Gui Heurich
@anthrolanguage.bsky.social
programming, anthropology, politics, gardening, climate change. hopefully not in that order.
author of Coderspeak: the language of computer programmers
https://uclpress.co.uk/book/coderspeak/
author of Coderspeak: the language of computer programmers
https://uclpress.co.uk/book/coderspeak/
My first book has more than 6k downloads. I often wonder who are the ~20 people that download it every day. Never thought it would happen, tbh.
December 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
My first book has more than 6k downloads. I often wonder who are the ~20 people that download it every day. Never thought it would happen, tbh.
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If you wanted to have loved one buy you a t-shirt because “you’re impossible to buy for” today is your last day to get it for Xmas.
rubytshirts.com
rubytshirts.com
Ruby T-shirts
Matz is nice, and so are these excellent shirts. Ships worldwide.
rubytshirts.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
If you wanted to have loved one buy you a t-shirt because “you’re impossible to buy for” today is your last day to get it for Xmas.
rubytshirts.com
rubytshirts.com
The social media ban in Australia should be expanded to all countries and… all ages.
December 10, 2025 at 7:46 AM
The social media ban in Australia should be expanded to all countries and… all ages.
Moving my stuff to Codeberg as of today
December 8, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Moving my stuff to Codeberg as of today
If you run it past the pope it will turn into wine?
For $300, I would expect it to transform the water into Scotch
What’s the Deal With Okapa’s $300 Water Bottle?
Eight years of research and 10,000 prototypes have created a luxury water bottle claiming to redefine the experience of drinking H2O, all for an eye-watering sum.
www.wired.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:21 PM
If you run it past the pope it will turn into wine?
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“Privatisation was the experiment — and it’s failed. We have water companies pumping sewage into our rivers and charging us extra for the privilege.”
Zack Polanski says it’s time to bring water back into public hands on #BBCPoliticsNorth.
Zack Polanski says it’s time to bring water back into public hands on #BBCPoliticsNorth.
October 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
“Privatisation was the experiment — and it’s failed. We have water companies pumping sewage into our rivers and charging us extra for the privilege.”
Zack Polanski says it’s time to bring water back into public hands on #BBCPoliticsNorth.
Zack Polanski says it’s time to bring water back into public hands on #BBCPoliticsNorth.
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Just saying 😊 www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-hu...
The Most Efficient Traveler Isn’t a Bird or a Fish—It’s You on a Bike
A famous graphic, now updated, compares locomotion in the animal kingdom
www.scientificamerican.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Just saying 😊 www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-hu...
The Donald says climate change is a con job, but it’s actually a cron job
September 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The Donald says climate change is a con job, but it’s actually a cron job
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“In opposition, Labour vowed to introduce a right to roam. In govt, it U-turned on this promise… its plan to create 9 new ‘river walks’ is a paltry compensation.”
Excellent Guardian leader on why we need a right of access to all rivers @righttoroam.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Excellent Guardian leader on why we need a right of access to all rivers @righttoroam.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on England’s riverbanks: landscapes that everyone should be able to enjoy | Editorial
Editorial: Only a small sliver of riverside land is accessible to the public. Rights of way shouldn’t depend on the goodwill of landowners
www.theguardian.com
July 31, 2025 at 8:04 AM
“In opposition, Labour vowed to introduce a right to roam. In govt, it U-turned on this promise… its plan to create 9 new ‘river walks’ is a paltry compensation.”
Excellent Guardian leader on why we need a right of access to all rivers @righttoroam.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Excellent Guardian leader on why we need a right of access to all rivers @righttoroam.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Ozzy going out after raising $190 million for sick kids and a Parkinson’s cure is metal AF.
Ozzy Osbourne Farewell Show Was The Highest-Grossing Charity Concert Of All Time
On July 5, Ozzy Osbourne put on a farewell concert, performing as a solo artist and with Black Sabbath for the last time in the band’s hometown of Birmingham, UK. Billed as the “Back To The Beginning”...
www.stereogum.com
July 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Ozzy going out after raising $190 million for sick kids and a Parkinson’s cure is metal AF.
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Great to see a politician eviscerate the media narrative about small boats, take on Farage and talk about inequality
bsky.app/profile/zack...
bsky.app/profile/zack...
⏳Final week to sign up to the Green Party.
🗳️ Vote for Bold Leadership on August 1st.
🗳️ Vote for Bold Leadership on August 1st.
July 23, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Great to see a politician eviscerate the media narrative about small boats, take on Farage and talk about inequality
bsky.app/profile/zack...
bsky.app/profile/zack...
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An incomparable legend.
July 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM
An incomparable legend.
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My talk at #ElixirConfEU is live!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=e99Q...
