Karl Turner
@usefulwords.co.uk
Content stuff - writing, design, strategy and operations. Manchester, England. www.usefulwords.co.uk
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One of the downsides of AI is the emboldening of stakeholders to insist on putting bad things on a website. Just because it is possible, doesn't mean it is a good idea.
November 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
One of the downsides of AI is the emboldening of stakeholders to insist on putting bad things on a website. Just because it is possible, doesn't mean it is a good idea.
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🔥 Exciting news...early bird tickets for #CampDigital 2026 are now available!
We're back at the RNCM on Thurs 7th May, and we've already confirmed some fantastic speakers and workshops (with more TBA)!
Check out our lineup so far, and book early birds at:
www.nexerdigital.com/camp-digital...
We're back at the RNCM on Thurs 7th May, and we've already confirmed some fantastic speakers and workshops (with more TBA)!
Check out our lineup so far, and book early birds at:
www.nexerdigital.com/camp-digital...
November 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
🔥 Exciting news...early bird tickets for #CampDigital 2026 are now available!
We're back at the RNCM on Thurs 7th May, and we've already confirmed some fantastic speakers and workshops (with more TBA)!
Check out our lineup so far, and book early birds at:
www.nexerdigital.com/camp-digital...
We're back at the RNCM on Thurs 7th May, and we've already confirmed some fantastic speakers and workshops (with more TBA)!
Check out our lineup so far, and book early birds at:
www.nexerdigital.com/camp-digital...
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My #UCD Freelancers Directory is taking applications for 2026! We're now 60 professionals, come join us?
Freelancers with 2 years+ UCD experience:
• Apply by 31 Dec 2025.
• Check on 15 Jan 2026 for your listing, email any edits.
• Pay £20 annual subs by Ko-fi or PayPal.
#UCDD #GetListed #Digital
Freelancers with 2 years+ UCD experience:
• Apply by 31 Dec 2025.
• Check on 15 Jan 2026 for your listing, email any edits.
• Pay £20 annual subs by Ko-fi or PayPal.
#UCDD #GetListed #Digital
Cake Design Studio | UCD freelancers directory
Find skilled, experienced user-centred design professionals for contract and project work or by other arrangement, including workshops and training.
cakeconsultancy.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
My #UCD Freelancers Directory is taking applications for 2026! We're now 60 professionals, come join us?
Freelancers with 2 years+ UCD experience:
• Apply by 31 Dec 2025.
• Check on 15 Jan 2026 for your listing, email any edits.
• Pay £20 annual subs by Ko-fi or PayPal.
#UCDD #GetListed #Digital
Freelancers with 2 years+ UCD experience:
• Apply by 31 Dec 2025.
• Check on 15 Jan 2026 for your listing, email any edits.
• Pay £20 annual subs by Ko-fi or PayPal.
#UCDD #GetListed #Digital
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November 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Never heard this before, but it's a cracker: A bad system will beat a good person every time. Attributed to W Edwards Deming.
October 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Never heard this before, but it's a cracker: A bad system will beat a good person every time. Attributed to W Edwards Deming.
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Seasonal reminder, Pumpkins make Hedgehogs sick, so don't leave any out where they can reach them.
October 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Seasonal reminder, Pumpkins make Hedgehogs sick, so don't leave any out where they can reach them.
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Your regular reminder that your BlueSky blocks are *not* private.
The worst people in the world now know that you have blocked their favourite account.
Act accordingly.
The worst people in the world now know that you have blocked their favourite account.
Act accordingly.
BSky's super-block is brilliant. It cuts off bad-actors instantly. I think the level of discourse here is much better than on other places.
But it achieves this by publishing your block lists for everyone to see.
And there's *nothing* about it in their privacy policy
bsky.social/about/suppor...
But it achieves this by publishing your block lists for everyone to see.
And there's *nothing* about it in their privacy policy
bsky.social/about/suppor...
Bluesky App Privacy Policy
bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Your regular reminder that your BlueSky blocks are *not* private.
The worst people in the world now know that you have blocked their favourite account.
Act accordingly.
The worst people in the world now know that you have blocked their favourite account.
Act accordingly.
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Solipsism [SOL-ip-siz-um]
(n.)
-Extreme preoccupation with one's feelings, desires, etc.
-Self-centeredness.
Used in a sentence:
“Her solipsism was not the loud, brash sort, but the quiet, ecclesiastical kind—like a cathedral built entirely for the purpose of echoing her own opinions.”
(n.)
-Extreme preoccupation with one's feelings, desires, etc.
-Self-centeredness.
Used in a sentence:
“Her solipsism was not the loud, brash sort, but the quiet, ecclesiastical kind—like a cathedral built entirely for the purpose of echoing her own opinions.”
October 15, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Solipsism [SOL-ip-siz-um]
(n.)
-Extreme preoccupation with one's feelings, desires, etc.
-Self-centeredness.
Used in a sentence:
“Her solipsism was not the loud, brash sort, but the quiet, ecclesiastical kind—like a cathedral built entirely for the purpose of echoing her own opinions.”
(n.)
-Extreme preoccupation with one's feelings, desires, etc.
-Self-centeredness.
Used in a sentence:
“Her solipsism was not the loud, brash sort, but the quiet, ecclesiastical kind—like a cathedral built entirely for the purpose of echoing her own opinions.”
AI for wankers. We can't say we didn't see it coming. So to speak.
Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year
October 14, 2025 at 6:56 PM
AI for wankers. We can't say we didn't see it coming. So to speak.
This is bleak. The whole point of dating and/or being in a relationship is surely to find someone you enjoy being with and talking to.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘I realised I’d been ChatGPT-ed into bed’: how ‘Chatfishing’ made finding love on dating apps even weirder
Where once people were duped by soft-focus photos and borrowed chat-up lines, now they have to watch out for computer-generated charm. But it’s one thing to use a witty phrase – another thing entirely...
www.theguardian.com
October 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This is bleak. The whole point of dating and/or being in a relationship is surely to find someone you enjoy being with and talking to.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
September 6, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
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I am recruiting a Senior Accessibility Specialist to be part of the Government Digital Service accessibility and digital inclusion team. Applications open until Sunday 26th October. www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...
#a11y #Accessibility #AccessibilityRegulations
#a11y #Accessibility #AccessibilityRegulations
Quick Check Needed
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk
October 7, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I am recruiting a Senior Accessibility Specialist to be part of the Government Digital Service accessibility and digital inclusion team. Applications open until Sunday 26th October. www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...
#a11y #Accessibility #AccessibilityRegulations
#a11y #Accessibility #AccessibilityRegulations
Ray and Alan. What a partnership. Never bettered on radio. Rarely equalled on TV.
Remembering Ray Galton OBE who passed away #OTD 5 October 2018. Ray & Alan Simpson worked with Hancock for 10 years, including writing over 160 radio and TV episodes of Hancock's Half Hour and Hancock and The Rebel. Ray loved The Bowmans, let's enjoy in his memory.
October 5, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Ray and Alan. What a partnership. Never bettered on radio. Rarely equalled on TV.
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Excited to introduce Vibes from Meta. Eat your slop, piggies!
September 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Excited to introduce Vibes from Meta. Eat your slop, piggies!
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Who do I know in gov digital land currently running a service that they are proud of? You could be product, delivery or service owner.
Looking to get some exposure to what good looks like, for a team who are still finding their feet.
Looking to get some exposure to what good looks like, for a team who are still finding their feet.
September 30, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Who do I know in gov digital land currently running a service that they are proud of? You could be product, delivery or service owner.
Looking to get some exposure to what good looks like, for a team who are still finding their feet.
Looking to get some exposure to what good looks like, for a team who are still finding their feet.
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The Boring Fund will be open for applications in November.
If your small UK charity needs (up to) £200 to cover something boring like insurance or web hosting, take a look.
They welcome donations too.
If your small UK charity needs (up to) £200 to cover something boring like insurance or web hosting, take a look.
They welcome donations too.
The Boring Fund - Open Collective
We support small non-profit organisations (UK) by only funding the really boring (but essential) stuff like insurance, accountancy or admin
opencollective.com
September 29, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The Boring Fund will be open for applications in November.
If your small UK charity needs (up to) £200 to cover something boring like insurance or web hosting, take a look.
They welcome donations too.
If your small UK charity needs (up to) £200 to cover something boring like insurance or web hosting, take a look.
They welcome donations too.
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Happy Petrov Day to those who celebrate. On September 26, 1983, Stanislav Petrov made the correct decision to not trust a computer.
I've attached a short clip from a reenactment of the situation in the documentary The Man Who Saved the World.
1/11
I've attached a short clip from a reenactment of the situation in the documentary The Man Who Saved the World.
1/11
September 26, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Happy Petrov Day to those who celebrate. On September 26, 1983, Stanislav Petrov made the correct decision to not trust a computer.
I've attached a short clip from a reenactment of the situation in the documentary The Man Who Saved the World.
1/11
I've attached a short clip from a reenactment of the situation in the documentary The Man Who Saved the World.
1/11
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FUN SURPRISE! I'm doing a Presenting w/Confidence workshop tomorrow and Friday morning and I just added ONE extra “wrong side of money” ticket. $50 CHEAP. For anyone who needs it. Interviewing for jobs? This workshop helps. www.eventbrite.com/e/presenting...
Presenting Work with Confidence!
It doesn't matter how good your work is, if you can’t present it it's going in the trash. Come learn how to present with confidence.
www.eventbrite.com
September 24, 2025 at 10:35 PM
FUN SURPRISE! I'm doing a Presenting w/Confidence workshop tomorrow and Friday morning and I just added ONE extra “wrong side of money” ticket. $50 CHEAP. For anyone who needs it. Interviewing for jobs? This workshop helps. www.eventbrite.com/e/presenting...
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I've just published a report sharing the findings from a survey into the prevalence and effectiveness of different organising structures for content teams. (Thanks if you took part!) lapope.com/2025/09/22/u...
Unlocking content potential: a report on organising structures and capability | Lauren Pope: La Pope Ltd
A survey of over 70 content teams, exploring the organising structures they use, and how they help or harm content capability.
lapope.com
September 22, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I've just published a report sharing the findings from a survey into the prevalence and effectiveness of different organising structures for content teams. (Thanks if you took part!) lapope.com/2025/09/22/u...
Looks like Tom Holland
September 20, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Looks like Tom Holland
Ruining my reputation for being a miserable get
🙂 Hey @usefulwords.co.uk! You're leaning slightly toward the bright side. Your sentiment score is 0.02 (slightly positive). That subtle positivity in your posts is great. Let it out more!
September 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Ruining my reputation for being a miserable get