Katie Fenn
@katiefenn.bsky.social
She/her from Sheffield. Talks about tech and trans rights. Former NPM, Monzo, Canonical. Train, car & bike geek for ending car dependence. Greens for HS2 and LGBTIQA+ Greens. Co-organiser Front End North. Can't answer DMs.
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Katie Fenn
@katiefenn.bsky.social
· Oct 10
Not only that, but we managed to interrupt a movie playing in the screen next door with the volume of the demo. It certainly woke us all up before heading off to the social. It sounded incredible! Watch the talk and find out more here:
heypresents.com/talks/around...
heypresents.com/talks/around...
Around the wwworld: Web MIDI, Web AUDIO and what the web does best
So, you don't use the Web Audio and Web MIDI APIs in your day job - does that mean they have nothing important to tell us about the nature of the Web? Think again! Katie Fenn takes us on a tour of the...
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Hey #WDC2025, if you want a talk to watch on the way home, my talk from @heypresents.com was published today!
I make some Daft Punk with a MIDI controller and a web browser.
I make some Daft Punk with a MIDI controller and a web browser.
Hi @zackpolanski.bsky.social, would really appreciate a strong statement on the EHRC’s code of practice being unlawful today.
Ok, how about any sort of statement at all @zackpolanski.bsky.social ?
Appreciate you're busy, this is kind of important though...
Appreciate you're busy, this is kind of important though...
February 13, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Hi @zackpolanski.bsky.social, would really appreciate a strong statement on the EHRC’s code of practice being unlawful today.
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Donate to the @goodlawproject.bsky.social crowdfunder to appeal the decision from the courts today.
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Help us appeal the High Court’s judgment on trans rights | Good Law Project
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February 13, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Donate to the @goodlawproject.bsky.social crowdfunder to appeal the decision from the courts today.
goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
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An important takeaway – the High Court has made clear that the Code of Practice has gotten the law wrong. It will need to be rejected by the Minister.
The High Court has ruled on our challenge to the EHRC’s interim guidance.
The judgment contains some good news for trans rights – but plenty of bad.
Read our analysis
goodlawproject.org/update/high-...
The judgment contains some good news for trans rights – but plenty of bad.
Read our analysis
goodlawproject.org/update/high-...
High Court rules on lawfulness of the EHRC’s interim guidance
High Court decides services may lawfully allow trans women to use women’s facilities – but the fight for trans rights continues
goodlawproject.org
February 13, 2026 at 11:05 AM
An important takeaway – the High Court has made clear that the Code of Practice has gotten the law wrong. It will need to be rejected by the Minister.
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In a pretty grim decision - with one very considerable silver lining - the High Court has dismissed our challenge to the EHRC Interim guidance.
A number of resources follow in a 🧵.
A number of resources follow in a 🧵.
February 13, 2026 at 11:01 AM
In a pretty grim decision - with one very considerable silver lining - the High Court has dismissed our challenge to the EHRC Interim guidance.
A number of resources follow in a 🧵.
A number of resources follow in a 🧵.
My neighbours are gonna think I’m being murdered, but no, it’s just the cat treading on my bruised rib
February 13, 2026 at 8:42 AM
My neighbours are gonna think I’m being murdered, but no, it’s just the cat treading on my bruised rib
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I am one of the most published academics on the childhood social transition, with 5 peer reviewed articles that relate to the topic.
There is so much evidence of benefit of social transition.
There is no evidence of harm. Not one jot.
This will literally kill trans kids. No exaggeration.
There is so much evidence of benefit of social transition.
There is no evidence of harm. Not one jot.
This will literally kill trans kids. No exaggeration.
February 12, 2026 at 5:51 PM
I am one of the most published academics on the childhood social transition, with 5 peer reviewed articles that relate to the topic.
There is so much evidence of benefit of social transition.
There is no evidence of harm. Not one jot.
This will literally kill trans kids. No exaggeration.
There is so much evidence of benefit of social transition.
There is no evidence of harm. Not one jot.
This will literally kill trans kids. No exaggeration.
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It announces:
Heavy restrictions on any social transition (which in any case would be very limited, see above).
Social transition to be hardly ever allowed at primary school.
Heavily pushed under psychological scrutiny.
Supportive parents deemed suspect & linked to need for safeguarding.
Heavy restrictions on any social transition (which in any case would be very limited, see above).
Social transition to be hardly ever allowed at primary school.
Heavily pushed under psychological scrutiny.
Supportive parents deemed suspect & linked to need for safeguarding.
February 12, 2026 at 5:50 PM
It announces:
Heavy restrictions on any social transition (which in any case would be very limited, see above).
