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Developer Educator. Science Fiction fan. Long term user of Python and reStructuredText. @much_of_a in the other places they/them or he/him

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Hugh @hevansdev.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Yesterday: down the case for my earbuds, but up a Nokia 770 courtesy of @tibs. Now just to figure out how to get this talking to my router
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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
trot with me if you want to pound
scene from TERMINATOR 2. top panel is giant truck chasing a young buckaroo through the la river. truck is labeled 'AI GENERATED BIZARRO EROTICA SLOP.' middle panel is chuck tingle showing up on his motorcycle. bottom panel is chuck aiming shotgun with label 'SINCERE, HUMAN-CRAFTED STORIES ABOUT BISEXUAL MOTHMAN THREESOMES'
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Tibs @tibs.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Work stuff: Kafka's hidden cost is cross-AZ (Availability Zone) replication fees - you pay for every byte that's replicated. Diskless topics (KIP-1150) fix that by using object storage instead of local disks (hence "disk-less").
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Kate Fathers @katefathers.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I can't believe I haven't posted about this, but it's fantastic news that a basic income for artists looks to be going forward in Scotland. #UBI #UniversalBasicIncome www.scottishnews.com/articles/up-...
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Up to 2,000 Scottish artists could receive £15,000 a year under new income pilot
Thousands of artists and creative workers in Scotland could receive almost £15,000 a year under plans for a new minimum income scheme. First Minister John Swinney confirmed that the Scottish...
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Hugh @hevansdev.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I wrote about making a QR code quilt out of old conference shirts for my personal blog
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Making a QR Code Quilt, Again
I really like projects that explore the overlap of traditional crafts and computing / digital technology. Some of my favourite examples of this include Madeleine Shepard's hacked knitting machine cellular automata, adversarial print that protects against surveillance cameras, and Charlie’s quiltagon project. Coming back from EMF camp (the most traditional
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Roz Kaveney @rozkaveney.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
My post about Rocky Horror etc from a decade or so ago. share.google/LPMU6gfuOjV0...
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Nostalgia, rape culture, thick texts and obsession
Back in 1973 I went to this musical I'd heard about that had just transferred from the Royal Court to a semi-derelict cinema. It was a strange year - I was trying to finish my BLitt thesis and was sta...
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Hugh @hevansdev.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The Get Kafka-Nated Espresso for August is out. No podcast this month but we've still got a choice selection of blogs and all the latest discussions from the Apache Kafka dev mailing list. Read it here
getkafkanated.substack.com
Get Kafka-Nated Espresso: August 2026
Your concentrated shot of Apache Kafka® community news.
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Hugh @hevansdev.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Places are going fast for the community tooling hackday luma.com/qn9exp2n Sign up for a day of talks and workshops with community organisers and platform builders
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Community Tooling Hack Day #2 · Luma
Following on from our first event in May notanother.pizza would like to invite you another day of conversation and hacking about tools for community…
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Tibs @tibs.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
❤️ Arrived today. I don't buy poetry often, but what I already have by @rozkaveney.bsky.social made these obvious to get.
Roz Kaveney's "Selected Poems 2009-2021" and "Further Selected Poems 2009-2025", in glorious purple paperback form.
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Hugh @hevansdev.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
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Tyson @lscpunk.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
If Dolly was our constant reminder that it was Good to be Good, Tim Curry was our reminder that it was Good to be Weird. Embrace your strangeness, sing with Muppets, wear your lingerie with a leather jacket, and fuck with uptight people who hate anything that makes them remotely uncomfortable.
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Will McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"It's given a lot of people permission to be themselves, to not dream it, be it, which is the motto of the movie, really. I would like to be remembered for that." Farewell to Tim Curry (1946-2026) #RIP
Tim in costume as Dr. Frank-N-Furter
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Hollywood Steve Huey @hollywoodsteve.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton decided to cover "Stairway to Heaven" as a gospel song, and asked Robert Plant for permission to write a new verse for it, and Robert Plant basically said "of course you can, you're Dolly Parton" youtu.be/YhTvxVxXJLQ
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Dolly Parton - Stairway to Heaven (Audio)
YouTube video by Dolly Parton
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Crip Dyke @cripdyke.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Their theological commitments are solid, for sure, but also if you want to know why quakers might stand with the queers and the trannies and the outsiders, you could do worse than remember that the British crown refused to recognize Quaker marriages for many decades.
