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Richard Rutter @clagnut.com · 19/03/2026

"An error occurred". Why is this the same story with every Government procurement portal ever? I tried "contact our Customer Support Team" about this error and the contact form sent my straight to this error page. FFS stop wasting my time Proactis you bunch of cowboys.

"Proactis" screenshot with the unhelpful message "An Error has Occurred".

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Richard Rutter @clagnut.com · 10/02/2026

What’s new in web typography? This is a question I’ll be answering at this year’s webdayout.com I'll cover the paved cowpaths and the shiny things that bring expressiveness, fine detail, responsiveness, consistency and efficiency to your work. Use JOIN_RICH to get 10% off. #typography #css

A mock-up of my Web Day Out lanyard – use JOIN_RICH for 10% off.

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Richard Rutter @clagnut.com · 28/01/2026

Saddened to hear that the wonderful Drift Records will be closing its doors at the end Feb. Whenever I was in that part of the world (Totnes, Devon) I'd make a point of going there for a good rummage, and never came away empty handed. driftrecords.com/blogs/drift/... #music #vinyl

Black Drift Records tote bag draped over my turntable.

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Richard Rutter @clagnut.com · 03/12/2025

In the early 1940s, Directors General of the BBC, Cecil Graves and William Haley spoke about the revolutionary technology of radio and television broadcasting. [read attached image] Now read that again, this time replacing ‘broadcasting’ with ‘AI’ and imagine how different things could be. #ai

This country has in its hands an instrument of incalculable power for good. An instrument that can be given to spreading among the nation the true knowledge of each other. Helpful rather than hurtful to the interests of mankind.

These newly acquired skills of mankind will move at a breathtaking pace. Broadcasting, which we begin to see now as a worldwide international service, is a step into the future even more dramatic than the devеlopment of flying.

Broadcasting without its responsibilities is nothing. It’s not a way of thought, it’s not a way of culturе, it’s not a way of life. It’s there to serve thought, so that people think for themselves.

It’s there to serve culture in such a way that people will turn more and more to active participation in the arts. Go to the theatre, attend concerts, read books, use their hands. And help to build a community in which broadcasting is only a very small part of a full and satisfying life.

It has helped something living in us to keep alive. And it has reminded us in its graver moments that life won’t last. And that for this very reason, there are things more important than success or power.

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Richard Rutter @clagnut.com · 28/11/2025

TIL about `initial-letter-wrap` as a handy way to wrap text around a drop cap. Sadly its 'at risk' as there is no browser support at the moment. Good candidate for progressive enhancement though. drafts.csswg.org/css-inline/#... #css #typography

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Richard Rutter @clagnut.com · 01/10/2025

Looking forward to reading the debut novel by my good friend @bownie.bsky.social leanpub.com/humansoftware

A Kindle displaying the cover to Human Software by Richard W. Bown

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Richard Rutter @clagnut.com · 13/07/2025

Margarita time is now 8.30pm on a Sunday.

Glass of margarita with the setting sun behind

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Richard Rutter @clagnut.com · 04/07/2025

I use a combination of footnotes and sidenotes in my @webtypography.net ebook and print edition. I use footnotes for references and sidenotes (rendered inline if no margin space) for asides or contextual explanations. Because I use EPUB markup, ebook readers handle the footnotes themselves.

Screenshot of ebook in Apple Books, showing a footnote rendered in place as a tooltip, with the footnotes listed at the end of the chapter.

Screenshot of ebook in Calibre, showing a footnote rendered in place as a tooltip, with the footnotes listed at the end of the chapter.

Screenshot of ebook in Apple Books, showing a sidenote rendered inline, immediately following the paragraph it refers to.

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Richard Rutter @clagnut.com · 07/06/2025

Another weekend at the K2 in sunny Crawley

Grey clouds gather over an athletics track

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Richard Rutter @clagnut.com · 23/05/2025

At @clearleft.com we design UX London to provide the best training for *our* staff, so I'm pretty confident it'll work for you and your teams too! BUT ticket prices go up at midnight TONIGHT, so grab them while you can. 2025.uxlondon.com Use discount code JOINRICH for 20% OFF! 👈 #ux #uxdesign

A man presenting on the UX London stage in front of a slide that says 'Our standard price ticket sale ends at midnight on 23 May'.

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Richard Rutter @clagnut.com · 21/03/2025

This, for the last 3 days (so *before* the power outage)

Screenshot of BA.com saying "We’re experiencing technical difficulties"

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Richard Rutter @clagnut.com · 26/02/2025

When did 'part-time' become 'fractional'? Whenever I see that word, all I think of is this...

Fractional distillation chemistry equipment.

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Richard Rutter @clagnut.com · 25/02/2025

The noise in my back garden a couple of years ago… now I know who to blame 😜

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Richard Rutter @clagnut.com · 17/01/2025

Me, my colleagues, and seemingly everyone else in the world who has to use Google products... "I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that." anyone?

"Gemini, can you please leave me alone as these pop-ups are hugely intrusive and irritating." "I can't help with that."

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Richard Rutter @clagnut.com · 08/01/2025

It’s like winter here ❄️ All hope is lost.

Nearly 1cm of snow covering a suburban street

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Richard Rutter @clagnut.com · 08/01/2025

And speaking of which, for completion I should point you towards prismjs.com, a free syntax highlighter developed by @lea.verou.me and others, and used on millions of websites including mine. It also works in ePub ebooks 😉.

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Richard Rutter @clagnut.com · 07/12/2024

For no particular reason, in the mood for some Grian. Love the mellowness of his solo work, and this vinyl sounds lush. @vinyl.bsky.social #vinyl #music

Chaos For The Fly by Grian Chatten, on white vinyl

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Richard Rutter @clagnut.com · 07/12/2024

Isn't there a name for when this kind of timeline coincidence happens? @rellyab.bsky.social @scottjenson.bsky.social

Relly's post on the lack of morality in US healthcare appears directly after Scott's in my timeline.

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