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Ellis Pratt
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By day: Director at Cherryleaf. Technical writing services and training courses. Policy and procedures writing too. By night: Flashdance. See my Techcomm starter pack.
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This is a photograph of Fairyland. It was an Edwardian amusement arcade in Tottenham Court Road, run by my great grandfather. Mechanical games, penny slots, fortune teller Madame Pauline ...(1)
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"And if your OSS contributions do lead to your dream job, like they did for me, remember to balance the scales one last time. Pass on your knowledge to new contributors and especially to new tech writers. Pay it forward."

Tiffany Hrabusa at @writethedocs.bsky.social

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Tiffany Hrabusa - A beautiful arrangement: Gaining experience & giving back through open source docs
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November 21, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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We've added a short guide to our website: A plan for improving outdated help documentation. www.cherryleaf.com/useful-resou...
A plan for improving outdated help documentation - Cherryleaf
Let’s be honest: there’s a good chance the help documentation for your product or service is probably out of date. Before you feel defensive, know that you’re in good company. Most software vendors st...
www.cherryleaf.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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So...apparently Gmail quietly switched their AI default settings to "ON", allowing Gmail/Chat/Meet to use your content & activity to "personalize your experience" aka read/train Gemini on your personal content.

Turn this feature off in "General Settings" under "Smart Features".

You're welcome.
November 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Cherryleaf runs a monthly survey that tracks hiring demand for Technical Authors across the UK. November 2025. Employers in the UK continued to hire technical communicators in November. However, the strength of demand differed across job boards. See: www.cherryleaf.com/2025/11/cher...
Cherryleaf UK Technical Writer/Author jobs indicator – November 2025 - Cherryleaf
Cherryleaf has initiated a monthly survey that tracks hiring demand for Technical Authors across the UK. Here are the results for November 2025. Employers in the UK continued to hire technical communi...
www.cherryleaf.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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Thing I found out today: if you're on Universal Credit (or other means-tested benefits) you can get into Hampton Court Palace, Kensington Palace, or the Tower of London for £1 (and 50% off at one cafe per site too). Because poor people deserve days out too www.hrp.org.uk/one-pound-ti...
One Pound Tickets
£1 tickets for a day visit to the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace and Kensington Palace will be available to anyone in receipt of named benefits.
www.hrp.org.uk
November 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Snow. We'll be trapped, trapped, I tell you TW15
November 19, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Snow!

TW15
November 19, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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Strawberry Hill House
November 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Oh my
November 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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crazy

IG em_clarkson
November 14, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Freepik just shipped Camera Angles in Spaces and Image Editor. It lets creators reframe shots post‑gen: tilt, orbit, parallax, and preserve textures—think “virtual dolly/craning” for AI images. Powered by Qwen Image Edit, auto-switching with Nano Banana in some modes.
November 12, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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"Here is the tipping forecast, issued by the local government association at 2230 hours: Bournemouth, North Somerset, Herefordshire, East Sussex, Newcastle - recycling only..."
November 11, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Currently discussing potential candidates for next year's #traitors #celebritytraitors
We have:
Sir Ian McKellen
Boris Johnson
Theresa May
Mel Giedroyc
Sue Perkins
Both Brian Cox's
Richard Ayoade
Sandi Toksvig
Graham Norton
Jack Dee
Phil Tufnell
November 7, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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OK hear me out. Celebrity Traitors but with the cast of Slow Horses, all in character.
November 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Oh Nick, oh David

#traitors #celebritytraitors
November 6, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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November 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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This could change the course of personal agent development. It also feels like a dumb move from Amazon. Shopify is leaning into the curve. Amazon could end up scrambling to catch up to AgentCommerce like Walmart did after eCommerce took off.

www.reuters.com/business/ret...
www.reuters.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:32 AM
We ran the pilot of our Managing docs with AI course yesterday. Main lesson from the pilot was, let them build agents and apps and see what each other has created. www.cherryleaf.com/training-cou...
Managing and mastering documentation projects with AI - Cherryleaf
This course enables people managing a documentation project to use AI to manage the project more effectively. It enables documentation project managers to use AI for strategic advantages, transforming...
www.cherryleaf.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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the password to the louvre surveillance server was "louvre"

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November 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM