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London rises.

\n\"Two\n", "date_published": "2026-07-10T11:12:27+01:00", "url": "https://adders.blog/2026/07/10/london-rises.html", "tags": ["Photos"] }, { "id": "http://adders.micro.blog/2026/07/10/the-past-hours-have-been.html", "content_html": "

The past 48 hours have been incredibly good at exposing who in British politics — and journalism — has no sense of humour.

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Lovely sky patterns.

\n\"Wispy\n", "date_published": "2026-07-09T12:14:51+01:00", "url": "https://adders.blog/2026/07/09/lovely-sky-patterns.html", "tags": ["Photos"] }, { "id": "http://adders.micro.blog/2026/07/07/preparing-for-a-workshop-tomorrow.html", "content_html": "

Preparing for a workshop tomorrow.

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Seaford seafront, evening

\n\"A\n", "date_published": "2026-07-03T16:46:05+01:00", "url": "https://adders.blog/2026/07/03/seaford-seafront-evening.html", "tags": ["Photos"] }, { "id": "http://adders.micro.blog/2026/07/03/google-misses-its-climate-goals.html", "content_html": "

Google misses its climate goals.

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Guess why?

\n", "date_published": "2026-07-03T11:28:58+01:00", "url": "https://adders.blog/2026/07/03/google-misses-its-climate-goals.html" }, { "id": "http://adders.micro.blog/2026/07/03/let-me-propose-the-humblynamed.html", "content_html": "

Let me propose the humbly-named Tinworth’s Law:

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The amount of actual good, useful and productive work an individual is doing is inversely proportional to the amount of noise they are making on LinkedIn.

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What do you think?

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Have you read Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams? It’s an excoriating exposé of her time at Facebook – and of what the senior management are like.

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And they’re trying, really hard, to shut her up. Don’t let them.

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#ReadCarelessPeople

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All clear on the eye. Retinal tears successfully sealed. No sign of new damage since.

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Now just healing. The end is in sight.

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Back at the eye hospital - hopefully just for a check-up this time.

\n\"A\n", "date_published": "2026-06-30T08:05:35+01:00", "url": "https://adders.blog/2026/06/30/back-at-the-eye-hospital.html", "tags": ["Photos"] }, { "id": "http://adders.micro.blog/2026/06/26/i-cant-quite-believe-that.html", "content_html": "

I can’t quite believe that Om Malik has died.

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I’ve been reading his work for near.y a quarter of a century, and even had a couple of email conversations with him. We’ve lost a voice of sanity in the tech madness.

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Om Malik, 1966-2026

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Not even 10am and this is the temperature in the living room.

\n\"A\n", "date_published": "2026-06-25T09:43:50+01:00", "url": "https://adders.blog/2026/06/25/not-even-am-and-this.html", "tags": ["Photos"] }, { "id": "http://adders.micro.blog/2026/06/25/funny-how-life-history-reconnects.html", "content_html": "\"A\n

Funny how life history reconnects with life present. 25 years ago, when I was on Estates Gazette, I had a great working relationship with the Lincolnshire Economic Development team. Now, I’m regularly doing client workshops in a building they led the development of.

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Life doesn’t repeat, but sometimes it plays snatches of old themes.

\n", "date_published": "2026-06-25T08:57:31+01:00", "url": "https://adders.blog/2026/06/25/funny-how-life-history-reconnects.html", "tags": ["Photos"] }, { "id": "http://adders.micro.blog/2026/06/20/nae-surprise-here-pal-full.html", "content_html": "

Nae surprise here, pal.

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Full story.

\n\"\"\n", "date_published": "2026-06-20T09:18:49+01:00", "url": "https://adders.blog/2026/06/20/nae-surprise-here-pal-full.html", "tags": ["Photos"] }, { "id": "http://adders.micro.blog/2026/06/19/i-am-not-enthused-by.html", "content_html": "

I am not enthused by the shifting definition of “podcast”. A lot of these sound like the definition of a talk show…

\n", "date_published": "2026-06-19T15:39:23+01:00", "url": "https://adders.blog/2026/06/19/i-am-not-enthused-by.html" }, { "id": "http://adders.micro.blog/2026/06/19/its-been-a-while-since.html", "content_html": "

It’s been a while since I woke up to an election result that gives me a sense of relief - but Burnham winning comprehensively in Makerfield does exactly that.

