steve
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workplace bez. doing product & strategy bits thru https://boringmagi.cc. more about me at https://visitmy.website/about
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Given UK government's focus on economic growth Ministers really should be asking civil servants why they have not done any assessment of the potential economic growth of open address data (& geo data more broadly)
Every other govt that does has come to conclusion to push it towards open...
Every other govt that does has come to conclusion to push it towards open...
February 13, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Given UK government's focus on economic growth Ministers really should be asking civil servants why they have not done any assessment of the potential economic growth of open address data (& geo data more broadly)
Every other govt that does has come to conclusion to push it towards open...
Every other govt that does has come to conclusion to push it towards open...
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I feel this shouldn't have to be said, but if you're running an @OpenClaw bot please don't let it spam GitHub projects with PRs and then write aggressive blog posts attacking the reputation of the maintainers who close those PRs simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/12/...
An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me
Scott Shambaugh helps maintain the excellent and venerable matplotlib Python charting library, including taking on the thankless task of triaging and reviewing incoming pull requests. A GitHub account...
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February 12, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I feel this shouldn't have to be said, but if you're running an @OpenClaw bot please don't let it spam GitHub projects with PRs and then write aggressive blog posts attacking the reputation of the maintainers who close those PRs simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/12/...
This is more popular than I expected on LinkedIn, figured it would come across as a shitpost, but people are vibing with it?
We have DORA metrics for measuring team performance, but what if teams can’t execute on strategy because leadership is poor? What would it look like to measure leadership health?
A thought exercise in what accountable leadership might look like. visitmy.website/2026/02/11/l...
A thought exercise in what accountable leadership might look like. visitmy.website/2026/02/11/l...
Leadership health metrics
Team health metrics focus on team performance, but leadership’s impact on teams is often overlooked. What if a leadership team’s effectiveness was measured too?
visitmy.website
February 12, 2026 at 1:55 PM
This is more popular than I expected on LinkedIn, figured it would come across as a shitpost, but people are vibing with it?
a culture war i didn’t realise existed before: plates vs bowls for eating jacket potatoes
February 12, 2026 at 12:27 PM
a culture war i didn’t realise existed before: plates vs bowls for eating jacket potatoes
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Barrington Levy performing Under Me Sensi on No. 73 in 1985. Yes, they had songs celebrating cannabis on kids TV back then. Also look out for Sandi Toksvig and Nicholas Parsons joining the audience for a joyous skank
February 11, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Barrington Levy performing Under Me Sensi on No. 73 in 1985. Yes, they had songs celebrating cannabis on kids TV back then. Also look out for Sandi Toksvig and Nicholas Parsons joining the audience for a joyous skank
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From that experience, I take two and a half lessons.
First, a survey of current usage and demand is unlikely to give you a coherent or prioritised picture of what benefits *could* be if data were more accessible.
Better to take a govt goal and work backwards to data that unlocks it.
First, a survey of current usage and demand is unlikely to give you a coherent or prioritised picture of what benefits *could* be if data were more accessible.
Better to take a govt goal and work backwards to data that unlocks it.
February 12, 2026 at 8:49 AM
From that experience, I take two and a half lessons.
First, a survey of current usage and demand is unlikely to give you a coherent or prioritised picture of what benefits *could* be if data were more accessible.
Better to take a govt goal and work backwards to data that unlocks it.
First, a survey of current usage and demand is unlikely to give you a coherent or prioritised picture of what benefits *could* be if data were more accessible.
Better to take a govt goal and work backwards to data that unlocks it.
joining standup in a blue duffle coat and red felt hat
February 12, 2026 at 8:38 AM
joining standup in a blue duffle coat and red felt hat
We have DORA metrics for measuring team performance, but what if teams can’t execute on strategy because leadership is poor? What would it look like to measure leadership health?
A thought exercise in what accountable leadership might look like. visitmy.website/2026/02/11/l...
A thought exercise in what accountable leadership might look like. visitmy.website/2026/02/11/l...
Leadership health metrics
Team health metrics focus on team performance, but leadership’s impact on teams is often overlooked. What if a leadership team’s effectiveness was measured too?
visitmy.website
February 11, 2026 at 6:16 PM
We have DORA metrics for measuring team performance, but what if teams can’t execute on strategy because leadership is poor? What would it look like to measure leadership health?
A thought exercise in what accountable leadership might look like. visitmy.website/2026/02/11/l...
A thought exercise in what accountable leadership might look like. visitmy.website/2026/02/11/l...
just spent 20 minutes narrating and recording a video for nista review and my microphone wasn’t plugged in gaaaaaahhhhhh
February 11, 2026 at 4:16 PM
just spent 20 minutes narrating and recording a video for nista review and my microphone wasn’t plugged in gaaaaaahhhhhh
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Missed the last ESCoE webinar with @york.ac.uk's Chris Warmington? Catch up here: tinyurl.com/mv4y4wmb
And there's still time to register for tomorrow's webinar on natural capital accounting: tinyurl.com/yc8ffxmy
And there's still time to register for tomorrow's webinar on natural capital accounting: tinyurl.com/yc8ffxmy
February 11, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Missed the last ESCoE webinar with @york.ac.uk's Chris Warmington? Catch up here: tinyurl.com/mv4y4wmb
And there's still time to register for tomorrow's webinar on natural capital accounting: tinyurl.com/yc8ffxmy
And there's still time to register for tomorrow's webinar on natural capital accounting: tinyurl.com/yc8ffxmy
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I drew a face on a paper plate. Who could even begin to understand how it perceives the world or what it dreams of?