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TACC @tacc.org.uk · 20/08/2026
"...toilet facilities labelled with a 'female' sign remain available to cisgender women, trans women, and others for whom those facilities best align with their lived experience. Similarly, facilities labelled with a 'male' sign remain available to cisgender men, trans men, and others..."
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Quakers reaffirm commitment to trans inclusion in the wake of EHRC Code of Practice
Quakers in Britain has refreshed and reaffirmed its commitment to providing trans-inclusive facilities across its buildings.
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Dani Donovan 👩🏻‍🎨 ADHD Comics @danidonovan.com · 20/08/2026
ADHD Coping Mechanisms 101: ADRENALINE 1) Avoid starting 2) Panic sets in 3) Finally start 4) Get stuck on one detail 5) Rabbit hole 6) Meltdown about wasted time 7) Stay up as long as it takes (perfectionistic fear of failure) 8) Pull it off 9) Burnout recovery 10) Repeat
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Hugh @hevansdev.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
It's less than 20C outside, time for quilting. Only a test for now because I have neither the right colour machine thread or the right kind of interfacing
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It's Pipes, Mum! Pipes is here! @scriblit.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The Amidala talking to Anakin meme. 
1st panel, Anakin asks 'do you like plums?'
2nd panel, Amidala says 'yeah, I'm actually saving some for breakfast'
3rd panel, Anakin stares
4th panel, Amidala looks horrified
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Hugh @hevansdev.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Built a new version of my map to include both PyData and Python Software Foundation groups, check it out now and find your nearest Python community! hevansdev.github.io/mapping-pyda...
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Pile Of Garbage @pileofgarbage.net · 17/08/2026
How to win at most all things:
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EuroPython 2026, Kraków @europython.eu · 18/08/2026
Many thanks to everyone who joined us in Kraków in July to celebrate the 25th anniversary of EuroPython. What fun it was! Here's to another quarter of a century together! 🐍
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Tibs @tibs.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Work stuff... This Wed 19 Aug, 4pm BST | 5pm CEST, come see my colleague @hevansdev.bsky.social give his Kafka 101 webinar. Get an intro to what Kafka is and why it's useful, and hands on experience creating a Kafka cluster and sending/receiving messages. Sign up now at aiven.io/webinar/kafk...
aiven.io
Kafka 101: Getting Started with Apache Kafka | Aiven
Join our free webinar for a beginner-friendly intro to Apache Kafka. Learn the core concepts, then deploy a Kafka cluster on Aiven and send your first messages.
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Hugh @hevansdev.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Curious about Apache Kafka but not sure where to start? Come along to my Kafka 101 webinar next week where I'll be digging into what Apache Kafka is, how it works, and why you might want to use it 🧵
aiven.io
Kafka 101: Getting Started with Apache Kafka | Aiven
Join our free webinar for a beginner-friendly intro to Apache Kafka. Learn the core concepts, then deploy a Kafka cluster on Aiven and send your first messages.
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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
84 years ago, on the 11th of August 1942, actress/inventor Hedy Lamarr and composer/inventor George Antheil received a patent for a frequency hopping "Secret Communications System" which later served as a basis for wireless telephones, two-way radio communications, and Wi-Fi. #otd #history🗃️
Lamarr, c. 1944Detail from a portrait of Antheil, by American photographer Berenice Abbott, c. 1927
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
oh my god I love her, you gotta watch this
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Hugh @hevansdev.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Grumble grumble
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Hugh @hevansdev.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Screenshots of my awesome colleague @kjaymiller.com will continue until ~morale~ signups improve: his webinar going through all the basics you need to get started with PostgreSQL is this Wednesday, sign up now to avoid missing out aiven.io/webinar/buil...
go.aiven.io
Aiven - Your AI-ready Open Source Data Platform
Aiven is an AI-ready open source data platform that combines open-source services to rapidly stream, store and serve data across major cloud providers — simply and securely.
