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04
Dec
A pixelated computer screen

So long Substack, 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

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
A photo of two people standing in front of a large screen projecting the words: "hello. this is exciting."

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
9 min read
06
Nov
Circling back, doubling down

Circling back, doubling down

Hello dear reader, I hope all is well. This week’s dispatch is a tiny bit more opinionated than previous
6 min read
28
Oct
Taylor Swift, holdind a microphone

My musical immersion (Taylor’s Version)

So this is a bit of a deviation from the norm for me (can you even have a norm after
4 min read
23
Oct
Photo of a 48k ZX Spectrum, with blurring/glitching effects added.

Finding the joy in enforced delay

In my less successful moments as a parent, I’m prone to stumbling into the it-wasn’t-like-this-when-I-was-your-age trap. I say
5 min read
13
Oct
grafitti saying: RIP Vine

The last, greatest, totally harmless social network?

One of my favourite chapters in Ben Smith’s Traffic, crucial reading if you’re interested in how the web
4 min read
07
Oct
This newsletter will, literally, change very little

This newsletter will, literally, change very little

‘Automation’ is one of those words that sets me on edge. Maybe it’s because my brain immediately associates it
3 min read
28
Sep
Illustration of a blue bird, sitting on top of a tree stump.

Overlong, overwrought intro

It’s an undeniable fact that there are already too many words on the Internet. In an age of a
4 min read