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This makes me laugh "As a result of advertising people being bastards, more and more of what the web platform can do is ..."
by hamdouni 2y ago
This makes me laugh
"As a result of advertising people being bastards, more and more of what the web platform can do is ..."
- oneeyedpigeon 2y agoIt was refreshingly candid - then I remembered we're reading a government blog where they can say that kind of thing with impunity.
- globular-toast 2y agoWhat makes you think it's a government blog? Looks like a personal blog to me.
- oneeyedpigeon 2y agoSorry, I'm not totally sure why I made that assumption. I thought I'd spotted a '.gov' domain, but clearly it's not. I guess some of the writing also implies it (e.g. "Last year [...], we launched the GOV.UK Design System’s Exit this Page component") but, of course, this could just be a contractor.
- rsynnott 2y agoI _think_ they're an employee of the gov.uk design service?
- switch007 2y agoIt's a personal blog btw. And there is absolutely no way a UK Gov blog would call Google bastards.
- oneeyedpigeon 2y agoI didn't read it as a dig at Google specifically, but I accept your general point is totally correct.
- hbrav 2y agoThe individual has impunity of the department has impunity? Not sure if you know this, but it might be of interest: in the UK speech, within the House of Commons (maybe the Lords too? I'm unsure) is specifically protected from defamation actions. An MP could stand up and say "Mr Smith murders kittens in his spare time" and Mr Smith would have no ability to sue. However, this does not apply to MPs outside of parliament.