julie the cyborg
@juliethecyborg.bsky.social
former gifted kid turned burned-out trans lesbian techie. autistic/ADHD/etc., proud AAC and diaper user. ask about my special interest of the week!
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If you’re going to have AI chatbots replace human customer service workers, please don’t give them names and pretend like they’re actual humans.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
November 25, 2025 at 3:35 AM
If you’re going to have AI chatbots replace human customer service workers, please don’t give them names and pretend like they’re actual humans.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
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The comment thread here is the embodiment of :lolsob:
There is legitimate promise to LLM-assisted coding, but there are also legitimate risks. Like this. And no one here is malicious!
There is legitimate promise to LLM-assisted coding, but there are also legitimate risks. Like this. And no one here is malicious!
One of the many joys of using AI for programming is the creation of huge PRs on complex topics that the authors barely understand, but still suggest "because they work". Here's a great example from #OCaml github.com/ocaml/ocaml/...
Kudos to OCaml's maintainers for handling this so gracefully.
Kudos to OCaml's maintainers for handling this so gracefully.
DWARF support for macOS and Linux by joelreymont · Pull Request #14369 · ocaml/ocaml
DWARF v5 Debugging Support for OCaml Native Compiler
This PR adds DWARF v5 debug information to the OCaml native compiler, allowing proper source-level debugging in GDB and LLDB.
What's Impleme...
github.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The comment thread here is the embodiment of :lolsob:
There is legitimate promise to LLM-assisted coding, but there are also legitimate risks. Like this. And no one here is malicious!
There is legitimate promise to LLM-assisted coding, but there are also legitimate risks. Like this. And no one here is malicious!
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Any game that goes (gen)AI-free is already starting off on the right foot with me!
Indie game developers have a new sales pitch: being ‘AI free’
Indie game developers have a new sales pitch: being ‘AI free’
“We can produce results that meet our quality standards without its assistance.”
buff.ly
November 25, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Any game that goes (gen)AI-free is already starting off on the right foot with me!
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please form an orderly line, one at a time please, let your server know if you've got a nut allergy
November 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
please form an orderly line, one at a time please, let your server know if you've got a nut allergy
it's almost like you should let kids talk to each other
November 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
it's almost like you should let kids talk to each other
me: it's kinda wild that I can feel the scleral buckle around my left eye. it's like my eye has a cyborg exoskeleton!
@elliesaur.bsky.social: it's an eyeball corset!
apparently it's @glaucomflecken.bsky.social o'clock at the breakfast table 😂
@elliesaur.bsky.social: it's an eyeball corset!
apparently it's @glaucomflecken.bsky.social o'clock at the breakfast table 😂
November 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
me: it's kinda wild that I can feel the scleral buckle around my left eye. it's like my eye has a cyborg exoskeleton!
@elliesaur.bsky.social: it's an eyeball corset!
apparently it's @glaucomflecken.bsky.social o'clock at the breakfast table 😂
@elliesaur.bsky.social: it's an eyeball corset!
apparently it's @glaucomflecken.bsky.social o'clock at the breakfast table 😂
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The new lighting spans approximately 2,600 feet (or about a half mile) of the Community Path Extension between Walnut Street and Poplar Street on either side of the MBTA’s East Somerville Station. Check it out and learn more at somervillema.gov/communitypath.
https://somervillema.gov/communitypath."
November 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
The new lighting spans approximately 2,600 feet (or about a half mile) of the Community Path Extension between Walnut Street and Poplar Street on either side of the MBTA’s East Somerville Station. Check it out and learn more at somervillema.gov/communitypath.
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Just in time for winter’s shorter days—the City has installed new lighting on previously unlit segments of the Community Path Extension to deliver a safer and more comfortable experience for people using the path after dark!
November 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Just in time for winter’s shorter days—the City has installed new lighting on previously unlit segments of the Community Path Extension to deliver a safer and more comfortable experience for people using the path after dark!
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Projects like these require a ton of teamwork- thank you so much to Councilor Sait, Crowley Cottrell, and as always, our Public Space and Urban Forestry Department for helping make this park a reality. Go forth and enjoy!
Photo credit: Drew Dobek
Photo credit: Drew Dobek
November 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Projects like these require a ton of teamwork- thank you so much to Councilor Sait, Crowley Cottrell, and as always, our Public Space and Urban Forestry Department for helping make this park a reality. Go forth and enjoy!
