2023-10-13T13:44:49Z https://njump.me adders https://njump.me/npub1asyhf2azkwsrml72kxcwgsa9rhcs4gn5d0m6szpwjphlpanjt6asky83wq https://microblog.onemanandhisblog.com/uploads/2023/4e1242df42.jpg https://microblog.onemanandhisblog.com/uploads/2023/4e1242df42.jpg https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9vad538g0zx3vadzhlp9fjgz5tlh72rghlrcjszyxfd2csrjzz4czyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkklc7rw The Needles <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2026/12d5d63e3b.jpg"> 2026-08-26T16:52:21Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy90vckmhm4qa58rlxgjck26rv008ra0xkcuk04eajxf2aaxy3pzqzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkmqn2t7 I think my daughter’s painting is pretty much at my standard already. She’ll surpass me soon enough. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2026/0bedfbd015.jpg"> 2026-08-20T20:31:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxqrddgl6rhpw8czltfv3egvcg2qfedvwszktm8u5cgxman9vtx2gzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkc55uuc Quick translation of the UK alert that just went out <a href="https://adders.blog/2026/08/14/quick-translation-of-the-uk.html">https://adders.blog/2026/08/14/quick-translation-of-the-uk.html</a> 2026-08-14T18:57:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqst47evtthy8j7dcj2hz7vtjasmxyt80gxnfdmxm4l4008yk8qz4fqzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tk0yu0ya Wow. The UK Government just used the phone alert system to warn about the risk of wildfires.<br/><br/>#climatecrisis <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2026/d182f50533.jpg"> 2026-08-14T18:12:37Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgu32l9qecml7kgptpcs0nqwmecl5k4zt58c7507eaz3t8wkgs3lszyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkrm03ec Swallows drinking (or bathing on the wing) using the pool. <a href="https://adders.blog/2026/08/09/swallows-drinking-or-bathing-on.html">https://adders.blog/2026/08/09/swallows-drinking-or-bathing-on.html</a> 2026-08-09T08:14:35Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0kgrs8janqutzvu6ca7gllepsx7etk6z4c8mqauztktk3kmxrmgczyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tknwfx8w My old home office in the process of becoming my younger daughter’s bedroom… <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2026/f21a6e35ce.jpg"> 2026-08-07T11:09:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxjhulppu5h4td825a4xp9xz8a43033styt9gtpsc3djjg3tvcuggzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkr2kkca Review: Life in the Old Dogs Yet <a href="https://adders.blog/2026/08/05/review-life-in-the-old.html">https://adders.blog/2026/08/05/review-life-in-the-old.html</a> 2026-08-05T13:28:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsttv2qj55r5w9y63arwtn63pcftsmffh8maln8l6synp2e00cuhjczyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tk6ewlq0 A treasured possession from a long time ago… <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2026/3175376a04.jpg"> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2026/e5b72b6aff.jpg"> 2026-08-01T18:58:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs87x0p8neefs6d5w4j2kmptevan9xavshpvgche8qp8yy7wrj9n5szyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkrx80pp As I load the shelves on my new home office, I am being rather forcefully reminder of the old adage that buying books and reading books are two separate, and only loosely connected, hobbies. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2026/15957977fd.jpg"> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2026/452c92e7be.jpg"> 2026-07-31T17:57:35Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxchy2qsknk0g6jmmy7svpx9p2ltmx0k8fmy6jsjeuhdcqw06l69czyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tk3cfz5e Morning brew. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2026/9ada6168fb.jpg"> 2026-07-30T09:34:54Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsd2cdr5qjzrjg7ylrrs2g7udf7aanux9ytdafwa3akf4z7pgw8pnqzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkz0dcr5 Most CMSes and apps standardising on Command K as “Add Link” is a daily boon to my life. 2026-07-30T09:02:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq6hxxevly5tzudezdmwaaumk8kgd68tpnwzr682z2a6f94xwal5qzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tk8fxcqn Attack of the giant snail. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2026/dbd2d10c16.jpg"> 2026-07-29T21:58:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqhdpuvyff8cehfpxcg2dgnmrdwmq2k3wheg2dg8d75j662mlsypgzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tk0cpk4p This is it. Last day of primary school for my youngest child.<br/><br/>I have my best weeping clothes on. 2026-07-22T07:46:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxqy5xrcx2mfxjuj3lkvku3kml5pwjrjm2u7y0lnt4de6hxnptfsczyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tku4ut0t Wakeboarding wipeout <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2026/d0f8ce132c.jpg"> 2026-07-17T22:17:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqt5cavf5xaxqezp0eqeqakelr5pvgz5tejfmetjvrddwwjgwf2xqzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tk00hgxv Should I turn on the GEO features that have just been added to Ghost? <a href="https://onemanandhisblog.com/2026/07/geo-for-om-hb/">https://onemanandhisblog.com/2026/07/geo-for-om-hb/</a> 2026-07-17T10:38:22Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrvymzwhm93a8e5cq33vsru6khxkp4trd2u0jvfx8gquy2u73qt3szyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkjyaqlm Current Status: <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2026/9fd713859f.jpg"> 2026-07-14T17:24:36Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqgmu266ll4sxajlecpzffn8p9aa8d7dfr6k0uhgvectde80mlmzczyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tk0ww3k6 Found a cosy corner of RSA House to get a few hours’ work done. