Nick Fitzsimons
@nickfitz.bsky.social
Software developer based in Leicester, UK.
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"Hey Alexa... What is Bristol like?"
These are apparently facial reconstructions of a 2,300-year-old Pazyryk Scythian male and female from the same kurgan in Berel, Kazakhstan and not - as I first thought - that couple I met at a Spiral Tribe soundsystem in 1992 who sold me E that turned out to be paracetamol.
January 8, 2026 at 8:50 AM
"Hey Alexa... What is Bristol like?"
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In my talks, I’ve been saying for a while now that as AI continues to dominate “innovation”, accessibility is going to pay the price!
In this awesome article by Tracy Stine, you can see first-hand how many people are affected!
vocal.media/01/the-acces...
#accessibility #ai #a11y
In this awesome article by Tracy Stine, you can see first-hand how many people are affected!
vocal.media/01/the-acces...
#accessibility #ai #a11y
The Accessibility Crisis of 2026: What No One Wants to Admit
Innovation is speeding up, but disabled people are the ones paying the price.
vocal.media
January 8, 2026 at 7:45 AM
In my talks, I’ve been saying for a while now that as AI continues to dominate “innovation”, accessibility is going to pay the price!
In this awesome article by Tracy Stine, you can see first-hand how many people are affected!
vocal.media/01/the-acces...
#accessibility #ai #a11y
In this awesome article by Tracy Stine, you can see first-hand how many people are affected!
vocal.media/01/the-acces...
#accessibility #ai #a11y
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And, of course, *that* story
January 8, 2026 at 7:24 AM
And, of course, *that* story
I find it helps more if I set myself quite specific tasks. “I should sort out the kitchen” doesn’t really work, but if I think “I’ll sort out that cupboard” I can get going and carry on till that job’s done, then pick the next thing and do that too. That might just be me though! Anyway, good luck 🙂
January 7, 2026 at 7:25 PM
I find it helps more if I set myself quite specific tasks. “I should sort out the kitchen” doesn’t really work, but if I think “I’ll sort out that cupboard” I can get going and carry on till that job’s done, then pick the next thing and do that too. That might just be me though! Anyway, good luck 🙂
Good luck! I started on methylphenidate but it didn’t help as much as it should even with an increased dose, so they switched me to Elvanse and that’s been much better. So don’t fret if it doesn’t seem to help straight away. (Now I’m stabilised, I’ve been able to get a shared care thing with my GP.)
January 7, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Good luck! I started on methylphenidate but it didn’t help as much as it should even with an increased dose, so they switched me to Elvanse and that’s been much better. So don’t fret if it doesn’t seem to help straight away. (Now I’m stabilised, I’ve been able to get a shared care thing with my GP.)
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This is how enjambment can work in a poem. Bridge 77 on the Macclesfield Canal allows a horse to cross the canal without having to untie it from the canal boat.
January 7, 2026 at 8:11 AM
This is how enjambment can work in a poem. Bridge 77 on the Macclesfield Canal allows a horse to cross the canal without having to untie it from the canal boat.
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Microsoft renaming MS Office to Copilot 365 is a lot less about trying to force people to accept shitty AI tools and more just a really dumb way for MS to show their investors “look how many users Copilot has” when really it’s just people using Excel and Word.
January 7, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Microsoft renaming MS Office to Copilot 365 is a lot less about trying to force people to accept shitty AI tools and more just a really dumb way for MS to show their investors “look how many users Copilot has” when really it’s just people using Excel and Word.
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I've got a good feeling about this bank of mysterious fog moving against the wind to blanket our isolated small town.
August 24, 2024 at 7:16 PM
I've got a good feeling about this bank of mysterious fog moving against the wind to blanket our isolated small town.
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Guys, we did it. We invented the Commodore 64
Also neat at CES: HP’s battery-powered PC built into a keyboard. Sort of a screenless laptop.
January 6, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Guys, we did it. We invented the Commodore 64
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I’ve posted about this before, but about five years ago I got third degree burns up my forearm (and livetweeted the experience) and now you can barely even see the scar because during pregnancy, my sons’ stem cells healed the area. And now my husband’s and kids DNA is testably part of me
Biology is so wild. It doesn't respect the rules we make up.
We all know children inherit genes from their parents. But it turns out mothers also inherit genes from their children!
And it can help them. (But it can also hurt them.)
For more, read this:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
We all know children inherit genes from their parents. But it turns out mothers also inherit genes from their children!
And it can help them. (But it can also hurt them.)
