Ghost gets social and analytical: Ghost 6.0 is here

Morning. I’m back at the blogface after a much-needed break. (Well, quasi-break.)

How have you been? Good, I hope?

I feel like I’ve wandered into a British folk horror movie…

A quaint thatched-roof cottage is surrounded by lush greenery and features a maypole in the yard.

Best WiFi password ever.

A sign provides WiFi information for "Weald & Downland Living Museum" with the network name "Museum Guest" and password "morecakeplease."

My daughters have watched this three times. The album is on repeat. It’s the cultural phenomenon of Summer 2025.

It’s Golden.

Promotional poster for the animated film “K-Pop Demon Hunters” showing three stylish female characters in bold, futuristic K-pop-inspired outfits. Each holds a glowing weapon, with dynamic poses and confident expressions. Text reads: “Netflix’s most-watched original animated film of all time – K-Pop Demon Hunters.” The background is a cool blue with floating light orbs.

I am in this photo and I don’t like it:

Geekification of British men almost complete, announces Games Workshop

Euan Semple:

The future is too important to leave to a bunch of ADHD geeks from California.

Not a lot makes me sadder than seeing a very small child desperately trying to get the attention of a parent who is just staring at their phone.

Shooting interviews at a local swimming club, which isn’t at all acoustically challenging… 😳

A smartphone mounted on a tripod stands near an indoor swimming pool with people swimming.

Rebellious gull.

A seagull stands on a wooden structure near a warning sign that reads Danger: Unsafe Slipway Structure, Keep Off, with water in the background.

I always said my wife was the brains of the operation — but now I have proof.

A person is holding a book titled "Medical Genetics and Genomics," part of the Fundamentals of Biomedical Science series from Oxford.A textbook cover features the title "Medical Genetics and Genomics" with images of DNA strands.

The one downside of being a contact lens wearer is that, very occasionally, I put them in the wrong eye. And sometimes it takes me a few hours of mild fuzzy-headedness to figure out what’s wrong, and swap them around.

Today has been one of those days.

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?