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.

Ofcom fines GBNews £100,000 for impartiality beaches.

This isn’t going to go away. The whole rationale of GBNews flies in the face of UK broadcast law.

This is what happens when hyped tech fads meet game development timescales: Ubisoft quietly releases an NFT game.

slow clap

1970s child me: “It’s ridiculous that the people of Superman’s planet would ignore signs of an imminent planetary apocalypse. Totally unbelievable!”

2020s me: “Wow. Those writers were eerily prescient.”

There’s an awful lot wrong with British politics, but at least even our mainstream right wing party is prepared to elect a black woman as its leader.

Wow. Apple have acquired Pixelmator.

I love Pixelmator’s editing apps — so I’m not sure how I feel about this.

Our Podcasting MA students are talking creatively about making promotional GIFs without me prompting them.

I’m so happy. 😁

This is the best description of the platonic ideal of Star Trek I’ve ever seen:

space friends competently solving space problems

That’s it. That’s the whole show.

Busy wee fella.

Lancing College playing fields, early morning.

A peaceful morning scene features a sunlit, dew-covered field with a distant pavilion and a goal post, bordered by a fence and trees.

Tonight is Talisman Adventures night.

Two standee figures of fantasy characters, one in armor with a sword and the other in a robe holding a staff, are placed on a board game setting.

Blimey. The WordPress debacle has made it onto the BBC News website.

Good ideas versus mediocre teams.

Seen this in action, more than once.

What happens after X?

The ex-Twitter is in decline, but what replaces it might not look the same…

(Plus why video won’t kill the text internet, and an OnlyFans link more people will click than will care to admit it…)

So, I have an ActivityPub-enabled Ghost site (part of the private beta). You can follow it at @index@www.coffeeandcomplexity.com.

Many Pugs died to bring us this information.

Started reading: Groundbreakers by Chantal Lyons 📚

Been eyeing this one up for ages. Just dived in and am loving it already. 🐗

Sunday morning swimming pool whiteboard wisdom.

A motivational quote by A.A. Milne is written on a whiteboard, accompanied by a simple drawing of a person swimming. It reads; “You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter then you think.”

Started reading: Sleepless by Annabel Abbs 📚

I saw her talk about the book on Wednesday, at an event organised by the Steyning Bookshop. I’m really intrigued by the subject, especially as I’ve battled with insomnia myself this year.

The author Annabel Abbs stands at a podium in Steyning Methodist Church, with a laptop, speaking in a room with wooden paneling and a floral arrangement in the background.

Very proud of my eldest daughter. It’s a seemingly small thing that really matters: she’s choosing well in her friendships.