Simon Everest

Day trip to see HM Land Registry…? (I lost count of the number of trips I did, though most didn't benefit from weather like that… 😉 )

Where's my :oof: emoji…?!?

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It's unusual to come across a truly bad new digital service these days. People now praise the online passport service for speed and ease of use, the same for Jobseeker's, voter registration. Most online public services delivered since the establishment of the Government Digital Service are at…

We are running our next open training session for primary schools on how to deliver our Sibs Talk intervention for pupils who are siblings of disabled children. The session will run online on February 2nd from 10am-12noon. More information at www.sibs.org.uk/sibs-worksho...

I would counter that with 'given the amount of mandatory training on GDPR I've done over the last few years you'd think a few more people would at least grasp the basics'… (it's been that kind of week)

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Bugs that everyone with a Mac suffers from, and Apple seemingly won’t fix

I‘d add the hell that‘s the Contacts app

www.bugsappleloves.com

I still don't understand why Music in macOS Tahoe has the control bar -- which also means what's playing -- at the *bottom* of the window.

Disappointing lack of updates…

Testing a new GOV.UK publishing application: Content Block Manager We’ve built an application that allows GOV.UK publishers to create and reuse modular content. Find out how it works, what we’ve learned from testing and what’s next.

This is excellent work

insidegovuk.blog.gov.uk/2026/01/20/t...

This does seem very cool… I wonder if it’ll be available to Services as well as on the publishing platform? Seems like it would be a good way to get info where people need it across GOV.UK

Matsudai Ramen | Cult ramen from Wales Matsudai Ramen produce the UK's most celebrated ramen, with nationally shipped meal kits and a restaurant in Cardiff, Wales. As featured in the Guardian, the Observer (Jay Rayner), The Independent, Th...

Matsudai Ramen…? matsudai.co.uk Not the prettiest bit of Cardiff, but food’s great.

Christmas Crackers, Vol 1, by The Soul Santas 9 track album

Can I commend you to this too, if you’re not already familiar… thesoulsantas.bandcamp.com/album/christ...

Cornwall libraries remove Humphrey books over phishing web links Librarians take Humphrey books off shelves after a link inside them lead to phishing websites.

Treating the integrity of the bits of Internet you've taken responsibility for as an afterthought will cause you problems. Reminded that many years ago one of the localgov managed links on GOV.UK was pointing somewhere unsavoury. We got away with it then in a way I don't think we would have today!

Aitch's close bond with his sister Gracie and the reason he's on I'm A Celebrity On last night's I'm a Celebrity... the rapper opened up about his relationship with his sisters

If you have been watching ITV's "I'm a Celebrity" you may have seen sibling and rapper Aitch as one of the contestants. Aitch has a sister Gracie who has Down's Syndrome. www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv...

This is where you lost me…

This is a lovely listen, and Mark's website is an absolute diamond in the slop if you're travelling anywhere where rail travel is an option…

Nine risks caused by AI notetakers — Careful Industries AI transcription tools are not currently mature or reliable enough to be regarded as an always on, single-source of truth for meeting notes. Nine common risks, and six possible mitigations.

Sthg I don't specifically call out in this blog post on AI notetakers is how awful some bits of govt meeting culture appear to be. The bit about presenteeism directly reflects feedback from
junior folk who talked about how important it is to turn up to meetings www.careful.industries/blog/2025-11...

I was at a conference on Weds about use of AI in public services and noticed how AI as sticky tape over broken systems is becoming the norm, designing or implementing better systems is becoming more and more of a luxury.

Actually upgrading to a 3/10 #uksnow GU3

#uksnow GU3 1/10

Another 10 to find them in the first place…

In A Beautiful Place Out In The Country - YouTube

This kind of morning… youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Surely 'Live Tides for Chelsea' over Boney M's banger 'Nightflight to Venus'…?

Hallo!

The #GOV.UKDesignSystem team are looking for feedback on adding rounded corners to buttons, which we think will improve the usability of the component.

You can see and comment on our proposal on GitHub discussions: github.com/alphagov/gov...

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Imran

All the time it's not 'air solid with midges' and/or 'horizontal 70mph sleet' I still think you're winning…

If you want your thing to last, and you can make your thing into a static website: You should.

Not because it's less infrastructure. Not because you love javascript. Not because self-hosting. Not because offline.

Because it can be archived and preserved for the future.

Guilty as charged… 😉

Are you ‘gauge changing’ at Zweisimmen? Absolute witchcraft on the Golden Express…

It is important that young siblings who are growing up with a disabled brother or sister are able to look forward to exciting things in their future. Read our parent tip on helping siblings achieve their own ambitions. #siblings www.sibs.org.uk/parent-tips/...