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Hi, I'm Jamie Tanna đŸ‘‹đŸŒ

If you're referring to me, I'm happy being called Jamie, Jamie Tanna, jamietanna, and that you respect my pronouns: he/him/his.

I'm currently the Renovate project lead at Mend.

I currently live in Nottingham with my partner Anna Dodson and our cat Morph and our dog Cookie.

I use my site as a method of blogging about my learnings, as well as sharing information about projects I have previously, or am currently, working on in my spare time.

I'm an maintainer for a number of Open Source projects, including oapi-codegen, and Renovate, as part of my job at Mend.

I'm a GNU/Linux user, a big advocate for the Free Software Movement, and the IndieWeb movement and I try to self host my own services where possible, instead of relying on other providers.

I have ADHD (Inattentive Type) and am learning how to make my life work better around it.

Due to the many social media platforms and different ways to connect, I've captured all my contact information on my /elsewhere page. Alternatively, you can drop me an email at hi@jamietanna.co.uk.

I also have a /now page which aims to cover some more up-to-date "what I'm up to" information.

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Listened to Open Source Security: Sovereignty, policy, and OpenUK with Amanda Brock
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Josh welcomes Amanda Brock from OpenUK to chat about sovereignty, policy, open source, and a whole host of other topics. Amanda has front row seat into how sovereignty decisions can affect a county and its open source. It seems sometimes like open source is a global phenomenon, but there are always country wide considerations. This is what the OpenUK is doing in the UK. The discussion is great and the things the OpenUK is dealing with will affect many of us moving forward, even if we would prefer to ignore our digital borders. The show notes and blog post for this episode can be found at  

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Listened to Sanjeev Bhaskar | Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster
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Listen to Sanjeev Bhaskar from Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster. We’re in National Treasure territory again as we welcome British comedy royalty Sanjeev Bhaskar to the Dream Restaurant. The ‘Goodness Gracious Me’ and ‘Taskmaster’ star makes James laugh more than he ever has on the podcast, we think.Sanjeev Bhaskar stars in ‘The Split Up’ which launches on 20 September on BBC iPlayer and BBC One. The Split Up’s story and characters are created by Ursula Rani Sarma, based on The Split, created by multiple award-winning Abi Morgan. Follow Sanjeev on Instagram @tvsanjeevWatch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube.Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcastFollow Off Menu on Instagram and TikTok: @offmenuofficial.And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.Ed Gamble is on tour in 2027 with ‘Fresh Hell’. For dates and tickets go to edgamble.co.ukOff Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster.Produced, recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.Video production by Ben Williams and Megan McCarthy for Plosive.Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design).

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Listened to Open Source Security: The curl summer of Bliss with Daniel and Stefan
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Josh chats with Daniel and Stefan from curl about their summer of bliss. Curl stopped taking vulnerability reports for a month and nothing much happened really. Daniel and Stefan have a really pragmatic view of all the new LLM powered vulnerability detection tools. The cost of finding a vulnerability has dropped dramatically, but the cost of fixing those bugs hasn't changed. Taking some time off is important for anyone in the middle of these reports. Daniel and Stefan have some great experience and ideas on how to make this all happen. It's great advice for anyone working on software, not just open source. The show notes and blog post for this episode can be found at  

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Listened to A totally racist episode so cache(sh) me outside how bout dah?! | Cup o' Go
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Thanks for listening! Find all the things at cupogo.dev. Meetups roundup:🇼đŸ‡č GoLab đŸ‡ș🇾🌁 GoSF đŸ‡ŻđŸ‡” TinyGo 2026 đŸ‡źđŸ‡± Gophercon Israel Cancelled :( Blogoverse deep divesData races and the limits of ThreadSanitizer in C and Go cloudx-io/setup-go Lightning roundEbitengine v2.10.0 Released Zeno Rocha on X on...

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Bookmarked Renovate: It was a packageRule all along by Sebastian Poxhofer 
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As a Renovate maintainer, the question I answer most often is not “why is Renovate broken?” but “why did Renovate do that with my config?”. The honest answer is usually “because you configured it that way”, and finding out where is the hard part. Every one of these mysteries ends the same way: you pull off the mask, and it was a packageRule all along. The Renovate Config Debugger is my attempt to make that answer visible before Renovate runs.

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Listened to Life Tech Stack | Developer Productivity Beyond Work by Overcommitted | Software Engineering and Programming Insights
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Engineers architect systems for work—but what about life? In this episode, Bethany, Brittany, and Erika reveal their personal tech stacks: the tools, habits, and sometimes deliberately low-tech strategies that power their daily routines, family life, and wellness. Discover how software engineer thinking applies to work-life balance, plus practical productivity systems you can steal for your own life.Linkshttps://www.trustyduck.dev/posts/tech-stack-2025/https://johnnydecimal.com/https://github.com/ngerakines/jdhttps://wisprflow.ai/https://obsidian.md/https://www.chezmoi.io/https://www.amazon.com/Bose-QuietComfort-Cancelling-Headphones-Bluetoothhttps://www.goodinside.comhttps://www.readtangle.com/https://www.sportsgossipshow.com/https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/classical-music-happy-hourhttps://slate.com/podcasts/icymihttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pragmatic-engineer/id1769051199https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tech-brew-ride-home/id1355212895 HostsOvercommitted: ⁠⁠https://overcommitted.dev⁠ ⁠Bethany Janos: ⁠⁠https://www.trustyduck.devBrittany Ellich: ⁠https://brittanyellich.com Erika Eggemeyer: ⁠⁠https://github.com/eggyhead

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Listened to Open Source Security: Sovereign Tech Agency with Erik Möller
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Josh chats with Erik Möller from the Sovereign Tech Agency about what they're doing. The Sovereign Tech Agency is doing some amazing work around funding open source maintainers and projects. Eric breaks down what they're doing, how it works, and how you can apply for funding. We even learn about some similar projects happening in the EU. Hopefully in the near future we will see the work Sovereign Tech Agency is doing happening in every country. The show notes and blog post for this episode can be found at  

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