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Kirklees Libraries @kirkleeslibrary.bsky.social · 3d

From 5–11 October, we’ll be celebrating the books that have been banned, challenged or censored, and celebrating the people who write, publish and share them.
We believe everyone deserves the right to read freely. View our curated list of #bannedbooks at: librarian.syndetics.com/syn.../lp/78...

Promotional poster for Banned Books Week UK

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OpenUK @openuk.bsky.social · 9d

OpenUK needs some additional Non-Executive Board members to join our strategic Board at a critical time in the future of open technology. Find out more openuk.uk/openukboard/...
#openuk #boardrecruitment

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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 9d

Please - stop doing the screenshot no link thing on Bluesky. This platform does not punish you for posting a URL. You picked up the habit from Meta apps? Stop doing Mark Z's bidding. Link ESPECIALLY to authors, reporters, bloggers, etc. where you quote the work.

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 10d

For those horrified by the increasing blatant anti-immigrant rhetoric, and who are able to, supporting Refugees at Home either financially or hosting refugees in your spare room while they find their feet (and accommodation) is one way to resist.

We are expecting our latest guest later today!

Refugees at Home @refugeesathome.bsky.social · 14d

Want to know more about hosting?

We’re holding an online information session next month with our friends at the Diocese of Sheffield and two of our hosts from the area.

Sign up to hear about their experiences and ask any questions you have about opening your home 👇
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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lornajane.net @lornajane.net · 15d

Thanks for listening to my list of OpenAPI changes for 3.2 #apidayslondon ! The slides are available here noti.st/lornajane/G3...

What’s new in OpenAPI 3.2 by Lorna Jane Mitchell

A presentation at APIDays London in September 2025 in London, UK by Lorna Jane Mitchell

noti.st

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lornajane.net @lornajane.net · 19d

I don’t miss Twitter in my real life, but I still feel its absence at tech events. Did we just stop telling speakers we enjoyed their talks, stop connecting with the people we cross paths with, and stop carrying on the conversation in digital space? I do miss that.

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lornajane.net @lornajane.net · 20d

Today I’m a very proud and happy open standards maintainer: OpenAPI 3.2 is now available! The release notes are a good place to find out what’s new (it’s a lot!) github.com/OAI/OpenAPI-...

Huge thanks to our contributor community, you are amazing!!

Releases · OAI/OpenAPI-Specification

The OpenAPI Specification Repository. Contribute to OAI/OpenAPI-Specification development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

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Not In Our Name (NION) Women @nionwomen.bsky.social · 23d

Politicians are using fear about trans+ people to distract from the systemic issues that actually harm women — underfunded services, economic and health inequalities, and male violence (predominantly perpetrated by men that women already know).

Don't approve? Sign our letter 👉 change.org/nion_women

We see politicians weaponising fear about trans+ people to avoid addressing the systemic issue that actually endanger women.

Not in our name.
NION icon

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lornajane.net @lornajane.net · 23d

API Design Reviews Don't Have to be Hard apisyouwonthate.com/blog/api-des... chose this article for #linkTuesday as it has been an API reviews kind of a week! Checklists are where it starts, automation is where it goes next.

API Design Reviews Don't Have to be Hard

A quick look at how you can handle API design reviews in pull requests using Bump.sh instead of forcing everyone to stare into a chasm of YAML diffs.

apisyouwonthate.com

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Dr. Cat Hicks @grimalkina.bsky.social · 29d

This science story has everything:
- a superheroic scientist who has the condition she is battling to drive work on
- a riveting scientific breakthrough story (I was gasping)
- an absolute gutpunch about whether her work will be defunded

www.science.org/content/arti...

Driven by the pain of endometriosis, this scientist is uncovering clues to its causes

Katie Burns is helping reveal the immune system’s role in the long-neglected disease

www.science.org

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Not In Our Name (NION) Women @nionwomen.bsky.social · Sep 1

⚠️ Women in the UK don’t need to be told what danger looks like — we live it every day.

⛔ One woman is killed by a man every three days in this country (Femicide Census, 2023)

⛔ In 2023, 1.7 million women experienced domestic abuse (ONS, 2023).

It is not trans people who perpetrate these crimes.

we know intimately what the real threat to women looks like.

Cisgender men who abuse their power are the real threat.

Not trans people.

Not in our name. NION Women icon.

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lornajane.net @lornajane.net · Aug 19

I've returned a few times to this article and find something fresh each time!
"these generalists can dissect unfamiliar challenges, spot first-principles patterns, and make confident design decisions".

Expert Generalists martinfowler.com/articles/exp...
#linkTuesday

Expert Generalists

Being an Expert Generalist should be treated as a first-class skill, one that can be assessed and taught.

martinfowler.com

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Sophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · Aug 16

Calling a trans woman a man/male is transphobic.

Calling a trans man a woman/female is transphobic.

Calling a non-binary individual by their birth sex is transphobic.

