Jamie McHale
@jamiemchale.com
Runner and reader, freelance coder.
Building a community @scottishtechnology.club
Organise @edinburghjs.org and @glasgowjs.org
📍Edinburgh / Scotland
🌐 www.jamiemchale.com
Building a community @scottishtechnology.club
Organise @edinburghjs.org and @glasgowjs.org
📍Edinburgh / Scotland
🌐 www.jamiemchale.com
Started reading: Human Acts by Kang Han 📚
December 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Started reading: Human Acts by Kang Han 📚
Wallington House and Gardens for a festive walk with friends and the kids 📸
December 27, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Wallington House and Gardens for a festive walk with friends and the kids 📸
Currently reading: English Pastoral by James Rebanks 📚
December 27, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Currently reading: English Pastoral by James Rebanks 📚
🔗 The Hidden Risk of AI Compute, Dave Friedman
"Once you view compute as risk, the strategic map changes. The service-first instinct is: “We’ll abstract this away for users, eat the risk ourselves, and charge a margin.”
So you get G... https://micro.jamiemchale.com/2025/12/27/the-hidden-risk-of-ai/
"Once you view compute as risk, the strategic map changes. The service-first instinct is: “We’ll abstract this away for users, eat the risk ourselves, and charge a margin.”
So you get G... https://micro.jamiemchale.com/2025/12/27/the-hidden-risk-of-ai/
December 27, 2025 at 9:06 AM
🔗 The Hidden Risk of AI Compute, Dave Friedman
"Once you view compute as risk, the strategic map changes. The service-first instinct is: “We’ll abstract this away for users, eat the risk ourselves, and charge a margin.”
So you get G... https://micro.jamiemchale.com/2025/12/27/the-hidden-risk-of-ai/
"Once you view compute as risk, the strategic map changes. The service-first instinct is: “We’ll abstract this away for users, eat the risk ourselves, and charge a margin.”
So you get G... https://micro.jamiemchale.com/2025/12/27/the-hidden-risk-of-ai/
Menorahsaurus at a lovely Chanukah dinner last night 🦖🕯️
December 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Menorahsaurus at a lovely Chanukah dinner last night 🦖🕯️
Anyone want to help us out?
I am looking for a speaker that can give a quick talk related to Machine Learning in the JavaScript ecosystem for @edinburghjs.org . Anyone ?
December 21, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Anyone want to help us out?
Reposted by Jamie McHale
I am looking for a speaker that can give a quick talk related to Machine Learning in the JavaScript ecosystem for @edinburghjs.org . Anyone ?
December 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I am looking for a speaker that can give a quick talk related to Machine Learning in the JavaScript ecosystem for @edinburghjs.org . Anyone ?
Remember, it’s the @scottishtechnology.club drinks tonight at the Newsroom in Edinburgh from 7pm. Details on Luma or @edinburghjs.org meetup group
luma.com/dzoxm1ee
luma.com/dzoxm1ee
Christmas Social · Luma
Come and join us for our end of year Christmas Social! We'll be having drinks at The Newsroom in Edinburgh at 7pm for a few hours of socialising and networking…
luma.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Remember, it’s the @scottishtechnology.club drinks tonight at the Newsroom in Edinburgh from 7pm. Details on Luma or @edinburghjs.org meetup group
luma.com/dzoxm1ee
luma.com/dzoxm1ee
🔗 You’re Overspending Because You Lack Values, Sherry Ning
"Standing in front of all my stuff, it hit me that all of it used to be money, and all of that used to be time. I was standing in front of the metabolic ... https://micro.jamiemchale.com/2025/12/16/youre-overspending-because-you-lack/
"Standing in front of all my stuff, it hit me that all of it used to be money, and all of that used to be time. I was standing in front of the metabolic ... https://micro.jamiemchale.com/2025/12/16/youre-overspending-because-you-lack/
December 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
🔗 You’re Overspending Because You Lack Values, Sherry Ning
"Standing in front of all my stuff, it hit me that all of it used to be money, and all of that used to be time. I was standing in front of the metabolic ... https://micro.jamiemchale.com/2025/12/16/youre-overspending-because-you-lack/
"Standing in front of all my stuff, it hit me that all of it used to be money, and all of that used to be time. I was standing in front of the metabolic ... https://micro.jamiemchale.com/2025/12/16/youre-overspending-because-you-lack/
Vibe coding small tools - I’ve made a couple of quick plugins for Obsidian to help me manage my workflow. Really great that it can be quickly extended and customised. I’ve made a “task forwarder” that integrates with Obsidian Tasks and a “Copy as a formatted quote” for Readwise to Micro blog.
December 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Vibe coding small tools - I’ve made a couple of quick plugins for Obsidian to help me manage my workflow. Really great that it can be quickly extended and customised. I’ve made a “task forwarder” that integrates with Obsidian Tasks and a “Copy as a formatted quote” for Readwise to Micro blog.
Reposted by Jamie McHale
The 1st keynote for June's UX Scotland conference has been announced - Sara Wachter-Boettcher, author of Content Everywhere, Design for Real Life (with Eric Meyer), and Technically Wrong will join us in Edinburgh.
Visit uxscotland.net for ticket and sponsorship info.
