The last week has been a flashback to the days, 25 years ago, when my job involved a lot of waiting for connections in small rural stations…

This sums up the state of the world.

If every day was as productive as today has been so far, my life would be a lot less stressful.

The first ever YouTube video is on display in the V&A Museum in London. It’s encouraging that we’re seeing museum and archives starting to take digital preservation seriously. As ever, to understand the present, we also need to understand the past. https://onemanandhisblog.com/2026/03/youtubes-first-video-upload-is-in-the-v-a-museum/?utm_source=fediverse&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=first-share

Dropped my daughters off a5 stupid o’clock for a Guides activity day, and rewarding myself with a good start to the day.

There’s an awful lot of Underpants Gnoming of AI in journalism businesses. Apply AI across the business! ??????? Profit! Case(s) in point. https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Underpants_Gnomes https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/digital-journalism/ai-is-direct-contributor-to-increase-profitability-at-the-daily-beast/

This piece on interviewing (and how not to do it) from Om Malik is worth any journalism student (or any early career journalist) reading: "The subject is interesting. The interviewer is credentialed. They agree with each other at length. Nothing is at stake. No one is surprised." https://om.co/2026/03/19/how-not-to-interview-interesting-people/

Morning from Hove. Having a rare day’s holiday, mainly to be chauffeur for the family.

I bought this mug for my Mum the best part of 25 years ago. I’ve now owned it for longer than she did; I inherited it 18 years ago. But I always think happy memories of her when I drink from it.

All the pigeons. All of them.