Digital by Default

Author: Matt Jukes

  • Micro March (15)

    Micro March (15)

    Today has been mainly about getting things sorted for the week ahead. Both physically and psychologically. I have my new desk and chair (Amazon Basics) plus an Anker USB-C hub. I dusted off the monitor and keyboard (unused in the two plus years since I left mySociety) made use of the brilliant ‘Hip Hop Saved…

  • Picard perfect

    Picard perfect

    I am enjoying the new Picard series. It is a bit jarring to hear so many eff-bombs being dropped in the Star Trek universe and some of the violence is pretty un-Trek like but I’ve enjoyed it a lot more than any recent forays in to this world. Catching up with Riker, Troi, Hugh and…

  • Micro March (14)

    Got back to Bristol late last night. The feeling of relief was physical. Unfortunately what I think is just a cold (or maybe my usual early hayfever) has gotten quite a bit worse so all things considered I’ve decided to go the full self-isolation route for a week. This isn’t helped by the fact the…

  • Tour of Duty?

    I was interested to read about this Number 10 meeting with ‘big tech‘. It kind of reminded me of the whole ObamaCare ‘Tiger Team’ thing that basically spawned the USDS. I know I have taken a few pokes at Dominic Cummings but this doesn’t sound like a dreadful plan – the focus on getting talent…

  • Micro March (13)

    Friday the forking 13th. I’m not an especially superstitious guy but I have tended to avoid travel or big meetings on this date. Not today though. Late afternoon yesterday the Norwegian Government made a series of announcements about their upgraded response to Coronavirus. It was pretty comprehensive and immediately wiped out any remaining confidence I…