Paul Pod
@paulpod.bsky.social
Designer. Ex GOV, NHS, startups. Lives in Wales, London @paulpod on most things
🏴 website: Neuromantics.net
📨 signal: paulpod.404
🏴 website: Neuromantics.net
📨 signal: paulpod.404
Hahahaha is he this thick? Are they all this thick? Amazing bullshittery
November 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Hahahaha is he this thick? Are they all this thick? Amazing bullshittery
Smiling welcoming faces at the new entrance to Cabinet Room this morning
November 12, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Smiling welcoming faces at the new entrance to Cabinet Room this morning
Have you seen the big blanket pants? Absolute deathtraps tho
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Have you seen the big blanket pants? Absolute deathtraps tho
Mmmm nice, has just the essence of Charles Booth's
October 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Mmmm nice, has just the essence of Charles Booth's
What did you do, Mark?
October 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
What did you do, Mark?
This image came up on some random Linkedin post and *i don't know why* but it makes me just laugh and laugh
October 29, 2025 at 10:21 AM
This image came up on some random Linkedin post and *i don't know why* but it makes me just laugh and laugh
So if you go to your account, manage plan, and cancel it you jump through a few hoops to get an offer. Something like this - 60 days free, £23.74/month - and I think they fucked up here, the wording around VAT is unclear.
October 27, 2025 at 10:02 AM
So if you go to your account, manage plan, and cancel it you jump through a few hoops to get an offer. Something like this - 60 days free, £23.74/month - and I think they fucked up here, the wording around VAT is unclear.
Hey Adobe fans (lol) it seems to be that time of year with added ai bullshit.
The offer you got in the email is probably something like this...
The offer you got in the email is probably something like this...
October 27, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Hey Adobe fans (lol) it seems to be that time of year with added ai bullshit.
The offer you got in the email is probably something like this...
The offer you got in the email is probably something like this...
Earlier versions of iOS (like the one I use today) have a setting for transparency - on, or off. I turn it off, and use these other settings too.
www.macrumors.com/2025/10/20/i...
www.macrumors.com/2025/10/20/i...
October 21, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Earlier versions of iOS (like the one I use today) have a setting for transparency - on, or off. I turn it off, and use these other settings too.
www.macrumors.com/2025/10/20/i...
www.macrumors.com/2025/10/20/i...
Ghosts of the piper remain
October 18, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Ghosts of the piper remain
Interesting... because this is from their leader's account but yeah, quite possibly. I would have not used that stand tho
October 13, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Interesting... because this is from their leader's account but yeah, quite possibly. I would have not used that stand tho
OMG... all predicted 25 years ago - once you could pipe telly into the internet, linear schedules unravel and viewing becomes atomised, shared cultural experience evaporates.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...
October 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
OMG... all predicted 25 years ago - once you could pipe telly into the internet, linear schedules unravel and viewing becomes atomised, shared cultural experience evaporates.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...
Quite distressing to find the generic Amazon espresso ground coffee quite good
October 13, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Quite distressing to find the generic Amazon espresso ground coffee quite good
Wanted to see what quicktime player v1 from 1993 was like, so booted a virtual mac but it didn't have a movie file handy, so rendering an infini-D raytraced swimming pool animation i recreated on it.
Realising that, like i did in 1993, this is not a fast process.
Realising that, like i did in 1993, this is not a fast process.
October 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Wanted to see what quicktime player v1 from 1993 was like, so booted a virtual mac but it didn't have a movie file handy, so rendering an infini-D raytraced swimming pool animation i recreated on it.
Realising that, like i did in 1993, this is not a fast process.
Realising that, like i did in 1993, this is not a fast process.
Vibe: Steve Jobs demoing the Motorola Rokr phone
October 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Vibe: Steve Jobs demoing the Motorola Rokr phone
Garden office, maybe a shepherds hut?
September 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Garden office, maybe a shepherds hut?
Ah heres one from up the road in Carmarthenshire
September 25, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Ah heres one from up the road in Carmarthenshire
Right, Alien Earth time
September 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Right, Alien Earth time
Huh, got a paywall on the NYT with an interesting message.
I'm in Wales.
I'm in Wales.
September 20, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Huh, got a paywall on the NYT with an interesting message.
I'm in Wales.
I'm in Wales.
They do require the UK population waive all IP and copyright laws for usage of unlimited cat photos.
September 17, 2025 at 9:38 AM
They do require the UK population waive all IP and copyright laws for usage of unlimited cat photos.
Saves it from what? Flooding?
September 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Saves it from what? Flooding?
Saw a good corporate speak translation today of that
September 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Saw a good corporate speak translation today of that
Good article. We talk about "a wealth tax" don't we, probably quite ignorant of the numbers.
Would raise £17bn at UK scale.
Nitty gritty: You get taxed annually 1% on your assets (after debt) over £125k.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Would raise £17bn at UK scale.
Nitty gritty: You get taxed annually 1% on your assets (after debt) over £125k.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
September 8, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Good article. We talk about "a wealth tax" don't we, probably quite ignorant of the numbers.
Would raise £17bn at UK scale.
Nitty gritty: You get taxed annually 1% on your assets (after debt) over £125k.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Would raise £17bn at UK scale.
Nitty gritty: You get taxed annually 1% on your assets (after debt) over £125k.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...