Col
@colgren.bsky.social
General geekery… In no particular order*: Cats, Theatre, Bicycles, Lighting Design, Swift, iOS dev stuff.
*Apart from Cats
https://lovely.lighting
*Apart from Cats
https://lovely.lighting
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Excited to introduce Vibes from Meta. Eat your slop, piggies!
September 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Excited to introduce Vibes from Meta. Eat your slop, piggies!
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NEW | On “mounting pressure”…
UNDER PRESSURE: THE MEDIA PHYSICS OF POLITICAL SCANDALS
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/under-pres...
UNDER PRESSURE: THE MEDIA PHYSICS OF POLITICAL SCANDALS
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/under-pres...
Under pressure: The media physics of political scandals
The story of Angela Rayner and her stamp duty underpayment is the latest example of someone facing "mounting pressure" but where does it come from?
brokenbottleboy.substack.com
September 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
NEW | On “mounting pressure”…
UNDER PRESSURE: THE MEDIA PHYSICS OF POLITICAL SCANDALS
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/under-pres...
UNDER PRESSURE: THE MEDIA PHYSICS OF POLITICAL SCANDALS
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/under-pres...
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THE @robinince.bsky.social is a fucking delight and he has an amazing show every day at the fringe at 1.15pm. GO SEE IT, you will love it.
TICKETS: www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
TICKETS: www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
Wheelchair Access, Wheelchair Accessible Toilets, Audio Enhancement System
www.edfringe.com
August 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
THE @robinince.bsky.social is a fucking delight and he has an amazing show every day at the fringe at 1.15pm. GO SEE IT, you will love it.
TICKETS: www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
TICKETS: www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
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Ridiculous situation. A man who has spent the last thirty years being one of the most inventive, prolific and funniest stand-ups out there. You should make a beeline for this, I'd say.
Very few people coming to Ice Cream for a Broken Tooth but I have decided not to worry - I will create different experiments every night- and if there are eight people there , so be it -I will be fully committed
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
Babes in arms policy: Babies are not allowed in the venue
www.edfringe.com
August 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Ridiculous situation. A man who has spent the last thirty years being one of the most inventive, prolific and funniest stand-ups out there. You should make a beeline for this, I'd say.
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I wrote about Epstein’s suicide and how the disbelief about it shows a lack of familiarity with how inhuman America’s prison’s are. It remains one of the things that made people maddest (not saying jail is bad, disbelieving he was murdered).
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Thirty-Two Short Stories About Death in Prison
These stories don’t mention Jeffrey Epstein, but they are about him.
www.theatlantic.com
July 7, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I wrote about Epstein’s suicide and how the disbelief about it shows a lack of familiarity with how inhuman America’s prison’s are. It remains one of the things that made people maddest (not saying jail is bad, disbelieving he was murdered).
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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A memorable trip to Bo'ness last night for the opening of Sylvia Dow's impressive and moving new play Blinded By The Light at the remarkable Barony Theatre. The play is partly about the lost battle to save the local colliery in 1982 so fitting that the Kinneil Band were on hand to welcome folk in.
May 7, 2025 at 9:40 AM
A memorable trip to Bo'ness last night for the opening of Sylvia Dow's impressive and moving new play Blinded By The Light at the remarkable Barony Theatre. The play is partly about the lost battle to save the local colliery in 1982 so fitting that the Kinneil Band were on hand to welcome folk in.
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LAST CALL FOR #REMEMBEREDMUMS
Please could I have any late mothers in by 8 pm tonight (Saturday 29th), so I can finalise the list and get it printed out for first thing tomorrow, cheers.
DMs open until 8 pm. x
Please could I have any late mothers in by 8 pm tonight (Saturday 29th), so I can finalise the list and get it printed out for first thing tomorrow, cheers.
DMs open until 8 pm. x
Mothering Sunday next week. I'll be reading out the names of our #RememberedMums in church on the morning of Sunday March 30th. If you'd like to add your late mother's name, let me know. It can be oddly comforting to know her name will be typed out and said aloud once again. Reposts welcome. ❤️ 👑
March 29, 2025 at 8:34 AM
LAST CALL FOR #REMEMBEREDMUMS
Please could I have any late mothers in by 8 pm tonight (Saturday 29th), so I can finalise the list and get it printed out for first thing tomorrow, cheers.
