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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

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Only six weeks to go now until SoCraTes UK 2026! We’re very excited, and we’re now on a final push to sell as many tickets as possible. We’re a community not-for-profit event, and every sale makes a huge difference to us.

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Mark Oliver @markoliver.website · 06/05/2026

I'm going to link this from the @devdottalk.uk website's speaker resources page.

Ken Dale @kendaleiv.com · 05/05/2026

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🎤 Thinking about giving your first tech talk? Here are tips for the aspiring or first-time technical speaker. kendaleiv.com/tips-for-the...

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Tips for the Aspiring or First Time Technical Speaker

First of all, if you have an upcoming speaking engagement, congratulations on being selected!

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Mark Oliver @markoliver.website · 20/04/2026

I have this set. Found it in a big batch of loose lego.

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Bruce Lawson @brucel.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

My alma mater, Hull, is having its very own front-end conference, Developers Up North, on June 18. My southerner chum @csswizardry.com - the man behind the very first Cheeky Girls official fan site - will be a speaker. Super early bird tickets are a mere £49! www.developersupnorth.co.uk

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Developers Up North Conference

A conference for developers in Northern regions of England.

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Doctors TARDIS @doctorstardis.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

There is now a listing on aliexpress that replaces all the terrible Lego stickers on the Enterprise D with printed tiles. And it's only like 11 dollars! Please respect so all the trekkies see! a.aliexpress.com/_m0nTiWl

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🌸Bibi🌸♿ @bibiblossoms.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Just about 1 week left to preorder these so they can be made!! We're so close to the goal! Please keep sharing!

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Delaney King (She/Her/Whomst) @delaneyking.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

As usual, science provides good news. Gee, it's almost like science is a good concept that betters mankind.

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Vikki Slade MP @vikkislademp.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Against the backdrop of the tragic meningitis outbreak, I asked Wes Streeting to consider my constituent’s proposal — having been seriously affected by meningitis — to raise awareness among younger people, particularly in schools and universities where the risk is higher.

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Kat Tsai @chuwenjie.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I can’t believe KPop won not just ONE but TWO Oscars (it was surprisingly heavy btw, I had to hold with two hands cause I’m WEAK 😭) What an achievement for animation!! So proud of the KPDH crew & art team, and grateful to have been a part of this film!!! 🎊🎉🏆

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🌸Bibi🌸♿ @bibiblossoms.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

It costs 0$ to Repost a Black disabled queer small business! It could lead to my next sale. I sell pins, compression gloves, artist gloves, back braces, knee braces, wrist braces, compression socks, cute bags & more! Store: Bibipins.com

5 Oval shaped pins with gold outlines with an oval cutout in the middle with a yellow slideable star:

Spoons: Lavender background
Hunger Scale: Red background
Migraine Scale: Blue background
Speaking vs Non Speaking: Green background

The first one has SHE, THEY, HE on top. At the bottom there's HER, THEM, HIM. White background.

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Goncalo Alves @iamgoncaloalves.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Docker is most useful when you have multiple services working together. Single app? Probably not worth it. But a database, API, Redis, message queue? docker compose up and you are done. No install Postgres 15, configure this, set that env var. New dev clones the repo and starts working in minutes.

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Mark Oliver @markoliver.website · 14/03/2026

That is really interesting. That is quite a small dataset for generating 37 points. I will have to try it on my blog, with an even smaller dataset

Mark Oliver @markoliver.website · 14/03/2026

Ah OK. So using a technical blog. Gotcha.

Mark Oliver @markoliver.website · 14/03/2026

Interesting. What do you hope to achieve?

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dwayneadd.bsky.social @dwayneadd.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

And given that March is Women's History month, I would be remiss without giving a big shout to MIT's Margaret Hamilton who led the team that developed the inflight software for these missions. (1/2) #TCMParty #ForAllManking en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margare...

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Margaret Hamilton (software engineer) - Wikipedia

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

An observation test for your inner 8-year-old. Can you spot 12 deliberate mistakes? From Treasure magazine, 1965 Official answers coming soon (Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one?)

A monochrome ‘spot the mistake’ scene featuring a postman cycling along a lane besides a half timbered thatched cottage

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Judge Drokk @judgedrokk.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Made by Markus Gillgen over on FB, here's his #Lego wall . ..."33.600 Bricks, each character is a 8x8 Lego technic module connected with pins to each other." Fab!

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Dylan Beattie @dylanbeatt.ie · 31/01/2026

DDD events are fantastic and DDD South West is especially so because Bristol is a delightful city - and their CFP is open, so get those talks in now and hopefully see you in Bristol in May!

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George Bell @devonwhale.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

I've finally got round to submitting my new talk! Had a great time last year and really excited about what I've been working on for 2026. There's still plenty of time to submit if you're thinking about doing it.

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Mark Oliver @markoliver.website · 16/02/2026

Those are some barriers to get past! I started a tech meetup 18months ago an helped organise reconnect too, all while being very scared of it al. But it was very worth it. Good luck!

Mark Oliver @markoliver.website · 31/01/2026

Something about the brown lego pieces makes it brittle over time

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Mark Oliver @markoliver.website · 11/01/2026

To finish off the festive season, I recreated the mini "lego" I received in real lego. The stocking is 1:1 scale stud for stud . The rest are 2x2 block for a 1x1 block scale.

5 lego recreations of the 5 mini lego creations. They are. Red and green Stocking, 3 verious red and white candy canes and a green boxy present in yellow ribbon.

Mark Oliver @markoliver.website · 04/01/2026

It looks fantastic. Well done.

Mark Oliver @markoliver.website · 04/01/2026

The lighting kit makes this 10x cooler

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Mark Oliver @markoliver.website · 30/12/2025

That is perfect placement with the milky way behind it

Mark Oliver @markoliver.website · 30/12/2025

Yeah she spends days making videos and they generally struggle.

Mark Oliver @markoliver.website · 29/12/2025

YouTube is a tough place to be. My wife has been at it for 18 months. She creates videos she likes, s the algorithm is unfathomable.

I integrated with Bluesky www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...

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Probably not (although some people say it gives them nightmares during sleep). Juts a fun way to say being a bit of a glutton for xmas.

It took my wife to spot that. Oh dear. I need to stop eating Xmas cheese.

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I must be going blind (too much cheese). I don't so a mistake. Where is it?

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I got one too. They are so hard. Tiny pieces and awful instructions. Painful

"Wooaah, living on a prayer " 🎶