Paul Barker

You can find me at the following non-hellsite locations: #Mastodon: @pbarker" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">social.afront.org/@pbarker #BlueSky: bsky.app/profile/pbarke… #LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/paul-barker/ I don't expect to post on here much more.

I spend a lot of time online. This means a few things: 1) I'm familiar with the phrase "go touch grass". 2) I need to go touch some fucking grass. 3) I'm shocked that the domain touchinggrass.co.uk was available!

New blog: touchinggrass.co.uk/an-introductio… This will be my new #Blog for #Photography, #Rambling, #Hiking and personal updates, allowing me to refocus my other site exclusively on the software, open source and tech policy stuff.

If you share my concerns, do not endorse the Open Source AI Definition in its current form. Instead, leave comments on the text (@opensourceinitiative/osaid-1-0-RC1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">hackmd.io/@opensourceini…) and if you're able to, attend the upcoming town hall sessions (#townhalls" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">opensource.org/deepdive#townh…) to share your feedback. 🧵6/6

If the Open Source Initiative insists on publishing an Open Source AI definition, the definition must require Open Source AI Systems to include the release of complete corresponding training data under an open license. 🧵5/6

New blog post: The Open Source AI Definition is not fit for purpose pbarker.dev/posts/2024-10-… #OpenSource #OpenSourceAI #AI 🧵1/6

I will be at @oggcamp in Manchester on 12th-13th Oct. Message me if you'll be there and want to chat Yocto, U-Boot, Linux kernel or anything vaguely related. Especially early-mid career or hobbyists looking to do more open source work in these areas. #OpenSource #OggCamp2024

@rossburton The Handmaid's Tale was not an instruction book.

According to JD Vance, step-children don’t exist in any meaningful way (Kamala has two stepkids)

@lucyvicmarsh @NadiaWhittomeMP @nottsgreenparty Must be some good folk in that corner of Nottingham!

@SuziOvens I've got a pizza for 3am second dinner!

Those staying up to watch the annihilation live, what snacks are you having?

Song of the day, in honour of 14 years of Tory governance. youtube.com/watch?v=O7VWza… This is not a house of amateurs. This is done with full intent.

I live in a safe Labour seat so I'm free to vote Green without the risk of the Tories or Reform getting a seat. But for anyone in a seat with a real risk of a Tory/Reform win, I strongly advocate for tactical voting, even if you feel you need to take a shower afterwards!

I'd still rather be fighting a Labour government than a Tory government. I still think the outcomes for vulnerable people will be better under a Labour government than a Tory government.

This may be a controversial view but I don't see a vote as an endorsement myself.