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alexburby.bsky.social @alexburby.bsky.social · 20d

I'm looking for animation work!

-15 years working experience
-9 years in game development
-Helped ship three games, most recently as 2D animation lead on The Plucky Squire

I'd love to animate for your game.

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Jamie And Lion (aka, SpacedOutSmiles) @jamieandlion.bsky.social · 8h

Thanks *blush* it’s one of those things which i always felt drawn too but didn’t try for decades…

till one day I have it a whirl and it was exactly as fun as I imagined. Sensory delights :)

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Jamie And Lion (aka, SpacedOutSmiles) @jamieandlion.bsky.social · 9h

I’m not trans as such, but a weirdly gender euphoric thing for me is enjoying the kinetic swirl when i ignore gender norms & wear a skirt.

It just clicks with my brain in a super satisfying way. I sometimes have the confidence to wear skirts around friends & i just float around happier and bouncier

Nanoraptor @nanoraptor.danamania.com · 9h

Trans folk of all and any kinds - what’s your singular most wtf gender affirming or euphoric thing. Something that you’d never have expected until it happened but dammit it works, so what the hell you’ll take more of it?

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Jamie And Lion (aka, SpacedOutSmiles) @jamieandlion.bsky.social · 9h

Are there any videos or recordings for folks to catch up with?

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Dave Walker @davewalker.bsky.social · Aug 25

Possible causes of your problems. It’s a diagram that (sadly) still seems relevant in 2025, so reposting a year and a bit on.

Diagram titled 'Possible causes of your problems'. On the left hand side, subtitled 'Yes': Funding removed from local councils, growing gap between rich and poor, multinational companies not paying their taxes, lack of new affordable housing, government not investing sufficiently in schools and healthcare. On the right hand side, subtitled 'No': Picture of small boat, with arrow; 'People fleeing horrific situations that you and I can't imagine'.

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Jamie And Lion (aka, SpacedOutSmiles) @jamieandlion.bsky.social · 10h

Oh heck. That’s all the fun. I spent an afternoon driving one to help a friend a few months ago… loved it.

Managed to avoid knocking anything down… mostly :)

Hope you have a heap of fun and it all goes smoothly.

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Jamie And Lion (aka, SpacedOutSmiles) @jamieandlion.bsky.social · 10h

That makes sense. I know one of the reasons is comfort… with my injury it’s vastly more comfortable to lay flat than sit.

The adaptive chair is good, but from the moment I sit down it’s only so long before I’ll get sore.

It’s probably time to get out the cosy onesies for maximum desk snugness :)

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Jamie And Lion (aka, SpacedOutSmiles) @jamieandlion.bsky.social · 10h

I love my desk and it’s pretty comfy… but heck… getting to my desk in the morning is hard.

It’s often the hardest transition of the day.

Doesn’t matter if I’m sitting there for gaming or for work, it’s always a bit of a challenge.

Once I’m settled it’s fine. Anyone else find it tricky?

A photo of Jamie’s desk in the bay window of the playroom. It’s very neat and tidy. His desk is made from a bit of wood across the top of storage boxes and a laundry basket to get the height right for his big blue adaptive chair.

There’s a Mac and 30” display on Jamie’s desk. Plus a big space themed desk pad, keyboard and mouse.

Either side of the desk has a ‘studio monitor’ for doing audio work. Kinda like speakers but setup to be more accurate. There’s a pot plant on one and some thomas the tank engine die cast toys on the other.

Behind Jamie’s desk is a big curtain with jungle animals on it. The rooms vibe is inviting and gentle.

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Jamie And Lion (aka, SpacedOutSmiles) @jamieandlion.bsky.social · 11h

Andy is a lovely human. Well worth chatting to him if it’s a match :)

Andy Robertson 🔜 London ComicCon @geekdadgamer.bsky.social · 11h

I'm working on a Roblox story for a national outlet and keen to talk to parents of older teens (12-16) who play Roblox games:
✅ Which games do they play?
✅ Why play that rather than a console game?
✅ How do they find new Roblox games?

