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@blangry.bsky.social

Generalist civic technologist. Norwich with a cargo bike. Greyhound pictures extra.

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I wonder how many honest replies they get.

13.10.2025 08:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
What was meant to be a focaccia, but is really a very tasty salt/herb pitta slab

What was meant to be a focaccia, but is really a very tasty salt/herb pitta slab

Think I need to assume my yeast isn't fully efficient.

11.10.2025 22:34 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A friend's dad (a retired professor of Kant) used to go drinking with him in Berlin in the 80s. This is the closest to proof of existence I can offer.

10.10.2025 09:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Let's ask ourselves whether users have an internal ranking of the best places to have a blood test (I do, but I have 5+ a year). Then, whether you have the throughput of users to make the numbers less noisy. Then if you want to use your finite opportunities for feedback for something this _thin_.

10.10.2025 07:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Net promoter score has no place as a research methodology in health services.

10.10.2025 07:32 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

"I actually prefer Reeboks"

09.10.2025 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I still want to work near Wing Wing. That was so bad for my guts.

09.10.2025 12:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That day we went out for pizza when we were at B's? I liked that day too!

09.10.2025 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I keep wondering if they understand that laws just stay on the books, so have to be good for 40 years as well as 40 mins. But then I think of how many Criminal Justice Bills we've had without reflecting on whether tweaking what's illegal is the problem.

08.10.2025 09:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It shouldn't, but the vast majority of graduates do not go into academia and we do actually find what we learned directly useful. I'm all for learning because it's interesting (MA psychosocial studies) but if politicians start on my discipline that it _isn't_ useful, then I would disagree.

08.10.2025 07:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm obviously going to defend anthropology as a Useful Business Discipline. Learning how groups work together, how to get to the heart of something and think about patterns and trends feels like as much a part of the jigsaw of skills you need in an org as, apparently, theoretical physics(?).

08.10.2025 07:53 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

I may be a minority audience as well, but there's a level of "I know how to do things in the terminal, but I don't usually compile my own programs" level of Linux user, where I'm trying my best to avoid being rm -rf'd by instructions but not a complete newb.

07.10.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
"An error occured" but on Blobby's face.

"An error occured" but on Blobby's face.

What I opened BSky to.

06.10.2025 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
"An error occured" but on Blobby's face.

"An error occured" but on Blobby's face.

What I opened BSky to.

06.10.2025 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yep, blue header. Just thought I'd throw in a field report to the anecdote bin! ;-)

06.10.2025 12:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Reform likely to raise Kent council tax after cost-cutting drive falters

Nigel Farage’s party promised to revive local authority finances by slashing wasteful spending

Reform likely to raise Kent council tax after cost-cutting drive falters Nigel Farage’s party promised to revive local authority finances by slashing wasteful spending

DEI officers Β£2
Woke stuff Β£1
Essential services Β£100,000,000
Parks Β£2

someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this

06.10.2025 11:17 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Somerset cider brandy (legally not Calvados) is one of the best spirits in my cabinet if you haven't had a go.

06.10.2025 10:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A thought from seeing the NHS service - the flow for HCP is all past tense "which arm did you jab", but they're filling out the form before the jab because they're doing it with patient to get details.

06.10.2025 10:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Big struggles at the COVID vaccination place this morning as they say the system has changed and they can't find anyone's appointments.

06.10.2025 07:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Help Wanted: Operations Assistant - Green Web Foundation We’re looking for a freelance Operations Assistant to join our small, ambitious and friendly Green Web Foundation team on a part-time basis. We work together on one clear mission: to transition to a…

Any Dutch speakers I know who might be interested in supporting some friends of mine here in Berlin run their non-profit?

Part-time, remote-friendly position with Dutch required

05.10.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
"Mahmood rejects suggestion police should just ignore people holding placards saying they support Palestine Action
Mahmood says she has β€œno truck” with the argument that people should not be arrested for holding up signs saying they support Palestine Action (a proscribed group – which means just holding a sign in public saying you support them is an offence). She says:
"I have no truck with this argument that suggests that merely holding up a placard somewhere in central London somehow shouldn’t have a police response.

If you’re supporting a proscribed organisation, you are breaking the law of our land.

That organisation has been prescribed. It is an offence to show support for that organisation.

People might not like that decision. They might have questions about the way that the anti-terror laws work in this country. But there is no excuse for holding up placards supporting a banned organisation. That will always be met with a police response.""

"Mahmood rejects suggestion police should just ignore people holding placards saying they support Palestine Action Mahmood says she has β€œno truck” with the argument that people should not be arrested for holding up signs saying they support Palestine Action (a proscribed group – which means just holding a sign in public saying you support them is an offence). She says: "I have no truck with this argument that suggests that merely holding up a placard somewhere in central London somehow shouldn’t have a police response. If you’re supporting a proscribed organisation, you are breaking the law of our land. That organisation has been prescribed. It is an offence to show support for that organisation. People might not like that decision. They might have questions about the way that the anti-terror laws work in this country. But there is no excuse for holding up placards supporting a banned organisation. That will always be met with a police response.""

There are weekly, if not daily, criminal offences occurring at every pelican and zebra crossing I use around me, more dangerous (and indeed, occasionally terrifying) than holding a placard, and yet I never see a police presence at any of them

05.10.2025 09:05 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

wow I wonder why my entire body was in the air in the first place

04.10.2025 12:08 β€” πŸ‘ 8226    πŸ” 1639    πŸ’¬ 224    πŸ“Œ 34
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Cambridge kebab shop beloved by students shuts after 76 years A takeaway, loved by Stephen Fry and Michael Portillo, closes for good, says the college landlord.

So many memories of the late-open cigarette machine by the stairs when I was 17. The bacon burger was pretty good too. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

04.10.2025 11:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

They're meant to be doing mine soon too. Hadn't realised there was choice on the upgrade.

04.10.2025 11:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Building a culture of national pride on the things we’re actually good at and the things we make that people actually want would make us look like Tumblr Island and we should absolutely do it

β€œBritain? The Warhammer porno costume drama academia place that used to be into racism? Yeah, weird dudes?”

04.10.2025 09:49 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

hot take: the social norm that "cool" people don’t talk about their jobs is bad for labour organizing because it perpetuates the idea that our work selves are severed from and unrelated to our true selves and it prevents the deepening of community relationships around labour

04.10.2025 03:17 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Delighted to bump into a digital government luminary, who is currently digging up a tree.

04.10.2025 09:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hearing politicians denounce judges interpreting vaguely worded law as a source of authority like, hi, that's our entire legal system there mate. You against cricket and warm beer too?

04.10.2025 08:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's ok, it's just the Indie. No one's computer is capable of looking at it for more than a few seconds without the processor melting from adverts.

03.10.2025 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Are you cultivating a successor?

03.10.2025 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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