Mark Picken
@picken.bsky.social
Founder at Proven Studio. Humanity. Equality. Possibility.
CEDA trustee,
Dad to 2 girls,
Runner: 6 x marathon; 4 x ultra,
WBA.
Live in Cornwall, work globally.
CEDA trustee,
Dad to 2 girls,
Runner: 6 x marathon; 4 x ultra,
WBA.
Live in Cornwall, work globally.
Just booked to take my 13 year old daughter to see the extended version of Lords of the Rings: Return of the King at the cinema on Saturday.
Going to need a lot of snacks.
Going to need a lot of snacks.
a person is pushing a shopping cart full of doritos and twizzlers
ALT: a person is pushing a shopping cart full of doritos and twizzlers
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January 27, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Just booked to take my 13 year old daughter to see the extended version of Lords of the Rings: Return of the King at the cinema on Saturday.
Going to need a lot of snacks.
Going to need a lot of snacks.
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My book, Accessibility For Everyone, is now free and online as a website.
accessibilityforeveryone.site
The book was first published by A Book Apart in 2017 but it holds up! It covers web accessibility for designers, developers, content folks, and really everyone who works in tech.
accessibilityforeveryone.site
The book was first published by A Book Apart in 2017 but it holds up! It covers web accessibility for designers, developers, content folks, and really everyone who works in tech.
Accessibility For Everyone by Laura Kalbag
Read the book online for free.
accessibilityforeveryone.site
January 27, 2026 at 1:14 PM
My book, Accessibility For Everyone, is now free and online as a website.
accessibilityforeveryone.site
The book was first published by A Book Apart in 2017 but it holds up! It covers web accessibility for designers, developers, content folks, and really everyone who works in tech.
accessibilityforeveryone.site
The book was first published by A Book Apart in 2017 but it holds up! It covers web accessibility for designers, developers, content folks, and really everyone who works in tech.
A supposedly easy 10 mile training run turned out to be harder than expected due to strong headwinds as we go into another storm.
Thinking of everyone about to take on the Arc of Attrition. It’s going to be brutal out there.
Thinking of everyone about to take on the Arc of Attrition. It’s going to be brutal out there.
January 23, 2026 at 12:04 PM
A supposedly easy 10 mile training run turned out to be harder than expected due to strong headwinds as we go into another storm.
Thinking of everyone about to take on the Arc of Attrition. It’s going to be brutal out there.
Thinking of everyone about to take on the Arc of Attrition. It’s going to be brutal out there.
How soon is too soon to re-evaluate your thinking?…
Quite excited by the appointment of Eric Ramsey at West Brom.
I think that's partly because I went to see Minnesota United, then coached by Adrian Heath, when I was in Minneapolis in April 2023. And have kept a passing eye on them since.
I think that's partly because I went to see Minnesota United, then coached by Adrian Heath, when I was in Minneapolis in April 2023. And have kept a passing eye on them since.
January 21, 2026 at 9:12 AM
How soon is too soon to re-evaluate your thinking?…
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woke up to this and 8k new followers on here 💀
January 20, 2026 at 12:17 PM
woke up to this and 8k new followers on here 💀
After the Northern Lights last night, I have just discovered the 8th Wonder of the World: The Great Tesco Waterfall.
January 20, 2026 at 9:34 AM
After the Northern Lights last night, I have just discovered the 8th Wonder of the World: The Great Tesco Waterfall.
Northern Lights over our house in Truro, Cornwall, right now.
January 19, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Northern Lights over our house in Truro, Cornwall, right now.
Misty and icy 5k run
January 18, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Misty and icy 5k run
January 17, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I am I the only one who sings ‘It’s your letters’?
“Place Your Hands” by Reef #nowplaying #6music
January 16, 2026 at 6:13 PM
I am I the only one who sings ‘It’s your letters’?
Taking a break from G Cloud submissions to take a look at steaming piles of manure in the nearby farmer's field.
January 15, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Taking a break from G Cloud submissions to take a look at steaming piles of manure in the nearby farmer's field.
Quite excited by the appointment of Eric Ramsey at West Brom.
I think that's partly because I went to see Minnesota United, then coached by Adrian Heath, when I was in Minneapolis in April 2023. And have kept a passing eye on them since.
I think that's partly because I went to see Minnesota United, then coached by Adrian Heath, when I was in Minneapolis in April 2023. And have kept a passing eye on them since.
January 12, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Quite excited by the appointment of Eric Ramsey at West Brom.
I think that's partly because I went to see Minnesota United, then coached by Adrian Heath, when I was in Minneapolis in April 2023. And have kept a passing eye on them since.
I think that's partly because I went to see Minnesota United, then coached by Adrian Heath, when I was in Minneapolis in April 2023. And have kept a passing eye on them since.
Trip out to Lostwithiel.
Some lovely independent shops, antique places and a really busy cafe.
A tiny place, but felt like a real community.
Some lovely independent shops, antique places and a really busy cafe.
A tiny place, but felt like a real community.
January 10, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Trip out to Lostwithiel.
Some lovely independent shops, antique places and a really busy cafe.
A tiny place, but felt like a real community.
Some lovely independent shops, antique places and a really busy cafe.
A tiny place, but felt like a real community.
Very disrupted 10 mile training run this morning.
- trees down,
- roads blocked,
- paths impassable,
- directing traffic,
- massive branch hanging from telegraph line.
Going to take a little while to clear up after Storm Goretti.
- trees down,
- roads blocked,
- paths impassable,
- directing traffic,
- massive branch hanging from telegraph line.
Going to take a little while to clear up after Storm Goretti.
January 10, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Very disrupted 10 mile training run this morning.
