Richard Pope
richardpope.org
Richard Pope
@richardpope.org
I wrote a book on public services:

https://londonpublishingpartnership.co.uk/books/platformland-an-anatomy-of-next-generation-public-services/

It’s time to share the benefits of digital with the public properly.
Although probably not UK waters looking at the map? (Still, I'd assumed the us coast guard was a coastal waters force?)
January 7, 2026 at 10:00 PM
I read it goes something like this...
December 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I think I may have got the arated concrete analogy from you? Been trying to remember who to attribute it to.
December 17, 2025 at 9:11 AM
No, but thanks
December 9, 2025 at 12:17 PM
I've come across a couple of Bluesky/mastodon clients that feature rss, which feels interesting for very active blogs e.g. flareapp.moe and openvibe.social
Openvibe — Town Square for Open Social Media
Interact With Anyone On The Open Internet. All Decentralised Social Networks, Single Timeline.
openvibe.social
November 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
"Now social media platforms have become points of political control, you need to own the definitive source of social media updates just like you do with press releases"
gov.uk
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Follow Germany's lead and fund some open alternatives: www.heise.de/en/news/Micr...
Microsoft 365 alternative: openDesk version 1.0 announced for October
German-funded openDesk aims to end reliance on Microsoft with open source tech.
www.heise.de
November 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM