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Gui Heurich

@anthrolanguage.bsky.social
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programming, anthropology, politics, gardening, climate change. hopefully not in that order. author of Coderspeak: the language of computer programmers uclpress.co.uk/book/coderspeak

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Gui Heurich @anthrolanguage.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Q: What shall we do with fossil fuels? Labour: Burnham
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
My editor asked me to write about what happened to summer:
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We launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate warzone | Rebecca Solnit
Summer is not what it once was. We have been robbed of one of life’s great joys
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 17/03/2026
They said it would take 193 years to clean London’s air. We did it in nine. 💨 London has now met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide air pollution.
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London, San Francisco and Beijing achieve ‘remarkable reductions’ in air pollution
Cycle lanes, electric cars and other interventions have helped 19 global cities slash levels of pollutants by more than 20%
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Gui Heurich @anthrolanguage.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
I woke up at 6am with a loud banging on my door and someone shouting: “Wake up Diréme, you need to put the shaman in the flash drive!” open.substack.com/pub/codeanth...
Background image of the Xingu river. It reads:  "A shaman on the radio: the beginning of a project." by Gui Heurich. codeanth.substack.com
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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
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Gui Heurich @anthrolanguage.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Quite a nice review of my book murb.nl/articles/425...
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Gui Heurich @anthrolanguage.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
My first book has more than 6k downloads. I often wonder who are the ~20 people that download it every day. Never thought it would happen, tbh.
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Andy Croll @andycroll.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
If you wanted to have loved one buy you a t-shirt because “you’re impossible to buy for” today is your last day to get it for Xmas. rubytshirts.com
rubytshirts.com
Ruby T-shirts
Matz is nice, and so are these excellent shirts. Ships worldwide.
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Gui Heurich @anthrolanguage.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
The social media ban in Australia should be expanded to all countries and… all ages.
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Gui Heurich @anthrolanguage.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Moving my stuff to Codeberg as of today
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Gui Heurich @anthrolanguage.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
If you run it past the pope it will turn into wine?
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 27/10/2025
“Privatisation was the experiment — and it’s failed. We have water companies pumping sewage into our rivers and charging us extra for the privilege.” Zack Polanski says it’s time to bring water back into public hands on #BBCPoliticsNorth.
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Brompton Bicycle @bromptonbicycle.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Just saying 😊 www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-hu...
scientificamerican.com
The Most Efficient Traveler Isn’t a Bird or a Fish—It’s You on a Bike
A famous graphic, now updated, compares locomotion in the animal kingdom
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Gui Heurich @anthrolanguage.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
@eightbitraptor.bsky.social hello!
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Gui Heurich @anthrolanguage.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
The Donald says climate change is a con job, but it’s actually a cron job
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
“In opposition, Labour vowed to introduce a right to roam. In govt, it U-turned on this promise… its plan to create 9 new ‘river walks’ is a paltry compensation.” Excellent Guardian leader on why we need a right of access to all rivers @righttoroam.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The Guardian view on England’s riverbanks: landscapes that everyone should be able to enjoy | Editorial
Editorial: Only a small sliver of riverside land is accessible to the public. Rights of way shouldn’t depend on the goodwill of landowners
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Great to see a politician eviscerate the media narrative about small boats, take on Farage and talk about inequality bsky.app/profile/zack...
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Jonny Edwards @veritasgaston.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
An incomparable legend.
Ozzy Osbourne being Ozzy Osbourne.
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Ettore Berardi @ettomatic.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
My talk at #ElixirConfEU is live!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=e99Q... It's all about how we use #Elixir and #OTP at the #BBC. Please have a look and let me know what you think 🙂 #elixirlang #myelixirstatus
youtube.com
How Elixir Powers the BBC From PoC to Production at Scale - Ettore Berardi | ElixirConf EU 2025
YouTube video by Code Sync
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ElixirJobs @elixirjobs.net · 17/07/2025
Elixir Senior Software Engineer @ BBC / Both #job #ElixirLang
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Elixir Senior Software Engineer @ BBC · Elixir Jobs
We are looking to expand our team with a Senior Software Engineer to join my team at the BBC. I rec
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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
2000 years ago: the Romans would let an aqueduct destroy the Gardon Valley. We need clean water, but at what cost?
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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
ChatGPT is down but The Museum of English Rural Life still stands, proving once again that Silicon Valley cannot compete with the history of rural England and its people.