Shares appreciated #JournoRequest

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Jamie And Lion (aka, SpacedOutSmiles) @jamieandlion.bsky.social · 11h

All bouncy cause I can start telling folks I’ll be on stage at TechSharePro this year :)

I’m jointing the ‘AI & Accessibility Panel’ to chat about the AI powered tools I’ve been building to help me live more independently

Practical little things that all run locally & solve day to day barriers :)

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Jamie And Lion (aka, SpacedOutSmiles) @jamieandlion.bsky.social · 1d

Used the gov.uk one login app to prove my identity for companies house…

And it worked first time.

Verifying identify of company directors is a huge huge step. It closes so many scammy loopholes.

It’s kinda surreal that creating a UK limited company didn’t perform any basic checks before now!

gov.uk

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Jamie And Lion (aka, SpacedOutSmiles) @jamieandlion.bsky.social · 1d

Aww damn. I really want to be positive about this as a concept…

I could see it working for something like CDN nodes or other use cases for extremely simple hardware scattered around the place.

For any complex hardware, keeping it maintained will be a big pain. Really curious how this plays out.

David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d

This is either clever or crazy or both: a UK company will install, in your home, a miniature data center, about the size of a heat pump, to serve as your home heating.

UK Power Networks helping SHIELD vulnerable customers from Fuel Poverty

Customers struggling with energy bills could soon benefit from low-cost heating, thanks to an award-winning UK Power Networks innovation that re-uses heat from mini data centres.

www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk

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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 1d

This makes me happy - I love performing and I love talking to those who come and I am happy people feel the space is inviting not inhibiting - it took me many years to fit my skin comfortably

Anthony Dixon @ranthonydixonius.bsky.social · 1d

I've got fairly severe social anxiety and it was a bit of a struggle to go to see you. You set me at ease within a few minutes with your openess and relaxed humour though. It was quite a big moment for me and I'm very glad that I went.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 2d

Listen to the response to this and look how easy it is to say it.

Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 2d

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 2d

Whistling when ICE is about to kidnap someone for no reason is incredibly effective. They know what they are doing is wrong and will scatter in the wind when too many witnesses gather.

FORM A CROWD
STAY LOUD
PROTECT EACH OTHER
CODE I:
ICE NEARBY
BLOW QUICKLY IN A BROKEN RHYTHM:
PRE-PRE-PRE!
→ ALERTS THE COMMUNITY THAT ICE AGENTS ARE IN THE AREA.
ROGERS PARK WHISTLE PROTOCOLS
WHY A WHISTLE? ON THE STREETS
• A SIMPLE TOOL FOR FAST ALERTS.
• LOUD.
RECOGNIZABLE.
IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE.
• OUR VOICES ARE
STRONGER TOGETHER.
WHISTLES GUIDE
PEOPLE TO:
• FOLLOW ICE CARAVANS
• CATCH UP WITH THE CROWD
• ALERT NEIGHBORS
TO JOIN IN
NOISE = VISIBILITY.
CODE 2:
CODE RED
BLOW THREE LONG BLASTS:
PREEEE-PREEEE-PREEEE!
→ ICE IS DETAINING SOMEONE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
DON'T STAY SILENT. STAY NONVIOLENT.
WHY IT WORKS
• INSTANT ALERT
SYSTEM
• FASTER THAN SOCIAL MEDIA
• TURNS SILENCE INTO COMMUNITY
ACTION
ORIGINAL FLYER CREATED BY:
WHAT YOU CAN DO
• WEAR YOUR WHISTLE AROUND YOUR NECK
TEACH FAMILY
EIGHBORS TH
CODES
• USE IT WHEN ICE IS
SPOTTED
• PROTECT EACH OTHER, ALWAYS
TOGETHER, WE KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
THIS FLYER DISTRIBUTED BY:
PROTECT RP
• @PROTECTRP_

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Jamie And Lion (aka, SpacedOutSmiles) @jamieandlion.bsky.social · 1d

This is so cool. Really nice :)

Inspired by your forward facing shelving approach…. I might need to borrow that idea for the next set of shelves to go in the playroom :)

I already have forward facing shelves in my room, never thought to try them downstairs too :)

Jamie And Lion (aka, SpacedOutSmiles) @jamieandlion.bsky.social · 1d

Okay… I know this is kinda obscure even for me.

