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The code behind the NHS Covid-19 App(nhsx.nhs.uk)
2 points by benrmatthews 6y ago|0 comments
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by benrmatthews 7y ago
The one-click deploy to Netlify worked for me. Have used this to spin up a site listing crisis communications advice around Coronavirus: https://coronaviruscomms.netlify.com/
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How to turn an offline event into an online virtual conference(empower.agency)
1 points by benrmatthews 7y ago|0 comments
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by benrmatthews 7y ago
Kudos for making it so easy. If PWA is the way forward, then services like this will help accelerate adoption. Will be good to see how this affects / slows down site performance. On a separate note, how many users know about or bother
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by benrmatthews 7y ago
They publish quarterly print editions: https://www.slow-journalism.com/DG/shop
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by benrmatthews 7y ago
The Conservative Party are currently flouting this “restriction” in the UK general elections: https://twitter.com/rowlsmanthorpe/status/119746934421060403...
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UK Election Tech Handbook(electiontechhandbook.uk)
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Ask HN: Best way to turn design into code?
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The Slackification of the American Home(theatlantic.com)
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by benrmatthews 7y ago
The Arab Spring and the Syrian war arguably started due to climate change. Crops fail due to extreme weather conditions and farmers migrate to cities. Not enough work or supplies leads to civil unrest. Civil unrest leads to war, which leads
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Uk commits to net zero UK carbon emissions by 2050(theguardian.com)
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by benrmatthews 7y ago
This is known as IR35 in the UK and is currently being implemented in the public sector. Will be enforced in the private sector too shortly, especially if companies like Amazon try to pull of things like this.
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Wealth Destroying States(csgs.kcl.ac.uk)
3 points by benrmatthews 8y ago|0 comments
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Hayek, Economic History and the Liberal Project(csgs.kcl.ac.uk)
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How to harness the disruptive innovation of climate action(wemeanbusinesscoalition.org)
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Ask HN: Which is the best online coding platform in 2019?
1 points by benrmatthews 8y ago|1 comments
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Legacy of Adam Smith: A Conversation with Jesse Norman MP(csgs.kcl.ac.uk)
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by benrmatthews 8y ago
Just start. Even spending a few minutes on a problem you've been avoiding will help make the issue clearer, plus you're more likely to keep going once you've started (see also: pomodoro technique).
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What is it like to drive a Tesla?(onehome.org.uk)
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by benrmatthews 8y ago
That’s your ideal working environment? Sounds dark and bad for your posture, but whatever works for you.
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by benrmatthews 8y ago
Never thought about a treadmill. Do you use one at the moment? If so, for how long at one time?
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by benrmatthews 8y ago
Thanks - have a “normal” monitor on order but will swap it for a widescreen. Will definitely be trying not to watch movies in the home office, as that could lead to bad habits...
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by benrmatthews 8y ago
I run my own business, so this question wouldn’t be relevant as I can choose what I like (after I’ve spoken to my accountant about what I can and cannot expense).
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Ask HN: What does your ideal home office look like?
16 points by benrmatthews 8y ago|23 comments
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Tech for Good events calendar(montfort.io)
1 points by benrmatthews 9y ago|0 comments
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by benrmatthews 9y ago
For nonprofits: https://impct.io/ Built on lobste.rs, but needs more users to start submitting and commenting on stories.
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by benrmatthews 9y ago
Expect it is access to tweet data via the API, e.g. social media listening tools that monitor for trends across Twitter and other platforms.
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by benrmatthews 9y ago
There are lots of tools out there that already have automation elements built in (e.g. social media scheduling, programmatic ads). This will only increase as AI gets integrated into the plethora of adtech and martech products. What will lik
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by benrmatthews 9y ago
I work in digital marketing and really think my job will go in the next 10 years due to automation (if not in the next 5 years). I'm trying to stay a step ahead and work "above the algorithm" - learning skills that will alway
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by benrmatthews 9y ago
The discussion around the Facebook "map" (Zuckerberg and the Imaginary Cosmopolitan [1]) is my personal favourite. 1: http://zuckerbergreview.com/zuckerman.html

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