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 a Senior Developer and Open Source project maintainer (of Renovate) 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 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.
Bafta-winning star of ‘This Country’ Daisy May Cooper is this week’s dinner guest. Buffet techniques are compared, the dark side of Rugrats is discussed, and the genie gets tricked.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
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Listen to Ep 263: Josh Widdicombe from Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster. After nearly 6 years of Off Menu, we finally welcome friend, stand-up and podcast royalty Josh Widdicombe to the Dream Restaurant. And he‘s got a bone to pick about a previous episode… Trigger warning: this episode contains chat about dieting. Josh Widdicombe is on tour with his new show ‘Not My Cup of Tea’ from September 2025. Tickets are on this sale Friday from joshwiddicombe.comListen to Josh’s podcast ‘Parenting Hell’ wherever you get your podcasts.Follow Josh on Instagram @josh_widdicombeRecorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design).Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
Listen to Ep 273: Rose Matafeo (Christmas Special) from Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster. Merry festivities! We’re back with our first Christmas special, and our very special guest diner is NZ comedian and ‘Junior Taskmaster’ host, Rose Matafeo.Rose’s new special ‘On And On And On’ is on Max on 19 Dec.‘Junior Taskmaster’ is on Channel 4, Fridays at 8pm. Watch it here.Follow Rose on Instagram @rosematafeoOff Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster.Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
Comedy Podcast · Updated weekly · This is the official Taskmaster podcast, hosted by former champion and chickpea lover, Ed Gamble. Each week, released straight after the show is broadcast on Channel 4, Ed will be joined by a special …
Josh talks to Luke Hinds, CEO of Always Further, about MCP and agent security. We start out talking about Luke's new tool, nono which is a sandboxing tool that has AI agents in mind as a use case. We explain what MCP and agents are doing as well as why it's so hard to secure them. It's not impossible, but it's not simple either. We end the show by discussing some of the more human aspects to security and how history may be repeating itself with security folks laughing at new users who don't know any better. The show notes and blog post for this episode can be found at
Dylan's back this week joining Kris and Matt to tackle Go's UUID proposal (#62026). What Dylan thinksshould have been the least contentious proposal in the history of Go. The panel digs into the pr...
Dr. Cat Hicks takes a different approach to traditional engineer productivity measurements. Instead of turning engineers into velocity numbers she takes a holistic approach to understanding why a person or team might be over or under performing. This episode talks about lots of factors and gives...
Adam talks with Tailscale co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer David Carney about where Tailscale is headed next: TSIDP, TSNet, multiple tailnets, and Aperture. They get into clickless auth (via TSIDP), TSNet apps, multiple tailnets for isolation and control, and Aperture, Tailscale’s private AI gateway for API key ma...
Listen to Ep 252: Jason Mantzoukas from Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster. ‘How Did This Get Made?’ podcaster and ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ star Jason Mantzoukas finishes up series 11. And half of his meal is lurking in the shadows… Listen to Jason’s podcast ‘How Did This Get Made?’ wherever you listen to podcasts. Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design).Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
Listen to Ep 175: Alex Horne (Christmas Special) from Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster. Record a Christmas food podcast. Your time starts now. Watch The Horne Section TV Show on All 4. Watch Taskmaster on All 4. Listen to The Horne Section Podcast. Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
Today, we're joined by a very special guest, Len Testa! You might know him from The Disney Dish podcast or from his excellent theme park travel planning app…
Go 1.26.1 and Go 1.25.8 are releasedProposalsAccepted: change go mod init default go directive back to 1.NAccepted: regexp: add iterator forms of matching methodsNew: support dependency cooldown in Go toolingLightning roundGo popular in China?Why Go Can't Try
Listen to Fern Brady (Tasting Menu) from Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster. We’re rolling out a Tasting Menu once again, and this time Off Menu fan favourite, Taskmaster star, superstar stand-up and podcaster Fern Brady gets given a surprise menu. Fern Brady has launched a new podcast ‘Ignore That Feeling’ with Alison Spittle. Listen to it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and watch it on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ignorethatfeelingpodcast Follow Fern on Instagram @fernfrombathgate and TikTok @fernbradyofficialWatch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 19 Feb.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.Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster.Produced, recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.Video production by Megan McCarthy for Plosive.Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design).
Listen to Ep 237: Lucy Beaumont (Live in Manchester) from Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster. Taskmaster’s Lucy Beaumont joins us for night two of our Manchester residency. And a horse nearly made her late… Lucy Beaumont’s on tour now with ‘The Trouble and Strife!’ For dates and tickets go to lucybeaumont.co.uk Lucy’s podcast ‘Lucy and Sam’s Perfect Brains’ is out now. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Recorded by Matt Mountford-Lister for Storm Productions Group live at the O2 Apollo Manchester.Edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design).Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
Listen to Ep 229: Sam Campbell (Live in Nottingham) from Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster. The Dream Restaurant comes to you live from Nottingham this week, with special guest, Taskmaster’s Sam Campbell. And he’s brought his own fork… Sam Campbell is on tour with ‘Wobservations’. For dates and tickets visit samcampbelltour.com Sam’s podcast ‘Lucy and Sam’s Perfect Brains’ is coming soon. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Follow Sam on Instagram @mcdonaldscomedyRecorded by Matt Mountford-Lister for Storm Productions Group live at the Nottingham Royal Concert Hall.Edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design).Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
"Age verification" laws are "we want to have all adults and their complete online profile in a database" laws, and that Persona, the company behind LinkedIn, Roblox, Discord ID and age verification is owned by Peter Thiel should be all you need to know.