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Good to see that he got more votes than Reform and Restore combined.

\n", "date_published": "2026-06-19T07:24:58+01:00", "url": "https://adders.blog/2026/06/19/its-been-a-while-since.html" }, { "id": "http://adders.micro.blog/2026/06/17/grabbing-a-coffee-before-spending.html", "content_html": "

Grabbing a coffee before spending the day running a newsletters workshop.

\n\"A\n", "date_published": "2026-06-17T09:30:10+01:00", "url": "https://adders.blog/2026/06/17/grabbing-a-coffee-before-spending.html", "tags": ["Photos"] }, { "id": "http://adders.micro.blog/2026/06/16/canary-wharf-looking-very-scifi.html", "content_html": "

Canary Wharf looking very sci-fi in the sun this morning.

\n\"A\n", "date_published": "2026-06-16T11:44:07+01:00", "url": "https://adders.blog/2026/06/16/canary-wharf-looking-very-scifi.html", "tags": ["Photos"] }, { "id": "http://adders.micro.blog/2026/06/15/genuinely-surprised-to-see-youtube.html", "content_html": "

Genuinely surprised to see YouTube wrapped up in the UK under-16 social media ban proposals.

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That’ll cause some deep unhappiness in our household…

\n", "date_published": "2026-06-15T15:52:07+01:00", "url": "https://adders.blog/2026/06/15/genuinely-surprised-to-see-youtube.html" }, { "id": "http://adders.micro.blog/2026/06/15/despite-the-grumbling-online-doctor.html", "content_html": "

Despite the grumbling online, Doctor Who still occupies most of the space in the foyer of BBC’s Broadcasting House.

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\n", "date_published": "2026-06-15T09:09:32+01:00", "url": "https://adders.blog/2026/06/15/despite-the-grumbling-online-doctor.html", "tags": ["Photos"] }, { "id": "http://adders.micro.blog/2026/06/14/started-reading-murder-before-evensong.html", "content_html": "\n

Started reading: Murder Before Evensong by Richard Coles 📚

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A bored, time-killing charity shop find. The beginning is pleasant enough.

\n", "date_published": "2026-06-14T15:09:22+01:00", "url": "https://adders.blog/2026/06/14/started-reading-murder-before-evensong.html" }, { "id": "http://adders.micro.blog/2026/06/11/at-the-bbc-today-just.html", "content_html": "

At the BBC today. Just been chatting to the chap who wrote the Doctor Who Christmas special press release yesterday. He’s very happy with his work…

\n\"A\n", "date_published": "2026-06-11T17:32:53+01:00", "url": "https://adders.blog/2026/06/11/at-the-bbc-today-just.html", "tags": ["Photos"] }, { "id": "http://adders.micro.blog/2026/06/10/no-good-sir-your-daypack.html", "content_html": "

No, good sir, your daypack does not get a seat to itself on a packed commuter train.

\n", "date_published": "2026-06-10T08:55:03+01:00", "url": "https://adders.blog/2026/06/10/no-good-sir-your-daypack.html" }, { "id": "http://adders.micro.blog/2026/06/08/new-pontoon-in-the-river.html", "content_html": "

New pontoon in the river.

\n\"A\n", "date_published": "2026-06-08T14:26:31+01:00", "url": "https://adders.blog/2026/06/08/new-pontoon-in-the-river.html", "tags": ["Photos"] }, { "id": "http://adders.micro.blog/2026/06/08/an-end-to-the-tom.html", "title": "An end to the Tom Foolery", "content_html": "

Sad times. This used to be my favourite coffee shop, Tom Foolery. Two years on from the change of ownership, it’s had the soul ripped out of it, the prices are way up - and there’s no wifi. The old days of working here for a few hours, buying a couple of coffees and lunch, are gone. They clearly want the tables turning over.

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It’s not for me.

\n\"A\n", "date_published": "2026-06-08T13:56:38+01:00", "url": "https://adders.blog/2026/06/08/an-end-to-the-tom.html", "tags": ["Photos"] } ] }