jarkman

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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

Lots of unpicking to do today.

Such lovely work.

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!)

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.

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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...

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

Bristol friends:

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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.)

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In 2017, these were all jokes. Now half of them seem dangerously plausible. www.tumblr.com/10-ideas/162...

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i might be looking for a new role, staff developer, remote uk/us tef.computer i am pretty good at the whole "fixing distributed systems" stuff but i'm also pretty good at the "levelling up a team" stuff too

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We have an amazing 1, 500 signatures from people and organisations at all scales across the UK. Just 24 hours left to go - please sign and share if you can.

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I made a thing. Mostly to experiment with using Lego as a fastener for fabric.

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Please help spread the word! @bristolhci.bsky.social, @bristoluni.bsky.social, @lancasteruni.bsky.social, @lmcunderwood.bsky.social, @profmikefraser.bsky.social, @johnvidler.co.uk, @bristolhci.bsky.social, @microbit.org

West Midlands creative biz folks! Create Central and the West Midlands Combined Authority are sponsoring FREE advising sessions with me on April 11th and 18th. Normally my rates for this kind of work starts at £100, so this is a cool opportunity to chat. calendly.com/sbrin/colab-...

Well, that was a fun day.

Bristol friends - we're showing Luma in Millennium Square tomorrow, 11-6, as part of the Connected Futures Festival: joiner.org.uk/blog/connect.... We'll be giving audience members the rare opportunity to puppet Luma themselves. Come along and say hi.

Turns out you can use Lego as a fabric closure. These were glued with epoxy, after an earlier experiment with ABS pipe cement resulted in melty Lego.