Lucy Buykx
@drlucybuykx
Freelance user researcher working to help make UK Gov services work better for people. Evidence driven. Feminist. Generally an optimist but occasionally a bit grumpy with the world. Views my own.
Had a great wrap I had the other day [1] so was looking for a similar recipe so I could try it out myself & came across this AI monstrosity 😱 why wld a reader need to summarise the recipe? is the writing too complex, too dense, too woolly? or is it the worst sin of all - too long to bother reading?
happy Yorkshire day to those who celebrate living in this beautiful county
How many strawberries can you eat in one sitting? Asking for a friend 🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓 😉
Home now and enjoying the race goody bag retro beer, and ALL the candy kittens 😆 #ukrunchat
Big heart to local services. Walking distance, friendly and willing to go the distance to help out. And then there's a beautiful walk home through the park. 💙
Just finished “This is fascism” by @rosansmits.bsky.social Big recommend. Easy to read & powerful tool to understand how we’re already there. Also v good to read from Netherlands & EU perspective 🇳🇱🇪🇺
Enjoyed the talks at #campdigital yesterday but finding it hard to be hopeful seeing today’s headlines. We can do better with what we do but we also need better regulation & calling out lies & misinformation from people.
Having a wander in town & found a @brasscastlebeer.bsky.social on tap & you know the day can only get better 🍻💙🧡
Big fan of all things Brookmyre. Currently working thro & can recommend, the Bunny McGarry books from @caimhmc.bsky.social
Big recommendation for Fake History by @ottoenglish.bsky.social hooked thru w/end DIY. I too recall the boiled mince & lumpy potatoes and the clapped out cars of 1970s with the bizarre accompanying British exceptionalism. Nostalgia for those times isn’t by those who lived it
Having spent the weekend in traditional fashion with sandpaper & a paintbrush it’s time to complete the ritual 🍻
AI slop in auto gen alt text - if you're going to be so poor then why bother?
🎥🍿When the movie starts with a Blondie song you know it’s gonna be good one. 🎵one way or another… no spoilers 😂
Ha! English grammar! First post I read as Vance doing the booing I wondered what annoyed him? The second I saw the audience booed him & I understood…
Saw the voice of Hind Rajab this afternoon. Silence in the cinema after & no one moved until the lights went up. See it if you can
I’ll not be heading to Dubai, Iran or USA anytime soon either. Bit worried the first ad at the end of @thetrawl.bsky.social was for Disney Florida, “book now for discount” 😆
What to do if ICE invades your neighbourhood... this picture really captures it. OK so I'm a Brit and the thought of law enforcement carrying a gun is scary enough but these guys, that's army level stuff isn't it... must be so scary to encounter on your street www.wired.com/story/what-t...
I’m sorry BBC “fact checking“ if USA has the right to take Greenland? Errr no and no. Making it a question allows for the answer “of course they can!” No no no! International law! Stop playing both sides BBC. If there’s law then say it!
"People -who-claim-they're-Christian-should-follow-the-attached- for a month to prove their Christian sincerity and credentials" (apols for the lazy AI but given it a skim and it looks ok, if a little tricky for some of those shouty folk to manage over this festive season)
Great to see York recognised as one of the happiest places to live in Yorkshire… but a little puzzled how Aberdeen made the grade?!? @skynewsrss.bsky.social #york #yorkshire news.sky.com/story/money-...
As expected my area doing ok except for this measure of living environment which has surprised me as I stare out the back window at the park trees...
@metoffice.gov.uk you've updated the website design today and made it white text on dark background. I find that really hard to read cos the text is too bright. I can't find the option to read it in dark text on white - please can you make that more obvious
Bought myself a retro gift this week so I'm christening my new Boombox with the Boom Band album from one of the best gigs ever #halfmoonputney #fridaytunes
why was he biting pizza crust first? the madness started early for this one
What is this hellscape abomination that @microsoft.com have pushed on us in OneDrive - I love scanning through my “on this day” pictures but this week they changed it, dropping you into a slideshow with muzak WHY?!?! It goes against all accessibility & usability guidelines