Reposted by smcdoyle.bsky.socialMuseum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026 63177543717
Reposted by smcdoyle.bsky.socialJW Mason @jwmason.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I don't know if Matt Levine's theory about what's behind recent calls for AI regulation is correct. But it does sound plausible! www.bloomberg.com/opinion/news... 17321120
smcdoyle.bsky.social @smcdoyle.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Reached enlightenment: I have been to IKEA and bought only the intended item 🥹 (a soft ball for the dog) 000
Reposted by smcdoyle.bsky.socialSiobhán M @nocontextsiobhan.bsky.social · 28/04/2026My brother shared this in the family whatsapp so coming to a work place near you the best email ever 961018314
Reposted by smcdoyle.bsky.socialKate Devlin @drkatedevlin.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Remember I convinced myself that we could run a free storytelling festival at King's in early June? Well, we are definitely doing that and the tickets are now available so please explore and sign up: it's open to all and you don't pay a penny! www.tickettailor.com/events/dfist...tickettailor.comDigital Futures Institute: Festival of StorytellingDigital Futures Institute: Festival of Storytelling – The Digital Futures Institute Festival of Storytelling, taking place 2–4 June, is a celebration of how we communicate what we ... 065
smcdoyle.bsky.social @smcdoyle.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Tessa Quinn: “Scotland welcomed 29,000 Ukrainian refugees… we had 2 ops staff and a spreadsheet” #campdigital 161
smcdoyle.bsky.social @smcdoyle.bsky.social · 07/05/2026How to work with Content Designers - explained in memes 👌Candi Williams at #CampDigital 030
Reposted by smcdoyle.bsky.socialIan Beestin @ianbeestin.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Who knew that the GOV.UK website design was inspired by tried and tested motorway signage? (even sharing the same font). The things you learn at #CampDigital 021
Reposted by smcdoyle.bsky.socialSarah K @dr-know.bsky.social · 07/05/2026“Don’t be a research vampire, going in and sucking out what you want from the community” @rochellegold.bsky.social Reminds me of patient involvement group who coined “we want to be at the table, not on the menu” 🧛 #CampDigital 092
Reposted by smcdoyle.bsky.socialKaty Arnold @katyarnie.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Powerful keynote from Himal Mandala on the parallels between personal burn out and organisations that require heroics from individuals in order to simply cope. Slack in the system is necessary for organisations and humans - it’s the space to sense risk and set boundaries 🙌 #CampDigital 0177
Reposted by smcdoyle.bsky.socialAlastair Somerville @acuity.design · 05/05/2026Anti-AI stickers arrive in time for #CampDigital. On the value of being human #AI #Phenomenology 1123
smcdoyle.bsky.social @smcdoyle.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Rochelle Gold on neighbourhood care in the NHS: less “what’s the matter with you?”, more “what matters to you?” #campdigital @rochellegold.bsky.social 030
Reposted by smcdoyle.bsky.socialAdam Coulson @coulson.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Really honest and insightful personal reflections from @himal.bsky.social about slack as mental capacity, how when we lose this we also lose the ability to notice signals, and how heroics can feel good and can be useful in a crisis but we don’t want to be in a perpetual crisis #CampDigital 0136
smcdoyle.bsky.social @smcdoyle.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Feeling thin? Don’t be a Bilbo #CampDigital 020
smcdoyle.bsky.social @smcdoyle.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Burnout loops in organisations - how do we break the cycle? #CampDigital 030
smcdoyle.bsky.social @smcdoyle.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Hello #CampDigital 👋 A hopeful start to the day 🌅 020
Reposted by smcdoyle.bsky.socialLexi ⛯ @ash243x.bsky.social · 02/05/2026i should probably print this out and pin it to my monitor to save me the trouble of a lot of online arguments. 924757
