Blogging about blogging

Blogging was always the most popular blogging topic. I miss it. So here's a bit. I've been adding to this thing every day since August. Trying to kickstart a blogging habit, practising what I preach and just showing up. It seems to have got the juices

Warren Street and the elasticity of coffee (part one)

I was determined to make a big comprehensive video about the economics of coffee shops and the changing nature of urban streets using Warren Street as an example. But then I realised what a huge and overwhelming topic that might be. So now I think that making a series of

Notes and links - 5th April

AI got the blame for the Iran school bombing. The truth is far more worryingLLMs-gone-rogue dominated coverage, but had nothing to do with the targeting. Instead, it was choices made by human beings, over many years, that gave us this atrocityThe GuardianKevin T Bakergilest.org: AI and the human voiceThe

Ryan Coogler on putting the layers in if you want them

https://www.instagram.com/p/DV6xTdijiWd/

Presentation Club 7

Presentation Club 6 was excellent. A good attendance, a great presentation. Why not come along in May?

Vocalise

I've been mucking about with sampling TikTok for ages. This time I added some vocals and I think it really makes a difference.

Commercial interestingness

My friends and former colleagues David and Jeffre have been thinking about interestingness longer, harder and with more commercial acuity than I have. They keep threatening to write a book about it and now they've dropped a taster in a WARC article. If you do advertising or communications

Still podcasting, because that is how you do it

Plus one for Taking Care

I've been thinking of writing a post about Taking Care for ages. But now Phil's done it so I don't have to. It's very good.

I picked a window and went up the rig

The 4something podcast rolls on, in audio And with a delay of several years, on video

Mario's Cafe

I love this place. I have a regular appoinment here with my friend Lou and it's the highlight of my week. Sometimes it's quiet and reflective, sometimes it's full of laughter and life. Mario is the perfect host. He'll chat with you

Morning Talking

I've been a big fan of doing Morning Pages for a long time now. It's interesting and useful. And I've been experimenting with video for a little bit too. And, for the past 55 days, I've been combining the two. Getting up,