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28
Mar
Graffiti on a corrugated iron fence in Greece which reads: "All we need is more likes"

Carelessness inc.

Like a moth to a flame, I could barely contain myself in the rush to download the audio version of
5 min read
12
Feb
Various piles of compact discs

Stick around for joy

This post is about music and how we consume it. It delves into what's changed in the widespread
7 min read
02
Feb
Two boys standing on a frozen loch

Monthnote, January 2025

I've been considering some changes to the posts I publish over the last few months. What better time
4 min read
15
Jan
A conductor stands in the background, with three rows of string instruments in front of them.

Good conductors required

Towards the end of last year I delivered a presentation at Digital Scotland, the annual conference for public sector technology
6 min read
29
Dec
A range of different coloured cassette tapes.

Now that’s what I call a mixtape 2024

As I bimble through the spongy unformed days between Christmas and New Year, I’m coming to terms with the
1 min read
28
Oct
Image from the original Atlantic publication to accompany Vannevar Bush's 'As We May Think' article, showing a scientist with a camera strapped to their head.

Dead behind the eyeglasses

This post is sort of about augmented reality (AR). But the bigger point it’s grappling with is about who
7 min read
11
Oct

A year of writing frivilously

I published the first of these newsletters late last September. Little did I know that one year later I would
8 min read
12
Jul

History repeating

A lot of my writing tends to be about looking back – sometimes fondly, sometimes not so – on the way things
9 min read
14
Jun

Old ghosts, irregular posts

Hello 👋 It’s been so long since I published anything that I got an automated email from my newsletter software
3 min read
09
Apr

West End Girls, 40 years on

I thought about trying to find a technology angle to this post. Maybe a droll commentary on algorithmic music selections,
5 min read