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@georgeburton79.bsky.social

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A big list of things I disable in WordPress There are many things I like about the WordPress blogging software, and many things I find irritating. The most annoying aspect is that WordPress insists that its way is the best and there shall be no deviance. That means a lot of forced cruft being injected into my site. Headers that bloat my page size, Gutenberg stuff I've no use for, and ridiculous editorial decisions. To double-down on the…

New blog post: A big list of things I disable in WordPress

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/11/a-big-list-of-things-i-disable-in-wordpress/

There are many things I like about the WordPress blogging software, and many things I find irritating. The most annoying aspect is that WordPress insists that …

30.11.2025 13:00 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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LADYTRON - I SEE RED
OCTOBER 17.

PRE-SAVE: ladytron.ffm.to/iseered

11.10.2025 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ChatGPT: the world's most influential teacher New research shows that millions of us are "learning with AI" every week: what does this mean for how (and how well) humans learn?

ChatGPT: the world's most influential teacher buff.ly/Uj341ik

22.09.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Captain Jean Luc Picard in a Star Trek uniform motioning to β€œEngage” with his finger.  The caption reads β€œOut of office replies - Engage”.

Captain Jean Luc Picard in a Star Trek uniform motioning to β€œEngage” with his finger. The caption reads β€œOut of office replies - Engage”.

Definitely been needing this.

18.07.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Jan Burnett on stage with Spare Snare at their performance at the V&A museum in Dundee on 8th July 2025.

Jan Burnett on stage with Spare Snare at their performance at the V&A museum in Dundee on 8th July 2025.

The Grand Gestures and @sparesnare.bsky.social gig at Dundee’s V&A 8/7/25.

Absolutely great stuff.

Here’s a photo of the man behind it all.

10.07.2025 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Your Password Algorithm Sucks There are two sorts of people in the world; those who know they are stupid and those who think they are clever. Stupid people use a password manager. They know they can't remember a hundred different passwords and so outsource the thinking to something reasonably secure. I'm a stupid person and am very happy to have BitWarden generate and save fiendishly complex unique passwords which are then…

New blog post: Your Password Algorithm Sucks

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/06/your-password-algorithm-sucks/

There are two sorts of people in the world; those who know they are stupid and those who think they are clever. Stupid people use a password manager. They know they can't remember a …

16.06.2025 12:45 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Who did it best?

24.03.2025 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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L&D Must Change: 23. Is It Time to Ditch Your LMS? with Sarah Mercier How do you feel about your LMS? If you're like most you may have a love + hate relationship with the platform. Today's guest, Sarah Mercier, found herself working with client after client trying to…

Is it time to ditch your LMS? πŸ€” In this podcast, Sarah Mercier dives into whether traditional LMS platforms still serve modern learning needsβ€”or if it’s time for a better approach. #LMS #LearningAndDevelopment #EdTech

🎧 Listen now:

19.02.2025 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Oh BBC, my BBC by Alan Partridge
YouTube video by Alan Partridge - Quote of the Day Oh BBC, my BBC by Alan Partridge

Oh BBC, my BBC by Alan Partridge

11.02.2025 21:27 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely they were rattled. We were so close.

Bring on the next derby.

14.01.2025 23:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Delighted with that. All indications were that we were going to get a doing.

Huge 3 points.

29.12.2024 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Carry On Up The Empire  - 1977 -  the lost trailer
YouTube video by Doctor Random Carry On Up The Empire - 1977 - the lost trailer

I mean, perhaps using AI to remaster old films isn't *all* bad!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MYR...

17.12.2024 22:51 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sweeties Wee Georgie Β· Sweeties Β· Song Β· 2024

Here’s something most people will never get the opportunity to post:

My 71-year old dad just released his first single.

β€œSweeties” is a light-hearted ditty about the sweets he used to enjoy in the 1950s and 60s whilst growing up in Dundee.

Well done Dad. πŸ‘πŸ‘

open.spotify.com/track/6BfHYI...

14.12.2024 09:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Should We List the Learning Objectives? Should we start elearning with a list of formal learning objectives? Probably not. Let’s review the research.

What's your opinion on putting objectives at the front of your #Elearning courses?

@christytucker.bsky.social shares some research that just might change your mind.

12.12.2024 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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How Humans Do (and Don't) Learn One of the biggest ever reviews of human behaviour change has been published, with some eye-opening implications for how we design & deliver learning experiences

How Humans Do (and Don't) Learn

One of the biggest-ever reviews of human behavior change has been published, with some eye-opening implications for how we design & deliver learning experiences

09.12.2024 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Definite perk of working in the office.

04.12.2024 23:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pictures of the BBC micro and monitor never seem real, almost too perfect.

The boxy, angular shape were a design classic that may never have been bested.

If computers looked like this, forever, I’d have been content.

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Christopher Penn on LinkedIn: #ai #generativeai #genai #chatgpt #artificialintelligence… | 54 comments Let's talk about your digital ghost. In the age before generative AI, when you left a company, the company usually just archived all your stuff, removed your… | 54 comments on LinkedIn

Found this in LinkedIn. Quite a dystopian example of possible use if AI in employment in the future. How will employers navigate the ethics of this, and will they even care?

www.linkedin.com/posts/cspenn...

24.11.2024 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Agreed he was much, much better yesterday.

Mulligan was class too. Hope the Doc takes that on board.

24.11.2024 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Twitter is Moribund! #alanpartridge

14.11.2024 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 80    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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