But this demo is amazing, making this sort of thing work is normally a heap of code run after the modelling or it’s done manually to make it look right.

How flipping cool open source free tools can do this now :)

passivestar @passivestar.bsky.social · 1d

WAIT! sampling from sdf after fillet basically gives you geometry-independent AO grid 😮

blender 5.0 is bussin 🤯

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 1d

Autistic people can struggle with “praxis,” or "the ability to execute chains of smooth motor movements. As much as someone with autism might want to, it may seem impossible […] to break free from the gap between intention and action."

hussmanautism.org/praxis-and-a... #autism #neurodiversity

Praxis and Autism: Bridging the gap between intention and action - Hussman Institute for Autism

People with autism may know exactly what they want to say, but may be unable to say it. They may know every answer on a quiz, but have only written down a few by the time the teacher collects the pape...

hussmanautism.org

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Jamie And Lion (aka, SpacedOutSmiles) @jamieandlion.bsky.social · 1d

Waking up to quiet and not being jolted awake seem to be the best ways for me to start my day.

If I wake up before other people I get time to boot before communication demands.

If I wake up on a natural cycle without an alarm it’s super smooth and I don’t feel as tired.

Little things that help :)

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Jamie And Lion (aka, SpacedOutSmiles) @jamieandlion.bsky.social · 1d

Tried something different with ADHD meds today. Taking them much later than normal and trying to stay awake while they booted….

Erm. Nope. Feel back asleep anyway and now I’m 2-3 hours out of sync. Whoopsie.

Might try again tomorrow and see if it works when I’m more aligned on that routine.

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Jamie And Lion (aka, SpacedOutSmiles) @jamieandlion.bsky.social · 1d

Nice to know I’m not the only person who read the name this way.

It’s like ‘selective mutism’ implies the person has a choice (when we don’t!!)

Ian Graves @xskinn.bsky.social · 1d

Sometimes I don’t like the term Acquired Brain Injury cause it sounds like you bought the fucken thing. HA!😳😆😆Ian

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Jamie And Lion (aka, SpacedOutSmiles) @jamieandlion.bsky.social · 2d

The fact it comes from ADHD doesn’t prevent it causing harm / frustration to those around us.

We’re still responsible for it, it’s still valid for them to be fed up.

Other people’s ADHD often makes my life way way harder. I had to learn to redirect the frustration away from person to situation.

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Jamie And Lion (aka, SpacedOutSmiles) @jamieandlion.bsky.social · 2d

I really love this paper on abusing lisdex.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35959655/

The removal of the short term mechanism of action makes it way less appealing for some types of abuse. Not impossible, but not as fun as cheaper easier to access options.

What is the potential for abuse of lisdexamfetamine in adults? A preclinical and clinical literature review and expert opinion - PubMed

Most of the studies highlighted a longer T<sub>max</sub> than dexamphetamine leading to a delayed onset of effects and a decreased C<sub>max</sub>. These PK parameters were often associated with a dim...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Jamie And Lion (aka, SpacedOutSmiles) @jamieandlion.bsky.social · 4d

This is basically the idea behind monotropism and flowy attention tunnels.

Learning to get in and out of flow states feels kinda like magic sometimes.

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Jamie And Lion (aka, SpacedOutSmiles) @jamieandlion.bsky.social · 4d

More nerdy crime detecting stuff today… plus some accessibility spurlunking for an education client who’s asked a ‘very good question’

It’s a nice combo. Vector math for breakfast, policy stuff for lunch.

Seeing a friend for dinner :)

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