Tom Scott
@tomscott.name
Chief Digital Officer @PLOS.org. Previously responsible for Wellcome Collection’s digital transformation, Director of Product at Springer Nature, BBC /nature, /programmes /music &c. Oenophile and Type 1 Diabetic.
https://tomscott.name
https://tomscott.name
Not this one I hope. Although it odd gluten free.
November 13, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Not this one I hope. Although it odd gluten free.
I realise this makes me sound like an old man shouting at the clouds but why would you do this? Why not repaint the whole thing?
July 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I realise this makes me sound like an old man shouting at the clouds but why would you do this? Why not repaint the whole thing?
That’s a big caterpillar; and it’s only Wednesday! 🐛
June 25, 2025 at 7:06 AM
That’s a big caterpillar; and it’s only Wednesday! 🐛
Of all the words, the US use of the word ‘yard’ causes me the greatest cultural dissonance.
I hear yard, I visualise this sort of thing…
I hear yard, I visualise this sort of thing…
June 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Of all the words, the US use of the word ‘yard’ causes me the greatest cultural dissonance.
I hear yard, I visualise this sort of thing…
I hear yard, I visualise this sort of thing…
BBC News now requires viewers to register / be signed in to watch streams.
Requiring this for entertainment is one thing, entirely another for the national broadcaster to require this for news.
Why should it be ok to track my views?
Requiring this for entertainment is one thing, entirely another for the national broadcaster to require this for news.
Why should it be ok to track my views?
May 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
BBC News now requires viewers to register / be signed in to watch streams.
Requiring this for entertainment is one thing, entirely another for the national broadcaster to require this for news.
Why should it be ok to track my views?
Requiring this for entertainment is one thing, entirely another for the national broadcaster to require this for news.
Why should it be ok to track my views?
I’ll be honest this doesn’t do much for my concentration and mental wellbeing.
May 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I’ll be honest this doesn’t do much for my concentration and mental wellbeing.
The chatter about Google’s decision to shutter Nest thermostats in Europe reminds me of Frank Duffy’s sheering layers concept.
Google is forcing a change to a layer at a faster than expected rate.
Google is forcing a change to a layer at a faster than expected rate.
April 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The chatter about Google’s decision to shutter Nest thermostats in Europe reminds me of Frank Duffy’s sheering layers concept.
Google is forcing a change to a layer at a faster than expected rate.
Google is forcing a change to a layer at a faster than expected rate.
That’s some awful kerning
April 27, 2025 at 12:24 PM
That’s some awful kerning
Cats aren’t always so adorable…
April 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Cats aren’t always so adorable…
At the other extreme, Hunter Thompson’s daily routine…
March 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
At the other extreme, Hunter Thompson’s daily routine…
The Brompton is so thoughtfully designed, my favourite example: the mud guard catches the water and muck from the wheel while it’s folded, protecting the floor.
March 15, 2025 at 11:13 AM
The Brompton is so thoughtfully designed, my favourite example: the mud guard catches the water and muck from the wheel while it’s folded, protecting the floor.
A goose perched in a tree…
March 7, 2025 at 7:48 AM
A goose perched in a tree…
All if this.
And for those non-diabetics who use continuous glucose monitors to see which foods ‘spike their Blood Glucose’. What you think is a spike isn’t a spike, this is a spike…
And for those non-diabetics who use continuous glucose monitors to see which foods ‘spike their Blood Glucose’. What you think is a spike isn’t a spike, this is a spike…
February 23, 2025 at 9:51 AM
All if this.
And for those non-diabetics who use continuous glucose monitors to see which foods ‘spike their Blood Glucose’. What you think is a spike isn’t a spike, this is a spike…
And for those non-diabetics who use continuous glucose monitors to see which foods ‘spike their Blood Glucose’. What you think is a spike isn’t a spike, this is a spike…
Look who’s moved into our house!
February 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Look who’s moved into our house!
If you're interested in how to think about digital transformation, 'The Brompton - Engineering for Change.' is one of the best books I've read on the subject. This might seem odd, given that software is hardly mentioned in the book, but I suspect that's why.
www.brompton.com/p/795/the-br...
www.brompton.com/p/795/the-br...
January 23, 2025 at 9:42 AM
If you're interested in how to think about digital transformation, 'The Brompton - Engineering for Change.' is one of the best books I've read on the subject. This might seem odd, given that software is hardly mentioned in the book, but I suspect that's why.
www.brompton.com/p/795/the-br...
www.brompton.com/p/795/the-br...
Anyway it appears that once upon a time this particular Ait was known as ‘The Ravens Arse’. At least that’s what the cartographer labelled it on this map.
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January 5, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Anyway it appears that once upon a time this particular Ait was known as ‘The Ravens Arse’. At least that’s what the cartographer labelled it on this map.
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Hang on… are the things we call sausage rolls in the UK known as pigs in blanket in the US? If so is a sausage wrapped in bacon a thing in the US?
December 22, 2024 at 2:04 PM
Hang on… are the things we call sausage rolls in the UK known as pigs in blanket in the US? If so is a sausage wrapped in bacon a thing in the US?
When you wake up, check your blood glucose and correct a high and rapidly rising BG only to find it was a sensor error and your BG is crashing 😬 #t1d
December 12, 2024 at 7:43 PM
When you wake up, check your blood glucose and correct a high and rapidly rising BG only to find it was a sensor error and your BG is crashing 😬 #t1d
Huh! So jelly babies have names.
November 24, 2024 at 8:43 AM
Huh! So jelly babies have names.
My new @effinbirds.com 2025 calendar has just arrived.
November 23, 2024 at 2:40 PM
My new @effinbirds.com 2025 calendar has just arrived.