Posts by mattedgar@mastodon.me.uk
(DIR) Post #AOx5T1HIPw5E4BVpKa by mattedgar@mastodon.me.uk
2022-04-25T20:29:04Z
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My fediverse #introduction / #introductions ...I live in #Leeds and work for #NHS England in #UserCentredDesign and #DigitalTransformationHere I post a mix of work-related stuff (all views my own), and random history geekeryI give blood ❤️, add ALT text to my images 🖼️, and make monthly donations to my instance host 💰
(DIR) Post #AP47MhnLVBAHuzL7lQ by mattedgar@mastodon.me.uk
2022-10-29T13:52:43Z
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Brightening up a gloomy Saturday afternoon by replacing some heritage light bulbs. Look children, can you believe we used to illuminate our homes with tiny glowing strips of resistant wire!
(DIR) Post #AP47MiAk6Bsd5YHoES by mattedgar@mastodon.me.uk
2022-10-29T15:34:20Z
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Back from Homebase where we puzzled over various actual and equivalent wattages, energy efficiency ratings, and some wizarding unit of light measurement called "lumens". And oh... that really is quite bright
(DIR) Post #AP6djbQoucjzgzgZ1s by mattedgar@mastodon.me.uk
2022-10-30T21:58:42Z
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@Luca Thank you! It worked a treat and I re-found a few people whose fediverse accounts I was missing
(DIR) Post #APUG137uqWfXv46Tei by mattedgar@mastodon.me.uk
2022-11-11T07:17:56Z
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#FollowFriday for more recent #TwitterMigration arrivals on my favourite people list@siju@katyarnie @trishgreenhalgh @DigitalPharmacist @johncutlefish
(DIR) Post #APUG13wbo3DcSHoxfc by mattedgar@mastodon.me.uk
2022-11-11T07:25:30Z
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And #FollowFriday some of the wonderful people who lit up my #Mastodon home feed well before it was fashionable@mattstibbs @cwebber @torgo @slowe @sean
(DIR) Post #AQgJxR6IVniFYKk86S by mattedgar@mastodon.me.uk
2022-12-16T10:31:12Z
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Overnight hotel stay in Manchester following boy #1's second graduation ceremony of the year
(DIR) Post #AQgJxRhsG5lpQsK8fo by mattedgar@mastodon.me.uk
2022-12-16T12:07:07Z
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And a nostalgic visit to the John Rylands Library #Manchester
(DIR) Post #ARN6y3ZkWGfDdQBboe by mattedgar@mastodon.me.uk
2023-01-06T07:33:04Z
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Reflecting on a couple of days learning as part of a group badged "project leaders"...
(DIR) Post #ARN6y4D69y8hbSb29I by mattedgar@mastodon.me.uk
2023-01-06T07:36:16Z
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The examples used seem to fall into 2 categories:1. massive construction or aviation projects, e.g. HS2, London 2012, Concorde, where an iconic one-off, carbon intensive cultural artefact is brought into being2. everyday behaviours from operations in high-reliability organisations, e.g. intensive care, aviation safety, that are not really projects at all
(DIR) Post #ARN6y7uoNtt95u4UCW by mattedgar@mastodon.me.uk
2023-01-06T07:37:15Z
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I'm more convinced than ever that the root cause of the high failure rate in many projects is that they should never have been projects in the first place
(DIR) Post #AUTxnFFzrBkKUd5g3M by mattedgar@mastodon.me.uk
2023-04-09T17:02:23Z
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@simon I worked for a telco that sold the phones and network connectivity. For a long while, senior leadership still thought of the mobile browser and apps as a toy or a "value added service" rather than the main deal. It was surprisingly hard, for example, to land the point that customers might want to manage their account on the device, rather than by voice call to our contact centres
(DIR) Post #AUhvX2BYgHZYXGMVYO by mattedgar@mastodon.me.uk
2023-04-16T07:16:10Z
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Enjoyed last weekend's tour of Kirkaldy's Testing Works. Highly recommended to check out this unique survival of #London #engineering #heritage https://www.testingworks.org.uk/
(DIR) Post #AUuNYVF2vR3DaqipP6 by mattedgar@mastodon.me.uk
2023-04-22T07:33:05Z
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😢 Sad story: For a long time pre-2022 I'd have happily paid #twitter $8 a month for a well-moderated, ad-free, time-ordered timeline. They never gave me that choice😊 Happy ending: That's exactly what the #fediverse has enabled for me. I make $8 donations to my instance host to help keep it sustainable
(DIR) Post #AVNGhVcHpuPtGcmHho by mattedgar@mastodon.me.uk
2023-05-06T09:42:38Z
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@rolle you know, it's totally normal to be worried when a loved one is sick, especially a child. Trust your instincts and get medical help for him if something doesn't seem right. Hope he's better soon
(DIR) Post #AWSYXEHC9kbN3h7Z0S by mattedgar@mastodon.me.uk
2023-06-07T20:24:46Z
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Taking to Mastodon to wonder discontentedly whyin 2017 I could get the 07:05 CrossCountry train from Leeds and arrive into Birmingham New Street at 09:10 (a journey time of 02 hours 05 mins), whereastomorrow the same company's 06:12 from Leeds is scheduled to tootle into New Street at 09:08 (02 hours _56_ mins) #UKtrains
(DIR) Post #AXSlSpXqkqDFP5cZkG by mattedgar@mastodon.me.uk
2023-07-07T20:49:51Z
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These are wonderful!#NHS posters and leaflets from the National Archives #NHS75https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-collection/explore-by-topic/health-and-welfare/nhs-posters-and-leaflets/
(DIR) Post #AZl0OtPRxpSg3Pp2WW by mattedgar@mastodon.me.uk
2023-09-14T10:43:20Z
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At Digital Government North #DigiNorthGreat opening session about inclusion and connectivityNow learning about the Department for Education's approach to helping teams meet the Service Standard
(DIR) Post #AdEg8R4yzLiGkLEzvU by mattedgar@mastodon.me.uk
2023-12-27T11:09:15Z
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Uncharacteristically early Boxing Day trip across the Pennines to the National Trust's Quarry Bank, to get boy #1 there in time for his shift as a storyteller, and a good look inside the mill #IndustrialHeritage #Cheshire
(DIR) Post #AdEgucqmWllr9ZZqd6 by mattedgar@mastodon.me.uk
2023-12-27T13:21:22Z
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@penguin42 Indeed. Someone pointed out the extra short lampposts in the vicinity