Peter Bowyer
@peterbowyer.bsky.social
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In all seriousness, this is an appalling way to make policy. A small group of people rushing through decisions they can’t possibly have thought through, just to make the numbers on a spreadsheet add up
November 14, 2025 at 7:28 AM
In all seriousness, this is an appalling way to make policy. A small group of people rushing through decisions they can’t possibly have thought through, just to make the numbers on a spreadsheet add up
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A month ago I looked at what I called Labour's midlife crisis- an obsession with chasing socially conservative Reform-curious voters and ignoring groups of disaffected voters with social attitudes much closer to Labour voters. But some people thought there was method in their madness. Was there? 1/n
November 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
A month ago I looked at what I called Labour's midlife crisis- an obsession with chasing socially conservative Reform-curious voters and ignoring groups of disaffected voters with social attitudes much closer to Labour voters. But some people thought there was method in their madness. Was there? 1/n
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The Three Kings
One of the options in my Christmas Charity Print fundraiser.
12 to choose from, only £15 per print, 3 for £40 or 4 for £50 and every penny to the great causes I am supporting.
circa35mm.com/art-store/p/...
#charityprint #christmascharityprint
One of the options in my Christmas Charity Print fundraiser.
12 to choose from, only £15 per print, 3 for £40 or 4 for £50 and every penny to the great causes I am supporting.
circa35mm.com/art-store/p/...
#charityprint #christmascharityprint
November 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The Three Kings
One of the options in my Christmas Charity Print fundraiser.
12 to choose from, only £15 per print, 3 for £40 or 4 for £50 and every penny to the great causes I am supporting.
circa35mm.com/art-store/p/...
#charityprint #christmascharityprint
One of the options in my Christmas Charity Print fundraiser.
12 to choose from, only £15 per print, 3 for £40 or 4 for £50 and every penny to the great causes I am supporting.
circa35mm.com/art-store/p/...
#charityprint #christmascharityprint
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My friend @designthinking.lol made this amazing illustration back in 2009 to make a point when I would argue with him about flash vs HTML.
Seeing it again now and thinking how tailwind had been used to homogenise the aesthetic of so many sites and now it is in my head rent free.
Seeing it again now and thinking how tailwind had been used to homogenise the aesthetic of so many sites and now it is in my head rent free.
October 2, 2025 at 10:26 AM
My friend @designthinking.lol made this amazing illustration back in 2009 to make a point when I would argue with him about flash vs HTML.
Seeing it again now and thinking how tailwind had been used to homogenise the aesthetic of so many sites and now it is in my head rent free.
Seeing it again now and thinking how tailwind had been used to homogenise the aesthetic of so many sites and now it is in my head rent free.
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It's shocking how much consensus there is amongst tax policy wonks and economists of Left and Right on the tax reforms the UK needs to boost growth & make the tax system fairer
More shocking: they're reforms that are never mentioned by any politicians
buff.ly/rTfNmFC
More shocking: they're reforms that are never mentioned by any politicians
buff.ly/rTfNmFC
Stop talking about wealth taxes — make these reforms instead
Any sane discussion of changes that both right and left could agree on is being crowded out by tax populism
buff.ly
September 13, 2025 at 7:35 AM
It's shocking how much consensus there is amongst tax policy wonks and economists of Left and Right on the tax reforms the UK needs to boost growth & make the tax system fairer
More shocking: they're reforms that are never mentioned by any politicians
buff.ly/rTfNmFC
More shocking: they're reforms that are never mentioned by any politicians
buff.ly/rTfNmFC
Anyone I know who is on lobste.rs? I seek an invite...
Lobsters
lobste.rs
August 24, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Anyone I know who is on lobste.rs? I seek an invite...
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Yesterday we kicked off #useR2025 with eight fantastic tutorials, a poster session, and Hadley Wickham's keynote, which you can watch at www.youtube.com/live/ctc2kx3...
#rstats
#rstats
August 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Yesterday we kicked off #useR2025 with eight fantastic tutorials, a poster session, and Hadley Wickham's keynote, which you can watch at www.youtube.com/live/ctc2kx3...
