The World Wild Web
Aug 26, 2025
notes
The web was meant to be wild. somewhere along the way, we forgot this. robotameri.ca A digital garden is what happens when we remember the internet
The Future of Digital Minimalism
Aug 15, 2025
tinyweb
Every day Lightpage surfaces a picture, usually an old master painting, and a couple of blogs or posts. It all relates to topics I’ve been
Meeting Chris Eubank
Apr 1, 2002
story
I met Chris Eubank today! But more of that in a minute … First thing went in search of Staples (stationery superstore). As part of my Feng
The Attention Economy
Sep 4, 2000
tinyweb
I’m just learning about this and thinking about it. My move to reduce my time on social media and Substack has led me down an incredible rabbit
The Analogue World
Sep 4, 2000
tinyweb
Perhaps the simplest explanation for what many people are beginning to call a “return to analog” is the need for a reprieve, however brief, from the
Oliver Tobias in La Cava
Sep 4, 2000
story
There’s a slight, oh so slight, gap in the journal entries. I’ve just been so busy! And it’s been quite eventful. On Monday 21 August I flew down to
Meeting Oliver Tobias - Again
Sep 4, 2000
story
There’s a slight, oh so slight, gap in the journal entries. I’ve just been so busy ! And it’s been quite eventful. On Monday 21 August I flew down
I Don’t Want to Be Subject to an Algorithm
Sep 4, 2000
tech
Sublime The algorithm rewards engagement. The desire to create for creation’s sake is one of the purest drives we have as human beings. When you
Enshittification
Sep 4, 2000
tinyweb
Doctorow, who’s a prolific writer, describes our current moment as a “dark age of publishing”: This may be the golden age of scams, but it’s the
Antisocial Media
Sep 4, 2000
tinyweb
# The Great Creator Arbitrage Opportunity The people I admire most have a way of escaping the bubble of culture. Sometimes via religion; sometimes
Ai Is Like an eBike
Sep 4, 2000
tech
https://substack.com/@humanaicognitiveevolution/note/c-136581602 Another banger from Claude - “Here’s what’s particularly interesting: the people
Meeting Patch Adams
Apr 14, 1999
story
Life turns on a dime. Your life can change overnight. There seems to be a wind of change blowing through my life at the moment. A change of mood and
If Someone Asks You to Dance, Say Yes
Aug 26, 1995
story
Back in my 20s I spent some time working in Paris for the French electricity company, EdF, that we represented in the UK. It was my last weekend in
How I Met Bill Murray in Paris
Mar 26, 1984
story
In 1984 I lived in Paris, studying at the Sorbonne as part of my French degree. I’d heard rumours that Bill Murray was in town. Ghostbusters was
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