The Museum of Stones
On the 'want to go' list The Museum of StonesSE London’s Smallest Museum of Stones
Russell Davies
Notes and Links
Notes and links - 26th April
"There is also the widely reported multi-person Microsoft Teams call in which a financial department employee was manipulated by an AI-generated deepfake of their own CFO, alongside other AI-generated “colleagues,” into wiring more than 25 million U.S. dollars to Hong Kong bank accounts (Microtime). Whatever
Against friction
I have a thought bubbling under; I'm worrying that if we celebrate friction it'll lead us astray. I talked it out loud and I'm going to collect some links Our Longing For Inconvenience People Using AI to Represent Themselves in Court Are Clogging the
Perverse outcomes everywhere. Greenwaves and how good ideas don't happen.
(If you'd prefer a video version of this) A few weeks ago I made one of my stupid videos about 'surfing the green wave'; driving up the Euston/Marylebone Roads getting green lights all the way. I remember seeing it on a documentary about London taxi
Notes and links - 19th April
Maggie Appleton is so good. A great writer. A great thinker. A great designer. And this seems v smart about how developers + AI will work. And, probably, how many other things will work too. "The hard question is no longer how to build it. It’s should we build
Pieces
Up is down, dogs and cats living together
Whenever something threatens to go mildly wrong in work or life I find this incoherent tumble of words on the tip of my tongue. Some variant of 'up is down, left is right, dogs and cats living together, world turned upside down, we're through the looking glass
The London Review of TikToks
The London Review of TikToks - 15th April 2026
@knownsource_official The forefather of modern day technical wear - Tony Spackman 🏃🏽 #tonyspackman #nikecode #archivenike #archivefashion #fyp ♬ Elevator Vibes - The Brothers Nylon @mirandadoesbrands Why are marketing jobs are being rebranded using masculinised, technical language and how does this compare to what happened with software engineering in the 80a? #marketing #marketingcareers #ai
Are any two words more unwanted than 'sponsorship opportunity'?
I am once again exploring the connection between physical activity and emotional blackmail. You know the drill. Russell’s Race for LifeCancer is happening right now, which is why I’m taking part in a Race for Life 10k to raise money and save lives. 1 in 2 people will
Notes and links - 12th April
the antidote to AI foolishness is intellectual seriousnessseven principles for creative people (and everyone else). it’s not *difficult* but you have to *use your brain and think about it*Whatever WorksNaomi AldermanAn AI bot invited me to its party in Manchester. It was a pretty good nightAfter forgetting the
Writing
Blogging about blogging
Blogging was always the most popular blogging topic. I miss it. So here's a bit. I've been adding to this thing every day since August. Trying to kickstart a blogging habit, practising what I preach and just showing up. It seems to have got the juices
Warren Street
Warren Street and the elasticity of coffee (part one)
I was determined to make a big comprehensive video about the economics of coffee shops and the changing nature of urban streets using Warren Street as an example. But then I realised what a huge and overwhelming topic that might be. So now I think that making a series of
Notes and Links
Notes and links - 5th April
AI got the blame for the Iran school bombing. The truth is far more worryingLLMs-gone-rogue dominated coverage, but had nothing to do with the targeting. Instead, it was choices made by human beings, over many years, that gave us this atrocityThe GuardianKevin T Bakergilest.org: AI and the