Pretty sure that this isn’t what GoPros are designed for, but this still makes me smile when I rewatch it…

Sisters vrs the Sea

Today the Podcasting MA students are going to learn what RSS is and why it matters — whether they like it or not… :-)

Awesome (and important) piece from Anil Dash: Don’t call it a Substack

Links are powerful — that’s why Instagram and Twitter and Threads punish and limit them, and why Substack tries to take credit for them. And that’s why “wherever you get your podcasts” is such a radical concept — like email, it’s a medium that the tech tycoons don’t, and can’t, own. People can read your writing “wherever they get their email”.

I know it’s free, but I think the days of publishers relying on Google Analytics should be done. Not only does GA4 not really deliver the metrics publishers should be paying attention to, it’s also pretty unreliable on key real-time metrics.

Me, according to Image Playgrounds in the iPadOS 18.2 Beta

A smiling animated character with gray hair wears a blue jacket and carries a backpack in a forest setting.

Spoke to a Sky News journalist about the Twitter to Bluesky (and Threads to Bluesky) moves.

The piece is now up, with some good quotes from me. 🦋

Remembrance Sunday: veterans, volunteers and… Mods?

Turns out the limit for open tabs in Safari on an iPhone 13 Pro is 500.

That was an intentional test, and not tab hoarding.

cough

Bluesky is really having a moment. So should journalists be paying attention to it? Almost certainly.

We’re approaching the tipping point for the network.

Really? Already?

Decorative lights shaped like ornaments are hanging from trees, with illuminated buildings in the background at night.A Christmas tree adorned with lights stands in a town square with fallen autumn leaves, set against a backdrop of historic buildings at night.

It’s been many years since I had cause to generate a Doge meme for a lecture, but thanks to current year US politics, I had the chance again…

A doge meme about Musk creating the Depertment of Government Efficiency.

Marshmallow challenge action from the #mapodcasting students at City St George’s…

A group of people are gathered around a table in a classroom or office setting, engaging in discussion or work.Two people are arranging uncooked spaghetti sticks into a triangular shape on a table.A group of people is working on a desk with a collection of uncooked spaghetti, a marshmallow, and some electronic devices and accessories nearby.A group of people is gathered around a table working on a small structure made from sticks and tape.

Remembrance Parade outrider, Southwick

An older man is riding a motorcycle adorned with a British flag draped behind him.

A yomp around Seven Sisters Country Park to celebrate my birthday.

Three people walk along a pebble beach towards white chalk cliffs under a cloudy sky.

According to Google Trends, Americans have suddenly decided they need to know what tariffs are.

This could be… interesting.

A graph shows a spike in interest over time for the search term "Tariffs" in the United States over the past 90 days.

My reign is nearly done. But what a reign it has been.

Adam Tinworth wearing a paper crown labeled "BIRTHDAY KING" poses for a photo in a pub.

Remember, Remember…

You know, I think it might be autumn.

A graveyard is surrounded by tall trees with autumn leaves covering the ground and a white house in the background.A cemetery with old gravestones is surrounded by autumn leaves and trees near a white house.IA church and several tombstones are surrounded by trees and a stone wall.

I woke up, looked at the news, and seriously considered adding a shot of whisky to my morning coffee.

This will be the first presidential election in the US where Twitter isn’t the go-to place for real time updates.

A decade and a half’s development trashed in 18 months.