Hazel Weakly
@hazelweakly.me
I have thoughts. Lots of thoughts. They never stop thinking. Never stop thunking.
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Being in the weird liminal space of having some energy but *zero* executive function is not fun. It should get better soon though so that’s fine. Just… yeah
November 30, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Being in the weird liminal space of having some energy but *zero* executive function is not fun. It should get better soon though so that’s fine. Just… yeah
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Cat & I have long encountered differences in how we are treated based on the fact that people see me as a "neuroscientist" (oOOoooOOoO FANCY BRAINS) and her as a "social scientist" (THINGS EVERYONE KNOWS DUH).
We are both scientists. In many ways, the problems in Cat's world are even more complex.
We are both scientists. In many ways, the problems in Cat's world are even more complex.
November 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Cat & I have long encountered differences in how we are treated based on the fact that people see me as a "neuroscientist" (oOOoooOOoO FANCY BRAINS) and her as a "social scientist" (THINGS EVERYONE KNOWS DUH).
We are both scientists. In many ways, the problems in Cat's world are even more complex.
We are both scientists. In many ways, the problems in Cat's world are even more complex.
I love wearing heels. I own very few of them because I decided my feet being healthy was worth more than my aesthetics (and I will suffer a LOT to look cute)
I can’t stand pointy toe shoes in particular. They’re a torture device designed for the male gaze. Gross
I want feet shaped shoes, damnit!
I can’t stand pointy toe shoes in particular. They’re a torture device designed for the male gaze. Gross
I want feet shaped shoes, damnit!
I kinda love how deranged this feels — “your shoes are uncomfortable? Just apply a local anesthetic!”
www.glamour.com/story/lidoca...
www.glamour.com/story/lidoca...
I Used Lidocaine Spray on My Feet for Pain-Free High Heels
The topical anesthetic is a longtime Hollywood styling secret—but does it actually work?
www.glamour.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I love wearing heels. I own very few of them because I decided my feet being healthy was worth more than my aesthetics (and I will suffer a LOT to look cute)
I can’t stand pointy toe shoes in particular. They’re a torture device designed for the male gaze. Gross
I want feet shaped shoes, damnit!
I can’t stand pointy toe shoes in particular. They’re a torture device designed for the male gaze. Gross
I want feet shaped shoes, damnit!
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Yes, everyone can, and should.
It's time. Just do it.
It's time. Just do it.
Can Dutch universities do without Microsoft?
Can Dutch higher education part ways with Microsoft? The sector is trying to break free, and alternatives are being explored here and there. At the same time, more and more tasks are being completed b...
dub.uu.nl
November 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Yes, everyone can, and should.
It's time. Just do it.
It's time. Just do it.
I feel this so deeply. I’ve been told I belonged somewhere. I’ve been told I was valued and appreciated and accepted.
I’ve also *been* valued, appreciated, and accepted.
Almost never by the same groups. And never in the same places.
I’ve also *been* valued, appreciated, and accepted.
Almost never by the same groups. And never in the same places.
"you belong here" means "you are responsible for staying here and fixing this no matter what" when it is delivered to you by someone who also says "and I cannot be held responsible for ever making you feel like you belong and are seen"
This is why I don't accept invites to talk to girls about tech
This is why I don't accept invites to talk to girls about tech
I believe a lot of folks underestimate the bruising psychological effect of being told "you belong here" while simultaneously being consistently oppressed by the same people
Bearing witness & providing community & data to prove it's real is so important
Bearing witness & providing community & data to prove it's real is so important
November 28, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I feel this so deeply. I’ve been told I belonged somewhere. I’ve been told I was valued and appreciated and accepted.
I’ve also *been* valued, appreciated, and accepted.
Almost never by the same groups. And never in the same places.
I’ve also *been* valued, appreciated, and accepted.
Almost never by the same groups. And never in the same places.
