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Jeremy Gillies
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Mostly public sector service designer | Bath
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Here's a pitch for what the National Data Library should actually be - a guest post by @iosad.fyi ! (FREE TO READ!)

takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/tbi-ndl
Here's a pitch for what the National Data Library should actually be
Do you want to be a National Data Librarian?
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk
February 25, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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Gosh I feel this deep in my bones. www.miriamsuzanne.com/2025/02/12/t...
Tech continues to be political
And the politics aren't looking great
www.miriamsuzanne.com
February 15, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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I’m tired of hearing about bats. Do you want to hear a story about jumping spiders and the town that disappeared?

I think I might be breaking this story – do come be the first to read it.
February 1, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Mike Monteiro on how to survive being online. “The first four years of Donald Trump was a continuous panic attack. I’m not going through that again. You don’t have to either. They’re on stage, but you don’t have to be their audience.” [buttondown.com]
How to survive being online
Wee little union sign I painted in 2022, maybe? This week’s question comes to us anonymously: How do we survive being online? Erika and I bought a radio. For…
buttondown.com
January 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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For the last 2 years I've been outspoken about how I think our industry needs to do more for entry-level folk and career changers.

As a freelancer who runs a business of one there is only so much I can do so here's what I've landed on:

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January 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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bill nye’s full name is william new years eve
December 26, 2024 at 1:50 PM
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🧵SALT🧵
It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question:
Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from?
The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised.
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November 19, 2024 at 3:03 PM
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December 17, 2024 at 2:36 PM
Excellent summary of why it’s hard to build digital services for government takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/why-fixing...
Why fixing government tech is a nightmare (but not impossible)
Government is an antipattern
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk
December 16, 2024 at 8:31 AM
Touch to
Lock
&
Touch to
Open.

To Open

No Touch
December 15, 2024 at 3:18 PM
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Who needs UX, just add a label so users will know what to do
December 14, 2024 at 5:54 PM
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Hi everyone.

The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.

We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.

We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.

I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
The Onion Buys Alex Jones’s Infowars Out of Bankruptcy
The satirical news site planned to turn Infowars into a parody of itself, mocking “weird internet personalities” who peddle conspiracy theories and health supplements.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2024 at 2:09 PM