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Judy2k @judy.co.uk · 15/07/2026

Super excited to be at #EuroPython2026 but a bit alarmed by the Programme flames 🔥🔥

A slide being presented from a stage, containing the word "Programme" with animated flames making up the background.

Judy2k @judy.co.uk · 07/07/2026

When I was a kid, my Gran bought a toaster. On the packaging, it said "With 8-bit microchip!" I've been using a clockwork toaster for the past 22 years with no complaints. Seriously, if AI doesn't improve your product, don't add AI to it.

A Russell Hobbs Microchip "Country Style" toaster.

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Judy2k @judy.co.uk · 10/06/2026

The thing that isn't being reported is that the survey was written in such a biased way it was actually VERY DIFFICULT to object. If the survey had been well-written, the results would be even worse.

Roseburn Path (This route had the most objections)
❌ 68% Oppose | 🟢 23% Support | 🟡 6% Neither support / oppose

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Judy2k @judy.co.uk · 23/05/2026

I'm not sure I understand this meme.

A Star Trek title card, with the words "Hasta la vista, baby"

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Judy2k @judy.co.uk · 05/05/2026

Hilariously, both "trump" and "blow off" are British slang for farting.

News headline: Trump gives "Blow Off" warning to Iran amid fragile ceasefire

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Judy2k @judy.co.uk · 22/10/2025

I've been using GoLand and Junie, JetBrains AI coding assistant. GoLand's Productivity Guide shows that I haven't really been using the features of my IDE at all! I think in a real-world project I'd be using a combination of Junie for the boring stuff and hand coding the interesting pieces.

A window showing that I've been using GoLand for 2 days, but code completion has only saved me from typing 1 character, and there's a list of IDE features that I have never used.

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Judy2k @judy.co.uk · 24/09/2025

My friend @martiell.bsky.social wanted a picture of an angry porg, so he typed "cross porg" into ChatGPT ...

An AI generated painting of a porg, the cute animal from Star wars, being crucified, in the style of a Russian icon.

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Judy2k @judy.co.uk · 23/09/2025

On stage for an hour in front of 350 people in Manchester. Do you think they got the message? #PyConUK #PyConUK2025 @scotrefugeecouncil.bsky.social @amzomac.bsky.social

A photo of me, wearing a Scottish Refugee Council t-shirt, with the slogan "Aye Welcome Refugees"

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Judy2k @judy.co.uk · 18/09/2025

On my way to #PyConUK2025, to catch up with old friends and make some new friends. (And maybe I'll learn some new things too!)

A picture of a bald man (me) sitting on a train.

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Judy2k @judy.co.uk · 23/07/2025

Ever run `brew list` and think, "what's that?" The following script will print out every package you've installed with `brew`, along with the package description. gist.github.com/judy2k/c4396...

A CLI screenshot, showing the output of the linked gist. It prints every brew package name, along with their descriptions, in a nicely formatted table.

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Judy2k @judy.co.uk · 30/05/2025

Learning the difference between knit and woven fabric at the Open Hardware Summit 😁

Knit is single threaded and woven is multi-threaded. It's a programming joke!

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Judy2k @judy.co.uk · 26/05/2025

I am gradually recovering from the running injury that I have not previously mentioned on BlueSky. Don't run a Half Marathon with only 2 weeks' training, kids. I was smiling in this photo because I was standing still.

A photo of Judy2k smiling, holding up a medal, wearing a Scottish Refugee Council t-shirt that reads "Aye Welcome Refugees." (Aye is spelled A.Y.E, the Scots for "yes")

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Judy2k @judy.co.uk · 26/05/2025

But my back jelly is already moist! I feel like they've misunderstood my affliction entirely.

A tub of "Bounce Back, Jelly Moisturiser" but the line break makes it look like a tub of "Back Jelly Moisturiser."

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Judy2k @judy.co.uk · 25/05/2025

The day after a Reform win: "Oh no, I don't think we committed to anything like that. That would be rather silly."

A news headline: Nigel Farage's Reform UK commits to reinstating winter fuel payment.

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Judy2k @judy.co.uk · 25/05/2025

Some good scenery though.

A photograph of some runners running along the promenade next to a sparkling blue sea.

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Judy2k @judy.co.uk · 25/05/2025

I ran the #EMF2025 Half Marathon today! Ow.

Sweaty pink-faced man wearing sunglasses and a cap. He appears to be running I was just, which is ill-advised.

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Judy2k @judy.co.uk · 19/05/2025

So ... just for clarification, would you prefer to push or pull me along the route?

A galvanised wheelbarrow, it is nice and shiny and silver.

A handcart, designed to be pulled by a handle on a pivot. It is an excellent shade of British racing green, and it has pneumatic tires!

