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Recently on my neuroqueer newsletter, why disabled people sometimes need the technology everyone else fears. Thoughts on the new #AppleWatch.

"When accessibility looks like surveillance."

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September 18, 2026 at 2:18 PM
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Recently on my neuroqueer newsletter, I've thinking about how AI could be a bridge between #autistic me and the rest of the world.

"How AI is becoming the ultimate assistive tool for navigating a neurotypical world."

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September 17, 2026 at 9:58 AM
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Recently on HelloComputer I've written about having my first #autistic meltdown while trying to save jellyfish from selfish people.

"I tried to do something good and it didn't work."

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August 31, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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This week on my neuroqueer newsletter HelloComputer, some nice portraits from #WirralPride. A throughly enjoyable afternoon in New Brighton.

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August 17, 2026 at 10:41 AM
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This week on HelloComputer I've been worrying about what happens when being #deaf means the only voice I hear is my own depression telling me I'm worthless?

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August 3, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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This week on my neuroqueer newsletter, HelloComputer. A photoessay of portraits from the 2026 Liverpool Pride. #photography

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July 26, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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This week on HelloComputer I've written about the #deaf experience of losing hearing and connection with the world.

"Fading Out - My hearing is going, and so, it turns out, is my connection to everyone I love"

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On Hello Computer newsletter this week: "Russell T Davies's new drama asks a question I've been asking myself"

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#HelloComputer #Culture #LGBTQ+ #TransRights
I Tip Toe, But Should I?
Russell T Davies's new drama asks a question I've been asking myself
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July 3, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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On Hello Computer newsletter this week: "Russell T Davies's new drama asks a question I've been asking myself"

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#HelloComputer #Culture #LGBTQ+ #TransRights
I Tip Toe, But Should I?
Russell T Davies's new drama asks a question I've been asking myself
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July 3, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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June 2, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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On Hello Computer newsletter this week: "On anxiety, optimisation and knowing when to stop."

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#HelloComputer #Anxiety #Autism
Wrong Camera, Good Photos
On anxiety, optimisation and knowing when to stop.
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May 10, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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On Hello Computer newsletter this week: "On anxiety, optimisation and knowing when to stop."

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#HelloComputer #Anxiety #Autism
Wrong Camera, Good Photos
On anxiety, optimisation and knowing when to stop.
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May 10, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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On Hello Computer newsletter this week: "Twenty years of learning when to log off"

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#HelloComputer #Autism #Adhd #Nature
Safe Mode
Twenty years of learning when to log off
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May 3, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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On Hello Computer newsletter this week: "Twenty years of learning when to log off"

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#HelloComputer #Autism #Adhd #Nature
Safe Mode
Twenty years of learning when to log off
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May 3, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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On Hello Computer newsletter this week: "On seeing yourself in Amelie, before and after diagnosis"

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#HelloComputer #Autism #Films
For Pete's sake
On seeing yourself in Amelie, before and after diagnosis
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April 26, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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On Hello Computer newsletter this week: "On seeing yourself in Amelie, before and after diagnosis"

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#HelloComputer #Autism #Films
For Pete's sake
On seeing yourself in Amelie, before and after diagnosis
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April 26, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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On Hello Computer newsletter this week: "Do I have enough mental energy to wear a skirt and take photos, or should I prioritise the camera over the skirt?"

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#HelloComputer #Skirts #Anxiety #Non-binary
Skirt or camera?
Do I have enough mental energy to wear a skirt and take photos, or should I prioritise the camera over the skirt?
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April 19, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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On Hello Computer newsletter this week: "Do I have enough mental energy to wear a skirt and take photos, or should I prioritise the camera over the skirt?"

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#HelloComputer #Skirts #Anxiety #Non-binary
Skirt or camera?
Do I have enough mental energy to wear a skirt and take photos, or should I prioritise the camera over the skirt?
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April 19, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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On Hello Computer newsletter this week: "Why we need to go to space."

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#HelloComputer #Space
Space! Let's go
Why we need to go to space.
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April 12, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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On Hello Computer newsletter this week: "Why we need to go to space."

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#HelloComputer #Space
Space! Let's go
Why we need to go to space.
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April 12, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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March 18, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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On Hello Computer newsletter this week: "A photo-essay about winter"

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#HelloComputer #Photography #Photo-essay #Winter #Swimming #ColdWaterDipping
Winter
A photo-essay about winter
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March 15, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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On Hello Computer newsletter this week: "A photo-essay about winter"

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Winter
A photo-essay about winter
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March 15, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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On Hello Computer newsletter this week: "I am so concerned with how to get things done that I do not get anything done."

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#HelloComputer #Autism #Anxiety #Overthinking #Perfectionism
Will I ever be ready to live?
I am so concerned with how to get things done that I do not get anything done.
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March 8, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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On Hello Computer newsletter this week: "I am so concerned with how to get things done that I do not get anything done."

Read and sign up: https://pete.news/hellocomputer/will-i-ever-be-ready-to-live/

#HelloComputer #Autism #Anxiety #Overthinking #Perfectionism
Will I ever be ready to live?
I am so concerned with how to get things done that I do not get anything done.
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March 8, 2026 at 2:02 PM