Oh, the futility
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The data is in
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The London Review of TikToks - 23 August
@painesplough_ blank is about blank who wants blank, but blank is stopping them… A writing prompt, imparted to Roy Williams from the late great Stephen Jeffreys. 📽️ @DMLK Video Meet the Writers is a video series from Paines Plough about the power of storytelling and theatre. Take a seat with some
Ads, Honda, Nike, interestingness
I had a long and fascinating chat with David and Jeffre the other day. They wanted to talk about Cog for their interestingness project and knowing a conversation with them is always fascinating I asked if I could record it. We rambled on and on. But it reminded me of
Chatting with good people about interesting things
I've just recorded an hour's chat with the esteemed Dan Hill about the development of the BT Tower. It's on YouTube as part of my ongoing fascination with the tower, and it's development. And I've realised, it really is my
The London Review of TikToks - 16 August
@ticketybooks Ranking the greatest opening lines in picture book literature, including #EricCarle #ShelSilverstein #SandraBoynton #kidlit #picturebooks #booktok ♬ original sound - Tickety Books @thegreedydick Eggs with a side of a shrine to Joan Collins Max Cafe on the Clapham Road, a weird bit of London's food history londonhotspots londonfood londonfoodie
Regents Park. Big fish. Gaussian Curve.
I've been going out and streaming mixes from various outdoor locales. This morning I was by the lake in Regents Park. I think it makes for a nice combo of gentle ambient music and gentle ambient nature. It also featured a large fish jumping, occasionally, from the lake.
It's marshmallowing time
The original Peter Skillman talk Tom Wujek's talk, with lots of data
The inevitable Honda one
Relevant links! Adam Morgan's eatbigfish podcast with Dave and Jeffre.
Let's go round again
One of my favourite moments of the year. I look at the calendar. Pick a date, Ask Anne if she's got anything on. Do a bit of googling to make sure there's nothing important happening and email the Conway Hall. They send me back some forms.
Notes and links - 2 August 2026
"Slop wins because it conforms to neat narrative arcs that fulfill our desires for cohesive stories: At crime scenes, children make the best witnesses because they simply report back what they saw rather than editorializing into a natural story arc. The adult brain is hardwired to eliminate cognitive dissonance
