Hazel Weakly
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· Dec 24
The two hardest problems in Computer Science are
1. Human communication
2. Getting people in tech to believe that human communication is important
1. Human communication
2. Getting people in tech to believe that human communication is important
You must’ve felt so fabulous though!
February 10, 2026 at 4:05 AM
You must’ve felt so fabulous though!
I think that’s what happened! Or something surprisingly similar. Very interesting (except it’s the opposite side of my arch)
The stabilising from the heel seems to do the trick. 10cm heels are very adventurous though! I’m not sure I’d survive walking in those all day 😅
The stabilising from the heel seems to do the trick. 10cm heels are very adventurous though! I’m not sure I’d survive walking in those all day 😅
February 10, 2026 at 4:04 AM
I think that’s what happened! Or something surprisingly similar. Very interesting (except it’s the opposite side of my arch)
The stabilising from the heel seems to do the trick. 10cm heels are very adventurous though! I’m not sure I’d survive walking in those all day 😅
The stabilising from the heel seems to do the trick. 10cm heels are very adventurous though! I’m not sure I’d survive walking in those all day 😅
Thank you! I’m looking forward to it!
February 9, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Thank you! I’m looking forward to it!
For some reason my left foot hurts tremendously if I attempt to walk in flat shoes. Perfectly fine if I wear very tall heels though. So now I’m wearing 7,5cm heels to the store and serving medically necessary cunt. Okay then 💁♀️
February 9, 2026 at 7:47 PM
For some reason my left foot hurts tremendously if I attempt to walk in flat shoes. Perfectly fine if I wear very tall heels though. So now I’m wearing 7,5cm heels to the store and serving medically necessary cunt. Okay then 💁♀️
o̶h̶ ̶n̶o̶ Oh Yay! I forgot. I'm also doing Monkigras!
So I'm just wall-to-wall with conferences for two weeks, huh? Bring it on!
So I'm just wall-to-wall with conferences for two weeks, huh? Bring it on!
February 9, 2026 at 6:08 PM
o̶h̶ ̶n̶o̶ Oh Yay! I forgot. I'm also doing Monkigras!
So I'm just wall-to-wall with conferences for two weeks, huh? Bring it on!
So I'm just wall-to-wall with conferences for two weeks, huh? Bring it on!
In a very rare happenstance, some cancellations happened and I'm now going to be speaking at Platform Day at KubeCon EU! My talk will be on building extensible platforms.
Given that I'm *also* speaking at QCon London, my March is about to be a lot busier. I'm excited!
Given that I'm *also* speaking at QCon London, my March is about to be a lot busier. I'm excited!
February 9, 2026 at 6:05 PM
In a very rare happenstance, some cancellations happened and I'm now going to be speaking at Platform Day at KubeCon EU! My talk will be on building extensible platforms.
Given that I'm *also* speaking at QCon London, my March is about to be a lot busier. I'm excited!
Given that I'm *also* speaking at QCon London, my March is about to be a lot busier. I'm excited!
Tabs vs spaces used to be a debate that meant something. Now everyone just lies and says they’re verse
February 7, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Tabs vs spaces used to be a debate that meant something. Now everyone just lies and says they’re verse
I don’t think I’ll ever get used to the parasocial energy about being online. It feels like one of the weirdest aspects of being public
February 7, 2026 at 11:15 AM
I don’t think I’ll ever get used to the parasocial energy about being online. It feels like one of the weirdest aspects of being public
I got a Briggs and Riley after my childhood suitcase died on me and then the replacement croaked after not even 6 months. Just ridiculous. This one better last 😭
It’s also adorable and I love her. I totally get it. I’d be devastated if I lost it too
It’s also adorable and I love her. I totally get it. I’d be devastated if I lost it too
February 7, 2026 at 9:36 AM
I got a Briggs and Riley after my childhood suitcase died on me and then the replacement croaked after not even 6 months. Just ridiculous. This one better last 😭
It’s also adorable and I love her. I totally get it. I’d be devastated if I lost it too
It’s also adorable and I love her. I totally get it. I’d be devastated if I lost it too
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Beautiful & terrifying writing from @hazelweakly.me hazelweakly.me/blog/to-be-a...
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Picture with me, if you will, the absurdity of finding yourself swimming in the middle of the ocean. First think about the ocean and how deep and infinitely...
