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Andy Parker @theavangelist.bsky.social · 7h

Countdown to holiday Haven't slept well for over week - primarily caused by Mosquitos - in England - in October. I'm covered in bites, as is Doug Judy (the cat) and we're all rather miserable.

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Andy Parker @theavangelist.bsky.social · 7h

What Happens when you let people do their jobs? theuxcoach.substack.com/p/what-happe...

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What happens when you let people do their job?

Be like water

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Andy Parker @theavangelist.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

2/2 Neartermism, is an indication of individuals who are focussed on their own welfare and position over the good of all

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Andy Parker @theavangelist.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

1/2 I got a "pay rise" and then got a notification from HMRC that as a result I now owe them unpaid tax on the previous year.

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Andy Parker @theavangelist.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I'm going to post two unrelated statements

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Andy Parker @theavangelist.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I'm not saying meta glasses are amazing. But I am saying don't be ignorant to the legitimate advantages they can bring certain people who don't function like you. Same goes for autonomous cars. Think bigger.

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Andy Parker @theavangelist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Listening to Freakonomics episode about Kalshi. Tarek Mansour. Voice box for an entire board of deplorable people

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Andy Parker @theavangelist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This week Southern Rail are operating all services at half speed and I quote "due to concerns of track temperatures". I'm at Gatwick right now, it's below 20degrees and overcast as was all day. WTF is this company?

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Andy Parker @theavangelist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is already defying the original intent behind agents - you create and run it, instead switching to we create generic agents to harvest way more insight data from users. It's genius business

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Andy Parker @theavangelist.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Top quote of the day from a 6 year old. This is a lot of fun but also devastating. Without context this could be applied to anything

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Andy Parker @theavangelist.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"AI" cannot do anything by itself.

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Helen Simmons (She/Her) @littlehen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Doing interesting work in service design? Would you like to share it with researchers, practitioners, educators & students in Newcastle upon Tyne at #ServDes2027 #DesigningInTheShadows? Full Papers due 15 Nov, Other Submissions: 1 Dec #PhDSky #AcademicSky #DesignSky #ServiceDesign

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Andy Parker @theavangelist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

What I have learned this week is, even if you swap actual human developers for agents, you'll end up paying the same in salaries as credits. So that's that product idea down the toilet

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Andy Parker @theavangelist.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Guy Ritchie. Why do people keep funding him?

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Andy Parker @theavangelist.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Guy Richie is perfect for Netlix. He Excels in writing and directing absolute garbage, that's too long designed for people to ignore in the background whilst watching Cat Reels on Insta.

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HK @hkesvani.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Are we going to get the 200 articles on James Orr then? Maybe read and interrogate the footnotes of his doctoral thesis? Is Cambridge going to have to issue out statements about its hiring standards?

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UK Gov Comms (NON GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT) @ukgovcomms.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The Digital Devolution programme sounds fascinating and an excellent way to build on GDS Local. However, it'll be interesting to see how local gov officials react to central gov folks being parachuted into the offices as "advisors". gds.blog.gov.uk/2026/09/01/s...

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Supporting devolution through digital, data and AI

Across government, there is a growing focus on how powers, funding and decision-making can be exercised closer to the places they impact. We're pleased to be working with Mayoral Strategic Authorities...

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Institute for Government @instituteforgovernment.org.uk · 03/09/2026

Last few days to apply! 🚨 We are looking for a Partnerships Manager to join our team. Applications close on Monday 7 September at 10:00 - find out more about the role and how to apply www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/about-us/car...

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Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

For those interested in the ins and outs of data policy, the National Data Library Expert Advisory Group (which I was a member of) is no more.

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Andy Parker @theavangelist.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

This month I'll be speaking at SDinGov pre event as a guest of @tpximpact.com. the conversation will be about system thinking and the changes for future service designers. Today I published the latest article on this at Substack - theuxcoach.substack.com/p/gateshead-...

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Andy Parker @theavangelist.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Watched Supergirl the way it was designed to be watched. On the sofa, whilst pottering. Did not hate it

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Andy Parker @theavangelist.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

There's a whole raft of memes and slop vida on tiktok ripping the piss out of the teens complaining about mud wind and rain at festivals this weekend and I AM LOVING IT

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Andy Parker @theavangelist.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Plug in solar panels will be available from Argos from tomorrow. The change to legislation is bullshit (opinion my own) because it excluded the sale of battery storage. Fuck the national grid. You should be legally enabled to self suffice energy. There's no good reason for that to not be possible

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State of the Future @sotf.org.uk · 26/08/2026

The UK government has just published its analysis of all the ideas it received from civil society on open government (participation, accountability, transparency etc) www.gov.uk/government/c... A summary of what we submitted 👇

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Andy Parker @theavangelist.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

you cannot undrill the hole in the wall

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Owen Boswarva @owenboswarva.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Latest #openaddresses from local government: Eastbourne Council and Lewes District Council, in the South East of England, have both released their Council Tax address lists as open data www.owenboswarva.com/blog/post-ad... (no downloads yet) #FOI #UKhousing #localgov #proptech #opendata

Screenshot of geocoded Eastbourne Council address data visualised in Leaflet with background mapping from OpenStreetMap

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New Local @wearenewlocal.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

💡 What helps someone's health years before the crisis? In Barking and Dagenham, lasting change for people has come from trusted relationships, shared power, and a relentless test-and-learn approach that lets neighbourhoods lead their own change. Read more 👉 www.newlocal.org.uk/articles/mak...