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2026/c0c1528bd4.jpg"> <a href="https://www.thersa.org/visit/library/">https://www.thersa.org/visit/library/</a> 2026-07-14T11:52:09Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz72h0drfalhch79f7r3k69xvdvyqn6pfy2es2c8cqd4889dp8ktszyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkdhm0s2 Meta Glasses are speed running the Google Glass privacy curve. They’ve gone from “cool tech” to “pervert glasses” in months just as Glass wearers became glassholes, over a couple of years.<br/><br/>As long as creepy people exist, this tech is going to be problematic. <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2212604/the-meta-glasses-backlash-is-changing-how-or-if-people-use-them/">https://www.engadget.com/2212604/the-meta-glasses-backlash-is-changing-how-or-if-people-use-them/</a> 2026-07-14T09:21:48Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs97ykllvuq3pwy2mqcafjy3s6deactuf7qfn044lgvwtmmq6lf5tqzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkpzvrsv Lovely sky patterns. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2026/d433e5ee89.jpg"> 2026-07-09T11:18:11Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9dk6tpkfchda2ac9qqa9sqgk3h8wmz9atk6myusa6fspa3v07rcqzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkhe62w7 Found my author copies from my days freelancing for White Wolf Game Studio. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2026/4e8582c7a8.jpg"> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Wolf_Publishing">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Wolf_Publishing</a> 2026-05-17T19:33:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxclfswwywn2w6vy8aqwxa58ugrrgf7cxlpv8ll4upq0aqg8a8xyqzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tke2ksrq Well, the #artemisII launch was the first time I had a real time news experience on Bluesky the way I did back in the early years of Twitter. 2026-04-01T23:16:09Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs26tgr4gp2zccquc3cquy8qvv4zqd3qnatccyaklsuu8n02kf0jsczyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tk2uy3pm The last week has been a flashback to the days, 25 years ago, when my job involved a lot of waiting for connections in small rural stations… <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2026/660a2f638b.jpg"> 2026-03-27T17:44:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspaf586c6ygz65gqjw0jdakawsyt7lmuy2lv0rk6ycle5m4u2mamszyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkl5jjwr This sums up the state of the world. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2026/9074abe567.jpg"> 2026-03-26T23:52:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy8u8wtwmu3vtzgs3thcqktnjzq2vrufvyy348rxrz6kz87dtmuqszyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkchp3sr This piece on interviewing (and how not to do it) from Om Malik is worth any journalism student (or any early career journalist) reading:<br/><br/>&#34;The subject is interesting. The interviewer is credentialed. They agree with each other at length. Nothing is at stake. No one is surprised.&#34; <a href="https://om.co/2026/03/19/how-not-to-interview-interesting-people/">https://om.co/2026/03/19/how-not-to-interview-interesting-people/</a> 2026-03-20T11:21:15Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqtgjhna5gvp2788lckde5qy7sn3u6yqlwsettjp3lrc8sha0ex3gzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkfrl6x6 I bought this mug for my Mum the best part of 25 years ago. I’ve now owned it for longer than she did; I inherited it 18 years ago. But I always think happy memories of her when I drink from it. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2026/9dc3dae7c6.jpg"> 2026-03-12T11:38:18Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9kupefmfp5ecdgpsa53wm3rzmstkpkllyne6q9h7sy2x22l5qv7szyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tk572ray Interesting analysis of why Apple’s new chips might be more important than they seem. <a href="https://om.co/2026/03/03/apple-does-fusion/">https://om.co/2026/03/03/apple-does-fusion/</a> 2026-03-04T08:28:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstrnscldyj5zx6cfrjdmmrcah64dp8dgm3v8h8jv3fhcd0cz92nnczyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tk6znquk Matt Bircher:<br/><br/>&#34;I’m just really tired of execs, who’s every monetary need is satisfied, go in front of their employees and saying, “things have never been better, and that’s why we need to let a bunch of you go.”&#34;<br/><br/>Context? Jack Dorsey laying off ⅓ of his staff, so he can replace them with AI. <a href="https://birchtree.me/blog/block-is-making-more-profit-than-ever-so-theyre-firing-40-of-their-employees/">https://birchtree.me/blog/block-is-making-more-profit-than-ever-so-theyre-firing-40-of-their-employees/</a> 2026-02-27T11:46:53Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfztk8ggupdgvuwrue3grmcfsmyd5ug8x4u249uurqm7t68tpm80szyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkt09h28 Doing the Shrove Tuesday thing. