Replacing scrolling with microjournaling:
Microjournaling is exactly what it sounds like. Instead of setting aside 15 minutes to write in your journal, you’re going to shrink that to a minute or two. A microjournaling session could even last under 60 seconds. It’s just enough time to dash off a thought or two.
Or, y’know, microblogging.
The leaked script for the Apple WWDC keynote…
10:35: “Here at Apple,” Federighi continues, “we believe in honesty, in accountability, in holding ourselves to the highest possible standards. And when we make a mistake, we hold our hands up and blame John Giannandrea. Get out here, John!”
😂
My wife’s first book is released later this month. I’m in awe of how much work a textbook takes compared to the books I’ve written.
Original 1980s #warhammer40k Space Marines, a relic of my long-ago teenage years.
#mbjune Day 4: Nostalgia 📷

This is brilliant – a piece told in screenshots (which is probably an accessibility nightmare…) showing how ChatGPT’s confident tone can make complete bullshit seem plausible at first.
Read the whole thing.
There’s a good chance we’re headed into a negative loop in which genAI creates slop that is custom-tailored for recommender AI systems to go viral, creating stronger incentives to create more slop — and all the while drowning out human-created as well as higher-quality content. Which we need, because participation and democracy needs us to have good info.
Compelling piece from 404 Media about the accelerating crisis in education driven by AI: Teachers Are Not OK.
We’re staring down a future where students exit education having learnt little but how to write good AI prompts, and then disguise the fact that’s what they did.
Well, I loved that season of Doctor Who, and hope we get a renewal soon.
I refuse to let the wave on online negativity around this show rob me of the genuine enjoyment I get from it.
Honestly, the fact that they haven’t released Dugga Doo as a single to streaming is just leaving money on the table.
Mozilla is killing Pocket. Dammit.
Time to see how well micro.blog imports laaaaaarge Pocket libraries…
2005: the internet is amazing! This will transform our culture! 2025: Michael Bay is making a Skibidi Toilet movie.
Seriously proud of my year two journalism undergrads. They’ve shown both a real commitment to core journalism skills, but also finding new and relevant ways of expressing it for younger generations.
Some talent coming through there…
It almost makes marking painless. Almost.