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Making neighbourhood health neighbourhood-led - New Local

Emily Brook from Care City CIC and Elspeth Paisley from Community Resources work together in Barking and Dagenham as part of the BD Collective, a member-led co-operative CIC which recognises that we’r...

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Andy Parker @theavangelist.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Southern Rail - I am fucking sick of you

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Andy Parker @theavangelist.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

disclosure day is half baked. some lovely ideas there, but maybe a little less lens flare

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Andy Parker @theavangelist.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

working “in the open” has never meant life blog like you’re a tik tokker.

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Andy Parker @theavangelist.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

do you have a Walls ice cream tub - what’s in it? I have two. 1. cookie cutters and jelly moulds. inherited. 2. assorted screws nails and brackets. inherited and expanded on.

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Andy Parker @theavangelist.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Reported receiving a counterfeit item on ebay. It was taken down, but that doesn't solve the store selling counterfeit goods still be up - just one product - it also doesn't resolve the fact I am now here with a counterfeit item

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Mark Dalgarno @markdalgarno.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Still a few Friday-only tickets left for this year's SDinGov conference in Edinburgh next month. sdingov.net/programme-20... 15% off for people employed by, or contracted as a freelancer to, a public organisation...

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Programme 2026

SDinGov is the premier international community event dedicated to anyone involved in designing and commissioning public services.

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Andy Parker @theavangelist.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Steamer vs Iron I bought a Tefal Pure Pop - either i’m doing something wrong or it’s garbage. do you own a Steamer? do you never have to use an iron - which one did you buy?

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Hidde @hidde.blog · 02/08/2026

🔗 From today, EU regulation around labeling AI generated content goes into effect. The Commission provides icons that can be used digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/...

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EU Icons for labelling AI-generated content

Deployers of generative AI systems can use the EU set of icons to label certain AI-generated content, in accordance with the AI Act transparency rules.

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Andy Parker @theavangelist.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

it's hard to not notice updates from ChatGPT because it usually results in something that was fine now being terrible. You may not have noticed - but it is significant, that you can no longer DELETE a chat, only archive. This is strategic and ensures you cannot remove your data from the machine

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Open Data Institute @odihq.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

For enterprise data to be usable by AI, it needs to meet a clear set of criteria, covering dataset properties, metadata, infrastructure, and governance. Our latest research looks at one architectural pattern that is emerging to help operationalise this AI-readiness: the data fabric.

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How do data fabrics make enterprise data AI-ready?

Learn how a data fabric connects distributed data, rather than consolidating it, enabling access, understanding, and governance without physical migration.

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Lingthusiasm @lingthusiasm.com · 28/07/2026

The same gesture can mean different things, or have different names in different languages. In this Lingthusiasm zine, @superlinguo.bsky.social gets enthusiastic about these "emblem gestures" For more lingthusiastic zines: lingthusiasm.com/zines

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Andy Parker @theavangelist.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

my cat insists on having breakfast at 6am. then going upstairs to the hottest room in the house and remaining asleep there for another 12hrs despite it being an icebox downstairs. i think he’s hit peak cat

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Andy Parker @theavangelist.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

gary’s tired. so are we gary. so are we. fortunately, we don’t have to hear your nonsense for a few days this summer before you come out of retirement with Jamie Oliver

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Mark Dalgarno @markdalgarno.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Just over 2 months to go until the 15th edition of Agile Cambridge (UK). Event programme: agilecambridge.net/programme-2026 Keynotes: Geoff Watts, Jenny Martin and Alicia Juarrero: agilecambridge.net/keynotes 1&2 day tickets, including freelancer tickets: agilecambridge.net/tickets

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Agile Cambridge

Agile Cambridge 2026 - the UK's longest-running practitioner-led agile and lean conference. 15th edition, Wednesday 30 September and Thursday 1 October 2026, Churchill College, Cambridge University.

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Andy Parker @theavangelist.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

finally, that day is over. I am fucking exhausted, physically and mentally. In the last 5 years I've gone through 8 acquisitions and mergers.

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Andy Parker @theavangelist.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

all day my tiktok 4u has been hatred against just about every group there is. i’m absolutely baffled why this is what’s being served up

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Stephen Abbott Pugh @stephenabbottpugh.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

“The UK Government Open Standards initiative is about to be announced with a reinvigorated agenda” github.com/co-cddo/open... Anyone know more? The Beneficial Ownership Data Standard that I’m using for OpenCheck was approved years ago but sits unloved on a gov.uk shelf www.gov.uk/government/p...

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Challenge: Sharing reference data across government · Issue #82 · co-cddo/open-standards

Challenge submitted on behalf of iStandUK, promoting Data Standards that support Efficiency, Transformation, and Transparency of Local Public Services in the UK. The problem Reference data are the ...

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