Ellis Pratt
@ellispratt.bsky.social
By day: Director at Cherryleaf. Technical writing services and training courses. Policy and procedures writing too. By night: Flashdance.
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Ellis Pratt
@ellispratt.bsky.social
· Oct 18
This is a photograph of Fairyland. It was an Edwardian amusement arcade in Tottenham Court Road, run by my great grandfather. Mechanical games, penny slots, fortune teller Madame Pauline ...(1)
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If you maintain a design system, MCP Apps are going to be your 2026 focus: thenewstack.io/anthropic-ex...
Anthropic extends MCP with a UI framework
Anthropic is turning Claude into an app platform, with interactive widgets from Slack, Figma, Asana, and others.
thenewstack.io
January 27, 2026 at 1:07 AM
If you maintain a design system, MCP Apps are going to be your 2026 focus: thenewstack.io/anthropic-ex...
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Wouldn’t have made it out of the VEEP writers room
January 26, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Wouldn’t have made it out of the VEEP writers room
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OpenAI shipped a HUGE upgrade to ChatGPT Code Interpreter and failed to document it (even in the release notes) - but ChatGPT can now pip/npm install packages and run code in Python, Node.js, Bash, Ruby, Perl, PHP, Go, Java, Swift, Kotlin, C and C++! […]
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fedi.simonwillison.net
January 26, 2026 at 7:23 PM
OpenAI shipped a HUGE upgrade to ChatGPT Code Interpreter and failed to document it (even in the release notes) - but ChatGPT can now pip/npm install packages and run code in Python, Node.js, Bash, Ruby, Perl, PHP, Go, Java, Swift, Kotlin, C and C++! […]
Breaking: Suella Braverman joins the the Golgafrinchan Ark Fleet Ship B prior to launch.
January 26, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Breaking: Suella Braverman joins the the Golgafrinchan Ark Fleet Ship B prior to launch.
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My UCSB colleague Gurusha Juneja wrote a python tool to auto-check your bibtex for hallucinated citations: pypi.org/project/harcx/
It supports papers, books, and
URLs.
Usage:
pip install harcx
harcx references.bib
It supports papers, books, and
URLs.
Usage:
pip install harcx
harcx references.bib
harcx
Verify .bib file citations against academic databases (Semantic Scholar, DBLP, Open Library)
pypi.org
January 26, 2026 at 2:01 AM
My UCSB colleague Gurusha Juneja wrote a python tool to auto-check your bibtex for hallucinated citations: pypi.org/project/harcx/
It supports papers, books, and
URLs.
Usage:
pip install harcx
harcx references.bib
It supports papers, books, and
URLs.
Usage:
pip install harcx
harcx references.bib
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The new system is defined by information abundance and attention scarcity. It is fast, peer-to-peer, and real time. This shift is structural, not political. The public are not just recipients of information, but creators and distributors, competing for attention in the same spaces as institutions.
January 23, 2026 at 9:21 AM
The new system is defined by information abundance and attention scarcity. It is fast, peer-to-peer, and real time. This shift is structural, not political. The public are not just recipients of information, but creators and distributors, competing for attention in the same spaces as institutions.
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OK so in 1992 a girl I know went with her brother to Lepre-con and she was one of the only girls there. The shy nerdy boys acted like she was the goddess Aphrodite and it did wonders for her self-confidence. Then one boy approached her with a figurine and said "I have painted you an orc".
January 25, 2026 at 10:29 AM
OK so in 1992 a girl I know went with her brother to Lepre-con and she was one of the only girls there. The shy nerdy boys acted like she was the goddess Aphrodite and it did wonders for her self-confidence. Then one boy approached her with a figurine and said "I have painted you an orc".
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Really, really recommend that Minnesotans in particular disable autoplay, I know it's annoying to have to click to see a GIF but it's not worth the mental health costs of seeing the first seconds (before you scroll by) of murders in our city over and over and over.
to turn off autoplaying video on the bluesky mobile app
select the icon in the top left corner
go to settings
go to content and media
make sure "autoplay videos and gifs" is toggled off
select the icon in the top left corner
go to settings
go to content and media
make sure "autoplay videos and gifs" is toggled off
January 24, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Really, really recommend that Minnesotans in particular disable autoplay, I know it's annoying to have to click to see a GIF but it's not worth the mental health costs of seeing the first seconds (before you scroll by) of murders in our city over and over and over.
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I think it was Kara Swisher who said, wrt tech bros escape plans, she'd find and shoot the driver and steal the keys.
bsky.app/profile/ewac...
bsky.app/profile/ewac...
"apocalypse-proof boat" has absolutely sent me
Bear Grylls: ‘I’ve bought an apocalypse-proof boat, with an array of weaponry’
January 24, 2026 at 11:26 AM
I think it was Kara Swisher who said, wrt tech bros escape plans, she'd find and shoot the driver and steal the keys.
bsky.app/profile/ewac...
bsky.app/profile/ewac...
