Collecting

1. Children’s day

   Happy Children's Day (こどもの日, Kodomo no hi) to all you grown up children. Get those carp windsocks (鯉のぼり, Koinobori) flying and make yourself or children a folded paper samurai helmet (兜, 冑, Kabuto) https://tavinsorigami.com/origami-kabuto/.

   

2. The first next step

   Yesterday I gifted two hours of my time to the Lewes Library of Things (LLOT) https://www.leweslibraryofthings.org.uk/. LLOT is a community project that provides access to equipment on a loan basis free of charge irrespective of their financial circumstances. It also flips the consumer model of many people owning many things, to one thing being used by many people. I’m really excited to be getting involved in the sustainable and regenerative economy space, however small it may be.

   

3. I voted

   I voted. Voting stations are open late this evening. Find your nearest voting station here https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/your-election-information. You don’t need your polling card but do need photo ID. GO VOTE!

   

4. Export these settings

   You know what I’d really like to see more of with software that have a huge list of settings and customisations? An option to ‘export these settings’ as a json file. Rarely do I make the time to document my setup successes, I’m far more focused on doing the task at hand. The number of times I’ve had to figure things out again from scratch. This would make it much easier.

5. On my way to UX Camp Brighton

   Up bright and early and en route to Brighton for this year’s UX Camp Brighton https://www.uxcampbrighton.org. I’m volunteering and on the socials all day. I’m also live-blooping on Mastodon. #UXBC

6. Remote working at Studio 52

   Spending a day working remotely at Studio 52 in Southease with the brilliant Helen Davies and the Best Dog™ Audrey.

   

7. Ghetto POSSE

   A few weeks ago @adactio@mastodon.social helped me to change the way I think about #indieweb’s Publish (on your) Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere (POSSE). I thought there was an official way to POSSE and everything else was a kludge. He reminded me that the means of syndication doesn’t matter at all i.e. it’s a mindset not a tool. So… RSS + IFTTT = syndicated website bloops 🎉

8. Is the clock ticking for TicTok?

   The argument for and against banning TikTok, the staggering magnitude of data stolen by the Meta Pixel.

9. AI Fireside Chat - Scott Salisbury and Matt Garbutt - DIBI Conference 2023.

   Thirty minutes of honest conversation about the inputs and outputs of machine learning, what drives our motivation to use it and the ethics of our choices. There were some really interesting questions from a research standpoint that makes me want to track down the other talks.

10. For the RSS lovers in the room, we hear you.

    If you’re looking for some delicious brain food to feed upon look no further than the smart folks at optional.is/feeds/ – All killer, no filler.