DMs open until 8 pm. x
Please could I have any late mothers in by 8 pm tonight (Saturday 29th), so I can finalise the list and get it printed out for first thing tomorrow, cheers.
DMs open until 8 pm. x
Farewell to Athol Fugard. I looked up the year that Valley Song came to the Royal Court, and memories of those shows came flooding back… royalcourttheatre.com/past-product...
Past Productions - Royal Court
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March 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Farewell to Athol Fugard. I looked up the year that Valley Song came to the Royal Court, and memories of those shows came flooding back… royalcourttheatre.com/past-product...
This seems pretty rich considering the ink is still wet on the deal #TheGuardian has just signed with OpenAi www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on AI and copyright: creativity should be cherished, not given away | Editorial
Editorial: The government’s consultation was weighted towards big tech. Now is the time for a rethink
www.theguardian.com
February 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
This seems pretty rich considering the ink is still wet on the deal #TheGuardian has just signed with OpenAi www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The tech companies want this amendment to copyright because they’ve already stolen everything and want retrospective immunity, right? Exemption from the rules cos information wants to be free and all that BS.
Have written to my MP and, again, explained the idea of “property”.
Have written to my MP and, again, explained the idea of “property”.
1/ If the Government goes ahead with its proposals on AI, it will give tech companies the ability "to take what they like, when they like, without informing or compensating the writers of the work they use to train their models," says WGGB President Sandi Toksvig
writersguild.org.uk/copyright-ai/
writersguild.org.uk/copyright-ai/
February 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The tech companies want this amendment to copyright because they’ve already stolen everything and want retrospective immunity, right? Exemption from the rules cos information wants to be free and all that BS.
Have written to my MP and, again, explained the idea of “property”.
Have written to my MP and, again, explained the idea of “property”.
5 minutes on Radio 4 that will have felt like 5 years for all concerned at the Six o clock news, and an unflappable continuity announcer. Just about managing to avoid enough dead air to trigger a Trident Nuclear attack. We’re close enough to WW3 as it is. #Radio4 #Gremlins
February 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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“I knew someone on AA5432.”
That was the subject of an email NPR host Adrian Ma sent to newsroom leaders in the hours after the DC plane crash. He trusted us with sharing his story — and her contagious energy.
www.npr.org/2025/02/20/g...
That was the subject of an email NPR host Adrian Ma sent to newsroom leaders in the hours after the DC plane crash. He trusted us with sharing his story — and her contagious energy.
www.npr.org/2025/02/20/g...
NPR host Adrian Ma remembers his girlfriend who died in D.C. plane crash
NPR host Adrian Ma's girlfriend, Kiah Duggins, was aboard the American Airlines flight that crashed into the Potomac River. He spoke to NPR about that night and about his late girlfriend.
www.npr.org
February 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
“I knew someone on AA5432.”
That was the subject of an email NPR host Adrian Ma sent to newsroom leaders in the hours after the DC plane crash. He trusted us with sharing his story — and her contagious energy.
www.npr.org/2025/02/20/g...
That was the subject of an email NPR host Adrian Ma sent to newsroom leaders in the hours after the DC plane crash. He trusted us with sharing his story — and her contagious energy.
www.npr.org/2025/02/20/g...
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We're on @bsky.app! 👋
Follow @cleanbrk.bsky.social for updates on our productions, Members programme, training sessions, campaigns and more...
Follow @cleanbrk.bsky.social for updates on our productions, Members programme, training sessions, campaigns and more...
February 13, 2025 at 11:24 AM
We're on @bsky.app! 👋
Follow @cleanbrk.bsky.social for updates on our productions, Members programme, training sessions, campaigns and more...
Follow @cleanbrk.bsky.social for updates on our productions, Members programme, training sessions, campaigns and more...
