Although I no longer live anywhere near Deptford, I’m pleased to hear that the local swimming pool, Wavelengths, has been saved from closure.
Why? When I was first dating the lady who is now my wife, I used to get up early and join here for a swim there every Saturday morning.
This is a great piece about the mixed blessings of being a Doctor Who fan. I suspect it will resonate with anyone who is a fan of a long-running show.
Today, in a career first, I received a press release about a toilet brush.
Not any old toilet brush, mind.
A crowdfunded toilet brush.
This plan to make Oxford Circus a car-free pedestrian piazza absolutely needs to happen.
It’s easy to forget that long before Vox was the site we know now, there was a blogging platform that used to live at vox.com.
Looking back at my post-mortem, I think the word that’s missing from my piece is “Facebook”. The market Vox was trying to reach was consumed by it.
Luca, the new Pixar movie on Disney+, proved a perfect Father’s Day watch with my girls. It’s a simple story, but the richness lies in the relationships and characters, with a surprising amount of subtle shading in their behaviour.
Well worth a watch. 🍿
This is a really, really interesting podcast on how to reverse polarisation in society. Thought-provoking.
This week it has become abundantly clear to me that some tasks are better done on a big screen, and some on a small screen. And figuring out which is which, and switching tech to accommodate that, has a huge impact on productivity.
See you, open rates. It was good while it lasted.
Missed the live WWDC keynote stream, so here’s the plan:
- Read the previews on Apple.com
- Scan the hashtag #WWDC21 on Twitter
- Pour a beer
- Watch the keynote when the replay is available
- Try to ignore my wife’s mocking commentary.
An engaged newsletter audience is better than a big one.
(And I managed to write it without making a “size isn’t everything" joke. Apart from that one, obviously.)
