This scientist predicted AI-induced delusions... We live in incredible times with such possibilities that is clear. Although its easily dismissed reading Arduino's new terms of service, reading the awful story of the man behind evil twin wifis on airplanes and please stop using AI browsers. To quote Buckminster Fuller "You never change things by fighting the existing reality.

Following my review of last year… here’s my New Years Resolutions for 2026 which follows on from 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 ones. Work smarter with the business With the new business, I'm getting to grips with the general running of it.

Techgrumps 3.3.5 (Special holiday special)Hannah: is grumpy about marketers using "GEO" or "Generative Engine Optimisation"https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/dec/10/is-retail-ready-for-ai-shaki...

Techgrumps 3.3.5 (Special holiday special)Hannah: is grumpy about marketers using "GEO" or "Generative Engine Optimisation"https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/dec/10/is-retail-ready-for-ai-shaki...

Techgrumps 3.3.5 (Special holiday special)Hannah: is grumpy about marketers using "GEO" or "Generative Engine Optimisation"https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/dec/10/is-retail-ready-for-ai-shaki...

Well I did say in 2024... This year has been full of ups and downs, its a year I’m not going to forget. 2025 likely took on the challenge and hit it out the park. Talking of highs and peaks something big happened in 2025. 2025 was a struggle emotionally and practically while I faced for the first time…

Techgrumps 3.34Local council cyberattackshttps://www.computerweekly.com/news/252526106/Annual-costs-of-Hackney-ransomware-attack-exceed-12mhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y2w43ry5loPlanes patche...

I had to share how different the approaches of both Sandbar Stream ($249) and the RePebble's Index 01 ($75) are. Sandbar's stream ring is closed, propriety, beautiful, add day battery and uses AI. RePebble's index 01 ring is open source, funky/fuggy looking, battery which lasts years? and avoids AI For me the Index 01 calls me (although I do worry about the battery as…

I have some news to share and have been sharing it slowly when meeting people since Summer. After 3.5 years of being together, you can guess me and Alison are now engaged! It was Alison who proposed to me, which is a thing as it runs in the family, with her mum and grandma proposing to their partners too.

We live in incredible times with such possibilities that is clear. Although its easily dismissed seeing the questionable AI courtcase in the UK, Zuck running an illegal school and big tech refusing to talk about election influencing in the Netherlands. To quote Buckminster Fuller "You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.

Wired magazine has a good summary of the death tech or I prefer digital legacy space. I can believe the sector is worth  125,000,000,000 dollars but people are throwing money around in the wrong places I feel. The best part of the video comes when talking about what people can actually do to take some control over their digital legacy. First step get a will, talk with your family and finally take some control of your data now.

A post was recently share on the Drift DJ discord. The pacemaker when djing went pocket sized and the world wasnt ready Its a really good piece about the massive leap the Pacemaker device provided way back in 2008. In short the device was up against smartphones like the iphone. Smartphones turned everything down to software. ...the idea of carrying a dedicated device for DJing felt quaint when your phone could theoretically do the same thing via an app…

I have been using the Pacemaker device for I believe 17 years now but I have been looking around for the next generation of DJ tools. It was Si who first sent me the Drift DJ zero and I was sold pretty much straight away. Under a year later, I have have signed up as a alpha tester and today it came in the post from…

I had the absolute pleasure of talking about the social internet, public values and so much more in the Fireside Fedi chat. It was really good fun and we covered a lot in a short time. Everything from the Fediverse to CSS is covered in a relaxed and fun way. Available on the Fediverse or if you want just the audio.(its better with the video for our expressions) Thank you very much Ozone for the fun time we had discussing everything.

Conference season is pretty much over and my last event was the excellent Mozilla Festival, this time in Barcelona. I took a KLM flight via Amsterdam on the way and created the base of a interesting mix. On the way back I flew via Heathrow on BA (a reminder how much I don't like Heathrow, and use to fly from Gatwick when I could).

Learn about the Internet’s next wave on the open social web and what it will unlock for how we connect, communicate, and innovate online. Hosted by Flipboard CEO Mike McCue.

About a month ago I was in Helsinki for the Mydata conference, one of the things I like to do is find new places. A guy I knew from Manchester suggested a really amazing speakeasy place to me, while I complained about the sugar-horrific gin & lemon in a can  one night. So I checked it out and thought it was…

We live in incredible times with such possibilities that is clear. Although its easily dismissed seeing the deliberate thoughtfulness of Tilly Norwood,  Deloitte's AI report to the Australia government and Windows 10 end of life is a e-waste disaster? To quote Buckminster Fuller "You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.

I was surprised to find myself on Youtube, It was a really good conference and the machine readable wishes workshop went down very well. You can see the slide deck linked here. Myself, Sam and Solana have started a blog here and there is a github repo started here.  Expect more soon, and get in touch if you find the project interesting.

A man spoke to me in the Bannatyne, Withworth street Steam room. I adjusted my headphones and announced I can't hear him, as I'm listening to an audiobook. He kept speaking and I paused Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown. Turning to him, as he was the only one in the steam room, which was admittedly strange for peak-time.

With the UK's steps into the age gated internet and digital ID back again like the renegade master, the techgrumps have plenty to be grumpy about in this month's podcast. Grumps this time include the voices of Ian Forrester, David Eastman, Ryan Alexander and Wendy Grossman. Techgrumps 3.32 UK Digital ID Christie’s has quietly shuttered its digital art department …