Social transition to be hardly ever allowed at primary school.
Heavily pushed under psychological scrutiny.
Supportive parents deemed suspect & linked to need for safeguarding.
Heavy restrictions on any social transition (which in any case would be very limited, see above).
Social transition to be hardly ever allowed at primary school.
Heavily pushed under psychological scrutiny.
Supportive parents deemed suspect & linked to need for safeguarding.
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New School Guidance announces:
Full bathroom ban.
Full PE ban.
Full school trip accommodation ban.
Trans kids will not go to the bathroom, do PE or go on any school trips. 1/
Full bathroom ban.
Full PE ban.
Full school trip accommodation ban.
Trans kids will not go to the bathroom, do PE or go on any school trips. 1/
February 12, 2026 at 5:48 PM
New School Guidance announces:
Full bathroom ban.
Full PE ban.
Full school trip accommodation ban.
Trans kids will not go to the bathroom, do PE or go on any school trips. 1/
Full bathroom ban.
Full PE ban.
Full school trip accommodation ban.
Trans kids will not go to the bathroom, do PE or go on any school trips. 1/
Quantifying how many trans people you think there should be, even this vaguely, is tantamount to conversion.
This explicit transphobia is spelled out in excruciating detail. Direct from Cass again.
February 12, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Quantifying how many trans people you think there should be, even this vaguely, is tantamount to conversion.
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Listing in the Administrative Court for tomorrow not before 11am: read out of the judgment in our challenge to the EHRC Interim Guidance.
February 12, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Listing in the Administrative Court for tomorrow not before 11am: read out of the judgment in our challenge to the EHRC Interim Guidance.
/slaps top of NAS
This bad boy can hold so many episodes of Star Trek
This bad boy can hold so many episodes of Star Trek
February 11, 2026 at 6:09 PM
/slaps top of NAS
This bad boy can hold so many episodes of Star Trek
This bad boy can hold so many episodes of Star Trek
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Join us at our #a11y -focused event on February 26th: 🎟️ www.meetup.com/front-end-sh...
@kitation.co.uk will use video games as a comparator to look at how we can introduce fresh ideas into our work as the compliance-lead approach has run out of steam.
#FrontEndSheff #Sheffield
@kitation.co.uk will use video games as a comparator to look at how we can introduce fresh ideas into our work as the compliance-lead approach has run out of steam.
#FrontEndSheff #Sheffield
26th Feb '26: The Accessibility Compliance Plateau - Where do we go from here?, Thu, Feb 26, 2026, 6:15 PM | Meetup
We're back at SHU in Room 12.4.12 at the **Charles Street Building**, Sheffield Hallam University, 120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE
Look for the FES signs up into the lif
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February 11, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Join us at our #a11y -focused event on February 26th: 🎟️ www.meetup.com/front-end-sh...
@kitation.co.uk will use video games as a comparator to look at how we can introduce fresh ideas into our work as the compliance-lead approach has run out of steam.
#FrontEndSheff #Sheffield
@kitation.co.uk will use video games as a comparator to look at how we can introduce fresh ideas into our work as the compliance-lead approach has run out of steam.
#FrontEndSheff #Sheffield
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A tracked HK unit scans its laser over the huddled children as one lone adult tries to shield them with his body.
<gunfire>
A synthesised voice calls out in the darkness: [OF COURSE. --THEY ARE> ALL. GOOD BOYS. |±]
<gunfire>
A synthesised voice calls out in the darkness: [OF COURSE. --THEY ARE> ALL. GOOD BOYS. |±]
February 10, 2026 at 10:24 PM
A tracked HK unit scans its laser over the huddled children as one lone adult tries to shield them with his body.
<gunfire>
A synthesised voice calls out in the darkness: [OF COURSE. --THEY ARE> ALL. GOOD BOYS. |±]
<gunfire>
A synthesised voice calls out in the darkness: [OF COURSE. --THEY ARE> ALL. GOOD BOYS. |±]
One day SkyNet will be tracking down the last remains of the human resistance by querying a database that’s still named “Fido-Finder”
Dog owners be like, "Yes! This is authoritarian mass surveillance hellscape I can get behind!" #Ring #Privacy #JesusChristWhatAreWeActuallyDoing
February 10, 2026 at 9:40 PM
One day SkyNet will be tracking down the last remains of the human resistance by querying a database that’s still named “Fido-Finder”
They desperately want this to sound like good news, but one extra service of TWO CARRIAGES between two of Britain’s biggest cities is pathetic.
Good news for our railways 🚆
Northern Rail's new Yorkshire Flyer service means there's now a fast train from Leeds to Sheffield every 30 minutes, adding 30,000 extra seats a week to the line.
