George Burton

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 …

LADYTRON - I SEE RED
OCTOBER 17.

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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

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

Definitely been needing this.

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.

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 …

Who did it best?

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? 🤔 In this podcast, Sarah Mercier dives into whether traditional LMS platforms still serve modern learning needs—or if it’s time for a better approach. #LMS #LearningAndDevelopment #EdTech

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YouTube video by Alan Partridge - Quote of the Day Oh BBC, my BBC by Alan Partridge

Oh BBC, my BBC by Alan Partridge

Absolutely they were rattled. We were so close.

Bring on the next derby.

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

Huge 3 points.

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...

Sweeties Wee Georgie · Sweeties · Song · 2024

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

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

“Sweeties” 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. 👏👏

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

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.

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

Definite perk of working in the office.

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.

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...

Agreed he was much, much better yesterday.

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

Twitter is Moribund! #alanpartridge