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#Merry #Christmas everyone. 2025 has been hard… almost from day one to day 365 for some many reasons. But I still feel optimistic about the future. I still feel that we can turn around the insanity and get back to treating people humanly, with dignity and respect. 2026 needs to be about community.

good god. 😢 not many others have done more to shape contemporary popular culture than rob reiner. from meathead to all his films to his political commitments. what a f*cking loss. so sad.

And a big welcome to the inaugural Technical Design Committee. These are the community leaders shepherding @roost.tools projects! @hailey.at @tpepper.bsky.social @tgthorley.bsky.social Naren Koneru Dr Rebecca Portnoff Sam Tozier Shu Lei Vinay Rao

Also joining the TDC is @tgthorley.bsky.social, who joins with a background in user safety and countering harassment & malware detection, and eradicating CSAM and TVEC on GitHub. Prior to GitHub, Tom served at @gifct.bsky.social and spent 10 yrs at the British signals intelligence agency, GCHQ

Does anyone else get soooo car sick in the back of Teslas? In addition to wanting to boycott the company, I want to get out of my #Uber or #Lyft not feeling like death. Please Uber - give me the option to filter out these awful vehicles.

We're excited to announce the result of months of collaboration with OpenAI, gpt-oss-safeguard. This reasoning model is designed for safety workflows where you bring your OWN policy and definitions of safety, and it explains each decision it makes. Learn more here: roost.tools/blog/a-new-m...

Today at #githubuniverse I spoke about how we are keeping developers safe using a combination of expert safety professionals, advanced Agentic AI workflow and community prevention and culture building efforts.

So people demand "AI" sycophancy, refuse to interact w/ *less* sycophantic "AI", & then get increasingly ill-disposed toward interacting w/ other human beings, preferring, again, an "AI" system that is actively locking them into a loop of skills dependency, bias confirmation, & hostility. SEEMS BAD

As the Trump administration continues its crackdown, millions across the US are expected to hit the streets for this weekend's "No Kings" protest. If that includes you or your loved ones, here's a 🧵 of guides to follow to protest safely in the age of surveillance. wrd.cm/4lEVQu9

[Exit King.]

#BlueskyArtShow #Vertical #Caturday It’s a two twofer this week!

I spent much of the day with #AmericaOnTech at @nbcuniversal.com today talking about the future of work and how AI impacts that. My takeaway was that employers want and need diverse perspectives and so programs like AOT are critical. Also …

#BlueSkyArtShow #Glow from a soundbath in the Santa Monica mountains above Malibu.

Currently managing a preteen who is preteening and so rereading @drkowert.bsky.social ‘s article on Better Screen Time: Quality vs Quantity and I’m reminded of my old home economics teacher’s mantra “There are no bad foods, only bad diets!” nurture.is/academy/bett...

#Relax #BlueskyArtShow My happy place at sunset

Needed this reminder this morning! #Breathe

How the fork did we get here? In this episode, Jill and I discuss how morals and ethics were pushed to the limit by changes in the new administration. We'll be releasing new episodes every Monday. #ForkingOff #FedExit #AltGov #DRP #ComeysHomies forkingoff.com/how-the-fork/

Jane Goodall understood better than most the impact humans have had on the planet. Having witnessed so much environmental deterioration during her lifetime, she was as much an activist as a scientist. Read our piece from 2024 on the legendary primatologist. 💚

#BlueSkyArtShow #TheRoad in Cirencester on my way to Bath many years ago. It was so dark driving these Cotswold lanes and I couldn’t resist pulling over to take shots of the light trails.

Tonight at #HollywoodBowl was an amazing tribute to Minnie Riperton with Aloe Blacc, George Benson and Stevie Wonder… such a privilege just to be present.

Going for the most #LA day - Brunch in Malibu followed by Pickleball in Calabasas if only I could surf or beach…

#BlueSkyArtShow From inside the public library in Seattle - Sharp #angles creating a lattice over the Seattle skyline. This place holds a special spot in my heart.

What do Ruth Asawa’s sculptures have to do with Keeping Developers online? Let's talk about it! Catch my session as part of the Secure Track at #GitHubUniverse. 🗓️ Oct 28 -29 | San Francisco + Virtual gh.io/universe-spe...

I didn’t have anything for #BlueSkyArtShow #Home this week instead here is this… open.spotify.com/track/40l4DY...

Today is 9/11 —a day that holds deep personal meaning for me. It’s one of the reasons I entered Intel work, a long career countering terrorism, and ultimately led me to the role I’m in today. That moment shaped my sense of purpose: to help protect people and make the internet a safer place.

Gentle reminder for a rocky time @joyoladokun.bsky.social #lookup open.spotify.com/track/0oEji7...

#BlueSkyArtShow #Summer at Zuma Beach in Malibu

GitHub is the home for ALL developers. I spoken to quite a few Syrian developers who had been affected by the trade restrictions and know the positive impact that this change will have. Thanks for making the world a more collaborative place - one pull request at a time github.blog/company/gith...

I’m excited to announce that I’ll be speaking at #GitHubUniverse in October! If you care about how we keep developers safe @Github, I hope you’ll join me live in San Francisco or virtually! 🔗 gh.io/universe-spe...

#BlueSkyArtShow #Shiny The reflecting pools at the 9/11 memorial - a place of deep grief, sadness and trauma but also a place of hope and renewal. This place is very personally important to me and this morning that dichotomy particularly resonates.

Still waiting …

#BlueSkyArtShow #Skyline Sydney, Australia - photo taken from a boat on the habour during a visit when I was negotiating an emergency process for governments to share data during terrorist attacks in the region.

“Taking on a challenge is a lot like riding a horse. If you’re comfortable while you’re doing it, you’re probably doing it wrong.” ~Ted Lasso

I think the Vibecoding reddit has accidentally stumbled on the best description of vibecoding: It's "roleplay for guys [it is always guys] who want to feel like hackers without doing the hard part". #ai #vibecoding

WTAF… 😳

“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places.” ~ Ernest Hemingway

Need a rest before the next climb… youtu.be/GemKqzILV4w?...

“Appreciation can make a day — even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.” ~ Margaret Cousins

#BlueSkyArtShow #Pieces

What could go wrong! 😬😬😬

I've seen people who claim to work against violence turn on the spot to support the murder of innocent civilians through war and genocide - the hypocrites who do this have no credibility, have caused incredible harm to the field of violence prevention and have no business claiming to work for peace.

The Meta AI Safety and Ethics story is horrific and should be surprising…but the truth is AI safety is under invested in at best … and we know risk has been ignored and even buried across the industry.

Reminding myself that some lights don’t go out, even when you can’t see them anymore. Even when things seem hard - there are good people and good things happening.

Last week I had the absolute pleasure of judging demo day for the LA cohort of TECH360 for americaontech.org. All of the teams did such an amazing job developing chatbots. I’m really excited to see how they develop in their careers with the skills and confidence they have gained here!

Over the last several months it has been a pleasure for me to work with and learn from maintainers as part of the @github.com Secure Open Source Fund to increase security impact, reduce risk, and help secure the software supply chain. github.blog/open-source/...

I worked in counter terrorism for the UK government… this act was dangerous when it was passed and is dangerous now - when will we learn that over broad definitions in legislation only serve oppression.

#BlueskyArtShow #Jagged Devils Bridge - Antigua

“And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in.” — Haruki Murakami

🤖 ICYMI: Yesterday, @hf.co and OpenAI partnered to bring open source GPT to the public. This is a Big Deal in "AI world". Allow me to explain why. 🧵 huggingface.co/openai/gpt-o...