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Just wrote about the UK Apple encryption mess. This is a BIG deal. It doesn't just apply to the UK. It would be an absolute disaster for online privacy and security. www.techdirt.com/2025/02/07/u...
UK Orders Apple To Break Encryption Worldwide While World Is Distracted
In a stunning escalation that confirms our worst fears, the UK government has finally shown its true hand on encryption — and it’s even worse than we predicted. According to a bombshell repor…
www.techdirt.com
February 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Just wrote about the UK Apple encryption mess. This is a BIG deal. It doesn't just apply to the UK. It would be an absolute disaster for online privacy and security. www.techdirt.com/2025/02/07/u...
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#ComfortBlanket is pretty much my perfect Xmas podcast, great guests talking about their treasured media. Nostalgia and kindness in equal measure and sprinkle of nerdery.. it’s reached peak comfort with the TMBG Flood & Fallen Idol eps. Thank you Joel Morris shows.acast.com/comfort-blan...
Comfort Blanket
Films, TV, books and music that you return to again and again for comfort...
shows.acast.com
December 24, 2024 at 11:28 AM
#ComfortBlanket is pretty much my perfect Xmas podcast, great guests talking about their treasured media. Nostalgia and kindness in equal measure and sprinkle of nerdery.. it’s reached peak comfort with the TMBG Flood & Fallen Idol eps. Thank you Joel Morris shows.acast.com/comfort-blan...
Here to support the Observer & Guardian journalists… to sell off the Observer would have appalled CP & John Scott. It would be a betrayal of their commitment to the truth.
Today is the Observer’s 233rd birthday. And the first of 4 strike days. I grew up in South Wales in the shadow of the miners’ strike. Extraordinary to be joining a picket line outside what I believed was my liberal progressive news org all these years later.
We’re so grateful for your support & ✊
We’re so grateful for your support & ✊
December 4, 2024 at 7:08 PM
Here to support the Observer & Guardian journalists… to sell off the Observer would have appalled CP & John Scott. It would be a betrayal of their commitment to the truth.
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Ok, it's time for another one of these "Swift concurrency step-by-step" posts.
It explores working with types that are not Sendable. All based around reading a model from some data store.
www.massicotte.org/step-by-step...
It explores working with types that are not Sendable. All based around reading a model from some data store.
www.massicotte.org/step-by-step...
Concurrency Step-by-Step: Reading from Storage
Not too long ago, I was re-reading an “introductory” post I wrote. Honestly, I could barely make it though. I guess a big part of that is that my own defintion of “introduction” when it comes to concu...
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November 30, 2024 at 12:25 PM
Ok, it's time for another one of these "Swift concurrency step-by-step" posts.
It explores working with types that are not Sendable. All based around reading a model from some data store.
www.massicotte.org/step-by-step...
It explores working with types that are not Sendable. All based around reading a model from some data store.
www.massicotte.org/step-by-step...
We opened Treasure Island at the Lyceum last night… super proud to be part of the pirate crew! #theatre #Edinburgh #lightingdesign
November 30, 2024 at 1:15 PM
We opened Treasure Island at the Lyceum last night… super proud to be part of the pirate crew! #theatre #Edinburgh #lightingdesign
www.theguardian.com/stage/2024/n... Farewell Eileen. Inspirational and so much fun to work with. A genius and a fine artist. Greatly missed. Photos from Liverpool Ev production of The Caretaker.
November 24, 2024 at 9:44 PM
www.theguardian.com/stage/2024/n... Farewell Eileen. Inspirational and so much fun to work with. A genius and a fine artist. Greatly missed. Photos from Liverpool Ev production of The Caretaker.
Noooooooooo www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Sweet sorrow: Caramac fans decry Nestlé move to discontinue bar
Decision will end more than 60 years of production of confectionery that has gained dedicated UK following
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2023 at 1:17 PM
Noooooooooo www.theguardian.com/business/202...
This feels like an unfortunate brand name for safety footwear. Or perhaps there is extra strong padding at the back…
November 2, 2023 at 5:16 AM
This feels like an unfortunate brand name for safety footwear. Or perhaps there is extra strong padding at the back…