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Martin Woodward @martin.social · 18/06/2026

To my maker friends, get yourself a cordless glue gun and thank me later. One of my favorite tool purchases of the last year.

Cordless hot melt glue gun on a dewalt battery system

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Martin Woodward @martin.social · 30/05/2026

Leaving Belfast, San Francisco bound for #MSBuild

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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 08/05/2026

Octocat in the wild @martin.social

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Visual Studio Code @vscode.dev · 09/03/2026

The @figma.com MCP server now supports a full roundtrip workflow from VS Code! Bring Figma designs into code, then capture your rendered UI back to the Figma canvas as editable frames. Join us for a special livestream tomorrow at 9:30 am PT to see it live in action: youtube.com/live/O1i-Te7...

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Open {re}Source @openresource.dev · 09/10/2024

Ever wanted to display different images in your GitHub READMEs depending on light or dark mode? 🌓 Check out the steps in this thread! 👇 #opensource #oss #floss #foss #github

Gif showing the rendering of the Open {re}Source README in light and dark mode

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Martin Woodward @martin.social · 04/11/2025

Got any questions about all the latest GitHub, VS Code and Copilot news? Jared Palmer, Pierce Boggan and I will be hosting an AMA tomorrow. Looking forward to chatting with you www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopi...

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From the GithubCopilot community on Reddit: AMA on GitHub Universe releases tomorrow (November 5)

Explore this post and more from the GithubCopilot community

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Martin Woodward @martin.social · 01/11/2025

Huge props to Jason Groundwater for adding a badge simulator to the GitHub Universe badge repo. Makes app development infinitely easier. github.com/badger/home - PR's welcome, 12 new apps added this week!

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Elio Struyf @eliostruyf.com · 30/10/2025

Demo Time made it into the @github.com Universe keynote yesterday. Five seconds of fame never felt this good 💛 Try it at: demotime.show 📽️ www.youtube.com/live/_KqdBb-...

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Martin Woodward @martin.social · 30/10/2025

I will personally give a free ticket to the next GitHub Universe to the first person to share a UF2 with a playable version of Doom for the GitHub Universe 2025 badge

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Martin Woodward @martin.social · 03/10/2025

Ever wondered if AI could bring your old #Furby back to life? See how GitHub Copilot helped me resurrect my Furby Connect and port bluefluff to modern Python. Maker fun with a touch of nostalgia and tech brilliance! www.woodwardweb.com/post/2025/10/co…

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Martin Woodward @martin.social · 23/09/2025

Having lunch from Pret A Manger in Paris. Is that sacrilege? Probably sacrilège anyway.

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Martin Woodward @martin.social · 19/09/2025

Last day to get your entries in!

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Martin Woodward @martin.social · 18/09/2025

Bought myself a new lamp after seeing it in the background in the set of Ted Danson’s new show “A Man on the Inside” and I love it. 10/10, no regrets. How’s your day going?

My awesome new lamp. Kinda art deco inspired.

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Martin Woodward @martin.social · 17/09/2025

Do you have an open source project or start-up that you want to feature LIVE on the keynote stage at githubuniverse.com? I want to hear from you! Details here on how you can enter and maybe win a trip to San Francisco: gh.io/zerotomerged #ZeroToMergedContest

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Martin Woodward @martin.social · 15/09/2025

For British folks trying to get Live Translation set up in iOS 26, at the moment it seems like you have to download US English as well as UK English and your other selected foreign languages. Going to be using it in anger for the first time next week.

Screenshot of Live Translation feature in iOS 26

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Martin Woodward @martin.social · 11/09/2025

TFW you realise you forgot to bring your earphones on your morning walk and now you are alone with your own thoughts for the next 45 minutes

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a man with a beard and mustache says " i don t like it "

Alt: a man with a beard and mustache says " i don t like it "

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Martin Woodward @martin.social · 05/09/2025

GitHub is the home for ALL developers. I spoken to quite a few Syrian developers who had been affected by the trade restrictions and know the positive impact that this change will have. Thanks for making the world a more collaborative place - one pull request at a time github.blog/company/gith...

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GitHub is enabling broader access for developers in Syria following new government trade rules

With the relaxation of sanctions and export controls on Syria, GitHub will once again be broadly available to Syrian developers.

