I appear to have deeply confused Amazon’s algorithm. This is not going to encourage me to spend…

A notification from a shopping app recommends new Care Bears t-shirts and hoodies.

2026-01-05


Roll up, roll up.

It’s time for my annual round-up of the top 10 most read posts on One Man & His Blog.

(Not first day back at work procrastination, no, not at all. 😇)

2026-01-06


Cory Doctorow:

AI is the asbestos we’re shoveling into the walls of our high-tech society

2026-01-06


I wonder if many people are confusing the idea of “artificial intelligence” with “artificial consciousness”.

2026-01-07


Elizabeth Spiers, Eating The Chess Pieces:

As a middle-aged adult of sound mind with, incidentally, a degree in public policy studies and political science, I completely understand the impulse to look at what’s happening and find some rational explanation for it that does not involve Donald Trump with a colon full of chess pieces.

2026-01-07


I don’t get the phrase “search it up”. It seems more clumsy than “search for it”, yet it seems to have become the default for younger generations.

2026-01-09


‘orses.

Two people are horseback riding in a fenced area, accompanied by two individuals walking beside them, with a grassy field and house in the background.

2026-01-10


Not saying it’s cold up here on the Downs today, but…

A person is bundled up in a hooded jacket and knit cap, appearing to be in a cold environment.

2026-01-10