Photo credit: Drew Dobek
Photo credit: Drew Dobek
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Last Friday, we celebrated the opening of Junction Park! This long awaited green space includes 90 new shade trees, a hammock area, water stations, and over 6,000 native plantings.
November 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Last Friday, we celebrated the opening of Junction Park! This long awaited green space includes 90 new shade trees, a hammock area, water stations, and over 6,000 native plantings.
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Being autistic and doing day to day tasks can be extremely draining. One day you feel like ok I can do these tasks quite comfortably.
Another day can feel like what the hell am I doing, I can't do these tasks, I can't even remember how to do these tasks, I need to go in a dark room and lay down.
Another day can feel like what the hell am I doing, I can't do these tasks, I can't even remember how to do these tasks, I need to go in a dark room and lay down.
November 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Being autistic and doing day to day tasks can be extremely draining. One day you feel like ok I can do these tasks quite comfortably.
Another day can feel like what the hell am I doing, I can't do these tasks, I can't even remember how to do these tasks, I need to go in a dark room and lay down.
Another day can feel like what the hell am I doing, I can't do these tasks, I can't even remember how to do these tasks, I need to go in a dark room and lay down.
oh that's fantastic though!
November 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
oh that's fantastic though!
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The study surveyed all known garments and items that can be used to cover one’s feet, concluding that they are all, without exception, terrible.
All shoes and socks entirely bad and bare feet also not great, study confirms
Researchers have confirmed long-held suspicions that there are no good footwear options and that having feet in general is just not ideal, a new study has revealed. The study surveyed all known…
thedailytism.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The study surveyed all known garments and items that can be used to cover one’s feet, concluding that they are all, without exception, terrible.
holy shit awesome! where did you get yours?
November 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
holy shit awesome! where did you get yours?
if you wanna get one: lilhelperusa.com/products/reu...
Super Smock
Protect clothing with the Super Smock! Waterproof adult bib with adjustable fit, bamboo terry backing, and spill-catching pockets for added comfort & easiness.
lilhelperusa.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM
if you wanna get one: lilhelperusa.com/products/reu...
new bib, from Lil Helper! liking it so far, it didn't come out of the package smelling awful, and it's got *three* bigger neck snaps than I need.
stay tuned to find out how much of my lunch ends up on it!
stay tuned to find out how much of my lunch ends up on it!
November 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
new bib, from Lil Helper! liking it so far, it didn't come out of the package smelling awful, and it's got *three* bigger neck snaps than I need.
stay tuned to find out how much of my lunch ends up on it!
stay tuned to find out how much of my lunch ends up on it!
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Every day I work at Big Tech I understand this guy more and more
November 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Every day I work at Big Tech I understand this guy more and more
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I know this isn't everyone's experience, and some schools are less traumatizing than others, and there are alternatives, but still.
November 16, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I know this isn't everyone's experience, and some schools are less traumatizing than others, and there are alternatives, but still.
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There are a lot of reasons I don't ever intend to have children. But, one of them is definitely that school was a bad enough experience for me that I can't imagine having to subject a child to 12 years of it as a parent.
November 16, 2025 at 10:53 PM
There are a lot of reasons I don't ever intend to have children. But, one of them is definitely that school was a bad enough experience for me that I can't imagine having to subject a child to 12 years of it as a parent.
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(for comparison purposes, if we just bought a new wheel -- which is sometimes cheaper! -- it would've been about $150. not sure how much a shop would've charged to rebuild the bearing, or if they would've balked because the race was already a bit rough.)
November 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
(for comparison purposes, if we just bought a new wheel -- which is sometimes cheaper! -- it would've been about $150. not sure how much a shop would've charged to rebuild the bearing, or if they would've balked because the race was already a bit rough.)
yesterday my bike's front wheel started making an alarming crackling sound when I rode it!
today, @elliesaur.bsky.social took it off and rebuilt the hub bearings (one of which was super rusty because it had run completely out of grease!), and that fixed it!
let it be known that she is excellent!
today, @elliesaur.bsky.social took it off and rebuilt the hub bearings (one of which was super rusty because it had run completely out of grease!), and that fixed it!
let it be known that she is excellent!
November 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
yesterday my bike's front wheel started making an alarming crackling sound when I rode it!
today, @elliesaur.bsky.social took it off and rebuilt the hub bearings (one of which was super rusty because it had run completely out of grease!), and that fixed it!
let it be known that she is excellent!
today, @elliesaur.bsky.social took it off and rebuilt the hub bearings (one of which was super rusty because it had run completely out of grease!), and that fixed it!
let it be known that she is excellent!