One Man's Notes

OMG. Too much cute… We Didn’t Start The Fire (Harry Potter Parody)


Wands: serious business.


Amazing weather for a day at @springbarnfarm - not too hot, not too cold and some dramatic skies!


One Man & His Blog is now running on Ghost 2.0


I’m excited to say that I’m a contributor to a new book on fixing our digital life, to be published in German and English. My fellow authors are a stellar lineup of thinkers. Available this autumn: Digital Fix - Fix Digital


In severe danger of going full brony.


I’m cringing now to beat the rush. The BBC is doing a new drama about journalism.


I have earned this today.


Do I deserve a beer tonight?


I suspect that the context collapse created by retweeting may be the single biggest mistake Twitter has ever made.


Hacking your SIM card to hack your Instagram. There’s Bitcoin in them there account names.


Reasons I’m glad I cleared up my study before starting work: I was able to grab my macro lens for a blog post photo in seconds. This is… rare.


The new Doctor Who writing and directing team. It’s a lot more diverse than in the past.


Doing tab archeology. The current wave of tabs I’m working through seem to be from May(!).


@adders on Instagram


The web shouldn’t all be about recency - we stand to lose too much valuable information if we think that way.


This talk by @kevinmarks nearly five years ago is still painfully relevant now.


“sports luxe”? 🤔


After the rain…


Poked at Mastadon for the first time in a while. Great idea, but the UX still needs work. I’m quite good at this stuff and still found it confusing.


inessential: No Ill Effects:

Twitter from the outside now looks like a massive world-wide frenzy for no reason. It’s the illusion of something valuable.


Calm Technology knows it is useful – but also knows its place


Thanks for that, Netflix.


I’m getting more verbose as I age. Set out to write 600 to 700 words. Currently sitting at 1,200.


Do you what I like about smart speakers? They just sit quietly, waiting to be called upon, while mobile phones behave like noisy, annoying insecure devices, constantly demanding your attention. Grow the heck up, phone.