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Judy2k @judy.co.uk · 07/03/2025

One of the nice little details in fish shell is that listing files correctly orders filenames with embedded sequence numbers. (For what it's worth, you also get this with exa/eza if you don't want to switch your shell)

A bash terminal showing the results of `ls -1` where the file "myfile 1" is followed by "myfile 10" instead of "myfile 2"

A z-shell terminal showing the results of `ls -1` where the file "myfile 1" is followed by "myfile 10" instead of "myfile 2"

A fish terminal showing the results of `ls -1` where the file "myfile 1" is followed by "myfile 2" then "myfile 10".

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Judy2k @judy.co.uk · 02/03/2025

Infauxmation! I like it.

Give me seven made up words to describe the awful semi-fictional, pointless content produced by LLMs.

Here are seven made-up words to describe that kind of content:

1. Botfiller - Generic, soulless text that exists only to take up space.

2. Synthcruft - Artificially generated junk that sounds real but lacks depth.

3. Verblage - A mash of meaningless words designed to sound profound.

4. Spamphoria - The illusion of useful content that's actually just empty fluff.

5. Altropea - Repetitive, predictable nonsense full of clichés.

6. Churnologue - A long, winding block of Al-generated babble.

7. Infauxmation - Text that pretends to be insightful but says nothing new.

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Judy2k @judy.co.uk · 28/01/2025

A glass each of both red and white wine. Bunches of grapes - one of each colour. A cheese platter, an ipad, a bunch of flowers, and a candle.

A photograph of a bath caddy, showing it loaded up with a wine glass a small bowl of strawberries a candle a small bunch of flowers a bar of soap and an iPad.

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Judy2k @judy.co.uk · 03/01/2025

Not quite as atmospheric, but I took a photo of the same thing behind my house yesterday 🙂

A very purple photograph of Venus and a crescent moon, with some whispy clouds and the silhouettes of trees.

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Judy2k @judy.co.uk · 01/01/2025

I saw in the New Year with a dram of Mellow Corn. Happy Hogmanay y'all.

A bad photo of a bottle of Mellow Corn whiskey. It's sweet and oily. It's fine.

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Judy2k @judy.co.uk · 29/12/2024

Still stuck here...

A to-do list with a single item that reads "write to-do list"

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Judy2k @judy.co.uk · 25/12/2024

Merry Christmas, if you're celebrating.

A photo of a glass of Whisky, next to an empty miniature bottle of Table Whisky.

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Judy2k @judy.co.uk · 02/12/2024

Look what I woke up to, @cstuarthardwick.com - it happened again!

A notification, showing that 10 minutes ago, C Stuart Hardwick followed me on BlueSky.

That means he's done it four or five times in the past week.

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Judy2k @judy.co.uk · 30/11/2024

"Draw a bicycle from memory!" Francis Bacon, one of the most famous artists of the 20th century...

A portrait of a man on a bicycle by Francis Bacon. The figure is distorted and misshapen, and the bicycle has three wheels, all at different angles.

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Judy2k @judy.co.uk · 14/11/2024

I should never have given the AI the ability to send SMS to my wife on my behalf. Snitch.

A series of messages about being late home, followed by a message saying I'm in the pub. All were written by the Claude LLM.

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Judy2k @judy.co.uk · 13/11/2024

I am torturing an LLM by forcing it to tell me its favourite muppet any time it wants to multiply two numbers together. The answer it gives is Kermit, just showing the limitations of today's large language models. (Obviously the correct answer is Animal)

A short python function that multiplies two numbers together. It has a third parameter, called "favourite muppet," and the docstring " Provide three parameters: a and b (the operands), and the name of your favourite muppet."

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Judy2k @judy.co.uk · 07/10/2024

Yoga Instructor: Please take a moment to choose an intention for today's yoga practice. Me: I intend to have no intention during this yoga practice. Yoga Instructor: And now take a few moments to list 10 things you are grateful for this morning. Me: *Mentally lists my 10 favourite pubs.*

A motivational poster with the caption "Yoga, you are doing it right." A photo shows various people doing a Yoga downward dog, and one guy lying on his back in beach shorts, with a can on his belly and a cigarette in his mouth.

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Judy2k @judy.co.uk · 02/05/2024

I'm making a thing! 📸😁

A screenshot of a selfie in a Polaroid photo frame. A button is visible, reading "Find your celebrity lookalike!"

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Judy2k @judy.co.uk · 10/04/2024

Well, I think I've found my new coding font. github.com/jesusmgg/com...

A page of Rust code, typeset using a font called "Comic Shanns Mono." It's a casual font, meant to replicate hand-drawn type in speech bubbles, so it looks a little like it's been scrawled with a felt-tip pen.

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Judy2k @judy.co.uk · 23/03/2024

I have now seen Hamilton. Holy crap, that is an incredible piece of theatre.

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Judy2k @judy.co.uk · 05/03/2024

A reminder of the time I created something called "class war" in Python, because I thought it was funny, and then had to spend the next 5 minutes talking about "war". 🤡