Sam Easterby-Smith
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Sam Easterby-Smith
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Mobile Tech Lead at the Co-operative Bank, Green Party person, rider of massive bike. Withington, Manchester. He/Him
2: affixed a dangling WiFi access point to the ceiling ✅
November 25, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Though I do like the idea of a surface crossing from a slowing the cars down a bit more pov. 😈
November 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
So much of this is about access for the school (which is split on both sides of the road). The existing subway is *busy* when it’s busy. This thing needs to both more than cover those peaks, and make a step change in enabling active travel for kids.

Show me numbers but my feel is subway.
November 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Struggling to find Cilla…
November 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I suppose another benefit is that if it’s somehow wrong, you can’t possibly blame the humans.
November 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The more I think about it, the more I’m starting to think that the AI component is probably about dressing up the LinkedIn profile of the people who were in charge of the project.
November 12, 2025 at 7:38 PM