Software should be fun, actually
Software should be fun, actually
well this is excellent news :))
A photo of a type writer with the local first sigil in the paper, a notebook that says Lab Day, hosted by Ink & Switch, with an automerge sticker sheet. There is a clipboard saying Coffee Science and a coffee cup.
Lab Day will not be purely filled with talks - but also show live demos, creative experiments, and community projects.
A collaborative day thatβs part unconference, part showcase, and shaped by the ideas that animate our community.
Lab Day is included in your ticket localfirstconf.com
please consider donating to help keep these independent community events going! πΈβ¨
free open source software needs fewer engineers and more designers and product people
i think there's a knitting machine in my future
you're so cute and interesting!
come demo at foc this feb 27th
foc-london.notion.site/2e4379f0e4cd...
come join us again @feelingof.london for demos and good vibes! ππ
London FoC is back! Presented my work on data ethnographies, space + place and mapping, alongside a host of demos exploring HCI classics, malleable software and permacomputing. Lots of lively discussion all around. Thanks @chee.party @todepond.com @mimireyburn.bsky.social for being awesome hosts.
Always a pleasure to hang out with the FoC London crowd, had lots of lovely conversations about this demo and a million other things too. Thanks @chee.party @mimireyburn.bsky.social @todepond.com for hosting, looking forward to the next one!!
It felt unreasonably good saying that Feeling of Computing was sponsored by Feeling of Computing! Thank you @spiralganglion.com @jimmyhmiller.bsky.social
Join the patreon at feelingoff.com, join the slack, listen to the podcast, come to the next FoC London π
special thanks to @spiralganglion.com @jimmyhmiller.bsky.social and the feelingof.com community for making it possible for there to be pizza and drinks in London yesterday
listen the podcast, subscribe to the patreon, join the slack, let's all be friends
Big ups to @mimireyburn.bsky.social, @chee.party and @todepond.com for bringing the Feeling of Computing to the streets of London, England! I think with your help this town could really put itself on the map someday.
it feels good
The feeling of computing on a chalkboard in the street
A projector screen with a scratch-like language for making 3D graphics
A projector screen with geometric morphs and patterns
A projector screen with data visualisation sketches
The London Future of coding meetup came back last night!
Now renamed to "the feeling of computing". More context on the name change: feelingof.com/the-name/
I handed over running it to @todepond.com, @mimireyburn.bsky.social, and Chee. They're doing great β same energy and wild demos as always
Animal Crossing should use automerge on shared Slumber Islands
same
Very happy to announce Iβve officially joined as a researcher @inkandswitch.com to work on malleable software!
Iβve also been doing lots of quiet work on @folkjs.org with @chrisshank.com and look forward to sharing more of that soon too!
Brain is buffering thinking about all the crazy exciting things coming in 2026 !! π
FoC London returns in January! Come along :))
luma.com/qe8iexzs?tk=...
London 2026 is getting quite exciting..! π
the "HOWDY" test proving fruitful as ever
Wish we'd known about this tool from @conradgodfrey.com when we made our last episode of Map Men. Instantly visualise where place names are across Britain. Excellent stuff!
(See if you can make it show where the Danelaw is.)
conradgodfrey.com/grep_britain/
ultra rare sighting @ isthetubef.uk π
I've curated a new niche of Cursor suggestions and consequently, I would like to propose a new AI benchmark for LLM-driven applications: I dub thee the "HOWDY" test.
for these reasons, isthetubefucked.uk has a new home at β¨ isthetubef.uk β¨ with thanks to @chee.party
In hindsight, I probably should have seen this bug coming π«
Iβd like to add my βCursor wrote me some code, which was very functional, but in the opposite way of what I *meant* and it feels pantsβ to the pile
isthetubefucked.uk is getting a wee glow up