Russell Davies

stands repeating

"As anyone who has seen the series can attest, crack-dealing is not the sort of business in which you can really make three to five year forecasts. Neither is banner ad-based journalism."

Profits of Doom

naming digital

Two quotes. 

The first from the splendidly clear and focused report mySociety wrote for Parliament.

"Why use the word ‘Digital’?

This review was commissioned to look at online services, which is what we have done. However we are recommending the creation of a new organisation that uses the language of ‘digital’ not ‘online’. Why is this?

The answer is the same as discussed above;­ the collapse of the internet and ICT services into a single activity. Increasingly, organisations use ‘Digital’ to signify that they have made this transition, and that they understand that there are no remaining computer services of note that will not ultimately be delivered over the internet.

Furthermore, digital is shorthand for ‘we accept the internet values of usability, needs focus and agility’. This is important in a competitive labour market where Parliament has not always been successful in attracting the talent desired."

The second from Mr Brian Eno:

"By naming something you create a difference. You say that this is now real."

From, via.

 

what to do

What to do: 

Find out where you are 
Take a small step towards your goal 
Adjust your understanding based on what you learned 
Repeat 

How to do it: 

When faced with two of more alternatives that deliver roughly the same value, take the path that makes future change easier.

From Agile Is Dead (Long Live Agility)

16 Mar 2014

london dossier

Was pleased to find this. It's been written about interestingly.

a previous spring

  

Two years ago, a drone in a pool, Vanity Fair.

hi

ambivalence and shame

Things You Can Instagram

Went to see Sensing Spaces at the weekend, despite being warned against it. I didn't come out reflecting on the remarkable humility of architects or thinking they could do with being a bit more eliptical. But I went with funny friends so it was OK. We did a lot of SnapChatting.

It did make me think - some museum or gallery should just do a show called Things You Can Instagram. That's all anyone wants.

Science Story Magic

As longtimeblogreaders will know I'm obsessed with voice / sound as an output / display for computers. I'm also interested in the strange texts you get when people and software collide. So I wondered what it might sound like when - as will inevitably happen - the robots start reading the news.

I have history on this but here's another suggestion:

There's even a website.