Andrew Speed
@its-speed.bsky.social
Software engineer in Northern Ireland
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“microsoft agent mode: better than random”
"Microsoft says its Agent Mode in Excel has an accuracy rate of 57.2%" 😶
I often wonder how these corps would have turned the world upside down if genAI was actually accurate and useful. they've lost their minds over shoddy and mediocre tools
www.theverge.com/news/787076/...
I often wonder how these corps would have turned the world upside down if genAI was actually accurate and useful. they've lost their minds over shoddy and mediocre tools
www.theverge.com/news/787076/...
Microsoft launches ‘vibe working’ in Excel and Word
Vibe working is all about Office’s new Agent Mode.
www.theverge.com
October 1, 2025 at 9:30 PM
“microsoft agent mode: better than random”
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Reminder: code review is not "to catch mistakes", it is a tool for understanding to limit bus/lottery factor first and foremost. When code is written (if you're lucky) by one human, having the second human abdicate their judgment to the machine is actively harmful to your team's code understanding.
also, the one i'm hearing which is most insidious is the “AI code/peer review” use-case: that's how you deskill people
but we'll be told that humans are still in the loop! and if they ever were skilled they are actively becoming deskilled by the “AI review”
should be obvious, but zero talk re: it
but we'll be told that humans are still in the loop! and if they ever were skilled they are actively becoming deskilled by the “AI review”
should be obvious, but zero talk re: it
July 28, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Reminder: code review is not "to catch mistakes", it is a tool for understanding to limit bus/lottery factor first and foremost. When code is written (if you're lucky) by one human, having the second human abdicate their judgment to the machine is actively harmful to your team's code understanding.
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We launched our list of Top engineering voices to follow in 2025 to spotlight engineers whose writing, posting, and contributing make the whole community smarter.
Read the full list: incident.io/blog/top-eng...
Read the full list: incident.io/blog/top-eng...
July 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
We launched our list of Top engineering voices to follow in 2025 to spotlight engineers whose writing, posting, and contributing make the whole community smarter.
Read the full list: incident.io/blog/top-eng...
Read the full list: incident.io/blog/top-eng...
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🐣 Early bird tickets are out for #NIDC2025! Today's the day. Grab yours at early bird prices.
ti.to/nidc/nidc2025
ti.to/nidc/nidc2025
June 30, 2025 at 10:15 AM
🐣 Early bird tickets are out for #NIDC2025! Today's the day. Grab yours at early bird prices.
ti.to/nidc/nidc2025
ti.to/nidc/nidc2025
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🐣 7 days to go until the early bird release for #NIDC2025 at 10AM on Monday. Will the Furbys be back @lukemcneice.bsky.social? 🙏
ti.to/nidc/nidc2025
ti.to/nidc/nidc2025
June 23, 2025 at 7:15 AM
🐣 7 days to go until the early bird release for #NIDC2025 at 10AM on Monday. Will the Furbys be back @lukemcneice.bsky.social? 🙏
ti.to/nidc/nidc2025
ti.to/nidc/nidc2025
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My email signature has been this quote from Dune for quite some time:
"Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them." - Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam
"Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them." - Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam
June 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
My email signature has been this quote from Dune for quite some time:
"Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them." - Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam
"Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them." - Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam
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This afternoon I choose violence.
May 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This afternoon I choose violence.
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March 8, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Labour announces scheme to destroy creative industries, waste water and electricity, increase CO2 emissions, embed systems run by foreign libertarians into our hospitals and schools and gamble all our money on an economic bubble that is about to collapse.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Mainlined into UK’s veins’: Labour announces huge public rollout of AI
Keir Starmer plans to ‘unleash’ technology with massive investment and deployment, despite public fears
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Labour announces scheme to destroy creative industries, waste water and electricity, increase CO2 emissions, embed systems run by foreign libertarians into our hospitals and schools and gamble all our money on an economic bubble that is about to collapse.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Some incredible reporting here on horrendous conditions experienced by outsourced workers
Back in 2021, PMG reported on the unseen games industry crunch taking place at outsourcing studios in SE Asia.
