Chief Design Octopus @octopusthink. Sporadic communicator. Frequent wanderer. She/her. Yes, everything they say about redheads is true.
Scotland / Portugal
Joined November 2008
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Because @sarahsemark can't stop talking about usability no matter what we're doing, she channeled that energy into redesigning an impossible-to-use extractor hood.
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After waiting on Apple for six months, I rolled up my sleeves and worked around Monterey’s bananas Bluetooth bug myself. Now you can use @MicDropApp in Monterey with AirPods again 😅
octopusthink.com/blog/2022-0… – at Edinburgh, Scotland
sarah semark retweeted
An heir sitting on a $500 million fortune who brings in $50,000 a year shouldn’t pay the same tax rate as a teacher with the same income. We need a #WealthTax in America.
sarah semark retweeted
Good. Better late than never. Now apologise for encouraging fans to boo our players for taking the knee.
I am disgusted that @England players who have given so much for our country this summer have been subject to vile racist abuse on social media.
It has no place in our country and I back the police to hold those responsible accountable.
A wee reminder that sometimes Betteridge's law of headlines doesn't apply.
foreignpolicy.com/2020/07/28…
...unless the answer is "fuck yes it is", in which case, carry on. (We could also rename the British Museum the "Stuff Britain Stole Museum".)
sarah semark retweeted
In the 2019 election, there was just one conviction for voter fraud.
3.5 million British citizens do not have a photo ID.
This is a cynical and ugly attempt to rig the system to disempower the poorest and most marginalised groups.
theguardian.com/politics/202…
sarah semark retweeted
🗳 Winners and losers after 48 declarations:
SNP 🆙 +3 seats 🆙 +1.3% votes
Con ⬇️ -2 seats ⬇️ -0.6% votes
Lab ⬇️ -1 seat ⬇️ -0.9% votes
LibDem ↔️ n/c seats ⬇️ 0.7% votes
A handy summary for @BBCNews teams:
SNP ⬆️
Others ⬇️
sarah semark retweeted
when your whole job is about america but you're unaware over half the states have Native American names:
"A Scottish secession would therefore generate fundamental operational and fiscal issues for the UK’s nuclear deterrent."
Well SIGN ME THE FUCK UP. 💣🌼
theguardian.com/uk-news/2021…
Spoiler alert: the one out of five is the knob you think it is.
🚨 4 out of 5 Scottish Party Leaders back Basic Income!! [THREAD]🚨
"Will you agree in the next parliament to vote forward a Universal Basic Income for everyone in this country so that we can start the recovery on equal terms?"
#LeadersDebate #Holyrood2021 #SP2021
sarah semark retweeted
The institution of our unelected head of state relies on our approval for their legitimacy, because they've never sought our consent.
