One Man's Notes

Why the UK cannot see that Brexit is utterly, utterly stupid:

”Orwell must be turning in his grave when he hears politicians say in all seriousness that a second referendum would undermine faith in democracy. This is the language of dictators and fascists, but few seem to mind”


My coat still smells of woodsmoke from Nature Tots at the weekend. This is keeping me happy on a busy train…


Time for tech to get out of its difficult teenage years, and grow the fuck up.


Utterly self-indulgent blog post of the day: What the heck is GoPro doing producing a limited edition colour of its flagship camera?


We really didn’t spend long on our customary Sunday beach walk today. Storm Freya is battering the UK and, while we’re on the edge of it, my three year old was still in danger of being blown away…


Bit of a token clean today as the girls were in danger of being blown off the beach by storm Freya. #2minutebeachclean


Iris made a nest at #naturetots #sussexwildlifetrust



My goodness, but these are appealing to me.


Today’s Iris obsession: liferings


Reporting on the Momo Challenge has not been journalism’s finest hour. It’s a failure of basic fact-checking.


Interesting that Pinterest is leading the way on this. People do not pay nearly enough attention to it.

Pinterest takes the lead in the fight against online misinformation


I preserve the secrets of @nextconf by making my notes basically illegible to anyone but me.


Stunning evening down by the Adur.

Evening light on boats in the river Adur

Once again, Facebook is trying to avoid the costs of its scale - but the human cost of its content moderation is appalling.


Shoreham by Sea’s sign game is 💯 this morning:

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Drinking today: Edgecumbe’s AA Kisii Peaberry ☕️


Some Ghostly resources for independent publishers.

Nice combination of a newsletter and a site full of resource links.


I am procrastinating. And I am procrastinating because I am scared. Bad adders.


The fam at @nymansnt


Beware the beach #illuminati


Totemic discovery on today’s #2minutebeachclean


Sunday beach walk


Own up. Who left the window open last night?


Either it’s foggy - or I need new glasses.