- trees down,
- roads blocked,
- paths impassable,
- directing traffic,
- massive branch hanging from telegraph line.
Going to take a little while to clear up after Storm Goretti.
- trees down,
- roads blocked,
- paths impassable,
- directing traffic,
- massive branch hanging from telegraph line.
Going to take a little while to clear up after Storm Goretti.
Survived Storm Garetti.
That was quite a night.
Need it to get light to assess if there’s anymore damage than last night’s lost down pipe and couple of roof tiles.
That was quite a night.
Need it to get light to assess if there’s anymore damage than last night’s lost down pipe and couple of roof tiles.
January 9, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Survived Storm Garetti.
That was quite a night.
Need it to get light to assess if there’s anymore damage than last night’s lost down pipe and couple of roof tiles.
That was quite a night.
Need it to get light to assess if there’s anymore damage than last night’s lost down pipe and couple of roof tiles.
This is the worst wind speeds I’ve ever known in over 15 years.
Genuinely scary.
Genuinely scary.
Waiting for the govt's emergency alert to come in ⚠️
- candles and torches ready to go,
- Thermos found and filled with boiling water,
- ice packs in the freezer just in case,
- power banks all charging,
- plant pots moved or used to weigh down the recycling bin.
bsky.app/profile/corn...
- candles and torches ready to go,
- Thermos found and filled with boiling water,
- ice packs in the freezer just in case,
- power banks all charging,
- plant pots moved or used to weigh down the recycling bin.
bsky.app/profile/corn...
The Met Office has issued a RED weather warning for extreme winds across #Cornwall.
#StormGoretti will bring very strong winds that are expected to cause significant disruption from 4pm until 11pm today - January 8.
Stay indoors if you can. It is not safe to drive in these conditions.
#StormGoretti will bring very strong winds that are expected to cause significant disruption from 4pm until 11pm today - January 8.
Stay indoors if you can. It is not safe to drive in these conditions.
January 8, 2026 at 7:20 PM
This is the worst wind speeds I’ve ever known in over 15 years.
Genuinely scary.
Genuinely scary.
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I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
January 8, 2026 at 12:31 PM
I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
Waiting for the govt's emergency alert to come in ⚠️
- candles and torches ready to go,
- Thermos found and filled with boiling water,
- ice packs in the freezer just in case,
- power banks all charging,
- plant pots moved or used to weigh down the recycling bin.
bsky.app/profile/corn...
- candles and torches ready to go,
- Thermos found and filled with boiling water,
- ice packs in the freezer just in case,
- power banks all charging,
- plant pots moved or used to weigh down the recycling bin.
bsky.app/profile/corn...
The Met Office has issued a RED weather warning for extreme winds across #Cornwall.
#StormGoretti will bring very strong winds that are expected to cause significant disruption from 4pm until 11pm today - January 8.
Stay indoors if you can. It is not safe to drive in these conditions.
#StormGoretti will bring very strong winds that are expected to cause significant disruption from 4pm until 11pm today - January 8.
Stay indoors if you can. It is not safe to drive in these conditions.
January 8, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Waiting for the govt's emergency alert to come in ⚠️
- candles and torches ready to go,
- Thermos found and filled with boiling water,
- ice packs in the freezer just in case,
- power banks all charging,
- plant pots moved or used to weigh down the recycling bin.
bsky.app/profile/corn...
- candles and torches ready to go,
- Thermos found and filled with boiling water,
- ice packs in the freezer just in case,
- power banks all charging,
- plant pots moved or used to weigh down the recycling bin.
bsky.app/profile/corn...
Reposted by Mark Picken
The Met Office has issued a RED weather warning for extreme winds across #Cornwall.
#StormGoretti will bring very strong winds that are expected to cause significant disruption from 4pm until 11pm today - January 8.
Stay indoors if you can. It is not safe to drive in these conditions.
#StormGoretti will bring very strong winds that are expected to cause significant disruption from 4pm until 11pm today - January 8.
Stay indoors if you can. It is not safe to drive in these conditions.
January 8, 2026 at 2:22 PM
The Met Office has issued a RED weather warning for extreme winds across #Cornwall.
#StormGoretti will bring very strong winds that are expected to cause significant disruption from 4pm until 11pm today - January 8.
Stay indoors if you can. It is not safe to drive in these conditions.
#StormGoretti will bring very strong winds that are expected to cause significant disruption from 4pm until 11pm today - January 8.
Stay indoors if you can. It is not safe to drive in these conditions.
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Pity FT journalists in 2026. No matter what fraud they uncover, what scandals they blow up, what deals they scoop... come December they'll be looking at a "most read of the year" list with this comfortably at the top www.ft.com/content/ad94...
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
www.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Pity FT journalists in 2026. No matter what fraud they uncover, what scandals they blow up, what deals they scoop... come December they'll be looking at a "most read of the year" list with this comfortably at the top www.ft.com/content/ad94...
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How do we bridge the gap between AI innovation and citizen trust? Find out at our FREE webinar where we discuss practical strategies for trustworthy AI in government services. With @emercoleman.bsky.social @richardpope.org @elenasimperl.bsky.social & Andy Dudfield from Full Fact buff.ly/ciFXp7r
January 6, 2026 at 10:19 AM
How do we bridge the gap between AI innovation and citizen trust? Find out at our FREE webinar where we discuss practical strategies for trustworthy AI in government services. With @emercoleman.bsky.social @richardpope.org @elenasimperl.bsky.social & Andy Dudfield from Full Fact buff.ly/ciFXp7r
Right decision, but about 2 months too late.
January 6, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Right decision, but about 2 months too late.
