Thoughts on blogging formats

I spent way too much time thinking about this stuff. My recent playing around with the daily note format, plus tinkering with Mastodon etc, and following the exploits of Dave Winer and others on their blogs, has made me start to think a bit more about how I would really like my blogging to work … Keep reading

Daily note for 30 May 2023

I’m playing again on Mastodon, mostly because Twitter is starting to feel more broken than ever. I’m not altogether happy about it, mind. I think a big part of it is that all the things that Mastodon wants to fix in Twitter, I don’t have a problem with. I just want Twitter, but not run … Keep reading

Daily note for 25 May 2023

I’ve been busy getting married! and also being ill Saturday was amazing, beautiful weather, a nice simple ceremony and then a party with many of our favourite people. Am a very happy and contented man right now However I then got a cold almost immediately, with the coughing, sneezing and sore throating meaning I haven’t … Keep reading

Daily note for 18 May 2023

It’s really annoying when ctrl-k doesn’t work as a shortcut to insert a link somewhere It’s the agile mindset that matters for local government (by me) https://sensibletech.co.uk/its-the-agile-mindset-that-matters-for-local-government/ Two wonderful bit of work (and blogging) by Essex https://servicetransformation.blog.essex.gov.uk/2023/05/12/testing-essex-gov-with-blind-and-low-vision-users/ https://servicetransformation.blog.essex.gov.uk/2023/05/17/tales-of-the-private-beta-supertesters-user-research-on-the-new-intranet/ Learning, More than One Way https://postshift.com/learning-more-than-one-way/ Bristol Digital’s user experience principles https://bristoldigital.localgov.blog/2023/05/16/ux-principles/ Making a modern digital council … Keep reading

Daily note for 15 May 2023

I survived my stag do at the weekend, although to be fair, it was a quiet affair. Just me, 3 of my old school mates and my 22 year old son. Wedding is next Saturday, so exciting! Despite being split in two following some local gov reorganisation, the digital folk up in Cumbria are still … Keep reading