One of the things AI is making us confront is that often we don't say what we mean. I guess it's a version of the genie/computers-being-very-literal problem. So, for instance, when we say someone is 'a coder' we often don&
BT Tower
I'm keeping an eye on the development of the BT Tower. Mostly on YouTube. But a new leaflet has arrived and I thought I'd stick it here. Some interesting writing choices, like 'a new publicly accessible square and rooftop swimming pool'. Is that strategically
@harrymackofficial Rhyming On The One - EUROPE 2026 TICKETS ON SALE #freestyle #hiphop #rap ♬ original sound - Harry Mack - Harry Mack @finfunkyinterior A radical idea, long before its time. The Linearetta “Musica in Casa” Hi-Fi by Cesare Fiorese for Bernini, Italy, 1960s. Conceived not as a machine, but as part of
I'm just logging this as a use case because new technologies are the most interesting when they're banal. We had a temporary influx of new joiners for our pub quiz team. We had to create a second table and assign people. Someone suggested doing it at
I like how Eugene takes the creator model seriously, and thinks about it properly. This makes a lot of sense.
On the 'want to go' list The Museum of StonesSE London’s Smallest Museum of Stones
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"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
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
(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
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
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
@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