Word of the day, courtesy of an @ernestjournal back issue… slubberdegullion is official part of my word hoard now.
Inconsiderata - an ode to digital technology and influencers:
Override quiet and thoughtful people, they are impediments. Compare yourself with others frequently, ignore those lesser than you as they are a waste of effort, and suck up to those still better than yourself.
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I have a Brydge keyboard for my trusty old 9.7 inch iPad Pro and I suddenly have my perfect on-the-go device.
I have a suspicion that there would be a decent market for adult Hula Hoops, that fit on adult-sized fingers…
Some useful thoughts on the appeal of newsletters — and the appropriate tone for writing them.
With Assistant update, Google says Nest has secret microphone
🤦🏼♂️ 🤦🏼♂️ 🤦🏼♂️
I still can’t believe that people are voluntarily filling their houses with corporate listening devices. But sneaking one in? Oh, Google.
Fascinating:
A week of podcasting with only an iPad Pro.
More and more of the things “you can’t use an iPad for” are falling…
Today in poor ratios: I will spend between five and six hours travelling to do one two hour lecture. 🚂
Why blogs still matter even in the resurgent newsletter age.
(h/t @cdevroe for the original link)
Lessons from 1000 editions of a links newsletter.
It’s all about the basics.
The rest of the “information wants to be free” quote (because I’m annoyed at how often people quote it in a way that makes it clear that they don’t know there’s more to it…)
Coffee Break
Edgcumbes Coffee Roasters & Tea Blenders.
A coffee break in a great wee coffee place on the outskirts of Arundel. There’s some great coffee in Sussex.
Cracking edition of my newly-renamed newsletter going out in the morning (if I do say so myself). It should be of particular interest to those in audience engagement or engaged journalism…
It seems increasingly clear to me that the societal stress we’re experiencing right now was well predicted in the 1970 book Future Shock. Our societies are in that state, thanks to the transformative effects of digital technology and the internet.