Terence Eden’s Blog – Regular nonsense about tech and its effects

The folks at GitHub know that Open Source maintainers are drowning in a sea of low-effort contributions. Even before Microsoft forced the unwanted Copilot assistant on millions of repos, it was always a gamble whether a new contributor would be helpful...

It is refreshing to read a political polemic which contains useful actions the reader can take. Too many books about the social problems with technology end up being a diagnosis with no cure.
Paloma Oliveira's new book (with technical review by my friend Dawn Foster) is a deep dive into how we can all make Open Source more inclusive and equitable....

I am both vain and prurient. A combination which makes me fun at parties and a delight to know.
Sometimes when I raise an issue on GitHub, or write a comment, other users leave me Emoji reactions. Perhaps a � or � if they like my contribution, but occasionally a � or � if they're foolish enough to think I'm wrong....

I've thoroughly enjoyed all of Janice Hallett's previous crime books. The Examiner is, frankly, more of the same - and I'm happy with that!
You, the reader, are given a series of transcripts and have to work out what crime (if any) has been committed. You don't find out who the victim(s) is/are until reasonably far through the story. The characters are well realised (although a little similar...