Sam D
@snailcodes.bsky.social
Web Developer | Gaming Nerd | Aspiring Polymath
Still not quite that good at adulting
UK-based 🏳️🌈
Still not quite that good at adulting
UK-based 🏳️🌈
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one way or another, your brain and your body will take breaks.
you can do this intentionally, through planning for it, sharing skills, and passing things off…
… or unintentionally, in ways that are more disruptive to you and others.
you can take regular, shorter breaks, or burn out entirely.
you can do this intentionally, through planning for it, sharing skills, and passing things off…
… or unintentionally, in ways that are more disruptive to you and others.
you can take regular, shorter breaks, or burn out entirely.
I paid my therapist a zillion dollars to tell me this, so I’m passing it on to anyone else in MN who needs to hear it:
Think of taking time away to recharge not as not doing the work, but as doing quality control for the work. You’re not going to be able to show up to do it well if you’re depleted
Think of taking time away to recharge not as not doing the work, but as doing quality control for the work. You’re not going to be able to show up to do it well if you’re depleted
January 28, 2026 at 2:36 AM
one way or another, your brain and your body will take breaks.
you can do this intentionally, through planning for it, sharing skills, and passing things off…
… or unintentionally, in ways that are more disruptive to you and others.
you can take regular, shorter breaks, or burn out entirely.
you can do this intentionally, through planning for it, sharing skills, and passing things off…
… or unintentionally, in ways that are more disruptive to you and others.
you can take regular, shorter breaks, or burn out entirely.
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"Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them."
― Frank Herbert, Dune
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― Frank Herbert, Dune
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Do not give up your brain
It's tempting to just let tools think for you, but you still need to be able to think for yourself and stay sharp.
cassidoo.co
January 17, 2026 at 3:32 AM
"Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them."
― Frank Herbert, Dune
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― Frank Herbert, Dune
cassidoo.co/post/good-br...
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🚨 NEW VIDEO 👇🏽This puts an end to all the lies. Horrific.
They were having a calm exchange seconds before he murdered Renee Good, and she was barely moving and clearly avoiding him.
Stop the lies.
They were having a calm exchange seconds before he murdered Renee Good, and she was barely moving and clearly avoiding him.
Stop the lies.
January 9, 2026 at 6:12 PM
🚨 NEW VIDEO 👇🏽This puts an end to all the lies. Horrific.
They were having a calm exchange seconds before he murdered Renee Good, and she was barely moving and clearly avoiding him.
Stop the lies.
They were having a calm exchange seconds before he murdered Renee Good, and she was barely moving and clearly avoiding him.
Stop the lies.
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New Study finds a significant reduction in suicidality after trans people receive gender-affirming hormone therapy.
“Hormone therapy was associated with clinically meaningful reductions in suicidality over time…”
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
“Hormone therapy was associated with clinically meaningful reductions in suicidality over time…”
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
January 9, 2026 at 5:24 AM
New Study finds a significant reduction in suicidality after trans people receive gender-affirming hormone therapy.
“Hormone therapy was associated with clinically meaningful reductions in suicidality over time…”
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
“Hormone therapy was associated with clinically meaningful reductions in suicidality over time…”
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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My god the British political subs on Reddit. The sheer amount of smug centrists who tie themselves in knots to ignore the shit things Labour do.
The government doing good things is NORMAL guys, but the bad things they do are not normal, and ignoring that so you can whine at leftists is corny AF.
The government doing good things is NORMAL guys, but the bad things they do are not normal, and ignoring that so you can whine at leftists is corny AF.
December 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
My god the British political subs on Reddit. The sheer amount of smug centrists who tie themselves in knots to ignore the shit things Labour do.
The government doing good things is NORMAL guys, but the bad things they do are not normal, and ignoring that so you can whine at leftists is corny AF.
The government doing good things is NORMAL guys, but the bad things they do are not normal, and ignoring that so you can whine at leftists is corny AF.