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2026/a1f5b109b1.jpg"> 2026-02-17T20:01:54Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszkuqa5jx8mnqrgzs2tra7jgu0tgqsvt0g5gr52r5ku0ylw7ewcfszyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkafqt9x It’s encouraging to see journalism returning to the idea of community being central to audience development after the decade-long detour of handing that all over to the social platforms.<br/><br/>But doing this well requires skill and expertise many of the organisations lack right now. <a href="https://onemanandhisblog.com/2026/02/journalisms-return-to-community-is-necessary-but-risky/?utm_source=fediverse&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=first-share">https://onemanandhisblog.com/2026/02/journalisms-return-to-community-is-necessary-but-risky/?utm_source=fediverse&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=first-share</a> 2026-02-12T17:12:21Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvdv0a3dp5ut4k9lpsmw424ewj7que3c0epzal2jlv6d85agq70nszyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkr3ajzq A foxy nighttime encounter, on my way to collect my daughter. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2026/21b683ab4c.jpg"> 2026-02-08T23:38:59Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrzl992tk6u0fhvuuw9ln7tkjzlulaxyg6d2ln9gq8leqqwges08gzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tk9ejjvr Admid all the noise around AI, it’s worth remembering that there are some areas where it is unquestionably creating benefits, like early detection of breast cancer.<br/><br/>I lost both my parents to cancer before I was out of my 30s. I’ll cheer this use of AI every step of the way. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jan/29/ai-use-in-breast-cancer-screening-cuts-rate-of-later-diagnosis-by-12-study-finds">https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jan/29/ai-use-in-breast-cancer-screening-cuts-rate-of-later-diagnosis-by-12-study-finds</a> 2026-02-06T08:41:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9ln7ldg605s08hy2aufdkt7cdgawull2ux4myrq6790k8t0k0jxszyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkv7dcep Wow. I only just noticed the appearance controls in Ghost’s ActivityPub reader.<br/><br/>Lovely stuff. <a href="https://adders.blog/2026/01/27/wow-i-only-just-noticed.html">https://adders.blog/2026/01/27/wow-i-only-just-noticed.html</a> 2026-01-27T20:25:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfzl0fjfqkysqvtt620cw9gy0p4mkfmch4qn8d946tl88k3ex7m8gzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkzk24f5 Today is tenuous links: what media publishers can learn about AI from…<br/><br/>Warhammer.<br/><br/>Slop for the slop throne! <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2026/af38bcb84f.jpg"> <a href="https://onemanandhisblog.com/2026/01/the-real-ai-opportunity/?utm_source=fediverse&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=second-share">https://onemanandhisblog.com/2026/01/the-real-ai-opportunity/?utm_source=fediverse&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=second-share</a> 2026-01-27T17:51:29Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs988namp253pxewf0uct69x8l40s7a3d7map9klpt3wcc2ew3r25qzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tktxhv4j Fascinating to see some details of the early life of a distant famous ancestor George Tinworth, in this Times piece.<br/><br/>&#34;Although Tinworth’s mother, Jane (whose first three sons — like approximately a third of babies born in early 19th-century London — died in infancy), did her best to keep the bailiffs from the door, the family endured a daily struggle to make ends meet. Even a child-sized wheelbarrow, made for the young George by his father, had to be sold; 60 years later he wrote that “I never forgot the boy that had my barrow”.&#34; <a href="https://apple.news/AOr3-r0XDSfGdtWizhcrQVA">https://apple.news/AOr3-r0XDSfGdtWizhcrQVA</a> 2026-01-26T09:47:21Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsd5wd3h4s3sd3el7wuggd3acad43seca2q7rh9r9az73c50fmq3wgzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tklplwk3 London can be very literal sometimes.<br/><br/>Yes, I’m in Angel. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2026/9dddd7f855.jpg"> 2026-01-23T13:30:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqy8scmjgr9k4v9frln69ttjzg0z68lhuus4es44mmfc8yj5upalgzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tk5wk3v6 Substack now has an AppleTV app. But the headline calls it a “newsletter platform”.<br/><br/>It’s not. It’s an increasingly walled garden social content app, whose only difference from the others is the monetisation strategy is audience revenue, not ads. <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2026/01/22/newsletter-platform-substack-now-has-an-apple-tv-app/">https://9to5mac.com/2026/01/22/newsletter-platform-substack-now-has-an-apple-tv-app/</a> 2026-01-23T09:47:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgmznpc6usyuww7ecs8d30v37w30yhd0nfel56awg40gd63ehakuszyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tk5z8dn5 When I was a regular at the Barbican in the early 90s, back when the RSC had a residency there, I never dreamed that I’d find myself on that stage twice a year 35 years later…<br/><br/>#CityStGeorgesGrad <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2026/b1721274e9.jpg"> 2026-01-20T13:41:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdc2jyqx3asdu0rszllsyrn2gcdx9rtuh7fjfq9qgapt7udfv68vgzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tk7zcsa5 Just discovered that I need a 30 year old filling replaced.