Bath/Bristol friends - I'll be in Bath next Saturday, running Sam Underwood's acoustic modular system, as part of Processing Day. There'll be lots of other strange creative tech there to play with too. www.creativetechnology.uk/events/proce...

Who Programmed This? Tech, Tinker, Play

A free, open-to-all event — part of Processing Community Day 2026

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Need a senior engineer in #Aotearoa New Zealand - but not enough to justify sending someone over? I’m available for short engineering assignments. I’m good at practical eng., unusual environs, prototypes, mfg & troubleshooting. Need a trusted pair of technical eyes & ears? Contact me!

at #emf2026? want to make some terrible cheesy dance music? ever wondered what if a modular synth was made by fisher price? what if a livecoding system was office furniture? what if a vengaboy was magnetic poetry? find @jarkman.bsky.social and me in nullsector for whiteboard techno 2026 edition

As a matter of URGENCY, PLEASE could 100,000 of you sign this petition in the next week: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/77...

Petition: Disapprove the draft Equality Act 2010 guidance laid on 21 May 2026

I want the House of Commons to disapprove the Equality Act 2010: Draft Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations, 2026 laid on 21 May 2026.

petition.parliament.uk

NEXT WEEK IN LONDON: A *free* Festival of Storytelling where you can hear from award-winning authors, unleash your creativity in workshops, and experience live performances! 2-4th June. Open to all. Sign up for sessions here: www.tickettailor.com/events/dfist...

Hey UK friends and residents, please consider signing this official petition to rejoin the EU (needs to hit 100k by June 8th when the petition closes in order to get a debate in Parliament) petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

Petition: Apply to Rejoin the EU as soon as possible to increase growth in the UK

We believe Brexit's not working. The OBR judges that the UK economy is smaller and trade is weaker because of Brexit, and it will just get worse. 10 years after the Brexit vote, let's apply to rejoin ...

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Due to changes in circumstances we're selling our traditional stern, barge bow, live aboard 70 ft narrowboat, We are seeking a quick sale and looking for offers around £45,000 complete with fixtures, fittings, equipment, gas bottles etc. You can find details here: thebillblog.com/berengaria-f...

HI @emfcamp.bsky.social FRIENDS! 🤩 ✨The NullSector night market will be back for 2026. If you’re interested in applying for a stall, please submit your application here: grist.orga.emfcamp.org/forms/2sfc94... #emfcamp #emfcamp2026 #hexpansion

Grist, the evolution of spreadsheets

A modern, open source spreadsheet that goes beyond the grid

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Bristol friends - we're showing The Cat That Slept For A Thousand Years at Bristol Light Festival from today to the 28th: bristollightfestival.org/installation...

The Cat That Slept For a Thousand Years - Bristol Light Festival

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I'm looking for resources - ideally books/papers - on the ergonomics of furniture design. I'm specifically interested in the squishy stuff. Sofas, couches, beds, that kind of thing, not desk chairs, which seem to be well-studied. I can't find much, any pointers would be very welcome. Thanks!

Nottingham friends - we are bringing The Cat That Slept For A Thousand Years to Nottingham Light Night tomorrow and Saturday. If you like cats, especially enormous ones, you might enjoy this: www.itsinnottingham.com/news/notting...

Celebrating home at Nottingham Light Night 2026

🗓️ Dates: Friday 6 and Saturday 7 February 2026 ⏰ Time: From dusk till late 📍 Location: Across Nottingham city centre 🎟️ Admission: FREE This free,…

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London friends - a rare chance to see Funki Porcini's amazing Laserium is coming up:

Lots of unpicking to do today.

Such lovely work.

bleeptrack @bleeptrack.de · 9mo ago

Oh hey, it's #portfolioDay ! I'm bleeptrack, a Creative Technologist and Artist focusing on tangible/interactive #generative art. I enjoy using all sorts of digital fabrication (pen plotter, lasercutter, CNC, you name it) and also open sourcing my projects. #creativecoding #procedural

We're a few days in and pledges are healthy. Almost robust. This is a call to our friends for amplification though. If you'd like to see what a Barnett-aligned immersive audio series, told over six weeks in late summer 2026 might look like, then, as they used to say: RTs welcome..! (thanks!)