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"you belong here" means "you are responsible for staying here and fixing this no matter what" when it is delivered to you by someone who also says "and I cannot be held responsible for ever making you feel like you belong and are seen"
This is why I don't accept invites to talk to girls about tech
This is why I don't accept invites to talk to girls about tech
I believe a lot of folks underestimate the bruising psychological effect of being told "you belong here" while simultaneously being consistently oppressed by the same people
Bearing witness & providing community & data to prove it's real is so important
Bearing witness & providing community & data to prove it's real is so important
November 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"you belong here" means "you are responsible for staying here and fixing this no matter what" when it is delivered to you by someone who also says "and I cannot be held responsible for ever making you feel like you belong and are seen"
This is why I don't accept invites to talk to girls about tech
This is why I don't accept invites to talk to girls about tech
Love to have a delivery and then stay home all day and have it finally update and say “sorry coming on Monday” an hour after the delivery window
Ughh
Ughh
November 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Love to have a delivery and then stay home all day and have it finally update and say “sorry coming on Monday” an hour after the delivery window
Ughh
Ughh
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This is an insightful but deeply upsetting article about why everyone in the US feels poor, and why the current political situation emerges as a direct result.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 AM
This is an insightful but deeply upsetting article about why everyone in the US feels poor, and why the current political situation emerges as a direct result.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
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You’re never going to make an industry built around the aspirations of white men and model minorities feel shame about *anything* because it would require them to admit that they were wrong.
The folks capable of any sort of self reflection are the ones who’ve been saying this was bad from the start.
The folks capable of any sort of self reflection are the ones who’ve been saying this was bad from the start.
November 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
You’re never going to make an industry built around the aspirations of white men and model minorities feel shame about *anything* because it would require them to admit that they were wrong.
The folks capable of any sort of self reflection are the ones who’ve been saying this was bad from the start.
The folks capable of any sort of self reflection are the ones who’ve been saying this was bad from the start.
As a kid I used to wonder how we had both the European dark ages and the Islamic golden age at the same time. Surely people would’ve shared knowledge with each other and helped make the world a better place?
I also used to wonder how progress could’ve slid backwards so much
I get it now though 🙃
I also used to wonder how progress could’ve slid backwards so much
I get it now though 🙃
November 25, 2025 at 7:41 AM
As a kid I used to wonder how we had both the European dark ages and the Islamic golden age at the same time. Surely people would’ve shared knowledge with each other and helped make the world a better place?
I also used to wonder how progress could’ve slid backwards so much
I get it now though 🙃
I also used to wonder how progress could’ve slid backwards so much
I get it now though 🙃
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A related thing I’ve seen is decent software folks saying “at least what I do isn’t critical” as a way to distance themselves from the perceived responsibility/stress/burden of the things we work on, knowing the tradeoffs we make.
We’re given huge amounts of power and should act accordingly.
We’re given huge amounts of power and should act accordingly.
all I see are "they're not engineers" "that's not what engineering is" I want a thick good really real piece to sink my teeth in about all the parts of this that ARE "like engineering"
November 24, 2025 at 10:55 PM
A related thing I’ve seen is decent software folks saying “at least what I do isn’t critical” as a way to distance themselves from the perceived responsibility/stress/burden of the things we work on, knowing the tradeoffs we make.
We’re given huge amounts of power and should act accordingly.
We’re given huge amounts of power and should act accordingly.
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I think there's so much buried grief and I feel it seeping around all the edges when I get yelled at in this industry, truly
November 24, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I think there's so much buried grief and I feel it seeping around all the edges when I get yelled at in this industry, truly
Cat is hitting on a very real point, here. Honestly, my gut instinct is that this is part of what happens when shame is outlawed as an acceptable emotion to feel
Tech doesn't *have* shame, and its workers are forbidden from feeling it. Ergo, anything shameful cannot be tech.
But DOGE is shameful!
Tech doesn't *have* shame, and its workers are forbidden from feeling it. Ergo, anything shameful cannot be tech.
But DOGE is shameful!
There actually has not been enough reflection in the tech community about DOGE
November 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Cat is hitting on a very real point, here. Honestly, my gut instinct is that this is part of what happens when shame is outlawed as an acceptable emotion to feel
Tech doesn't *have* shame, and its workers are forbidden from feeling it. Ergo, anything shameful cannot be tech.