<br/><br/>Fabulous start to the week. Now I have to decide which day I want to sacrifice to that delight in the coming months… 2026-01-19T11:02:06Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdmvqpmj4hee5f0swfxedukh8npn96zpgwj34tuq44n3cz6xdx8pczyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkpmhu9g My iPad is in the iPad hospital for the second time in a little over a month.<br/><br/>I hadn’t realised how central it’s become to my workflow. I feel a little lost without it. 2026-01-16T10:01:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9rr9r2gd2pq3agl4vnty53d7sa8r52gyg0rwzys5dp6mj3xd3vqqzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkk4u8c8 Not saying it’s cold up here on the Downs today, but… <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2026/cf96d599ba.jpg"> 2026-01-10T12:54:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyr3xg7mg3f3r8nv0j88c4epj07x270mldp4sjdgpnlh8gtes7qfqzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tky0xqqj ‘orses. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2026/c54b257ef5.jpg"> 2026-01-10T12:43:40Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsguevlg64rgt53ja5svpnntv3wpd8y7hwl0tycmhcmdey9q84azaqzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkfpw6mg I don’t get the phrase “search it up”. It seems more clumsy than “search for it”, yet it seems to have become the default for younger generations. 2026-01-09T11:36:15Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdftqnnhvvh3a87k0p03t0z6qw7yn0xytzdkcefcmhr9rhq5p6afqzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkxtcwkv Elizabeth Spiers, Eating The Chess Pieces:<br/><br/>&#34;As a middle-aged adult of sound mind with, incidentally, a degree in public policy studies and political science, I completely understand the impulse to look at what’s happening and find some rational explanation for it that does not involve Donald Trump with a colon full of chess pieces.&#34; <a href="https://www.elizabethspiers.com/eating-the-chess-pieces/?ref=adders-blog">https://www.elizabethspiers.com/eating-the-chess-pieces/?ref=adders-blog</a> 2026-01-07T17:55:48Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszax00pf09cq45fe2plpzp9gktahed2gfskmfjmuxewv9qvwj296czyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkd057nk I wonder if many people are confusing the idea of “artificial intelligence” with “artificial consciousness”. 2026-01-07T12:25:15Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsftm73a3lmhh4jzpcggg9ett8avpjpv70f0hjswc03qtnz4l3pqqczyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkv70el8 Cory Doctorow:<br/><br/>&#34;AI is the asbestos we’re shoveling into the walls of our high-tech society&#34; <a href="https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/06/1000x-liability/">https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/06/1000x-liability/</a> 2026-01-06T21:45:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz58cdrxjwqx554x628speh4t7q9mj3v7z04ua9mw8qzx2aeangrgzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkk2mlrf Roll up, roll up.<br/><br/>It’s time for my annual round-up of the top 10 most read posts on One Man &amp; His Blog.<br/><br/>(Not first day back at work procrastination, no, not at all. 😇) <a href="https://onemanandhisblog.com/2026/01/the-top-10-posts-on-om-hb-in-2025/?utm_source=fediverse&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=second-share">https://onemanandhisblog.com/2026/01/the-top-10-posts-on-om-hb-in-2025/?utm_source=fediverse&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=second-share</a> 2026-01-06T16:43:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvsmmfkm5lpzfr6urfpjjzk4r0gd23mdx7x04w23skgqhvy946vtqzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkwurf67 I appear to have deeply confused Amazon’s algorithm. This is not going to encourage me to spend… <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2026/cef655a3a3.jpg"> 2026-01-05T10:50:06Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszpa6dykglpekljah8wnl5ages0q5x2wpuv70wnznjac48k0fkk5gzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tk5yx9jq Possibly the best pub meal I’ve ever had. Kudos to the team at the Rose &amp; Crown, Shilton. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2026/7f942f1248.jpg"> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2026/9857790319.jpg"> <a href="https://www.roseandcrownshilton.com/">https://www.roseandcrownshilton.com/</a> 2026-01-04T18:21:42Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy7m9ky9sd7w9mszfgaen5w0mk443ztrcx7r07cvx2snsgclstq3czyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tk98hd8w Sunset on Shoreham Beach <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2026/12666a8e24.jpg"> 2026-01-04T17:50:50Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqekrlx340qn77jdymyevtetqh7whqqggd4kdt6st6dmz3jd5h9dgzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tknnlq5c I have questions. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2025/91cd02d970.jpg"> 2025-12-31T16:22:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9pgw8vtm9fls2qdj8mwyjaer57j03h56xeaq2jkdl4fh5s6mgqrczyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tk8n4hud Chilly Christmas beach walk. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2025/5f5c90e922.jpg"> 2025-12-25T16:33:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyylxqyl7wpjlpqwl73hf0r9vppq4jemdu8r9z0dtkx7dmmpd963czyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tk4pt5pw The advent candles in church this morning. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2025/655cd87b2f.jpg"> 2025-12-25T12:03:59Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgrwxr6jl0enjxdct4fsmkle7pxnksf777p7nmef4x34erf0za25qzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tksq2qsx My late parents’ angel, keeping watch over another family Christmas.<br/><br/>Merry Christmas, to all who celebrate it. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2025/896bf2b827.jpg"> 2025-12-25T09:16:21Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqst0muj8ksmzr6ajk27eswerzss0crmq2e5kjw5x3x8v2y02jc02rczyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkhmh8y4 Just discovered that I’m in the marketing video for our department.<br/><br/>www.youtube.com/watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPS2gTi9iG0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPS2gTi9iG0</a> 2025-12-23T19:37:46Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqjlvlwqfue0v32vkh9yehjugz4upzgv5cn4pra0fla8gvgjxgxhqzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkjmgzzj Being a bit counter-cultural this Christmas… <a href="https://www.ontheshoreline.com/being-a-bit-countercultural-this-christmas/">https://www.ontheshoreline.com/being-a-bit-countercultural-this-christmas/</a> 2025-12-20T13:59:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8rldvt67k46356ya4sxd8yylc2m4aw5vlrtht4y9tlullueyrusczyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkf93k62 Sent to Whamhalla by my eldest, who played Last Christmas in the car this morning.<br/><br/>#whamageddon 2025-12-20T11:54:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0efmyfq2wtsqr6gvh64ahleu9txfj3ns7rnkdckr4drfkrnwqgvgzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkxsdmdx Hurrah. The latest issue of Standart (an indie coffee magazine) has arrived, ready for cosy Christmas reading. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2025/f7e4028dc3.jpg"> <a href="https://standartmag.com/">https://standartmag.com/</a> 2025-12-20T11:54:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsg2dh2h8evq47r7r23dwqjzpfcar5wu2rypa2q8280gglk82vy0egzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkw40h32 Interesting bridge graffiti <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2025/9907c5cd3f.jpg"> 2025-12-19T19:02:10Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0fmph0w23gedqpa5mw4rr8ywzzfp5hdvf6k9uwtd03ugxt3n63xczyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkmr892n Haven’t done one of these photos in ages. It’s easy to grow blasé about the beauty of where we live. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2025/3232655d70.jpg"> 2025-12-19T18:27:37Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstv5edqa5vhjkn6knkk4xe6d9cwhc2s2n0r7npy8dj6haxy8t9k6szyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkmgf9wj Festive post box. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2025/18618f094e.jpg"> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2025/a49fe5afc1.jpg"> 2025-12-16T15:42:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfskvz64azevt97eq2yrymarmss2u6d7efwypey6qcjge2pya98xqzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkfp55w0 It’s just possible that we left the Christmas tree purchase a wee bit late this year. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2025/7e163b4d28.jpg"> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2025/a6dd687d8b.jpg"> 2025-12-15T10:47:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstrza903ulc94hg02ahdw0vfy3qg4sda7ec4c634guhjn8p9lpdsczyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tk38h8zp Carol Service time.<br/><br/>For which I have had to learn to pronounce “Ephrathah”. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2025/ebff03cecd.jpg"> 2025-12-14T19:45:08Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8vmgj4u3l349fvk9wlalje5n0fs6v9sgq8n4xr36hn8gg8qzrhkczyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkju4mcd Dropped the girls at their Guides cinema trip, with time to spare for a sneaky coffee. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2025/d3db4bd3ab.jpg"> 2025-12-14T12:28:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq4nkjyp2qgg3ek8vghmtxe38h474en0lkrhpwg8kxqq3h8rfjg6qzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tk3e0zps Something of an evisceration of Kier Starmer’s Substack.<br/><br/>I suspect that if you think of it as a marketing channel, you’ve lost before you’ve started. <a href="https://unherd.com/2025/12/the-tragedy-of-keir-starmers-substack/">https://unherd.com/2025/12/the-tragedy-of-keir-starmers-substack/</a> 2025-12-10T08:50:41Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs27773lpdssz62h96jlp42kent7t3un5lrztvuejta5hu5mhr9t2szyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkl7wuxs Fun afternoon in the local Warhammer store doing the mini of the month with my youngest and her friends.<br/><br/>Apparently they had a queue at the door at opening time for the Deathwatch Space Marine. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2025/074b3ddd33.jpg"> 2025-12-06T20:02:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxzu37g3e9s9wrdyp0a2hfp3gvz5scy4pc4au82m7mqrra5kywy8gzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkj4vztj Euan Semple:<br/><br/>&#34;Anyone who thinks that AI can write literature can only have seen reading as chewing gum for the soul.&#34; <a href="https://euansemple.com/posts/just-saying">https://euansemple.com/posts/just-saying</a> 2025-12-03T14:09:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfzpv38xzame7uq3p5kyr30xqywanh2zg4dnjzxwjegmwgnkhlf0szyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tk9mu6fe This is a sobering look at OpenAI’s funding. No sniff of a profit for at least a decade, according to HSBC forecasts.