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Louise Ting @neuro-observant.bsky.social · Sep 6

I wish more people understood that autism is a dynamic disability:

- Just because we can do something one day doesn’t mean we can the next
- Our abilities change with context, environment, stress levels and support
- Co-occurring conditions also affect our autism and functioning

#AutismAwareness

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Unexpected Engineer @u8dengineer.com · Sep 6

Genius idea!

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Fair Political Coverage - we want to hear from ALL our parties @fairpoliticsnow.bsky.social · Aug 25

Which of these parties has more ELECTED MPs?

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Which gets more broadcast media coverage?

Sign this petition now &pass on. Democracy depends on it.

@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social
@skynewsrss.bsky.social
@itvnews.bsky.social
@channel4news.bsky.social

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

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Fair Political Coverage - we want to hear from ALL our parties @fairpoliticsnow.bsky.social · Aug 25

They have 4 MPs. We are four years away from a GE. Yet our broadcast media is talking like they’re a government in waiting? This over platforming must end and end now! We have other parties and they must be heard. Sign here now. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Get ready for fracking, Reform UK tells energy firms

The party is serious about going after shale gas - but critics argue it's too difficult and costly.

www.bbc.co.uk

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purr.in.ink @purrinink.bsky.social · Aug 24

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · Aug 24

Today is Ukraine’s Independence Day.

We celebrate a nation and its people who are bravely resisting Russia’s war of aggression.

For their freedom. Their peaceful future.

We stand by them for as long as it takes for a just and lasting peace.

With Ukraine, unwaveringly.

A dark blue background features a vertical yellow and blue strip on the left side, representing the Ukrainian flag. To the left of the Ukrainian flag is a vertical strip with five yellow stars, representing the European Union flag. The words "YOUR FREEDOM IS OUR FREEDOM" are written in bold, white uppercase letters on the right side of the image.

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kepano @stephango.com · Aug 19

We're considering ways that IT departments can more confidently deploy Obsidian to employees and students. What do you think about this approach?

$1. New policy.json file with options for disabling community plugins, themes, Sync, Publish 2. Command line options for --policy-file "path/to/policy.json" 3. Command line options for --policy-json "{json contents}" 4. Environment variable for OBSIDIAN_POLICY_FILE and OBSIDIAN_POLICY_JSON same as the command line options$

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Unexpected Engineer @u8dengineer.com · Aug 10

Vibe Coding on t3.chat like it's 2025 😆 I love it! 😍

Building an agentic group discussion, where a group of agents with different characteristics can discuss a topic and ask questions to each other or to the group, with the text being read out using piper-tts. Fascinating results!

T3 Chat - Advanced AI Assistant & ChatGPT Alternative

Access premium AI models including GPT-4 and Claude for just $8/month. Free tier available. The smartest AI assistant for work and creativity.

t3.chat

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Unexpected Engineer @u8dengineer.com · Aug 9

When I think of an Internet domain name that I should buy, it's such a relief when it's already been taken.

#DemandAvoidance #DomainHoarder #ADHD

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Brittany Ellich @brittanyellich.com · Aug 7

I'm often asked: 'How do you do so many things?' - newsletter, podcast, speaking, illustrations, full-time job + 3 kids under 5. So I wrote down exactly how I do it! (spoiler: it's not that complicated).

What side projects are you working on?

brittanyellich.com/say-yes-do-a...

The art of saying yes: How I do so many things

Senior Software Engineer

brittanyellich.com

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Jen Kirkman "You Are A Lot" Podcast (AuDHD) @jenkirkman.bsky.social · Aug 6

Many ADHD/AuDHD folks have been raised to be attuned to other people's feelings instead of our own. While that gives us a strong sense of others’ needs, it often blinds us to what we truly need ourselves.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · Aug 4

Coding interviews from people who left government earlier this year, and this is a fantastic quote in response to a question about what DOGE tech folk don't understand.

And yeah, I think that the DOGE folks at agencies kind of had unilateral decision making authority in a way that's kind of scary because they both had the we should come into government and do common sense things mindset without realizing that the most common sense things are actually the hardest to accomplish for very specific reasons.

