Month: April 2023

• No note yesterday, it was a busy day launching our recruitment campaign
  • https://jobs.digitalbirmingham.org/
• Interesting article about a wonderful song
  • https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/apr/24/wayne-coyne-flaming-lips-do-you-realize
• Great win for Forest tonight! Danilo scored, which shows how much I know.
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65319930
• Got an enquiry about another council wanting to set up a blog on localgov.blog – this makes me happy.
  • https://localgov.blog/

• How Elon Musk Turned the Blue Checkmark Into a Scarlet Letter – I will never tire of stories that point out what a berk Musk is.
  • https://slate.com/technology/2023/04/elon-musk-twitter-blue-checkmarks-verification-lebron-james.html
• Leading Charities in a Digital Society
  • https://public.digital/2023/04/24/leading-charities-in-a-digital-society

• Government should publish user research for the public good
  • https://www.publictechnology.net/articles/opinion/government-should-publish-user-research-public-good
• The cult of bare minimum learning
  • https://postshift.com/the-cult-of-bare-minimum-learning/
• Glucomate – new app to help diabetics tracks their sugar levels
  • https://zachsim.one/blog/2023/4/19/introducing-glucomate
• The end of computer magazines in America – I used to love buying computer magazines in my teens. This was in the mid-nineties, and as a proud owner of an Amiga 500 all my pocket money got spent on magazines where the word Amiga was followed by Format, Power, Shopper amongst other things. The free stuff on the attached floppy disks were always a delight. I’ve not looked at a magazine rack in years, so couldn’t say what the situation in the UK is…
  • https://www.technologizer.com/2023/04/15/the-end-of-computer-magazines-in-america/

• I wasn’t sure about posting yesterday’s note, which was rather limited, mostly because of having a super busy day. But I thought the practice of publishing even short notes is a good one to keep up with
• dxw’s onboarding approach for new staff
  • https://www.dxw.com/2023/04/how-we-do-onboarding-at-dxw/
• Social media is doomed to die
  • https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/18/23672769/social-media-inevitable-death-monetization-growth-hacks
• A rather lovely vertically scrolling website, taking you on a tour of the atmosphere
  • https://neal.fun/space-elevator/
• I finished the Falco book a couple of nights ago. It was ok, 2/5 stars. I think the reason I didn’t enjoy it was because I just didn’t understand the main character. I get that the aim is that he’s a cynical, Marlowe style gumshoe transported to the Roman era. But while Marlowe is believable, and his occasionally idiosyncratic responses to things make sense for the character, I just didn’t find the same to be true of Falco. He just seemed a bit of a berk. Maybe I’ll give book two a go in the future, but I won’t be rushing to, I don’t think.
• Next up is March Violets by Philip Kerr
  • http://philipkerr.org/books/

• No time for notes yesterday, was interviewing all day. So impressed by the calibre of people wanting to work in digital and tech roles in local government. The sector has a bright future if it keeps investing in people like this.
• This guide to content audits looks pretty useful
  • https://lapope.notion.site/Content-audits-a-pragmatic-guide-ce6c08e8e1504f40a0a92370dd4817d7#108aee41ecf24506a432d4ebc9ca8ce5

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