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Chris Baraniuk @chrisbaraniuk.com · 21/05/2025
"Climate change is significantly altering the UK's vector-borne disease landscape, creating increasingly favourable conditions for disease-carrying organisms. The recent detection of West Nile virus in British mosquitoes exemplifies this emerging threat." ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2025/05/21/h...
ukhsa.blog.gov.uk
How we protect the UK from vector-borne diseases
As West Nile virus is detected in mosquitoes collected in the UK for the first time, we take a look at how UKHSA is protecting the UK from vector-borne diseases
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Andy Croll @andycroll.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
In case you missed the email, I've put together t-shirts for Brighton Ruby (for the first time). I never did it before because of cost, potential waste admin hassle and a fear of many t-shirts in multiple sizes in my (too small) loft. Want one? rubytshirts.com/collections...
rubytshirts.com
Brighton Ruby '25
Matz is nice, and so are these excellent shirts. Ships worldwide.
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Gui Heurich @anthrolanguage.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Gemini, Malloc, and me open.substack.com/pub/codeanth...
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Gemini, malloc, and me
learning and not learning with AI
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NPR @npr.org · 13/05/2025
José Mujica, the charismatic former guerrilla fighter who later went on to lead Uruguay and became known as "the world's poorest president" for his austere lifestyle, has died at 89.
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Uruguay's ex-President José Mujica, nicknamed 'world's poorest president,' dies at 89
José Mujica, the charismatic former guerrilla fighter who later went on to lead Uruguay and became known as "the world's poorest president" for his austere lifestyle, has died at 89.
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Andy Croll @andycroll.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
You know what's not sold out? brightonruby.com #RailsWorld
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Gui Heurich @anthrolanguage.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
@stuffwithstuff.com I'm writing a substack post that mentions Crafting Interpreters (which I love, thank you!). I was wondering if you'd be OK for me to put an image of the book in the substack post? It would be the main image that you have at the top of craftinginterpreters.com
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Crafting Interpreters
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Gui Heurich @anthrolanguage.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Starting my substack today codeanth.substack.com/p/hello-world
Two flash drives on the background. 
The text says “hello world, welcome to this substack”
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Gui Heurich @anthrolanguage.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
less vibe coding more vibe debugging
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Gui Heurich @anthrolanguage.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
I’m not sure what happens to people who are really into meditation, but they all turn into missionaries, praising the lord of breath and whatnot
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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Happy #lastofus day to all that celebrate. Hope you’re doing okay.
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Gui Heurich @anthrolanguage.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Lua
A small dog laying in bed
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Gui Heurich @anthrolanguage.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
I get overwhelmed by choice often. This year, instead of choosing things to do, I'll just choose what not to do.
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Gui Heurich @anthrolanguage.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Frozen moss
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Gui Heurich @anthrolanguage.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
I'm always surprised when news about Facebook pop up because I honestly cannot understand why people still use that crap.
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daniel:// stenberg:// @daniel.haxx.se · 03/11/2023
The curl coasters you now realize you were missing. daniel.haxx.se/blog/2023/11...
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Dammit Doug Smith @dammitdougsmith.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
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Gui Heurich @anthrolanguage.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
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Gui Heurich @anthrolanguage.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
built a fairy house with my daughter. what do you think?
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Gui Heurich @anthrolanguage.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
it's funny reading someone's interpretation of my book... www.writersknowhow.org/articles/can...
writersknowhow.org
Can writers learn from computer programmers? — Writers' know-how -- Terry Freedman
Introducing and applying Conway's Law, Gresham's Law and the sunken cost fallacy to the practice of writing.
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Gui Heurich @anthrolanguage.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Just posted my first post on HN. Give us an upvote! news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4236...
news.ycombinator.com
Coderspeak: The Language of Computer Programmers | Hacker News
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Gui Heurich @anthrolanguage.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Just posted my first post on HN. Give us an upvote! news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4236...
news.ycombinator.com
Coderspeak: The Language of Computer Programmers | Hacker News
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Gui Heurich @anthrolanguage.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
had to endure someone yesterday telling me that people should take paternity leave out of their work holidays
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Gui Heurich @anthrolanguage.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
existent
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Gui Heurich @anthrolanguage.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
I'm starting a new project soon, running a self-hosted web app from home, from a raspberry pi. Any anyone has done that? Pitfalls I need to avoid? Links, tips?
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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
All I want is a cottage in the Scottish Highlands, a raging snowstorm, and Agatha Christie novel, a crackling fire, a kettle on the stove, and a basket of emotional support pastries.
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Gui Heurich @anthrolanguage.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Finally managed to get my self-portrait up on the wall!
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Chris Baraniuk @chrisbaraniuk.com · 21/11/2024
"It was as if he had just given himself the power to cancel transatlantic flights, or boost the number of vegetarians in the world. All by deleting a few lines of code." www.thereengineer.pro/p/the-tiny-s...
thereengineer.pro
The tiny programming tweaks that could slash emissions
But are they enough to offset AI's booming energy demands?
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