<br/><br/>A lot of non-industrial AI use is predicated on it being a cheap and easy solution to certain problems. If customers weren’t being so heavily subsidised by investors, when does that equati... adders.blog <a href="https://adders.blog/2025/11/28/this-is-a-sobering-look.html">https://adders.blog/2025/11/28/this-is-a-sobering-look.html</a> 2025-11-28T10:09:08Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv37j43y4tnc4esllcy5p9m3j2lggkvw9frv3mpawyn728gcdanxqzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkt3nkx3 Turns out, AIs are a humourless bunch.<br/><br/>(I’m mainly talking about satire and cartoons here. Maybe the role of humans in the AI age is… taking the piss.) <a href="https://onemanandhisblog.com/2025/11/ais-have-no-sense-of-humour/?utm_source=fediverse&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=first-share">https://onemanandhisblog.com/2025/11/ais-have-no-sense-of-humour/?utm_source=fediverse&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=first-share</a> 2025-11-27T17:34:35Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfqdnp4xkyxjxtv20wpfmxrxgcfhs89jdnrxfzm6sgp0zax2fjwnqzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tk89shh2 Still, kudos to Google for digitally watermarking their AI-generated images. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2025/9dee75ea9a.png"> 2025-11-27T11:15:37Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswazf0rrrxml97lhtdszg9ulp2wss50uakqgu8yepzx946cs2q5eqzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkrh94rt Video generation is getting good scarily fast.<br/><br/><br/>There are some weird, weird sheep in there, though. <a href="https://adders.blog/2025/11/27/video-generation-is-getting-good.html">https://adders.blog/2025/11/27/video-generation-is-getting-good.html</a> 2025-11-27T11:15:09Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrkhvt6lheatr8p3djx7eeceh0lhq4sd8g6wyngs7mkw6dzjh0puszyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkczl94d The challenging thing about running a training course on Ai over four weeks, is that things can change dramatically between sessions… <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2025/2d5151dba4.png"> 2025-11-27T10:41:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqzga0ptfrqgsxc4et47h3t2nuzulxca8w82ml2ru3k0p4ydmncsczyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkphp9jw One of the deep problems with algorithmic social media is the incentive to figure out how to game the system: “growth hacks” as a certain constituency likes to call them.<br/><br/>Some of them are surprisingly akin to religious rituals. You have faith that they work, but not a lot of evidence… <a href="https://onemanandhisblog.com/2025/11/playing-the-algorithm-game/?utm_source=fediverse&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedicommentlink">https://onemanandhisblog.com/2025/11/playing-the-algorithm-game/?utm_source=fediverse&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedicommentlink</a> 2025-11-25T16:36:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs87qgc0ajvx0lgz9z4ahkgp4qvvvpdt98j7hh90faa2kfm8tqphxszyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkl8xp63 Nice to see that @marsedit@mastodon.social has escaped squircle jails… <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2025/5b1e386496.png"> <a href="https://micro.blog/marsedit@mastodon.social">https://micro.blog/marsedit@mastodon.social</a> 2025-11-25T16:24:28Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz3v7klqqwflkcwjc97eyknaprth2jh3mwyg6yufzr9p9wptvghhszyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkn2j2qd Hosting a Warhammer morning for my daughter’s friends. (Kill Team and Underworlds: Emberguard) <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2025/ae005e48dc.jpg"> 2025-11-22T13:41:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0vfqt5paky5tvfxcwv8884ma0aqzctnj50mser5qh250r9v59naqzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tk3zn54l I was chatting to a farmer student the other evening, and I predicted that it would be ages before The Telegraph sale was resolved, after the collapse of the Redbird deal.<br/><br/>Not one of my better predictions. In fact, it has aged like rancid butter. <a href="https://apple.news/AIXeCvzCdTLeYmPaIPmMUHwj">https://apple.news/AIXeCvzCdTLeYmPaIPmMUHwj</a> 2025-11-22T09:57:15Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs205vq5k4rgus0xmfgd8p3hr3wnjjt30vu2kra8gey6lsklsq7n9gzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tk5w6thh Welcoming @ashleyjkirk.bsky.social from @theguardian.com back to City St George’s for an energetic guest talk on visual journalism.<br/><br/>I love bringing in expert guest speakers, but former students in particular. Even if it occasionally makes me feel old… <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2025/7d671a9744.jpg"> <a href="http://ashleyjkirk.bsky.social">http://ashleyjkirk.bsky.social</a> <a href="http://theguardian.com">http://theguardian.com</a> 2025-11-21T13:52:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszf3fx40k7c58wk4z5xl0rx2n0djtg6fmxk9pykq9qgtnvawv5r8qzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkgdvn84 My “shrimp Jesus” post from over a year ago is picking up a load of Google traffic again.<br/><br/>Still trying to figure out why.