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Paul Roberts

@paulmr

Scala Developer at the Guardian (opinions on this account are entirely my own, natch); fluent Esperanto speaker (no really).

 London, England
Joined March 2007
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Verifying myself: I am paulmr on Keybase.io. MbfGoYF7krgc-iOz-o54n9QTSU0y6n1UJ5ua / keybase.io/paulmr/sigs/MbfGo…
the recording of the talk I gave last week has been posted:
Scalainthecity (@Scalainthecity) profile pictureScalainthecity@Scalainthecity4 Dec 2018
Didn't make it to #ScalaintheCity? 😰 Don't worry as we have the videos live for you 🙌 The variety of talks this month was incredible from #cryptocurrency to #kafkastreaming & #parsers 📽 So get watching & get caught up on all things #Scala 👀 signifytechnology.com/blog/2…
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I had a great time at @Scalainthecity on Thursday, thanks all! I have written up and annotated the code that I used during the FastParse demo here: gist.github.com/paulmr/cf48b…
Code from the live demo of FastParse during my Scala in the City talk

Code from the live demo of FastParse during my Scala in the City talk

Code from the live demo of FastParse during my Scala in the City talk - fastparse.org

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I am going to be speaking at @Scalainthecity all about the excellent FastParse library on November the 29th: meetup.com/Scala-in-the-City…
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Signal
@signalapp2 Dec 2015
The Signal Desktop beta is now available! Signal private messaging, now with all ten fingers: whispersystems.org/blog/sign…
Signal Desktop

Signal Desktop

Today we’re making the Signal Desktop beta available. Signal Desktop brings the trusted private messaging experience of Signal to the desktop, with a simplicity that allows you to seamlessly continue...

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Best README for a programming language ever: github.com/masak/007
GitHub - masak/alma: ALgoloid with MAcros -- a language with Algol-family syntax where macros take...

GitHub - masak/alma: ALgoloid with MAcros -- a language with Algol-family syntax where macros take...

ALgoloid with MAcros -- a language with Algol-family syntax where macros take center stage - masak/alma

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have just discovered 'xmllint --shell'. Brilliant, especially when combined with XPATH expressions.
Really interesting analysis of the impact of virtual currencies in developing countries @bpeel : theguardian.com/global-devel…
Doubled-edged bitcoin: are virtual currencies a plus for poor countries? – podcast

Doubled-edged bitcoin: are virtual currencies a plus for poor countries? – podcast

Digital money offers a quick, cheap and convenient medium for money transfers, but its anonymity has raised security fears

theguardian.com
Hope you have a low-stress one this year @kgu :)
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Love this line: "Religions have particularly sensitive homogeneous zones". Genius @hellobuglers
fancy putting your Web Developer skills to work for a brilliant charity? Then apply for my job! wwf.org.uk/about_wwf/jobs/?7…
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Guys we have to get @TotallyPatsyMay back as wildcard on #BGT VOTE HERE radiotimes.com/news/2014-06-…
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Ok so I'll be doing a YouTube account with videos of me talking crap on it soon. Watch this space. I got this. X
Image from Patsy May (@TotallyPatsyMay)
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WWF UK
@wwf_uk29 May 2014
Great news just in: @wwf_uk #LivingPlanetCentre has been certified #BREEAM outstanding! Learn about our new home here po.st/H56mTK
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Esperantistoj en Londono, WWF bezonas VIN! facebook.com/paul.roberts6/p… #Esperanto
Floating Cinema showing Sam Green's doc about #Esperanto nr KingsX with a beginner's lesson afterwards, 16July bit.ly/1odYh89
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CeX has just adopted BitCoin! @bpeel uk.webuy.com/blog/feature.ph…
Ĉu vi emas helpi la mondon per mikro-pruntoj? Se jes, subtenu la bonegan organizaĵon, Deki, sub la nomo de #esperanto deki.org.uk/my_team/La_Verda…
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Thanks again for organising the Hack Day @UCLCBER, I've written a blog post about it: bit.ly/1o22ZWl Looking forward to the next one
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