Joe W

He's a journalist like I'm a part-time lettuce farmer from Utrecht called Volslagen Onzin

GOV.UK One Login: 1.5 million people already benefiting from reform of government services online A new universal login is making public services easier to access online for more than 1.5 million people. The system, allows users to have just one account, one username, one password and one identity...

The UK Government is trailing digital identity again. For all the coverage today there's a lot of covering old ground. Here's a UK Gov (Conservative) news release from 2023. Things have moved on considerably since then too. www.gov.uk/government/n...

Loving their excellent new album. Beautiful stuff.

We've had some success rehabilitating Man U exiles. Off the top of my head, Alan Smith, Nicky Butt and Keith Gillespie come to mind.

Name a film you've seen more than 7 times with a GIF.

The PR agency, the publishers and the disappearing lottery winners Lottery winners whose stories promoted casino website cannot be found.

More newspapers falling for PR agency / SEO guff? Surely not?

This is a fascinating (and worrying) story...
pressgazette.co.uk/news/the-pr-...

Airlines hate this one technique to deal with old under-crackers.

Sign the Petition Demand Spotify Remove Andrew Tate’s Harmful Courses on How to Traffic Women

Come on Spotify, this is just daft. chng.it/ybwNs9shPs

When I worked on The Office, Greg Daniels had a list of questions he asked of every story. Some were show-specific (eg “Are we saying something truthful if exaggerated about office life?”), but many are applicable to any script. Here’s a little thread on them…

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#Scriptsky #Screenwriting

Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

"You're not my surreal Dad!"

‘Blue zones’ are areas of the world where people live a particularly long time. They have been studied to see what lifestyles may lead to a long and healthy life. However, new evidence suggests they are simply areas with higher levels of clerical errors and pension fraud.

An hour and half on the phone to the GP for test results and they still haven't picked up. Newbattle Medical Practice really needs to do better. I've had the same three minute loop of inane music the whole time. If I wasn't ill before I'm certainly feeling it now.

Unfortunately, anytime after Halloween is now the Whamming season. I got Whammed last week out of the blue. Thinking about Whamming myself next year just to get it out of the way.

I'm a complete sucker and bought something off a scam website. Luckily it was nothing expensive and I used my CC. I feel more embarrassed than anything else.

I've tried to do my bit and report it to my bank but they ask that I wait 30 days before putting in a claim. How is this helping anyone?

The OnlyFans bots have arrived. Sigh. Took them long enough. Without that core user group, X will be a very lonely place soon.

This Scottish media starter pack is booming: now with 111 entries, including: @thepressandjournal.bsky.social @l-a-kelly.bsky.social @heraldsport.bsky.social @bylinesscotland.bsky.social @kathleennutt.bsky.social @ionamjmacdonald.bsky.social @ianjohnston0.bsky.social

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So many new PR faces even since the first PR Starter Pack - so I've created a second one. 50 people in this one already.

I've started to fill it out - if you'd like to be in it (and aren't already in this or the first one - do have a look), like this post and I'll get to it!

go.bsky.app/KUD8Zzk

If you are looking for a swear and drugged fueled comedy examining language and identity I can thoroughly recommend 'KNEECAP' #film on Amazon Prime. Very dark, very funny. youtube.com/watch?v=FFYf...

@mubashariqbal.com 👋 please add: go.bsky.app/ApcbKjA. Thanks you, awesome directory!

Patterns in Repeat Laura Marling · Album · 2024 · 11 songs

Laura Marling's new album, Patterns in Repeat, is one to soothe the soul. Well worth a listen.
open.spotify.com/album/11Y2eh...