Matthew Cain
@mcaino.bsky.social
Previously CDIO, Crown Prosecution Service. Personally: LFC, Barnet rugby ‘coach’ and cello.
Just finished another recommendation from @mrbsemporium.bsky.social. Cleverly constructed, rich characters and a big ending
May 31, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Just finished another recommendation from @mrbsemporium.bsky.social. Cleverly constructed, rich characters and a big ending
A low % of calls answered will typically inflate the total call volume, as the same person tries a second or third time to get their call connected
April 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM
A low % of calls answered will typically inflate the total call volume, as the same person tries a second or third time to get their call connected
Is this causation or correlation?
April 7, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Is this causation or correlation?
There are good reasons to spell out acronyms
DOGE has closed IRS’s IT modernization office, which was funded by the IRA.
Beyond moronic.
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Beyond moronic.
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April 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
There are good reasons to spell out acronyms
It’s a really helpful list. FWIW I think it’s valuable to distinguish between different types of service. The user needs to pay the Dartford Crossing vs finding a school place vs getting temporary accommodation aren’t well suited to one-size-fits-all
March 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
It’s a really helpful list. FWIW I think it’s valuable to distinguish between different types of service. The user needs to pay the Dartford Crossing vs finding a school place vs getting temporary accommodation aren’t well suited to one-size-fits-all
As a young kid listening to cricket on the radio it amazed me that London had the space for two cricket grounds. Now, seeing the price of properties in London it ….
March 8, 2025 at 11:08 AM
As a young kid listening to cricket on the radio it amazed me that London had the space for two cricket grounds. Now, seeing the price of properties in London it ….
Amazon is famously frugal as a Leadership Principle but today I discovered two things we didn’t get at the MOJ. Not only do you get a towel in the shower, there’s also a nozzle on the hairdryer
February 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Amazon is famously frugal as a Leadership Principle but today I discovered two things we didn’t get at the MOJ. Not only do you get a towel in the shower, there’s also a nozzle on the hairdryer
Enjoying this new feature from Gmail. It’d be churlish to wonder how long it’s been since the previous update
February 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Enjoying this new feature from Gmail. It’d be churlish to wonder how long it’s been since the previous update
The (coincidental) intersection of reading Prophet Song, visiting Derry and seeing the exhibition @nationalportraitgallery of people affected by the Troubles made for a moving 24 hours
January 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The (coincidental) intersection of reading Prophet Song, visiting Derry and seeing the exhibition @nationalportraitgallery of people affected by the Troubles made for a moving 24 hours
I can see why they would be tempting targets for hackers
January 30, 2025 at 10:26 AM
I can see why they would be tempting targets for hackers
Reading Platformland prompted me to wonder whether driving licences were still the most effective way of ensuring basic driving standards compared to, say, the sort of in car device that tracks actual performance
January 30, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Reading Platformland prompted me to wonder whether driving licences were still the most effective way of ensuring basic driving standards compared to, say, the sort of in car device that tracks actual performance
I’ve reached that stage of not being at work where I’m trying to engineer banter with a scammer
January 29, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I’ve reached that stage of not being at work where I’m trying to engineer banter with a scammer
Spotify has correctly judged I’d bring Mendelssohn’s Octet on a desert island open.spotify.com/site/playlis...
Playlist in a Bottle by Spotify
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January 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Spotify has correctly judged I’d bring Mendelssohn’s Octet on a desert island open.spotify.com/site/playlis...
I don’t think the farmer’s wife was pursuing the blind mice to turn them over to the local animal sanctuary in the English version either, tbf
January 28, 2025 at 10:39 AM
I don’t think the farmer’s wife was pursuing the blind mice to turn them over to the local animal sanctuary in the English version either, tbf
Moving experience to visit Notre Dame cathedral. If St
Paul’s had been destroyed in 2019, would the bat survey have been completed? Or would the construction tender been awarded yet?
Paul’s had been destroyed in 2019, would the bat survey have been completed? Or would the construction tender been awarded yet?
January 28, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Moving experience to visit Notre Dame cathedral. If St
Paul’s had been destroyed in 2019, would the bat survey have been completed? Or would the construction tender been awarded yet?
Paul’s had been destroyed in 2019, would the bat survey have been completed? Or would the construction tender been awarded yet?
That’s a really smart way to put it
January 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
That’s a really smart way to put it
I’d be fascinated in anything you can share about case management in particular
January 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I’d be fascinated in anything you can share about case management in particular
Thanks to @mrbsemporium.bsky.social I got to read this stunning book this week. Memorable experience
January 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Thanks to @mrbsemporium.bsky.social I got to read this stunning book this week. Memorable experience
I’m also confused about how some Tupperware enables poor kids in Venezuela to become top orchestral performers
January 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I’m also confused about how some Tupperware enables poor kids in Venezuela to become top orchestral performers
I asked to help with registration because I thought it would be a great way to connect with lots of people (whilst keeping the line moving of course)
January 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I asked to help with registration because I thought it would be a great way to connect with lots of people (whilst keeping the line moving of course)
Am sharing what I read on holiday in case it helps anyone prioritise their reading. In order of usefulness and beauty, they were:
1. Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
2. A history of the world in 47 borders by John Elledge
3. Supremacy by Palmy Olson
4. Expectation by Anna Hope
1. Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
2. A history of the world in 47 borders by John Elledge
3. Supremacy by Palmy Olson
4. Expectation by Anna Hope
January 6, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Am sharing what I read on holiday in case it helps anyone prioritise their reading. In order of usefulness and beauty, they were:
1. Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
2. A history of the world in 47 borders by John Elledge
3. Supremacy by Palmy Olson
4. Expectation by Anna Hope
1. Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
2. A history of the world in 47 borders by John Elledge
3. Supremacy by Palmy Olson
4. Expectation by Anna Hope
Got to see this last night. It’s spectacular but found I needed to check myself when it didn’t look as dramatic as the classic Insta shots
January 1, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Got to see this last night. It’s spectacular but found I needed to check myself when it didn’t look as dramatic as the classic Insta shots
I had a moment earlier this week where I thought: my younger self would’ve been delighted to be doing this. That I was on my own. half cut in a Soho pub reading a book whilst waiting for my daughter to finish a dance class, meant it was important not to get lost in the details of the moment!
December 25, 2024 at 11:17 AM
I had a moment earlier this week where I thought: my younger self would’ve been delighted to be doing this. That I was on my own. half cut in a Soho pub reading a book whilst waiting for my daughter to finish a dance class, meant it was important not to get lost in the details of the moment!
Thanks - that’s really helpful to see.
December 22, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Thanks - that’s really helpful to see.