Dave Briggs

"Some blogging myths" https://jvns.ca/blog/2023/06/05/some-blogging-myths/ I published a thing on LinkedIn about why councils (etc) should take digital culture and skills seriously, if they want their transformation projects to succeed: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-culture-skills-make-digital-magic-happen-dave-briggs "The next phase of technology-driven transformation is data. Are you ready to set your strategy?" https://www.bepivotl.com/insights/the-next-phase-of-technology-driven-transformation-is-data-are-you-ready-to-set-your-strategy/ So Lemmy is basically Redditodon? https://join-lemmy.org/

I don’t do so well in this heat. I’m really enjoying an Apple Music playlist, Living the Library – fairly quiet, mostly instrumental ‘electronic’ music. Good to work to. Interesting point made by Brandon on Software Defined Talk, that I hadn’t really thought about before. The advantage of distributed networks like Mastodon for organisations is … Keep reading

Busy couple of days, hence no notes until today. "Are.na is a platform for connecting ideas and building knowledge" https://www.are.na/ via Coté. "Inside Snopes: the rise, fall, and rebirth of an internet icon" https://www.fastcompany.com/90901113/inside-snopes-the-rise-fall-and-rebirth-of-an-internet-icon Emily Webber has published The Team Onion Book, which describes "a model to keep teams small, break down silos and create … Keep reading

I love markdown but using it for presentations might be pushing it a bit https://ia.net/presenter "Why did Usenet fail?" https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/06/why-did-usenet-fail/ Log into twitter. Ooh! Notifications. 5 tweets in a row from someone called Elon Musk who I don’t follow. Log out again. …and on that note, "Twitter Briefly Pretended To Take A Stand Against Hate, … Keep reading

A pleasant walk along the drain at lunchtime. Merlin enjoyed having a swim and a sprint. “Redbridge Council launches digital housing repairs service” https://www.ukauthority.com/articles/redbridge-council-launches-digital-housing-repairs-service/ I spend most of my working day using a Windows all-in-one desktop thing, and less time on a Macbook. I use way more web based stuff in Windows, and way more … Keep reading