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I’ve found it all to easy to wrack one’s brain thinking in detail about problems to solve in underserved areas, with a big enough TAM, that you happen to be particularly interested in, as well …

The following is an “exam”. To my knowledge, nobody has ever passed it, as it is an extremely difficult challenge. But I am firmly convinced it is possible, and it makes for an interesting discussion.

7828/20769Sad to see that Supergran has died. She was a McCandle in the McWind. Possibly more upsetting is that I am more or less the age that Gudrun Ure was when she took on this …

I’m due to give three talks in the next month and I’d been particularly anxious about one of these, on GenAI and poetry a month tomorrow. Last night I had a long intense dream which …

In the back (and front, and side) of my mind I’ve been dreading Mother’s Day this year because my own mother recently passed away (two days before my birthday, no less). It has now become …

Ryan Murdock joins me in today’s episode. We talk about his new book A Sunny Place for Shady People: How Malta Became One of the Most Curious and Corrupt Places in the World. The interview …

Just a reminder that this Saturday, May 4th, is Free Comic Book Day, when comic shops across America and beyond will be making free comic books available. At most places you’ll be able to get …

I’ve started this post at least a dozen times this year alone, and every time I delete it and tell myself things will get better, I will feel better, and I will find the space …

To my knowledge, Kudo was never credited in any Telenet production. The source for this information is this interview (Japanese only) where he states that he had worked there between leaving Konami and joining Square. …

A superb poster for a brilliant gig last night at Future Yard.

Thanks to neoliberalism, government in the UK feels like one long trick played on the people. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 10th May 2024. The news should have stopped us in our tracks. …

It can be hard to comment on a lot of tech news without coming across like Apu taking a bullet for a big tech platform. But a few aspects to the current debate around the …

I travel full time for work and live in motels. Had to put a little kit together for my tea gear! A Few Notes on the Culture Saunders Militaria Soft Electronics Parachute Mobile HF jump …

Disclaimer, just in case… 🔗 I work for Google on the Chrome Developer Relations team. But for this post, I want to make it super duper clear that I'm speaking not on behalf of my …