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · Aug 12

🔴Online Safety Act is Forcing Brits to Hand Over Their Data to ‘Unregulated’ Overseas Corporations With Questionable Privacy Records

Age verification firms used by social media platforms include company tied to a Trump-supporting billionaire and a firm set up by former Israeli intelligence ...

The Online Safety Act is Forcing Brits to Hand Over Personal Data to 'Unregulated' Overseas Corporations With Questionable Privacy Records

The age verification services used by social media platforms include a company funded by a Trump-supporting billionaire and a firm set up by former Israeli intelligence officers

bylinetimes.com

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lornajane.net @lornajane.net · Aug 11

We mostly do OpenAPI meetings in US-centric timezones but this week I’m doing a EU morning slot in case anyone wants to come and talk API things! Please share with any API friends who will be awake at this time?

openapis.org @openapis.org · Aug 11

Interested in OpenAPI and want to talk to experts who work on the specifications? Free at 1000 CEST Wednesday 13th August?

Come along to OpenAPI Office Hours, hosted by @lornajane.net!

zoom-lfx.platform.linuxfoundation.org/meetings/ope...

#api #openapi #arazzo #overlay

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Prof Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · Aug 4

I thought it might be helpful to do a more general immunology explainer which I can then build on for example when I discuss specific papers or political actions. Do let me know if its useful and other topics if so. This first one is a general one about how we tackle infections... 🧪 #ImmunoSky

Fundamental immunology 101: the basics of an immune response

Tackling infections

open.substack.com

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Feminist Gender Equality Network @networkgender.bsky.social · Aug 6

We urge all rights-focused orgs to:
❌ Stop working with the EHRC
❌ Reject its guidance
✅ Stand with trans & non-binary communities

Until it serves all citizens, the EHRC serves none.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights #EHRC #Equality #LGBTQ

— Feminist Gender Equality Network"

bit.ly/4me1X9Z

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Statement on the appointment of Mary-Ann Stephenson as Chair of the EHRC - Feminist Gender Equality Network

As representatives of UK trans-led organisations and their allies, we officially withdraw recognition of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) as an independent and credible equalities regul...

feministgenderequality.network

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lornajane.net @lornajane.net · Aug 5

I've been thinking a lot about this post on Lead Developer about hiring force multipliers and how those people operate in the workplace. Read the article, and the links, I couldn't pick just one quote to share! leaddev.com/hiring/how-h... #linkTuesday (thanks @jkriggins and @leaddev!)

How to hire force multipliers (not 10x engineers)

Long heralded as the "brilliant jerks" of tech, their damage can run deep when it comes to team culture. Hire a force multiplier instead.

leaddev.com

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Lilith Ferreyra-Carroll @trasinscneach.bsky.social · Jul 29

Apparently the UK adult verification thing has basically banned blind people from half of the internet because they can't use the verification system 🫣

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OpenUK @openuk.bsky.social · Jul 28

Nominate yourself or a colleague in the OpenUK Awards 2025 Open Source Software category sponsored by Red Badger 💫 openuk.uk/awards Shortlist September #software #openukawards #opensource 🏆🌟

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lornajane.net @lornajane.net · Jul 22

Why are there so few women in the tech industry? If you think you know the answer, read the report wearetechwomen.com/2025-lovelac... and then tell me if you were right? Then share it with a friend or colleague. #linkTuesday

2025 Lovelace Report: The value of keeping women in tech

Up to 60,000 women exit UK tech each year — costing billions. The Lovelace Report reveals why careers stall and how we can fix the system

wearetechwomen.com

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · Jul 11

I could never have imagined, before I started doing this work, that I would come to believe what I now do: in the sheer ugliness, venality and dishonesty, of Britain's media and institutions and politicians. They literally do not give a fuck. Sorry to those who know I should have got here sooner.

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lornajane.net @lornajane.net · Jul 12

Yeah I got caught in that yesterday, ended up walking back home and taking the car. Would have been great to have more information available when I checked the trains before leaving the house really. Or be able to get a refund on a train ticket that I couldn’t use

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Julia Evans @b0rk.jvns.ca · Jun 28

we've already sold 1000 copies of The Secret Rules of the Terminal since it came out on Tuesday!!

so to celebrate I'm giving away 1000 copies to anyone who can't afford to buy one. You can use code BUYONEGIVEONE to get a free PDF copy if $12 USD is a lot for you.

wizardzines.com/zines/terminal

The Secret Rules of the Terminal, by Julia Evans - The cover illustration depicts three people doing arcane terminal magic in a temple with a smoking censer in the background. Each of the three people has curly brown hair and light brown skin. They are all wearing dresses, billowing cloaks, and utility belts with keyboard symbols on them. The one on the left holds a palette of paints and a brush. The one on the right has a staff with a $ symbol on it and a starfish at the top. The one in the centre has a sword and is reading from a book whose cover says “>_” and “./”, which rests on a lectern with a smiling snake wrapped around it.

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lornajane.net @lornajane.net · Jun 20

I don’t even have DM alerts enabled on all platforms!! I definitely don’t have news alerts (or feeding my blank browser page or showing a widget or) I read the news when I want

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