Reposted by smcdoyle.bsky.socialShirokuma Cafe Bot 🐻❄️🐼🐧 @shirokumascreen.bsky.social · 10/04/2026 0106
Reposted by smcdoyle.bsky.socialtransformgovtalks.bsky.social @transformgovtalks.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Our next event! 🚨 6PM, WED 29th April 🚨 At the MoJ or online. Lisa Trickey and Rebekah Wilson, LGA : State of digital Local Government and LG2040: The State of Things to Come Jonathan Slater, Visiting Professor at King’s College London and QMUL luma.com/7nu2j853 Please share! Thanks 🙏luma.comTransformGov Talks: April 2026 · LumaLisa Trickey and Rebekah Wilson, Local Government Association on the state of digital Local Government and LG2040: The State of Things to Come Jonathan Slater,… 003
Reposted by smcdoyle.bsky.socialDavid Durant @bowsy.co.uk · 07/04/2026It's exactly this kind of thing that's fantastic but at the same time nowhere in the national media. The government should fire their comms people and find someone who can actually land their announcements. www.gov.uk/government/n...gov.ukMillions of workers get new access to sick pay and parental leaveLandmark employment rights reforms kick into force. 011
smcdoyle.bsky.social @smcdoyle.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Another beautiful #monkigras 🥰 Such an eclectic mix of speakers, and (as ever) incredible food and drink. 051
smcdoyle.bsky.social @smcdoyle.bsky.social · 20/03/2026“The way you communicate a plan is as important as the plan itself” @mattlemay.com #monkigras 070
Reposted by smcdoyle.bsky.socialsarcastic parrot @monkchips.com · 20/03/2026 "If we make responding to change part of the plan we are more likely to actually do it.". - @mattlemay.com Sounds like #monkigras 051
smcdoyle.bsky.social @smcdoyle.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Resilience in communities, in Oaxaca and Minneapolis, boils down to recognising interdependence and simply helping others when they need it @kimmykimkimber.bsky.social @wiredferret.bsky.social #monkigras 0123
Reposted by smcdoyle.bsky.socialLily Lachance @lilylachance.bsky.social · 20/03/2026It is so inhuman to take what other people need. I think there are a lot of people with a “wendigo spirit” in power right now. Great talk on resilience in communities by @kimmykimkimber.bsky.social and @wiredferret.bsky.social #monkigras 1113
Reposted by smcdoyle.bsky.socialPaul Johnston @pdj.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Speaker book recommendation: "Seeing Gender: An Illustrated Guide to Identity and Expression" by Iris Gottlieb #monkigras 031
Reposted by smcdoyle.bsky.socialPaul Johnston @pdj.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Intersex births are about 1.7% of births which is about the same as the percentage of kids with red hair. #monkigras 021
Reposted by smcdoyle.bsky.socialLily Lachance @lilylachance.bsky.social · 20/03/2026I’ve never played it but I have friends who have — love @azimman.bsky.social using Silksong as an allegory for describing the experience as a cis parent raising a trans child. #monkigras 072
Reposted by smcdoyle.bsky.socialLily Lachance @lilylachance.bsky.social · 20/03/2026“We can have a future where every student and teacher is supported by cognitive aids built for their benefit and growth. Not for exploitation and surveillance.” Really appreciate the optimism in this talk, @daniloc.xyz, admittedly I’ve been quite pessimistic lately. #monkigras 081
Reposted by smcdoyle.bsky.socialsarcastic parrot @monkchips.com · 20/03/2026An actual prepper talk with Chad Metcalf talking about the US variety of the movement. "Prepping is about personal agency". 092
Reposted by smcdoyle.bsky.socialRicardo J. Méndez @ricardo.bsky.social · 19/03/2026“Enshittification comes from an asymmetry of power” @danielroe.dev talking about ATProto #monkigras 092
Reposted by smcdoyle.bsky.socialsarcastic parrot @monkchips.com · 19/03/2026Absolute comedy from @danielroe.dev talking about npmx #monkigras btw . He is about communities but says 10x developers is bunk. "Life is about building a sense of community.". 3416
