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2021 end of year wrap up

$ · December 18, 2021

hello cameraThis week’s photos are from that incredible snow storm we had 11 years ago in Merseyside. It’s rare we get snow like that.You can get prints of...

Changing my views on change

$ · December 10, 2021

hello cameraThis week’s photos are from a day trip to North Wales when it snowed heavily back in 2010.You can get prints of the photos in this weeks...

The most wonderful time of the year

$ · December 4, 2021

hello cameraThis week’s photos are from a day trip to Liverpool back when that was something I did. Sunrise over the Mersey to return at dusk in the fog.You...

Could I have a new brain please?

$ · November 26, 2021

hello cameraThis week’s photos are from a walk up Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh back in 2019.You can get prints of the photos in this weeks newsletter on my...

Autistic Burnout

$ · November 19, 2021

hello cameraThis week’s photos are from various cruise ship commissions I’ve had over the years for Cruise Liverpool. I’ve been fortunate enough to have...

An update

$ · November 12, 2021

Quick update in case you haven’t heard from me in a few weeks. I’ve moved Hello Computer off Substack to hellocomputer.co. If you haven’t been getting any...

Permission to feel silly

$ · November 12, 2021

Hello there. How are things? I've had a tough week being battered around by depression triggered by money, comparative thinking, technology issues and the...

Issue 101

$ · November 6, 2021

Hello100 issues and 2 years in and I'm relaunching this newsletter as a newsletter+. Say hello to hellocomputer.co."Eh?" Ok so it's essentially the same but...

Be bold. Be brave. Be courageous.

$ · October 29, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

Am I courageous?

$ · October 22, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

Is anxiety all in my head or am I being ableist?

$ · October 15, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

Is anxiety all in my head?

$ · October 8, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

Birthday depression blerg

$ · October 1, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

Why I find debates hard to let go off, minutes, hours, days, weeks later.

$ · September 24, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

The problem is choice

$ · September 18, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

Fear, doubt, disbelief. Got to let it all go.

$ · September 10, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

Did the pandemic help be understand my identity?

$ · September 3, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

Being non-binary - followup FAQ

$ · August 27, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

he/they is non-binary now

$ · August 20, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer but this isn't a photography newsletter. Writing helps me process thoughts and work through problems. So I...

I now have the words to describe who I am.

$ · August 13, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

I didn't turn autistic. Please accept that. Accept me.

$ · August 6, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

Blaming my autistic ADHD self for something I can't control

$ · July 25, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

3rd anniversary of my autism diagnosis

$ · July 17, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

A quiet week

$ · July 9, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

Autistic Shutdown

$ · July 2, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

Autistic Pride

$ · June 25, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

Trying to be a better photographer

$ · June 18, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

iOS 15 from an autistic perspective

$ · June 11, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

Anxiety train Part 2

$ · June 4, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

Glitch

$ · May 28, 2021

Hello. I don’t know why but last week’s email, which was running a day late, turned out to be a week late. The system says I published it on 22nd May around...

Anxiety train! All aboard

$ · May 22, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

Mental Health Awareness Week

$ · May 15, 2021

hello friend Sorry about the delay this week. YouTube took *forever* to sort the video included below. I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a...

Awareness of my mental health

$ · May 7, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

Inspiration, anxiety and Instagram

$ · April 30, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

The return of social anxiety

$ · April 23, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

Quieting the mind

$ · April 16, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

My digital self

$ · April 9, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

Autism Acceptance

$ · April 2, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

The year of... what was that?

$ · March 26, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

Neurodiversity Celebration Week

$ · March 19, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

Some days change breaks me

$ · March 12, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

Weird Pride Day

$ · March 5, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

Why don't I miss anything?

$ · February 26, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

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

$ · February 19, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

Noise disables me. Technology enables me.

$ · February 12, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

*whumpf* man down

$ · February 5, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

You Be You

$ · January 29, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

Don't go to war over a disagreement

$ · January 22, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

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

$ · January 15, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

Do you have a list of positive things you took from 2020?

$ · January 8, 2021

Feel free to post anything you found positive from last year so we can stock up on them for 2021.