Daily notes

I’ve been rubbish publishing here for a couple of weeks. Been super busy, is my excuse. Nice to see one of my blogging inspirations Lloyd is trying something similar. https://perfectpath.co.uk/2023/05/03/wednesday-may-3rd-2023/ Books – am currently reading The Ruin of all Witches by Malcolm Gaskill, which is just terrific. I find the early days of the USA … Keep reading

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 … Keep reading

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 … Keep reading