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. 1 and 5 year “false certainty in exchange for funding” driven by budget process, leads to big failed projects
  2. Regulatory capture of IT estates, IT depts and IT skills promotes status quo reinforcement
  3. 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?

Wed Dec 08 08:33:44 +0000 2021