Stuart Mackenzie

Stuart Mackenzie

@hellostu.xyz

- Lover of public services 👩🏼‍⚕️ - Parkrun enthusiast 🏃‍♂️🌳 - Amatuer Photographer 📷 - Occasional Podcaster 🎤 - Senior Partner at TPXimpact ✊❤️ - Remembered for my dance moves 🕺🏼 - Proud resident of Dorset 🌊 https://hellostu.xyz/

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Stuart Mackenzie

Generative AI has turned Bloom’s Taxonomy on its head: "Create" is no longer the peak of learning, it's the starting baseline. A few thoughts on what happens when the staircase breaks, and protecting the important messy human stuff - hellostu.xyz/posts/blooms... #longread #learningdesign #ai

hellostu.xyzBloom's: The Broken Staircase | HelloStuHow generative AI turns Bloom’s Taxonomy on its head, why creation is no longer the peak of cognitive effort, and how learning design must adapt to protect the messy human thinking.

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Hmm haven’t poked around here on Bluesky for a looong time. Have I missed anything?!

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A week off from work ahead of me. It was inevitable I spend some time farting around on silly things like this. hellostu.xyz/posts/the-ma...

hellostu.xyzHelloStu | The Mathematician and the StorytellerHow I built an AI-powered recommended posts component for my Astro site using vector embeddings and Gemini 2.5 Flash. A look at balancing math-based relevance with human-centric discovery and the powe...

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Nice to catch up with @adrianhoward.bsky.social earlier for caffeine. @pixlz.com in your absence we took the regulation photo. You were missed (along with others). Hope to see you soon.

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Walked straight past my washing machine and down my garden path with a load of dirty washing that nearly ended up being deposited in the recycling bin! Think I might be a little tired today 🤪

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a little weeknote hellostu.xyz/posts/weekno...

hellostu.xyzWeeknote - Size mattersan overview of the last week of November. Contains reflections about scaling things, a lovely day at Product for the People and some random life updates

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Had a lovely time waving my arms around and taking about how much I love the web at #ProductForThePeople A great event run by great people. (And a little reminder of the Big Give which starts next week.)

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“AI is terrible at fact-checking - but it’s amazing at boring magic” (paraphrased) by @mrdudders.bsky.social @fullfact.bsky.social #ProductForThePeople

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Just finished some virtual workshop prep. 1 hour spent moving little post its and frames around in mural. 45 minutes giving the whole thing a Taylor swift theme for the lolz. I think these flu meds are messing me up 😂😂

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My annual reshare of this old post marking the end of baby loss awareness week hellostu.xyz/posts/lets-k... Always here and happy to chat if people feel it'd be helpful. #blaw2024

hellostu.xyzLet's keep talking about thisDiscussing Baby Loss Awareness Week, emphasizing the importance of breaking the silence and sharing personal stories.

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The (sometimes) weekly note. Enjoy! https://hellostu.xyz/posts/weeknote-swipe-right/

hellostu.xyzWeeknote - Swipe rightmore excuses, some work stuff, cornwall and exploring the world of dating in a digital age. This note covers the last couple of week until today 30th August 24.

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A post about stuff and things 👾👽 https://hellostu.xyz/posts/weeknote-update-and-grow/ #weeknote

hellostu.xyzWeeknote - Update and Growa note containing some excuses, a plan, some updates and some reminders of things I should celebrate. This note covers the last couple of week until today 16th August 24.

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It’s very lovely to see so many people also abandon X and turn up here…. Although I have to say over the last couple of months I’ve been here I was enjoying the slower pace and periods of quiet…maybe I’m at an age where I need an anti-social network 😂

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I’ve had enough of adulthood. Can I apply to be a child again now please?!

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The weekly notes https://hellostu.xyz/posts/weeknote-bullet-train/

hellostu.xyzWeeknote - Bullet TrainThe weekly notes—This week, I bring you not one, not two, but THREE bullet-pointed lists of stuff that covers the period 26 July to 2 August.

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Lite notes about the week https://hellostu.xyz/posts/weeknote-some-assembly-required/

hellostu.xyzWeeknote - Some Assembly RequiredSome quick reflections on life at work and at home from the week 12th to the 19th of July.

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A complicated week with many things means a longer weeknote. Breaking it down day-by-day https://hellostu.xyz/posts/weeknote-main-character-energy/

hellostu.xyzWeeknote - Main Character EnergyA day-by-day breakdown of the week that was. This note covers the period 5th July to 12th July.

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Another restless weekend draws to a close. Crossing my fingers for some better days ahead 🤞🤷‍♂️.

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So very, very, very tired. The weekly notes https://hellostu.xyz/posts/weeknote-tired-bunny/

hellostu.xyzWeeknote - Tired BunnyA brief look at the good, the bad and the ugly through tired eyes. Covers the period 28th June to 5th July.

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I feel like I didn’t buy enough snacks for this election. Do I drive to the 24/7 supermarket and stock up…. Or go to bed?!

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A nice little suprise to see my newly revamped website appear on a list of website inspiration on the astro.build blog this month https://astro.build/blog/whats-new-june-2024/ . It’s a long list so I assume maybe it was just pulled together automagically rather than curated?! 🤔

astro.buildWhat's new in Astro - June 2024 | AstroJune 2024 - Celebrating Astro, together!

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the weekly note - hellostu.xyz/posts/weekno...

hellostu.xyzWeeknote - The UberThis weeks notes about work, life and random encounters with strangers in an uber adventure. Covers the period 21th-28th June

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I’m melting and trains are proper broken again tonight. Ho hum. Here is a picture of me drawn by @simondixon.bsky.social . Pretty good day all things considered!

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Had to break my recently formed Friday morning writing routine to go and hangout with some apes in the sunshine. I have returned though. https://hellostu.xyz/posts/weeknote-chimp

hellostu.xyzWeeknote - ChimpA weeknote with some reflections on what became a very short week due to sickness. Covers the period 14th-21st June

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Urrggh. I shouldn’t just come here to moan but have had two flippin’ lousy digital experiences this evening…

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2. Utterly bewildering and very confusing form to enroll as a ‘student’ to be able to access courses aimed at carers, provided by my local health trust. Lots of data collection that seemed irrelevant, confusing questions and highly sceptical it would meet accessible guidelines.

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So frustrating to still find digital experiences that can be this painful and confusing in 2024.

Stuart Mackenzie

Urrggh. I shouldn’t just come here to moan but have had two flippin’ lousy digital experiences this evening…

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1. Supporting a student finance application. Application can’t be found despite the service sending me the link to it 🤷‍♂️. Computer just says NO.

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76 days to go. I really need to up my training mileage 😬 https://hellostu.xyz/jcc/

hellostu.xyzMy Jurassic Coast Challenge for MindJurassic Coast Challenge for Mind

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Finally having a nose around bsky.app now it’s not invite only. It seems like a sensible enough platform to hang out on.

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