Tim Abell
@0x5.uk
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Nerd.
https://0x5.uk/
released: sln-items-sync v1.10.0 (does what it says) now copes with `.dcproj` docker-compose projects in visual studio solutions
github.com/timabell/sln...
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GitHub - timabell/sln-items-sync: Run this against a .sln file with a list of paths and it will update the solution items to match
Run this against a .sln file with a list of paths and it will update the solution items to match - timabell/sln-items-sync
https://github.com/timabell/sln-items-sync
2 days ago
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A bad idea that won't die, and now microsoft is mindlessly prompting it. I am fed up with coming across naive teams that have been fooled into thinking it is a better way because it looks more complex.
www.endoflineblog.com/gitflow-cons...
add a skeleton here at some point
4 days ago
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A small flurry of slightly obscure improvements to gitopolis
github.com/timabell/git...
Broken up into small releases because of
#ContinuousDelivery
from `main`
#git
#RustLang
#CLI
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Releases · timabell/gitopolis
Manage multiple git repositories - CLI tool - run commands, clone, and organize repos with tags - timabell/gitopolis
https://github.com/timabell/gitopolis/releases
6 days ago
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Markdown Neuraxis Android Release v0.0.23 · timabell/markdown-neuraxis
github.com/timabell/mar...
Now with a well behaved "done" button for editing text (so that you can still use the keyboard enter button)
#Android
#FOSS
#Markdown
#SideProject
#PKMS
#TodayIMade
#SmallWins
#Kotlin
#ClaudeCode
7 days ago
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Table parsing/display/editing now working in mdnx
github.com/timabell/mar...
#Markdown
all the things. The core syntax/parsing engine seems to be in decent shape now allowing easier iteration on things like this.
8 days ago
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New releases of disk-hog-backup
github.com/timabell/dis...
More backup space saving - support for sparse files - hardlinking moved files
#Backup
#LocalFirst
#RustLang
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Releases · timabell/disk-hog-backup
A work in progress project for backing up to external disk, making best use of the available space - timabell/disk-hog-backup
https://github.com/timabell/disk-hog-backup/releases
11 days ago
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Help alpha-test markdown-neuraxis
github.com/timabell/mar...
It's a
#FOSS
#Markdown
#Outliner
with
#LocalFirst
#Privacy
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🕵️ Alpha testing wanted · timabell markdown-neuraxis · Discussion #18
The app is at the point now I could use some input from people who would seriously consider a tool like this. Please try out the latest release for your platform(s) and add to this discussion with ...
https://github.com/timabell/markdown-neuraxis/discussions/18
16 days ago
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Nice tidy bullet rendering on android *and* a automatic build/release github actions pipeline. What's not to like.
github.com/timabell/mar...
<- automatic build and release of v0.0.12 Thank you github for providing free build agents for public repos, absolute godsend for
#FOSS
#Markdown
#Android
16 days ago
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Release of markdown-neuraxis v0.0.11 has collapsible headings/bullets, which I think qualifies it as an
#outliner
github.com/timabell/mar...
A
#SideProject
#SmallWin
for the love of
#FOSS
#Markdown
#Privacy
I'm hoping eventually this will be a haven as an alternative to
#LogSeq
18 days ago
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markdown-neuraxis - alpha release v0.0.10
github.com/timabell/mar...
Early testers & ideas wanted for this
#FOSS
#Markdown
#PKMS
tool, with
#GTD
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#PARA
to come in time.
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Release v0.0.10 · timabell/markdown-neuraxis
v0.0.10 All Platforms 🐛 Bug Fixes Exclude closing fence markers from code block content (5df2b9d) Clicking nested blocks inside list items now focuses the correct element (e3e8f52) Dioxus Desktop...
https://github.com/timabell/markdown-neuraxis/releases/tag/v0.0.10
19 days ago
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A mammoth 10k-line patch just merged to main for markdown-neuraxis - a complete replacement of markdown parsing engine
github.com/timabell/mar...
This should prove a good foundation for the ambitious goals of the project.
#PKMS
#Markdown
#FOSS
#RustLang
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refactor: Replace treesitter parser with rowan parser · timabell/markdown-neuraxis@40b1087
Complete rewrite of the parsing engine having run into the limitations of the pre-built treesitter-markdown parser. See new ADR-12 added in this commit for details of this decision
https://github.com/timabell/markdown-neuraxis/commit/40b10877e84a19c4699282026fecaddf66db0941
about 1 month ago
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New blog post: "Automatic release notes with semantic commits and git-cliff"
0x5.uk/2026/03/12/a...
