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It me: Intranet. Internal comms. Content. Consultant. UX. IA. UK, Northern. Yes, I am.
We met at a conference once, remember? I was talking or you were talking, everyone was very nice but indistinct.
Visit: http://wedge.black
We met at a conference once, remember? I was talking or you were talking, everyone was very nice but indistinct.
Visit: http://wedge.black
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· Nov 13
The following phrase had my clients exclaiming (and glad to say my boss noticed):
“That’s true, we can’t please everyone, but we can serve more people in more ways.”
#UX #Intranet #DigitalWorkplace
“That’s true, we can’t please everyone, but we can serve more people in more ways.”
#UX #Intranet #DigitalWorkplace
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
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October 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Not saying dating is hard in your forties, but I didn’t even know texts could be returned undelivered.
November 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Not saying dating is hard in your forties, but I didn’t even know texts could be returned undelivered.
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My ‘best’ is not brilliant, currently. But it’s still the best I can do and it is good enough and good.
November 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
My ‘best’ is not brilliant, currently. But it’s still the best I can do and it is good enough and good.
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One of the bad-faith appropriations of feminism is the use of suffragist colours by transphobes. President Connolly has reasserted the connection between universal suffrage, Ireland* & supporting the Queer community. Authentic feminism.
The story behind Catherine Connolly's all-purple inauguration ensemble
The outfit is a callback to what Mary Robinson wore at her 1990 inauguration.
www.thejournal.ie
November 12, 2025 at 12:46 PM
One of the bad-faith appropriations of feminism is the use of suffragist colours by transphobes. President Connolly has reasserted the connection between universal suffrage, Ireland* & supporting the Queer community. Authentic feminism.
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![Ra's al Dolezal @SenatorIvy
Patrick Stewart can read the stats off the back of your G1 Transformers box without using the plastic.
[a photo of Patrick Stewart under infrared lighting with an infrared background wearing a black and red plaid suit and black collared shirt]
3:29 PM • 2020-01-08](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vzh3zzjcbamllzjadsmfooxq/bafkreib56i5zt3b56tspzvonnvhyoxjyew4ojc4bf3gb5a4g6q257kdhxq@jpeg)
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The distance in time between now and when Microsoft Office replaced drop down menus with the ribbon bar at the top is the same as the distance between then and the fall of the Berlin Wall
November 11, 2025 at 7:23 AM
The distance in time between now and when Microsoft Office replaced drop down menus with the ribbon bar at the top is the same as the distance between then and the fall of the Berlin Wall
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Nigel Farage, who has appeared on BBC Question Time 38 times, says the BBC has been insitutionally biased for decades.
He may have a point.
He may have a point.
November 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Nigel Farage, who has appeared on BBC Question Time 38 times, says the BBC has been insitutionally biased for decades.
He may have a point.
He may have a point.
Where is The Judder Man these days? Is he busy? Is he happy?
November 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Where is The Judder Man these days? Is he busy? Is he happy?
Excellent! If you buy enough of one kind, they deliver the whole lil crate.
November 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Excellent! If you buy enough of one kind, they deliver the whole lil crate.
I CANNOT STAND ‘financial years’ – I won’t hear it, and I won’t respond to it.
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I CANNOT STAND ‘financial years’ – I won’t hear it, and I won’t respond to it.
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"behind every gay person there is a gayer, more evil gay person"
November 8, 2025 at 3:43 AM
"behind every gay person there is a gayer, more evil gay person"
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Note that still in post at the BBC is Robbie Gibb, who helped set up GB News, and John McAndrew, formerly director of news and programmes at GB News.
November 10, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Note that still in post at the BBC is Robbie Gibb, who helped set up GB News, and John McAndrew, formerly director of news and programmes at GB News.
