Experience Design Director | Founder @ https://xitter.cf/t.co/fs7MFvN7oc | Former CPO & Co-Founder @ Cuckoo, Ex-Nissan, Ex-Sky Tweets my own. I archive my tweets.

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Joined December 2008
Tommy Toner retweeted
I resigned from Anthropic today. I spent the last three years doing pretraining research at both OpenAI and Anthropic. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives. More thoughts below.
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Strap in: Follow one of our paratroopers from @16AirAssltBCT jumping in to Tristan da Cunha – one of the world’s most remote communities – to deliver vital medical support 🪂
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By some searching I then discover it's currently in the "relabelled and continuing it's journey with DPD"...since 25th Nov with no update
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2 weeks go by and no sign of the worlds most expensive advent calendar. So I email your customer services again. There is no phone number to call you or any other method of contact. (For a premium brand in 2024 this is simply not acceptable).
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Ask more questions! 🌟 Consider the consequences 🌟 Get uncomfortable 🌟 Mentor the next generation of difficult designers 🌟 Call a duck 🦆 #InteractLDN @TomToner
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@TomToner and Leanne Jones are up next with their talk 'Design won't save us, but it might help (a bit)'! 💫 #InteractLDN
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Tommy Toner retweeted
We're delighted to say Leanne Jones and @TomToner from Cuckoo will be joining us at @Interact_Conf next week 🤩 More info on their talk: interactconf.com/speakers/to… Interact is now SOLD OUT – join our mailing list to be the first to hear about our events! eventbrite.co.uk/e/interact-…
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From this week, we’ve changed how we work together at @CuckooInternet. We’ve launched three squads, replacing the existing, single product team.️I explain the method behind the madness in our latest Cuckoo Culture blog: cuckoo.co/blog/cuckoo-cultur…
(1/17) Here’s a long-ish thread 🧵 on why home internet/broadband is broken and what we’re doing about it @CuckooInternet. I’ll cover history, economics, market analysis and the future we want to build. Here we go 👇
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Tommy Toner retweeted
🇺🇦 We have made all outgoing calls to Ukraine from Cuckoo landlines free of charge.
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For anyone with any open design/UX/content roles 👇
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Tommy Toner retweeted
Today our Design & Tech team are working with our charity partner @jangalawifi on their mission to connect schools and clinics worldwide 🌎 #CuckooJangalaTeamDay21
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This thread 👇
hbo max bravely answers the question "what if the people who designed an app fucking hated their customers”
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We're really excited about Collaborate Virtual 12-16th July! Already on the line up we have: @TomToner of @CuckooInternet @AccessForAll of @Microsoft @JimKalbach of @MURAL @lishubert & @DianaSonis of @CXbyDesign ...and loads more Sign up for free today collaborateconf.com
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Tommy Toner retweeted
Did you know? When you sign up you get to choose your Wi-Fi name and password before we ship your router, so it's ready and memorable for when it arrives. ✅ Join the flock at: cuckoo.co/
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Tommy Toner retweeted
1/3 We're delighted to announce our partnership with @CuckooInternet, a new UK internet service provider committed to closing the digital divide here in the UK and around the world. Read more about our partnership in this blog by Cuckoo's @TomToner : cuckoo.co/blog/introducing-t…
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Tommy Toner retweeted
🥳 Today we're announcing our launch on @UswitchUK and we couldn't be happier. 😁 We can't wait to welcome more of you to our flock, so you can start experiencing total #BroadbandFreedom with no lengthy contracts or unexpected price rises! ✅
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No more passwords @CuckooInternet ✅ 👇
We've now ditched passwords at @CuckooInternet. 🔓 Research has shown that 73% of users on the web have duplicate passwords for their accounts. ❌ That’s why we’ve switched to #magiclinks ✅ Learn more at cuckoo.co/update/weve-remove…
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"Story should always be given priority over format and since every format has its strengths and weaknesses, for me, the best experiences utilise a variety of mediums." – @grahammcuk editorx.com/shaping-design/a…
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🔥 We are hiring! 🔥 I'm on the hunt for an exceptional Senior Product Designer (UX/UI) to join the Cuckoo UX & Design team. Check out all our open dev, strat, finance and design roles here: app.otta.com/companies/Cucko…
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