#rstats
#rstats
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Newgrounds' approach to verifying age is interesting and transparent.
July 30, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Newgrounds' approach to verifying age is interesting and transparent.
100% this. New HTML elements are the way forward.
May 6, 2025 at 6:51 PM
100% this. New HTML elements are the way forward.
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Letter from DSIT SoS Peter Kyle to @laylamoran.bsky.social about impact of #OnlineSafetyAct on small community forum sites. b2fxxx.blogspot.com/2025/04/resp...
Response from government over concerns about Online Safety Act
the Internet, technology, civil rights, education, open access, copyright, economics, security, media, politics, environment and society
b2fxxx.blogspot.com
April 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Letter from DSIT SoS Peter Kyle to @laylamoran.bsky.social about impact of #OnlineSafetyAct on small community forum sites. b2fxxx.blogspot.com/2025/04/resp...
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April 30, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Trying to propagate bougainvilleas today. According to the web I have a 0% chance of succeeding...
April 21, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Trying to propagate bougainvilleas today. According to the web I have a 0% chance of succeeding...
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The politics of local government is already not in a very good way and one reason for that - among others - is that it’s often a bunch of bald men squabbling over a comb. Local politicians often have no ability to make choices: because there’s *no money*. So you end up in a spiral
April 17, 2025 at 8:18 AM
The politics of local government is already not in a very good way and one reason for that - among others - is that it’s often a bunch of bald men squabbling over a comb. Local politicians often have no ability to make choices: because there’s *no money*. So you end up in a spiral
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New blog post: I need a new challenge heatherburns.tech/2025/04/11/i...
I need a new challenge – Hi, I'm Heather Burns
heatherburns.tech
April 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
New blog post: I need a new challenge heatherburns.tech/2025/04/11/i...
@michaelburchert.bsky.social Hi, what are your thoughts on good floor coverings? Solid wood planks? I particularly dislike how few modern floor finishes (engineered wood etc)can be (easily) lifted for reuse or when emergency underfloor access is needed. At least floating laminate can be!
April 6, 2025 at 6:38 AM
@michaelburchert.bsky.social Hi, what are your thoughts on good floor coverings? Solid wood planks? I particularly dislike how few modern floor finishes (engineered wood etc)can be (easily) lifted for reuse or when emergency underfloor access is needed. At least floating laminate can be!
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Here are the reasons for economic inactivity (not looking for work) in today's labour market stats.
Most of the people who are not looking for work are, well, not looking for work for very good reasons. Why on earth would we report on them like it's a problem??
www.ons.gov.uk/employmentan...
Most of the people who are not looking for work are, well, not looking for work for very good reasons. Why on earth would we report on them like it's a problem??
www.ons.gov.uk/employmentan...
March 20, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Here are the reasons for economic inactivity (not looking for work) in today's labour market stats.
Most of the people who are not looking for work are, well, not looking for work for very good reasons. Why on earth would we report on them like it's a problem??
www.ons.gov.uk/employmentan...
Most of the people who are not looking for work are, well, not looking for work for very good reasons. Why on earth would we report on them like it's a problem??
www.ons.gov.uk/employmentan...
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This is a very unhelpful article, and should be withdrawn imo.
Of these "more than a fifth" of people not working...
- 2.4 million are students
- 1.1 million are retired!
- 1.6 million are looking after home / family
- 2.8 million are long-term sick
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Of these "more than a fifth" of people not working...
- 2.4 million are students
- 1.1 million are retired!
- 1.6 million are looking after home / family
- 2.8 million are long-term sick
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
More than a fifth of UK adults still not looking for work
Official figures come after controversial plans to cut sickness and disability benefits were announced this week.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 20, 2025 at 1:32 PM
This is a very unhelpful article, and should be withdrawn imo.
Of these "more than a fifth" of people not working...
- 2.4 million are students
- 1.1 million are retired!
