Simon Dickson @simond

🦋s1m0nd WP-centric Product Director for hire. Ex @WordPressVIP, now consulting via Tintou Ltd. Enjoys cycling in circles: world top 20 &🥈🥉 at 🇮🇪 Masters. simondickson.co.uk Thatcham, Berks, UK, Europe Joined January 2007

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Simon Dickson @simond

3 days ago

That's the first MacOS upgrade I've done in years which didn't freeze, and need a manual 🤞 reboot.

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Simon Dickson @simond

5 days ago

Trump's latest rebrand: AI. He just told the UN: 'From this point forward, all of United States documents, and hopefully the the world will be changed to use the much more accurate term super as opposed to artificial. Welcome to the new world of superintelligence - SI.'

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MARK FLANAGAN @markflanagan_

3 weeks ago

Too right from @Dannythefink politics is all about mood, creating narratives and persuading people in order to win arguments. We’d almost forgotten what good politics is until Burnham came along #earlydays

Times Radio @TimesRadio

3 weeks ago

"Can I speak up for vibes?" @Dannythefink says 'vibes-based politics' can bring real political advantages, as Nigel Farage has shown. “[It can create] a group of people around you who really go out and fight for you.” 🗳️How To Win An Election 🎧pod.fo/e/5c56a2

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Simon Dickson @simond

a month ago

I don't talk much about family/bike stuff on here... but this is my daughter, and she is Ireland's national elite-level keirin champion. ☘️ instagram.com/reel/DcY3DFhNh… Go and like her video, I can't tell you how much she deserves it. @CyclingIreland @sticky_bottle

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Simon Dickson @simond

a month ago

Oh the irony of working on a service status (liveblog) plugin, whilst constantly refreshing the GitHub service status page to see when I can get back to work. At least it's giving me lots of ideas for features I'd like to see in a liveblog/status site...

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Liberal Democrats @LibDems

a month ago

Thank you @CountBinface, we'll take it from here.

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Simon Dickson @simond

2 months ago

@davecoveney No sign in my inbox, and nothing in spam. 🤷

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Simon Dickson @simond

2 months ago

I've had something of an obsession about liveblog plugins for WordPress for many years. I have a first working version of a brand new plugin, designed for Gutenberg, with optional use of Cloudflare. All the features you expect, plus a few new ideas. Anyone interested?

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Simon Dickson @simond

2 months ago

@davecoveney Wherever emails go from davidcoveney/contact ... check it 😉

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Simon Dickson @simond

2 months ago

@davecoveney Noted. 😉 Got a little bit more polishing to do on it; but I really think I'm on to something here. Will ping you in a couple of weeks.

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Simon Dickson @simond

2 months ago

@dannyvankooten @patrickposner_ I'm working right now on something _very_ similar. A SaaS experience, with WordPress hidden behind the scenes. Coming together very nicely.

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Global Keirin @globalkeirin

2 months ago

In the UK, but not paying for HBO/TNT? Live velodrome coverage currently on BBC Alba (commentary in Scots Gaelic), available via iPlayer

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Simon Dickson @simond

2 months ago

@remkusdevries Noted. 😉 Got a little bit more polishing to do on it; but I really think I'm on to something here. Will ping you in a couple of weeks.

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Politics UK @PolitlcsUK

2 months ago

🚨 NEW: Andy Burnham does not plan to wear a shirt and tie as Prime Minister unless he's in the Commons [@thetimes]

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Scott Bryan @scottygb

3 months ago

The two most watched moments of the year so far on British TV have taken place after midnight.

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Simon Dickson @simond

3 months ago

@CyclingIreland It's not the final day: competition continues until Sunday.

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Simon Dickson @simond

3 months ago

I didn't love the name initially. But I liked how it held us accountable. You can't really betray your open source principles when they are literally the name of your operation. I did it again for my current company, Tintou. It references a U2 lyric: 'there is no them, only us.'

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Simon Dickson @simond

3 months ago

You wanna know where the name Code For The People came from? Me & Simon Wheatley spent months trying to find a name for our proposed agency. We both respected Automattic, so we tried spawning some ideas off that. I thought of the REM album, Automatic For The People. Yeah? Yeah.

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Simon Dickson @simond

3 months ago

It's well done, and I didn't hear anything I disagreed with. It just felt a bit like the video presentation before the CEO's keynote. And it's hard to disconnect it from, you know, all the recent unpleasantness.

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Simon Dickson @simond

3 months ago

I watched the Code For The People movie. I'm not in it. Then again, nor is anyone else from the community who isn't on the A8c payroll. Which is a little awkward for a film talking up WP's community credentials.