iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Jukesie @jukes.ie · 12/10/2026

If anyone in the Leeds/Harrogate area wants a free ticket to the Thought Bubble Comic Con in a couple of weeks I can no longer make it and have a weekend ticket going...just DM me.

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Dean Vipond @deanvipond.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Not sure if it’s the same outside of 80s/90s Brum, but Sov was slang for a sovereign ring much beloved by the tough lads at school. “Av ya seen Wayne’s sov? It’s massive!”

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Dean Vipond @deanvipond.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Got my eldest a PS5 for his 18th birthday last year, with 2 games - Ghost of Yotei (because Ghost of Tsushima was one of his favourite games), and Astrobot. He didn’t touch Yotei for weeks until he’d rinsed Astrobot because “it’s just too good”.

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Fiji son wishes you all a Happy World Octopus Day.

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Dean Vipond @deanvipond.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Astrobot. Pure, condensed joy, a technical marvel (particularly how it uses the haptic feedback of the controller), and a million fun references to PlayStation history. The closest Sony have ever come to matching Nintendo’s approach to pure fun.

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Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

the tech industry is about to invent books

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We created gyms because modern day work no
longer required physical activity. Without exercise,
our muscles atrophy.
I predict we'll need gyms for our brains too, once Al
starts doing our knowledge work.
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Ann Kempster @annkempster.com · 06/10/2026

New from us on digital transformation in NHS Wales and what needs to change.

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Jim Rossignol @rossignol.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This gets said constantly, but it worth reiterating: Games Workshop being bigger than fishing is important to shout about because you wouldn't know it from government talking points, which are rarely about anything creative or artistic. Growth won't involve fish or steel, it will involve goblins.

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Dean Vipond @deanvipond.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Ha - I was allowed to stay up to watch The Omen when I was 7, but wasn’t allowed to watch Rentaghost because dad thought it was “stupid”

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Dean Vipond @deanvipond.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I really hope there are people within government who can point this man to the army of brilliant researchers at his disposal who can provide *actual* public opinion rather than him asking software to guess for him. JFC.

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Dean Vipond @deanvipond.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

You’ve found a good diss though. “Man, that deputy director is such an empty croissant”

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daryl "rupert pumpkin" b 🏳️‍⚧️ @hypercubexl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

what a trove! and the classic cinefex pointing at the screen shot!

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Dak @dak.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Ordering dinner via QR code feels less like going out for hospitality and more like submitting an IT helpdesk ticket for a bowl of pasta.

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Other work by the Ladybird artists Llangollen Valley Artist: SR Badmin

A view over a green, lightly- wooded valley at Sunset or dawn

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Nia Campbell @niacampbell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Another post from the NHS Wales App team on what we learnt from our 'Authorised access' pilot, and the pain points we're aiming to address for both patients and practice staff before wider rollout. dhcw.nhs.wales/news/behind-...

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Why we're expanding our 'Authorised access' pilot before wider rollout

Why we're expanding our 'Authorised access' pilot before wider rollout By the NHS Wales App team Giving trusted family members or carers access to someone else's NHS Wales App account is one of the ...

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Ashley Kirk @ashleyjkirk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Guardian’s Visual & Data Journalism team is expanding! We have three exciting new roles, and we're looking for people who can help us push the boundaries of how we find, report and tell stories. 🧵⬇️

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Lou Downe @loudowne.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Finally, there are a few spaces left for Agile Service Design taking place on 8th, 15th and 22nd of October. Build the skills you need to design and deliver user centred services in complex agile environments good.services/agile-servic...

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Agile Service Design — Good Services

Agile Service Design is a live 3 day course split over three weeks that focuses on the reality of designing services in changing organisational environments

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Dean Vipond @deanvipond.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A friend was talking about the inevitability of it all in quite a worried way. I’ve reassured him that we should only start (really) worrying when everyone’s printers start working properly. (I feel like that’d be a good opener for the next Terminator, with ppl being pleasantly surprised for a bit

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Shaun Gomm @shaungomm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Excited to announce that #CampDigital 2027 will be on Thursday 13th May at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. Expect the usual mix of inspirational speakers and good vibes, with a special line up in prospect for our 15th edition. More to follow…

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Dean Vipond @deanvipond.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Haha, I was thinking of the “throw wet sponges at the maths teacher” stall at the school summer fete. Great minds!