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i think peter thiel should have his fortune stripped on the way to prison and everyone who worked at gawker in 2014-16 should get $100 million
November 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM
i think peter thiel should have his fortune stripped on the way to prison and everyone who worked at gawker in 2014-16 should get $100 million
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Guys a core part of Lord of the Rings is that even the “higher” and more noble peoples are capable of incredible horrors. The Numenoreans were brutal slavers and performing blood sacrifice to Morgoth at the end. Likewise the elf sons of Fëanor committed numerous atrocities. Evil is in the heart.
October 30, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Guys a core part of Lord of the Rings is that even the “higher” and more noble peoples are capable of incredible horrors. The Numenoreans were brutal slavers and performing blood sacrifice to Morgoth at the end. Likewise the elf sons of Fëanor committed numerous atrocities. Evil is in the heart.
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We should be asking this
c o n s t a n t l y.
c o n s t a n t l y.
October 13, 2025 at 3:54 AM
We should be asking this
c o n s t a n t l y.
c o n s t a n t l y.
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A reminder that the guy who tried to push the idea of MMR Vaccines causing Autism, Andrew Wakefield was trying to push his own vaccine and has since been banned from practicing medicine
Paracetamol (Tylenol, Acetaminophen) does not cause autism. MMR vaccines also don't cause autism.
Autism is not a disease. Stop pathologising it!
Autism is not a disease. Stop pathologising it!
September 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
A reminder that the guy who tried to push the idea of MMR Vaccines causing Autism, Andrew Wakefield was trying to push his own vaccine and has since been banned from practicing medicine
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We're making Mandrake, a rural life sim set in a beguiling new world inspired by British history and folklore.
Now we're not in the Fallen London universe (Sunless Sea, Sunless Skies), we had the opportunity to add sunshine! And trees! 😮 🧵
#wishlistwednesday
Now we're not in the Fallen London universe (Sunless Sea, Sunless Skies), we had the opportunity to add sunshine! And trees! 😮 🧵
#wishlistwednesday
September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
We're making Mandrake, a rural life sim set in a beguiling new world inspired by British history and folklore.
Now we're not in the Fallen London universe (Sunless Sea, Sunless Skies), we had the opportunity to add sunshine! And trees! 😮 🧵
#wishlistwednesday
Now we're not in the Fallen London universe (Sunless Sea, Sunless Skies), we had the opportunity to add sunshine! And trees! 😮 🧵
#wishlistwednesday
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We have just released a new ACCU 2025 Conference Video!
Where Does AI Fit on the Spectrum of Accessibility and Difficulty Aides? - Sam Drage - ACCU 2025
#accessibility #ai #coding #programming
Where Does AI Fit on the Spectrum of Accessibility and Difficulty Aides? - Sam Drage - ACCU 2025
#accessibility #ai #coding #programming
Where Does AI Fit on the Spectrum of Accessibility and Difficulty Aides? - Sam Drage - ACCU 2025
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September 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
We have just released a new ACCU 2025 Conference Video!
Where Does AI Fit on the Spectrum of Accessibility and Difficulty Aides? - Sam Drage - ACCU 2025
#accessibility #ai #coding #programming
Where Does AI Fit on the Spectrum of Accessibility and Difficulty Aides? - Sam Drage - ACCU 2025
#accessibility #ai #coding #programming
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Imagine the hypothetical person convinced by this graphic
September 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Imagine the hypothetical person convinced by this graphic
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it’s early but it seems like maybe this is relevant again (wrote it last week fml)
September 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
it’s early but it seems like maybe this is relevant again (wrote it last week fml)
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The moment the Utah Governor read the engravings on the casings of the bullet, since people are asking.
Notably, none of these are transgender symbols.
Notably, none of these are transgender symbols.
September 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The moment the Utah Governor read the engravings on the casings of the bullet, since people are asking.
Notably, none of these are transgender symbols.
Notably, none of these are transgender symbols.
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Political violence is abhorrent. I have not celebrated Kirk's death.
But Newsom calling for his followers to "continue Charlie Kirk's work," someone who praised stoning gay people as "god's perfect law," who called for men to "take care of" trans people like they did in the 50s and 60s, is not it.
But Newsom calling for his followers to "continue Charlie Kirk's work," someone who praised stoning gay people as "god's perfect law," who called for men to "take care of" trans people like they did in the 50s and 60s, is not it.
September 11, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Political violence is abhorrent. I have not celebrated Kirk's death.