#git
#development
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Automatic release notes with semantic commits and git-cliff
Helping teams ship software to be proud of.
https://0x5.uk/2026/03/12/automatic-release-notes-with-semantic-commits-and-git-cliff/
about 1 month ago
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I've made & published a new VSCode extension to make headings and bullets collapsible in the default markdown preview pane.
github.com/timabell/vsc...
#VSCode
#plugin
#outliner
#FOSS
#markdown
about 1 month ago
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snapshot testing of new wip markdown-neuraxis markdown parser with insta
#RustLang
crate
about 2 months ago
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my stars are rising... slowly
www.star-history.com#timabell/git...
about 2 months ago
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Quick, sideload markdown-neuraxis while you still can 😬
keepandroidopen.org
#StallmanWasRight
#Android
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Keep Android Open
Advocating for Android as a free, open platform for everyone to build apps on.
https://keepandroidopen.org/
2 months ago
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sln-item-sync now has better sln folder detection, better version info, better automated build/release, and runs under dotnet 8/9/10
github.com/timabell/sln...
#dotnet
#foss
#DotnetTool
#SideProject
2 months ago
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More UI elements on the markdown-neuraxis android notes app. It's coming together!
github.com/timabell/mar...
#PKMS
#Markdown
#Android
#Outliner
#FOSS
#Maker
#Hashtags
3 months ago
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My nascent android version of markdown-neuraxis is now pretty snappy at hunting down markdown files and showing them. Grab the apk here if you want to kick the tyres:
github.com/timabell/mar...
3 months ago
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1. Discuss & research design with Chat-GPT 2. Get ChatGPT to write up and ADR 3. Download it as a markdown file and check it in to the git repo 4. Get claude code to implement it E.g. this one I just created:
github.com/timabell/mar...
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https://github.com/timabell/markdown-neuraxis/blob/7a5bb50c15f9b1c7c6424418941af9aafdaeae12/doc/adr/0010-android-swap-dioxus-for-kotlin.md
3 months ago
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"Manage multiple local git repositories with gitopolis" I posted this demo vid to youtube. Enjoy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-GU...
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Manage multiple local git repositories with gitopolis
YouTube video by Tim Abell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-GUzCr0xWs
3 months ago
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I'm officially dog-fooding disk-hog-backup - all my backups to external hdd on the currently active disks are entirely created by disk-hog-backup, that's quite a milestone for a small FOSS side project.
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GitHub - timabell/disk-hog-backup: A work in progress project for backing up to external disk, making best use of the available space
A work in progress project for backing up to external disk, making best use of the available space - timabell/disk-hog-backup
https://github.com/timabell/disk-hog-backup
3 months ago
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🎙️Happy Xmas, plus a little insight into my 2025 FOSS shenanigans
pod.0x5.uk/32
#podcast
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Software Should be Free | Xmas 2025 - open source and client project updates
Inspired by https://www.justfivemins.com/p/episode-146-christmas-day-2025-editionhappy xmas!FOSS projects this year of 2025:- https://github.com/timabell/disk-hog-backup- https://github.com/timabel...
https://pod.0x5.uk/32
4 months ago
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Good bye asdf-vm hello mise-en-place
mise.jdx.dev/dev-tools/co...
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Comparison to asdf | mise-en-place
mise-en-place documentation
https://mise.jdx.dev/dev-tools/comparison-to-asdf.html
4 months ago
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🎙️ Just published a new episode of Software Should be Free: Xmas 2025 - open source and client project updates. Have a listen:
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Xmas 2025 - open source and client project updates
Inspired by...
https://share.transistor.fm/s/efc5fa12
4 months ago
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Disk-hog no longer crashes when it can't read a file mid-backup. Hurrah!
github.com/timabell/dis...
#NoCloud
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Release v0.5.0 · timabell/disk-hog-backup
[0.5.0] - 2025-12-13 Bug Fixes Continue backup on source permission errors instead of hard failing (#89) Chores Bump the github-actions-dependencies group with 2 updates Upgrade build to latest ...
https://github.com/timabell/disk-hog-backup/releases/tag/v0.5.0
4 months ago
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"Running dotnet microservices in Aspire without a project reference – Tim Abell"
0x5.uk/2025/11/11/r...
