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Simon Willison @simonwillison.net · 02/10/2026

If you have not yet been to see the scale model of NYC built by Joe Macken out of cardboard and balsa wood over a period of 21 years you only have until the 12th of October to see it! It's at the Museum of the City of New York, by the north east end of Central Park

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Tom Harvey @tombuildsstuff.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Passkeys maybe technically great, but I’m surprised that there’s no way of disabling them in environments where they don’t make sense (think elderly folks/kids accounts, small teams) In that vain, I’ve just opened FB24847255: Ability to disable passkeys

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Tom Harvey @tombuildsstuff.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

You're right to push — and it's a good catch.

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Tom Harvey @tombuildsstuff.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Kenny Loggins starts playing in my head every time I see one of these

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Tom Harvey @tombuildsstuff.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I understand why MapKit JS is locked down/requires an access token, but at the same time it’s a shame that it is. It’s well past time for browsers to ship a <map> and <pin> element which renders using the platform/map of the users choice tbh

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Tom Harvey @tombuildsstuff.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

@bsky.app it’s super frustrating to be searching for cloud related terms and for literally the entire search results feed to be NSFW pics, even if they’re hidden Are there any plans to fix moderation/search? Just hiding NSFW results isn’t really an option when some folks tag swearing as NSFW

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Tom Harvey @tombuildsstuff.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I think the 1st July is a new record for “now’s the time to order your Christmas [thing]”

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Tom Harvey @tombuildsstuff.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

If @edmilibandmp.bsky.social is running for PM, then there’s only one possible campaign slogan he can use, right? “It’s time for chaos with Ed Miliband”

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Tom Harvey @tombuildsstuff.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Either this or one with a lettuce tbh

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Tom Harvey @tombuildsstuff.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

I'm a big fan of Claude, which works great. Occasionally I see a PR on GitHub that uses Copilot and I take a look at what's happening Every time I open a Copilot PR there's a message along these lines 🫠

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Tom Harvey @tombuildsstuff.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Shout out to the cyclist wearing lycra, who, immediately after complaining at me moving to the left hand side of the lane (to give someone pulling off from the pavement space) opts to run straight through a red light super fast 👌

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Tom Harvey @tombuildsstuff.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Miliband lost the election because of a Bacon sandwich Truss was pitted against a Lettuce Presumably that means whenever Starmer goes it'll be Tomato related?

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Tom Harvey @tombuildsstuff.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Today's "what if I asked #Claude to build something absolutely ridiculous" - a Remote Desktop server that plays Snake (no Windows required). All deployed onto @railway.com to keep things simple. Try it yourself: rdc.ibuildstuff.eu

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Tom Harvey @tombuildsstuff.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Truly, my kingdom for @railway.com to support TCP ports with custom domains (like they do for HTTPS services) Spinning up a container elsewhere to proxy the custom domain/expected port to the TCP port/hostname used by Railway gets old fast 🙃

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Tom Harvey @tombuildsstuff.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Current status: Deutsche Bahn’d

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Tom Harvey @tombuildsstuff.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

The new cycling infrastructure on Karl-Marx-Allee into Alexanderplatz is 👌 However this is the third time in a week I’ve seen cars turning right using the dedicated bike lane rather than the car lanes, maybe it needs some bollards? 🤔 #berlin

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Tom Harvey @tombuildsstuff.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Just had a flashback to when a friend customised a pizza but forgot to include either cheese or a sauce in the options When it arrived he opened the box to find a cooked pizza base and 8 meatballs rolling around the box 😂

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Tom Harvey @tombuildsstuff.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Today in, "here's a crazy idea made [quicker] by #claude" I really dislike email spam - so I thought to myself, could I avoid that problem altogether? What if you had an SSH contact form, instead? Terrible idea? Probably 🤔

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Tom Harvey @tombuildsstuff.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Today in #claude experiments, what happens if we tried to make a multiplayer 3D web-based shooter in the browser (entirely without coding)?

A 3D web-based multiplayer shooter game, entirely generated by Claude Code.

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Tom Harvey @tombuildsstuff.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Today's question/investigation: what if your #IaC could propose resolutions to common issues?

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Tom Harvey @tombuildsstuff.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Today's #Claude experiment: what if we took a series of issues with existing infrastructure as code tooling and tried to fix that? ~2 hours of prompting later, I have a test CLI (in the most limited sense) deploying, CRUDing and performing operations on actual resources. Wild.

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Tom Harvey @tombuildsstuff.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Today I'm continuing experiment with #Claude, but in the #Infrastructure space. I've opted to include this prompt, because I'm a lil salty about all of the unnecessary renames over the years

Asking Claude to account for PMs renaming their products, somewhat sarcastically

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Tom Harvey @tombuildsstuff.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Yesterday I was reminiscing about how good the multiplayer (precinct assault) was in FutureCop: LAPD (PS1 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDEX...) and decided to look into acquiring a copy for old times sake. I very quickly learnt that a "good" copy is hella expensive (100-250€). BUT we have AI now.

