One Man's Notes

A newsletter that is half about NFTs and crypto and half about decarbonisation is an uneasy mix, given the huge energy costs of the former.

I now know what a lakh is.

Spending an enjoyable evening looking at journalist-created newsletters from India and surrounding countries.

I know how to live it up on a Friday night.

I love writing.

I hate getting started on writing.

Blimey. I think Substack is down.

Do I have the mental bandwidth left to update a theme on one of my Ghost blogs? Hmmm.

Cory Doctorow is not pulling his punches on NFTs.

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One of those headlines that takes on a whole new level of “ick” if you’re a Brit:

The Nasty Logistics of Returning Your Too-Small Pants

Today, I turn 50.

Please respect the privacy of my family and I at this difficult time.

Thank you.

UK has “no intention” to deliver COP26 pledges says Cambridge scientist:

“The UK’s net-zero strategy is as unrealistic as “magic beans fertilised by unicorn’s blood” and will fail to deliver the emissions reductions promised by 2030”

Gunpowder, treason and plot. 💥

While my frantic week isn’t yet done, my reward has arrived. Looking forward to spending time meandering through this: A Year Unfolding 📚

One of the great moral panics of the last few decades debunked: Massive Study Finds No Link Between Time Spent Playing Video Games And Wellbeing – Research Digest

Today, it’s exactly 20 years since I wrote my first blog post.

I’ll write more about this tomorrow. But I just wanted to mark the day.

Two decades under the blog. 👴🏻