Hugh Wallace

12
Feb
Laptop screen featuring a 404 error message

Where did the web go?

This post is about the preservation of digital things. I wonder if you'll still be able to read
7 min read
26
Jan

The upsidedown bucket

Yesterday I moved the upsidedown bucket. This isn't some pithy metaphor, it was an actual bucket. The bucket
4 min read
14
Jan

Not so big, hairy or audacious

Like practically everyone I know, I spent December enthusiastically putting things into a seemingly infinite 'pick up in January&
5 min read
07
Jan

Time to shake up your social media?

Preamble I ended up writing quite a lot about the impact of AI last year, more through necessity rather than
7 min read
31
Dec

2023 in a mixtape

TL;DR Here's a selection of new music I've enjoyed over the course of 2023, plus
1 min read
17
Dec

Past, Present, and Future: A Christmas AI Story 🎄

The creative inspiration for this post came to me around 10am on Saturday 9 December, 2023. Or did it…? I
6 min read
08
Dec

Big, clumsy, hairless cats

After my last Grinch-who-stole-Substack post, I thought I would lighten the mood a little and take it down a notch
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04
Dec

So long, and thanks for all the bile

This was my last post on the Substack platform. If you received this in your email inbox, nothing will change
6 min read
25
Nov

Fix your broken UI before you build your shiny AI

I attended a couple of conferences over the last week-and-a-bit. They were good. Good content, good speakers, good side conversations,
4 min read
14
Nov

The culture that changes the culture

I’m writing on a different topic from the one I originally had planned this week. My thoughtfully curated content
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