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,
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newsletter
05
Apr
From whence did your scepticism come?
Hello 👋
Before I launch in, I briefly wanted to say 'greetings!' to my new subscribers, as there have
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07
Mar
Big is the enemy of good (part two)
In my last post I wrote about how applying for a job can be a complicated process.
I picked an
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29
Feb
Big is the enemy of good (part one)
In this post – the first in a two-parter! – I'm expanding on observations I made previously when I wrote
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12
Feb
My own private Central Perk
Am I a regular?
I'm pretty convinced I do my best work in coffee shops.
This statement may
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12
Feb
Where did the web go?
This post is about the preservation of digital things.
I wonder if you'll still be able to read
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26
Jan
The upsidedown bucket
Yesterday I moved the upsidedown bucket.
This isn't some pithy metaphor, it was an actual bucket. The bucket
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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&
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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
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31
Dec
2023 in a mixtape
TL;DR
Here's a selection of new music I've enjoyed over the course of 2023, plus
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