Thoughts

1. Final speaker invited to Research by the Sea

   I’ve just sent an invitation to the last speaker for Research by the Sea. I’m so excited about the 7 talks and group Q&A, 3 workshops, the 12 people (+1 back up) who will help us explore the future of research. The full line-up will be revealed over the coming weeks. Get ready to have your brains learned out! https://researchbythesea.com/

2. I deleted my Twitter account

   Continuing the slow process of Big Tech Exorcism™. 30 days and it’s all gone.

   

3. A reminder.

   A reminder that your community, with all of it's shades and beliefs, is the most important thing to focus on right now. Meet with people face to face and talk to them, whether you are part of their culture or not. That’s why I’m so glad to be spending this evening with Ladies That UX Brighton @LadiesthatUX_Br@hci.social 🏳️‍🌈💜

4. The state of this browser!

   My system memory is full thanks to having ~100 browser tabs open. Thinking about creating a collection on my website to dump them all and calling it The state of this browser!

5. Halloween 2024: Some monsters are real

   Be afraid! Be very afraid! Some monsters are real. Happy Halloween folks!

   

6. Climate Fresk workshop at Lewes Climate Hub

   I spent my Saturday afternoon taking part in a Climate Fresk workshop hosted by the brilliant Lewes Climate Hub. So much to digest and think about. I can’t wait to play again.

   

7. Indiekit is up!

   I finally found some time to get @paulrobertlloyd’s Indiekit – https://getindiekit.com/ – up and running on my own domain. Paul’s host recommendation of railway.app was excellent and I can’t recommend it enough, especially if you’re a n00b like me. Now back to the docs!

8. Watching the Europa Clipper launch

   Sharing space history with Boy watching the Europa Clipper launch. I’m very tempted to carry on the fun and re-watch Europa Report after dinner https://benjamin.parry.is/watching/#europa-report

   

9. Budget macro keyboard

   Having fun making a budget macro keyboard from an old USB numberpad and remapping keys using Karabiner Elements app.

10. Don’t mistake platforms for people

    I responded to a post on LinkedIn asking for advice for making the experience more endurable. While I was writing it a few of pennies dropped about social networks. 1. Don’t mistake the platform for the people on it. 2. If we earnestly play the algorithm game and let it determine discovery, we’ll always be short-changed. 3. Perhaps a more direct approach with people might be better?