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The great thing about 'Star Trek' was that it could veer from science-fiction, to outright fantasy.
January 22, 2026 at 10:16 PM
The great thing about 'Star Trek' was that it could veer from science-fiction, to outright fantasy.
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F1 (2025)
June 29, 2025 at 11:15 PM
F1 (2025)
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Our 'Professional Guidance on Artificial Intelligence in Professional Communication' has been released. We hope this document will inform and support our colleagues as they navigate the AI landscape in education and other professional settings: lnkd.in/g7taN64e #ieeeprocomm #artificialintelligence
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lnkd.in
January 22, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Our 'Professional Guidance on Artificial Intelligence in Professional Communication' has been released. We hope this document will inform and support our colleagues as they navigate the AI landscape in education and other professional settings: lnkd.in/g7taN64e #ieeeprocomm #artificialintelligence
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Briefing note: Claude Cowork for software Technical Authors www.cherryleaf.com/2026/01/brie...
Briefing note: Claude Cowork for software Technical Authors - Cherryleaf
Claude Cowork is Anthropic’s new research-preview “agentic” AI system that can autonomously perform tasks on your computer. It extends Claude Code (the developer-focused tool) into a non-technical, co...
www.cherryleaf.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Briefing note: Claude Cowork for software Technical Authors www.cherryleaf.com/2026/01/brie...
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Oops, I started a new project: Skyreader, an RSS reader on the AT Protocol. Share cool articles like it's 2010 and Google Reader would never die. skyreader.app
www.disnetdev.com/blog/2026-01...
www.disnetdev.com/blog/2026-01...
Skyreader: A RSS Reader on the AT Protocol
Introducing a RSS reader for the AT Protocol where you feeds and article sharing are portable
www.disnetdev.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Oops, I started a new project: Skyreader, an RSS reader on the AT Protocol. Share cool articles like it's 2010 and Google Reader would never die. skyreader.app
www.disnetdev.com/blog/2026-01...
www.disnetdev.com/blog/2026-01...
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Using video to promote documentation services. After six months of video experimentation, we’re starting to learn what works (and what spectacularly doesn’t) when marketing technical writing services through video. www.cherryleaf.com/2026/01/usin...
Using video to promote documentation services - Cherryleaf
After six months of video experimentation, we’re starting to learn what works (and what spectacularly doesn’t) when marketing technical writing services through video. Why use video? To communicate a ...
www.cherryleaf.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Using video to promote documentation services. After six months of video experimentation, we’re starting to learn what works (and what spectacularly doesn’t) when marketing technical writing services through video. www.cherryleaf.com/2026/01/usin...
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who the fuck WANTS their posts to go viral, have you ever had that actually happen? it's like getting a winning pull on a slot machine if wasps started pouring out the bottom instead of quarters
January 19, 2026 at 11:48 PM
who the fuck WANTS their posts to go viral, have you ever had that actually happen? it's like getting a winning pull on a slot machine if wasps started pouring out the bottom instead of quarters
"Wer kämpft, kann verlieren. Wer nicht kämpft, hat schon verloren." Bertolt Brecht #Greenland
January 18, 2026 at 3:45 PM
"Wer kämpft, kann verlieren. Wer nicht kämpft, hat schon verloren." Bertolt Brecht #Greenland
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Here's what Shakespeare actually wrote in around 1596 about the loss of a son - in King John.
In the play, the young Prince Arthur isn't dead yet, but his mother knows she will never see him again.
For me, this is far more moving and pertinent than anything in Hamnet.
In the play, the young Prince Arthur isn't dead yet, but his mother knows she will never see him again.
For me, this is far more moving and pertinent than anything in Hamnet.
January 18, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Here's what Shakespeare actually wrote in around 1596 about the loss of a son - in King John.
In the play, the young Prince Arthur isn't dead yet, but his mother knows she will never see him again.
For me, this is far more moving and pertinent than anything in Hamnet.
In the play, the young Prince Arthur isn't dead yet, but his mother knows she will never see him again.
For me, this is far more moving and pertinent than anything in Hamnet.
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If you're looking for a sign to switch careers: this is the sign.
January 18, 2026 at 12:44 AM
If you're looking for a sign to switch careers: this is the sign.
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I assume they’re all narrated by Brian Blessed.
January 17, 2026 at 9:21 PM
I assume they’re all narrated by Brian Blessed.
It's free entry to Hampton Court Palace gardens this weekend.
January 17, 2026 at 12:30 PM
It's free entry to Hampton Court Palace gardens this weekend.
January 17, 2026 at 12:23 PM
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pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
January 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM
pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
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Master AI in documentation this February www.cherryleaf.com/2026/01/mast...
Master AI in documentation this February - Cherryleaf
Join our virtual training course on 23-24 February 2026 Are you facing the challenge of stakeholders demand faster delivery and higher quality, while teams are overwhelmed with manual, repetitive task...
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January 14, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Master AI in documentation this February www.cherryleaf.com/2026/01/mast...