Neil Major
@neilmajor.bsky.social
User Research. GDS. Design. Strategy. 117th UK person on Twitter. In Glasgow. Sometimes.
Also here.
https://www.last.fm/user/treblekicker
Also here.
https://www.last.fm/user/treblekicker
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Your universe is a photocopy of a photocopy of a…
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November 27, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Your universe is a photocopy of a photocopy of a…
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The next time people complain that user research just slows things down, show them this towering monument of hubris. Quite staggering.
I legitimately didn't know they were competing with Steam and it's crazy to me that they burnt so much money on what sounds like something with very little (or wildly misguided) market research.
October 29, 2025 at 8:54 AM
The next time people complain that user research just slows things down, show them this towering monument of hubris. Quite staggering.
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our economy is currently being propped up by the promise of billions of fully autonomous robot butlers coming in a year or so
October 11, 2025 at 12:21 PM
our economy is currently being propped up by the promise of billions of fully autonomous robot butlers coming in a year or so
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In this month’s antidote to the algorithm, Tim Burrows steps into the outer reaches of the music scene of his Essex seaside hometown and tries to get back before the tide turns
Organic Intelligence XLIX: Southend (Avant) Rock
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Organic Intelligence XLIX: Southend (Avant) Rock
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October 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
In this month’s antidote to the algorithm, Tim Burrows steps into the outer reaches of the music scene of his Essex seaside hometown and tries to get back before the tide turns
Organic Intelligence XLIX: Southend (Avant) Rock
buff.ly/JoRBeTc
Organic Intelligence XLIX: Southend (Avant) Rock
buff.ly/JoRBeTc
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I'm going to call all instances of AI 'Clippy' from now on to save time. Follow me for more tips.
#AI
#ItLooksLikeYoureWritingALetter
#AI
#ItLooksLikeYoureWritingALetter
October 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I'm going to call all instances of AI 'Clippy' from now on to save time. Follow me for more tips.
#AI
#ItLooksLikeYoureWritingALetter
#AI
#ItLooksLikeYoureWritingALetter
I like Mmrytok but I wish it had date stamps. Here's today's entry...
treblekicker.mmrytok.com
treblekicker.mmrytok.com
mmrytok
it's mmrytok
treblekicker.mmrytok.com
May 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I like Mmrytok but I wish it had date stamps. Here's today's entry...
treblekicker.mmrytok.com
treblekicker.mmrytok.com
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Like the Laffer Curve, the idea that adding VAT to private school fees would price out the people who want to pay to make sure their kids don’t get educated with povvos turns out to be bullshit. In a sensible world this news would lead to absolutely rinsing the top 0.1% of earners for 75% income tax
March 10, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Like the Laffer Curve, the idea that adding VAT to private school fees would price out the people who want to pay to make sure their kids don’t get educated with povvos turns out to be bullshit. In a sensible world this news would lead to absolutely rinsing the top 0.1% of earners for 75% income tax
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We know that adding car lanes to roads just attracts more cars. We should now try the opposite: take away car lanes, widen pavements, add segregated cycle lanes. We'll find that bigger cars become less attractive and more people walk and cycle. Win for everyone.
March 7, 2025 at 10:55 AM
We know that adding car lanes to roads just attracts more cars. We should now try the opposite: take away car lanes, widen pavements, add segregated cycle lanes. We'll find that bigger cars become less attractive and more people walk and cycle. Win for everyone.
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Hello, I’m trying to make payslips meaningful for people who struggle with numbers and financial information. Want to help?
Accessible financial information is a human right.
Thanks to @nexerdigital.bsky.social for co-hosting the event with me.
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/619b58...
Accessible financial information is a human right.
Thanks to @nexerdigital.bsky.social for co-hosting the event with me.
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/619b58...
March 4, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Hello, I’m trying to make payslips meaningful for people who struggle with numbers and financial information. Want to help?
Accessible financial information is a human right.
Thanks to @nexerdigital.bsky.social for co-hosting the event with me.
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/619b58...
Accessible financial information is a human right.
Thanks to @nexerdigital.bsky.social for co-hosting the event with me.
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/619b58...
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UK WRITERS: You need to fill in this consulation. Govt is very clearly looking to an opt-out model of rights licensing that puts all the burden on creators instead of profiteers. It's long and boring but this is important.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Copyright and Artificial Intelligence
This consultation seeks views on how the government can ensure the UK’s legal framework for AI and copyright supports the UK creative industries and AI sector together.
www.gov.uk
December 18, 2024 at 9:46 AM
UK WRITERS: You need to fill in this consulation. Govt is very clearly looking to an opt-out model of rights licensing that puts all the burden on creators instead of profiteers. It's long and boring but this is important.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
www.gov.uk/government/c...
This stuff is going to get more and more difficult to ignore or discount. I can't think of any other lever to pull for growth right now. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Britain’s net zero economy is booming, CBI says
Green sector growing at triple the rate of the UK economy, providing high-wage jobs and increasing energy security
www.theguardian.com
February 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
This stuff is going to get more and more difficult to ignore or discount. I can't think of any other lever to pull for growth right now. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Nicole Kidman with the John Cage appreciation
February 5, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Nicole Kidman with the John Cage appreciation
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The problem of Labour now being the Starmer-Party in a few words.
February 4, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The problem of Labour now being the Starmer-Party in a few words.
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And DON'T think "keep up with" means news all the time.
