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edward

47,619 karma · joined February 22, 2007

Hello, I'm Edward.

I'm running the Geospatial devroom at FOSDEM.

I build web apps, web scrapers, databases, and search engines. I reverse engineer legacy systems and data formats.

Over the years, I've had the privilege to collaborate with internet luminaries like Aaron Swartz, Brewster Kahle, Ted Nelson, Jason Scott, and John Gilmore.

My contributions span a diverse array of projects, including Wikipedia, Open Library, Wikimedia Commons, Debian, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Linux kernel, and BusyBox.

I'm on mastodon: https://hachyderm.io/@edward

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I will no longer upload to NEW

lists.debian.org·238 pts·edward·
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Nordstjernen Web Browser

nordstjernen.org·2 pts·edward·
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A new feature for my blog, built using my voice

simonwillison.net·1 pts·edward·
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User-Agent Reduction: Why Chrome Froze Your Version Number

browserinsight.net·1 pts·edward·
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Obnam Community

blog.liw.fi·2 pts·edward·
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All of the new 2026 Kindles have user replaceable batteries

goodereader.com·4 pts·edward·
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No timeline for lifting Land Registry paywall as ownership remains opaque

theguardian.com·1 pts·edward·
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Anthropic flags revenue surge to investors ahead of stock market debut

bbc.co.uk·3 pts·edward·
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How long will humans be needed for translation?

bbc.co.uk·2 pts·edward·
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Why your snacks are chunkier and chewier than before

economist.com·2 pts·edward·
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40th Chaos Communication Congress

events.ccc.de·5 pts·edward·
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Open Source Rust clean-room replacements for 7 of Adobe's apps

reddit.com·3 pts·edward·
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The AI industry is booming. Women are getting left behind

theguardian.com·5 pts·edward·
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London transfer: is it time to kill off the Heathrow Express?

theguardian.com·2 pts·edward·
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Are Weighted Blankets Beneficial?

economist.com·2 pts·edward·
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A rocket shortage gives SpaceX's competitors an opportunity

economist.com·3 pts·edward·
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Robotaxi Firms Are Buying Up the Garages Before the Votes

theinference.org·1 pts·edward·
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AI will transform capitalism – but how?

theguardian.com·2 pts·edward·
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Using multiple Git remotes for true distributed version control

optimizedbyotto.com·5 pts·edward·
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Don't let AI kill the author

economist.com·6 pts·edward·
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Community condemn Bedminster AI mural as 'insult' to artists

bbc.co.uk·37 pts·edward·
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New Nox night train from Munich to Hamburg

back-on-track.eu·1 pts·edward·
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Listening to loud music on a Singapore bus? It'll cost you

cnn.com·2 pts·edward·
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Nvidia boss says there is '0% chance' AI destroys the world by 2030

theguardian.com·6 pts·edward·
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Flight chaos caused by software defect, says air traffic control body

bbc.co.uk·1 pts·edward·
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Albanins discovering the long-banned car (1992)

washingtonpost.com·1 pts·edward·
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King Charles warns of 'existential danger' of AI falling into wrong hands

bbc.co.uk·2 pts·edward·
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Phone coverage across the London tube sent me hurtling down a tunnel of despair

theguardian.com·6 pts·edward·
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Former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson joins Palantir

theguardian.com·3 pts·edward·
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Securely switch password managers on Android

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