But Newsom calling for his followers to "continue Charlie Kirk's work," someone who praised stoning gay people as "god's perfect law," who called for men to "take care of" trans people like they did in the 50s and 60s, is not it.
But Newsom calling for his followers to "continue Charlie Kirk's work," someone who praised stoning gay people as "god's perfect law," who called for men to "take care of" trans people like they did in the 50s and 60s, is not it.
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Iconic moment at the Downton Abbey premiere
September 4, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Iconic moment at the Downton Abbey premiere
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better yet, consider unsubscribing from HBO/Max the week before her show comes out (& if you rejoin, wait until the HP season is over). it's not enough to *not* watch it – HBO needs to know it will hurt their bottom line if they continue producing it
if you care about trans people, do not watch the new jk rowling show. don’t even hate watch it or you will be funding this new intentionally transphobic organization. we cannot allow hateful people take away more of our rights
June 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
better yet, consider unsubscribing from HBO/Max the week before her show comes out (& if you rejoin, wait until the HP season is over). it's not enough to *not* watch it – HBO needs to know it will hurt their bottom line if they continue producing it
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sometimes you pitch an article, black out, and then wake up 2000 words later with no real recollection how any of it happened www.pcgamer.com/games/strate...
I did Liberation Day tariffs in Victoria 3, and it all went well until the famine in Colorado, the 2 lost wars with Canada, and the president beating a man to death with a stick
But apart from that, would recommend.
www.pcgamer.com
May 16, 2025 at 7:39 PM
sometimes you pitch an article, black out, and then wake up 2000 words later with no real recollection how any of it happened www.pcgamer.com/games/strate...
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Wes Streeting met with trans kids and their parents face-to-face.
One teen said they had TWO trans friends die by suicide.
The next month Streeting permanently banned life-saving, reversible puberty blockers.
Everything he’s done since is to cover up his complicity in trans youth deaths!
One teen said they had TWO trans friends die by suicide.
The next month Streeting permanently banned life-saving, reversible puberty blockers.
Everything he’s done since is to cover up his complicity in trans youth deaths!
Kind of amazing how nakedly dishonest are Wes Streeting's lot when it comes to suppressing data on young people taking their own lives in consequence of the withdrawal of gender affirming care. 🤯🧵
May 17, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Wes Streeting met with trans kids and their parents face-to-face.
One teen said they had TWO trans friends die by suicide.
The next month Streeting permanently banned life-saving, reversible puberty blockers.
Everything he’s done since is to cover up his complicity in trans youth deaths!
One teen said they had TWO trans friends die by suicide.
The next month Streeting permanently banned life-saving, reversible puberty blockers.
Everything he’s done since is to cover up his complicity in trans youth deaths!
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🚨We have a Google Form now for the letter about the UK Supreme Court trans ruling so you can add your signature & details yourself directly!
Huge thanks to @joalo.bsky.social for sorting this!
You can find a link to the letter and the form to add your signature here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Huge thanks to @joalo.bsky.social for sorting this!
You can find a link to the letter and the form to add your signature here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
April 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
🚨We have a Google Form now for the letter about the UK Supreme Court trans ruling so you can add your signature & details yourself directly!
Huge thanks to @joalo.bsky.social for sorting this!
You can find a link to the letter and the form to add your signature here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Huge thanks to @joalo.bsky.social for sorting this!
You can find a link to the letter and the form to add your signature here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Given current events, I’ve decided to reread Shon Faye’s The Transgender Issue. I recommend everyone gets a copy 🏳️⚧️❤️
April 19, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Given current events, I’ve decided to reread Shon Faye’s The Transgender Issue. I recommend everyone gets a copy 🏳️⚧️❤️
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Breaking news
Trans Kids Deserve Better have climbed the telegraph office building and hung a banner saying "the daily smellograph"
Trans Kids Deserve Better have climbed the telegraph office building and hung a banner saying "the daily smellograph"
April 17, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Breaking news
Trans Kids Deserve Better have climbed the telegraph office building and hung a banner saying "the daily smellograph"
Trans Kids Deserve Better have climbed the telegraph office building and hung a banner saying "the daily smellograph"
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