Twitter Archive, 2021
RT @SachinMonga: Here’s a theory that I think helps explain:
- How Instagram won the first attention war
- Why there will never be another…
Tue Mar 02 11:18:46 +0000 2021
RT @tomskitomski: “There are no lies here. At the bottom of the hierarchy, where the end-user touches it, you find out the truth.”
Wed Mar 10 08:05:33 +0000 2021 Replying to @rgarner
Either they’ve forgotten the developer base and are death-by-1000-cuts…or it’s a strategic obsolescence push to limit the usefulness of local hardware. Q: at what point do you stop local dev and just move to full VM (+cloud?)
Tue Jun 08 09:37:36 +0000 2021
Replying to @BBCBreaking
You could do better tech reporting than this.
Yes, a content distribution network is having problems and some its customer brands’ are feeling the impact.
No, it’s not “a huge part of the internet” and it’s definitely not BBC quality to be screaming “the sky is falling”
Tue Jun 08 10:55:23 +0000 2021
Replying to @crocstar and @ThirdSectorLab
Happy to help however I can! @ThirdSectorLab try me at https://calendly.com/thenocodecto/coffee for a quick connect?
Wed Jun 09 17:15:10 +0000 2021
RT @spncrd: Keeping language plain on government websites and products is hard, grinding work, y’all. And seeing users struggle when it’s n…
Sat Jun 12 22:43:06 +0000 2021 Replying to @RogerBearpark, @powdr99 and @HannahPinnock
That’s not me, it’s my more attractive identical twin
Sat Jul 10 17:31:42 +0000 2021
Replying to @thommeread
Just in case you need a link to the sequel: https://amzn.to/3kzPMaI
Mon Jul 19 15:22:51 +0000 2021
This came across my desk this morning – a good read on how even big firms can get simple things wrong: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/08/a-decade-and-a-half-of-instability-the-history-of-google-messaging-apps/
Mon Sep 06 09:21:21 +0000 2021
Replying to @Emmastace
- 1 and 5 year “false certainty in exchange for funding” driven by budget process, leads to big failed projects
- Regulatory capture of IT estates, IT depts and IT skills promotes status quo reinforcement
- Microeconomics of CS techs not competitive to private sector
Thu Sep 23 15:56:48 +0000 2021
Replying to @rgarner
Fri Sep 24 12:06:57 +0000 2021
Replying to @hkanji
What are your thoughts on EIRs?
Sat Sep 25 08:32:02 +0000 2021 Replying to @Rchards
Org design with an understanding of the metric that matters for each team and how they combine to meet the metric that matters for the org.
Fri Oct 01 16:57:26 +0000 2021
Replying to @marxculture
Not joking, I’ve done one of those
Sun Oct 10 01:00:10 +0000 2021
Replying to @JanetHughes, @neillyneil, @yahoo_pete, @rossferg and @dgheath21
Happy birthday @GOVUK! I’ve done some big projects, but that was an amazing experience of eating the elephant one bite at a time.
Tue Oct 19 11:40:49 +0000 2021
Replying to @rgarner
Sabbatical, screens off, exercise, community. Here for you, if you want to work on a project or catch up doing something, anything. Some inspiration: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000n1gh/mortimer-whitehouse-gone-fishing-series-3-episode-6
Sun Oct 24 11:37:05 +0000 2021
IDK feeling cute, trying out a new app — might delete it later https://cogx.page.link/oaPYZN2RGbHwybVX7
Mon Oct 25 11:28:22 +0000 2021
Replying to @richardjpope
There is an entire third sector waiting for someone with your skills — pick a social problem, there is a need for a long term social venture to solve it. Perhaps we talk?
Sat Oct 30 07:44:21 +0000 2021 Replying to @Amy_Hupe
That meme is consistent but not uniform
Wed Nov 10 10:06:31 +0000 2021 Replying to @rgarner
The fact that you’re interested in the underlying tech and not the flash-in-the-pan makes you one of the best (and most employable) gurus to have on one’s side.
I mean, who’s going to keep the roads rolling over the next 30 years?