It's all about how we use #Elixir and #OTP at the #BBC. Please have a look and let me know what you think 🙂
#elixirlang #myelixirstatus
It's all about how we use #Elixir and #OTP at the #BBC. Please have a look and let me know what you think 🙂
#elixirlang #myelixirstatus
How Elixir Powers the BBC From PoC to Production at Scale - Ettore Berardi | ElixirConf EU 2025
YouTube video by Code Sync
www.youtube.com
July 18, 2025 at 10:14 AM
My talk at #ElixirConfEU is live!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=e99Q...
It's all about how we use #Elixir and #OTP at the #BBC. Please have a look and let me know what you think 🙂
#elixirlang #myelixirstatus
It's all about how we use #Elixir and #OTP at the #BBC. Please have a look and let me know what you think 🙂
#elixirlang #myelixirstatus
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2000 years ago: the Romans would let an aqueduct destroy the Gardon Valley. We need clean water, but at what cost?
July 14, 2025 at 8:40 AM
2000 years ago: the Romans would let an aqueduct destroy the Gardon Valley. We need clean water, but at what cost?
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ChatGPT is down but The Museum of English Rural Life still stands, proving once again that Silicon Valley cannot compete with the history of rural England and its people.
June 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
ChatGPT is down but The Museum of English Rural Life still stands, proving once again that Silicon Valley cannot compete with the history of rural England and its people.
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"Climate change is significantly altering the UK's vector-borne disease landscape, creating increasingly favourable conditions for disease-carrying organisms. The recent detection of West Nile virus in British mosquitoes exemplifies this emerging threat."
ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2025/05/21/h...
ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2025/05/21/h...
How we protect the UK from vector-borne diseases
As West Nile virus is detected in mosquitoes collected in the UK for the first time, we take a look at how UKHSA is protecting the UK from vector-borne diseases
ukhsa.blog.gov.uk
May 21, 2025 at 10:01 AM
"Climate change is significantly altering the UK's vector-borne disease landscape, creating increasingly favourable conditions for disease-carrying organisms. The recent detection of West Nile virus in British mosquitoes exemplifies this emerging threat."
ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2025/05/21/h...
ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2025/05/21/h...
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In case you missed the email, I've put together t-shirts for Brighton Ruby (for the first time).
I never did it before because of cost, potential waste admin hassle and a fear of many t-shirts in multiple sizes in my (too small) loft.
Want one?
rubytshirts.com/collections...
I never did it before because of cost, potential waste admin hassle and a fear of many t-shirts in multiple sizes in my (too small) loft.
Want one?
rubytshirts.com/collections...
Brighton Ruby '25
Matz is nice, and so are these excellent shirts. Ships worldwide.
rubytshirts.com
May 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
In case you missed the email, I've put together t-shirts for Brighton Ruby (for the first time).
I never did it before because of cost, potential waste admin hassle and a fear of many t-shirts in multiple sizes in my (too small) loft.
Want one?
rubytshirts.com/collections...
I never did it before because of cost, potential waste admin hassle and a fear of many t-shirts in multiple sizes in my (too small) loft.
Want one?
rubytshirts.com/collections...
Gemini, Malloc, and me
open.substack.com/pub/codeanth...
open.substack.com/pub/codeanth...
Gemini, malloc, and me
learning and not learning with AI
open.substack.com
May 20, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Gemini, Malloc, and me
open.substack.com/pub/codeanth...
open.substack.com/pub/codeanth...
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José Mujica, the charismatic former guerrilla fighter who later went on to lead Uruguay and became known as "the world's poorest president" for his austere lifestyle, has died at 89.
Uruguay's ex-President José Mujica, nicknamed 'world's poorest president,' dies at 89
José Mujica, the charismatic former guerrilla fighter who later went on to lead Uruguay and became known as "the world's poorest president" for his austere lifestyle, has died at 89.
www.npr.org
May 13, 2025 at 8:09 PM
José Mujica, the charismatic former guerrilla fighter who later went on to lead Uruguay and became known as "the world's poorest president" for his austere lifestyle, has died at 89.
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May 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
@stuffwithstuff.com I'm writing a substack post that mentions Crafting Interpreters (which I love, thank you!). I was wondering if you'd be OK for me to put an image of the book in the substack post? It would be the main image that you have at the top of craftinginterpreters.com
Crafting Interpreters
craftinginterpreters.com
May 13, 2025 at 11:49 AM
@stuffwithstuff.com I'm writing a substack post that mentions Crafting Interpreters (which I love, thank you!). I was wondering if you'd be OK for me to put an image of the book in the substack post? It would be the main image that you have at the top of craftinginterpreters.com
May 12, 2025 at 11:29 AM