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purr.in.ink @purrinink.bsky.social · Aug 4

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Jason Coon @evilgeniuslabs.org · Aug 3

Playing with the 8x8x8 LED Cube, creating new patterns using the built-in #Pixelblaze by @bhencke.bsky.social.
Get your own cube: lectronz.com/products/led...

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The Autivist (Fighting for a Post Behaviorist World) @neurodivergentequity.org · Jul 28

Great article about how AI can help our neurodivergent community. Annoyed that those who don’t have lived experience think their opinions matter: “Experts warn against over-reliance, fearing AI may hinder critical-thinking and self-reliance.” We don’t need to be infantilized.

How AI is transforming the lives of neurodivergent people

AI tools like ChatGPT are helping neurodivergent users communicate more clearly and confidently — though some experts warn that overreliance could come at a cost.

www.ksl.com

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Micah @rincewind.run · Jul 20

this is such a perfect illustration of the fundamental disconnect between what LLMs are and how they are sold and how people interact with them

it’s not a person, it does not “know” things, it does not remember and learn from things the way a person does

it is predicting what someone might say

Screenshot of a Twitter post from Jason Lemkin talking to Replit and asserting that “he” knows not to violate code freezes and does it anyway

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Ian Coldwater 👻🌿 @lookitup.baby · Jul 20

This thread is incredible.

Jason ✨👾SaaStr.Ai✨ Lemkin (@jasonlk)

.@Replit goes rogue during a code freeze and shutdown and deletes our entire database

xcancel.com

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Rich Burroughs @richburroughs.dev · Jul 19

I haven’t done this but I think it’s worth considering even for US citizens, especially for services with more sensitive data.

Paris Marx @parismarx.com · Jul 18

Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies.

For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!

Getting off US tech: a guide

I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.

www.disconnect.blog

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Chris Greenacre 🏳️‍🌈 @tophhie.cloud · Jul 15

I've just migrated my #Bluesky account over to my own Azure-hosted PDS (Personal Data Server)... here's how I did it! 🌐💬

blog.tophhie.cloud/host-your-ow...

#azure #pds #linux #vm

Host Your Own Bluesky PDS: A Complete Azure-Powered Guide

How I built and configured a Bluesky PDS in Azure

blog.tophhie.cloud

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Unexpected Engineer @u8dengineer.com · Jul 15

I've setup my own ATproto PDS to (hopefully) avoid the Bluesky checks coming in. I just don't want to give a random company that I don't have a choice of dealing with some personal information for pointless reasons.

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Unexpected Engineer @u8dengineer.com · Jul 14

Yeah, that is a good feature!

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Unexpected Engineer @u8dengineer.com · Jul 14

Migration of accounts between PDSes seem to be risky at the moment, so re-follow and delete seems the safer option.

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Unexpected Engineer @u8dengineer.com · Jul 14

I wonder whether making PDSs even easier and better for self-hosting or community-hosting would have a negative effect on Bluesky as a company. E.g. in terms of funding and investment.

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Unexpected Engineer @u8dengineer.com · Jul 14

Whilst troubleshooting, I noticed outgoing connections going to Bluesky from the server. I came across this Github issue 😔 It's probably not high priority.

github.com/bluesky-soci...

I'm going to delete my Bluesky based account, the requirement to verify my age in the UK was the deciding factor.

Enabling IPv6 support by default, as well as on bsky.social since it's the most popular instance · Issue #80 · bluesky-social/pds

I believe that it's quite useful overall for simplifying overall networks hosting a PDS or at least reducing bottlenecks caused by translation methods (which while they will be needed for IPv4 only...

github.com

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Unexpected Engineer @u8dengineer.com · Jul 14

It's a relatively simple setup for one user. Just needs a VPS hosted somewhere with IPv4 networking and some DNS entries. The only thing that has tripped me up (so far) is the IPv4 requirement, as I was running an IPv6 only server.

atproto.com/guides/self-...

Self-hosting - AT Protocol

Self-hosting a Bluesky PDS means running your own Personal Data Server that is capable of federating with the wider ATProto network.

atproto.com

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