Chief Scientist @ Neo4jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimwebber.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/jimwebber.org/post/3mku2pkz7ac2lSigh, no they wouldn't. This is called "impact bias."02 May 2026 06:54 +0000at://did:plc:mznngpqstd3dcbo7iqwj5sts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mku2pkz7ac2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimwebber.org/post/3mjw7jxznvs2sHoway the toon.20 Apr 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:mznngpqstd3dcbo7iqwj5sts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjw7jxznvs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jimwebber.org/post/3mjogzd6bps2uI vibe coded my own database. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Apr 2026 07:53 +0000at://did:plc:mznngpqstd3dcbo7iqwj5sts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjogzd6bps2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimwebber.org/post/3migcsd3a422qSolidaridad con la republica. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Apr 2026 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:mznngpqstd3dcbo7iqwj5sts/app.bsky.feed.post/3migcsd3a422qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimwebber.org/post/3mhsdtvnevk2bThis is spot on. The comments are well worth a read for a masterclass in ahistorical liberal self-delusion. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Mar 2026 10:17 +0000at://did:plc:mznngpqstd3dcbo7iqwj5sts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsdtvnevk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimwebber.org/post/3mhi2puxy5s2dThis has aged badly. Inflation means we're now way past £70 and rising fast. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Mar 2026 08:07 +0000at://did:plc:mznngpqstd3dcbo7iqwj5sts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhi2puxy5s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimwebber.org/post/3mhe2ndhezs2uInteresting idea. https://dl.acm.org/doi/epdf/10.1145/3713082.3730374 Some steps towards an oft-discussed notion of whether lots of crappy servers is better/cheaper than fewer really good servers. h/t @nacrooks.bsky.social18 Mar 2026 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:mznngpqstd3dcbo7iqwj5sts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhe2ndhezs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimwebber.org/post/3mgf4b3ktwc2aThis wins the internet today. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Mar 2026 10:31 +0000at://did:plc:mznngpqstd3dcbo7iqwj5sts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgf4b3ktwc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jimwebber.org/post/3mgcw7xvfak2eWill this be extended to British nationals? Asking for a friend.05 Mar 2026 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:mznngpqstd3dcbo7iqwj5sts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgcw7xvfak2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jimwebber.org/post/3mg5pspewv22mHey folks, don't suppose anyone has a good recommendation for smoke and CO alarms? My google nests are slowly going out of date and Google have stopped selling them. Systems have to be UK D1 or D2 rated.03 Mar 2026 11:59 +0000at://did:plc:mznngpqstd3dcbo7iqwj5sts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg5pspewv22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimwebber.org/post/3mftmcjjpqc2cTeam Starmer have not improved since the departure of McSweeny. This is such an unforced error. There was no need for the punch-left and false equivalence between people who want to work for something better for all of us versus those who want to divide us through hate.27 Feb 2026 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:mznngpqstd3dcbo7iqwj5sts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftmcjjpqc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jimwebber.org/post/3mfrncox2jk2lReally pleased to see just how strong the agenda is for @neo4j.com's NODES AI 2026. If graphs and AI are your thing, you should check it out too: https://neo4j.com/nodes-ai/agenda/26 Feb 2026 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:mznngpqstd3dcbo7iqwj5sts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfrncox2jk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimwebber.org/post/3mfp7s4apg222~20kWh of solar PV today, first day of the year generating more than we need on a daily basis. It's February, in England.25 Feb 2026 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:mznngpqstd3dcbo7iqwj5sts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfp7s4apg222https://bsky.app/profile/jimwebber.org/post/3mfjmkybnjc2kSlightly late notice, but I'm presenting on some interesting distributed systems consensus work tomorrow evening (Australia Eastern time, morning European time). Will be fun, if you like protocols and fault tolerance. https://www.meetup.com/en-au/sydney-alt-net/events/312688899/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events23 Feb 2026 12:08 +0000at://did:plc:mznngpqstd3dcbo7iqwj5sts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfjmkybnjc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/jimwebber.org/post/3mfhejic54k2fIf only there was some well-known book we could read about how the bourgeois always end up siding with the oppressor to save their own skin.22 Feb 2026 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:mznngpqstd3dcbo7iqwj5sts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfhejic54k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimwebber.org/post/3mfhe3s3v7c2nThe British should celebrate the 5th July as a national holiday with fireworks and razzmatazz . It would be a fitting tribute to a revolutionary institution, and have the benefit of confusing the Americans. