sonia
@soniaturcotte.bsky.social
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sonia
@soniaturcotte.bsky.social
· May 7
Yo I'm doing starting a new thing. Slow reading! Online! Animals!
Open to anyone, with no prior reading or experience needed to join other than an interest in animals and reading with others.
soniaturcotte.com/animali/
Open to anyone, with no prior reading or experience needed to join other than an interest in animals and reading with others.
soniaturcotte.com/animali/
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More like degenerative AI amirite
December 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
More like degenerative AI amirite
I have discovered an excellent way to write productively after a full days work … with glass of wine in the pub
potentially ruinous for my finances and health
potentially ruinous for my finances and health
December 12, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I have discovered an excellent way to write productively after a full days work … with glass of wine in the pub
potentially ruinous for my finances and health
potentially ruinous for my finances and health
the people who want this probably wouldn’t speak to their grandparents when they are alive
IN DEPTH | If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
www.independent.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 7:38 AM
the people who want this probably wouldn’t speak to their grandparents when they are alive
it's such a tell that someone doesn't really know their field when someone says that ’no one is looking at [their research area]‘ ... sorry, you aren't foucault and are probably not quite as original as you think
December 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
it's such a tell that someone doesn't really know their field when someone says that ’no one is looking at [their research area]‘ ... sorry, you aren't foucault and are probably not quite as original as you think
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I don’t have to embrace anything that means me and us harm.
December 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I don’t have to embrace anything that means me and us harm.
I’m at a training course in Oxford, one of the richest universities and they have provided instant coffee. Sir!
December 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I’m at a training course in Oxford, one of the richest universities and they have provided instant coffee. Sir!
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"I'm not in denial, I'm in open rebellion" damn that quote goes hard
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 AM
"I'm not in denial, I'm in open rebellion" damn that quote goes hard
earlier this month i started reading the collected poems of Rumi ebook but I had to stop becomes some things are not meant to be backlit
December 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
earlier this month i started reading the collected poems of Rumi ebook but I had to stop becomes some things are not meant to be backlit
just remembered that time someone said they had a higher opinion of me because i read the 3 Body Problem -- after a long conversation about sci-fi in which i mentioned Le Guin, Butler, Jemisin 🫠
December 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
just remembered that time someone said they had a higher opinion of me because i read the 3 Body Problem -- after a long conversation about sci-fi in which i mentioned Le Guin, Butler, Jemisin 🫠
burying the lede
"We received $4m (£3m) in start-up money from the Bezos Earth Fund"
"We received $4m (£3m) in start-up money from the Bezos Earth Fund"
I've always had a pretty low opinion of this guy, and yet even I wasn't ready for the revelation of who exactly is funding this great scientific revolution.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot
I knew that a revolution in our understanding of soil could change the world. Then came a eureka moment – and the birth of the Earth Rover Program, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:29 PM
burying the lede
"We received $4m (£3m) in start-up money from the Bezos Earth Fund"
"We received $4m (£3m) in start-up money from the Bezos Earth Fund"
it's bluesky so i'm using wikipedia as my source (fight me) but i'm newly obsessed Thales. what a guy!
'According to Aristotle, Thales (c. 624 – 545 BCE), the first Greek philosopher, posited a theory which held "that everything is full of gods". Thales believed that magnets demonstrated this.'
'According to Aristotle, Thales (c. 624 – 545 BCE), the first Greek philosopher, posited a theory which held "that everything is full of gods". Thales believed that magnets demonstrated this.'
December 2, 2025 at 8:04 PM
it's bluesky so i'm using wikipedia as my source (fight me) but i'm newly obsessed Thales. what a guy!
'According to Aristotle, Thales (c. 624 – 545 BCE), the first Greek philosopher, posited a theory which held "that everything is full of gods". Thales believed that magnets demonstrated this.'
'According to Aristotle, Thales (c. 624 – 545 BCE), the first Greek philosopher, posited a theory which held "that everything is full of gods". Thales believed that magnets demonstrated this.'
Many trees in London are at risk because of increased temperatures, report from @londoncentric.media (scroll down)
www.londoncentric.media/i/180414264/...
www.londoncentric.media/i/180414264/...
Why Zipcar gave up on London
The car-sharing scheme was hit by rapidly increased costs, a new congestion charge, and a lack of support from councils.
www.londoncentric.media
December 2, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Many trees in London are at risk because of increased temperatures, report from @londoncentric.media (scroll down)
www.londoncentric.media/i/180414264/...
www.londoncentric.media/i/180414264/...
London Centric consistently the best reporting for Londoners.
Also in this story, bad news for trees :(
Also in this story, bad news for trees :(
Among other issues with Zipcar's model in London: Having to negotiate individually with 32 boroughs, some of which charged thousands of pounds per car. Meanwhile, Croydon council outsourced much of their employee car fleet to Zipcar and may be a bit screwed. www.londoncentric.media/p/zipcar-lon...
Why Zipcar gave up on London
The car-sharing scheme was hit by rapidly increased costs, a new congestion charge, and a lack of support from councils.
www.londoncentric.media
December 2, 2025 at 8:34 AM
London Centric consistently the best reporting for Londoners.
