Hello, I'm Edward. I build web apps, web scrapers, databases, and search engines. I reverse engineer legacy systems and data formats.
Over the years, I've had the privilege to collaborate with internet luminaries like Aaron Swartz, Brewster Kahle, Ted Nelson, Jason Scott, and John Gilmore.
My contributions span a diverse array of projects, including Wikipedia, Open Library, Wikimedia Commons, Debian, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Linux kernel, and BusyBox.
I'm on mastodon: https://hachyderm.io/@edward
- Bvlos drones approved to fly over UK rail infrastructure
by edward on 6/20/25, 2:40 PM, with comments
- Mark Zuckerberg is spending megabucks on an AI hiring spree
by edward on 6/20/25, 2:28 PM, with comments
- Congestion pricing in Manhattan is a predictable success
by edward on 6/20/25, 2:26 PM, with comments
- A new kind of AI bot will take over the web, data from TollBit shows
by edward on 6/18/25, 7:56 AM, with comments
- Boeing: What does the Air India crash mean for the plane maker?
by edward on 6/13/25, 11:38 AM, with comments
- Uber brings forward trialling driverless taxis in UK
by edward on 6/10/25, 9:37 AM, with comments
- Initial thoughts on a £18 Colmi R09 smart ring and Gadgetbridge
by edward on 6/8/25, 12:43 AM, with comments
- Silicon Valley Is at an Inflection Point
by edward on 5/30/25, 10:43 PM, with comments
- Alan Yentob Has Died
by edward on 5/25/25, 3:43 PM, with comments
- Sam Altman is a visionary with a trustworthiness problem
by edward on 5/23/25, 8:48 AM, with comments
- Uber could run train services between Stratford International and Paris
by edward on 5/22/25, 9:49 PM, with comments
- Exploring an Extreme Wealth Line
by edward on 5/20/25, 11:53 AM, with comments
- Reverse Engineering the Renpho App
by edward on 5/17/25, 1:04 PM, with comments
- Crawlers impact the operations of the Wikimedia projects
by edward on 5/2/25, 12:29 PM, with comments
- Solar panels to be fitted on all new-build homes in England by 2027
by edward on 5/2/25, 4:53 AM, with comments
- Solar panels between the tracks on an active railway line: a dreadful idea
by edward on 4/30/25, 12:56 PM, with comments
- A cheat sheet for why using ChatGPT is not bad for the environment
by edward on 4/29/25, 7:34 PM, with comments
- Datasette for Newsrooms
by edward on 4/26/25, 12:13 PM, with comments
- Lyft to buy taxi app Free Now for $200M to expand into Europe
by edward on 4/16/25, 11:55 AM, with comments
- Lyft to enter European market with $200M FreeNow acquisition
by edward on 4/16/25, 11:54 AM, with comments
- Everyone's jumping on the AI doll trend – but what are the concerns?
by edward on 4/13/25, 8:47 AM, with comments
- It never happened–but the picture says it did: 28 fake images that fooled world
by edward on 4/12/25, 8:20 PM, with comments
- Vim is more useful in the age of LLMs
by edward on 4/11/25, 9:32 AM, with comments
- Bulldozers to Move in on 'Scotland's Chenobyl' in Port Glasgow
by edward on 4/11/25, 9:04 AM, with comments
- Vim is more useful in the age of LLMs
by edward on 4/10/25, 9:33 AM, with comments
- Why tech workers need unions too
by edward on 4/7/25, 12:05 PM, with comments
- Even a freeway is redeemable: worlds largest wildlife crossing takes shape in LA
by edward on 4/7/25, 7:12 AM, with comments
- What is up with car door handles these days?
by edward on 4/6/25, 3:20 PM, with comments
- The Mathematics of Crochet
by edward on 4/4/25, 5:47 PM, with comments
- RAF clear 'exploding' Tunnock's teacakes to fly after 60 years
by edward on 4/4/25, 3:48 PM, with comments
- Invasion of the Home Humanoid Robots
by edward on 4/4/25, 2:24 PM, with comments
- The UK Government Wouldn't Ban Smartphones in Schools. These Parents Stepped Up
by edward on 4/1/25, 9:23 AM, with comments
- Firefox 136 Released with Vertical Tabs
by edward on 3/28/25, 7:13 AM, with comments
- Towards a Recommendation on Open Cultural Heritage (Taroch)
by edward on 3/26/25, 8:43 PM, with comments
- Endless.downward.spiral – is this the beginning of the end of What3Words?
by edward on 3/25/25, 4:12 PM, with comments
- National Grid boss says Heathrow had 'enough power' after substation fire
by edward on 3/24/25, 12:19 PM, with comments
- The slow but steady advance of driverless vehicles
by edward on 3/23/25, 10:19 AM, with comments
- Extreme day trips: 'I go abroad then fly home in time for bed'
by edward on 3/22/25, 8:51 AM, with comments
- 'More are published than could ever succeed': are there too many books?
by edward on 3/21/25, 10:27 PM, with comments
- What's the Matter with Abundance?
by edward on 3/20/25, 3:51 PM, with comments
- The MetroCard Goes the Way of the Token as MTA Announces End of Sales
by edward on 3/20/25, 1:53 PM, with comments
- A.I. and Vibecoding Helped Me to Create My Own Software
by edward on 3/19/25, 10:44 PM, with comments
- BTHome: Open standard for broadcasting sensor data over Bluetooth LE
by edward on 3/17/25, 10:55 PM, with comments
- Are these the world's most beautiful airports?
by edward on 3/16/25, 6:07 PM, with comments
- Building a Personal Archive with Hoarder
by edward on 3/16/25, 3:46 PM, with comments
- Doge Makes Its Latest Errors Harder to Find
by edward on 3/13/25, 3:34 PM, with comments
- 'A new phase': why climate activists are turning to sabotage instead of protest
by edward on 3/11/25, 10:15 PM, with comments
- Zoox robotaxis do not meet federal safety standards, agency says
by edward on 3/11/25, 4:59 PM, with comments
- [RFC] Allow terminal programs to display text in different sizes
by edward on 3/9/25, 9:19 AM, with comments
- Elon Musk Is the Richest Man. Why Is He Sleeping on an Office Floor?
by edward on 2/27/25, 2:42 PM, with comments