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Feb 2026 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:mznngpqstd3dcbo7iqwj5sts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfhe3s3v7c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimwebber.org/post/3mfhdvpeeys2nBut also maybe KS3 and KS4 English literature absolutely kill the joy of books by picking irrelevant works (classics!) or pretending that old plays make good reading (verily!). That's how it went for me.22 Feb 2026 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:mznngpqstd3dcbo7iqwj5sts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfhdvpeeys2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimwebber.org/post/3mf5k4gfi2k2sLabour_Party.gif [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Feb 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:mznngpqstd3dcbo7iqwj5sts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5k4gfi2k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jimwebber.org/post/3me4uwilvnc22Systems friends! The latest edition of the UK Systems conference will be held in County Durham in April. uksystems.org/workshop/2026/ Lovely place, lovely people. Attend if you can! https://uksystems.org/workshop/2026/05 Feb 2026 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:mznngpqstd3dcbo7iqwj5sts/app.bsky.feed.post/3me4uwilvnc22https://bsky.app/profile/jimwebber.org/post/3me4uod36ss22if("query" != null) { ... } All hail our robot overlords.05 Feb 2026 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:mznngpqstd3dcbo7iqwj5sts/app.bsky.feed.post/3me4uod36ss22https://bsky.app/profile/jimwebber.org/post/3me45yqhpds23Looking at pricing for smoke alarms, and I simply cannot believe that Google are killing Nest. They're 2-3x the price of other smoke alarms - how can you not be wildly profitable at these levels?05 Feb 2026 10:18 +0000at://did:plc:mznngpqstd3dcbo7iqwj5sts/app.bsky.feed.post/3me45yqhpds23https://bsky.app/profile/jimwebber.org/post/3mc62ut6frk24I have very much fallen out of love with Google hardware. They EOL'd Nest smoke alarms, and I've had it with their Wifi pucks. I'm just waiting for them to kill their thermostats. Ubiquiti kit ordered. Any advice on smoke alarms?11 Jan 2026 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:mznngpqstd3dcbo7iqwj5sts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc62ut6frk24https://bsky.app/profile/jimwebber.org/post/3mb7bpgkgt22uAbout 12mWh less gas consumed than in previous years. Reasons: - Mild weather - Internal insulation for every wall and ceiling in all upstairs rooms - Low temp underfloor heating everywhere - Solar thermal in summer (very evident on chart) (Good year for solar PV too: 50% of home plus two cars)30 Dec 2025 11:46 +0000at://did:plc:mznngpqstd3dcbo7iqwj5sts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb7bpgkgt22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimwebber.org/post/3madde7s6d22tHands down the best Christmas movie of all time. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Dec 2025 09:01 +0000at://did:plc:mznngpqstd3dcbo7iqwj5sts/app.bsky.feed.post/3madde7s6d22thttps://bsky.app/profile/jimwebber.org/post/3m776yxz4v225This beggars belief. It is insane to be spending almost twice as much upgrading the UK's gas network than its electricity network. The gas network must quickly become legacy, not future-proofed. https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/dec/04/fears-of-higher-energy-bills-as-28bn-grid-upgrade-gets-go-ahead05 Dec 2025 00:08 +0000at://did:plc:mznngpqstd3dcbo7iqwj5sts/app.bsky.feed.post/3m776yxz4v225https://bsky.app/profile/jimwebber.org/post/3m75c7yuzp22bNils "nominative determinism" Pratley at it again. If only there was some magical technology that could multiply the calorific value of the limited gas by 3-4x, then all our heating worries would be solved. Oh wait, there is. Heat pumps = energy security. https://www.theguardian.com/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/2025/dec/02/report-risk-uk-gas-security-buried-budget-day04 Dec 2025 06:00 +0000at://did:plc:mznngpqstd3dcbo7iqwj5sts/app.bsky.feed.post/3m75c7yuzp22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimwebber.org/post/3m6yknewo5s2wHey Melbournians! There's a neo4j meetup tomorrow night. One talk on graphs and AI, and me on some cool research on scalable transactions for graphs. Sign up here: https://www.meetup.com/graphdb-melbourne/02 Dec 2025 08:47 +0000at://did:plc:mznngpqstd3dcbo7iqwj5sts/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6yknewo5s2w