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TAP (PS) Future Cop: LAPD - Precinct Assault (No Deaths)

YouTube video by EddieERL

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Tom Harvey @tombuildsstuff.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

The thermostat in my flat crashes if you press the buttons to fast and takes 20 seconds for a full reboot It’s also got touch sensitive buttons that register phantom touches Quite the combination when it’s -9c outside tbh

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Tom Harvey @tombuildsstuff.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Earlier /this year/, a Berlin bar asked people to come more often because they were struggling with increased costs They allow smoking inside, I suggested that some dedicated smoke free nights would increase footfall - as I’ve lost count of the number of people who won’t go because of the smoking

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Tom Harvey @tombuildsstuff.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

There’s so many LAP Coffee’s in Berlin these days At what point should we start calling it LAPland instead? 🤔

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Tom Harvey @tombuildsstuff.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Every now and then I browse my "downloaded apps" page in the App Store and come across this gem What a moment in time that was #ukpol

A screenshot showing the "Matt Hancock MP" app in the App Store (no longer available)

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Tom Harvey @tombuildsstuff.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Whilst waiting for @phoenix.tapbots.com I figured I’d try and add a native iOS translation sheet to @bsky.app It’s interesting much better the dev UX is for the translate related gubbins is when using SwiftUI vs not (bsky uses react native)

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Anton Zhiyanov @antonz.org · 09/12/2025

Accepted! Go 1.26 will include a SECRET package. Don't tell anyone about it 🤫 Just kidding. The package wipes the memory to keep secrets safe — hence the name. antonz.org/accepted/run...

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Go proposal: Secret mode

Automatically erase memory to prevent secret leaks.

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Tom Harvey @tombuildsstuff.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Really gotta hand it to government bureaucracy for innovating on the circular dependency front. Just when you think you’ve seen it all, something new appears. “Can’t innovate, my ass”

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Tom Harvey @tombuildsstuff.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

As someone who uses Apple Pay, it’s interesting to see people use Google pay I don’t think I’ve ever seen it work the way people expect it to, there’s always some confusion about whether the app is ready, if the phone is in the right place, etc Half the time people give up and use a card instead?

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Tom Harvey @tombuildsstuff.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

A while back I stopped giving out my email unless it was absolutely necessary (I dislike email) So many modern systems arbitrarily require an email, when the process itself doesn’t Like checking into a hotel - the machines need an email but just chat with someone and it’s by-passable #datenschutz

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Cassetteboy @cassetteboy.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

New! Cassetteboy vs Keir Starmer. This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!

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Tom Harvey @tombuildsstuff.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Search engines should be compelled to show a list of _why_ a particular result has been removed, ala the way GitHub's DMCA repo works

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Tom Harvey @tombuildsstuff.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

[to the tune of The Automatic - Monster] 🎵 what’s that coming over the hill, is it a rapture, is it a #rapture? 🎵

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Tom Harvey @tombuildsstuff.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

@theguardian.com my kingdom for a mute filter on push notifications?

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Tom Harvey @tombuildsstuff.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

That's a fun IDE autocompletion 😬

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Dave Farley @davefarley77.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Owning code in production changes how we write it. ‘You Build It, You Run It’ isn’t asking too much of developers, imo. It’s a great way to build reliable software.

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Tom Harvey @tombuildsstuff.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Spent a little bit of time adding a small but useful feature to @locally.build that I've wanted for ages - filtering the request logs, super handy for debugging 👌

After - now with filtering on HTTP methods, status codes, uris, and the source

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Tom Harvey @tombuildsstuff.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Genuinely ridiculous that in 2025 roaming packages can max out at 10MB of data per day (This was the only package for this destination, and yes you can get a local sim..)

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Tom Harvey @tombuildsstuff.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Unexpected water leaks can really throw a wrench in your plans 😬 Finally caught up to where I wanted to be yesterday, at least.

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Tom Harvey @tombuildsstuff.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Finally writing the announcement post for @locally.build On the one hand, it's exciting to be announcing soon. On the other, there's a lot of moving parts that I'm sure I'm going to forget something. Either way, curious to hear what folks think. #Azure #DevOps

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Tom Harvey @tombuildsstuff.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Just seen a group rock up, cover one Billie Eilish song (far enough back that few could hear) with two cameras and a mic boom recording the band and their friends in the crowd, then leave Mauerpark am Sonntag, was gehts? #berlin

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Chris Ward @chrisward.de · 18/08/2025

This is incredible reporting. Not the breach itself but the mention of Workday putting a noindex tag in its breach disclosure page, which effectively tells search engines to ignore it. techcrunch.com/2025/08/18/h...

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