Category: Internet of things

“How did you go bankrupt?” Bill asked. “Two ways,” Mike said. “Gradually and then suddenly.” – The Sun Also Rises (1926) I think what’s currently lazily described as ‘AI’ is the inevitable converging of decades of advancements in quantum computing, computer vision, generative art, web scrapping, natural language search and the semantic web. When you… Continue reading Is the Internet eating itself?

I finished the Eileen Gray biography and bits of it were totally heartbreaking (especially the many times le Corbu was an absolute bellend) / if I had a spare couple of grand I would attend the oio school / the Horizon Europe 2025 New European Bauhaus has some interesting funding calls / I really want… Continue reading Sunday Scraps #85

I’ve been thinking about continuity so this radio show about a famous ‘continuity girl’ was lovely / it’s Mental Health Awareness Week so here’s a link about people dealing with grief  / the origins of nerve-wracking were more poetic than I imagined / a really interesting video about sensitive parenting / went to Interesting 2025… Continue reading Sunday Scraps #84

When I was a student, I used to work part time as a paralegal for Diane Bélanger, a long forgotten but fierce immigration lawyer in Montréal. It was a formative experience because it helped me deal with my own immigration journeys: first to study in Italy and then to move to the UK and settle… Continue reading Services or games? (yes this is about immigration)

I’m in Greece for a solo holiday and heading to Hydra for the third time so watched this excellent doco about Leonard Cohen’s time there with Marianne Ihlen / Four Thousand Weeks was a good précis of a lot of other books i’ve read but the chapter about patience is really special /  a excellent… Continue reading Sunday Scraps #82

Beirut and Bon Iver‘s new albums are making me think I’ve time travelled back to 2006. I especially love Garbo’s Face and THINGS BEHIND THINGS BEHING THINGS / a new arts and architecture grant scheme is great / an intro course to Political Technology is the kind of thing I would have gone for when… Continue reading Sunday Scraps #81

I’ve spent the last couple of weeks doing a bit of life admin including going to the post office, buying a new laptop, getting a radio repaired, returning books at the library and other 1990s activities. So I’m now ready to face the inevitable question from The West Wing. Basically, from May 12th I’m available… Continue reading What’s next?

I’m reading a lot of job descriptions and after almost 20 years of work, I often end up skimming rather than reading them because they are a cultural indicator as well as a checklist. I am looking for signs of a corporate culture between the lines and as someone who has hired, written and revisited… Continue reading How to write a job description

Enjoyed listening to this long Gabor Mate interview / i’ve somehow ended up being gifted 7 new books in the last week which includes The Beauty of Everyday Things / Interesting 2025 is coming up and i’m looking forward to it / i’ve been playing jazz with this celery salad and using almonds instead of… Continue reading Sunday Scraps #80

It’s International Women’s Day so I wanted to talk about career arcs and the stories we are told. I’ve recently decided I would like to become CEO soon. I’ve been a founder and co-founder but realised that didn’t translate into people trusting me in a CEO role. I was young and CEO roles implied a… Continue reading On the glass ceiling