Chris Wood
@chriswood.bsky.social
Sometimes photographer | Home Automation junky | Cuban 80s | Overly enthusiastic enthusiast | Autistic | @sprockers on twitter
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This reminds me of my favourite little factoid about hedgehogs. They used to be called 'urchins' in English, so a sea urchin was a sea hedgehog. In Welsh, a hedgehog is a draenog, and a sea urchin is draenog môr... a sea hedgehog.
December 3, 2025 at 12:04 PM
This reminds me of my favourite little factoid about hedgehogs. They used to be called 'urchins' in English, so a sea urchin was a sea hedgehog. In Welsh, a hedgehog is a draenog, and a sea urchin is draenog môr... a sea hedgehog.
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who decided to call it Secret Santa when Nondisclosure Claus was right there
December 1, 2025 at 10:55 PM
who decided to call it Secret Santa when Nondisclosure Claus was right there
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You weren’t “difficult to love.”
You were never loved according to your needs.
You weren’t “too intense.”
You were unfiltered without guidance.
You weren’t “hard work.”
You were human.
They didn’t know your language.
So they called you the problem.
Fuck that.
You were never loved according to your needs.
You weren’t “too intense.”
You were unfiltered without guidance.
You weren’t “hard work.”
You were human.
They didn’t know your language.
So they called you the problem.
Fuck that.
November 30, 2025 at 10:07 PM
You weren’t “difficult to love.”
You were never loved according to your needs.
You weren’t “too intense.”
You were unfiltered without guidance.
You weren’t “hard work.”
You were human.
They didn’t know your language.
So they called you the problem.
Fuck that.
You were never loved according to your needs.
You weren’t “too intense.”
You were unfiltered without guidance.
You weren’t “hard work.”
You were human.
They didn’t know your language.
So they called you the problem.
Fuck that.
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I wrote about systemic medical bias, chocolate medals and Eamonn Holmes
Diagnosed but not believed: Autistic women and the medical gaze
A GP I met for the first time three minutes ago is glancing over my electronic health record, trying to match it with the woman before him…
medium.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:26 AM
I wrote about systemic medical bias, chocolate medals and Eamonn Holmes
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Humans are about 10 million times larger than viruses, yet they kill us regularly.
We can’t see them. We can’t outrun them. We can’t destroy them with our guns.
And yet we continue to disrespect them.
Vaccinate.
We can’t see them. We can’t outrun them. We can’t destroy them with our guns.
And yet we continue to disrespect them.
Vaccinate.
November 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Humans are about 10 million times larger than viruses, yet they kill us regularly.
We can’t see them. We can’t outrun them. We can’t destroy them with our guns.
And yet we continue to disrespect them.
Vaccinate.
We can’t see them. We can’t outrun them. We can’t destroy them with our guns.
And yet we continue to disrespect them.
Vaccinate.
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The reason that magnolia flowers are more rigid and less soft compared to other flowers is because magnolia trees belong to one of the earliest lineages of flowering plants, and predate bees. They evolved to be pollinated by beetles, and still are
November 21, 2025 at 3:25 AM
The reason that magnolia flowers are more rigid and less soft compared to other flowers is because magnolia trees belong to one of the earliest lineages of flowering plants, and predate bees. They evolved to be pollinated by beetles, and still are
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When people say “prevent Autism” … I hear “prevent people like me from being born”. #ActuallyAutistic
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
When people say “prevent Autism” … I hear “prevent people like me from being born”. #ActuallyAutistic
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the muppets are enduring cast of characters because each of them represents the duality of man
kermit is nervous but charming
fozzie is confident but untalented
gonzo is deranged but dignified
miss piggie is rude but elegant
sam eagle is socially liberal but fiscally conservative
kermit is nervous but charming
fozzie is confident but untalented
gonzo is deranged but dignified
miss piggie is rude but elegant
sam eagle is socially liberal but fiscally conservative
October 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
the muppets are enduring cast of characters because each of them represents the duality of man
kermit is nervous but charming
fozzie is confident but untalented
gonzo is deranged but dignified
miss piggie is rude but elegant
sam eagle is socially liberal but fiscally conservative
kermit is nervous but charming
fozzie is confident but untalented
gonzo is deranged but dignified
miss piggie is rude but elegant
sam eagle is socially liberal but fiscally conservative
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Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."
October 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."
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Scroll down to the Major Events Timeline, and nothing will prepare you for what you'll see. I cannot believe it is real. www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-wh...
The White House Building
Every president since John Adams has occupied the White House, and the history of this building extends far beyond the construction of its walls. From the Ground Floor Corridor rooms, transformed from...
www.whitehouse.gov
October 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Scroll down to the Major Events Timeline, and nothing will prepare you for what you'll see. I cannot believe it is real. www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-wh...
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the duality of man
October 26, 2025 at 1:18 AM
the duality of man
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“If you can have a social life you can work”…
Oh ffs, yeah because meeting someone for an hour or two every so often is EXACTLY the same…
Also, in a decent society, social life should come before work, not after, in priority.
Ableist pieces of shit.
Oh ffs, yeah because meeting someone for an hour or two every so often is EXACTLY the same…
Also, in a decent society, social life should come before work, not after, in priority.
Ableist pieces of shit.
October 26, 2025 at 5:52 AM
“If you can have a social life you can work”…
Oh ffs, yeah because meeting someone for an hour or two every so often is EXACTLY the same…
Also, in a decent society, social life should come before work, not after, in priority.
Ableist pieces of shit.
