Martha Henson
@marthasadie.bsky.social
Digital producer/consultant/product manager/mentor/user researcher/game mechanic. Eclectic. Nature nerd. Proto yoga studies scholar. Isle of Wight. Old Internet Person (the title of my newsletter) www.marthahenson.com
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Workshops offered on user research, implementing user insight, creating a digital brief, demystifying digital, iterative or game design.
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Periodic reminder that I run all sorts of digital training workshops including game design sessions that can help you make your own training and products more fun www.techworksforus.com/training/ the latter great for team building and away days too.
I've been playing with Qualtrics reporting today and it's not super intuitive I'll be honest but WOAAAH, automatic analysis on open field text from an large data set in all European languages to produce a neat English word cloud for this presentation is PRETTY handy let me tell you.
November 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I've been playing with Qualtrics reporting today and it's not super intuitive I'll be honest but WOAAAH, automatic analysis on open field text from an large data set in all European languages to produce a neat English word cloud for this presentation is PRETTY handy let me tell you.
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New thing! The @carefultrouble.bsky.social Careful Consequence Check is now live and free to use. Based on research with the Bristol Digital Futures Institute, this practical tool will help you answer the question "is my AI product creepy and weird" www.careful.industries/consequences
November 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
New thing! The @carefultrouble.bsky.social Careful Consequence Check is now live and free to use. Based on research with the Bristol Digital Futures Institute, this practical tool will help you answer the question "is my AI product creepy and weird" www.careful.industries/consequences
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Also, in case you need it, here is a slide reminding you not to make things that are creepy and weird www.careful.industries/consequences
November 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Also, in case you need it, here is a slide reminding you not to make things that are creepy and weird www.careful.industries/consequences
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ahhhh my book is published today, ahhhhhhhhhhhhh
this one is a real labour of passion - I think it is genuinely important to understand the information crisis that we're living through and how and why it makes us all feel anxious and angry
www.penguin.co.uk/books/469677...
this one is a real labour of passion - I think it is genuinely important to understand the information crisis that we're living through and how and why it makes us all feel anxious and angry
www.penguin.co.uk/books/469677...
Don’t Burn Anyone at the Stake Today
What’s the most useful thing you could know about your own life?
In this era-defining book, developed from her groundbreaking Radio 4 essay series, Naomi Alderman turns her boundless curiosity and in...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
ahhhh my book is published today, ahhhhhhhhhhhhh
this one is a real labour of passion - I think it is genuinely important to understand the information crisis that we're living through and how and why it makes us all feel anxious and angry
www.penguin.co.uk/books/469677...
this one is a real labour of passion - I think it is genuinely important to understand the information crisis that we're living through and how and why it makes us all feel anxious and angry
www.penguin.co.uk/books/469677...
The two sprays compared were Vicks First Defence (which I use, not very pleasant but does seem to help) and Sterinase (but probs other saline sprays the same). Useful to know they have solid evidence! Thanks for sharing @alomshaha.bsky.social
Congratulations to Professor Paul Little, winning Royal College of General Practitioners Research Paper of the Year 🌟
He and his team’s research found that simple nasal sprays, can shorten illness, ease symptoms and even reduce the need for antibiotics.
Read more 👉 https://tr.ee/P2bffM
He and his team’s research found that simple nasal sprays, can shorten illness, ease symptoms and even reduce the need for antibiotics.
Read more 👉 https://tr.ee/P2bffM
November 14, 2025 at 8:35 AM
The two sprays compared were Vicks First Defence (which I use, not very pleasant but does seem to help) and Sterinase (but probs other saline sprays the same). Useful to know they have solid evidence! Thanks for sharing @alomshaha.bsky.social
Brilliant, use this please
New thing! The @carefultrouble.bsky.social Careful Consequence Check is now live and free to use. Based on research with the Bristol Digital Futures Institute, this practical tool will help you answer the question "is my AI product creepy and weird" www.careful.industries/consequences
November 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Brilliant, use this please
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Amendment 40 to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill has been voted down.
Had it passed, it would have meant more precious wildlife would have retained existing protections.
Instead, MPs have bought into the false 'nature vs growth' narrative.
Had it passed, it would have meant more precious wildlife would have retained existing protections.
Instead, MPs have bought into the false 'nature vs growth' narrative.
November 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Amendment 40 to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill has been voted down.
Had it passed, it would have meant more precious wildlife would have retained existing protections.
Instead, MPs have bought into the false 'nature vs growth' narrative.
Had it passed, it would have meant more precious wildlife would have retained existing protections.
