The youngest and I are joining in on the Warhammer Million Miniatures Challenge…

Wish us luck!

A detailed miniature figure depicts a fantasy creature with red scales and ornate gold accents, carrying an intricately armored rider wielding a spear.

Beach time.

Started reading: The Abundance by Annie Dillard 📚

Market day.

A bustling outdoor market in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, with people browsing stalls under blue and white canopies, featuring a large church and leafless trees in the background.

I keep meaning to write about the “consultantification“ of the future of mainstream journalism; an ever-growing consulting class trying to live off a shrinking market.

I want to write about why “liquid content” is bullshit.

But I’m not sure how to do this without upsetting a lot of people.

Just corrected two typos in Thursday’s blog post.

If I ever start making serious money from OM&HB, a freelance sub will be my first hire.

This is just an insane piece of reporting:

Good piece from Om Malik comparing Anthropic and OpenAI’s business models and claimed revenue figures. It’s going to get very interesting if they decide to go public, and start having to show us the real numbers. As Om puts it:

Welcome to 2026, when AI’s big boys have to start wearing their big boy pants and show their true worth.

Sitting on a train to London, and one chap lurches by carrying a bottle of Bells whisky and nothing else.

It’s 8.55 in the morning.

Avian doorway guardians.

Two painted cranes are depicted on turquoise walls with a tiled floor below.