#dotnet
#aspire
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Running dotnet microservices in Aspire without a project reference
Helping teams ship software to be proud of.
https://0x5.uk/2025/11/11/running-dotnet-microservices-in-aspire-without-a-project-reference/
5 months ago
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If you like
#RustLang
AND gitopolis (the git repo manager), 👉 you can now `cargo install gitopolis` 🦀🎁🎉
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crates.io: Rust Package Registry
https://crates.io/crates/gitopolis
6 months ago
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Release v1.12.0 of gitopolis hot on the heels of v1.11.0
github.com/timabell/git...
Major feature addition is boolean AND/OR combining of tags for filtering. I think this is going to be very useful.
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Release v1.12.0 · timabell/gitopolis
[1.12.0] - 2025-10-26 Features Support comma-separated tag lists (#216) Allow filtering on multiple tags for list/exec etc with AND/OR logic (#14) Bug Fixes Replace TODO panic messages with desc...
https://github.com/timabell/gitopolis/releases/tag/v1.12.0
6 months ago
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A little story of an imaginary team of devs using Gitopolis to manage multiple Git repositories, based on my actual experiences in real teams.
0x5.uk/2025/10/25/u...
Can you relate to the challenges? How do you solve the hassles of all those microservice repos?
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Using Gitopolis to Manage Multiple Git Repositories
Helping teams ship software to be proud of.
https://0x5.uk/2025/10/25/using-gitopolis-to-manage-multiple-git-repositories/
6 months ago
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Gitopolis v1.11.0 now sorts repos and tags (case insensitive). This will affect the config sorting but mean it's more stable for diff and merge longer term
github.com/rustworkshop...
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Release v1.11.0 · rustworkshop/gitopolis
[1.11.0] - 2025-10-24 Chores Dependency upgrades Features Sort repos alphabetically in stored config Sort tags alphabetically in stored config Case-insensitive sorting of list output
https://github.com/rustworkshop/gitopolis/releases/latest
6 months ago
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rerun.io/blog/why-rust
By
@ernerfeldt.bsky.social
Fab. 😍🦀
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Why Rust?
I've been a programmer for 20+ years, and few things excite me as much as Rust. My background is mostly in C++, though I have also worked in Python and Lua, and dabbled in many more languages. I start...
https://rerun.io/blog/why-rust
6 months ago
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Tim Abell
emilk
8 months ago
Sweden has the worlds fastest church ✌️
www.svtplay.se/video/KnDgQ9...
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Den stora kyrkflytten – Första dagen
I direktsändning följer vi den världsunika flytten av Kiruna kyrka, från gamla stadskärnan till dess nya plats, fem kilometer bort. Den stora kyrkflytten tar två dagar och är en del av den omfattande ...
https://www.svtplay.se/video/KnDgQ9G/den-stora-kyrkflytten/forsta-dagen?video=visa
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emilk
about 1 year ago
Rerun keeps growing! I’m so happy we started this thing, and that we’re building in the open, in Rust 🤘
add a skeleton here at some point
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Huge release of disk-hog-backup - v0.3.2 out now - Real-time stats - Trust modified time (massive speed boost) - Detailed pipeline stats - Split reading from hashing internally - Dependency updates (of course)
github.com/timabell/dis...
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Release v0.3.2 · timabell/disk-hog-backup
[0.3.2] - 2025-10-07 Chores Upgrade build to latest rust Dependency upgrades Bump the github-actions-dependencies group with 2 updates Documentation Add comprehensive sequence diagrams for pipel...
https://github.com/timabell/disk-hog-backup/releases/tag/v0.3.2
7 months ago
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FakeComsosDb (dotnet) now has automatic release notes on github releases, made with cliff and semantic commits, because it turns out that nuget release notes support is garbage.
github.com/timabell/Fak...
#dotnet
#CosmosDB
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Releases · timabell/FakeCosmosDb
An in-memory implementation of Azure Cosmos DB for testing .NET applications without external dependencies. - timabell/FakeCosmosDb
https://github.com/timabell/FakeCosmosDb/releases
7 months ago
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Progress update 2025-09-14 - bullet editing & binary releases · timabell/markdown-neuraxis -
github.com/timabell/mar...
