Russell Davies

Make things bigger Part One

I was asked to do a presentation the other day, based on m'book. This was my first attempt, I tried to make it a little more practical for everyday life than the book. 

Crowsflight

This is nice. It's an app called Crowsflight. It works on phones too. It shows you which way places are, as the crow flies, so when you're walking somewhere you can just head in that general direction. That makes it a bit more flaneur-y than the precise directions from most map apps.

Middling

It was newsletter day yesterday. No complaints received as yet. As ever, I banged on about a thought (sharing, blogging) and then instantly came across something that put it better:

“A lot of people we think of as exceptionally creative are essentially intellectual middleman”

Lovely argument for the power of taking ideas from one situation and applying them in completely different areas to solve problems

From Smarter, Faster, Better pic.twitter.com/T1oeWCFnqN

— richard shotton (@rshotton) October 1, 2022

Libraries!

I registered with the PLR and discovered that Egg Bacon Chips and Beans has been borrowed from a UK library 91 times. That is incredibly cheering.

That does seem to be declining somewhat but maybe the PPT book can take up the slack.

Jessie Reyez: Tiny Desk Concert

This is amazing. The strings add such a fantastic extra texture. And it looks brilliant to have them all crammed behind the desks.

"Don't call me when you got time / Call me when you're busy so I know I'm a priority"

Phil's fills

There was a bunch of Phil Collins on telly last night which led to this amazing mix finding its way into my stream. Good work algos.

Also

Phil's bill

Of course, it's an actual thing

Not what I do, really.