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@torgo

Open web curmudgeon… advocacy… co-chair… open standards board… superfan…parent…world citizen...@torgo@mastodon.social…he/him

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    9 Jul 2018

    Right now, with everything going on in the world, you're damn right I'm being political. So you will see a mix of politics and tech in this feed. These are my own views and do not represent the views of my employer, any organisation I participate in, or any other party.

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  2. Retweeted
    41 minutes ago

    That time I got really mad and decided to kill an industry.

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  3. 3 hours ago

    For my end I am really happy with how you handled yesterday's service outage. Lots of good messaging in the app and on your status page. The fact that the thermostat kept working as normal was 💯. Really excellent. Still wish the hub functioned more transparently.

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  4. Retweeted
    8 hours ago

    💡 What's new in Twemoji 12.0 - 14 colored shapes (🟠 🟦 🤍) - 71 people holding hands (with mixed skin tones) (👩🏾‍🤝‍👩🏻) - People in wheelchairs, with a cane, guide dog, or hearing aid (👩‍🦼 🦮) - Flamingo 🦩, Otter 🦦, Waffle 🧇 - More

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  5. Retweeted
    12 hours ago

    Today's meeting (bright & early for those of us near GMT!): • A format for audiobooks (esp playlist of chapters) • Proposal for portals: to work w multiple origins in one UX • Data model for verifiable credentials ("Proof I attended this uni")

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  6. 23 hours ago

    Reactivating my account since decided to take away (which amongst other things nicely auto-recognised trip itineraries). Google's loss is 's gain, I guess.

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  7. Retweeted
    Jan 28

    NEW: Bosses of Sainsbury’s, ASDA, M&S, Co-op, Waitrose, KFC, Pret, Lidl, McDonald’s, Costcutter and the British Retail Consortium write to MPs warning about the dangers of a no-deal Brexit for choice, quality and cost of food. Here’s the letter:

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  8. Retweeted
    Apr 1

    When you request for push notification permission when the page loads, 📉97% of users don't accept 📉19% of users leave the site The problem with mitigation solutions is that now websites are replacing the native dialog with a fake one to reduce the risk of a forever denial.

    We are running an experiment in to reduce annoyance caused by websites requesting to send you notifications. Here is how you can help us make it right.
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  9. Apr 1

    🎶The referendum was advisory...🎶

    Excerpt from the EU referendum bill of 2017 explicitly stating that the referendum was advisory and "does not contain any requirement for the UK Government to implement the results."
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  10. Retweeted
    Apr 1

    Today I'll be at the conf - speaking on a panel called "Humans and Robots - coexisting in the decades to come" 🙌✨ time to talk cyborgs not robots 🤖

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  11. Apr 1

    Good morning! Wearing a new pin today. 🇬🇧🇪🇺❤

    Me, wearing my new "UK/EU heart" pin.
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  12. Retweeted
    Mar 31

    Stop and think. Friday gave us a glimpse of what Brexit Britain will look like. Unless we stop it, these are the people who'll be controlling our lives

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  13. Mar 31

    This is absolutely delightful.

    0:11
    Robert Smith keeps it real.
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  14. Retweeted
    Mar 31

    We’re proud to mark to celebrate the courage of trans people all over the world who face extraordinary challenges daily. We’ll always do our utmost to ensure London remains welcoming and safe for trans people.

    A flag with light blue, light pink, and white stripes flies over a building.
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  15. Mar 30

    Visited the Genius Bar today but I'm none the wiser.

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  16. Retweeted
    Mar 30

    Slides from my talk today in , Novosibirsk, Siberia.

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  17. Retweeted
    Mar 29

    I'm today and tomorrow at in Novosibirsk in case you wanna chat some and .

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  18. Mar 30

    Discovered two PWAs last week and, more surprisingly, e-petitions!

    Screenshot of a "save to homescreen" prompt for UK parliament e-petition site.
    Design My Night app home page.
    and
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  19. Mar 29

    Yep. Leave has nothing to do with xenophobia, racism and hate. Sure.

    London 2019
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  20. Retweeted
    Mar 29

    My team are looking for an experienced dev. We work 4 days a week 100% remote and part-time is an option. We REALLY WELCOME those from under-represented groups in tech to apply. Dear friends please help me get the word out there!

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  21. Retweeted
    Mar 29

    This is all of us.

    Every single person I know who uses Google Inbox is using it until the bitter end, ignoring the nags, hoping it won't die
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