/ @uxscotland.bsky.social
Visit uxscotland.net for ticket and sponsorship info.
/ @uxscotland.bsky.social
UX Scotland
UX Scotland is a friendly international conference for anyone working in UX, service design or other digital specialisms.
uxscotland.net
December 13, 2025 at 9:48 AM
The 1st keynote for June's UX Scotland conference has been announced - Sara Wachter-Boettcher, author of Content Everywhere, Design for Real Life (with Eric Meyer), and Technically Wrong will join us in Edinburgh.
Visit uxscotland.net for ticket and sponsorship info.
/ @uxscotland.bsky.social
Visit uxscotland.net for ticket and sponsorship info.
/ @uxscotland.bsky.social
"They offer you pacification disguised as a beautiful illusion of creation, and worst of all, in concert with recommendation algorithms, can directly optimize on your engagement to keep you trapped."
Armistice on AI video model apps
Armistice on AI video model apps
December 11, 2025 at 9:26 AM
"They offer you pacification disguised as a beautiful illusion of creation, and worst of all, in concert with recommendation algorithms, can directly optimize on your engagement to keep you trapped."
Armistice on AI video model apps
Armistice on AI video model apps
Reposted by Jamie McHale
The relative calm before Storm Bram tonight on Bruntsfield Links in Edinburgh
#Edinburgh #StormBram #Weather
#Edinburgh #StormBram #Weather
December 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The relative calm before Storm Bram tonight on Bruntsfield Links in Edinburgh
#Edinburgh #StormBram #Weather
#Edinburgh #StormBram #Weather
New Postgres meetup launching in Edinburgh this week 👇
THIS WEEK: The first #PostgreSQL #Edinburgh #meetup! A prime opportunity to hear about the #database that's—slowly but surely—taking over the world, and network with fellow #developers and #OpenSource enthusiasts.
Thurs 11 Dec, 6pm, University of Edinburgh Old College!
RSVP here ▶️ luma.com/b9kv5fds
Thurs 11 Dec, 6pm, University of Edinburgh Old College!
RSVP here ▶️ luma.com/b9kv5fds
PostgreSQL Edinburgh meetup · Luma
Be part of the very first Edinburgh PostgreSQL Meetup!
Join host Jimmy Angelakos and fellow PostgreSQL enthusiasts at the University of Edinburgh's beautiful…
luma.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:38 PM
New Postgres meetup launching in Edinburgh this week 👇
Does anyone know of a photo book printer that does Field Notes Memo sized books? 3.5x5.5?
A lot get close, but not quite.
A lot get close, but not quite.
December 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Does anyone know of a photo book printer that does Field Notes Memo sized books? 3.5x5.5?
A lot get close, but not quite.
A lot get close, but not quite.
Watched House of Dynamite last night. Anxiety provoking but interesting to see process, transitions and the funnelling of decisions and constraints. Inspired to start reading Nuclear War: a Scenario by Annie Jacobsen which has been sitting in my pile for a while.
November 30, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Watched House of Dynamite last night. Anxiety provoking but interesting to see process, transitions and the funnelling of decisions and constraints. Inspired to start reading Nuclear War: a Scenario by Annie Jacobsen which has been sitting in my pile for a while.
Nice wee tool from James for Indie Web folks: Validate Everything
November 29, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Nice wee tool from James for Indie Web folks: Validate Everything
Morning run with a golden winter sun
November 25, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Morning run with a golden winter sun
We got the boy a Yoto player and have started practicing listening to a story if he wakes up before 7am. Fingers crossed for a few more lie ins 🤞
November 14, 2025 at 7:29 AM
We got the boy a Yoto player and have started practicing listening to a story if he wakes up before 7am. Fingers crossed for a few more lie ins 🤞
Reposted by Jamie McHale
It's our event tomorrow (Tues 11th). We'll be hearing about "local first with SQLite" from Ryan Biwer. RSVP at:
www.meetup.com/glasgow-java...
www.meetup.com/glasgow-java...
November 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
It's our event tomorrow (Tues 11th). We'll be hearing about "local first with SQLite" from Ryan Biwer. RSVP at:
www.meetup.com/glasgow-java...
www.meetup.com/glasgow-java...
For Glasgow folks, organising this next week:
It's our next event this coming Tuesday - Ryan Biwer will be speaking about "Local first". RSVP on Meetup:
www.meetup.com/glasgow-java...
www.meetup.com/glasgow-java...
November Meetup - Dumb Local First with SQLite, Tue, Nov 11, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup
Welcome to the GlasgowJS November Meetup! We'll be meeting on **Tuesday 11th November, 18:30** at the CGI offices. We will have socialising and networking with your fellow
www.meetup.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
For Glasgow folks, organising this next week:
A wee cycle loop around Cramond, Granton and Newhaven with the boy. Lunch at The Pitt. A good weekend of cycling!
November 2, 2025 at 9:09 PM
A wee cycle loop around Cramond, Granton and Newhaven with the boy. Lunch at The Pitt. A good weekend of cycling!
Cycled out with the boy to Down the Hatch at Port Edgar Marina today. Almost all on cycle paths from central Edinburgh. Great day for it!
November 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Cycled out with the boy to Down the Hatch at Port Edgar Marina today. Almost all on cycle paths from central Edinburgh. Great day for it!