Jason Pittock
@jasonpittock.bsky.social
Digital Strategy for The IPA. Interests in photography, music, cycling. Pub enthusiast. Occasional DJ
He had some great hobbies and some cool kit did Mr Lynch www.juliensauctions.com/en/auctions/...
May 31, 2025 at 3:43 PM
He had some great hobbies and some cool kit did Mr Lynch www.juliensauctions.com/en/auctions/...
Research from the IPA, suggesting younger generations are considerably more likely to flake on plans and a third of adults lie about why they are bailing on a commitment last minute
86% of respondents feel guilty for flaking on plans #FlakeNews ipa.co.uk/news/flaking...
86% of respondents feel guilty for flaking on plans #FlakeNews ipa.co.uk/news/flaking...
Flake news: New IPA data unpicks trend of sudden cancellations
ipa.co.uk
March 14, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Research from the IPA, suggesting younger generations are considerably more likely to flake on plans and a third of adults lie about why they are bailing on a commitment last minute
86% of respondents feel guilty for flaking on plans #FlakeNews ipa.co.uk/news/flaking...
86% of respondents feel guilty for flaking on plans #FlakeNews ipa.co.uk/news/flaking...
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There has been a lot of chatter today about Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump, some regarding this moment when White House correspondent Brian Glenn asked if the Ukrainian president plans to wear a suit. I want to address idea in this thread. 🧵
March 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
There has been a lot of chatter today about Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump, some regarding this moment when White House correspondent Brian Glenn asked if the Ukrainian president plans to wear a suit. I want to address idea in this thread. 🧵
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One of the attributes of the modern condition is an inability to be bored. “In one study, nearly half of participants left alone for 15 minutes with no stimulation chose to have an electric shock.” !!! [theguardian.com]
Constantly scrolling on your phone? Why we can’t stand feeling bored
In one study, nearly half of participants left alone for 15 minutes with no stimulation chose to have an electric shock
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
One of the attributes of the modern condition is an inability to be bored. “In one study, nearly half of participants left alone for 15 minutes with no stimulation chose to have an electric shock.” !!! [theguardian.com]
After the American Century. Great piece in @financialtimes.com by @dacemoglumit.bsky.social looking back from 2050 on how it all went wrong for America
February 9, 2025 at 11:26 AM
After the American Century. Great piece in @financialtimes.com by @dacemoglumit.bsky.social looking back from 2050 on how it all went wrong for America
Of course it’s a coup...
Imagine if it had gone like this. Ten Tesla cybertrucks, painted in camouflage colors with a giant X on each roof, drive noisily through Washington DC... snyder.substack.com/p/of-course-...
Imagine if it had gone like this. Ten Tesla cybertrucks, painted in camouflage colors with a giant X on each roof, drive noisily through Washington DC... snyder.substack.com/p/of-course-...
Thinking about... | Timothy Snyder | Substack
Opening the future by understanding the past. Click to read "Thinking about...", by Timothy Snyder, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
snyder.substack.com
February 6, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Of course it’s a coup...
Imagine if it had gone like this. Ten Tesla cybertrucks, painted in camouflage colors with a giant X on each roof, drive noisily through Washington DC... snyder.substack.com/p/of-course-...
Imagine if it had gone like this. Ten Tesla cybertrucks, painted in camouflage colors with a giant X on each roof, drive noisily through Washington DC... snyder.substack.com/p/of-course-...
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FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
WASHINGTON—Putting the nation on alert against what it has described as a “highly credible terrorist threat,” the FBI announced today that it has uncovered a plot by members of al-Qaeda to sit back an...
theonion.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
“the UK has the worst statutory paternity leave in the whole of Europe”
From IPA Podcast: IPA On... Paternity Leave with The Dad Shift
ipa.co.uk/knowledge/ad...
From IPA Podcast: IPA On... Paternity Leave with The Dad Shift
ipa.co.uk/knowledge/ad...
IPA On... Paternity Leave with The Dad Shift
Alex Lloyd Hunter, co-founder of The Dad Shift, joins the IPA On... Podcast to explore the realities of paternity leave in the UK, discuss why proper paternity is good for mums, dads and children; and...
ipa.co.uk
February 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
“the UK has the worst statutory paternity leave in the whole of Europe”
From IPA Podcast: IPA On... Paternity Leave with The Dad Shift
ipa.co.uk/knowledge/ad...
