Just found a cache of old videos on my Dropbox, while hunting for something for a friend. Here’s some moments from a trip to Helsinki...

Just found a cache of old videos on my Dropbox, while hunting for something for a friend. Here’s some moments from a trip to Helsinki in the early morning, when I was doing some work with Nokia (!)

Everything we’ve learnt about technology is upended by AI: we’re used to digital technology being frustratingly literal — but AIs make...

Everything we’ve learnt about technology is upended by AI: we’re used to digital technology being frustratingly literal — but AIs make shit up. They’re guessing machines, and until we learn that, we’ll keep making mistakes.

It’s time to escape the AI trap.

Hmm. I can’t figure out how Micro Social’s link post format works. I can see it in the settings, but can’t figure out how to invoke it...

Hmm. I can’t figure out how Micro Social’s link post format works. I can see it in the settings, but can’t figure out how to invoke it when posting.

The Fediverse Isn’t the Future. It’s the Present We’ve Been Denied: The fediverse is a jailbreak. It’s not a product, not a single...

The Fediverse Isn’t the Future. It’s the Present We’ve Been Denied:

The fediverse is a jailbreak. It’s not a product, not a single platform, it’s not something you can buy stock in or use to enrich yourself at the cost of our shared humanity. It’s a network of independent, interconnected social platforms, all running on open protocols like ActivityPub. It’s an ecosystem where you - not some incellionaire obsessed with eugenics - own your digital identity. Where your social graph belongs to you, not an algorithm’s shifting fucking whims.

Recovery will not be rushed. One of the major societal advances of my time on this planet is how much more seriously we take mental health...

Recovery will not be rushed.

One of the major societal advances of my time on this planet is how much more seriously we take mental health these days. We’ve reshaped the world faster than our brains can evolve to cope, and that has consequences.

This doesn’t fill me with hope for the future of Bond: Inside Amazon’s 007 Takeover. Maybe Amazon just paid an awful lot of money for...

This doesn’t fill me with hope for the future of Bond: Inside Amazon’s 007 Takeover.

Maybe Amazon just paid an awful lot of money for something that’s had its day.

I found myself wondering what had happened to Kevin Rose, of Digg / Diggnation fame nearly two decades ago. Turns out… he’s working...

I found myself wondering what had happened to Kevin Rose, of Digg / Diggnation fame nearly two decades ago.

Turns out… he’s working on bringing DIgg back.

And Diggnation is already back. We’re in the Web 2.0 nostalgia phase, aren’t we?

Ryan Sholin is sticking with WordPress — but leaving behind Automatic hosting and services. Seems a sensible response to the recent...

Ryan Sholin is sticking with WordPress — but leaving behind Automatic hosting and services.

Seems a sensible response to the recent behaviour of the Automattic CEO.

Excited to see, via @manton, that @tapbots@tapbots.social have a new Bluesky app coming: Phoenix. I can’t wait.

Excited to see, via @manton, that @tapbots@tapbots.social have a new Bluesky app coming:

Phoenix.

I can’t wait.

This is just awesome: A phantom “Super-Jupiter” 13 times more massive than our solar system’s gas giant is drifting through the...

This is just awesome:

A phantom “Super-Jupiter” 13 times more massive than our solar system’s gas giant is drifting through the cosmos around 20 light-years from Earth.

Read on…

I did my paternal duty and produced a stack of pancakes for my offspring to celebrate Shrove Tuesday.

I did my paternal duty and produced a stack of pancakes for my offspring to celebrate Shrove Tuesday.

Interesting to see Press Gazette doing a “return to the office” survey of journalism workplaces - using Substack. But it...

Interesting to see Press Gazette doing a “return to the office” survey of journalism workplaces - using Substack.

But it requires you to have a Substack login to take it.

Making space elf Fire Dragons with my youngest in the Warhammer store.

Making space elf Fire Dragons with my youngest in the Warhammer store.

It’s a landmark day for beavers: Sussex Wildlife Trust welcomes the announcement today allowing licensed releases of Beavers into the...

It’s a landmark day for beavers:

Sussex Wildlife Trust welcomes the announcement today allowing licensed releases of Beavers into the wild in England, whilst confirming that all existing wild populations can remain and expand naturally. This means that rather than releasing into isolated enclosures, the Government will support catchment-scale releases of Beavers. For the first time in over 400 years, Beavers can live and move freely in our rivers.

In a sea of bleak, depressing news, this is exciting stuff.

Well, it had to happen. Here’s the first thing I actually agree with the current US president about: Trump likens UK encryption law to...

Well, it had to happen. Here’s the first thing I actually agree with the current US president about:

Trump likens UK encryption law to ‘something you hear about with China’.

A stopped clock etc etc

That is… not a small number.

That is… not a small number.

We have entered the age of goatse as government. IYKYK (I’m unreasonably proud of that phrase.)

We have entered the age of goatse as government.

IYKYK

(I’m unreasonably proud of that phrase.)

Just updated my Twitter archive on micro.blog. It really brought home just how little I use the platform now. I first joined back in 2006,...

Just updated my Twitter archive on micro.blog. It really brought home just how little I use the platform now. I first joined back in 2006, and it was once my main social media hangout.

Thanks for nothing, Melon Husk.

Terrible Tudors time from Horrible Histories at the Worthing Pavillion with my youngest.

Terrible Tudors time from Horrible Histories at the Worthing Pavillion with my youngest.

The Open Rights Group: The Home Office’s actions have deprived millions of Britons from accessing a security feature. As a result,...

The Open Rights Group:

The Home Office’s actions have deprived millions of Britons from accessing a security feature. As a result, British citizens will be at higher risk of their personal data and family photos falling into the hands of criminals and predators.

Exactly. They made us less safe to make their life easier.

I’m disgusted and angry at this. Not at Apple, but at our government: Apple is taking the unprecedented step of removing its highest...

I’m disgusted and angry at this. Not at Apple, but at our government:

Apple is taking the unprecedented step of removing its highest level data security tool from customers in the UK, after the government demanded access to user data.

The BBC’s Zoe Kleinman has the details of what’s happening to Advanced Data Protection in the UK.

Matt Webb: Blogs are a backwater (the web itself is a backwater) but keeping one is a statement of how being online can work. Blogging as a...

Matt Webb:

Blogs are a backwater (the web itself is a backwater) but keeping one is a statement of how being online can work. Blogging as a kind of Amish performance of a better life. Oh except that it does work as well as those other platforms, if that’s what you want, that’s the magic. Also all the good people are here.

He’s hit his 25 years of blogging. For me… that’s next year. Blimey.

What are the best RSS readers on Android and Windows these days?

What are the best RSS readers on Android and Windows these days?

Peter Bihr: Rather than accepting that tech happens to society, we need to put societal needs first, and then examine how we want and allow...

Peter Bihr:

Rather than accepting that tech happens to society, we need to put societal needs first, and then examine how we want and allow tech to play into that.

Seth Godin: Connection is powerful and magical. It’s also enervating, subject to manipulation and addictive.

Seth Godin:

Connection is powerful and magical. It’s also enervating, subject to manipulation and addictive.