Unless it's a hurricane or bomb warning, NOBODY needs breaking news, let alone "rolling" news. Once or twice a day checking in is enough. Constant info-blast and layers of commentary = burn-out.
Unless it's a hurricane or bomb warning, NOBODY needs breaking news, let alone "rolling" news. Once or twice a day checking in is enough. Constant info-blast and layers of commentary = burn-out.
January 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
And DON'T think "keep up with" means news all the time.
Unless it's a hurricane or bomb warning, NOBODY needs breaking news, let alone "rolling" news. Once or twice a day checking in is enough. Constant info-blast and layers of commentary = burn-out.
Unless it's a hurricane or bomb warning, NOBODY needs breaking news, let alone "rolling" news. Once or twice a day checking in is enough. Constant info-blast and layers of commentary = burn-out.
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You might expect that one of the world's biggest media organisations admitting to illegal practices in accessing private information about a member of the royal family and a government minister would be front page news across the board, but apparently not.
January 23, 2025 at 9:38 AM
You might expect that one of the world's biggest media organisations admitting to illegal practices in accessing private information about a member of the royal family and a government minister would be front page news across the board, but apparently not.
Yeah I think this nails it. Even if things are getting worse (debatable), there's money in the doom scrolling. www.joanwestenberg.com/the-doomscro...
The Doomscroll Industrial Complex: How Anxiety Became a Business Model
We need to talk about the doomers and the attention economy they’ve built. Not because they’re entirely wrong — from climate change to political extremism, a lot of their concerns are valid — but beca...
www.joanwestenberg.com
January 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Yeah I think this nails it. Even if things are getting worse (debatable), there's money in the doom scrolling. www.joanwestenberg.com/the-doomscro...
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Capital gains tax should be the exact same as income tax. Same rate, same thresholds. We'll throw the rich a bone by allowing double zero rate allowances but that's it. Overnight the country's finances would be fixed and the vast majority of us wouldn't feel any impact.
January 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Capital gains tax should be the exact same as income tax. Same rate, same thresholds. We'll throw the rich a bone by allowing double zero rate allowances but that's it. Overnight the country's finances would be fixed and the vast majority of us wouldn't feel any impact.
Brilliant quote from @warrenellis.ltd.web.brid.gy at about Meta's changes...
"For some fields of work, it’s considered a privilege to not have to use social media. ...Perhaps, for the elites, social media is something that happens over there, where you can’t see it, where the Other People are."
"For some fields of work, it’s considered a privilege to not have to use social media. ...Perhaps, for the elites, social media is something that happens over there, where you can’t see it, where the Other People are."
January 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Brilliant quote from @warrenellis.ltd.web.brid.gy at about Meta's changes...
"For some fields of work, it’s considered a privilege to not have to use social media. ...Perhaps, for the elites, social media is something that happens over there, where you can’t see it, where the Other People are."
"For some fields of work, it’s considered a privilege to not have to use social media. ...Perhaps, for the elites, social media is something that happens over there, where you can’t see it, where the Other People are."
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The BBC needs to have a debate about whether Musk's outbursts should keep leading the news.
This isn't about censoring or suppressing his views; it's about whether to amplify them.
Most Brits aren't on X, they don't follow Musk & not every raving from a foreign plutocrat should set the news agenda
This isn't about censoring or suppressing his views; it's about whether to amplify them.
Most Brits aren't on X, they don't follow Musk & not every raving from a foreign plutocrat should set the news agenda
January 2, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The BBC needs to have a debate about whether Musk's outbursts should keep leading the news.
This isn't about censoring or suppressing his views; it's about whether to amplify them.
Most Brits aren't on X, they don't follow Musk & not every raving from a foreign plutocrat should set the news agenda
This isn't about censoring or suppressing his views; it's about whether to amplify them.
Most Brits aren't on X, they don't follow Musk & not every raving from a foreign plutocrat should set the news agenda
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Happy Vince Guaraldi Trio season to all who celebrate ❤️
December 15, 2024 at 9:46 PM
Happy Vince Guaraldi Trio season to all who celebrate ❤️
Spotify Unwrapped but for x seems to be this years marketing gimmick. Monzo, Miro… who else?
December 19, 2024 at 4:04 PM
Spotify Unwrapped but for x seems to be this years marketing gimmick. Monzo, Miro… who else?
Monument Valley 3 is out. Didn't know it was being planned. Well that's one more thing to do over Christmas. www.engadget.com/gaming/monum...
Monument Valley 3 is out today for your puzzling pleasure
As with the previous two games, Monument Valley 3 is a lush, meditative experience about perspective.
www.engadget.com
December 16, 2024 at 10:54 PM
Monument Valley 3 is out. Didn't know it was being planned. Well that's one more thing to do over Christmas. www.engadget.com/gaming/monum...
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It’s not perfect, but Facebook is still the best platform on earth for connecting with all of the people my friends briefly dated in 2007
December 16, 2024 at 6:51 PM
It’s not perfect, but Facebook is still the best platform on earth for connecting with all of the people my friends briefly dated in 2007
I miss the days of geodata mashups. I'm sure I had a phone app that plotted Wikipedia entries on a map like this site www.matthewsiu.com/local-map
Local map
www.matthewsiu.com
December 16, 2024 at 10:07 PM
I miss the days of geodata mashups. I'm sure I had a phone app that plotted Wikipedia entries on a map like this site www.matthewsiu.com/local-map