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John Skinner
@john-skinner.bsky.social
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Director of Colouring-in at Candour, Founder at AlsoAsked. Sometimes allowed to design things for the web, and take the bins out at SearchNorwich.

Amateur businessing leader, foster carer, likes wonky music.
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Mankind finally solves the problem of communicating to others within a few yards of you when there is no available internet.
A social post with a photo of Jack Dorsey and the headline: TWITTER CO-FOUNDER JACK DORSEY UNVEILS BLUETOOTH CHAT APP THAT NEEDS NO INTERNET OR CELL SIGNAL
July 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Amazing
June 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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'…these are a few of my favourite things!' 🎵
a still from a video Robert Jenrick, the slimy Tory weasel, he is talking to camera in 'man of the people' check shirt. The caption reads 'drugs in town centres, weird Turkish barber shops'
May 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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So, Figma Sites launched
two views from a scene in the Simpsons. The first shows him proudly displaying his new 'fit' body to Marge, the second shows the view of him from behind where all of his loose bits have been clamped behind his back
May 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Crikey – pray for Ed everyone.
A newspaper headline which reads 'No 10 refuses to guarantee Ed Miliband's survival'
April 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Aww…
Screen grab of two whatsapp messages sent at 16:12. The first reads 'Hey dad HAPPY BIRTHDAY', the second 'just a reminder that I need picking up at 6 xx'
April 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Imagine being in the dock and trying not to piss yourself laughing when the judge said that.
Newspaper headline: Paddington Bear statue thieves 'antithesis of everything he stands for' Judge tells RAF engineers Daniel Heath and William Lawrence their actions 'lacked respect and integrity'
March 25, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Even the Facebook mums aren’t posting on Facebook anymore.
A wall covered in graffiti. ‘Live laugh love’ can be read in big letters in the centre of the shot.
March 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Can't wait to see the PS2 render of this www.dezeen.com/2025/03/11/j...
Real life version of the Jaguar Type 00 concept car on the streets of Paris. It's very blocky.
March 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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A new bar for Trump protests has been set www.reddit.com/r/Fauxmoi/co...
A parade in Basel, Switzerland. A group of people wearing headdresses shaped like a hands sowing the middle finger salute are walking down a street playing flutes.
March 14, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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Sweet dreams one and all…
A 6 month chart of the Tesla stock price showing it absolutely tanking
February 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Feels like a passing of the torch moment in some ways…
A newspaper stand in a shop. All the different main UK newspapers have the same front cover with the headline ‘Make it fair’ – the letters AI are highlighted.
February 25, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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I had been wondering for a while why Gemini wanted to translate my email into Polish… doh!
Screenshot of an email in gmail. The body of the email has an ‘AI’ icon following it next to the word Polish.
February 7, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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Question: Is this a standard amount of open app windows at this point in the afternoon?
A screenshot of a Mac computer desktop screen. There are 42 application windows open.
February 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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This fella’s a right handful.
A small black backpack with a large zip and two poppers which make it look like the face of someone who’s at the end of a very fun night out.
January 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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That was weird…
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January 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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This client/agency agreement from 1962 ended up producing a legendary campaign. Trust is the single most important aspect of successful business.
AVIS RENT A CAR ADVERTISING PHILOSOPHY 1. Avis will never knowas much about advertising as DDB, and DDB will never know as much about the rent a car business as Avis. 2. The purpose of the advertising is to persuade the frequent business renter (whether on a business trip, a vacation trip, or renting an extra car at home) to try Avis. 3, A serious attempt will be made to create advertising with five times the effectiveness (see #2 above) of the competition's ad-vertising. 4. To this end, Avis will approve or disapprove, not try to im-prove, ads which are submitted, Any changes suggested by Avis must be grounded on a material operating defect (a wrong uniform for example). 5. To this end, DDB will only submit for approval those ads which they as an agency recommend. They will not "see what Avis thinks of that one.' 6. Media selection should be the primary responsibility of DDB. However, DDB is expected to take the initiative to get guidance from Avis in weighting of markets or special situations, particularly in those areas where cold numbers do not indicate the real pic-ture, Media judgments are open to discussion. The conviction should prevail. Compromises should be avoided.
December 30, 2024 at 3:20 PM
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Bucket list item ticked off.
The night sky above some trees in Tromso. It has been snowing. The northern lights can be seen in bright green
December 24, 2024 at 5:48 PM
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Can there be a more perfect Christmas holiday day than whale watching in article fjords in the day followed by Cool Runnings in a cosy living room, with a glass of nice red, in the evening?
Four people in winter coats on the deck of a boat in an artic fjord in north Norway with snow covered mountains in the distance A panoramic view of snow covered mountains next to the sea in Northern Norway A living room with a large TV that has John Candy on it and a Christmas tree in the background
December 23, 2024 at 8:25 PM
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This never happens at the end of a day.
An Apple computer mouse upside down on a desk being charged via the stupid charging point which is on the bottom of the bloody thing.
December 17, 2024 at 8:46 AM
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On this day in 1996 @afcwimbledon1889.bsky.social
The Premier League table on 16th December 1996. Wimbledon are in 3rd place on 34 points behind Arsenal on 35 and Liverpool who were also on 34 but with a better goal difference.
December 16, 2024 at 10:27 PM
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We said goodbye to this massive wally today. Merlin was an excellent friend.
A fluffy white dog (a lurcher) with loveable face looking straight at the camera
December 6, 2024 at 6:28 PM
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At Legoland with the family. Saw this and thought I might treat them (ok, me) to it. Clocked the price and nearly blacked out. £734.99 😮
A Lego AT-AT set on a shop shelf. It is £734.99!
November 30, 2024 at 5:39 PM
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It’s time to take the passive out of passive aggressive
A kitchen counter top with coffee, auger and tea jars. The lid is off the tea jar. On the lid are written the words ‘put this back on, Mark’
November 28, 2024 at 7:42 AM
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Excuse the language, but f*** off.
a screenshot of a password field on a website registration screen. The instruction is: Make your new password 8-16 characters, containing 3 out of 4 of the following: Lowercase characters, uppercase characters, numbers (0-9), and one or more of the following symbols: @ # $ % ^ & * - _ + = [ ] { } | \ : ' , ? / ` ~ " ( ) ; .
November 27, 2024 at 9:48 AM