Chad
@kitation.co.uk
They/he. Queer (nonbinary/pan), autistic, disabled. User researcher, accessibility advocate. Talks about disability, gender, gaming.
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This is starting to get like universal basic income where every single objective study shows the same result but the people who don't like that result go "uh, well there's just really no way to know"
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: “.. In our in-progress research, we discovered that AI tools didn’t reduce work, they consistently intensified it.”
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
February 10, 2026 at 3:06 PM
This is starting to get like universal basic income where every single objective study shows the same result but the people who don't like that result go "uh, well there's just really no way to know"
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“Please enjoy the museum”:
Relooted is OUT NOW!
Please share!
Relooted is OUT NOW!
Please share!
February 10, 2026 at 3:02 PM
“Please enjoy the museum”:
Relooted is OUT NOW!
Please share!
Relooted is OUT NOW!
Please share!
While a lot of 9 or 10/10 games have been amazing experiences and influential on me, a lot of the best games to actually sit and play are the 7/10s
February 10, 2026 at 3:05 PM
While a lot of 9 or 10/10 games have been amazing experiences and influential on me, a lot of the best games to actually sit and play are the 7/10s
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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.
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I have learned one thing in my years in games and that is that the most interesting games to play usually have a rating spread that looks like this, either leaning towards a 9 or towards a 4.
ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN | Reviews
9 - PSU
9 - CGM
9 - Console Creatures
8 - VGC
8 - Slant
8 - Gameliner
8 - TechRadar
8 - Noisy Pixel
8 - GameReactor
7 - IGN
7 - TheSixthAxis
6.5 - GamingTrend
6 - PSX Brasil
6 - WellPlayed
6 - Push Square
5.5 - ZTGD
5 - Gamespot
4 - MonsterVine
MC: 74
OC: 71
9 - PSU
9 - CGM
9 - Console Creatures
8 - VGC
8 - Slant
8 - Gameliner
8 - TechRadar
8 - Noisy Pixel
8 - GameReactor
7 - IGN
7 - TheSixthAxis
6.5 - GamingTrend
6 - PSX Brasil
6 - WellPlayed
6 - Push Square
5.5 - ZTGD
5 - Gamespot
4 - MonsterVine
MC: 74
OC: 71
February 10, 2026 at 2:41 PM
I have learned one thing in my years in games and that is that the most interesting games to play usually have a rating spread that looks like this, either leaning towards a 9 or towards a 4.
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everything in this thread is the actual reason nobody is going to self-host a putative open alternative to discord. a small part of discord is a tech problem (voice calls, streaming, screen sharing, is actually a hard tech/infra challenge) but running these apps is primarily a legal risk problem
If you would like to go to jail for running a website, I will be right there agitating for the fact that jail sentence is bullshit. You do not get to make that decision for other people when you have no skin in the game.
February 10, 2026 at 2:58 PM
everything in this thread is the actual reason nobody is going to self-host a putative open alternative to discord. a small part of discord is a tech problem (voice calls, streaming, screen sharing, is actually a hard tech/infra challenge) but running these apps is primarily a legal risk problem
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Since the #Olympics are on, let's repost a classic thread here: a brief history of the practice of "sex verification" in sport.
Content warning: This thread will mention anti-intersex discrimination, FGM practices and body shaming.
Content warning: This thread will mention anti-intersex discrimination, FGM practices and body shaming.
February 10, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Since the #Olympics are on, let's repost a classic thread here: a brief history of the practice of "sex verification" in sport.
Content warning: This thread will mention anti-intersex discrimination, FGM practices and body shaming.
Content warning: This thread will mention anti-intersex discrimination, FGM practices and body shaming.
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And once again #TheGuardian lables #ADHD as a mental illness when it is in fact a NEURODEVELOPMENTAL CONDITION. Is this an agenda on behalf of the UK goverment who can't afford to deal with ADHD appropriately? I think it's an agenda. www.theguardian.com/news/2026/fe...
‘What I see in clinic is never a set of labels’: are we in danger of overdiagnosing mental illness?
Our current approach to mental health labelling and diagnosis has brought benefits. But as a practising doctor, I am concerned that it may be doing more harm than good
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:37 AM
And once again #TheGuardian lables #ADHD as a mental illness when it is in fact a NEURODEVELOPMENTAL CONDITION. Is this an agenda on behalf of the UK goverment who can't afford to deal with ADHD appropriately? I think it's an agenda. www.theguardian.com/news/2026/fe...