- 1.6 million are looking after home / family
- 2.8 million are long-term sick
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Of these "more than a fifth" of people not working...
- 2.4 million are students
- 1.1 million are retired!
- 1.6 million are looking after home / family
- 2.8 million are long-term sick
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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If only someone had predicted that the #OnlineSafetyAct was a hideous mess of an act that would be awful to implement and raise false hopes about what could actually be achieved.
Oh yes. Pretty much every real expert did. But they passed it anyway.
Oh yes. Pretty much every real expert did. But they passed it anyway.
The @houseoflords.parliament.uk #onlinesafetyact debate is underway. Lord Clement-Jones started with a comprehensive, detailed takedown of why the Government's position was unacceptable, observing DSIT's "alarming tendency to pick unnecessary fights". 1/ www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
February 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
If only someone had predicted that the #OnlineSafetyAct was a hideous mess of an act that would be awful to implement and raise false hopes about what could actually be achieved.
Oh yes. Pretty much every real expert did. But they passed it anyway.
Oh yes. Pretty much every real expert did. But they passed it anyway.
There's at least one #webperf design review waiting - but even more excitingly, CSS Inline text-box, text-box-trim, and text-box-edge properties!
Go have your say on what's prioritised
Go have your say on what's prioritised
**I will be closing this form Tuesday 25th Feb 1pm UTC.**
👨💻👩🏾💻 Developers, I need your input! The Technical Architecture Group’s first face-to-face is coming up & I want to know what design reviews do you want us to prioritise?
Fill in this form to share 👉🏾 lolaslab.co/blog/2025/ta...
👨💻👩🏾💻 Developers, I need your input! The Technical Architecture Group’s first face-to-face is coming up & I want to know what design reviews do you want us to prioritise?
Fill in this form to share 👉🏾 lolaslab.co/blog/2025/ta...
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What design reviews should the Technical Architecture Group discuss in our next face-to-face?
lolaslab.co
February 22, 2025 at 8:18 AM
There's at least one #webperf design review waiting - but even more excitingly, CSS Inline text-box, text-box-trim, and text-box-edge properties!
Go have your say on what's prioritised
Go have your say on what's prioritised
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1/ Here's my take on what's happening with DOGE.
I've got fed experience through contracting with Health & Human Safety, Head Start, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and DOD. I get brought in when people need to get shit done. Other people here have way more experience than me.
I've got fed experience through contracting with Health & Human Safety, Head Start, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and DOD. I get brought in when people need to get shit done. Other people here have way more experience than me.
does anyone _really_ want any more opinions about DOGE and what it's doing and how from someone like me
February 5, 2025 at 9:16 PM
1/ Here's my take on what's happening with DOGE.
I've got fed experience through contracting with Health & Human Safety, Head Start, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and DOD. I get brought in when people need to get shit done. Other people here have way more experience than me.
I've got fed experience through contracting with Health & Human Safety, Head Start, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and DOD. I get brought in when people need to get shit done. Other people here have way more experience than me.
@projectwallace.com any way to detect invalid media queries?
Unfortunately not…
Just seems to count how many times things like this occur rather than going WTAF!
screen and (min-width: 1020px) and (max-width: 739px)
screen and (min-width: 740px) and (max-width: 1019px) and (min-width: 1020px) and (max-width: 1135px)
Just seems to count how many times things like this occur rather than going WTAF!
screen and (min-width: 1020px) and (max-width: 739px)
screen and (min-width: 740px) and (max-width: 1019px) and (min-width: 1020px) and (max-width: 1135px)
February 7, 2025 at 12:16 PM
@projectwallace.com any way to detect invalid media queries?
I do like the #ElixirLang community. Such a sensible discussion of Event Sourcing / CQRS
#ElixirLang community, I think I've been CQRS/ES-pilled. Taking the time to wrap my head around it and Commanded and oh boy. Someone convince me it's not a good idea.
February 5, 2025 at 7:40 AM
I do like the #ElixirLang community. Such a sensible discussion of Event Sourcing / CQRS