Instead, MPs have bought into the false 'nature vs growth' narrative.
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The majority of Britons think important places for nature should have stronger protections.
Only 2% think protections should be weakened... yet that’s where ministers keep pushing.
Only 2% think protections should be weakened... yet that’s where ministers keep pushing.
November 12, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The majority of Britons think important places for nature should have stronger protections.
Only 2% think protections should be weakened... yet that’s where ministers keep pushing.
Only 2% think protections should be weakened... yet that’s where ministers keep pushing.
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This is both a top-quality bit of nostalgia and, potentially, a gateway drug for a particular type of young person
🚀 NEW MAGAZINE ⌨️
Back in the ’80s there were printed mags of BASIC programs to type in, we’ve brought that back but for web pages!
10 amazing games, toys, puzzles and utilities, no coding knowledge needed
vole.wtf/doctype/
Back in the ’80s there were printed mags of BASIC programs to type in, we’ve brought that back but for web pages!
10 amazing games, toys, puzzles and utilities, no coding knowledge needed
vole.wtf/doctype/
DOCTYPE magazine 🚀⌨️
’80s BASIC type-in mags are back, but this time for HTML!
vole.wtf
November 11, 2025 at 12:19 PM
This is both a top-quality bit of nostalgia and, potentially, a gateway drug for a particular type of young person
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Any Firebase experts here? I'm trying to work out if it's possible to create a dashboard that shows all usage and costs that includes calls to third party APIs, at the moment it seems very scattered and can't even see the latter.
November 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Any Firebase experts here? I'm trying to work out if it's possible to create a dashboard that shows all usage and costs that includes calls to third party APIs, at the moment it seems very scattered and can't even see the latter.
Any Firebase experts here? I'm trying to work out if it's possible to create a dashboard that shows all usage and costs that includes calls to third party APIs, at the moment it seems very scattered and can't even see the latter.
November 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Any Firebase experts here? I'm trying to work out if it's possible to create a dashboard that shows all usage and costs that includes calls to third party APIs, at the moment it seems very scattered and can't even see the latter.
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If you live in Hampshire & the Isle of Wight and would like to find out more about how you can get involved in the BTO’s work, join us for a FREE Zoom session on Wednesday 19 November.
www.bto.org/our-work/eve...
@hosbirding.bsky.social
#UKbirding
📷 Flock of Wigeon, by Tom Cadwallendar / BTO
www.bto.org/our-work/eve...
@hosbirding.bsky.social
#UKbirding
📷 Flock of Wigeon, by Tom Cadwallendar / BTO
November 6, 2025 at 11:27 AM
If you live in Hampshire & the Isle of Wight and would like to find out more about how you can get involved in the BTO’s work, join us for a FREE Zoom session on Wednesday 19 November.
www.bto.org/our-work/eve...
@hosbirding.bsky.social
#UKbirding
📷 Flock of Wigeon, by Tom Cadwallendar / BTO
www.bto.org/our-work/eve...
@hosbirding.bsky.social
#UKbirding
📷 Flock of Wigeon, by Tom Cadwallendar / BTO
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Just threw this cheese mix in the pan with some leftovers to put on a baked potato and yep this is a total winner, mind blown
Big Cheese doesn't want you to know this! But wowww I just made this www.instagram.com/p/DQmcNYpjOs... pretty much instant vegan cheese and it is really very good and really very easy, tell all your non dairy friends.
PS tapioca flour/starch interchangeable here in the UK
PS tapioca flour/starch interchangeable here in the UK
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November 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Just threw this cheese mix in the pan with some leftovers to put on a baked potato and yep this is a total winner, mind blown
Just threw this cheese mix in the pan with some leftovers to put on a baked potato and yep this is a total winner, mind blown
Big Cheese doesn't want you to know this! But wowww I just made this www.instagram.com/p/DQmcNYpjOs... pretty much instant vegan cheese and it is really very good and really very easy, tell all your non dairy friends.
PS tapioca flour/starch interchangeable here in the UK
PS tapioca flour/starch interchangeable here in the UK
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November 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Just threw this cheese mix in the pan with some leftovers to put on a baked potato and yep this is a total winner, mind blown
Big Cheese doesn't want you to know this! But wowww I just made this www.instagram.com/p/DQmcNYpjOs... pretty much instant vegan cheese and it is really very good and really very easy, tell all your non dairy friends.
PS tapioca flour/starch interchangeable here in the UK
PS tapioca flour/starch interchangeable here in the UK
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November 5, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Big Cheese doesn't want you to know this! But wowww I just made this www.instagram.com/p/DQmcNYpjOs... pretty much instant vegan cheese and it is really very good and really very easy, tell all your non dairy friends.