Reposted by smcdoyle.bsky.socialAna Hevesi @anthrocypher.bsky.social · 19/03/2026“The teacher is also the learner. And a commitment to learning means being continually revealed to yourself.” - @suesmith.lol #monkigras Whew. 072
Reposted by smcdoyle.bsky.socialRachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 19/03/2026I love that @nathenharvey.bsky.social is making sure we all have enough fucks to give 2256
Reposted by smcdoyle.bsky.socialsarcastic parrot @monkchips.com · 19/03/2026Immigration and trans rights. Everything is super fucked up and trans people are increasingly having to become legal experts. @lizthegrey.com on, for example, what it means to be a refugee or stateless person. Important talk at #monkigras. The UK EHRC ruling is also super messed up. 2276
smcdoyle.bsky.social @smcdoyle.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Small Beer is a B Corp brewery in Bermondsey, focusing on low-medium ABV 2.5-2.8%. All the flavour, none of the headaches - cheers to that 🍻 #monkigras 041
smcdoyle.bsky.social @smcdoyle.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Learning requires going from abstract to practical and back to abstract, in semantic waves. Learning by doing when coding cements what has been learned @suesmith.lol #monkigras 141
Reposted by smcdoyle.bsky.socialKai @kaiho.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Centering GMT on the world means time "caught colonialism from its humans" - @ashley.rolfmore.com Lmao what a way to say it! #monkigras 064
Reposted by smcdoyle.bsky.socialWiredferret! @wiredferret.bsky.social · 19/03/2026A system always includes the mental model of the people using it, the people, the tools, and the dialogue. Numbers are scary because they change how the world affects people. Show your working Be correctable, not just correct Extent existing mental models Design for safe failure 072
smcdoyle.bsky.social @smcdoyle.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Design for safe failure modes, says @ashley.rolfmore.com #monkigras 060
Reposted by smcdoyle.bsky.socialAshley Rolfmore (she/her) @ashley.rolfmore.com · 11/03/2026"AI" is now shorthand for "I don't trust this." I'm speaking at #MonkiGras next week about the gap where engineers and humans meet: the number on the screen, and what that means for the ongoing crisis of trust in institutions. Preview: Medieval accounting meets 90mph LiDAR. 🚇 121
Reposted by smcdoyle.bsky.socialsarcastic parrot @monkchips.com · 19/03/2026Bloody hell this talk is already great. @lauratacho.com crushing it, arguing and explaining how our sense of wonder can blind us to the realities of the situation. #monkigras is go. 0347
Reposted by smcdoyle.bsky.socialPlatypuss Divva @platypussdivva.bsky.social · 19/03/2026“Skepticism is the main cornerstone of being prepared” - Laura Tacho #monkigras 03611
smcdoyle.bsky.social @smcdoyle.bsky.social · 17/03/2026My JND is 0.0032, whatever that means 🎨 Found this game weirdly therapeutic www.keithcirkel.co.uk/whats-my-jnd... #WhatsMyJNDkeithcirkel.co.ukWhat's My JND?Find your Just Noticeable Difference in colour perception. How small a colour difference can you actually see? 000
smcdoyle.bsky.social @smcdoyle.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Beautiful live sketch notes from Jenny Leonard 🎨 000
Reposted by smcdoyle.bsky.socialChristopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 25/02/2026AIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations Leading AIs from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google opted to use nuclear weapons in simulated war games in 95 per cent of cases www.newscientist.com/article/2516...newscientist.comAIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulationsLeading AIs from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google opted to use nuclear weapons in simulated war games in 95 per cent of cases 39330481289
smcdoyle.bsky.social @smcdoyle.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Christine Liang, DSIT: “1.6m people in the UK are offline…Blockers can include cost of device/connectivity.” Programmes to refurb old gov devices and pass them on to digitally excluded people address both waste and exclusion at the same time. 110
