Chronologically

1. 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!

2. 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!

3. 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.

4. https://beatonma.org/webmentions_tester/

   One more reply test for the road 🕳️

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. Sumo bingo cards 2025

   My sumo bingo cards for 2025.

9. Pave the cowpaths

   Interesting to see Monzo releasing fully-fledged saving products within their app based on user-generated IFTTT recipes using their API. Leveraging interoperability as a way to innovate is a smart move. This https://ifttt.com/applets/GutUrxFv-take-on-the-1p-savings-challenge has become this https://monzo.com/features/1p-saving-challenge