James Branton

Technologist with a growing aviation habit. Co-founder: @CarBuyingGroup

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

Thread of cool maps you've (probably) never seen before 🧵

1. All roads lead to Rome

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

@elonmusk This incredible animation shows how deep humans have dug.

[Rob Abelow @AbelowRob]

If Spotify paid 100% of revenue to artists, it would be $0.0057 per stream.

Happy now?

Focus on new models that increase fandom, connection & music's value.

[James Branton @brantsx]

If we draw a Penrose diagram with a triangle on the bottom right (instead of top left), is that something which is possible in spacetime? And what would it be called? #horizonslive @robinince @ProfBrianCox

[James Branton @brantsx]

@wpduk Tried to use the app, but it says our post code isn’t recognized. I’m guessing you’re aware of the issue in Saltash/Trematon/Landrake

[James Branton @brantsx]

💎🙌

[Robin Hood @robinhood]

Lovely to have all these new followers .. can we just check that you know that you’re following The World Wide Robin Hood Society in Nottingham and not the Robin Hood App .. if so .. a big welcome from Sherwood 🙌

[James Branton @brantsx]

@mandrillapp we are seeing errors with your API and also tracked links are failing

[James Branton @brantsx]

@digitalocean @DOStatus all resolved!

[James Branton @brantsx]

@digitalocean @DOStatus we are seeing our web droplets not be able to reach our managed database

[Dan Rose @DanRose999]

I was at Amzn in 2000 when the internet bubble popped. Capital markets dried up & we were burning $1B/yr. Our biggest expense was datacenter -> expensive Sun servers. We spent a year ripping out Sun & replacing with HP/Linux, which formed the foundation for AWS. The backstory:

[James Branton @brantsx]

@digitalocean @DOStatus Nice one - it's looking good now :-)

[James Branton @brantsx]

@digitalocean @DOStatus Login is dead

[Charlotte @RoylePin]

9 very good points, here. #Fatima

[James Branton @brantsx]

@ATVIAssist

[James Branton @brantsx]

Skepta was right #shutdown lockdown in the uk

[James Branton @brantsx]

@OfficialSisQo for a few years I thought you were @jarule

[James Branton @brantsx]

#whatsappdown

[James Branton @brantsx]

He's making a list,
and checking it twice.
He's gonna find out who's naughty and nice.
Santa Claus is in contravention of article 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679

[James Branton @brantsx]

What a ridiculously brilliant deal negotiated by @taylorswift13 for all @UMG artists. https://t.co/G4c73Mxn82