<br/><br/>Other than, y’know, Shrimp Jesus. <a href="https://onemanandhisblog.com/2024/04/shrimp-jesus-and-other-unexpected-results-of-the-ai-boom/">https://onemanandhisblog.com/2024/04/shrimp-jesus-and-other-unexpected-results-of-the-ai-boom/</a> 2025-11-20T10:35:15Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8uged9z2emjtfjvpvfvwt6gzggtea6vmy7kzhvul67eav086wq3gzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkdvdgs6 In the rush to headline “AI is transforming journalism”, we are losing sight of what really matters: the audience. AI must not become the strategy. Especially when data suggests audiences remain sceptical of purely AI-generated journalism.<br/><br/>👉 Read “Getting AI in Perspective”. <a href="https://onemanandhisblog.com/2025/11/getting-ai-in-perspective/?utm_source=fediverse&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=aigentest">https://onemanandhisblog.com/2025/11/getting-ai-in-perspective/?utm_source=fediverse&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=aigentest</a> 2025-11-20T10:14:10Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2m7znru6yvh54llcy5xaa7cw2pn8dn8aknh67xckrtme2gmqmtcgzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkvruk5w This is a ChatGPT/Midjourney co-creation for a course I’m running later today.<br/><br/>My job is… strange sometimes. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2025/cc1c87dda6.png"> 2025-11-20T09:42:10Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv4waqkcts7ug00ptv7nakgvgkn2pp059p44fw2z26vgu924mg6xszyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkex3u6w Richard Dansky<br/><br/>&#34;The best metaphor I’ve seen for AI is that it’s our generation’s asbestos. If you think about it, asbestos was this technological marvel that promised to solve a huge problem and that got crammed in everywhere. And yeah, it was good at keeping things from catching on fire, but it also came with an extremely elevated chance of painful, lingering death, and removing it from the system has taken untold years and billions of dollars.&#34; <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/my-thoughts-on-142627102">https://www.patreon.com/posts/my-thoughts-on-142627102</a> 2025-11-19T22:37:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspxf06se6khywlwpdghkv76gc5usmmqk8fe5p8yehy2xa2h2ahtagzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkq8j63k Cuckmere Haven this afternoon. <a href="https://adders.blog/2025/11/15/cuckmere-haven-this-afternoon.html">https://adders.blog/2025/11/15/cuckmere-haven-this-afternoon.html</a> 2025-11-15T20:02:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfltnv95avq6k6l8hjk7xrq8a0lnk985ej3pds5wkx2ha6ugmw3fqzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkxnh9ln Managed to clear 100 GB or so of cruft off my aging, but still perfectly serviceable, M1 MacBook Pro, and it’s amazing how much better it performs with some free storage space again. 2025-11-15T15:28:18Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqs93xg96xxykzvy92pe25r289qqaq4kct59yj662ef8phgrrlepqzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tk9hxhpx I’ve been listening on and off to the BBC Sounds investigation of Kate Clanchy’s cancellation a few years ago. Perhaps I shouldn’t be surprised, but it’s much more nuanced piece of reporting than it’s being portrayed on social media. Two episodes in, it’s clear (to me, at least) that there are some very va... adders.blog <a href="https://adders.blog/2025/11/10/ive-been-listening-on-and.html">https://adders.blog/2025/11/10/ive-been-listening-on-and.html</a> 2025-11-10T12:24:15Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs86uh8l642qyjm4ummp0y664t7r66uyhwdzcrlkwmftwkhgtv6reqzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkjy2khm This is such a great story:<br/><br/>Meet the teen behind the Louvre ‘Fedora Man’ mystery photo<br/><br/>Love an eccentric. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/louvre-fedora-man-ap-photo-c0d59847ef5f836a0c5ac49de8bff441">https://apnews.com/article/louvre-fedora-man-ap-photo-c0d59847ef5f836a0c5ac49de8bff441</a> 2025-11-10T08:21:10Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspnlmay9vp77797fw9lp6zzehu0z6u4qcx5ce0yud8hr2z5ndvdpgzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkj09l6t Spectacular hagstone find on the beach. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2025/3b979a86bb.jpg"> <a href="https://walkingwithdaddy.com/hagstones-the-seas-beautiful-gift/">https://walkingwithdaddy.com/hagstones-the-seas-beautiful-gift/</a> 2025-11-09T19:46:40Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyyafpfd23nk06u56nflaykrwhkmrjk442f7ppz4d47lmltq2uxtczyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkyfeeqd At the Remembrance Day parade on Southwick Green, supporting my daughters who were marching with the Guides. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2025/4ca19452cd.jpg"> 2025-11-09T12:38:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfjve4tt0j7plw8s5xfyn94dfu24zp4ue70xufm2g634yaufmguxczyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkwrnhj2 Props ready to go for my first online training course to help journalists understand AI - and use it safely… <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2025/7c800aed9a.jpg"> 2025-11-06T10:56:45Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsx7n8a7dan5vxje3th8mhwqhl5ddlzr3wlzu5s4ru7ta4m2vl7g9gzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tk7muvgj &#34;The people who hold Trump, Farage, Javier Milei and their copycats accountable cannot be part-time freelancers or bored TikTokers. The issues that journalism is supposed to shield us from are way too grand and their subjects way too powerful for individual users - or even ad-hoc online collectives - to be able to tackle on their own.