PS tapioca flour/starch interchangeable here in the UK
PS tapioca flour/starch interchangeable here in the UK
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“When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, may luck be yours on Halloween.”
Happy #Halloween all 🎃
🎨 'Jack Jill and Jol' by Margaryta Yermolayeva
Happy #Halloween all 🎃
🎨 'Jack Jill and Jol' by Margaryta Yermolayeva
October 31, 2025 at 10:30 AM
“When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, may luck be yours on Halloween.”
Happy #Halloween all 🎃
🎨 'Jack Jill and Jol' by Margaryta Yermolayeva
Happy #Halloween all 🎃
🎨 'Jack Jill and Jol' by Margaryta Yermolayeva
Did you know that Stephen King's IT was adapted for a 52 episode low budget Hindi language series on Indian TV called Woh? And that the episodes are all on YouTube? youtube.com/playlist?lis... I'm into it.
Woh - Hindi - Drama - Full Episodes - Lilliput,Seema Shetty,Mamik Singh,Anupam Bhattacharya,Saurabh Dubey - Zee TV - YouTube
Woh is a 52-episode Indian horror thriller television series which aired on Zee TV in 1998. The series starred Indian film director Ashutosh Gowarikar as the...
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October 31, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Did you know that Stephen King's IT was adapted for a 52 episode low budget Hindi language series on Indian TV called Woh? And that the episodes are all on YouTube? youtube.com/playlist?lis... I'm into it.
It's almost over 😢 👻 🚣🏻♀️
As we approach the end of Spooky Lake Month, I am increasingly worried about where I will get my future Spooky Lake fix. In the meantime, still a few more days to go of cursed bodies of water from @geodesaurus.bsky.social these are SO good www.instagram.com/geodesaurus?...
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October 30, 2025 at 10:22 AM
It's almost over 😢 👻 🚣🏻♀️
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Sharing this again because some of you seem to have found it useful - a recipe for pumpkin curry and, if you scroll down, a booklet to download with a load of other vegan curry recipes
Halloween Curry
Scroll down past the two images below for the recipe. For images of every stage in cooking, click here. A friend of mine gave me the big pumpkin in the photo above so I made one of my absolute favo…
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October 29, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Sharing this again because some of you seem to have found it useful - a recipe for pumpkin curry and, if you scroll down, a booklet to download with a load of other vegan curry recipes
Just added a seventh email account I need to regularly check, I think this might be the tipping point 🤯
October 29, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Just added a seventh email account I need to regularly check, I think this might be the tipping point 🤯
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Really good Halloween films that you can watch for nowt on the iPlayer.
Thread >>>
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October 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Really good Halloween films that you can watch for nowt on the iPlayer.
Thread >>>
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Been forcibly introduced to using a slow cooker and, well, OK, maybe I can see why this is useful. Who has good veggie slow cooker recipes they want to share?
October 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Been forcibly introduced to using a slow cooker and, well, OK, maybe I can see why this is useful. Who has good veggie slow cooker recipes they want to share?
As we approach the end of Spooky Lake Month, I am increasingly worried about where I will get my future Spooky Lake fix. In the meantime, still a few more days to go of cursed bodies of water from @geodesaurus.bsky.social these are SO good www.instagram.com/geodesaurus?...
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October 26, 2025 at 12:05 PM
As we approach the end of Spooky Lake Month, I am increasingly worried about where I will get my future Spooky Lake fix. In the meantime, still a few more days to go of cursed bodies of water from @geodesaurus.bsky.social these are SO good www.instagram.com/geodesaurus?...
The forgotten medlar. My parents have one that I've been pruning for a few years and it has made it crazy productive. Nearly 100kg this year. Mostly going into liqueur for a local maker! But we might do some jam.
October 25, 2025 at 11:26 AM
The forgotten medlar. My parents have one that I've been pruning for a few years and it has made it crazy productive. Nearly 100kg this year. Mostly going into liqueur for a local maker! But we might do some jam.
This extended QWOP game sounds amazing and I am very annoyed that it does not appear to be available for a PS4. www.theguardian.com/games/2025/o...
I cannot stop playing this preposterous game about falling down a mountain
A week with Baby Steps has made me feel like I’m losing my grip. Is this game stupid, or am I the stupid one for playing it?
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October 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This extended QWOP game sounds amazing and I am very annoyed that it does not appear to be available for a PS4. www.theguardian.com/games/2025/o...