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Why don't I miss anything?

Why don't I miss anything?

news Hello. Hope you are ok? ^_^ I have news. I made it to Twitch Affiliate status. That means I can start creating more interesting things for the channel like emotes and rewards for subscribers. Here’s the great thing. If you have Amazon Prime you can subscribe to my channel

Shame! Shame! Shame! I need to let it all go and free my mind.

Shame! Shame! Shame! I need to let it all go and free my mind.

Hello friend. How are things? I am… well this week broke me. I spent Sunday being crushed by the idea that my little cat could need eye surgery. She has done nothing to deserve the suffering she’s currently enduring. It was crushing me because the day before someone who

Noise disables me. Technology enables me.

Noise disables me. Technology enables me.

Noise is my enemy. It is uncontrollable disruptive interference. Being autistic I am very sensitive to noise. I can’t block it out. I hear too much all at once and I can’t filter a single voice in a room. A rattling sound while I’m driving must be

*whumpf* man down

whumpf man down

Hello friend. Are you ok? I am… ok. Sort of. This week has been a battle and a blur. A couple of things have gone well but they are alone in a raging sea. I set aside my Thursday to pull this newsletter together. It is late Friday afternoon and

You Be You

You Be You

Hello. Are you ok? I hope you’re ok. hugs You can now get to this email via hellocomputer.email. Easier to remember. I’m streaming Mondays/Tuesdays/Wednesdays and Fridays on https://twitch.tv/petecarr or http://petecarr.live. Tonight, Friday, is ‘Think Different’ night from 7:30pm. Come

Don't go to war over a disagreement

Don't go to war over a disagreement

hello computer The other day someone said Preston Bus station is awful. Instantly I was enraged. It’s a brutalist icon I said. “Just because it’s listed doesn’t mean it’s good.” The voice in my head ran 18 different ways to reply, most using sarcasm. I chose

What a year of open water swimming did for my mental health

What a year of open water swimming did for my mental health

How are you? Another long year since last week. Treat yo self. It’s a day ending in y. What a year of open water swimming did for my mental health This week is the anniversary of my cold water swim adventures. I documented my thoughts before and after on

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An older brother embraces his distressed sibling to comfort them while in a park.

Pansexual Pride

A look at the photography of two people who identify as pansexual for Pansexual Pride

Diverse performers are on stage. One with a walking stick, one in a wheelchair, and one person with Downs Syndrome.

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

A look at the work of disabled photographers from around the world.

A lone figure walks along an empty beach as the tide is out.

Autistic people using photography to communicate

If everyone has a camera, how are autistic people using photography to communicate through photographs of their every day lives? A look at a study on autism, photography and communication. Also featuring Breadth, a project aiming to challenge autism stereotypes.

People place candles on a Trans flag to remember loved ones.

Trans Day of Remembrance

Thinking of the photos we wish we made when we had the time. Remember to make time.

A person with Down's syndrome is contemplative on top of a hill.

My Perspective Photo Competition

Highlighting a photography competition by Downs Syndrome Association. Photography is for all.

A woman holds up a sign saying "Bridges not walls". Bridges is in rainbow colours.

Queer Joy is a Protest

A look at queer work during the last Trump administration

A male bottom. The person is wearing shiny rainbow hot pants.

AI and the Queer Gaze in Photography

AI is good but built upon so many problematic systems. How can queer photographers use it?

HelloComputer

Black and white portrait of a man

My one year anniversary of Long Covid

Avoiding catching Covid-19 was exhausting, but not as exhausting as living with Long Covid.

A watercolour of a puffin

Finally learning how to relax

After years of trying to find ways to relax with video games, I've discovered a different way doing something I never thought I could. Drawing.

Several small boats are stored in a wooded area.

One year of sobriety

ADHD medication meant I had to give up alcohol. What would that mean for me? How hard would it be?

Sunset over the Mersey River, with the Liverpool skyline in the distance.

A nice morning

A wild audio post appears

A misty landscape featuring a faint sun rising. The scene is shrouded in fog.

ADHD medication after one year

After a year taking ADHD medication am I super productive? Have they worked out OK? How are the side effects?

A scene depicting people swimming in a body of water. Birds are flying overhead against a twilight sky.

What 5 years of cold water swimming has done for me

After 5 years of cold water dipping, has it saved me? Cured my anxiety? Made me buy shares in Dryrobe?

A rose gold sky over a body of water as birds fly overhead.

Has 5 years of cold water dipping liberated me from my fears?

After five years of cold water dips am I a fearless functional human being or am I still failing at life?

Autism

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Autistic people using photography to communicate

5 years of Hello Computer

An autistic person travels

Avoiding being overwhelmed by travel

Autistic Burnout again

photography

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February 2025

Wave

Pansexual Pride

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Autistic people using photography to communicate

non-binary

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Skirts are back

5 years of Hello Computer

Why is sci-fi fashion so binary?

A non-binary person goes to Paris

Being invisibly non-binary