Ellis Pratt
@ellispratt.bsky.social
By day: Director at Cherryleaf. Technical writing services and training courses. Policy and procedures writing too. By night: Flashdance. See my Techcomm starter pack.
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Ellis Pratt
@ellispratt.bsky.social
· Oct 18
This is a photograph of Fairyland. It was an Edwardian amusement arcade in Tottenham Court Road, run by my great grandfather. Mechanical games, penny slots, fortune teller Madame Pauline ...(1)
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November 14, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
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Freepik just shipped Camera Angles in Spaces and Image Editor. It lets creators reframe shots post‑gen: tilt, orbit, parallax, and preserve textures—think “virtual dolly/craning” for AI images. Powered by Qwen Image Edit, auto-switching with Nano Banana in some modes.
November 12, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Freepik just shipped Camera Angles in Spaces and Image Editor. It lets creators reframe shots post‑gen: tilt, orbit, parallax, and preserve textures—think “virtual dolly/craning” for AI images. Powered by Qwen Image Edit, auto-switching with Nano Banana in some modes.
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🌟 Google Docs Gets Smarter
Audio narration, AI help, and 40 new templates
wondertools.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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Getting the most from AI when creating policies and procedures www.cherryleaf.com/2025/11/gett...
Getting the most from AI when creating policies and procedures - Cherryleaf
Policy and procedure documentation has long been akin to organisational quicksand. Policy teams sink countless hours into mechanical tasks: formatting documents, coordinating reviews, chasing approval...
www.cherryleaf.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Getting the most from AI when creating policies and procedures www.cherryleaf.com/2025/11/gett...
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"Here is the tipping forecast, issued by the local government association at 2230 hours: Bournemouth, North Somerset, Herefordshire, East Sussex, Newcastle - recycling only..."
November 11, 2025 at 12:24 AM
"Here is the tipping forecast, issued by the local government association at 2230 hours: Bournemouth, North Somerset, Herefordshire, East Sussex, Newcastle - recycling only..."
Currently discussing potential candidates for next year's #traitors #celebritytraitors
We have:
Sir Ian McKellen
Boris Johnson
Theresa May
Mel Giedroyc
Sue Perkins
Both Brian Cox's
Richard Ayoade
Sandi Toksvig
Graham Norton
Jack Dee
Phil Tufnell
We have:
Sir Ian McKellen
Boris Johnson
Theresa May
Mel Giedroyc
Sue Perkins
Both Brian Cox's
Richard Ayoade
Sandi Toksvig
Graham Norton
Jack Dee
Phil Tufnell
November 7, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Currently discussing potential candidates for next year's #traitors #celebritytraitors
We have:
Sir Ian McKellen
Boris Johnson
Theresa May
Mel Giedroyc
Sue Perkins
Both Brian Cox's
Richard Ayoade
Sandi Toksvig
Graham Norton
Jack Dee
Phil Tufnell
We have:
Sir Ian McKellen
Boris Johnson
Theresa May
Mel Giedroyc
Sue Perkins
Both Brian Cox's
Richard Ayoade
Sandi Toksvig
Graham Norton
Jack Dee
Phil Tufnell
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OK hear me out. Celebrity Traitors but with the cast of Slow Horses, all in character.
November 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
OK hear me out. Celebrity Traitors but with the cast of Slow Horses, all in character.
November 6, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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This could change the course of personal agent development. It also feels like a dumb move from Amazon. Shopify is leaning into the curve. Amazon could end up scrambling to catch up to AgentCommerce like Walmart did after eCommerce took off.
www.reuters.com/business/ret...
www.reuters.com/business/ret...
www.reuters.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:32 AM
This could change the course of personal agent development. It also feels like a dumb move from Amazon. Shopify is leaning into the curve. Amazon could end up scrambling to catch up to AgentCommerce like Walmart did after eCommerce took off.
www.reuters.com/business/ret...
www.reuters.com/business/ret...
We ran the pilot of our Managing docs with AI course yesterday. Main lesson from the pilot was, let them build agents and apps and see what each other has created. www.cherryleaf.com/training-cou...
Managing and mastering documentation projects with AI - Cherryleaf
This course enables people managing a documentation project to use AI to manage the project more effectively. It enables documentation project managers to use AI for strategic advantages, transforming...
www.cherryleaf.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:03 AM
We ran the pilot of our Managing docs with AI course yesterday. Main lesson from the pilot was, let them build agents and apps and see what each other has created. www.cherryleaf.com/training-cou...
