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Tom watson

@tomcw.xyz

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Digital | Data | Creator | Doing good or at least trying to The Good Ship and Data for Action Crap runner. Awesome eater. Bio: https://tomcw.xyz

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Tom watson @tomcw.xyz · 3d

I'm not even an Aussie and I've been to tassie twice

Tom watson @tomcw.xyz · 4d

It sure would be nice! @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social and PTC I'm sure have lots of learning. Maybe also could learn something from www.civtech.scot

But the mix of funding, gov both NAT and local + foundations would be good. Doesn't seem much interest from foundations though unfortunately

CivTech Scotland

Driving daring and innovation in the public sector by collaboratively solving challenges to make people’s lives better

www.civtech.scot

Tom watson @tomcw.xyz · 5d

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Weeknote 25

Illness got me this week. Still managed a bit. Principles of Organisational Resilience, mushrooms and interesting things.

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Tom watson @tomcw.xyz · 5d

Honestly Steve, who reads their emails these days, just get AI to do it obvs.

Tom watson @tomcw.xyz · 8d

No, you were gargling whiskey at 2am because it was the only thing you could think of or find to sooth your throat full of razor blades

Tom watson @tomcw.xyz · 10d

This is the content we need

Tom watson @tomcw.xyz · 10d

Mushroom season in the forest.
Some for dinner, some for party, some for umm death? Choose your own adventure

It's a mushroom, looks like a donut. It's brown and reasonably large

Red with white spots mushroom. You know which one this is

Tom watson @tomcw.xyz · 11d

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Weeknote 24

A tough week, but a good one. Launching The List, meeting new people, a giant melon sculpture, interesting things.

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Tom watson @tomcw.xyz · 12d

Me clinging onto summer when everyone starts talking about Christmas

a man is laying on the floor with his arms outstretched .

Alt: a man holding onto a moving handrail and getting dragged across the floor

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Tom watson @tomcw.xyz · 23d

Chicago

Tom watson @tomcw.xyz · 28d

Id like to know! I'm sure there is someone on here who's mentioned something about this but I can't quite remember who...

Tom watson @tomcw.xyz · 28d

Consultancy 101

Tom watson @tomcw.xyz · Sep 14

It's a note about a week

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Weeknote 23

Starting Vibe club, Transparency, Resilience and some interesting things.

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Tom watson @tomcw.xyz · Sep 13

Proton vpn is your friend

Tom watson @tomcw.xyz · Sep 9

I would @ you but I'm stateless and don't know who you are.

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Tom watson @tomcw.xyz · Sep 9

You know that thing where instead of test you the word tw*t and send it?

Oh, you've never done this?

Umm, no, me either...

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Anna Dent @annadent.bsky.social · Sep 7

A classic of the genre

Ian Betteridge @ianbetteridge.com · Sep 7

I think we know the answer.

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Tom watson @tomcw.xyz · Sep 6

Ah, yes, so this is a much more eloquently put and researched way of putting it. My very simple version is

"Stop pandering to the right, you'll never appease f*cking fascists"

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/709...

What is a reactionary centrist, and does the UK have them?

A term favoured by US progressives can help us understand Britain’s drift to the right

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk

Tom watson @tomcw.xyz · Sep 6

I know what you are thinking, all 3 of you...where have your weeknotes gone Tom? Well fear not, this has actually been a week when I vaguely know what day it is.

And so, I present to you, a weeknote

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Weeknote 22

A catch up on my summer and getting back to work. A bumper bunch of interesting things.

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Tom watson @tomcw.xyz · Sep 4

You know they say practice makes perfect? Well I reckon I've done my daughter's hair like 3000 odd times and it's still meh

Thankfully she's not bothered and it's very forgiving of my shit abilities

Maybe I'll nail it just in time for her to never ask me again.

Tom watson @tomcw.xyz · Sep 3

Ooh, adding this to the list. Thanks!

Tom watson @tomcw.xyz · Sep 2

They do say it's a fine line

Tom watson @tomcw.xyz · Sep 2

Well I may as well go the whole hog and tell you I actually cooked it in a frying pan and an air fryer.

My pizza oven is crying.

I'm going to pizza hell.

And it was glorious

Tom watson @tomcw.xyz · Sep 2

Am I a monster?

Tom watson @tomcw.xyz · Sep 2

Ok look, I've just made a sardines and chilli flaked pizza for lunch and I don't know where I've just gone too far

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