Oh ffs, yeah because meeting someone for an hour or two every so often is EXACTLY the same…
Also, in a decent society, social life should come before work, not after, in priority.
Ableist pieces of shit.
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Good morning to everyone trying to explain Daylight Saving Time to their cat.
October 26, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Good morning to everyone trying to explain Daylight Saving Time to their cat.
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Oh I recognize this trope, this is the one where a dumbfuck executive tries to monetize other people's volunteer labor, while vastly overestimating what people would be willing to pay for it (nothing), driving the company they bought off a cliff! It's a sub variant of enshitification. Classic!
TV Tropes is blocking access to the site not only if you have ad blockers on but location tracking off unless you want to subscribe to their $5 a month/$25 a year subscription plan. Even people who have turned their ad blockers off are reporting the site isn’t working. This all seems like a bad idea
October 24, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Oh I recognize this trope, this is the one where a dumbfuck executive tries to monetize other people's volunteer labor, while vastly overestimating what people would be willing to pay for it (nothing), driving the company they bought off a cliff! It's a sub variant of enshitification. Classic!
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There was a time when people who said things like this were offered therapy and relieved of their jobs, but no, not in 2025. In 2025 we let them burn down the world while helping to decide what happens to the rest of humanity BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO SPACE, EVERYBODY.
Lunacy. tech.yahoo.com/science/arti...
Jeff Bezos Says He Doesn't Understand Why Anybody Alive Now Would Be 'Discouraged'—Because Soon, 'Millions Of People Will Be Living In Space'
Jeff Bezos says the future is so bright, he "doesn't see how anybody can be discouraged who is alive right now." Speaking at Italian Tech Week 2025 earlier this month with Ferrari and Stellantis chair...
tech.yahoo.com
October 25, 2025 at 5:10 AM
There was a time when people who said things like this were offered therapy and relieved of their jobs, but no, not in 2025. In 2025 we let them burn down the world while helping to decide what happens to the rest of humanity BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO SPACE, EVERYBODY.
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Whether you’re an AI skeptic, an AI evangelist, or just someone who wants to know what’s happening on the cutting edge of tech, you should be reading @garymarcus.bsky.social.
Vibe coding? It’s dying. I am shocked. SHOCKED, I tell you.
garymarcus.substack.com/p/is-vibe-co...
Vibe coding? It’s dying. I am shocked. SHOCKED, I tell you.
garymarcus.substack.com/p/is-vibe-co...
Is vibe coding dying?
Amateurs might not be replacing teams of coders, after all
garymarcus.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Whether you’re an AI skeptic, an AI evangelist, or just someone who wants to know what’s happening on the cutting edge of tech, you should be reading @garymarcus.bsky.social.
Vibe coding? It’s dying. I am shocked. SHOCKED, I tell you.
garymarcus.substack.com/p/is-vibe-co...
Vibe coding? It’s dying. I am shocked. SHOCKED, I tell you.
garymarcus.substack.com/p/is-vibe-co...
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it's just so so mad and evil, as I pointed out yesterday!
Clearly, I wasn't interpreting it wrong.
Clearly, I wasn't interpreting it wrong.
October 23, 2025 at 11:05 AM
it's just so so mad and evil, as I pointed out yesterday!
Clearly, I wasn't interpreting it wrong.
Clearly, I wasn't interpreting it wrong.
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Autistic meltdowns aren’t “loss of control”.
They’re the body’s last attempt to communicate that something has gone wrong.
They’re not moral events - they’re information.
They’re the body’s last attempt to communicate that something has gone wrong.
They’re not moral events - they’re information.
October 23, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Autistic meltdowns aren’t “loss of control”.
They’re the body’s last attempt to communicate that something has gone wrong.
They’re not moral events - they’re information.
They’re the body’s last attempt to communicate that something has gone wrong.
They’re not moral events - they’re information.
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Okay, for the folks who asked: here's the majority AI view, writing up the reasonable, thoughtful view on AI that the vast majority of people in tech hold, that gets overshadowed by the bluster and hype of the tycoons trying to shill their nonsense. anildash.com/2025/10/17/t... Please share!
The Majority AI View - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
anildash.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Okay, for the folks who asked: here's the majority AI view, writing up the reasonable, thoughtful view on AI that the vast majority of people in tech hold, that gets overshadowed by the bluster and hype of the tycoons trying to shill their nonsense. anildash.com/2025/10/17/t... Please share!
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After the standards underpinning the World Wide Web were created in the early 90s, we decided the best way to fund the web’s development was through ads and not as a public resource like roads or libraries.
Every day I think about how different things would be if we’d gone the other way.
Every day I think about how different things would be if we’d gone the other way.
September 11, 2025 at 12:08 AM
After the standards underpinning the World Wide Web were created in the early 90s, we decided the best way to fund the web’s development was through ads and not as a public resource like roads or libraries.
Every day I think about how different things would be if we’d gone the other way.
Every day I think about how different things would be if we’d gone the other way.
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"Conversion therapy" is a polite name for something that isn’t conversion and isn’t therapy. It’s abuse.
October 12, 2025 at 10:31 PM
"Conversion therapy" is a polite name for something that isn’t conversion and isn’t therapy. It’s abuse.
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Can you think of a single movie in which there is a video from the government denouncing its political opponents playing on a loop in public spaces in which that government was the good guy?
A new Noem video is being played at airports trashing Democrats.
October 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Can you think of a single movie in which there is a video from the government denouncing its political opponents playing on a loop in public spaces in which that government was the good guy?
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I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.
October 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.
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Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.
After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
October 5, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.
After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