Eddie Rich @eddierich.bsky.social · 3h"...the model gets heavily locked in ("anchored") by its own visual templates, making it extremely resistant to changing the underlying pixel intersection between the turtle’s head and the letters." 000
Eddie Rich @eddierich.bsky.social · 3h"...The "Anchor" Loop: Because I attempted to modify a highly specific, existing composition step-by-step (preserving the exact turtle, exact positioning, and precise font), ..." 100
Eddie Rich @eddierich.bsky.social · 3h"...It keeps falling back to "blending" or "merging" their overlapping edges rather than treating them as separate objects...." 100
Eddie Rich @eddierich.bsky.social · 3h"...It is actually trying to generate the image by matching patterns, rather than understanding that a solid, three-dimensional turtle should physically occlude (block) a flat backdrop of text..." 100
Eddie Rich @eddierich.bsky.social · 3h"...Prioritizing Patterns Over Physics: The AI was trained on millions of images, where "text overlaid on artwork" or "interlaced/merged patterns" are extremely common..." 100
Eddie Rich @eddierich.bsky.social · 3h"...In the neural network, "layering" is not a physical stack; it is just a pattern of visual associations. Because the turtle and the letters occupy the exact same coordinate space, the AI's "attention" merges their details together, leading to visual bleed-through or "ghosting"..." 100
Eddie Rich @eddierich.bsky.social · 3h"...What went wrong under the hood? The "Flattening" Problem (No Real Z-Axis): Unlike Photoshop, which allows me to work with discrete, independent layers, the AI model generates the final image all at once, as a single flat grid of pixels (raster format). ..." 100
Eddie Rich @eddierich.bsky.social · 3hBear in mind, this was specifically using the image creation tool and I'm on the pro tier. This is terrible. 100
Eddie Rich @eddierich.bsky.social · 3hBeen trying to play with a tattoo design in Gemini. What a downright TERRIBLE experience. I had some words, and a turtle. I wanted to place the turtle over the words, but it would only mash them together. I asked it why it was crap. Strap in... 100
Eddie Rich @eddierich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026EV charging prices on the public network in England is absolutely outrageous. This is not how to stop people using fossil fuels. It needs capping. 000
Eddie Rich @eddierich.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Job advert: "Chief design officer: This is a hands on role..." ...oh do get stuffed. This is why we can't have nice things. 001
Eddie Rich @eddierich.bsky.social · 14/09/2026When are we all going to admit that when an job ad for a ux leadership role says "strong craft", it means "we think UX is styling". 010
Eddie Rich @eddierich.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Years ago, it would have been seen as accurate...static.klipy.comStranger Things Eddie Munson Crazy FreakAlt: Stranger Things Eddie Munson Crazy Freakmam wearing leather jacket with a cut off denim over the top raises his hands to the top side of his head making a horns gesture whilst poking out his tongue and waggling it about 000
Eddie Rich @eddierich.bsky.social · 03/09/2026One of my colleagues is going, so that's one more 😊 010
Eddie Rich @eddierich.bsky.social · 02/09/2026SO.DAMN.EXCITED. for Helle and the team that UX Copenhagen is back baby!!!! May 2027. YES!!!! So excited that I got a bit carried away and said I would speak, so there's that. 010
Eddie Rich @eddierich.bsky.social · 02/09/2026This is very interesting, and has me wanting to know more about your approach with this. The "why" before and the "where is this heading", more specifically... 000
Eddie Rich @eddierich.bsky.social · 01/09/2026A colleague of mine is carrying out some research for the Bristol Council's Adult Social care service and is looking for carers to take part in some 1-2-1 interviews. Any Bristol folks out there who could share this further or take part? #bristol digital.bristol.gov.uk/contact/help... 000
Eddie Rich @eddierich.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Wonderful thread🤣! Especially the conversation between two commenters on the orientation of sharks and water in relation to being down under, or half way. Love it. 010
Reposted by Eddie RichMicah Kolding @micahkolding.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Why are we supposed to be impressed that a robot beat Bolt's running record? There are millions of machines that can go faster than any human alive. There's so many of these machines, the traffic they cause frequently keeps them from moving at all. Where's the "reverse climate change" machine? 4245177
Reposted by Eddie RichGlobal Museum @globalmuseum.bsky.social · 24/08/2026The urge to keep all the tabs open is not a recent thing. Pictured: a 300-year-old library tool that enabled a researcher to have seven books open at once, yet conveniently nearby (Palafoxiana Library, Puebla) @unmlawlibrary #globalmuseum #library #libraries #reading #history 542845560
Reposted by Eddie Richphil @philjamesson.com · 24/08/2026crocodile tears is such a funny phrase. some guy looked at a crocodile and thought “he looks so sad. but i mustn’t believe him” 4866144
