Developer: Yeah I reckon the AI coding tools make me about 20% faster Narrator: The AI tools made them 19% slower

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shout-out to this hand-drawn recycling sign at my local pride festival. I love how you can tell that they drew the first two right angles before realising that three right angles does not make a triangle

🏳️‍⚧️ NEW 🏳️‍⚧️ We don't think the interim guidance published by the EHRC and pushed by Bridget Phillipson is lawful. So today we've started legal proceedings against them.

just in case this is relevant to anyone, here is a printable PDF of A6-size notes to give to people who seem surprised or unhappy to find there are men in the women's toilets jmp.sh/s/5Q812BonEW... #transphobia #supremeCourt #uk

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🚨 The Tradescantia Hub shop is now open! 🚨 Over 100 types of tradescantia and Commelinaceae, including many rare and brand new, available for worldwide delivery! Shop now at: shop.tradescantia.uk #plants #houseplants #succulents #rareplants 🌴🪴

Exciting news! After years of work, my research paper has just been published. It shows that adding a layer of gravel at the bottom of a plant pot really DOES improve drainage. #houseplants #plants 🌴🪴

I made a space-saving scratcher for my friend's cat Rosa to use when she visits #cats #diy

This article perfectly captures a vibe I've had but haven't been able to put into words. Large language models talk like psychics, and that's why people get drawn into believing they're really "intelligent". softwarecrisis.dev/letters/llme... #AI #llm #chatgpt

🚨NEW 🚨 On 22 January, GB News presenter Josh Howie repeated a homophobic slur linking the LGBTQ+ community to paedophilia. This is offensive, wrong and unlawful. Join us in writing a complaint to Ofcom to force them to take action 👇 t.co/3b5UH9zuOR

Announcing #OnlineAutscape2025 “More Autistic Joy”: Fri 7th – Sun 9th February 2025, Zoom + Discord Featuring a performance by the great autistic stand-up poet Kate Fox, a presentation on “The joy of autistic parenting”, and much more! Schedule and registration: www.autscape.org/2025/registr...

A story about #disability discrimination: In November, me and my friend made a train journey, as we often do. We were both using wheelchairs, so we booked passenger assistance in advance (as is recommended). We were told the wheelchair spaces on our trains had been reserved for us.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet: www.404media.co/declassified...

I got this ~1950s mini sewing machine when someone was giving it away locally, and I've just finished restoring it. Here's a quick before and after, lots more process details in the thread... #sewing #restoration #vintageSewing #craftsky #repair #sewingMachine

“To turn off, go to Settings > Apps > Photos on iOS and turn off Enhanced Visual Search. On Mac, open Photos and go to Settings > General to do the same. You must do it on each of your Apple devices.”

#Autscape (the European “autistic conference” in the UK) has a brand new account on BlueSky. Please spread the word! #OnlineAutscape2025 “More Autistic Joy”: 7th-9th Feb 2025, Zoom + Discord In-person #Autscape2025 “Evolving Autistic Space”: 4th-7th Aug 2025 @ The Hayes, Derbyshire

the makerspace printer has been jamming a lot lately, so we decided to print a reusable sign for when it's not working. it jammed at the perfect point while printing the sign so we laminated it and now have the best out of order sign ever made

I did a sympathetic restoration on this very well-used stocking by adding a lining, and reinforcing damaged spots. Now its life is still visible on the outside, but it's strong on the inside and shouldn't fall apart any worse. #sewing #craftsky #craftiverse #christmas #repair

Physicists are fascinated by knitting because there's a lot of applicable science. A simplified model of how yarns interact shows that a piece of knitted fabric can have many stable resting states depending on its history of deformation. physics.aps.org/articles/v17...

it's been quite a horrible day, but I'm pleased with this cushion cover I knocked up in a few hours #craftsky #craftiverse #sewing

I got a new rug and rosa lost her mind #cats

new funniest sewing mistake: mobius waist #craftsky #craftiverse #sewing

Today in Hell Yes, Research! When autistic children learned about autism "in a neutral and non-stigmatizing manner," & from autistic people with lived experience, it improved their self-understanding, sense of belonging, and their communication/self-advocacy skills. www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

Throwback to these third-generation sashiko repairs I did. It was a couple of years ago and some of them are still intact now. :) #visibleMending #craftsky #craftiverse

did you know that in a shared activity situation with other humans, you can initiate small talk by simply looking and someone's face and smiling? i just learned about this. might be a game changer #actuallyAutistic

shout out to this incredible sign at our airbnb entrance

Can anyone explain what is the point of "four slice" toasters which just have four individual slots that are each too small for a regular-sized slice of bread? I feel like I'm living in a conspiracy. Am I the only toast-eater in the world who uses standard 800g square loaves?!

I'm fairly quiet on social media, but here is an intro thread with some tags. 👋 I'm Avery, I live in west Wales. #wales