This a great step towards delivering the railways that our passengers deserve.
Northern Rail's new Yorkshire Flyer service means there's now a fast train from Leeds to Sheffield every 30 minutes, adding 30,000 extra seats a week to the line.
This a great step towards delivering the railways that our passengers deserve.
February 10, 2026 at 2:30 PM
They desperately want this to sound like good news, but one extra service of TWO CARRIAGES between two of Britain’s biggest cities is pathetic.
I will only support this if On Ilka Moor Baht'at is sung at the opening ceremony.
All of it.
Including the corpse being eaten by worms, then ducks eating the worms, and then the corpse's friends eating the ducks.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
All of it.
Including the corpse being eaten by worms, then ducks eating the worms, and then the corpse's friends eating the ducks.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
North of England launch bid to host Olympic Games
Politicians urge the government for any future UK Olympic to be based in the north of England.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 10:27 PM
I will only support this if On Ilka Moor Baht'at is sung at the opening ceremony.
All of it.
Including the corpse being eaten by worms, then ducks eating the worms, and then the corpse's friends eating the ducks.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
All of it.
Including the corpse being eaten by worms, then ducks eating the worms, and then the corpse's friends eating the ducks.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Necessary but not sufficient.
He knew. And still appointed him.
Starmer needs to go.
He knew. And still appointed him.
Starmer needs to go.
February 8, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Necessary but not sufficient.
He knew. And still appointed him.
Starmer needs to go.
He knew. And still appointed him.
Starmer needs to go.
Scan.co.uk have limited Seagate Iron Wolf drives, specifically designed for NASes, to one per customer.
:-\
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February 8, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Scan.co.uk have limited Seagate Iron Wolf drives, specifically designed for NASes, to one per customer.
:-\
:-\
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Absolutely astonishingly bad politics for Starmer to let him quit rather than sacking him.
I'm delighted he's gone, finally, but the manner in which he's left suggests Starmer's just as vulnerable to sinking his own ship as he was before.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
I'm delighted he's gone, finally, but the manner in which he's left suggests Starmer's just as vulnerable to sinking his own ship as he was before.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
McSweeney says he takes ‘full responsibility’ for advising Starmer to appoint Mandelson as he resigns as chief of staff – UK politics live
The PM’s chief of staff, who masterminded landslide 2024 election win, departs Downing Street after Mandelson revelations
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Absolutely astonishingly bad politics for Starmer to let him quit rather than sacking him.
I'm delighted he's gone, finally, but the manner in which he's left suggests Starmer's just as vulnerable to sinking his own ship as he was before.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
I'm delighted he's gone, finally, but the manner in which he's left suggests Starmer's just as vulnerable to sinking his own ship as he was before.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
All this means is that the landslide has started.
Starmer should have fired McSweeney last year. This government is finished.
Starmer should have fired McSweeney last year. This government is finished.
Morgan McSweeney has now resigned as Keir Starmer's Chief of Staff
February 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
All this means is that the landslide has started.
Starmer should have fired McSweeney last year. This government is finished.
Starmer should have fired McSweeney last year. This government is finished.
Damn, Vonn kept us all believing. Terrible to see it end this way. Hope she can pull off a superhuman recovery one more time.
February 8, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Damn, Vonn kept us all believing. Terrible to see it end this way. Hope she can pull off a superhuman recovery one more time.
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These figures show trans suicides amongst minors went from 5 and 4 per annum to (at least) 22. The only explanation for the media not reporting that four or five fold surge is because it doesn't want to. And it doesn't want to because its trans panic was a cause of that surge.
One of the wickedest things Wes Streeting has ever done is push politically convenient falsehoods about suicide rates amongst young trans people. We have new data from the National Child Mortality Database that exposes the truth he tried to cover up.
New data shows surge in trans kids’ suicides following healthcare rollbacks | Good Law Project
A freedom of information request by Good Law Project has found that deaths by suicide of trans young people under 18 surged following the withdrawal of gender-affirming healthcare
goodlaw.social
February 8, 2026 at 9:40 AM
These figures show trans suicides amongst minors went from 5 and 4 per annum to (at least) 22. The only explanation for the media not reporting that four or five fold surge is because it doesn't want to. And it doesn't want to because its trans panic was a cause of that surge.
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Nothing but respect for my PM 🫡
Dominic Dyer: @number10cat.bsky.social Larry the Cat will have been in Downing Street 15 years next week, he is the most stable thing about British politics these days
February 7, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Nothing but respect for my PM 🫡
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This is a massive scandal.
February 7, 2026 at 2:05 PM
This is a massive scandal.