Principal Solution Architect with over two decades of experience, I specialise in designing secure, scalable solutions using Azure, MS 365, C#

Glasgow, Scotland
Joined June 2025
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DHH
@dhhOct 24
This broadly matches my experience.
Eric S. Raymond
@esrtweetOct 23
Entirely true. It's the second-rate programmers that are having trouble adapting to AI, and screaming about it. The A-list guys are delighted. Listen to Linus Torvalds. Or DHH. Or, a little outside my usual community, Uncle Bob Martin. We can get so much more done now!
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Iain Rae Lennox retweeted
Bad news! It has been discovered that as I have no passport I am an illegal immigrant! It turns out that means I have to be given a house and a car! Thank you Scotland!
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Iain Rae Lennox retweeted
"expert"
You gotta be kidding me.
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Iain Rae Lennox retweeted
When in doubt, just use C# and ASP.NET Core. It's blazing fast. .NET 11 RC2 is even faster. For me, it's the best overall major web framework - auth, config, logging, perf, modular middleware, DI, cross-plat, etc. But I didn't expect this:
DHH
@dhhOct 8
Campfire rewrite journey continues. I let the clankers run for a day, go through all the PRs that were submitted, verify the work, merge what was ready, and then ask it to bring all architectural improvements to each implementation. Good old C is now in the lead!
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Imagine being so utterly devoid of wonder, ambition and imagination that you can't comprehend the possibilities of flying cars.
Before praising the flying Tesla, ask yourself what problem it actually solves.
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Iain Rae Lennox retweeted
You should be fascinated hitting the power button on your computer. Every boot on an x86 machine iterates through the entire sequence of computing evolution in a few milliseconds: Stage 1: 16-bit Real Mode, acts like an 8086 from ~1978. 500ns (ish); about 15-30 instructions. Goal of this stage is to create a writeable stack+heap. Stage 2: 32-bit Protected Mode, acts like a 386 from ~1985. Tens of millions of instructions; takes forever on DDR5 /w memory training. Temporarily uses L2/L3 “cache-as-ram” to kickstart main ram (Intel calls this NEM). Stage 3: 64-bit Long Mode, acts like AMD64 from ~2003. Hundreds of millions of instructions; enumerate pcie devices, gpu, bootloader, etc. Stage 4+: Secondary core wakeup. Every *single* core has to go through the same process, but by this point it’s faster because Main RAM is warmed up. Stage 2 is just so neat man. Quite literally the same concept as an APU/cart start. Use the smaller motor (L2/L3) to kickstart the main turbine (Main Ram) and execute the training process. Is that not just the coolest thing? Next time I’m annoyed waiting at the DDR5 training process, I’m going to imagine it’s spinning up SR71 turbines.
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Iain Rae Lennox retweeted
The Lunduke Journal
@LundukeJournalOct 15
Linus Torvalds says, rules prohibiting AI usage are “UTTERLY STUPID” and “idiotic”. For the Linux kernel, Torvalds says, “we’re not going to make stupid rules that say ‘you can’t use tools for X’”.
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Iain Rae Lennox retweeted
Nick Timothy MP@NJ_TimothyOct 14
Ministers lied when they said the evidence behind their "Islamophobia" definition was deleted. I exposed Labour's cover-up, and they have now been forced to correct the record. It's almost certain extremist groups influenced the definition. I'll keep fighting for the truth.
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No, this is not Monty Python humor. It is a niqab-covered woman, telling the Scottish parliament that they need to respect Islam and legalize polygamy. Not being able to have multiple wives is causing Pakistani men misery.
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Dear Muslims, Japanese people don’t dislike you for being Muslim. Your faith is your choice, and we respect those who live peacefully. But calling pork or mirin (cooking alcohol) in Japanese food “discrimination” makes no sense. Our cuisine has centuries of history. It wasn’t created to offend your faith. Different traditions aren’t discrimination. You’re free to practice your religion, but if you visit or live in Japan, respect our culture, customs, and laws. Adapt to Japan rather than demand it change for you. Please remember that.
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Iain Rae Lennox retweeted
The death penalty does little to deter crime or deliver justice for victims. It has no place in the 21st century and should be abolished. More from @UNHumanRights on Saturday’s World Day against the Death Penalty: ohchr.org/en/topic/death-pen…
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Iain Rae Lennox retweeted
Omarchy
@omarchyOct 9
We can fix everything. We can build the perfect machine.
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Iain Rae Lennox retweeted
We asked the question that prompted this reply. It appears to suggest a knowing attempt to circumvent the rules barring charities from endorsing political parties or candidates. Mosques must follow the same rules as every other charity. Read more 👇 secularism.org.uk/news/2026/…
At the Green Party conference in Brighton, Manchester councillor Asma Alam admits that some mosques endorse Green candidates despite being registered charities, which are prohibited from supporting political candidates. Alam says the endorsements were made “undercover.” Audio: Die Zeit
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Iain Rae Lennox retweeted
Forever Dads is opening recruitment for launch. We are a leveling and world PvP guild, not a raid guild. Answer the call when someone gets ganked. Log when the house gets loud. Drop your class and how many kids are usually yelling in the background. Sign up ⬇️
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"Boycott her in bed... and discipline them physically as well, by lightly hitting them to show who is in charge." These are the words of a sermon delivered at a London mosque which, as a registered charity, receives tax breaks to undertake 'the advancement of religion'.
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Iain Rae Lennox retweeted
My god this is such a good speech that every SWE needs to hear. You know what? Every person should hear it Keep the happy memories, eyes on the reality, be excited about the future. That’s the best that anyone can do
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Iain Rae Lennox retweeted
Move aside! ‘Victim’ coming through 🚑 I’m currently gripped by the lurgy and fit for nothing, but I still know Transport Scotland isn’t a registered charity. Bungling Nat MSP plays 'misogyny' card after committee blunder led to widespread ridicule scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/n…
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Iain Rae Lennox retweeted
Glasgow spent £350,000 on interpreters in 2023/24. By 2025/26 it was £1.03 million. And they have signed a contract worth £4.4 million. Tender GCC006168CPU.
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Dear CPS, Please confirm if you have charged the 80,000 + illegals who have invaded our country since the general election? Please confirm why it is a crime to try to stop such illegality by doing the job the police & Border Force should be doing? Please confirm why you think this is in the public interest. Millions will think the opposite, that you are bringing our justice system into disrepute and destroying people’s confidence in it. Weird how you took many months to charge the Manchester Airport thugs for assault against police officers. (Only after I started a private criminal prosecution) Yet you rush this through in days? Seriously?
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