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February 6, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Beautiful & terrifying writing from @hazelweakly.me hazelweakly.me/blog/to-be-a...
(This is how men behave.)
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 8:45 AM
(This is how men behave.)
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Hey, remember that time I said that pointing out that AI is giving bad data to ICE is missing the point because ICE doesn't actually care if the data is good? Check out how right I am.
NEW: Records reviewed by WIRED show DHS’s facial recognition app (Mobile Fortify) isn’t designed to actually "verify" identity—despite DHS claims and its agents relying on its matches to support probable cause in the field.
ICE and CBP’s Face-Recognition App Can’t Actually Verify Who People Are
ICE has used Mobile Fortify to identify immigrants and citizens alike over 100,000 times, by one estimate. It wasn't built to work like that—and only got approved after DHS abandoned its own privacy r...
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February 5, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Hey, remember that time I said that pointing out that AI is giving bad data to ICE is missing the point because ICE doesn't actually care if the data is good? Check out how right I am.
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The pivot to video is a tax on women's time and dignity, I will die on this hill.
One thing about the enormous pressure journalists are under to make videos and TikToks and do streams that kills me is that, like… some of us are meant to be read and not seen. Commenters get SO MAD about the way I look whenever my face breaches containment! Just let me write!
February 5, 2026 at 7:46 PM
The pivot to video is a tax on women's time and dignity, I will die on this hill.
This is absolutely horrifying. It might be the worst security audit result I’ve ever seen?
Hey chat is it good when your security audit recommends this?
February 4, 2026 at 11:49 AM
This is absolutely horrifying. It might be the worst security audit result I’ve ever seen?
But can they include following women around with a secret mic and cam after to catch all the men who wait until after the talk to “ask a follow-up comment” or “gently inform them that the talk contradicts a man’s opinion”? Might be helpful data 👀
February 4, 2026 at 8:09 AM
But can they include following women around with a secret mic and cam after to catch all the men who wait until after the talk to “ask a follow-up comment” or “gently inform them that the talk contradicts a man’s opinion”? Might be helpful data 👀
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This week on Counting Stuff, a bit of reflection on a mistake I still catch myself making, where I take a shortcut and jump directly to metrics and measurement without pausing to ask what construct we're interested in, esp for more novel problems
#dataBS
www.counting-stuff.com/avoid-the-lu...
#dataBS
www.counting-stuff.com/avoid-the-lu...
Avoid the lure of working on metrics over constructs
I should know better, but even I catch myself doing this.
www.counting-stuff.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:25 PM
This week on Counting Stuff, a bit of reflection on a mistake I still catch myself making, where I take a shortcut and jump directly to metrics and measurement without pausing to ask what construct we're interested in, esp for more novel problems
#dataBS
www.counting-stuff.com/avoid-the-lu...
#dataBS
www.counting-stuff.com/avoid-the-lu...
I could write a whole book on the data grifting I’ve seen espoused by beloved voices in tech everywhere
If you like a model or methodology or strategy that “tons of people” have heard of, it’s probably based on flawed data
Which is fine! But the lack of acknowledgment or evolution isn’t
If you like a model or methodology or strategy that “tons of people” have heard of, it’s probably based on flawed data
Which is fine! But the lack of acknowledgment or evolution isn’t
February 4, 2026 at 7:52 AM
I could write a whole book on the data grifting I’ve seen espoused by beloved voices in tech everywhere
If you like a model or methodology or strategy that “tons of people” have heard of, it’s probably based on flawed data
Which is fine! But the lack of acknowledgment or evolution isn’t
If you like a model or methodology or strategy that “tons of people” have heard of, it’s probably based on flawed data
Which is fine! But the lack of acknowledgment or evolution isn’t
I love this for you
(Signed: resting from building a platform organisation by studying how to design sustainable sociotechnical ecosystem governance structures)
(Signed: resting from building a platform organisation by studying how to design sustainable sociotechnical ecosystem governance structures)
February 3, 2026 at 9:58 PM
I love this for you
(Signed: resting from building a platform organisation by studying how to design sustainable sociotechnical ecosystem governance structures)
(Signed: resting from building a platform organisation by studying how to design sustainable sociotechnical ecosystem governance structures)