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Francis Cook

@dianshuo@mstdn.io
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Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

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Joined August 16, 2018

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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · Jul 04, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io
Replying to @jwz@mastodon.social
@jwz@mastodon.social you have your bar in the US. You pays your money you takes your chances and it’s… unfortunate.
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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · Jun 10, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io
Replying to @ketan@climatejustice.social
@ketan@climatejustice.social are people trying to measure by query? To state the obvious a data centre doesn’t work like that. The entire exists as off or on. So if there is only one user you are still burning 20Gw or whatever ridiculous number it is today.
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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · May 31, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io
Replying to @_elena@mastodon.social
@_elena@mastodon.social more instances - less likely. It’s a sensible fear but I think the main defence here is that it isn’t a centralised service.
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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · May 25, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io
Replying to @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social
@GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social there are zero checks. Until recently companies house didn’t even check who you were which they have fixed. Kinda.
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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · May 23, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io
Replying to @Sustainable2050@mastodon.energy
@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energy I don’t have so much sympathy. If you are in the business of being a public official then it is a given your name will appear and should appear. The more worrying theme is that the NL institutions think that negotiating/interacting with a firm is a 1:1 Activity. It suggests a surprising naïveté.
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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · May 18, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io
Replying to @davey_cakes@mastodon.ie
@davey_cakes@mastodon.ie @ZoidbergForPresident@kolektiva.social @bytebro@mastodonapp.uk @franksting@theblower.au it does feel like a “and precisely what are you going to do about it?” moment.
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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · May 15, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io
Replying to @jerry@infosec.exchange
@jerry@infosec.exchange at 26d and counting … its unlikely :/
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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · May 13, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io

In advance of next weeks tube strike : a note that the Amateur Transplants are on Apple Music with a snappily named track and accompanying goatse cover art.

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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · May 11, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io

Um. Is it me or has someone used co-pilot to write this : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Hail_Mary

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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · May 11, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io

Eurovision is definitely having challenges. Banning countries in conflict? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgkpgm6vk48o

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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · May 10, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io
Replying to @danirabbit@mastodon.online
@danirabbit@mastodon.online the unpopular observation is that we used to have lots of spaces and it was for everyone’s wellbeing. There was never a universal space and trying to do that is causing a lot of the problems.
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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · May 10, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io

Well, no #linkedin , I do not want to be connected to a right wing nut job in my professional life thank you.

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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · May 09, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io

Is there anything that Sadiq Khan is actually responsible for?! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgzp49gglno

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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · May 09, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io
Replying to @benroyce@mastodon.social
@benroyce@mastodon.social @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io take any story on crypto and replace “crypto” with “North Korean Weapons Development Fund”.
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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · May 09, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io

RE: @Techmeme@techhub.social

This is not a good news story. It underlines the failure of any ethics taking hold in tech circles despite it being mandatory on some degree programs. With this in mind, AI cannot be trusted outside of very specific scenarios.

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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · May 09, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io

So in the spirit of not posting doom and gloom we went out to see Uncle Roger’s new restaurant in London China town. Apparently there is a little wave of Malaysian restaurants popping up now. Didn’t get to see inside as the queue was maahoosive. Mrs got a picture with him.

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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · May 08, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io

So… yesterday I voted. In the UK currently we have local council elections. Turnout is typically lower than for the MPs and Mayor - however in Merton it was 40%. This year the council website is still at “n/a” although it looks to be Labour hold. Elsewhere Reform have made gains and are leading the number currently.

It is not a good day and ultimately it will be because no-one voted.

