Channing Walton
@channingwalton.bsky.social
Scala dev, unison-lang wannabe dev, amateur pianist, dad, husband, and keeper of six small furry beasts.
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In the UK, roughly 1 in 8 to 1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer over their lifetime, and around 12,000 men die from it each year.
But apparently, the UK government thinks that's ok.
But apparently, the UK government thinks that's ok.
November 29, 2025 at 9:31 PM
In the UK, roughly 1 in 8 to 1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer over their lifetime, and around 12,000 men die from it each year.
But apparently, the UK government thinks that's ok.
But apparently, the UK government thinks that's ok.
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Copying Denmark’s hardline asylum policy a ‘terrible idea’, Danes say
Helene Brydensholt of the The Alternative party has urged the UK Government to think again, explaining it’s been a disaster for integration and led to more racism
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Helene Brydensholt of the The Alternative party has urged the UK Government to think again, explaining it’s been a disaster for integration and led to more racism
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Copying Denmark’s hardline asylum policy a ‘terrible idea’, Danes say
Helene Brydensholt of the The Alternative party has urged the UK Government to think again, explaining it’s been a disaster for integration and led to more racism
www.mirror.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Copying Denmark’s hardline asylum policy a ‘terrible idea’, Danes say
Helene Brydensholt of the The Alternative party has urged the UK Government to think again, explaining it’s been a disaster for integration and led to more racism
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Helene Brydensholt of the The Alternative party has urged the UK Government to think again, explaining it’s been a disaster for integration and led to more racism
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
The UK’s experts have decided the #prostrate screening is not worth it except for those with BRCA variants … so we’re going to screen for BRCA variants right? Right?
November 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The UK’s experts have decided the #prostrate screening is not worth it except for those with BRCA variants … so we’re going to screen for BRCA variants right? Right?
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🚨Now on 86,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 90,000 tonight!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
🚨Now on 86,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 90,000 tonight!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 27, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Scala Days 2025: Conference Highlights and Talk Recordings
scala-lang.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Loneliness is on the rise among all age groups, fuelled by our online lives. The most simple remedy is to start talking to each other
Loneliness is a growing problem. It's time we started talking to each other
www.bigissue.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Loneliness is on the rise among all age groups, fuelled by our online lives. The most simple remedy is to start talking to each other
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🎉 Unison 1.0 has landed!
After years of engineering, design, and community collaboration, we’re excited to announce this milestone!
Spread the word!
After years of engineering, design, and community collaboration, we’re excited to announce this milestone!
Spread the word!
Announcing Unison 1.0
After years of engineering, design, and community collaboration, we're excited to release Unison 1.0. This version delivers a refined programming workflow and a mature toolchain. Join us as we celebrate this milestone and look ahead to the future of Unison.
www.unison-lang.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
🎉 Unison 1.0 has landed!
After years of engineering, design, and community collaboration, we’re excited to announce this milestone!
Spread the word!
After years of engineering, design, and community collaboration, we’re excited to announce this milestone!
Spread the word!
Is it ok to call him a Nazi now?
Trump just posted this.
How about "No Kings" and... no Nazi's?
How about "No Kings" and... no Nazi's?
November 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Is it ok to call him a Nazi now?
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Trump just posted this.
How about "No Kings" and... no Nazi's?
How about "No Kings" and... no Nazi's?
November 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Trump just posted this.
How about "No Kings" and... no Nazi's?
How about "No Kings" and... no Nazi's?
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Imagine knowing your platform was a playground for predators, fueling teen depression, eating disorders, and suicide and deciding the best course of action was… absolutely nothing. Meta didn’t just “miss” anything.
November 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Imagine knowing your platform was a playground for predators, fueling teen depression, eating disorders, and suicide and deciding the best course of action was… absolutely nothing. Meta didn’t just “miss” anything.
November 23, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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This is the reality. On code that *matters*, I see dev teams using tools like Claude Code and Cursor sparingly, and keeping them on a very tight leash. Inline completion here and there, and "How do I...? one-shots. "Agentic" - or what I call "firehose" - mode doesn't get used much, if at all.
