imagining what a color picker for words could look like

I am honoured to announce the publication of "World of Open Source: Europe Spotlight 2022," a comprehensive research report exploring the European dynamics of #OpenSource in time for the launch of #LFEurope. Thanks to all involved. #teamsport #osseu bit.ly/3BdhAbq

Ever wondered how a QR code works? No, me neither but it's low-key fascinating. (Warning, there is some extremely nerdy shit here.👇 )

I have a joke about trickle down economics. 99% of you won’t ever get it.

Must Read article written by @giorgialupi and Paolo Ciuccarelli - "Data Memos, 12 reflections on data (and its representation) that we don’t want to forget in the “next-normal." medium.com/@giorgialupi/d…

🎫 November 9 - Join us along with Scott Logic for our in-person Open Source Edinburgh Meetup. We have two fantastic speakers from NatWest Group and Amazon Web Services ➡️ Register: bit.ly/3TfkULa #opensource #financialservices #fintech #bankingtech #meetup #Bristol #networking

The 8th State of the Software Supply Chain by Sonatype has some fascinating results. Here are some of the insights I found most interesting ... 👇

Very proud of this progress.

Reading through the GitHub CoPilot litigation submitted; although it was pulled off quickly — it's a solid piece of work! My assessment is that the defendants, GitHub, Microsoft and OpenAI are in a very bad position... githubcopilotlitigation.com

Join us on 6 Dec for Techie Brekkie Bristol, at which Oliver Cronk | #ArchitectTomorrow will lead a discussion on '#SustainableSoftware (and software for Sustainability)' where we hope you will share your ideas and experiences: meetup.com/techie-brekkie… – all while enjoying the usual drinks and pastries!

Its been a little while since we last hosted a #DataInsights event, so we're looking back on the brilliant one we hosted alongside Scott Logic back in the summer. To read (and watch!) more from the event, visit the page below. 👇 ow.ly/QoHV50LIkFM @NorthTyneCA

The stuff uncovered in the Twitter whistleblower report is much crazier than anything in the "Twitter files" but it's much less politically/tribally salient so it got no attention. Going to do a thread on some of the craziest things, in no particular order.

This is the kind of ridiculous brilliance that I adore.

Join us at Institute for Government for a discussion on how the public sector can maintain the 'high watermark' of #data sharing that the Covid-19 pandemic forced the sector to adopt: instituteforgovernment.org.uk/events/data-sh… #PublicSector #IFGdata #IFGevents

Great to see the new Scottish Government payment service recently passed £2m in payments. Very proud to be their tech partner. More info on the service here: blogs.gov.scot/digital/2022/1…

How do you create an appropriate art intervention for children and young people on a high-risk infection hospital ward? 👇 1/

Scott Logic is officially a B Corp! We’re delighted to share that we’ve recently passed the B Corp UK certification process, joining a growing movement of organisations who show that it is possible to successfully balance profit and purpose 🙌 buff.ly/3Qdwo1r #BCorp