But DOGE is shameful!
Tech doesn't *have* shame, and its workers are forbidden from feeling it. Ergo, anything shameful cannot be tech.
But DOGE is shameful!
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Excited to announce that I’ll be giving the keynote at FOSS Backstage in Berlin in March!
26.foss-backstage.de/aeva-black-t...
26.foss-backstage.de/aeva-black-t...
Æva Black to keynote at FOSS Backstage 2026
We are excited to share that Æva Black will be the keynote speaker for next year's edition.
26.foss-backstage.de
November 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Excited to announce that I’ll be giving the keynote at FOSS Backstage in Berlin in March!
26.foss-backstage.de/aeva-black-t...
26.foss-backstage.de/aeva-black-t...
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Oh, God, this is one of those "where do I even start" things, because Roblox is, like, *fractally* fucked. They are terrible at content moderation. A lot of the games are rated incorrectly, so kids can encounter graphic content (sex or violence) out of nowhere --
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Oh, God, this is one of those "where do I even start" things, because Roblox is, like, *fractally* fucked. They are terrible at content moderation. A lot of the games are rated incorrectly, so kids can encounter graphic content (sex or violence) out of nowhere --
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A single observability strategy often fails as companies grow. Discover how to build a meta-strategy that adapts from startup to enterprise.
By @hazelweakly.me, thanks to @embrace.io
By @hazelweakly.me, thanks to @embrace.io
Taking Your Observability Strategy to the Next Level
A single observability strategy often fails as companies grow. Discover how to build a meta-strategy that adapts from startup to enterprise.
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
A single observability strategy often fails as companies grow. Discover how to build a meta-strategy that adapts from startup to enterprise.
By @hazelweakly.me, thanks to @embrace.io
By @hazelweakly.me, thanks to @embrace.io
“Hazel how hard are you trying to integrate into European cultures?”
Idk man I’m eating pizza with a fork and knife what more do you want from me?
Idk man I’m eating pizza with a fork and knife what more do you want from me?
November 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
“Hazel how hard are you trying to integrate into European cultures?”
Idk man I’m eating pizza with a fork and knife what more do you want from me?
Idk man I’m eating pizza with a fork and knife what more do you want from me?
It is a very funny experience being EXTREMELY Deaf (110+ dB loss in each ear) and realising one day that you have noise sensitivity
Like how?
But yeah it turns out I need to regulate noise too. So I turn my hearing aids down sometimes, or listen to music with the external microphones off 🤷♀️
Like how?
But yeah it turns out I need to regulate noise too. So I turn my hearing aids down sometimes, or listen to music with the external microphones off 🤷♀️
it’s crazy how much less edgy I am with these things - I really think I was way more chronically stressed by random noises than I ever realized I was before I got these things
November 23, 2025 at 12:31 PM
It is a very funny experience being EXTREMELY Deaf (110+ dB loss in each ear) and realising one day that you have noise sensitivity
Like how?
But yeah it turns out I need to regulate noise too. So I turn my hearing aids down sometimes, or listen to music with the external microphones off 🤷♀️
Like how?
But yeah it turns out I need to regulate noise too. So I turn my hearing aids down sometimes, or listen to music with the external microphones off 🤷♀️
Bought the beginnings of a living room today ❤️
… and then carried it solo a flight of windy Dutch fucking death trap stairs.
That fucking couch. It kept getting its poofy poofies caught on some jank ass stair edge. I finally had to leg press that motherfucker around the corner near vertical
… and then carried it solo a flight of windy Dutch fucking death trap stairs.
That fucking couch. It kept getting its poofy poofies caught on some jank ass stair edge. I finally had to leg press that motherfucker around the corner near vertical
November 23, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Bought the beginnings of a living room today ❤️
… and then carried it solo a flight of windy Dutch fucking death trap stairs.
That fucking couch. It kept getting its poofy poofies caught on some jank ass stair edge. I finally had to leg press that motherfucker around the corner near vertical
… and then carried it solo a flight of windy Dutch fucking death trap stairs.