Reposted by Eddie RichAlastair Somerville @acuity.design · 23/08/2026#NathanCofnas does represent history of racist eugenics well in that lying, useless ‘research’ is how #eugenics has always worked Burt was asked for his ‘research’ data by Harvard but said his assistants had it all and they had emigrated without leaving forwarding addresses It’s all racist lies 051
Reposted by Eddie RichAccessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 18/08/2026For people who want to see a screen reader in action, it can be helpful to start with this demo from Hadi Rangin of the University of Washington's IT Accessibility Team. Among the things Rangin discusses are ARIA landmarks, headings, and text content. youtu.be/7Rs3YpsnfoIyoutu.beUsing a Screen ReaderHadi Rangin is an expert user of screen reader software. In this video, he demonstrates the elements of a well designed web page and how they sound to someone who is blind. Issues discussed include… 02812
Reposted by Eddie RichNexer_Digital @nexerdigital.com · 18/08/2026In her latest article for BusinessCloud, @hilaryonline.bsky.social explores what the govt's planned subscription rules could mean for businesses, and why paying more attention to hidden journeys can help us create better experiences. businesscloud.co.uk/opinion/peop...businesscloud.co.ukPeople shouldn't need an afternoon to cancel a subscription - BusinessCloudThe government plans to make subscriptions easier to cancel & ensure customers are told when contracts are going to renew at a higher price 022
Reposted by Eddie RichRNIB @rnib.bsky.social · 18/08/2026If you aren’t currently making your social media content accessible, you should give it a go. No one expects it to be perfect. Progress is better than nothing at all. We’ve got a handy guide to get you started: rnib.in/AccessibleSocialMedia 02612
Reposted by Eddie RichAlastair Somerville @acuity.design · 18/08/2026Computers cannot divine human interiority and no amount of data tracking or scrapping will work The gap which is the vastness within any human is always there and it is powerful when you engage with and enable it 031
Reposted by Eddie RichThe School of Good Services @theschoolofgood.bsky.social · 18/08/2026A new podcast episode is here, this time on Risk. In episode 11, we talk about how the decisions we make in services, and how we design them are influenced by how an organisation treats and responds to risk. good.services/badservicesp... 112
Reposted by Eddie RichAlastair Somerville @acuity.design · 17/08/2026New post acuity.design/dont-just-fa... on leaving more space and time in workshops from people to be social and to be human Outputs and Outcomes can make the #facilitation of action the primary pointacuity.designDon’t just faciltate the action – Acuity Design 121
Reposted by Eddie RichJack Garfinkel @curiousscutter.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Networking is a pyramid scheme - banging thread 👇 I think the same also applies to a lot of 'leadership performance' at conferences too. 041
Eddie Rich @eddierich.bsky.social · 17/08/2026I clearly don't follow enough local Bristol peeps yet as I've not seen one post stating "Drizzle in Brizzle" despite having weather reports from colleagues. 000
Reposted by Eddie RichAmyville Hoyrror @amyhoy.bsky.social · 15/08/2026if you didn’t write it… you didn’t write it no, using an llm to “draft” for you is not writing it writers write: that’s one of the four noble truths for writers if you don’t write, you’re not a writer it’s really that simple no wriggling, hairsplitting, whining argument will change that 48919
Reposted by Eddie Richm. r. sauter @oddletters.bsky.social · 15/08/2026if anyone hashtag on here knows a lot about the Government Printing Office, pseudo-governmental publications, the distribution networks of same in the 1970s, and archival classifcations of things kind of are but kind of arent fugitive documents, can you hit me up? i have a weird question 12015
Eddie Rich @eddierich.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Happily I will be in Bristol Tues/Weds and was not there today. Whatever their cause. 000
Reposted by Eddie RichGil Durán @gilduran.com · 15/08/2026It’s official: the Nerd Reich podcast is getting banned from YouTube….the week of my book launch! Incredible timing, since I’ll be all over the media next week talking about tech fascism. They can delete my account. They can’t stop my work. Buy the book: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne... 13534551293
Eddie Rich @eddierich.bsky.social · 15/08/2026I think there also needs to be a distinction between an emergency alert (we're all gonna die) vs vital information (this is a potential danger to you which you may or may not come across) 000
Eddie Rich @eddierich.bsky.social · 15/08/2026I found this interesting as a thing. I'd like to explore this platform and think how it might apply to other contexts... 010
Eddie Rich @eddierich.bsky.social · 15/08/2026You can't hide it from us after that teaser!! Publish please!!! 000
Eddie Rich @eddierich.bsky.social · 11/08/2026I think this happens a hell of a lot more than many people want to admit. Particularly those looking to scapegoat society's difficulties. I still believe the majority of people are fabulously good. It's just hidden behind negative press. 020