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November 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
New: The dates for our next instructor-led policies and procedures writing training course
2 x three hour sessions: 15/16 December 2025
See www.cherryleaf.com/training-cou...
2 x three hour sessions: 15/16 December 2025
See www.cherryleaf.com/training-cou...
November 3, 2025 at 9:41 AM
New: The dates for our next instructor-led policies and procedures writing training course
2 x three hour sessions: 15/16 December 2025
See www.cherryleaf.com/training-cou...
2 x three hour sessions: 15/16 December 2025
See www.cherryleaf.com/training-cou...
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Coming in 2026 #coverreveal & yes it is fiction
November 2, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Coming in 2026 #coverreveal & yes it is fiction
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I wrote up some notes on two new papers on prompt injection: Agents Rule of Two (from Meta AI) and The Attacker Moves Second (from Anthropic + OpenAI = DeepMind + others) simonwillison.net/2025/Nov/2/n...
New prompt injection papers: Agents Rule of Two and The Attacker Moves Second
Two interesting new papers regarding LLM security and prompt injection came to my attention this weekend. Agents Rule of Two: A Practical Approach to AI Agent Security The first is …
simonwillison.net
November 2, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I wrote up some notes on two new papers on prompt injection: Agents Rule of Two (from Meta AI) and The Attacker Moves Second (from Anthropic + OpenAI = DeepMind + others) simonwillison.net/2025/Nov/2/n...
The Game of Wool has a fundamental problem: the time needed to knit well means the show has to make compromises - huge needles, chunky yarn. It's the same time problem that All That Glitters had with gold-smithing. #GameofWool
November 2, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The Game of Wool has a fundamental problem: the time needed to knit well means the show has to make compromises - huge needles, chunky yarn. It's the same time problem that All That Glitters had with gold-smithing. #GameofWool
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New: The dates for our next Managing and mastering documentation projects with AI training course
Don’t delay: There are four places remaining.
2 x three hour sessions: 8/9 December 2025
See www.cherryleaf.com/training-cou...
Don’t delay: There are four places remaining.
2 x three hour sessions: 8/9 December 2025
See www.cherryleaf.com/training-cou...
October 31, 2025 at 9:49 AM
New: The dates for our next Managing and mastering documentation projects with AI training course
Don’t delay: There are four places remaining.
2 x three hour sessions: 8/9 December 2025
See www.cherryleaf.com/training-cou...
Don’t delay: There are four places remaining.
2 x three hour sessions: 8/9 December 2025
See www.cherryleaf.com/training-cou...
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Tried out Google Pomelli - an AI app for generating social media ads. It looks good.
October 31, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Tried out Google Pomelli - an AI app for generating social media ads. It looks good.
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Documentation product management: Does the AI era demand a new discipline? www.cherryleaf.com/2025/10/docu...
Documentation product management: Does the AI era demand a new discipline? - Cherryleaf
A role emerges In a recent thread on the Write The Docs forum, Ian Cowley suggested the growth of AI might lead to a new role: “product managers for docs”. He wasn’t alone. Stephan Delbos presented on...
www.cherryleaf.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Documentation product management: Does the AI era demand a new discipline? www.cherryleaf.com/2025/10/docu...
Ozymandias to contestant Number 1: In the inevitable decline of all you hold dear, when your cities have crumbled and your name is forgotten by history, what single, enduring quality would you wish to be half-buried in the sand, a broken testament to your former glory?
October 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Ozymandias to contestant Number 1: In the inevitable decline of all you hold dear, when your cities have crumbled and your name is forgotten by history, what single, enduring quality would you wish to be half-buried in the sand, a broken testament to your former glory?
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Overall social media use is declining.
Between 2020 and 2024, more Americans — especially the youngest (18–24) and oldest (65+) — report using no social media at all.
A small group of heavy users remains, but the middle is thinning out.
Between 2020 and 2024, more Americans — especially the youngest (18–24) and oldest (65+) — report using no social media at all.
A small group of heavy users remains, but the middle is thinning out.
October 30, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Overall social media use is declining.
Between 2020 and 2024, more Americans — especially the youngest (18–24) and oldest (65+) — report using no social media at all.
A small group of heavy users remains, but the middle is thinning out.
Between 2020 and 2024, more Americans — especially the youngest (18–24) and oldest (65+) — report using no social media at all.
A small group of heavy users remains, but the middle is thinning out.