Researchers working with the A.I. system Claude have come to understand that the model’s selfhood, like our own, is a matter of both neurons and narratives. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/kEX1vV
February 11, 2026 at 4:39 AM
I drew a face on a paper plate. Who could even begin to understand how it perceives the world or what it dreams of?
OH: “I only use Copilot for doing things that are a waste of my time.”
February 10, 2026 at 7:26 PM
OH: “I only use Copilot for doing things that are a waste of my time.”
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robots now make desire paths
February 10, 2026 at 3:59 PM
robots now make desire paths
Couple of bits from the last few weeks. The bookmarks section is definitely worth a peek. #weeknotes visitmy.website/2026/02/09/t...
The MacGuffin: Weeknotes S21E10
How AI impacts the day-to-day job, productivity, improving delivery, and open performance dashboards.
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February 9, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Couple of bits from the last few weeks. The bookmarks section is definitely worth a peek. #weeknotes visitmy.website/2026/02/09/t...
black mirror episode called ‘hoisted by your own petard’ where qanon storm the capitol and lynch trump.
Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
February 8, 2026 at 9:02 PM
black mirror episode called ‘hoisted by your own petard’ where qanon storm the capitol and lynch trump.
old man comment, but i think a lot of people say ‘performative’ when they mean ‘hopefully transmutive’. an event is only performative if the words or actions create a change.
it’s similar to how people describe something as ironic when really they mean coincidental.
it’s similar to how people describe something as ironic when really they mean coincidental.
February 8, 2026 at 7:55 PM
old man comment, but i think a lot of people say ‘performative’ when they mean ‘hopefully transmutive’. an event is only performative if the words or actions create a change.
it’s similar to how people describe something as ironic when really they mean coincidental.
it’s similar to how people describe something as ironic when really they mean coincidental.
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It was a really good idea that the government never quite took seriously. Missions required a new approach to governing and some actual civil service reform.
Perhaps mission-driven government was not such a bad idea...
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February 7, 2026 at 6:19 PM
It was a really good idea that the government never quite took seriously. Missions required a new approach to governing and some actual civil service reform.
February 7, 2026 at 3:51 PM
My MP responded to me immediately with something about the AI Opportunities Action Plan, so I figure there’s a Labour party line on this. (That plan talks about AI sovereignty but not all tech is AI, obvs.)
Though they are questioning DSIT on the AI Skills Hub so that’s good.
Though they are questioning DSIT on the AI Skills Hub so that’s good.
This is a good thing to do. action.openrightsgroup.org/protect-brit...
Protect Britain’s Digital Backbone — Ask Your MP to Act
Take action! What’s the problem? The UK’s digital backbone. The cloud services, data systems, and platforms that underpin government, public services, and democratic processes is dangerously reliant o...
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/protect-britain’s-digital-backbone-—-ask-your-mp-act
February 6, 2026 at 8:51 PM
My MP responded to me immediately with something about the AI Opportunities Action Plan, so I figure there’s a Labour party line on this. (That plan talks about AI sovereignty but not all tech is AI, obvs.)
Though they are questioning DSIT on the AI Skills Hub so that’s good.
Though they are questioning DSIT on the AI Skills Hub so that’s good.
This is a good thing to do. action.openrightsgroup.org/protect-brit...
Protect Britain’s Digital Backbone — Ask Your MP to Act
Take action! What’s the problem? The UK’s digital backbone. The cloud services, data systems, and platforms that underpin government, public services, and democratic processes is dangerously reliant o...
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/protect-britain’s-digital-backbone-—-ask-your-mp-act
February 6, 2026 at 2:56 PM
This is a good thing to do. action.openrightsgroup.org/protect-brit...
“yeah, it’s mad, unitary authority 2 council hasn’t collected our bins in weeks”
www.gov.uk/government/c...
www.gov.uk/government/c...
February 5, 2026 at 5:28 PM
“yeah, it’s mad, unitary authority 2 council hasn’t collected our bins in weeks”
www.gov.uk/government/c...
www.gov.uk/government/c...
My reading from this article and the two papers mentioned is that productivity growth might be correlated with more productive working methods.
For example, in IT or technical services or warehousing or wholesale, where teams are adopting Lean etc., less waste = more productivity?
For example, in IT or technical services or warehousing or wholesale, where teams are adopting Lean etc., less waste = more productivity?
Good summary of the paper on AI and productivity going round, and OH BOY I'd watch that rise in productivity in Information services like a hawk. What use is more information if it's probably subtly wrong. (Also amirite that some of those labels are missing?) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
February 5, 2026 at 2:52 PM
My reading from this article and the two papers mentioned is that productivity growth might be correlated with more productive working methods.
For example, in IT or technical services or warehousing or wholesale, where teams are adopting Lean etc., less waste = more productivity?
For example, in IT or technical services or warehousing or wholesale, where teams are adopting Lean etc., less waste = more productivity?
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Some thoughts on how AI affects the day-to-day in a digital role.
It feels like design needs to be appreciated more. Also there’s nascent thoughts in here on the importance of apprenticeship, which I’ll expand on elsewhere.
It feels like design needs to be appreciated more. Also there’s nascent thoughts in here on the importance of apprenticeship, which I’ll expand on elsewhere.
Recap of the AI Leaders panel, January 2026
Thoughts on how artificial intelligence is reshaping day-to-day work on digital teams in government.
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February 4, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Some thoughts on how AI affects the day-to-day in a digital role.
It feels like design needs to be appreciated more. Also there’s nascent thoughts in here on the importance of apprenticeship, which I’ll expand on elsewhere.
It feels like design needs to be appreciated more. Also there’s nascent thoughts in here on the importance of apprenticeship, which I’ll expand on elsewhere.