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Getting started with automation
May 17, 2024
Hi there ”I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.” Isaac Asimov Why Automate? Automation is a great way to reduce stress and increase productivity...
Evergreen AI principles
May 3, 2024
Hi there ”The stars move still, time runs, the clock will strike.” Marlowe, Dr. Faustus Theory of general negativity The AI hype cycle chunters along. Sure,...
Illuminating the dark forest
April 19, 2024
Hi there ”The universe is a dark forest. Every civilisation is an armed hunter stalking through the trees like a ghost.” Liu Cixin, The Dark Forest The dark...
How to become obsolete
April 5, 2024
Hi there ”If it works, it’s obsolete.” Marshall McLuhan It won’t have escaped your attention that there have been A LOT of technological developments in the...
Processing for retrieval
March 22, 2024
Hi there ”There are colours we can’t see, but they’re connected to the ones we can, There’s a connection between everything.” Wayne Shorter, jazz saxophonist...
Frictionless capture
March 8, 2024
Hi there ”Writing songs is like capturing birds without killing them. Sometimes you end up with nothing but a mouthful of feathers.” Tom Waits Continuing...
Your personal database
February 9, 2024
Writing’s taken a bit of a back seat over the last few weeks due to furious activity at work launching a new thing. More about that later. This newsletter...
CPR for your mind
December 29, 2023
It’s a quiet week at work, here in the perineum between Christmas and New Year. So I thought I’d explain my approach to clever, lazy leadership. Why “clever,...
It's not game-changing if the game doesn't change
July 21, 2023
“It is only in our decisions that we are important.” Jean-Paul Sartre I don’t know about you, but for someone who tries to understand what’s going on with...
Threads - will we never learn
July 7, 2023
“Things change so fast, you can’t use 1971 ethics on someone born in 1971.” Grace Slick Social networks are unethical (mostly) There’s a lot of hand-wringing...
The age of synthetic computing
June 23, 2023
“Truth is found neither in the thesis nor the antithesis, but in an emergent synthesis which reconciles the two.” Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel The Age of...
Priorities for a new world
June 9, 2023
If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading - Lao Tzu Changeable forecast (again/still) Whether you buy the hype about generative...
Remembering magic and logic
May 26, 2023
Anyone else remember Magic & Logic? It was a joint initiative in the UK about improving how the procurement process works between clients and agencies. The...
Getting started with generative AI for charities on a budget
May 12, 2023
Generative AI’s ability to create new and unique content has made it increasingly popular. However, as a charity with no budget, you may wonder how to get...
How to predict the future
April 4, 2023
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” Søren Kierkegaard If you work with technology, or have any interest in it at all, you...
Successful digital projects
March 31, 2023
On the day I normally sort out the newsletter, I was in a long meeting and had several hours of train travel going on. So, I thought I’d ask LinkedIn if they...
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