China is making podcasts pay - big time. And it’s not based on advertising.

Today, I forgot the cardinal rule of marriage: I let my wife know that something annoyed me, and now she’s doing it whenever she can…

Nice morning down by the river.

I have tidied up and modernised every post on my blog tagged Doctor Who in a burst of pointless busy work. :-)

Iris: “Daddy, chair are for sitting in, not putting laptops on.” Busted by a 3 year old.

The culture wars in one tweet.

I’m not sure that, even seven years on, that I’ve really adjusted to being self-employed. I don’t have to put in a full working week if I don’t need to — or want to.

First proper day back at my desk since mid-December. The email is soul-crushing.

Playing with the 4k option on the DJI Osmo Pocket:

Bedrock rock beds.

Moody day in the beach. (Can you spot the Iris?)

I have a nasty feeling Iris is pretending to be me…

Grabbed the opportunity for a quick beach walk this afternoon. The beach is very much in winter mode, biding its time before it bursts into spring colour in a few months.

Catchy as the headline is, the real story is a government agency trying to frustrate a legitimate journalistic investigation. Ministry Of Justice Staff Called A BuzzFeed Journalist “Crazy” And A “Bitch” After She Published A Leaked Report

Facebook wants us to know that it’s the real victim here.

I see Zuck has learned his lesson and is dealing with things with all due humility now… Mark Zuckerberg vs. the Times

Warrior robots in a coffee shop.

Grrrr.

Controversial: Italy invented coffee culture. Now it’s a coffee time capsule.

Another interesting bit of analysis of the Apple revenue miss:

Apple Lowers Revenue Guidance Due To iPhone Sales Weakness