Also in this story, bad news for trees :(
Also in this story, bad news for trees :(
i put too much green cardamom in my daal and i keep biting into them
November 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
i put too much green cardamom in my daal and i keep biting into them
i would die happy(er) if i never had to see a tutor wax prolific about how bad students are (see also, interview panels complaining about applicants)
often in the tone of concern or 'trying to be helpful' but cannot hide their disdain. get a different job tbh.
often in the tone of concern or 'trying to be helpful' but cannot hide their disdain. get a different job tbh.
November 29, 2025 at 9:22 AM
i would die happy(er) if i never had to see a tutor wax prolific about how bad students are (see also, interview panels complaining about applicants)
often in the tone of concern or 'trying to be helpful' but cannot hide their disdain. get a different job tbh.
often in the tone of concern or 'trying to be helpful' but cannot hide their disdain. get a different job tbh.
semi-regular 5am alarms for that LDN > MCR commute has turned to regular 5ams even on non-travel days. I’m one of those insufferable 5am-club people now and I love it. The best bit is going to bed at 9pm
November 26, 2025 at 7:38 AM
semi-regular 5am alarms for that LDN > MCR commute has turned to regular 5ams even on non-travel days. I’m one of those insufferable 5am-club people now and I love it. The best bit is going to bed at 9pm
last year i wrote a book round-up for every quarter. this year, i wondered what might happen if i waited for all the books to percolate in my body.
a month to go but i’m already at 75 books so it’s going to be a CORKER. even if i only stick to top-rated, there were so many good ones this year.
a month to go but i’m already at 75 books so it’s going to be a CORKER. even if i only stick to top-rated, there were so many good ones this year.
November 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
last year i wrote a book round-up for every quarter. this year, i wondered what might happen if i waited for all the books to percolate in my body.
a month to go but i’m already at 75 books so it’s going to be a CORKER. even if i only stick to top-rated, there were so many good ones this year.
a month to go but i’m already at 75 books so it’s going to be a CORKER. even if i only stick to top-rated, there were so many good ones this year.
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I don't miss Sharepoint but I do miss being able to say "We're working with the V&A at the moment", thanks @soniaturcotte.bsky.social for writing up the work soniaturcotte.com/digital-gard...
Service design as a Sharepoint site - sonia turcotte
Freelance designer and researcher
soniaturcotte.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I don't miss Sharepoint but I do miss being able to say "We're working with the V&A at the moment", thanks @soniaturcotte.bsky.social for writing up the work soniaturcotte.com/digital-gard...
if anyone would like to help me figure out how to fix my sidenotes on RSS readers, i would be most grateful
November 25, 2025 at 12:31 PM
if anyone would like to help me figure out how to fix my sidenotes on RSS readers, i would be most grateful
i also wrote about making websites. i love the weird wild web.
Making websites - sonia turcotte
Freelance designer and researcher
soniaturcotte.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
i also wrote about making websites. i love the weird wild web.
i wrote a little about some work with the V&A
Service design as a Sharepoint site - sonia turcotte
Freelance designer and researcher
soniaturcotte.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM
i wrote a little about some work with the V&A
living on the wild side*
(*writing a blog post directly in the code editor)
(*writing a blog post directly in the code editor)
November 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
living on the wild side*
(*writing a blog post directly in the code editor)
(*writing a blog post directly in the code editor)
it’s so funny reading old books. tbf this is preferable to the awkard he/she, overtaken now by just 'she'. WHEN ALL THIS TIME, THE GENDER NEUTRAL 'THEY' IS RIGHT THERE.
November 21, 2025 at 11:39 AM
it’s so funny reading old books. tbf this is preferable to the awkard he/she, overtaken now by just 'she'. WHEN ALL THIS TIME, THE GENDER NEUTRAL 'THEY' IS RIGHT THERE.
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Coming up! We are reading and discussing the next installment of A Thousand WetLands: Southern Thinking against the Gods of Coloniality: Wetness against the three gods by @tshafique.bsky.social
Read online and sign up to join the reading group on Friday, Dec 5 at 3pm GMT 🧡
Read online and sign up to join the reading group on Friday, Dec 5 at 3pm GMT 🧡
Wetness against the three gods
A Thousand Wetlands: Southern Thinking against the Gods of Coloniality #2
www.contemporarycriticalthought.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Coming up! We are reading and discussing the next installment of A Thousand WetLands: Southern Thinking against the Gods of Coloniality: Wetness against the three gods by @tshafique.bsky.social
Read online and sign up to join the reading group on Friday, Dec 5 at 3pm GMT 🧡
Read online and sign up to join the reading group on Friday, Dec 5 at 3pm GMT 🧡
i can't believe i'm saying this but i need the tech bros (gender neutral) to weigh in
a question for the tech folks...
i’m helping someone build a VERY simple, 1pg static site (11ty + netlify or github pages probs). i want to show them how to update it themselves...
should I just keep them in github or show them how to use the CLI and an editor?
i’m helping someone build a VERY simple, 1pg static site (11ty + netlify or github pages probs). i want to show them how to update it themselves...
should I just keep them in github or show them how to use the CLI and an editor?
November 20, 2025 at 8:56 AM
i can't believe i'm saying this but i need the tech bros (gender neutral) to weigh in