Not sure this would be a good use of Steph's time
That said: buy a book! MORE!
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Notes and Links
Notes and links - 10th of May
Some great stories from Priya Parker about how to express a point of view in a contrary context A good way to think about working with AI
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Another Elite Panic track assembled from bits of TikTok
It's an opinion show
I was listening to the Ezra Klein podcast the other day and I think he read out one of the credits as "Executive Producer of Opinion Shows". That's a thing, I thought, maybe I'll do an opinion show. Probably the most satisfying bits of
The London Review of TikToks
The London Review of TikToks - 6th May
It's very strange when they actually say the bluetooth messages: @string.and.tell Are these the voices in your headphones? @kdimerc and @Tawny Platis | Voice Actor get into voice matching, IVR voices, rave culture, jump-scaring yourself with your own voice in public, and what it’s like
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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
The London Review of TikToks - 29th April
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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
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I like how Eugene takes the creator model seriously, and thinks about it properly. This makes a lot of sense.