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Martin Woodward @martin.social · 29/08/2025

Happy Friday! WebP support has been now been added to your GitHub repos 🎉

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Martin Woodward @martin.social · 26/08/2025

There’s always a drink in a blackberry

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Anthony Shaw @anthonypjshaw.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

TIL you can pipe raw markdown to `python -m rich.markdown -` and it'll render it beautifully on the command line

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Simon Willison @simonwillison.net · 13/08/2025

GitHub Codespaces provides a free web-based development environment backed by a Linux container... and it turns out it also includes a GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable that provides free API access to the GitHub Models collection of LLMs ... here it's running my LLM CLI utility

Screenshot of a GitHub Codespaces VS Code interface showing a README.md file for codespaces-llm repository. The file describes a GitHub Codespaces environment with LLM, Python 3.13, uv and the GitHub Copilot VS Code extension. It has a "Launch Codespace" button. Below shows a terminal tab with the command "llm 'Fun facts about pelicans'" which has generated output listing 5 pelican facts: 1. **Huge Beaks:** about their enormous beaks and throat pouches for scooping fish and water, some over a foot long; 2. **Fishing Technique:** about working together to herd fish into shallow water; 3. **Great Fliers:** about being strong fliers that migrate great distances and soar on thermals; 4. **Buoyant Bodies:** about having air sacs beneath skin and bones making them extra buoyant; 5. **Dive Bombing:** about Brown Pelicans diving dramatically from air into water to catch fish.

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Martin Woodward @martin.social · 12/08/2025

Should I get a foldable e-bike or a solid hybrid? Context: I’m never going to turn into a Lycra clad person taking cycling seriously, but live somewhere hilly. Unlikely to use a bike rack. Mostly want to get to places within a 10 mile radius of my house, but more use if I can take bike places

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Martin Woodward @martin.social · 12/08/2025

Harry says good morning from a beautiful day at home

Harry the horse with our house in the background and rolling green fields

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Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower.com · 12/08/2025

KubeCon is coming to my home town, Atlanta, GA, in November from the 10th to the 13th, so it's only right I get a discount code for anyone looking to attend. Use code KELSEY20 for 20% off. events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-clou...

Use code KELSEY20 for 20% off. https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-north-america/

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Martin Woodward @martin.social · 08/08/2025

If you'd like to build VibeCodr, the ultimate vibe coding accessory then I've posted instructions here: www.woodwardweb.com/post/2025/08...

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Martin Woodward @martin.social · 07/08/2025

AI is great and everything, but not only did we sym-ship GPT5 today in Copilot, we also fixed a couple of small-rocks that make GitHub better for everyone 🧵

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Martin Woodward @martin.social · 07/08/2025

Ever wished your blog could talk to BlueSky all by itself? I automated posts and pulled back comments into my site using GitHub Actions and Copilot. Find out how tech met lazy wins in my latest #github and #web adventure! www.woodwardweb.com/post/2025/08/au…

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Martin Woodward @martin.social · 07/08/2025

Some folks had been asking about my camera setup. The details are here but it is mostly a peak pandemic setup. Dare say there are much better options now-a-days. However this has been my reliable daily driver setup for 5 years now. www.woodwardweb.com/post/2020/11...

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My Camera Setup

Details about my camera setup for video calls and streaming

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Martin Woodward @martin.social · 29/07/2025

My cat says goodnight 🥱

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Martin Woodward @martin.social · 09/12/2024

If you want to see your GitHub contributions in physical form, check out the new gh skyline command line extension. github.com/github/gh-sk... - love to see pictures of what yours looks like #github #skyline #3dprinting

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Martin Woodward @martin.social · 30/05/2025

Got builders in this week. The background banging, drilling and sawing somewhat distracting in my home office - but inbetween their 80's music playlist absolutely slaps

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Martin Woodward @martin.social · 25/05/2025

I love creating 3d printed parts that only I need. This weekend, fixed the hatch into my attic.

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Martin Woodward @martin.social · 24/05/2025

Back home after an extremely busy period and catching up on all those important jobs. Resealed the shower this morning and just swapped the desiccant out on my 3D Printer AMS, now drying out the old stuff. Happy days.

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