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Mark Ingram
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Engineering Director @ DuckDuckGo. Hobby game engine developer. Part-time ultra runner and rock climber.
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carolecadwalla.bsky.social
Well, this is pretty terrifying. The Daily Mail is buying the Telegraph.

One massive consolidated right-wing media empire controlled by off-shore interests at a critical moment in global politics.

What could go wrong?

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Daily Mail owner strikes £500m deal to buy Telegraph titles
Acquisition likely to trigger in-depth investigation by regulator after agreement between DMGT and Redbird IMI
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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righto.com
Intel's 386 processor (1985) was critical to the success of Intel. With 285,000 transistors, it was too much for Intel's design process and the schedule started slipping. Intel pivoted to "standard cells", an automated technique for chip layout to get back on track. Let's look closer...
A die photo of the 386 processor. It is a square with complicated patterns on top. Under the microscope, the circuits appear in dark purple. Parts of the chip have been marked with boxes: these are standard cell circuits and have a distinctive striped appearance.
November 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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tomforsyth.bsky.social
Recent discussion about the perils of doors in gamedev reminded me of a bug caused by a door in a game you may have heard of called "Half Life 2".

I wrote it up over on Mastodon (I find it's better at long threads):
mastodon.gamedev.place/@TomF/115589...
Tom Forsyth (@[email protected])
Attached: 1 image Recent discussion about the perils of doors in gamedev reminded me of a bug caused by a door in a game you may heard of called "Half Life 2". Are you sitting comfortably? Then I sha...
mastodon.gamedev.place
November 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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eddavey.libdems.org.uk
Gill-ty as charged.

I wonder if Nigel Farage will be giving a press conference on this one?
A news banner with the headline: "Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales sentenced to 10-and-a-half years for taking pro-Russian bribes." The accompanying photo shows Nathan Gill.
November 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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duck-duck-go.bsky.social
Hello Bluesky! 🦆
November 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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wulfhelm.bsky.social
Current state of UK political discourse.
September 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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righto.com
I read an interesting paper on the history of the QWERTY keyboard. The keyboard evolved from an 1859 keyboard with half the alphabet in order and the second half backward. You can still see this ordering on the bottom rows of the modern keyboard, although many keys have moved over the years.
Line drawing of a keyboard for a printing telegraph. Letters A-M are on the top row and letters O-Z are on the bottom row backward. The keyboard is similar to a piano keyboard if black keys were in all the positions. A Macbook keyboard, showing the letters that are in alphabetical order in the second row and in reverse alphabetical order in the third row. Specifically, the letters are A, D, F, G, H, J, K, L in the second row and M, N, V, X, Z in the third row. Thus, 13 out of 26 letters have the alphabetical pattern.
March 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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eddavey.libdems.org.uk
Britain can’t afford Elon’s next power trip.

Today I’ve written to the Energy Secretary urging him to block Musk’s electricity supply licence. The government should be putting the national interest first, not worrying about upsetting Elon Musk.
Letter from Ed Davey MP to Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, urging him to block Elon Musk’s bid for a UK electricity supply licence.
August 22, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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bagder.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
An Open Source sustainability story in two slides. (for a coming talk of mine)

Slide 1: car brands using #curl
Slide 2: car brands sponsoring or paying for #curl support
38 known car brands a blank slide
August 14, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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aljwhite.bsky.social
New YouGov polling. A monumental failure of our political class to educate, a monumental failure of our media to report fairly, for a generation
47% of people think immigration is primarily illegal. There were 4% irregular arrivals in March
August 5, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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molly.wiki
I've been tracking the quid pro quo between Trump and the cryptocurrency industry at www.followthecrypto.org/quidproquo
Quid pro quo Cryptocurrency companies are reaping the benefits of their contributions to Trump and other pro-crypto politicians. Company Benefit Contribution Justin Sun and Tron SEC enforcement case stayed pending resolution Criminal investigation possibly paused $100 million to purchase $TRUMP memecoins $75 million to purchase WLFI tokens from Trump-owned World Liberty Financial $37.7 million to purchase $TRUMP memecoins (via HTX) Listed USD1 for trading on HTX Cumberland DRW SEC enforcement case dismissed with prejudice $100 million investment into Trump-owned Trump Media & Technology Group $100,000 to crypto-focused super PACs Ripple SEC enforcement case stayed pending resolution Joint request to return $75 million of previous SEC fine to Ripple $73 million to crypto-focused super PACs $5 million to Trump inauguration fund Coinbase SEC enforcement case dismissed with prejudice Relaunched bitcoin borrowing program previously shut down after SEC warnings $75 million to crypto-focused super PACs $1 million to Senate super PACs $1 million to Trump inauguration fund Sponsored Trump birthday military parade Andreessen Horowitz Four Andreessen Horowitz employees installed in formal or informal positions of influence at the White House $70 million to crypto-focused super PACs $5.35 million to Trump super PACs Crypto.com SEC investigation ended with no action $10 million to Trump PACs Business partnership with Trump-owned Trump Media & Technology Group Gemini SEC enforcement case stayed pending reslution SEC investigation ended with no action $4.9 million to crypto-focused super PACs $2.6 million to Trump super PACs Kraken SEC enforcement case dismissed with prejudice Relaunched staking services which were shut down as part of a February 2023 SEC settlement $1 million to Trump super PACs $1 million to Trump inauguration fund $1 million to crypto-focused super PACs Circle SEC approved IPO Favorable stablecoin regulation $1 million to Trump inauguration fund $1 million to crypto-focused super PACs Robinhood SEC investigation ended with no action $2 million to Trump inauguration fund ConsenSys SEC enforcement case dismissed with prejudice $800,000 to crypto-focused super PACs Binance SEC enforcement case dismissed with prejudice Reported talks with US Treasury Department to remove compliance monitor Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao seeking pardon Listed USD1 for trading $2 billion investment from MGX denominated in USD1 Reported Trump family talks to acquire stake in Binance US
August 3, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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barrydeutsch.bsky.social
DuckDuckGo has added a feature to filter out AI images from search results.
Post from "The Rundown" July 18 at 5:30 PM · DuckDuckGo has introduced a new feature allowing users to filter out AI-generated images from search results, addressing growing concerns over synthetic content overwhelming authentic visuals online. The filter can be activated through a dropdown in the Images tab, search settings, or by using a dedicated AI-free domain: noai.duckduckgo.com. The system relies on curated blocklists, including uBlockOrigin’s Huge AI Blocklist, to detect and suppress AI-generated imagery. While not perfect, it significantly reduces synthetic content visibility. This move sets DuckDuckGo apart from competitors like Google and Bing by giving users direct control over their exposure to AI-generated material. Source: TechCrunch
August 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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yegg13.bsky.social
🆕 Post gabrielweinberg.com/p/9-ways-duc...

