Weeknote: 14 to 18 July 2025 Enjoying the peace and quiet in our local woods on a very hot weekend What did I enjoy? Seeing the publication of the Public Design Evidence Review, which explores the role and value of design in the public sector. It includes a section on public design for […]

Fortnightnote: 28 April to 9 May 2025 Bluebells in the garden What did I enjoy? The highlight for me was an event hosted by Leeds City Council and the Cabinet Office's 'Test, Learn and Grow' team to explore a collaborative approach to neighbourhood health. It was a rare chance to catch up with […]

Between the tepid bath and the cloud of vapour: a plea for pragmatic ambition A man visiting a health resort is sitting in a steam box. Engraving, May 1869. Wellcome Collection In my most recent weeknote, I promised a blog post... Somewhere in all this between the tepid bath of short termist […]

Another opportunity to be my boss's boss as interim Chief Information Officer for NHS England. Now more than ever our organisation needs an inclusive leader who will empower teams like mine and instil modern digital ways of working at the highest level. If that sounds like you, please apply by […]

@johngreensbluesky.bsky.social hi John, please consider opting into the bridge at @ap.brid.gy That way people can also follow your Bluesky posts on Mastodon

Hello friends who follow me over the bridge from Bluesky. I'd love to follow more of you back, but you need to opt in first. Here's how: 1. To bridge your Bluesky account to the fediverse, follow @ap.brid.gy 2. When you've done that, let me know. If it works, I'll follow you back 3. That's it! […]

Thanks for following me on BSky. Did you know you can also follow my Mastodon posts from here, and I can follow you back using #BridgyFed Step 1. Follow @ap.brid.gy Step 2. Follow @mattedgar.social.coop.ap.brid.gy ‪ Interoperability is a fragile but wonderful thing!

Getting the train across the moors for work, to visit an #nhs team that's doing great things getting patients to the right place for their urgent care needs

Thanks for following me on BSky. Did you know you can also follow my Mastodon posts from here, and I can follow you back using #BridgyFed Step 1. Follow @ap.brid.gy Step 2. Follow @mattedgar.social.coop.ap.brid.gy ‪ Interoperability is a fragile but wonderful thing!

@lourodrigues.bsky.social Thanks for following me on BSky. You can also follow my Mastodon posts from here, and I can follow you back using #BridgyFed Step 1. Follow @ap.brid.gy Step 2. Follow @mattedgar.social.coop.ap.brid.gy ‪ Interoperability is a fragile but wonderful thing! Thanks, Matt

Fortnightnote: 7 to 18 October 2024 Quantum computer in an office foyer What did I do to avoid disempowering people? I listened. Specifically, I listened in on a user research session with a woman who recently had a baby (burbling in the background of the Teams call 🙂 One of our teams is […]

Friends using #BlueSky, thanks to the wonderful #BridgyFed, you can now follow and interact with my #fediverse posts. From BSky, just follow @mattedgar.social.coop.ap.brid.gy

If you follow me from Bluesky, please also consider following @ap.brid.gy so I can follow back and see your interactions

Friends using #Bluesky, thanks to the wonderful #BridgyFed, you can now follow and interact with my #fediverve posts. From BSky, just follow this account: @mattedgar.social.coop.ap.brid.gy

Friends using #Bluesky, thanks to the wonderful #BridgyFed, you can now follow and interact with my #fediverve posts. From BSky, just follow this account: @mattedgar.social.coop.ap.brid.gy

Friends using #bluesky, thanks to the wonderful #bridgyfed, you can now follow and interact with my #fediverse posts. From BSky, just follow this account: @mattedgar.social.coop.ap.brid.gy

Meanwhile, here's a picture of the bridge at Barnard Castle

I'd love to follow your Bluesky posts in the #fediverse You can enable that with Bridgy Fed by following these instructions fed.brid.gy/docs#bluesky... Let me know if you set it up and I will give it a try

Hello, people starting to follow me on Bluesky. Nice to see you! My main account is over on Mastodon at social.coop/@mattedgar I'm excited by the possibility of federating and bridging across these sites, but it looks like it'll be a week of two before I can get that properly up and running

In all UK national polling campaigns, starting 2010, I had political posts to scroll through to infinity Now, having forsworn that algorithmic flood, I don't know what to do with my digits

Oh Microsoft, I'm too old for your ribbon layout bullshit. Just stop randomly moving options and hiding stuff

It's no good but what can I do? Workstation bookings run on a 21-day rolling basis, so I'm staying up til midnight to snag a good spot 3 Thursdays from now

Bsky-ians, you can now follow my fifth-glyph-avoidant alt account at https://bsky.app/profile/mattdgar.oulipo.social.ap.brid.gy Sorry that's a bit of a mouthful

Trying out Bridgy Fed to see a Bluesky post in the fediverse #ActivityPub brid.gy

@[email protected] is my home in the #fediverse, with a verified link to my blog. You can find all my posts over there mastodon.me.uk/@mattedgar