Listen to Will Arnett from Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster. The Dream Restaurant’s back in business for series 15, and our first booking is comedy royalty, Emmy-nominated actor, superstar podcaster and star of new movie ‘Is This Thing On?’, Will Arnett. Will Arnett stars in ‘Is This Thing On?’ which is in UK cinemas from 30 January. Follow Will on Instagram @arnettwillWatch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 22 Jan. 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.Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster.Produced, recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.Video production by Megan McCarthy for Plosive.Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design).
We're excited to welcome you back to Batch Bunch on Monday, 9th March (7:00pm - 9:00pm) at The Dice Cup (68-70 Mansfield Rd, Nottingham NG1 3GY).
Bring along…
Comedy Podcast · Updated weekly · This is the official Taskmaster podcast, hosted by former champion and chickpea lover, Ed Gamble. Each week, released straight after the show is broadcast on Channel 4, Ed will be joined by a special …
I feel like I'm getting saltier, and it's concerning. If you want me to tone it down and/or up, let me know. It'll go a lot better if you just write to…
#Cookie is not particularly happy she's now wearing the donut of shame (not pictured) but she's been very brave this morning at the vets after hurting her dew claw and needing to have it removed
Has someone at the Linux Foundation decided they want to spam folks regardless of opting out of the "PyTorch Foundation" emails? Getting it across many more emails than I remember signing up to the Linux Foundation with, and even after unsubscribing from "PyTorch Foundation" emails, I'm now receiving them under different email events
Sure feels like some combination of AI, the US military, and the AI military could bring an end to the world any day now, so I figured I'd better record one…
Oxide raised a truckload of capital a few weeks ago to fund the business for the foreseeable future. Bryan and Steve describe the raise, and Adam poses the best the best (and worst) questions scraped from Hacker News.In addition to Bryan Cantrill and Adam Leventhal, we were joined by Oxide CEO,...
Welcome back to Break, a Fallthrough aftershow! Kris and Matt continue the Go repository structure conversation by zooming in on the details. The pair discuss what they dislike about database libra...
Another week, another Kris & Matt duo episode! This week, we're digging into Go codebase structure, package design, and why the community keeps struggling with the same problems. The conversation s...
Burke Holland works on GitHub Copilot by day and codes with his AI agents always. Early January, Burke posted about how Opus 4.5 changed everything. We were all still buzzing from the holiday-season 2x usage bump Claude gave us, and Opus 4.5 felt like a genuine step function in capability. Burke and I get into all the ...
🔐 Go 1.26.1 and Go 1.25.8 pre-announcement🇮🇹 GoLab 2026, Nov 1-3 @ Bologna, ItalyCFP Open through Apr 13➖ Proposal: change go mod init default go directive back to 1.N✔️ Accepted: generic methods for GoWe talked about it in E143📵 Blog: Turn Dependabot Off by Filippo Valsorda⚡️ Lightning Round🤩...
Listen to Ep 2: Holidays from Lucy & Sam's Perfect Brains. Lucy and Sam speak to two former holiday companions to talk about the various types of medicine needed while abroad. Recorded by Aniya Das and Ben Williams, and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive. Artwork by Sam Campbell. Theme music by Paul Williams and Sam Campbell.
Listen to Ep 1: The Face from Lucy & Sam's Perfect Brains. Have you got FIRST EPISODE FEVER or what??? Lucy B and Samuel C throw caution to the wind and begin their podcast with a highly complex study of the human face. They analyze each feature in shocking depth, beginning with the bits at the top and working their way right down to the chin and they don't go off on a single tangent. Only listen to this if you are operating heavy machinery please.Recorded by Aniya Das and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive. Artwork by Sam Campbell. Theme music by Paul Williams and Sam Campbell.
Kin Lane drops by to talk to Phil Sturgeon about his new startup, the changing landscape of API tech, why REST fundamentals are still important, and building sustainable API tools.
SummaryIn this episode of the Overcommitted Podcast, hosts Brittany, Bethany, and Erika dive deep into the realities of software development with guest Robby Russell. They explore the critical challenges of maintaining legacy code and managing technical debt, emphasizing the impact on programmer productivity and long-term sustainability of software projects. Robby shares his extensive experience, including his journey creating Oh My ZSH, highlighting the importance of documentation, testing, and fostering a collaborative engineering culture. The discussion also covers balancing personal and professional commitments, an essential aspect of career growth in tech. Listeners will gain practical insights into navigating software engineering challenges while sustaining work-life balance. The episode wraps up with a fun segment on current tech obsessions from all participants.LinksPlanet Argon: https://www.planetargon.com/ Oh My Zsh: https://ohmyz.sh/ Maintainable Podcast: https://maintainable.fm/On Rails Podcast: https://onrails.buzzsprout.com/ Robby’s Blog: https://robbyonrails.com/ Robby’s Band: https://mightymissoula.com/ Commit Goods Store: commitgoods.comd’Oh My Zsh: https://medium.com/free-code-camp/d-oh-my-zsh-af99ca54212c Stop Pretending You’re the Last Developer: https://robbyonrails.com/articles/2025/07/16/stop-pretending-youre-the-last-developer/ Internal Tooling Maturity Ladder: https://robbyonrails.com/articles/2025/08/13/internal-tooling-maturity-ladder/Diataxis: https://diataxis.fr/HostsOvercommitted: https://overcommitted.devBethany Janos: https://github.com/bethanyj28Brittany Ellich: https://brittanyellich.comErika Eggemeyer: https://github.com/eggyhead
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