bridge highly enough
Hammersmith Bridge
Where did 25,000 vehicles go?
nickmaini.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“When the bridge closed, about 25,000 vehicles crossed it daily… Six years later, 9,000 of those journeys have vanished - not diverted to other crossings, but simply evaporated. Yet the local economy has adapted, air quality has improved, and overall traffic congestion has lessened.”
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Listen to this talk and then go make a weird lil website
i'm calling this version the Director's Cut because it is TWICE as long as the original version from Sunrise earlier this year. check it out.
Right in time for you to enjoy it at the weekend: next video of #btconf Berlin. @sachajudd.com and “The Good Internet: How Fandom Can Reclaim the Web”. A brilliant and motivating talk.Enjoy! youtu.be/F6b9kjlpIZE
November 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Listen to this talk and then go make a weird lil website
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The overwhelmingly positive experiences of trans youth on puberty blockers
The overwhelmingly positive experiences of trans youth on puberty blockers
A survey of trans youth highlights the enormous value of puberty blockers – and the strong need for continued access to them....
thespinoff.co.nz
November 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The overwhelmingly positive experiences of trans youth on puberty blockers