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Progress update 2025-09-14 - bullet editing & binary releases · timabell markdown-neuraxis · Discussion #4
The basics are slowly coming together. ⚠️ Still don't use it on any files you care about as it's an instant save and far from perfect. There are now binaries built and published on every tag: https...
https://github.com/timabell/markdown-neuraxis/discussions/4
7 months ago
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The Rust Workshop Podcast: "AI Summary of This Week In Rust 615" 🦀 If like me you don't have time to read this week in rust every week then grab a quick summary here in podcast form. 🎙️
share.transistor.fm/s/7dbb4681
#RustLang
#AI
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AI Summary of This Week In Rust 615 | The Rust Workshop Podcast | Episode 7
NotebookLM give us some highlights from This Week in Rust 615https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2025/09/03/this-week-in-rust-615/
https://share.transistor.fm/s/7dbb4681
8 months ago
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If you need to analyse lots of git repos I've shipped a handy new feature: Release v1.6.0 · rustworkshop/gitopolis "Add --oneline argument to exec to allow post-processing output"
github.com/rustworkshop...
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Release v1.6.0 · rustworkshop/gitopolis
[1.6.0] - 2025-09-05 Features Add --oneline argument to exec to allow post-processing output - #171
https://github.com/rustworkshop/gitopolis/releases/tag/v1.6.0
8 months ago
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Woo, my little copy-link extension for Firefox is published. Enjoy!
addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/androi...
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Tim's Link Copier – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox Android (en-GB)
Download Tim's Link Copier for Firefox. Copy tab links in multiple formats (Markdown, Rich Text, Plain Text) through tab context menu
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/android/addon/tim-s-link-copier/
9 months ago
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First Direct is offering £175 for account switches! That's not nothing! And they have great customer service. What's not to like. (No I'm not being paid for this, it's just an offer worth sharing.)
www.firstdirect.com/banking/curr...
9 months ago
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AI SPOTTING
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ai spotting
YouTube video by Tim Abell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w15iQRVcvzQ
9 months ago
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reposted by
Tim Abell
Scott Hanselman 🌮
9 months ago
TEDx Talk - Tech promised everything, but did it deliver?
youtu.be/dVG8W-0p6vg?...
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Tech Promised Everything. Did it deliver? | Scott Hanselman | TEDxPortland
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
https://youtu.be/dVG8W-0p6vg?si=jDkwnFhN19p174G0
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Finally tried Claude Code with Claude Sonnet 4 - really liking the CLI, it's slick. For a CLI addict & touch-typist like me it really feels like flow. Built a tiny firefox add-on in about 2 hours.
github.com/timabell/fir...
Just waiting for it to be approved in the addon store now.
9 months ago
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Drowning in the flood of AI coding tools? We explored Copilot, Claude Code, Windsurf, and more — then mapped the landscape with a 4-level mental model to make sense of it all. New Software Should Be Free episode:
share.transistor.fm/s/3f16590a
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AI coding tool landscape in July 2025 with Tim + David | Software Should be Free | Episode 31
# SummaryIn this conversation, Tim Abell and David Sheardown explore the challenges and innovations in productivity tools and AI coding assistants and the overwhelming landscape of AI tools available ...
https://share.transistor.fm/s/3f16590a
9 months ago
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🎙️ Just published a new episode of Software Should be Free: AI coding tool landscape in July 2025 with Tim + David. Have a listen:
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AI coding tool landscape in July 2025 with Tim + David
# SummaryIn this conversation, Tim Abell and David Sheardown explore the...
https://share.transistor.fm/s/3f16590a
9 months ago
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Tim Abell
Ava Laugh… 🤭
9 months ago
TMNT was right… 🐢 🐈⬛
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** Four must-read books for tech leaders ** When I talk to the project leadership it often transpires that they are unaware of the literature created off the back of many decades of experience, & research into what works and what doesn't in software delivery.
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Mandatory reading for tech leaders
Helping teams ship software to be proud of.
https://0x5.uk/2025/07/15/mandatory-reading-for-tech-leaders/
9 months ago
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Mike Stabile
9 months ago
Starting July 25, Bluesky will require users in the UK to scan their face, upload an ID or verify their identity with a bankcard. I realize that platforms feel they have no choice but to comply with the government surveillance schemes, but shocking nonetheless.
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Bluesky is rolling out age verification in the UK
Bluesky users in the UK can verify their age using their face, ID, or payment card.
https://www.theverge.com/news/704468/bluesky-age-verification-uk-online-safety-act
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Many times over the years someone has come to me: [P] keeps complaining about [Q]! I’ve argued with them, but they won’t stop. How do I convince them? My first question is always: Is [P] right? (1/7)
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Ruthless prioritization while the dog pees on the floor
Because time is zero-sum, prioritization is mandatory. This is an index of purpose-built prioritization frameworks, and an overarching one to optimize your life.
https://longform.asmartbear.com/prioritization/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_campaign=asmartbear_bluesky&utm_medium=social
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