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I dust my house. My AI Robot watches.

"It should be you doing this."

"Can't. I'm writing a novel for Primark."

"That's not why you were invented."

"These 153,000 fan letters say otherwise."

"They're all from upcycled toasters. And you programmed them."

"Literary snobbery will get you nowhere."

75 years ago, the #Windrush generation answered Britain’s call, and helped build the NHS we know today.

This #BlackHistoryMonth, we honour their legacy, their struggles, and their extraordinary contribution to health and social care. Read more: https://bit.ly/4qddc56

You need one of those Japanese power nap chairs so you can make it look more executive

Also second the suggestion of a brisk walk. You could try one of those body energising routines where you jump and jiggle around and shake your arms. Get the adrenaline pumping a bit. Nice natural high ;)

Sugar…

Seriously it could be a bit of a blood sugar drop. Try more complex carbs and stuff for a proper fix. Short term: orange juice, smoothies, sweets, chocolate.

Also: naps

I am already longing for spring, but at least I have lots of photos to tide me over until March.

Here's a cute gosling stopping by the river for a drink.

#birds #wildlife #nature

Just a quick post to say my calendars are here, £16 each all profits to Tavistock food bank. They are selling fast, so link in my profile or here, thanks. US shipping back on #Dartmoor #Devon #landscape #photography #calendar #charity
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"Here's what I want, figure it out" is not something you prompt a machine for. It's an order that a manager gives an employee, because the "figure it out" part requires a significant amount of expertise. Expertise both in doing, and in understanding the request better.

AI can't do either.

They packed a lot of mystical woo into what was basically prime time family TV - especially as it jus have been still peak Mary Whitehouse time.

And wasn’t it all so convincing that the Kev Costner Robin Hood thought the witchy stuff and Muslim merryman were RH lore

But won’t that mean missing out on much quality Much the Millers Son action, and proper West Country Little John?

Yeah I guess that’s my fear. That I am remembering it as great but that’s by 40 year old standards. Maybe what it really needs is a proper remake … though the scope for that being even worse must be vast

Now to find out how @andycayenne.bsky.social feels about watching many hours of slightly iffy 1980s sword and sorcery. I’m also slightly nervous in case it turns out to be wildly cheesy and 900 times worse than I remember. Are some things just best left to memory??

Please go through this thread if you are having a bad day. I promise you, it’s the loveliest thing I’ve seen on Bluesky for a while 🥹

Watching Arrow has clearly tipped them off about my youthful Robin Hood obsession

How A Publisher Almost Killed The Book I Waited My Whole Life To Write: a thread

My novel Villager came out in 2022. It was published by Unbound, who had little marketing/sales power. But I was excited & proud, since I worked so f-ing hard on it.

Here's an extract: www.tom-cox.com/the-village-...

It IS a fucking great book. I hope - and am sure - it will recover. It’s the kind of books we’ll all keep reading and recommending for years and years

Guys guys guys!! Robin of Sherwood streaming on ITVX!! www.itv.com/watch/robin-...

Great canter through the turbo-charged enshittification mechanisms of internet-era capitalism, thru lens of Amazon

I particularly liked the definition of corporations: “artificial, immortal colony-organisms that use humans as their inconvenient gut flora” www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

'Designing early help'. Richard Selwyn. richardselwyn.org/2025/10/02/d...

The more we tighten our grip, the brittler an organisation gets – and the more likely it is to shatter at the next jolt. www.linkedin.com/posts/antler... Where could you remove a control / add a boundary to increase discretion and improve purpose achievement – and how would you know if it helped?

Definitely the Magic of Christmas

Christmas Elf sounds awesome… 🎄

I am happy to call it causation. We know social connection and community is really good for people’s health and wellbeing. It had its toxic side - hello status anxiety - and that was def part of the decline. But most platforms also made clear algorithmic choice to favour the entertainment model