Chronologically

1. https://adactio.com/journal/21656

   @adactio@mastodon.social I highly recommend watching the talk by @rolltime@freeradical.zone – HOPE XV (2024): AI, Solarpunk, and an Uncertain Future in Computing – I think you’ll find it really interesting and hopeful.

   https://benjamin.parry.is/collecting/links/2025/01/rolltime-ai-solarpunk-uncertain-future-in-computing/

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdYT1vUrj34

2. rolltime – HOPE XV (2024): AI, Solarpunk, and an Uncertain Future in Computing

   One of my favorite and talks of 2024 is one that addresses LLMs, climate change, and energy consumption. The Solar Protocol was and approximate multipliers are fascinating. If you need a bit of hope in your life at the moment, watch this!

3. UX Camp Brighton 2025

   After years of buying a session ticket and backing out at the last minute I’m finally going to run a session at this years UX Camp Brighton. I’ve got a few ideas for talks already. See you there!

4. Time: a non-renewable resource

   @apolaine@pkm.social 100% this! I’ve always loved the idea of flipping the power dynamic of a job interview. I’ve often told people asking for career advice that “A job interview is as much about you deciding whether they are the right match for you”. Time as a non-renewable resource is brilliant framing!

5. Cyborg: A Documentary

   🍿🍿🍿🍿 Four bags of popcorn and .

6. UXup Winter: freelancing and contracting panel

   I’m especially looking forward to hearing from this solid line up of speakers about the trials and tribulations of freelancing and contracting.

7. https://beatonma.org/webmentions_tester/

   One more reply test for the road 🕳️

8. Cycles: 20250101-20250112

   Cycles: These are my new no-pressure weeknotes. It’s the first week of January so hope and enthusiasm is high. Let’s hope it continues.

9. Musk: Eat our own poop!

   Musk:

   The cumulative sum of human knowledge has been exhausted in AI training. That happened basically last year.

   The only way to then supplement that is with synthetic data where … it will sort of write an essay or come up with a thesis and then will grade itself and … go through this process of self-learning.

   Also Musk:

   The cumulative sum of sustenance has been exhausted in binge eating. That happened basically today.

   The only way to then supplement that is with human faeces where … it will sort of resemble chocolate ice cream or be the next McDonald’s and then will digest itself and … go through this process of self-nourishment.

10. Coglode Newsletter

    The latest Coglode newsletter combines of my 2 favourite things; Japanese culture and behavioral research analysis. Excellent stuff from our-man-in-Japan Jerome Ribot.