The work I do for NEXT Conference is relentlessly future-looking. But, once a year, we allow ourselves to look backwards. Lots of interest in where AI might go in 10 or 15 years. But also lots of interest in rehumanising tech, and escaping dark patterns.
The invitation of winter is to reconnect with the lost and wounded parts of yourself that hold the seeds of a new spring.
— From The Wilderness That Bears Your Name by James A. Pearson 📚
Started reading: The Wilderness That Bears Your Name by James A. Pearson 📚
Miha Kralj, a Slovene composer and performer, in what was then a Yugoslavian hotel, back in the early 80s. We stayed there on holiday when I was a lad and came home with one of his LPs, Odyssey, which I still have…
A school friend, Stephen Kent, in my bedroom in Scotland, back in the early 80s. I’ve long lost any contact with him — but look at that Star Wars wallpaper.
Getting some work done in the library of the RSA House. I’ve been a Fellow for years, but I’ve slipped out of the habit of using the venue.
Interesting piece from @lloyddavis on how he integrates micro.blog with WordPress.
And I’m not just linking to it because he calls me an “early blog hero”. Honest.