Matthew Taylor

He/Him | Senior Software Engineer 👨‍💻 | ⟬⟭

[Ryan Reynolds @VancityReynolds]

Thank god they didn’t watch Chernobyl

[Brian Cox @ProfBrianCox]

Jodrell Bank is the most visible causality of UKRI’s short sighted ‘vision’ for science, but as you’ll see below, there are many other valuable UK facilities and collaborations at risk. We became aware of the problem in the autumn of last year. It is not a result of the overall funding settlement for science after the spending review, which was quite generous I would say in the circumstances. Neither as far as we can tell is it a direct decision by ministers (all of whom have now gone in any case). Rather the problems appears to have been caused by senior management at UKRI focusing on short term economic ‘impact’ (whatever that means) rather than doing their job as custodians of the foundations of science. What must happen now is that the new ministerial team make the time (and space ;-)) to review the upcoming catastrophe, and instruct UKRI to do their job and focus on making Britain the best place in the world to do science, now and in the future.

[GitHub Projects Community @GithubProjects]

In case you are stuck with merge conflicts, we've curated Spotify playlist just for you! 😅

[GitHub @github]

It's a double feature this Open Source Friday! 🍿

8 a.m. PT: @steipete demos @openclaw, the open source AI assistant that lives in WhatsApp, Discord, and iMessage.

12 p.m. PT: Daniel Roe talks @nuxt_js, frontend performance, and the real state of open source (plus live demos of Copilot agent mode! 🤖).

Set your reminders. 👇
https://t.co/Rv0v535Y02

[Jingle Jam @jinglejam]

That's £1,000,000 raised - for CALM, The Trevor Project, Autistica, WWF, Make-A-Wish, The Grand Appeal, Become, and War Child. And that's all thanks to you!

These funds will make an incredible difference to so many around the world. From all of us at the Jingle Jam: thank you!

[Hiroshi Suzuki @AmbJapanUK]

Sumo wrestlers had fantastic time at Stonehenge!!✨⚡️⭐️

[Hiroshi Suzuki @AmbJapanUK]

Abbey Road!!!👍

[Jonathan Pie @JonathanPieNews]

The last 14 years would suggest otherwise...

[Matthew Taylor @matthewmt1998]

@Daniel_Chyan @githubstatus @github Yep seeing the same

[Daniel Chyan @Daniel_Chyan]

@githubstatus @github 500s for PRs?

[Piers Morgan @piersmorgan]

The only winner from today’s Oval Office debacle is Vladimir Putin… and anyone who thinks that is a good thing for the world is stunningly deluded.

[Pedguin @Pedguin]

So proud of everyone 😭

One thing I noticed this year was unbelievable amount of fundraisers from adjacent communities. Everyone doing their part to make this one massive group effort. 🎁

Thank you to everyone that donated, raised money, and stuck around to enjoy the show ♥️

[Jonathan Pie @JonathanPieNews]

Trump wins the White House. Again.
The Democrats blew it. Again.
A depressing yet predictable result.

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.

[Martin Lewis @MartinSLewis]

Reports out that the govt hasn't ruled out ending the 25% single person council tax discount. Clearly this would be a painful hit for single adults and single parent families, but also

1) What about the similar reduction for Severe Medical Impairments? Someone with an SMI doesn't count for council tax purposes, so if as is common they live with another adult, there's an 25% reduction equivalent to the single person reduction. Surely they're not going to end the reduction for these vulnerable people too?

2) Substantial council tax changes shouldn't be done without a rebanding. Up to 400,000 homes are in the wrong band because we still rely in Eng & Scot on a stop-gap temporary valuation done in 1991 to dictate what bands people are in. If such a big change comes, surely there should be even more emphasis on ensuring that people are in the right band and not overpaying.

[Luke Pollard MP @LukePollard]

Some personal news: Sydney and I got married a few weeks ago in a small ceremony at Port Eliot in Cornwall.
Sydney is my rock and I’m a very happy man that I get to call him my husband.
When I was growing up it was illegal for two men to marry. We have come a long way. Love wins.

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

I’m Kamala Harris, and I’m running for President of the United States.

[Carol Vorderman @carolvorders]

Sunak and Tories already caught cheating by pretending his audience is valid except it contained two pre-arranged Tory councillors asking questions

There is no bar too low!!!
No lie too shallow
No cheat too small

For a Conservative

#GeneralElection

[Joe Lycett @joelycett]

🎇 https://t.co/sR1iQ0rOJQ

[HOLLAND @HOLLAND_vvv]

congratulations Thailand!

i envy your inherent right to enjoy love and live in a safe and respected state throughout life.

how would it feel?