Say no to the good ideas so you can say yes to the best ideas.

Wish everyone who is (rightly) up in arms about sustainability in AI cared this much about sustainability in the food production industry...

Messes my children leave all over the walls/floor/doors... "S'kid marks".

This is a great paper on financing digital and tech in government. This rings true to me...

"The absence of agreed upon metrics to measure outcomes also limits the ability to demonstrate value for money in digital spending."

tinyurl.com/5d5asx4w

#gds
#digitaltransformation
#publicdigital

mclusky. people person. 12th march.

@shitrock.bsky.social

In a virtual meeting today, someone asked me "where is real life?". I couldn't answer them.

Cribbed from LinkedIn.

What does it take to do things well? The right people, leadership, care, culture, tools, support, resources. A failing in one or more (often more) results in poor user experiences, technical debt, excuses, and waste of time and money.

Pisses me off when I see it happening when it doesn’t have to.

👏this looks great, thanks for sharing!

He is better than Zidane like

It would be great if he was Dr Niro. But sadly I mean De Niro.

Exploring the niche market of making up football chants for non-Premier League football teams, set to obscure songs that most of the crowd won't have heard.

Currently working up one for Sunderland's Enzo Le Fee using Adam and Joe's "Bobby Dr Niro" song.

#adamandjoe
#safc
#footballchants

A can of peach flavoured cider, won from a tombola at a children's athletics event

My 5-year-old son won this at the tombola at an athletics festival today. This is the way to raise top athletes.

Gov.uk: Are we ready for an AI Revolutionpublic digitalpublic digital Dai Vaughn blogs in response to Kier Starmer's announcement on investment in AI

"Understanding user needs, designing effective systems, and fostering a culture of adaptability are just as crucial as the technology itself."

Yes AI, this applied to you too.

Great stuff from @publicdigital.bsky.social and @daivaughan.uk

public.digital/pd-insights/...