“Have they thought that, instead of trying to save money, they are costing the country a lot more by not paying for support?” DWP figures ‘show self-employed disabled people have been put to the back of the Access to Work queue - @johnpring.bsky.social www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-figures-...

Glasgow peeps - this is definitely worth your time!

Went to see Robin in Birmingham recently and his insight is so valuable - and entertaining!!

@robinince.bsky.social in your talk last night, you mentioned so many books and fantastic quotes, I felt the need to make a note of some of them (although missed many). Rather cryptically, I've written: Lilian Lang Poison nourishment  and can find nothing to jog my memory of what those related to

@neurofabulous.bsky.social I just listened to your recent podcast appearance and wanted to say well done and thank you. You put a sensible and reasoned position really well and gave me lots to think about

🚨New preprint and our results are rather concerning.. We find the "boiling frog" equivalent of AI use. Using large-scale RCTs, we provide *casual* evidence that AI assistance reduces persistence and hurts independent performance. And these effects emerge after just 10–15 minutes of AI use! 1/

Not me, I’m not crying…

Gosh I wish I had the requisite qualifications for this - sounds so interesting!!

The results have exceeded even our most whimsical expectations. Meet our rats!

The year is 2026. Researchers at The Museum of English Rural Life have pushed rural heritage to the brink. They asked: what would happen if we got some toy rats and dressed them in beautiful, handmade clothes inspired by heritage crafts?

I love this so much! Although I’m very conscious that there will be many people who have no idea what the comparison to an RSS feed means… these days people seem to expect a feed to be algorithmic.

X, C, A, B, MZ: I’m thinking of the lonely alphabet of brave, anonymous women and girls www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

Oof, this hit hard…

I know cookie banners are annoying and no one pays attention to them anymore. But you really should. Yes, as a user. But moreso as a publisher or developer. Please. These things are not neutral.

This video is a really good watch, but also has so many inspirational jumping off points - I've been thinking about hope and vision for the future, and (more prosaically) commercial (and in particularly tech) law and what we're actually *doing*. I need some thinking time... youtu.be/-QLyhIETnXs?...

I mean, I know I'm joining remotely, but what if the camera is on accidentally...?

Just catching up on my ridiculously long "watch later" list on #YouTube over lunch, and stumbled on this great talk on #DataEthics in #DigitalMarketing by @missiggeek.bsky.social - targeted to her audience, on point, pragmatic and entertaining - a great watch! youtu.be/pGPblH6gWeA?...

Fantastic thread.

It is painfully obvious that autism screening questions are written by non-autistic people…

Steak pie and good friends - best way to spend new year’s day.

Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume? Autistic person: I’m autistic ⬇️ We are the least likely of ALL disabled groups to be employed (3 in 10 autistic people compared to 5 in 10 disabled people & 8 in 10 non-disabled people), due to - stigma - discrimination - lack of support

Are our cats alone in their love of tinsel, or is this a common trait? They normally avoid being this close to each other!

I took @alomshaha.bsky.social up on this offer, and he swiftly sent me a code - but then I realised it was on sale for 99p so bought it instead - I highly recommend you do one or the other - it looks great.

Authors receive a payment every time you borrow a book, audiobook or ebook from libraries in 35 countries. Those countries include the UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Germany to name but a few. Borrowing a book helps the author’s pocket as well as yours.

Yesterday a story about 1k possible job losses in the automotive sector was top of the morning news. 10k possible job losses in HE was buried in the sector trade paper's coverage of redundancies at Sussex. Gov't & media refuse to recognise a crisis in HE. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/around-...

There is a setting on the Bluesky and Skeets apps that means you can’t post a picture without including ALT text. It’s a great reminder and everyone should switch it on.

Welcome to another Sowing a Seed Sunday. This weeks comes from So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo “ How do our social justice efforts so often fail to help the most vulnerable in our populations?” #SowingASeedSunday

Neurodiversity affirming language is SO important - I read so many referral forms which describe traits with an unintentionally problematic lens. LANGUAGE IS EVERYTHING!

Once you get used to it, alt text is a lovely part of posting images. It's great to know that more people can enjoy them & it's also a chance to think about what's special about the image you've chosen. Describing what you love about that sunset, that fascinating building, that particular stone 😍

To all fellow #brummies - this video is amazing!! Perfect Sunday morning viewing.

Somehow this doesn’t come as a great surprise (with no offence at all to the 10 percent happier podcast) and has very much marked me as a nerd at home. But I do love to be able to listen whilst I walk and still be able capture those interesting snippets I would forget otherwise #adhd