November 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
This is the reality. On code that *matters*, I see dev teams using tools like Claude Code and Cursor sparingly, and keeping them on a very tight leash. Inline completion here and there, and "How do I...? one-shots. "Agentic" - or what I call "firehose" - mode doesn't get used much, if at all.
I keep reading about how bad X is. I have a morbid curiosity to sign up just to see how bad it really is.
Virtual disaster tourism.
Virtual disaster tourism.
November 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I keep reading about how bad X is. I have a morbid curiosity to sign up just to see how bad it really is.
Virtual disaster tourism.
Virtual disaster tourism.
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It was TRANSLATED by the US from Russian into English, not authored by the US.
November 23, 2025 at 2:13 AM
It was TRANSLATED by the US from Russian into English, not authored by the US.
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Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
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Hugely disappointing, with world now on track to yet more heating & chaos, & poorest hit first & hardest. This process needs radically rethinking - meantime it’s vital that the Brazil-led coalition of the willing urgently delivers on plans to leave fossil fuels in the ground #COP30
November 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Hugely disappointing, with world now on track to yet more heating & chaos, & poorest hit first & hardest. This process needs radically rethinking - meantime it’s vital that the Brazil-led coalition of the willing urgently delivers on plans to leave fossil fuels in the ground #COP30
Not wrong: vm.tiktok.com/ZNR14nYnK/
Brain differences in right wing supporters: lower prefrontal cortex volume for example.
Brain differences in right wing supporters: lower prefrontal cortex volume for example.
TikTok - Make Your Day
vm.tiktok.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Not wrong: vm.tiktok.com/ZNR14nYnK/
Brain differences in right wing supporters: lower prefrontal cortex volume for example.
Brain differences in right wing supporters: lower prefrontal cortex volume for example.
Come on @lbc.co.uk, this isn’t journalism.
Rachel Johnson hits out at Covid Inquiry’s 'vindictive' findings after Boris accused of 'toxic culture' www.lbc.co.uk/article/rach...
Rachel Johnson hits out at Covid Inquiry’s 'vindictive' findings after Boris accused of 'toxic culture' www.lbc.co.uk/article/rach...
Rachel Johnson hits out at Covid Inquiry’s 'vindictive' findings after Boris accused of 'toxic culture' | LBC
Johnson said the conclusion was being received “as though my brother was the Grim Reaper himself
www.lbc.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Come on @lbc.co.uk, this isn’t journalism.
Rachel Johnson hits out at Covid Inquiry’s 'vindictive' findings after Boris accused of 'toxic culture' www.lbc.co.uk/article/rach...
Rachel Johnson hits out at Covid Inquiry’s 'vindictive' findings after Boris accused of 'toxic culture' www.lbc.co.uk/article/rach...
This isn't surprising given how LLMs work.
November 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
This isn't surprising given how LLMs work.
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Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
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🚨BREAKING NEWS
Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform UK in Wales, has been sentenced to 10.5 years in prison for taking bribes as part of a pro-Russian influence campaign. He admitted to eight counts of bribery committed between 2018 and 2019.
(📷 Alamy/PA Images/Yui Mok)
Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform UK in Wales, has been sentenced to 10.5 years in prison for taking bribes as part of a pro-Russian influence campaign. He admitted to eight counts of bribery committed between 2018 and 2019.
(📷 Alamy/PA Images/Yui Mok)
November 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
🚨BREAKING NEWS
Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform UK in Wales, has been sentenced to 10.5 years in prison for taking bribes as part of a pro-Russian influence campaign. He admitted to eight counts of bribery committed between 2018 and 2019.
(📷 Alamy/PA Images/Yui Mok)
Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform UK in Wales, has been sentenced to 10.5 years in prison for taking bribes as part of a pro-Russian influence campaign. He admitted to eight counts of bribery committed between 2018 and 2019.
(📷 Alamy/PA Images/Yui Mok)
November 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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BREAKING: UK did "too little, too late" in early response to Covid, leading to thousands more deaths, inquiry says
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
Covid inquiry live updates: UK did 'too little, too late', leading to thousands more Covid deaths, says inquiry
The inquiry says an earlier lockdown could have saved 23,000 lives in the first wave in England - and lockdown could have been avoided altogether with earlier interventions.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
BREAKING: UK did "too little, too late" in early response to Covid, leading to thousands more deaths, inquiry says
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...