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NGL, Neil Buchanan selling the concept of Art Attack for a Bond villain amount of money then just going on tour playing guitar in his metal band as he never has to work another day in his life is the most relatable thing any celebrity has ever done. Absolute king shit. 👑
As a British child of the early '90s I shouldn't rightfully feel this joyful so soon after losing John Virgo. But, uh, let it be known that Müller Corner yoghurts have got out Neil Buchanan for a Big Art Attack 🙌🏻🖌️
February 10, 2026 at 10:03 AM
NGL, Neil Buchanan selling the concept of Art Attack for a Bond villain amount of money then just going on tour playing guitar in his metal band as he never has to work another day in his life is the most relatable thing any celebrity has ever done. Absolute king shit. 👑
Universities aren't buying physical books because you can read them online, but you can't download to an e-reader so they are useless to me as I can't read long-form content on screens.
I don't need books, just taking advantage of uni library while doing a short course so not worth fussing over.
I don't need books, just taking advantage of uni library while doing a short course so not worth fussing over.
February 10, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Universities aren't buying physical books because you can read them online, but you can't download to an e-reader so they are useless to me as I can't read long-form content on screens.
I don't need books, just taking advantage of uni library while doing a short course so not worth fussing over.
I don't need books, just taking advantage of uni library while doing a short course so not worth fussing over.
Age verification?
This was my Mario
This was my Mario
February 10, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Age verification?
This was my Mario
This was my Mario
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“Disabled people can just contact us and we’ll tell them what accommodations are available!”
Don’t do this. Because EVERYONE does this. It’s utterly exhausting.
Put all your accessibility info online. Keep it updated.
Stop making disabled people use extra time and energy to participate.
Don’t do this. Because EVERYONE does this. It’s utterly exhausting.
Put all your accessibility info online. Keep it updated.
Stop making disabled people use extra time and energy to participate.
February 9, 2026 at 5:45 PM
“Disabled people can just contact us and we’ll tell them what accommodations are available!”
Don’t do this. Because EVERYONE does this. It’s utterly exhausting.
Put all your accessibility info online. Keep it updated.
Stop making disabled people use extra time and energy to participate.
Don’t do this. Because EVERYONE does this. It’s utterly exhausting.
Put all your accessibility info online. Keep it updated.
Stop making disabled people use extra time and energy to participate.
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Just remembered a photoshop I had a little fun with.
February 8, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Just remembered a photoshop I had a little fun with.
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Stop waiting on the Vengabus that is coming, and start focusing on the Vengabus that is already here.
February 7, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Stop waiting on the Vengabus that is coming, and start focusing on the Vengabus that is already here.
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It's hard to overstate the degree to which the general public is being lied to about trans people
Alex Massie trumped up a fake campaign in the times to claim hundreds of rape convictions for women in the justice system were actually trans women despite the numbers covering several hundred more convictions than there are trans women in prison for any crime.
To understand how much Alex Massie actually cares about women's safety: when I called out his transphobe-in-arms Nick Cohen for multiple acts of sexual misconduct against cis women, which eventually got him sacked, Massie went berserk at me.
Transphobia is a men's rights movement in drag.
Transphobia is a men's rights movement in drag.
February 8, 2026 at 10:14 AM
It's hard to overstate the degree to which the general public is being lied to about trans people
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Worried about this MAGA style book censorship happening in our schools.
“some librarians told The Ferret they are “thinking twice” about putting potentially controversial books on display, concerned that they could face organised online campaigns and doxxing.”
www.theferret.scot/books-scotti...
“some librarians told The Ferret they are “thinking twice” about putting potentially controversial books on display, concerned that they could face organised online campaigns and doxxing.”
www.theferret.scot/books-scotti...
Books are being challenged in Scottish schools. Librarians fear a 'chilling effect' on freedom of speech
Dozens of complaints about reading material in school libraries have been received, with campaigners warning that "book bans" could increase.
www.theferret.scot
February 8, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Worried about this MAGA style book censorship happening in our schools.
“some librarians told The Ferret they are “thinking twice” about putting potentially controversial books on display, concerned that they could face organised online campaigns and doxxing.”
www.theferret.scot/books-scotti...
“some librarians told The Ferret they are “thinking twice” about putting potentially controversial books on display, concerned that they could face organised online campaigns and doxxing.”
www.theferret.scot/books-scotti...
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General rule for all game-critical UI and text: if you personally think it's obnoxiously large, make it slighty larger than that.