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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · Apr 26, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io
Replying to @davidallengreen@mastodon.green
@davidallengreen smiley and lamb are in some ways too close. Smiley wouldn’t get his hands dirty but essentially he is the fancier version. What about Palmer instead?
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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · Apr 13, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io
Replying to @stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe
@stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe ouch. Sadly every day is a step closer to that reality for more of us. I’ve lost count of “deploy under your usual process” to be met with “how do we do that?” From tech teams of x years vintage where x > 3 years.
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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · Apr 11, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io
Replying to @troed@swecyb.com
@troed@swecyb.com @HeptaSean@social.tchncs.de @burger_jaap@mastodon.social when we were looking, the ID.4 was just out. The 7 looks nice (bit like a BYD). Next one I’d probably get an EV9 or I’d love a Li motors EV (not going to get that here).
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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · Apr 11, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io
Replying to @NatureMC@mastodon.online
@NatureMC@mastodon.online @burger_jaap@mastodon.social is there a place online to look at those heat pumps because my experience hasn’t been great if I don’t have half an acre of land to spare.
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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · Apr 11, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io
Replying to @HeptaSean@social.tchncs.de
@HeptaSean@social.tchncs.de @troed@swecyb.com @burger_jaap@mastodon.social I like the Zoe but it’s a bit small for us. The German EVs are really not very good they all seem “swap out the old engine for new” and drive poorly with no distance (also why are they all so small inside?!)
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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · Apr 11, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io
Replying to @samy@eupolicy.social
@samy@eupolicy.social @BrKloeckner@piaille.fr @burger_jaap@mastodon.social then your transport needs to be a state entity. Or at least your country side part needs to be. You also need some level of state price control. Otherwise your 3hr countryside bus is €30 a ride which also doesn’t work. Lastly recognise the bus at distance is for communication not commuting.
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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · Apr 11, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io
Replying to @troed@swecyb.com
@troed@swecyb.com @burger_jaap@mastodon.social I really hope the new Renault EVs are better than the electrics in their forebears.
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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · Apr 11, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io
Replying to @samy@eupolicy.social
@samy@eupolicy.social @BrKloeckner@piaille.fr @burger_jaap@mastodon.social this is classic country vs city thinking. It works in the Netherlands because of population density. There are many areas in France where you’d serve 3 houses and a dog on a bus line taking hours in either direction. Bus routes are essential but you need to be able to make them work or swallow the cost when they don’t.
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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · Apr 11, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io
Replying to @burger_jaap@mastodon.social
@burger_jaap@mastodon.social it will be interesting to see translation from gas. Heat pumps aren’t always viable and solar heating has similar issues.
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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · Apr 04, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io
Replying to @mothninja@beige.party
@mothninja @afewbugs apparently not, he “wasn’t aware of it”
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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · Apr 03, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io
Replying to @augieray@mastodon.social
@augieray to non Americans this is just vindication the US never knew what it meant anyway.
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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · Apr 01, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io
Replying to @jwz@mastodon.social
@jwz@mastodon.social I remember the heady days in the 90s when my media bosses would proclaim “content is king”. Then again we also wanted to have “audience engagement” which set us down the road for selling outrage.
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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · Apr 01, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io
Replying to @jwz@mastodon.social
@jwz@mastodon.social do not want.
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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · Mar 24, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io
Replying to @mariafarrell@mastodon.social
@mariafarrell@mastodon.social as an Ex-BBC (worker! never made it to SM1!) - it is very concerning... and sadly marks a near complete move from media to a tech firm which I think is wrong. Tech is a tool, not the raison d'etre.
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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · Mar 02, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io
Replying to @rands@mastodon.social
@rands sadly the machine is often in Azure so the best you can hope for is to roll for a new instance.
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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · Feb 09, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io
Replying to @eniko@mastodon.gamedev.place
@eniko awesome work! I never managed to push Qbasic that far and switched to C in the end. Still remember trying to make things in Qbasic years ago.
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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · Jan 29, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io
Replying to @phl@mastodon.social
@phl@mastodon.social @fesshole@mastodon.social more famous for how they make it: https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/us-embassy-in-uk-steps-in-after-american-scientist-suggests-putting-salt-in-tea/3755587/
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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · Jan 28, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io
Replying to @fesshole@mastodon.social
@fesshole@mastodon.social so you’re American. Well, commiserations, old chap.
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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · Jan 28, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io
Replying to @Gte__dup_4166@mastodon.social
@Gte@mastodon.social is that the new version of Fluid Fortunes? It’s been looking tired for a while.
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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · Jan 27, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io
Replying to @cwebber@social.coop
@cwebber@social.coop this isn’t really new. For all the things on StackOverflow there was a huge domain of knowledge that was just not on there. For most of my corporate developer life the knowledge/bug fixes would not be found on public forums but in internal collective knowledge, documentation or simply knowing a person in the same field. Most of this was not public domain. The biggest issue now is that those firms commit their group knowledge to LLMs and we will not get it back.
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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · Jan 26, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io
Replying to @EUCommission__dup_19160@ec.social-network.europa.eu
@EUCommission I think is a wonderful opportunity for a system to keep reminding you until this is fixed…
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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · Jan 07, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io
Replying to @Chip_Unicorn@im-in.space
@Chip_Unicorn this problem has existed before LLMs. We would see it in people who “tweak” or “fix” until it works and stop as soon as the “test” passes.
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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · Jan 01, 2026
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io
Replying to @KimSJ@mastodon.social
@KimSJ@mastodon.social @davidallengreen@mastodon.green I think this is Godwin’s law in action…
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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · Dec 31, 2025
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io
Replying to @KimSJ@mastodon.social
@KimSJ@mastodon.social @davidallengreen@mastodon.green the latter part of that sounds too much like “it’s ok because everyone is doing it” which shouldn’t be a defence .
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Francis Cook @dianshuo@mstdn.io · Dec 24, 2025
Francis Cook
@dianshuo@mstdn.io

Regulatory Person, Manager of people, Maker of Decisions, late metaller, and sporadic gardener.

mstdn.io
Replying to @hazelweakly@hachyderm.io
@hazelweakly can I venture a 3) not every goddamn thing is a tech problem.
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