That fucking couch. It kept getting its poofy poofies caught on some jank ass stair edge. I finally had to leg press that motherfucker around the corner near vertical
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"I hope that the wearing-my-humanity-on-my-sleeves part at least continues to normalize the process of 'You’re going to have great days, and you’re going to have atrocious days in life.'"
It does, @okaysteve.bsky.social. It really does.
(via @undark.org)
undark.org/2025/10/29/i...
It does, @okaysteve.bsky.social. It really does.
(via @undark.org)
undark.org/2025/10/29/i...
How Memories Might Be Used to Help Heal the Brain
In a new book, Steve Ramirez explores the potential of memory manipulation to ease depression and other afflictions.
undark.org
November 21, 2025 at 11:55 PM
"I hope that the wearing-my-humanity-on-my-sleeves part at least continues to normalize the process of 'You’re going to have great days, and you’re going to have atrocious days in life.'"
It does, @okaysteve.bsky.social. It really does.
(via @undark.org)
undark.org/2025/10/29/i...
It does, @okaysteve.bsky.social. It really does.
(via @undark.org)
undark.org/2025/10/29/i...
May I one day have even the smallest fraction of this skill in fluid and deft conversation
Reporter to Mamdani: President Trump says he loves NYC. Does NYC love President Trump?
Mamdani: NYC loves a future that is affordable, and I can tell you that there were more NYCers who voted for President Trump because of that focus on cost of living.
Trump: I got a lot of votes.
Mamdani: NYC loves a future that is affordable, and I can tell you that there were more NYCers who voted for President Trump because of that focus on cost of living.
Trump: I got a lot of votes.
November 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
May I one day have even the smallest fraction of this skill in fluid and deft conversation
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This week, we updated our pages on data security and surveillance, immigration, the federal workforce, and medical research funding. Our brisk, rigorously cited weekly briefing is live at Unbreaking:
unbreaking.org/blog/this-we...
unbreaking.org/blog/this-we...
Unbreaking
How the administration is breaking the government, and what that means for all of us.
Unbreaking.org
November 21, 2025 at 12:50 AM
This week, we updated our pages on data security and surveillance, immigration, the federal workforce, and medical research funding. Our brisk, rigorously cited weekly briefing is live at Unbreaking:
unbreaking.org/blog/this-we...
unbreaking.org/blog/this-we...
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We'll have a lot more to say about this one tomorrow, but I'm so proud of this update and our tireless all-volunteer timeline-building and sensemaking crews.
This week, we updated our pages on data security and surveillance, immigration, the federal workforce, and medical research funding. Our brisk, rigorously cited weekly briefing is live at Unbreaking:
unbreaking.org/blog/this-we...
unbreaking.org/blog/this-we...
Unbreaking
How the administration is breaking the government, and what that means for all of us.
Unbreaking.org
November 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM
We'll have a lot more to say about this one tomorrow, but I'm so proud of this update and our tireless all-volunteer timeline-building and sensemaking crews.
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Are you in Amsterdam? I'll be giving a keynote next week! "We Can Change the Defaults: Building Networks of Consent and Spaces of Joy in the Ruins of Social Media" spui25.nl/programma/we...
Social Media: We Can Change the Defaults
Christine Lemmer-Webber, best known as co-author of ActivityPub, the decentralized social networking protocol, will speak about the crisis technologists face. Why must we revise the default assumption...
spui25.nl
November 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Are you in Amsterdam? I'll be giving a keynote next week! "We Can Change the Defaults: Building Networks of Consent and Spaces of Joy in the Ruins of Social Media" spui25.nl/programma/we...
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This is the same as what I always jokingly call the hamburger rule for educational interventions, which is basically that children need to sleep, eat and be safe before they can have a gain on a math app, aka, "if your intervention isn't more beneficial than a hamburger pay for the hamburgers"
November 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
This is the same as what I always jokingly call the hamburger rule for educational interventions, which is basically that children need to sleep, eat and be safe before they can have a gain on a math app, aka, "if your intervention isn't more beneficial than a hamburger pay for the hamburgers"