13.03.2026 17:04
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What's My JND? 0.0090
Can you beat it? www.keithcirkel.co.uk/whats-my-jnd...
12 hours straight in excel and SharePoint lists doesnβt really sound like a dream job, but I did sort of enjoy grinding it out. Until I donβt.
Welcome to the Garyneum, the 13 day period between the birthdays of Gary Numan and Gary Oldman.
I've just supported 'National Conversations' from @transform.wales & @foundationsofthedigitalstate.com, a project to deliver a bookshelf of essential reads on digital government to every newly elected members of the Scottish Parliament and Senedd
Join me here: nationalconversations.org
Can relate. Usually a list. And by βworkβ you mean almost any area of your life? π¬
So back on the weeknote horse with a rambling one where I try to work something out. That's what it's for isn't it?
www.mearso.co.uk/weeknotes/s0...
Bummer. I never used to get em, but have that joy now.
Thanks to your messy notes I was prompted to disappear down a great mascot lined rabbit hole. Cheers.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festina...
This Jane Eyre book - itβs pretty good isnβt it? π
Not helping but was compelled to post, youtu.be/g7P9MPx2nME
One of my earliest memories of The Fall.
I hope so too. Thinking of you buddy.
Flipping heck. Hope youβre doing better now. All the best from a fellow IWMW Alumni.
Open air lido with an underground data centre. Would be lovely and warm. π¬π
It's #NationalIllustrationDay2025 and I've written a blog post about what drawing means to me: myfanwytristram.com/2025/11/28/n... And tell me, what does it mean for you?
I guess itβs be optimal if the team getting the grief were able to fix the Service. Case for getting the boss to do a turn in the complaints department?
Was willing to read the manual for QuarkXpress. Then knew how to use a Mac. Did drawings for website. Made websites. Wondered why making stuff was/is hard. Still wondering.
βIβve seen things you people wouldnβt believeβ¦..β
Vibe
Listening to some music, and critics dragging on Crazy Horse for their musicianship (or lack of) makes me love them more.
![[Scene is a kitchen - a middle aged woman called JANET is boiling peas at the stove. A younger more colourfully dressed woman named LIZ approached her.]
JANET:
Ugh...
LIZ:
What's up?
JANET:
I am so bored of cooking peas!
LIZ:
Have you tried...
AI peas?
JANET:
AI peas?
LIZ:
They're peas with AI!
[Liz holds up to us a packet of peas labelled: Pea-i AI - Peas with AI].
LIZ:
Al-powered peas harness the potential of your peas
JANET:
What
LIZ [Now a voiceover as we cut to a whizzy technology diagram of peas all connected by meaningless dotted lines]
Why not take your peas to the next level with Al Peas' new Al tools to power your peas?
[Show a techno diagram of a pea with a label reading 'AI' pointing to a random zone in it]
LIZ:
Each pea has Al in a way we haven't quite worked out yet but it's fine
[Show Janet and Liz now in a Matrix-style world of peas]
LIZ:
With Al peas you can supercharge productivity and make AI work for your peas!
JANET:
What
LIZ:
Shut up
LIZ:
Our game-changing Pea-Al gives you the freedom to unlock the potential of the power of the future of your peas workflow
From opening the bag of peas
to boiling the peas
to eating the peas
To spending millions on adding Al to the peas and then having to work out what that even means.
JANET:
Is it really necessary to-
LIZ [Grabbing Janet by the collar]:
THE PEAS HAVE GOT AI, JANET
[Cut to an advert ending screen, with the bag of peas and the slogan:
AI PEAS: Just 'Peas' for god's sake buy the AI peas.
[Ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreiayqa37f7kik7l7s7fbtfp2sir5ckb662ry2lylinyjrfa2rkvvka)
[Scene is a kitchen - a middle aged woman called JANET is boiling peas at the stove. A younger more colourfully dressed woman named LIZ approached her.] JANET: Ugh... LIZ: What's up? JANET: I am so bored of cooking peas! LIZ: Have you tried... AI peas? JANET: AI peas? LIZ: They're peas with AI! [Liz holds up to us a packet of peas labelled: Pea-i AI - Peas with AI]. LIZ: Al-powered peas harness the potential of your peas JANET: What LIZ [Now a voiceover as we cut to a whizzy technology diagram of peas all connected by meaningless dotted lines] Why not take your peas to the next level with Al Peas' new Al tools to power your peas? [Show a techno diagram of a pea with a label reading 'AI' pointing to a random zone in it] LIZ: Each pea has Al in a way we haven't quite worked out yet but it's fine [Show Janet and Liz now in a Matrix-style world of peas] LIZ: With Al peas you can supercharge productivity and make AI work for your peas! JANET: What LIZ: Shut up LIZ: Our game-changing Pea-Al gives you the freedom to unlock the potential of the power of the future of your peas workflow From opening the bag of peas to boiling the peas to eating the peas To spending millions on adding Al to the peas and then having to work out what that even means. JANET: Is it really necessary to- LIZ [Grabbing Janet by the collar]: THE PEAS HAVE GOT AI, JANET [Cut to an advert ending screen, with the bag of peas and the slogan: AI PEAS: Just 'Peas' for god's sake buy the AI peas. [Ends]
Every ad now
Happy Halloween everyone.
#WorldBollardAssociation π»
Did you know that there's a Slack community for digital folks in Wales?
It's called Cymru Ddigidol and you can join us here: join.slack.com/t/cymruddigi...
Ymunwch a ni! Join us!
Enjoying public speaking advice from Christine Cagney.
βTell em what youβre gonna tell them, tell them and tell em what you told em β
I wish!
I was thinking βBusiness Glitterβ π
Wondering if thereβs a generic name for all those crappy βlife cycleβ diagrams you see endlessly in strategies?
Usually circles with arrows. The illusion of clarity, illustrating bugger all.
Super proud that our report is now out! π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ
Massive shout out to @annkempster.com, @daivaughan.uk and @jocarter.bsky.social π
We'd love to hear what you think!
LIVE SCENES FROM WALES
#WorldBollardAssociation π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ
![[Scene is ANCIENT GREECE - where SOCRATES and PLATO and others are sitting round, thinking]
1
SOCRATES:
Plato..
PLATO:
Yes Socrates?
2
SOCRATES:
Can you tell me, are you human?
PLATO:
Why⦠yes, Socrates
3
SOCRATES:
And would you agree, Plato, that a human knows what a chariot is?
PLATO:
Um, yep
4
SOCRATES:
So you can tell me, then
5
[Socrates produces a papyrus, showing a drawing of the corner of a chariot wheel]
SOCRATES:
*Is that a chariot*?
6
PLATO:
Well
thatβs more just a bit of wheel
7
SOCRATES:
So not a *chariot*.
PLATO:
No.
8
SOCRATES:
[Producing another papyrus with the full drawing of the chariot, chopped into boxes]
So if a man were challenged to βtap the boxes containing chariots to prove youβre humanβ when he was just trying to check his ClubCard points... *where could he tap*?
9
PLATO:
Well you canβt tap any of them really
10
SOCRATES:
So are we not human?
PLATO:
βSpose not.
11
[Bleak pause]
12
PLATO:
Iβll get the hemlock
SOCRATES:
Yeah
[ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreiazbuxbxnuyt5etli2cjseaychvbuym6n6z33nwx2mutlvoqjdhge)
[Scene is ANCIENT GREECE - where SOCRATES and PLATO and others are sitting round, thinking] 1 SOCRATES: Plato.. PLATO: Yes Socrates? 2 SOCRATES: Can you tell me, are you human? PLATO: Whyβ¦ yes, Socrates 3 SOCRATES: And would you agree, Plato, that a human knows what a chariot is? PLATO: Um, yep 4 SOCRATES: So you can tell me, then 5 [Socrates produces a papyrus, showing a drawing of the corner of a chariot wheel] SOCRATES: *Is that a chariot*? 6 PLATO: Well thatβs more just a bit of wheel 7 SOCRATES: So not a *chariot*. PLATO: No. 8 SOCRATES: [Producing another papyrus with the full drawing of the chariot, chopped into boxes] So if a man were challenged to βtap the boxes containing chariots to prove youβre humanβ when he was just trying to check his ClubCard points... *where could he tap*? 9 PLATO: Well you canβt tap any of them really 10 SOCRATES: So are we not human? PLATO: βSpose not. 11 [Bleak pause] 12 PLATO: Iβll get the hemlock SOCRATES: Yeah [ends]