For more, read this:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
January 6, 2026 at 9:46 AM
I’ve posted about this before, but about five years ago I got third degree burns up my forearm (and livetweeted the experience) and now you can barely even see the scar because during pregnancy, my sons’ stem cells healed the area. And now my husband’s and kids DNA is testably part of me
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I like the implication in these pictures that on the other 364 days of the year, the zoo has only the vaguest sense of how many lions it should have
London Zoo are doing their annual stock take and it is a thing of joy (pics from Getty Images)
www.gettyimages.co.uk/editorial-im...
www.gettyimages.co.uk/editorial-im...
January 6, 2026 at 5:38 PM
I like the implication in these pictures that on the other 364 days of the year, the zoo has only the vaguest sense of how many lions it should have
I used to have a girlfriend whose father worked at London Zoo. One time she’d been on the phone to her parents and I asked her how they were. She said her dad had had to take a few days off work with a minor injury: “He fell over behind the bears.” 🐻
London Zoo are doing their annual stock take and it is a thing of joy (pics from Getty Images)
www.gettyimages.co.uk/editorial-im...
www.gettyimages.co.uk/editorial-im...
January 6, 2026 at 6:28 PM
I used to have a girlfriend whose father worked at London Zoo. One time she’d been on the phone to her parents and I asked her how they were. She said her dad had had to take a few days off work with a minor injury: “He fell over behind the bears.” 🐻
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Epiphany
‘The Wise Robin’ (1950)
Artist: PB Hickling
‘The Wise Robin’ (1950)
Artist: PB Hickling
January 6, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Epiphany
‘The Wise Robin’ (1950)
Artist: PB Hickling
‘The Wise Robin’ (1950)
Artist: PB Hickling
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"GenAI is the futu--
January 6, 2026 at 3:31 AM
"GenAI is the futu--
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I think it's nice to have a pet. There's a weird little guy in your house who's a completely different species, but you're friends and you hang out together. That shit's wholesome as fuck.
This place needs some Innocuous Discourse pronto. Quote this with a take that’s not political or aggressive
January 6, 2026 at 6:23 AM
I think it's nice to have a pet. There's a weird little guy in your house who's a completely different species, but you're friends and you hang out together. That shit's wholesome as fuck.
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FTSE 100 CEOs earn more than average worker’s yearly pay by noon on 6 January
FTSE 100 CEOs earn more than average worker’s yearly pay by noon on 6 January
High Pay Centre calculates bosses will pass milestone on third working day of 2026 with median pay of £1,353 an hour
The bosses of FTSE 100 companies will have made more money in 2026 before midday on Tuesday than the average worker will all year, according to figures laying bare the yawning income gap.
Median annual pay for FTSE 100 chief executives is £4.4m, the High Pay Centre thinktank calculated, 113 times higher than the £39,039 earned by the median full-time worker. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:18 AM
FTSE 100 CEOs earn more than average worker’s yearly pay by noon on 6 January
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back in the day we just called them records or lps/eps/45s
never vinyl
never vinyl
This place needs some Innocuous Discourse pronto. Quote this with a take that’s not political or aggressive
January 6, 2026 at 8:16 AM
back in the day we just called them records or lps/eps/45s
never vinyl
never vinyl
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Everybody has two kitchen appliances that will change their life. The problem is, they're different for everybody.
This place needs some Innocuous Discourse pronto. Quote this with a take that’s not political or aggressive
January 6, 2026 at 6:12 AM
Everybody has two kitchen appliances that will change their life. The problem is, they're different for everybody.
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Elephunt Hunt in the Strand
January 5, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Elephunt Hunt in the Strand
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January 5, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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We often get less snow here in the city than out in the countryside, even where I live which is on a hill. I’ve also watched on the weather radar as thunderstorms approach but split in two and pass by to the north and south, then join up again on the other side!
January 5, 2026 at 1:17 PM
We often get less snow here in the city than out in the countryside, even where I live which is on a hill. I’ve also watched on the weather radar as thunderstorms approach but split in two and pass by to the north and south, then join up again on the other side!
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It's press release Monday. Every news story will be derived from a press release as it's the first day back.
Expect lots of stuff about dry January, fitness and giving stuff up.
Expect lots of stuff about dry January, fitness and giving stuff up.
January 5, 2026 at 7:27 AM
It's press release Monday. Every news story will be derived from a press release as it's the first day back.
Expect lots of stuff about dry January, fitness and giving stuff up.
Expect lots of stuff about dry January, fitness and giving stuff up.