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James O'Malley

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@Psythor on Twitter. Freelance writer covering politics/tech/nerd stuff.

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We can use infrastructure that already exists to protect our ecosystems (FREE TO READ!)
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Keir Starmer is extremely good at politics (FREE TO READ).
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NEW! The seats I'm watching on election night...
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I'm very sorry everyone but I, a British man in Britain, have written a take about American politics.

The rationale for dumping Biden is unassailable:

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An unavoidable battle over road pricing could destroy Keir Starmer's government – here's how he can avoid disaster

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Sherlock and House are to blame for the cult of Jordan Peterson and Elon Musk

(A *brilliant* guest post by @blakeleynixon.bsky.social !)

takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/sherlock-a...

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Sherlock and House are to blame for the cult of Jordan Peterson and Elon Musk

(A *brilliant* guest post by @blakeleynixon.bsky.social !)

takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/sherlock-a...

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Excellent piece on why it’s so hard to get digital projects off the ground in government.

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NEW: Why fixing government tech is a nightmare (but not impossible)
A (FREE TO READ!) guest post from government digital veteran @Liz_Lutgendorff that’s packed with insight on what it’s *actually* like building digital public services.
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/why-fixing...

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I apply the “actually reading what is written and judging it based on that” test.

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NEW mini-newsletter – which contains my official endorsement for who I think should be Mayor of London!

(Plus something about Taylor Swift because I know how to make people click.)

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That's a scary thought. Can imagine Hans Zimmer will probably be fine... but less so the music people on soap operas etc.

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Phil Porter's avatar Phil Porter @philipporter.bsky.social
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I’ve been thinking much the same (but in a different direction). Who will be the last human to write the background music for a film? Director: “Can you make this bit more scary?” AI: here you are Human: I’ll be back in a couple of days

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You should read the full article!

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These are the *real* London "No-Go" Areas

(New links and mini-takes mini-newsletter – also featuring lab meat, a new Elizabeth Line extension, and a great video criticising the enshittification of local news.)

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Alison Tomlin's avatar Alison Tomlin @alisontomlin.bsky.social
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Sarky but true. Good piece. We could go much further. Even if EPCs were fit for purpose they're often out of date & coverage is incomplete. Data sets from ONS, EPC & heat demand data are not well aligned. As we upgrade to heat pumps we need to estimate electricity demand so need this stuff too.

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Great piece this. If you try and find out how many gas boilers there are in the UK, how old they are, when they need replacing... it's really hard. And we need to know that stuff!

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