Cultural whiplash - from a graduation ceremony at the Barbican to watching K-PoP Demon Hunters with my youngest.

Still, it’s a varied life.

Three animated characters are performing energetically on a screen with colorful lights in the background.

Preparing to process…

A person wearing a graduation cap and gown is taking a selfie in a brightly colored indoor setting.

Today, I shall be attending my first graduation ceremony since my wife got her PhD nearly two decades ago. And I shall be wearing a gown for the first time since my own graduation over three decades ago.

Coffee date with my eldest.

A mocha with intricate latte art in the shape of a leaf is placed on a wooden table in a red cup and saucer.

And so, farewell, Firewire. Decades ago, you defined my music listening and early video editing experience. We haven’t seen each other in years, but I still mourn your loss.

London at its most London-y

AI can’t kern.

Thesis: AI illustration is now baseline, human art and photography becomes value added. Human creativity becomes a signifier of a premium product.

Thoughts?

One of the things I miss about Livejournal is the ability to follower lock posts.

Some (slightly meandering) thoughts on The Observer’s cracking investigative piece into the truth behind The Salt Path story, and the audience and media reaction to it.

With bonus description of my media theorist’s hat.