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Suw

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Writer, creative ecologist, owned by Grabbity & Copurrnicus. Currently writing an eco-sitcom podcast, Fieldwork, about four ecologists studying a rewilding project. https://fieldworkpodcast.substack.com/

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Matt Leys @mattleys.bsky.social · 4h

Just saw a Christmas ad so if anyone wants a free telly it's in my front garden full of hammers

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Kat Arney @katarney.bsky.social · 7h

Yep. The best messaging and comms can't save a duff strategy, although it might mask it for a while.
Also, as a comms pro, I find that if it's really hard to figure out how to talk clearly about a company or an idea, it's a dead giveaway that there's something strategically missing.

Martin Robbins @mjrobbins.com · 15h

One thing that marks out good founders/CEOs in start-ups is they get that communication *is* strategy, in much the same way that writing *is* thinking. So it's not just that they don't have a clear strategy IMO; they're not engaged in the process of developing strategy.

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Suw @suw.bsky.social · 9h

If you're learning Welsh and like birding, why not learn twelve common (and not so common!) garden bird names, plus their plurals, with my free word search. Download a PDF version from
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#DysguCymraeg

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Suw @suw.bsky.social · 10h

Farage doesn't have a portfolio career, he has a portfolio of grifts.

People with portfolio careers are usually working their butt off trying to scape enough money together from different sources to make life work. Farage just runs lots of scams.

Suw @suw.bsky.social · 11h

God, I hate reply guys, but I really fucking hate Linux reply guys. Their tediousness is unparalleled.

Suw @suw.bsky.social · 11h

You know nothing about me, and you don't even know which OS I use. So maybe don't give unsolicited advice to random people on the internet and, in particular, don't be that kind of Linux reply guy that makes everyone hate Linux.

Suw @suw.bsky.social · 11h

Again, though, why would I do that? "Just use Linux" isn't an answer to any problem.

Suw @suw.bsky.social · 11h

Such a shame. Still, I will keep using my standalone version until they die. Same with scriptwriting software Highland 2 - they made it subscription only and shoved AI in it. Fuck that.

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Suw @suw.bsky.social · 11h

Oh god no. Why would I do that to myself?

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Alex MacLaren @alexmaclaren.bsky.social · 12h

I love there is barely a corner of the Wikipedia entry for 'Double Dactyl' that doesn't become part of the pattern

A string of poetic Wikipedia updates, about a poetic structure - just go and see! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_dactyl

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Suw @suw.bsky.social · 12h

Oh no.

It's either moving to a subscription model, cramming AI into it, or both. But as a commenter said, you don't shut down your forums if you're about to make an announcement you think people will like.

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Suw @suw.bsky.social · 12h

OMG, that is horrific. I had no idea.

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niki grayson @nikigrayson.com · 2d

the city of los angeles burned in january in part because of a man who couldn’t stop generating images of burning cities on ChatGPT, and then after he lit the fire he asked if the fire he started was his fault

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Suw @suw.bsky.social · 13h

Inspired by this, I went back to Gene's Olympian, which also came out in '95. It stands up much, much better than Menswear's Nuisance. Always thought Gene were under-appreciated at the time.

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Roger @rogger.bsky.social · 14h

Something I see all the time in tech is folks - usually men - who simply cannot grasp that it is possible to understand their perspective but still not agree with it. This seems to create a sort of bargain basement HAL9000 psychosis, or at least a good deal of shouting and trying to draw graphs.

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Ada Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 14h

and setting up shop in smaller communities of interest.

So, if I were to set up a paid membership community, what would you want it to provide you? Access to training? Speakers? Career info? Mentoring? Advice? Access to experts? A Slack community?

What would help you develop your career?

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Ada Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 14h

harder than ever to sell, social media is a mess making it much harder to reach our audience, and DEI has become a dirty word in a lot of places.

Looking at how the world is changing, and particularly people's online habits, its notable that we seem to be moving away from big platforms...

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Ada Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 14h

Ada Lovelace Day is next Tuesday, and this is the first year that I've not run an event since, well, the first day in 2009. I've spend the last year wondering what ALD needs to become. I ended the event not because women suddenly reached parity, but because funding dried up, events are...

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Brendan Keogh @brkeogh.bsky.social · 18h

I still think the most accurate and consistent way to think about generative AI is that, in every instance, people exclusively use it for tasks that they don't have any respect for or give a shit about.

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Jason Sinclair @jsinclair.bsky.social · 1d

Anyway, my most N London story is when son went to new friend's house for primary school playdate he said there was a Nobel Peace Prize for the mum framed in the bathroom and I said "haha that's because she has four kids and they're making a joke" but it turned out she'd won the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Rebecca Rothwell @rebeccarothwell.bsky.social · 15h

Perfect 💕

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Suw @suw.bsky.social · 15h

Congratulations! That's awesome news. They are very lucky to have you.

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Nick S @holgate.permanent.red · 1d

Earlier in the week I saw a single black walnut blocking the entry hole to where the chipmunks live, so I cracked it open and left it nearby. This is how it looked this morning and just now.

A lot of black walnuts gathered in the space between a concrete slab and a driveway.

Even more black walnuts gathered in the space between a concrete slab and a driveway.

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 20h

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 17h

New Ichthyosaur klaxon

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Fossil found on UK coast is unique 'sword dragon' species

Scientists say the newly discovered species of marine reptile probably met a grisly end.

www.bbc.co.uk

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