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Tibs @tibs.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Just a quick reminder: On Wed 5 August, 4pm BST | 5pm CEST, my colleague @kjaymiller.com is running a webinar showing how to use Aiven's MCP and PGStudio to get a PostgreSQL database up and running, so he can find the perfect restaurant for his wedding anniversary. aiven.io/webinar/buil...
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Building a PostgreSQL database with Aiven & MCP | Free Webinar
Join our webinar for a tour of Aiven for PostgreSQL. See why PG powers modern web + AI, what fully managed adds, and a live build using MCP + PGStudio.
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Hugh @hevansdev.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Need a database for your project but don't know where to start? My friend and colleague at Aiven @kjaymiller.com is running an online-session about all @postgresql.org tomorrow at 3pm GMT, sign up now via go.aiven.io/devrel-team-...
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EuroPython 2026, Kraków @europython.eu · 27/07/2026
Start your week with a keynote that'll change how you think about resilience, failure, and complex systems. 🎥 Imogen Wright's How Complex Systems Taught Me To Fail from #EuroPython2026 is now available to watch! Watch here 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6m4...
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Juliette Wade @juliettewade.com · 23/07/2026
I want to follow up on the means-testing thread with some thoughts on structural motivation. The premise of a welfare system is "some people need help." That's NOT the premise of means testing. THAT system's premise is "not everyone needs (read: deserves) help." 1/x
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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 23/07/2026
absolutely loving this graphic Tor made for HOW TO FAKE IT IN SOCIETY! @malf.bsky.social
Graphic with lovely curlicues round the edges. Text: HOW TO
FORTUNE HUNT
Step 1: Create a false identity.
Step 2: Woo a rich old woman.
Step 3: Some other bloke marries that same woman on her deathbed!
Step 4: Cozy up to that hapless shopkeeper to get your fair share of that fortune. You've earned it.
Step 5: Fall head over heels for him due to his stupid kind eyes and horrifying paint facts.
Step 6: No, wait, don't do that!
Step 7: You've royally messed this up.
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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 23/07/2026
Oh my god I am going to be queuing this looks amazing. Keep your goddamn Homeric mythos, this is the tale of hubris, nemesis and dramatic unities that I want.
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innes mck @innes.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
one thing trans sports bans have clarified for me is how detrimental it is that every level of sport is seen as a pipeline to elite competition trans people should be included at all levels, but also standards for elite competition should have no bearing on how we move our bodies with our friends
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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
If your upbringing taught you that allowing queer people to exist like every other citizen is incorrect, your upbringing was flawed and bigoted and your responsibility is to adapt and work on yourself.
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eli shroom's altered ego @shroompunk.com · 20/07/2026
ok now that my notifs are going apeshit, if anyone wants to support the woke trans cause, i've got a neat little zine to advertise by a bunch of transmasc creators and we're raising money for Rainbow Railroad: bsky.app/profile/worl...
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Tessa Hastjarjanto @tessahastjarjanto.com · 20/07/2026
I just checked and it's for all plans. So you can read ebooks and listen to audiobooks for only 99 cents. Read as many as you want! Especially if you want to read indie books 😄
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The creator of Roger Rabbit (who is 85 years old by the way) is a good sort Crossposted with @openvibe.social
Gary K. Wolf •  
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I've had to unfriend a few fans lately, all for the same reason. They made ridiculing, unkind, and in some cases outright cruel comments about pictures I posted of young women cosplaying Jessica. 
More than a person, Jessica is a state of mind. To play Jessica, you need self -confidence, a sense of humor, and a Jessican -attitude-. There is no such thing as a Jessica cosplayer being too short, too flat chested, too heavy, too thin, too unattractive, too black, too Asian, or even too male!!! All Jessica, any Jessica, every Jessica is good Jessica. 
I'm not giving any warnings or second chances. A single disparaging comment on a Jessica cosplayer, and I'm throwing you out of the rainbow colored Toontown Tent.
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Jay Hulme @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I have finally received an email worth receiving, for the first time in my miserable email-riddled existence.