David Barnett@davidmbarnett.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Have you backed THE DEVIL'S SOUND yet? The new immersive audio experience in the world of Withered Hill. www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...

Okay, hive mind! I'm doing a foresight review on the safe adoption of AI in engineering - am planning a research trip to the Bay Area in Feb, and am looking to speak to folk working on - transparent approaches to the full AI supply chain, inc data, labour practices, environmental footprint (1/2)

Engineer Richard Sewell of Air Giants spoke to us about this challenge and the solutions he's found. Learn more about Air Giants, a Bristol-based creative robotics studio: www.airgiants.co.uk Find solutions to challenges in low-volume device production at www.prosquared.org

We have been having a delightful time in Osaka, showing Hothouse as part of Playable Cities. I will be sad to pack up at the end of today. @playablecity @myworldcreates This showing of Hot House has been commissioned by Playable City a Watershed programme.

Fun!

Kate Compton@galaxykate.bsky.social · last yr.

2026 internships available in my team at The LEGO Group! Internships in Story, Ideation, Concept Model Design (ie, building with bricks), Prototyping (3D printing etc), Hardware (soldering and weird sensors!) Physical (springs and spinny things) Digital (code for doing stuff with bricks)

Fun!

National Trust@nationaltrust.org.uk · last yr.

Today, two years on from the illegal felling of the Sycamore Gap tree, we're announcing a new, major creative commission. We're looking for ideas on how to breathe new life into the wood saved from the felled tree, and you can get involved. Learn more here: buff.ly/RBYUuRY Photo: John Millar

Just in case you want to push it over two million... petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

The Government is planning to roll out mandatory digital ID. It’s invasive and could mean millions of people unable to go about their daily lives. Right now it's just an idea - we need to stop it becoming a reality. Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...

Reject plans for a mandatory BritCard (digital ID)

Sir Keir Starmer is considering a mandatory digital ID scheme called “BritCard” that would make us all reliant on a digital pass to go about our daily lives. Mandatory digital IDs give the state enor...

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Fun!

Joanne Hall@hierath77.bsky.social · last yr.

#booksky We only need to sell 19 more copies of "Airship Shape and Bristol Fashion 1" to have sold a THOUSAND copies, which for a small press anthology is really really good! So if this is the sort of thing that floats your paddle steamer.... wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/anth...

Fun!

Marsh@marshalbd.bsky.social · last yr.

I have no local audience here but hey, if you're in Bristol on the 31st of August with nothing to do, consider coming to have a look around the Hackspace! It's super cool I promise. If you like making anything at all you'll find something for you! bristolhackspace.org/open-day

Fun!

Watershed@wshed.bsky.social · last yr.

We're getting Undershed ready and huggable for you ahead of our latest exhibition! 💚

Well, I never expected to see this for an Innovate UK application. Thanks!

Bristol friends:

Watershed@wshed.bsky.social · last yr.

We want everyone to enjoy our new exhibition in Undershed with Air Giants, which is why we're introducing pay what you can ticket pricing...

Fun!

Alex McLean@slab.org · last yr.

Alpaca - Festival of Algorithmic Patterns in the Creative Arts happening 12-14th September, Sheffield UK! If you're curious about patterns in music, visual art, juggling, weaving, braiding etc then come and enjoy concerts, talks and workshops and an algorave: 2025.algorithmicpattern.org/sheffield/

Who do I know that's going to WHY2025 and might want to meet up for a chitchat?

Bluesky, are there services out there for people who are needlephobic to get blood samples taken or to get vaccines? I have a very needlephobic teenager. Is there something similar to courses for fear of flying, or spiders? (Therapy is not hugely helping; we're talking full-blown panic attacks.)