Simon Thompson
@thompsonsimon.com
Intranets, user experience, and connected content. Mad for movies, the perfect 3-minute pop song, non-sequiturs and general silliness.
Also never gonna run around in dessert shoes.
London, UK
Also never gonna run around in dessert shoes.
London, UK
"I did not put you here to suffer, I did not put you here to whine..."
November 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
"I did not put you here to suffer, I did not put you here to whine..."
This is Perplexity's attempt (I nearly needed oxygen after seeing this)
November 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
This is Perplexity's attempt (I nearly needed oxygen after seeing this)
Big fan of clunky copy, sorry, chunky knitwear?
October 15, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Big fan of clunky copy, sorry, chunky knitwear?
...thanks to the ZX Spectrum
September 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM
...thanks to the ZX Spectrum
My considered opinion is SharePoint doesn't want to look as good as we're obviously making it
In the meantime, enjoy the error message with an X to close, and a close button
In the meantime, enjoy the error message with an X to close, and a close button
August 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
My considered opinion is SharePoint doesn't want to look as good as we're obviously making it
In the meantime, enjoy the error message with an X to close, and a close button
In the meantime, enjoy the error message with an X to close, and a close button
If you like this, I’ve got a “psychology-based” employee classification system to sell you
May 20, 2025 at 7:57 AM
If you like this, I’ve got a “psychology-based” employee classification system to sell you
In what logical world would you make printing your child's homework harder so that people could share it on social media?
May 1, 2025 at 9:56 AM
In what logical world would you make printing your child's homework harder so that people could share it on social media?
Flawed form functionality from Octopus Energy. If, having input your meter reading, you trackpad scroll with the cursor above the reading field, it will change the reading you have entered.
The next screen does ask you to verify the number, but why should a user expect it to be different?
The next screen does ask you to verify the number, but why should a user expect it to be different?
April 30, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Flawed form functionality from Octopus Energy. If, having input your meter reading, you trackpad scroll with the cursor above the reading field, it will change the reading you have entered.
The next screen does ask you to verify the number, but why should a user expect it to be different?
The next screen does ask you to verify the number, but why should a user expect it to be different?
There are many lovely Welsh people here, but this did make me splutter out loud
April 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
There are many lovely Welsh people here, but this did make me splutter out loud
@sympmarc.com I’m getting an invalid handle error on this
April 17, 2025 at 11:50 AM
@sympmarc.com I’m getting an invalid handle error on this
Somewhat related...
How did I miss that a Bloody Mary was the way to celebrate the death and resurrection of Christ?
How did I miss that a Bloody Mary was the way to celebrate the death and resurrection of Christ?
April 14, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Somewhat related...
How did I miss that a Bloody Mary was the way to celebrate the death and resurrection of Christ?
How did I miss that a Bloody Mary was the way to celebrate the death and resurrection of Christ?
A tribute to this genius?
April 9, 2025 at 11:09 AM
A tribute to this genius?
In my brain, “man-sized” is the size of a large tissue
March 30, 2025 at 8:02 AM
In my brain, “man-sized” is the size of a large tissue
Thank you Amazon for being, I think the phrase might be, disarmingly blunt
March 24, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Thank you Amazon for being, I think the phrase might be, disarmingly blunt
There, I’m certain, are better footnotes, but this one makes me laugh and tear up at the same time
Thanks @terryandrob.bsky.social
Thanks @terryandrob.bsky.social
March 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
There, I’m certain, are better footnotes, but this one makes me laugh and tear up at the same time
Thanks @terryandrob.bsky.social
Thanks @terryandrob.bsky.social
Makes me think of A Very Peculiar Practice
February 8, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Makes me think of A Very Peculiar Practice
Somehow I've got this idea for a remote-working medical/detective crossover TV show, Pathology WFH?
January 31, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Somehow I've got this idea for a remote-working medical/detective crossover TV show, Pathology WFH?
Shuddering at the thought of squid gams
January 23, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Shuddering at the thought of squid gams
For me, it’s the police sergeant’s stripes on the Santa costume
That and the mice stuffing themselves until they’re sick, multiple times.
Not sure what message that conveys, but genius all the same.
That and the mice stuffing themselves until they’re sick, multiple times.
Not sure what message that conveys, but genius all the same.
December 22, 2024 at 6:58 PM
For me, it’s the police sergeant’s stripes on the Santa costume
That and the mice stuffing themselves until they’re sick, multiple times.
Not sure what message that conveys, but genius all the same.
That and the mice stuffing themselves until they’re sick, multiple times.
Not sure what message that conveys, but genius all the same.
Anyone need grist for their mill? I can probably get discount codes.
December 3, 2024 at 10:14 AM
Anyone need grist for their mill? I can probably get discount codes.
I’m not sure that’s how air purifiers work
Even if you are a Sun journalist
Even if you are a Sun journalist
![Search result summary from The Sun article: I tested game-changing gadgets that can tackle asthma and [hayfever] from August 2023. It reads "Bosch's Air 2000 purifier blew me away"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:l5yhwcjv52unfdcjelomkphq/bafkreide7xdwmcbmwx3iewpkxutktfoof5aavjum27lf3vgimrw6y5fuia@jpeg)
November 4, 2024 at 10:57 AM
I’m not sure that’s how air purifiers work
Even if you are a Sun journalist
Even if you are a Sun journalist
Findus French Bread Pizza - shredder supreme of many an upper palate
October 14, 2024 at 9:33 AM
Findus French Bread Pizza - shredder supreme of many an upper palate
I was definitely wrong about how long they'd be remembered
October 6, 2024 at 7:53 AM
I was definitely wrong about how long they'd be remembered
Really irked by this fake internal mail by Leon.
Of course it drew me in. With labelling like [INTERNAL], a recall notice, and thumbnails with real-looking filenames, who wouldn’t be? Oh yes, and katsu!
But the crashing feeling of “this is all marketing” has broken my trust for a brand I like.
![Email from Leon Restaurants. Title [INTERNAL] Lucky Katsu Return Proposal. The body starts with a recall notice, then thumbnails of two colourful meals in takeaway card boxes. In red, text reads CONFIDENTIAL - Internal Only, then an apparent email dialogue.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:l5yhwcjv52unfdcjelomkphq/bafkreics4e2sn42p5r3vwzy6wi2tbue4k2i6wfugeohickj7vgnjmm24yq@jpeg)
September 9, 2024 at 8:56 AM
Really irked by this fake internal mail by Leon.
Of course it drew me in. With labelling like [INTERNAL], a recall notice, and thumbnails with real-looking filenames, who wouldn’t be? Oh yes, and katsu!
But the crashing feeling of “this is all marketing” has broken my trust for a brand I like.