I was explaining the vast costs of enterprise AI to a friend, saying “Y’see, I’m currently helping a company – well, not helping but” and he interrupted “You don’t help you hinder, because you hate capitalism”. 🤣
November 10, 2025 at 7:34 AM
I was explaining the vast costs of enterprise AI to a friend, saying “Y’see, I’m currently helping a company – well, not helping but” and he interrupted “You don’t help you hinder, because you hate capitalism”. 🤣
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On November 9, 2004, Mozilla Corporation released a multiplatform web browser, Firefox 1.0.
Firefox gained major popularity among users and exceeded 1 billion downloads between 2004 and 2009.
#WebDesignHistory
Firefox gained major popularity among users and exceeded 1 billion downloads between 2004 and 2009.
#WebDesignHistory
November 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
On November 9, 2004, Mozilla Corporation released a multiplatform web browser, Firefox 1.0.
Firefox gained major popularity among users and exceeded 1 billion downloads between 2004 and 2009.
#WebDesignHistory
Firefox gained major popularity among users and exceeded 1 billion downloads between 2004 and 2009.
#WebDesignHistory
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I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
November 8, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
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My 6 year old: “there is no Santa’s naughty list. The government just tell you that.” 😂
November 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
My 6 year old: “there is no Santa’s naughty list. The government just tell you that.” 😂
I lost 200 tabs and I’m not digging into history so they’re lost forever. A relief.
Good preparation for when I declare ‘email bankruptcy’ over Xmas. (All emails get archived, inbox zero for new year.)
Good preparation for when I declare ‘email bankruptcy’ over Xmas. (All emails get archived, inbox zero for new year.)
November 9, 2025 at 6:31 AM
I lost 200 tabs and I’m not digging into history so they’re lost forever. A relief.
Good preparation for when I declare ‘email bankruptcy’ over Xmas. (All emails get archived, inbox zero for new year.)
Good preparation for when I declare ‘email bankruptcy’ over Xmas. (All emails get archived, inbox zero for new year.)
Bringing back ‘beech’ as the plural of ‘book’ for mysterious reasons
November 9, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Bringing back ‘beech’ as the plural of ‘book’ for mysterious reasons
TV series idea; police procedural but focused on the back-office support admin who spots a correlation, suggesting terrorism link. Anyway they’re made redundant – the next three episodes follow their tired, stressed, job hunting grind; finale shows new position as tertiary-adjunct telephone banker.
November 9, 2025 at 6:24 AM
TV series idea; police procedural but focused on the back-office support admin who spots a correlation, suggesting terrorism link. Anyway they’re made redundant – the next three episodes follow their tired, stressed, job hunting grind; finale shows new position as tertiary-adjunct telephone banker.
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40 years ago we’d have congressional hearings falsely accusing metal bands of putting backwards messages in their songs that told kids to kill themselves & now we have a planet-killing chatbot that’s all like “bet you won’t commit suicide chickenshit bitch” & the government is like here’s $5 billion
November 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
40 years ago we’d have congressional hearings falsely accusing metal bands of putting backwards messages in their songs that told kids to kill themselves & now we have a planet-killing chatbot that’s all like “bet you won’t commit suicide chickenshit bitch” & the government is like here’s $5 billion
I probably google “is Celine well?”, “is Celine happy?” every quarter
November 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I probably google “is Celine well?”, “is Celine happy?” every quarter
Good heavens, did you see the opening mechanism of that make up case in Pluribus episode two?
Maybe found it: amzn.eu/d/3vpKfSS
Maybe found it: amzn.eu/d/3vpKfSS
November 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Good heavens, did you see the opening mechanism of that make up case in Pluribus episode two?
Maybe found it: amzn.eu/d/3vpKfSS
Maybe found it: amzn.eu/d/3vpKfSS
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Video game people: wow they really want us to pay 70 bucks for a game
Lego people: Just got this for $300 what a great deal
Lego people: Just got this for $300 what a great deal
November 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Video game people: wow they really want us to pay 70 bucks for a game
Lego people: Just got this for $300 what a great deal
Lego people: Just got this for $300 what a great deal