An email from kym Deyn

The subject line is GREETINGS UNDERLINGS

the email reads: Kym, you say. Kym, why are you organising another social gathering through email? Is it the 1990's? What's next, paging us? LOOK HERE YOU LITTLE SHITS.

None of  you are on the same socials. [Redacted] doesn't have socials, Jay won't use Whatsapp, and I don't have some of you on Signal. This is on you. Also?? I like emails. I'm sorry, I know that's hard to hear, but its true. They're like little letters, except I don't have to pay for stamps. Have you seen the price of stamps? Everyone is just using email wrong. It's not about giving best regards, its about being a little freak.
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Roz Kaveney @rozkaveney.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Many thanks for this...
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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 03/07/2026
🚨 WE NEED YOU 🚨 As a new Prime Minister comes into power, we want to show that an overwhelming number of people support trans people, and want the government to take serious action to protect their rights. Will you say you stand with trans people? And share with everyone you know?
goodlaw.social
I stand with trans people | Good Law Project
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matty stratton @matty.wtf · 29/06/2026
So I just did a total refresh of my personal website, including the launch of my new newsletter - “Uncommitted” Here’s the first issue! www.mattstratton.com/newsletter/w...
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Was it the model, or just a fresh pass? · Matty Stratton
So I started a newsletter. The short version: I needed a place to keep my writing muscle from atrophying, and somewhere to put the takes that don't have an obvious home anywhere else. This isn&#39...
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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 26/06/2026
Oh hey look WE CAN CHANGE THESE THINGS WITH THE POLITICAL WILL
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Stephen Cox - "funny, raunchy, romantic, satisfyingly twisted" @stephencoxauthor.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
The best analogy to the conversion therapy Bill would be a Bill that banned smacking children "unless the adult believed that the little blighter deserved it."
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Marissa @psshaw.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
My beautiful horse. #makeaterriblecomicday2026
"sssh, em-dash... we don't need to be afraid just because we don't understand it" and It is a semicolon
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Scarlett Gale @scarlettgauthor.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Hello! It's my birthday! It would be a lovely birthday present if you told a friend or ten about my back catalog and/or directed them to my webshop where they can buy signed paperbacks (US only) or DRM-free ebooks and audiobooks (worldwide)! scarlettgaleauthor.com/shop
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Shop — Scarlett Gale
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Amy Hoy @amyhoy.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
i won't live long enough to read everything i want to read that was actually written by people, who have thoughts, feelings, and experiences that i care about. there is far too much great human writing to waste time reading bot-slop.
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Hugh @hevansdev.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I had a fantastic time last week at @devbcn.bsky.social: the community were amazing, the organisers were super friendly and accommodating, and we had some great conversations at the Aiven booth and after my talk. 🧵
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
We. Can. Build. A. World. Where. We. Do. Not. Mock. People’s. Physical. Appearance. (Or ability! Ahem!) This includes size. AND clothing choices. Hair. Makeup. Even, yes, body modifications. What matters, for the 28295282th time, is people's words & actions. What they say & do.
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Kym Deyn @kymdeyn.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Rough day, so have a poem about the Jar of Moles in the Grant Zoology Museum in London that everyone has regarded as too thoroughly batshit to publish
Jar of Moles (Grant Zoology Museum, London)
crittery dozened things each pink snout snootling
formaldehyde up it's bamboozler which poor fuck
had to collect them out in the dirt with a shovel
here moley moley  	BONK . I’m only gonna
put you in a jar and let tourists go eww at you
for the next two hundred years god look at me
for two hundred years I’d do anything look 
mummy, one of them’s licking the glass—
honey it's dead  velvety sweet sardined hope
their ghosts are friends teeming in a molish
afterlife dark and circular everything worm-
flavoured tasty buggy snackerels what if 
you smashed the mole jar? vinegared
moles spilling out flaccid & swimming
everyone screaming someone saying Freddy
you gotta get us a new jar of moles—
—goddammit boss I  never asked for any of this
A jar of wet preserved moles, the jar is very full and all the little hands, feet and snoots mark it as both upsetting and fascinating
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