From IPA Podcast: IPA On... Paternity Leave with The Dad Shift
ipa.co.uk/knowledge/ad...
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This is infuriating. If the government want an easy win for growth and to support pubs, they should change the licensing laws to make noise complaints much harder.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/noise-compla...
www.the-londoner.co.uk/noise-compla...
Noise complaints are killing London’s pubs
We mapped the dozens of pubs forced to shut early or that faced closure last year due to everything from “faint giggles” to “constant honking” from cars.
www.the-londoner.co.uk
February 1, 2025 at 8:37 AM
This is infuriating. If the government want an easy win for growth and to support pubs, they should change the licensing laws to make noise complaints much harder.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/noise-compla...
www.the-londoner.co.uk/noise-compla...
The title is a little dramatic but Geoffrey Hinton explains well the risks of AI, but also why society will continue to use it more
youtu.be/vxkBE23zDmQ?...
youtu.be/vxkBE23zDmQ?...
‘Godfather of AI’ predicts it will take over the world | LBC
YouTube video by LBC
youtu.be
January 31, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The title is a little dramatic but Geoffrey Hinton explains well the risks of AI, but also why society will continue to use it more
youtu.be/vxkBE23zDmQ?...
youtu.be/vxkBE23zDmQ?...
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YouGov find just 30% of people think we were right to leave the EU. The lowest number yet.
Just 10% of 18-24 year olds think it was the right decision.
Just 10% of 18-24 year olds think it was the right decision.
January 29, 2025 at 11:01 AM
YouGov find just 30% of people think we were right to leave the EU. The lowest number yet.
Just 10% of 18-24 year olds think it was the right decision.
Just 10% of 18-24 year olds think it was the right decision.
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@mrjamesob.bsky.social They’re coming for the Prince Charles again you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
Save The Prince Charles Cinema
The iconic Prince Charles Cinema in London’s West End future is under serious threat!
We are beyond disappointed that our landlords Zedwell LSQ Ltd and their ultimate parent company Criterion Capital...
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social They’re coming for the Prince Charles again you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
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RIP, David Lynch. Truly one of the great weirdoes in film and television history.
January 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
RIP, David Lynch. Truly one of the great weirdoes in film and television history.
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The race to make the greatest Christmas ad
https://www.ft.com/content/5cbd497d-f4c7-488b-bc6c-81afcd4dad1b
https://www.ft.com/content/5cbd497d-f4c7-488b-bc6c-81afcd4dad1b
The race to make the greatest Christmas ad
How British retailers became obsessed with winning the nation’s hearts
www.ft.com
December 14, 2024 at 6:44 AM
The race to make the greatest Christmas ad
https://www.ft.com/content/5cbd497d-f4c7-488b-bc6c-81afcd4dad1b
https://www.ft.com/content/5cbd497d-f4c7-488b-bc6c-81afcd4dad1b
Journalism's fight for survival in a postliterate democracy. “The work of obtaining facts has a major economic disadvantage against the production of bullshit, and it’s only getting worse.” - mattdpearce.substack.com?utm_source=n...
November 24, 2024 at 10:05 AM
Journalism's fight for survival in a postliterate democracy. “The work of obtaining facts has a major economic disadvantage against the production of bullshit, and it’s only getting worse.” - mattdpearce.substack.com?utm_source=n...
I probably owe my career to Kurtz & Kemeny
Thomas E. Kurtz, the co-inventor of BASIC, just passed away at age 96
This fall I wrote an ode to BASIC for Wired ...
... calling it "the most consequential programming language in the history of computing"
'tis here: www.wired.com/story/back-t...
This fall I wrote an ode to BASIC for Wired ...
... calling it "the most consequential programming language in the history of computing"
'tis here: www.wired.com/story/back-t...
Back to BASIC—the Most Consequential Programming Language in the History of Computing
Coding was a preserve of elites, until BASIC hit the streets.
www.wired.com
November 23, 2024 at 11:35 AM
I probably owe my career to Kurtz & Kemeny