&#34;<br/><br/>— The New Censorship by Ayala Panievsky 📚 <a href="https://micro.blog/books/9781804441121">https://micro.blog/books/9781804441121</a> 2025-11-04T22:37:40Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq4ucyc8x4acl079x8mkh0mndjctld8yehekr4zw9edgx32q7h7aczyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkracd34 Started reading: The New Censorship by Ayala Panievsky 📚 <a href="https://micro.blog/books/9781804441121">https://micro.blog/books/9781804441121</a> 2025-11-04T19:06:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2gt0luat6a2n40vkuxfqflyf4g0cfjdhaspcg4k8gacv9qw72c3gzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tk7twq5u My notes from a fascinating but worrying talk between Emily Maitlis and my colleague Dr Ayala Panievsky about how populist politicians manipulate media to shift the conversation in their direction – and what journalists can do about it.<br/><br/>Worrying stuff, but with some hope. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2025/a8b359c672.jpg"> <a href="https://onemanandhisblog.com/2025/11/fighting-the-new-censorship-emily-maitlis-and-dr-ayala-panievsky/?utm_source=fediverse&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=combo-share">https://onemanandhisblog.com/2025/11/fighting-the-new-censorship-emily-maitlis-and-dr-ayala-panievsky/?utm_source=fediverse&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=combo-share</a> 2025-11-04T16:08:42Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2gp695nrlafysta0x5lv2uqm5lxzgpxup2gzqljq8xfrfkk7fhaczyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkg9tm34 24 years ago, I started blogging.<br/><br/>That’s nearly a quarter of a century.<br/><br/>It will be one of the defining activities of my life. And I&#39;’d never have predicted that back in 2001. <a href="https://onemanandhisblog.com/2025/11/24-years-later/?utm_source=fediverse&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mail-free">https://onemanandhisblog.com/2025/11/24-years-later/?utm_source=fediverse&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mail-free</a> 2025-11-03T23:28:17Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs824zynctkhwmef9ag52jnmltj5vl4ymlfmdhgezcwxpwlvdvmpyczyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkwjazuu Another rat ogre done and dusted, yesyes.<br/><br/>Basing time.<br/><br/>#warhammer <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2025/40991258e2.jpg"> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2025/dab7450357.jpg"> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2025/e995913bd0.jpg"> 2025-11-01T17:20:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs267tkjcntm0enl0ftfjw28xdukr97xe2t7q6mevpcd6edmfzkflqzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkepwth2 IT BEGINS <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2025/2f93008fc5.jpg"> 2025-11-01T14:41:17Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxtrhd9p8r3dax85kzjw26e2lzqvnw70r5tn36hcjd39w8q5sg0wqzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkmaaz0t Weekend treat. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2025/1b78b0a22a.jpg"> 2025-11-01T11:05:18Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqqcdtjmqx4dctxd6z3cvd86ks3qajheun34up5q9q550cvnwmp5qzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkfhw6h0 It was a rainy Hallowe’en in old London Town last night. <a href="https://adders.blog/2025/11/01/it-was-a-rainy-halloween.html">https://adders.blog/2025/11/01/it-was-a-rainy-halloween.html</a> 2025-11-01T10:55:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqcvurxwthkdn80qpuhksm0hlmjqzdmhw43uwd3gvpt8xlnnz5hsszyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkyegmfs 2001: the year blogging changed the world – but it would be decades before we realised how much.<br/><br/>And I’m no longer as sure as I was that it was a good thing. <a href="https://onemanandhisblog.com/2025/10/2001-the-year-blogging-changed-the-world/">https://onemanandhisblog.com/2025/10/2001-the-year-blogging-changed-the-world/</a> 2025-10-31T18:40:14Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8gd7nvxr7r6w8tkvwd08xdhr38z36u5l99zejll64w243s58ucfszyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkt66g4u Meanwhile, my eldest is raiding my badge collection from the 70s/80s. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2025/aaf174247a.jpg"> 2025-10-30T16:04:36Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstydul8dj6zv05ehgmjtdv9gx4wa2gsdmsj5dzrdk07a2rk2xhedqzyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkj044hx Doing some half-term Hallowe’en crafts… <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2025/a073965f29.jpg"> 2025-10-30T15:38:14Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv3xwhvnpxg2pqw77cg0qq2u9phlx6ky7p8xzjrljm4szeplpgpcszyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tkyeejsx Emily Maitlis is somewhere in this scrum… <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2025/b298373e82.jpg"> 2025-10-29T21:07:17Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw0humhzlfuj0ev5esmswffuwx6p5dthrrllquqewwjdh97zmzl2szyrkqja9t52e6q00le2cmpezr55wlzz4zw34l02qg96gxlu8kwf0tk9d23ct Packed house for this discussion between Emily Maitlis and Dr Ayala Panievsky, despite a long day of teaching/learning… <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/772/2025/e25e656b46.jpg"> 2025-10-29T20:17:14Z