“We had exactly this conversation about robotic process automation a few years back. And before that, cloud. And before that, CRM. And before that, I dunno, Lotus Notes.”
wtf. One of the worst closes passes I have seen. No further action.
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Links for 06-01-26
“We’re rubbish, they’re rubbish.”
Links for 05-01-26
“Perhaps the fact remains that Dyche is indeed the best pair of hands for this club at the moment, but this in itself is a deeply sobering thought, which gives rise to the nagging feeling that we were onto a really good thing not so long ago and we’ve gone and made a right old mess of it all.”
“Do you feel powerless to communicate online unless it serves the interests of the people who own the networks you post to? Why not own your own means of distribution, managed as a co-op, and only responsible to you, as a member and customer. No VC, no billionaire, no government control”
via Dave Winer.
The PM vowed to abolish the Lords. Why is he stuffing it with allies instead?
Because he is a centrist knob.
“Theft is now legal in Britain”: Only 0.5% of station bike thefts lead to charges
Links for 02-01-26
The state of the left and right
Some half decent analysis shocker. And yes, Badenoch is cooking of late.
“Our team probably went into the dressing room afterwards to tidy up for them and wave them onto the bus, just to complete their royal visit to Nottingham.”
Links for 30-12-25
Links for 26-12-25
How to beat Man City at the World Famous
Good luck with that one.
The superb Streets Ahead podcast on why the Labour government is shit at active travel.
Links for 24-12-25
“Love and intellect, that’s a good combination for young super-achievers.”
Via Dave Winer.
tl;dr Centrist social democrat dickheads can’t pick a side.
Liks for 23-13-25
Lovely heartfelt Chris Rea obit from the always excellent Richard Williams. Rea was so misunderstood by the mainstream, especially around this time of the year. I’d argue that On the Beach is his true seasonal classic.
“Talk about a Häagen-Dazs-aster”
Ice cream entitlement. Arf.
Links for 22-12-25
Bill Drummond reflects, thinks, then acts.
Links for 20-12-25
“It is estimated that more than 100,000 songs are uploaded to Spotify every single day, and that’s just one streaming service. This glut of music is unprecedented. Fewer tracks were released in the entirety of 1989.”
You need a filter to make sense of modern music in 2025. Far Out Magazine does a half decent job here. I’m a little ashamed to say that only two of these albums have been on my radar in the past twelve months. Maybe of more itnerest is what didn’t make the list?
Essex Pedal Power Colchester project gives away 900th bike
Good. It’s always a pleasure to see these out in the wild when I’m cycling around town. They are genuinely helping people to understand what can be achieved with active travel around a town / city that can be, ahem, a little hostile to cycling.