9 ways DuckDuckGo's Search Assist Differs from Google’s AI Overviews: Seeking better UX for AI-assisted search answers at DuckDuckGo
9 ways DuckDuckGo's Search Assist Differs from Google’s AI Overviews
Seeking better UX for AI-assisted search answers at DuckDuckGo
gabrielweinberg.com
July 31, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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bencollins.bsky.social
Holy shit, they did it. They wrote the headline.
NYC Mass Shooting Was Nearly Impossible to Prevent, Experts Say
July 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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carolecadwalla.bsky.social
NEW: Landmark decision on UK's failure to investigate Russian interference to be handed down tomorrow.

A five-year legal battle in UK and European courts comes to a head: will we finally - learn the truth about the Kremlin & the Brexit vote?
July 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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nothings.bsky.social
For that weird, narrow segment of technically-minded programmers who want to know how we programmed 3D graphics in the 90s and also want to know about 80% of the stuff I programmed before RAD, I sat down for a 5 hour interview on the Wookash Podcast.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1tX...
Legendary Software Rendering Era | Sean Barrett
YouTube video by Wookash Podcast
www.youtube.com
July 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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caraellison.bsky.social
these firings happen surprisingly often to people whose bonuses are tied to the release of a game 🙃🙃🙃
July 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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misterabk.bsky.social
When I found a pub with an inverted normal map. (If you understand what this means, you have to repost.)
A whitewashed pub wall, with mortar standing proud of the stones.
July 9, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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merriam-webster.com
'Vacations.'

The word is 'vacations.'
FAST COMPANY Article: While retirement typically occurs, after completing a career and saving and investing for it, a new trend is emerging among Gen Z career professionals called "micro-retirement." Micro- retirements involve taking a one to two- week break from work every 12 to 18 months. Gen Z is using micro-retirement to avoid burnout, find greater fulfillment in their work, and enhance their overall well-being. However, it's not just Gen-Z:
July 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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eddavey.libdems.org.uk
The BBC are constantly bending over backwards to please Reform.

I fear they're becoming a mouthpiece for Nigel Farage, a guy who wants to destroy them.
July 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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polpo.org
I have the only known documentation of who said the words “what were the skies like when you were young” in the song Little Fluffy Clouds by The Orb. It was a mystery for decades until I stumbled on a letter identifying the interviewer in a copy of the box set the sample came from.
A letter addressed to “Dear Music Lover” that came with a box set sent to people in the music industry to promote Rickie Lee Jones’s album Flying Cowboys. One of the CDs is an interview that the main sample in the song “Little Fluffy Clouds” comes from. The letter identifies the interviewer as music journalist Carl Aarington(sic).
July 5, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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wsebag.bsky.social
London is over
June 30, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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stephenking.bsky.social
Don't walk. Run. 🏃 The #RunningManMovie Official Trailer drops tomorrow.
June 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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skamille.themanagerswrath.com
My talk from ldx3 is up on their site for those who are interested and missed it
leaddev.com/software-qua...
Escaping the rewrite trap
Gain practical frameworks to assess rewrites vs. evolution, plan successful migrations, and align teams and stakeholders without losing momentum.
leaddev.com
June 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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malaclypse.bsky.social
Ecce Home, with a very smudged face of Jesus post-restoration.
June 21, 2025 at 12:34 PM