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Heather Burns @heatherburnstech.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Well, yes; I blogged about how this company failed my sniff test back in *2019* after they showed up at a startup pitching event run by, & their product was duly effusively praised by ... the civilian who at the time was known as Prince Andrew. Do I know how to spot them or what.

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Dean Vipond @deanvipond.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Have you finally landed Zuckerberg?!?

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Dean Vipond @deanvipond.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

One of my best charity shop trips was when I scored both The Best of En Vogue and Battles in the North by the Norwegian black metal act Immortal. youtu.be/6CKHTNOuvhU?...

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Battles in the North

YouTube video by Immortal - Topic

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Heather Burns @heatherburnstech.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

the BBC has had to publish advice for neurotic helicopter parents who can't stop cyberstalking their grown adult children www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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'It's a brutal adjustment': How to cope when your child goes to university

This new stage of parenthood is emotional - but learning how to let go can help.

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Dean Vipond @deanvipond.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

One day! I really need to sort out the collection* *drawer full of bags of stamps

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Dean Vipond @deanvipond.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Fun archaic knowledge I’ve just had to pass on to my eldest (now at uni) – where to buy postage stamps.

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Ben #ActNow 🔥🌳🌊 @benaldo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

New job role at GDS: Deputy Director for Digital Standards and Inclusive Design. Deadline end of 8th October. Public sector only... Come be my boss! If you're nice, and good. www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...

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Quick Check Needed

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Ben McKennaaaargh @benmckenna.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

So I look after the websites of quite a lot of migrant support organisations, it's my job but it's also something I care deeply about. Today I have three requests to remove addresses, identifying photos or names of people who fear for their lives. I'm sad, people, good people are terrified.

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Nia Campbell @niacampbell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A great example of why content or information design matters. Labeling government spending clearly for the public could help reduce FOI requests. Nice to see this raised and discussed sensibly in the Senedd. 🌟 nation.cymru/news/welsh-g...

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Welsh Government to review spending data after minister handed 'impenetrable' spreadsheet

Emily Price The Welsh Government has committed to reviewing how it presents publicly accessible spending data after a minister was handed an “impenetrable” spreadsheet of codes during a committee mee...

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Dean Vipond @deanvipond.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Kevin McCloud has just sat bolt upright in bed when you hit send on this.

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Caroline Jarrett @cjforms.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Thank you @georgeaye.bsky.social for a brilliantly inspiring keynote #SDinGov Immediately added two books to my reading list and “who writes the social contract” to my thinking list

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Dean Vipond @deanvipond.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Get thee to the local Blockbuster ASAP!

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Dean Vipond @deanvipond.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

In junior school one time, Mr Harwood explained the entire plot of the film Electric Dreams (the one about the computer that falls in love with a woman - the one with the Oakey/Moroder theme tune). I’ve still never seen it.

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Dean Vipond @deanvipond.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

They’re just Anthap nuts, Michael.

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Dean Vipond @deanvipond.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

My eldest has just started uni and we’re expecting our monthly food budget to drop by 50%

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Dean Vipond @deanvipond.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I’m not going this year, but have a fantastic trip!

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Dean Vipond @deanvipond.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

My amazing startup idea is a service that gives freshers burner phones, while I maintain nominal believable activity on their old phone to stop parents surveillance them. Chuck all the phones in a cargo bike and ride to campuses, halls, a few pubs, etc. Make some random grocery purchases etc.

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Dean Vipond @deanvipond.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

When I’ve done talks on accessibility and inclusion, I’ve also included the story of Beyoncé getting sued for having an inaccessible website, as a bit of a punchline / pressure valve on the serious stuff, and also you get to choose a pic of Beyoncé looking cool to bring some pizazz to the slides.

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Dean Vipond @deanvipond.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Excellent show, I thought. Have you seen Mare of Easttown? That’s even better, IMO (same producers). Love the combination of 3-dimensional characters, propulsive story and human drama. Beautifully shot, too.

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Caroline Jarrett @cjforms.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

In today’s episode of #FixTheForms, help people with dyscalculia (like me), people who are stressed or ill, and people in a hurry by making time displays use “midday” (or “noon”) and “midnight”

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