Many called it the best Twitter thread ever Code Is Just was about the early 1980s British home computing revolution and my place in it. Today you can finally get all three seasons, with footnotes and some light editing on Kindle. The original flow is preserved.

My mum taught me how to do embroidery when I was 14. This was the first thing I hand embroidered. Yes, I still have it 46 years later.

Love this.

My mum used to sing Punjabi folk songs while sewing. I still hear snippets of them in my head. Those snippets will be lost when I die. I’m 60, I can’t get a job in the industry I gave my life to, but that deep humiliation is nothing to the pain of knowing I failed to preserve my parents’ culture.

As a teacher of English, I can definitively state that yes, this is exactly what happened. Particularly, the curse words. ◡̈

Almost as though it was just racism and xenophobia all along.

I need this.

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The part of Regents Park I’d come to at night when it was closed when I was stuck on a code problem, as described in Code is Just.

I’m NOT excited and I’m NOT thrilled. I’m honestly scared to share this, but I’m not a coward. I have to show you what you helped us create. None of this would have been possible without your help, and we can’t finish it without your support www.launchgood.com/1948 youtu.be/D4qh1FAPEUo

While it’s boring talking of the other place here, the people leaving it accelerated this shift. What concerned me wasn’t the right wing shift, I mean most Western governments are going full fash, but we didn’t stop voting. It’s because our voices were silenced, so it’s no longer a fair fight.

They should use the scream from Chimera.

So how’s that metaverse thing going?

From one of the leading characters from Code is Just, this endorsement means a lot to me. Thanks, David!

Coming from Chris, this means a lot. If you like my work, buying the book and/or audiobook will help support it. That said, if money is tight, you can download the book for free, and if you do, I’d appreciate it if you’d share the link with your friends if you like it.

Thanks for supporting my work, Mark, much appreciated. Recording the audio has reminded me just how much I put into this story and how well it was received.

If you offered me the choice between sawing my balls off with a rusty hacksaw without anaesthetic and opening another bloody SD card package, I’m not sure I could decide.

Today, swiping over to my iPhone widgets, set up as a personal dashboard, I noticed with alarm that a WhatsApp widget had been inserted, silently, into my top stack of two items (now, three). I consider this as alarming as finding a stranger in my home.

As soon as someone otherwise intelligent says “I could care less”, my brain cannot process anything they say after that.

I’ll be 60 this month. My dad passed away over a quarter of a century ago, my mum more recently. Why is it that no matter how grown up you think you are, you only recognise their patience and wisdom after they’re gone?

I'm just a girl, standing in front of a CMS, asking you to send me assets in 16:9

i just dropped my new album (and a subscription option) on bandcamp it's called 'blurred windows' 🪟 spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/blurre...

I fell out of love with video games, then my kids made me fall in love with them again. If you’re a parent who doesn’t understand your kids when they talk about Fortnite, my new channel is for you. youtu.be/l8JpBA6kDbg?...

I fell out of love with video games, then my kids made me fall in love with them again. If you’re a parent who doesn’t understand your kids when they talk about Fortnite, my new channel is for you. youtu.be/l8JpBA6kDbg?...

Every line of text I write in my daily note in Obsidian, I’m now getting an ugly Apple “Intelligence” overlay suggesting “Proofread” and “Rewrite” How about you proofread my cease and desist order and rewrite your code?

@mrjamesob.bsky.social In case you missed it, James, Code is Just is now available in a nicely compiled PDF and ePub, and you can get it for free. Much easier to read than on Twitter, and more complete. 1720541891659.gumroad.com/l/qkali

If you can run any program you want on it, it’s a computer. If you’re prevented from doing so, it’s a console. 💻 Computers: PC 💻 Mac 💻 Android phone 💻 🎮 Consoles: PS5 🎮 iPhone 🎮 iPad 🎮 I’m not making a value judgment here, I just think it’s important to make the distinction.

Another fabulous Treyarch update. It takes the trouble to delete a game I’ve paid for and am still playing, in preparation for a different game I paid for in advance, but can’t play yet.

Four taps (some longer than others) now required to remove an app from the home screen on an iPad. Something has gone very wrong here.

Have a great Friday by getting yourself a copy of the compiled edition of Code is Just — Many people called it the best ever thread on that other place. Price not an obstacle. Please share to get the word out not just to those who awaited this compilation, but to those who haven’t read the original.

40 years after the original, I've been working on Chimera 2. I'm learning a lot about just how much graphics have changed since 1985 and it makes for some fascinating possibilities. Can't wait to share it with you, shouldn't be too long before you start to see stuff.

This is funny

I've *never* been comfortable with products using 'collaborator' It just has strong WW2 vibes for me.

This is how you use Atlas.

This evening, I released a beta port of Superpowers and a Claude-style skills system for OpenAI's Codex CLI. blog.fsck.com/2025/10/27/s...

It’s Friday. Treat yourself. Code is Just, and so is the price!

It’s Friday. Treat yourself. Code is Just, and so is the price!

Over the last few months I’ve applied for several jobs, and have been turned down from every one, including one you’d be surprised about. I could just think it’s my age (60 soon), but I think it’s a sign I’m not meant to be in a job. I’ve never regretted putting my trust in God’s provision or decree

If you remember the original Twitter threads, or if you have any interest at all in the 1980s computer game industry in the UK, you owe it to yourself to get this. And if you can afford it, sling Shahid a few bob for his trouble!

It's fair to say that you don't see these too often. A WORKING Sinclair watch.

One of the greatest threads of all time is now available in one file for your reading pleasure, do yourself a huge favour and dive in:

@mrjamesob.bsky.social It’s hard to believe it’s been a year since our faces were on that huge IMAX screen eulogising the Speccy! I finally got around to compiling all three seasons of Code is Just with footnotes and corrections into a book. I’d be honoured if you’d share. bsky.app/profile/danc...

Code is Just, all three seasons, as heavily requested, is finally out in a compiled PDF and ePub for easy reading. Price is whatever is reasonable for you, including zero. 1720541891659.gumroad.com/l/qkali

I’m back on here again after a few months, anyone else here?

I hope you all enjoyed International Motörhead Day. The 8th of May! The 8th of May! (I tell this joke every year because it’s my joke)

I realise I’m not the first person to have said this, but what is Seth Rogen doing in Black Ops 6? In two events? I have heard the name, but have no idea who he actually is or what he does. He isn’t funny though, and if I wanted weed references everywhere I likely wouldn’t play Black Ops 6.

Dear Merlin… newsletter.dancingmonkeys.net/p/dear-merlin

Whisky Shuts Down Project That Enabled Windows Gaming on Mac https://www.macstories.net/linked/whisky-shuts-down-project-that-enabled-windows-gaming-on-mac/

Talking of producers, if you know someone who needs a producer who understands dev and pub, and they need one today, please do point them in my direction. I can do a lot more of course and would be happy to do so.