Kids, if you're making a game and want to run it on a steamdeck or switch
your text size needs to be bigger
no, bigger
c'mon coward, bigger!
what is this, A GAME FOR ANTS? BIGGER
your text size needs to be bigger
no, bigger
c'mon coward, bigger!
what is this, A GAME FOR ANTS? BIGGER
February 8, 2026 at 12:33 AM
General rule for all game-critical UI and text: if you personally think it's obnoxiously large, make it slighty larger than that.
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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After operating since 2009, Sheffield’s main WI is set to close because all the volunteers running it are leaving.
Trans exclusion means spaces for all women are being lost.
www.shwi.co.uk/post/2026-me...
Trans exclusion means spaces for all women are being lost.
www.shwi.co.uk/post/2026-me...
February 7, 2026 at 5:58 PM
After operating since 2009, Sheffield’s main WI is set to close because all the volunteers running it are leaving.
Trans exclusion means spaces for all women are being lost.
www.shwi.co.uk/post/2026-me...
Trans exclusion means spaces for all women are being lost.
www.shwi.co.uk/post/2026-me...
I never thought I'd say this, but after a month or so trying to write a talk with LibreOffice, I really fucking miss Powerpoint.
February 7, 2026 at 11:12 AM
I never thought I'd say this, but after a month or so trying to write a talk with LibreOffice, I really fucking miss Powerpoint.
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one of the greatest human triumphs of my lifetime is the relentless, unceasing, heroic effort by DECADES' worth of doctors and scientists to find a cure for a disease much of the world didn't take seriously for years because it predominantly affected a community they thought kinda deserved it
Just because good news is worth celebrating:
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
February 7, 2026 at 1:37 AM
one of the greatest human triumphs of my lifetime is the relentless, unceasing, heroic effort by DECADES' worth of doctors and scientists to find a cure for a disease much of the world didn't take seriously for years because it predominantly affected a community they thought kinda deserved it
Sheffield Central is on this list which is disappointing but at least they have some books by trans people; the only adult trans books in my local library are TERF ones
Exclusive: 58 UK public libraries have parenting books encouraging ‘desistance’ and detransitioning 👇
www.wearequeeraf.com/exclusive-58...
www.wearequeeraf.com/exclusive-58...
58 UK public libraries have parenting books with advice to encourage children to detransition
An anti-trans book that encourages ‘desistance’, the practice of ‘reverting back to a cisgender identity’, is available to parents all across the UK
www.wearequeeraf.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Sheffield Central is on this list which is disappointing but at least they have some books by trans people; the only adult trans books in my local library are TERF ones
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Every “gender-critical” transphobe, and every creepy transphobic journalist “just asking questions” is responsible for this.
Transphobia IS fascism.
Transphobia IS fascism.
The Venn Diagram between racists and transphobes is a circle.
The actions of the far right against migrants and how likes of many "gender critical activists" act towards trans and non-binary individuals are one and the same.
It was inevitable it would escalate.
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/06/t...
The actions of the far right against migrants and how likes of many "gender critical activists" act towards trans and non-binary individuals are one and the same.
It was inevitable it would escalate.
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/06/t...
Trans teacher followed home by right-winger Tommy Robinson
A teacher was approached at home by Tommy Robinson after parents complained about them allegedly requesting to use the title 'Mx'.
www.thepinknews.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Every “gender-critical” transphobe, and every creepy transphobic journalist “just asking questions” is responsible for this.
Transphobia IS fascism.
Transphobia IS fascism.
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Saw a really cool hover effect and made this meme depicting me at work (I am goose)
February 6, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Saw a really cool hover effect and made this meme depicting me at work (I am goose)
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Petition to sign, if you so wish:
Merlin, who operate theme parks such as Alton Towers, apparently decided that autistic and ADHD people don't count as having real needs, and are no longer eligible for their usual ride passes if they find queues impossible.
What?!
Please share.
c.org/4wjnPYRCPK
Merlin, who operate theme parks such as Alton Towers, apparently decided that autistic and ADHD people don't count as having real needs, and are no longer eligible for their usual ride passes if they find queues impossible.
What?!
Please share.
c.org/4wjnPYRCPK
Sign the Petition
Hidden Disabilities Still Need Support: Change The Ride Access Pass System Immediately
c.org
February 6, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Petition to sign, if you so wish:
Merlin, who operate theme parks such as Alton Towers, apparently decided that autistic and ADHD people don't count as having real needs, and are no longer eligible for their usual ride passes if they find queues impossible.
What?!
Please share.
c.org/4wjnPYRCPK
Merlin, who operate theme parks such as Alton Towers, apparently decided that autistic and ADHD people don't count as having real needs, and are no longer eligible for their usual ride passes if they find queues impossible.
What?!
Please share.
c.org/4wjnPYRCPK