Mark

Strategy, innovation and AI @kitmanlabs. My thoughts on product management, technology, sport, politics and various miscellany.

[🎩Laird of the Manor🎩 @LairdOfThManor]

Torpenhow Hill, England

When the Saxons arrived and asked the locals what that hill was called, the Welsh replied, “Pen,” which simply means hill in Welsh.

The Saxons, apparently not spotting they’d already been given the full answer, added their own word for hill: tor. So it became Torpen - literally Hill Hill.

A few centuries later, the Norse turned up and repeated the exercise, adding haugr, their word for hill. Now it was effectively Torpenhaugr - Hill Hill Hill.

Then the English arrived, looked at the whole thing, shrugged, and added “Hill” on the end for good measure.

Thus we ended up with Torpenhow Hill:
Hill Hill Hill Hill.

It’s comforting to know that for over a thousand years, successive generations have been independently deciding that the previous lot hadn’t made it quite clear enough that it was, in fact, a hill.

Language is magnificent.
Humans… less so.🤷🏻‍♂️🤣

[No Context Brits @NoContextBrits]

Happy #StPatricksDay everyone.

[Mark @markhill_ie]

Ireland based applications here:

https://t.co/FwZOZ1wmcu

[Mark @markhill_ie]

We’re hiring a #ProductDesign Leader @KitmanLabs .

Hands on. #AI native. Platform scale.

You’ll lead our design function while shaping how AI, agents, and automation create intelligence inside elite sports around the world.

UK or IE based. High impact role in #SportsTech.

[Mark @markhill_ie]

UK based applications here:

https://t.co/p49UhvtmvK

[Adrian Weckler @adrianweckler]

A reminder of how to curb scam +44 robocalls.

-> Call screening on iPhones /Google Pixel phones.

iPhone: Settings -> Apps -> Phone -> Screen Unknown Callers.

Pixels: within the phone app, ‘More’ -> Settings -> Call Screen -> Automatically Screen Calls.

https://t.co/xXLLJdaaVh

[ALASTAIR CAMPBELL @campbellclaret]

Thank you - Petitions https://t.co/n8Y8MnC4WT

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.

[Alex Cohen @anothercohen]

Bob Ross vibe coding was the AI slop I never knew I needed in my life

[Widmerpool Appreciation Society @AtticumFloreat]

RIP Patricia Routledge, an absolute legend.

[Greg Kamradt @GregKamradt]

If you're looking for a startup idea, here you go...

[George from 🕹prodmgmt.world @nurijanian]

infinity war

[Mittens @JUSTcatmeme]

The internet is like a giant treasure hunt and sometimes you just happen to find some absolute GOLD

[Mark @markhill_ie]

@cagiago_ @grok What about me @grok ?

[Kitman Labs @KitmanLabs]

How do the world's global football academies rank?

In this annual study by the UK Press Association and @TomWhitePA, @CityAM's @frankdalleres reveals the results with input from Kitman Labs' @stephensmith_ie.

Read the full article: https://t.co/h4FUoyDRgh

#Chelsea #Football

[Sean Blanchfield @seanblanchfield]

We just launched @jenticai into public beta.

One MCP to rule them all. Watch Claude become a real agent and figure out how to use NYT and Discord.

One integration to thousands of APIs & workflows. This is the way.

⚡️ Try it now — link below 👇

[Peter Kazanjy @Kazanjy]

A JIRA ad on something that hit you in the balls is pretty much marketing perfection.

[Chris @CMccafe]

goodness