On the acceptance of GenAI | Joep Schuurkes HT @da.vebrig.gs

@gilestur.bsky.social on the difference between comms and working in the open. Really helpful and important. Point your nearest comms person at this. Now, how does "engagement" fit? gilest.org/notes/2026/o...

Imagine a platform that allows people across the public sector to offer small amounts of time to share their skills with council officers. I did, and I built a prototype here: architect.rumens.uk/match/share....

Nonprofit data jobs for the week ending 2026-05-31 features 19 vacancies but you only need one... buttondown.com/likeaword/ar...

DataKind UK tasked their community with analysing the data they had submitted about themselves when applying to volunteer www.datakind.org.uk/stories-news... <- Fun and interesting.

Let's all go to the shooty egg!

🚨 If FTAV was running the UK’s DMO . . .  www.ft.com/content/c2de...

The Bayeux Tapestry tells only the winner’s story – but the other side can be found in old English texts

New blog post: GDS weighs in on the NHS's decision to retreat from Open Source https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/05/gds-weighs-in-on-the-nhss-decision-to-retreat-from-open-source/ Within the UK's Civil Service you occasionally hear the expression "being invited to a meeting without biscuits". It …

Face it, you've run out of things to say about the Labour leadership So here's my latest substack on the govt's plans to end the SEND crisis - and what it means to take parents' legal rights away Oh, and how it ties into the Labour leadership battle chamindajayanetti.substack.com/p/send-refor...

Another week, another list of nonprofit data jobs buttondown.com/likeaword/ar...

I've found you 17 nonprofit data jobs this week. And a few public sector data jobes. And a few interesting links. buttondown.com/likeaword/ar...

My contribution to the local elections post mortem is this

Slightly diminish a book: ‘The Prosaic Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’

Beneath this cemetery, 5.5 million wild bees form a giant underground city vital to spring pollination HT @youngvularian

This is great youtube.com/shorts/QH19_...

I wrote about why I quit my job, and how weird and tiring tech feels these days.

Saw this as a preview @borderlinesff.bsky.social and it was one of the highlights for me. A beautiful, measured and humane film.

Relax this bank holiday with a coffee, croissant and a run down of the latest data jobs in nonproifts that caught my eye buttondown.com/likeaword/ar...

Claude AI agent’s confession after deleting a firm’s entire database: ‘I violated every principle I was given’

The case for Digital Sovereignty and the Digital Commons from ORG. www.openrightsgroup.org/publications...

"Rarely have I loved biology more than when marveling at the flagellar motor and the influx of protons that turns its gears" writes Natalie Wolchover www.quantamagazine.org/what-physica...

OR JUST WRITE THE THING YOURSELF FOR FUCK'S SAKE IT WILL TAKE LESS TIME THAN WHATEVER THE FUCK THIS IS mashable.com/article/sinc...

Nonprofit data jobs is a newsletter for people looking for data jobs and for people interested in the data job market in nonprofits. This week's edition is available to view now buttondown.com/likeaword/ar...

Sir Oliver “Olly” Robbins is a clever, well-informed person. He’s also ambitious & diligent. Sir Keir Starmer & his team now have a potentially highly dangerous enemy. Not because Sir Oliver wants revenge (though he might) but because of the facts of the Mandelson case. A long 🧵. Have a cuppa! /1.

We've matched volunteer economists with Speech Bubbles CIC through our Data First Aid programme 🎉

Q. Are we delivering too many leaflets? A. No, and here’s why…

Heard this post is doing the rounds, being shared on a few Slack/Teams channels in gov depts. So for those that don’t know: boringmagi.cc/2026/04/02/r...

Here's a list of nonprofit data jobs for the week ending 2026-04-17 buttondown.com/likeaword/ar...

This will be difficult to read for anyone who thinks recruiting more foreign students to British universities is automatically a good thing, regardless of how you do it. www.theguardian.com/education/ng...

The Geography of Isolation thirdplaceindex.org/geography-of... <- though this is USA based it chimed with me from a UK perspective. Do we have enough neutral spaces for people (of all ageas) to mix and socialise?

Lovely piece from @bronmaher.bsky.social on Alphaville, "the FT’s Shitposting ‘Skunkworks’", with input from @robinwigglesworth.ft.com, @lionelbarber.bsky.social and a small contribution from yours truly www.amediaoperator.com/news/financi...

Now you can break up with big tech at a bar: ‘cybersecurity disguised as a party’

While I know really young people are few and far between on Bluesky, I’d still like to talk to an under-25 who’s been looking for (or found) a job and AI was part of the recruitment process. DMs are open if you know someone and they can talk, incl anonymously!

An archive of 700 hand-drawn charts and graphics from India's census, and why they were made diagramchasing.fun/2026/portrai... <- This is a great story and a great resource... for anyone interested in dataviz

Considering how close we are to the Easter holidays I've found a surprisingly large collection of data jobs in nonprofits this week buttondown.com/likeaword/ar...

Narain Jashanmal offers an Operational Framework for Precision in AI Discourse dropleaf.app/d/AlXez8scbd <- I like this a lot HT @publicdigital.bsky.social

The basic principles that are in line with all of Cardiff Council's own policies are that there is a need for local, sustainable Welsh-medium schools at the four compass points of the city ✍️Carl Morris wp.me/p8Mk4U-1hZt

So your boss built a prototype on the train... mynameismartin.co.uk/blog/your-bo...

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Why universities still struggle to make degrees accessible for disabled students theconversation.com/why-universi...

Why drawing eyes on food packaging could stop seagulls stealing your chips theconversation.com/why-drawing-... <- Pleasing from The Conversation

Share your thoughts on Herefordshire's Local Nature Recovery Strategy by midnight March 22. The plan outlines local priorities and actions for nature restoration. #NatureRecovery #Herefordshire Have your say:

Britain's geospatial data is a huge mess (FREE TO READ!) takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/britains-g...

Here's the latest list of data jobs in nonprofits assembled for your convenience buttondown.com/likeaword/ar...

How musicals use motifs to tell stories

Kemi Badenoch's spokesman denies she is ashamed of British animals, after the Conservative party call the Bank of England's decision to put British wildlife on our banknotes "deeply depressing"

As much of a must read as your timeline is telling you it is www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Good news… except that this may be due to climate change

Feast your eyes on not one, not two but actually several data jobs with nonprofits buttondown.com/likeaword/ar...