Since then, the companies we looked at have continued to work on some of the biggest games in the world, without any push to improve the conditions of the artists doing that work. (1/7)
Since then, the companies we looked at have continued to work on some of the biggest games in the world, without any push to improve the conditions of the artists doing that work. (1/7)
January 7, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Some incredible reporting here on horrendous conditions experienced by outsourced workers
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It's that time of year where I post this one
December 19, 2024 at 4:50 PM
It's that time of year where I post this one
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One of my core pale horses of the AI apocalypse has been "OpenAI raises prices" and, baby, it's here! $200 a month for "unlimited access" to their models.
www.wheresyoured.at/burst-damage/
www.wheresyoured.at/burst-damage/
December 5, 2024 at 6:30 PM
One of my core pale horses of the AI apocalypse has been "OpenAI raises prices" and, baby, it's here! $200 a month for "unlimited access" to their models.
www.wheresyoured.at/burst-damage/
www.wheresyoured.at/burst-damage/
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One of the more disturbing things about this is how unsurprised I am.
November 28, 2024 at 7:54 AM
One of the more disturbing things about this is how unsurprised I am.
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Automattic -the creator of WordPress, a company raising $950M in VC funding- took a paid WordPress plugin built & owned by another dev and re-published it, making it free.
If you have a business selling a paid WP plugin: Automattic can null it, anytime.
A new low.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYHK...
If you have a business selling a paid WP plugin: Automattic can null it, anytime.
A new low.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYHK...
ACF Pro: Nulled by WordPress.org
YouTube video by David McCan
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2024 at 8:40 AM
Automattic -the creator of WordPress, a company raising $950M in VC funding- took a paid WordPress plugin built & owned by another dev and re-published it, making it free.
If you have a business selling a paid WP plugin: Automattic can null it, anytime.
A new low.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYHK...
If you have a business selling a paid WP plugin: Automattic can null it, anytime.
A new low.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYHK...
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For some reason the X-Men animated series theme fits perfectly with the Garfield and Friends intro.
November 22, 2024 at 1:07 PM
For some reason the X-Men animated series theme fits perfectly with the Garfield and Friends intro.
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As one who is utterly exhausted with Star Wars and has less than zero interest in watching Star Wars things these days, trust me on this:
Make an exception for Andor.
You will not regret it.
Make an exception for Andor.
You will not regret it.
Rix Road, the finale of Andor Season 1, was released 2 years ago today.
And Andor will be back on April 22. This gives those who haven't seen it, whether because they don't like Star Wars or are fed up with SW, time to make up for their mistake and see this gem. 🥰
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaKr...
And Andor will be back on April 22. This gives those who haven't seen it, whether because they don't like Star Wars or are fed up with SW, time to make up for their mistake and see this gem. 🥰
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaKr...
Andor | Maarva Andor’s Monologue | Disney+
YouTube video by Star Wars
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2024 at 5:54 PM
As one who is utterly exhausted with Star Wars and has less than zero interest in watching Star Wars things these days, trust me on this:
Make an exception for Andor.
You will not regret it.
Make an exception for Andor.
You will not regret it.
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Hello to the Bluesky community!
We're trundling on in with an announcement; the Steam Autumn Sale starts next Wednesday, November 27th with deals on games of all types - from games that are blue, to games that are about skies, and everything in between.
We're trundling on in with an announcement; the Steam Autumn Sale starts next Wednesday, November 27th with deals on games of all types - from games that are blue, to games that are about skies, and everything in between.
November 22, 2024 at 12:00 AM
Hello to the Bluesky community!
We're trundling on in with an announcement; the Steam Autumn Sale starts next Wednesday, November 27th with deals on games of all types - from games that are blue, to games that are about skies, and everything in between.
We're trundling on in with an announcement; the Steam Autumn Sale starts next Wednesday, November 27th with deals on games of all types - from games that are blue, to games that are about skies, and everything in between.
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My latest blog post covers how a simple observation at airport security highlights the concept of Betterment and how it applies to engineering teams. Which group are you in?
angiejones.tech/the-betterme...
angiejones.tech/the-betterme...
The Betterment Metric - Angie Jones
A simple observation at airport security highlights the concept of Betterment and how it applies to engineering teams. Which group are you in?
angiejones.tech
November 22, 2024 at 4:54 PM
My latest blog post covers how a simple observation at airport security highlights the concept of Betterment and how it applies to engineering teams. Which group are you in?
angiejones.tech/the-betterme...
angiejones.tech/the-betterme...