PinnedPublished inA-Culturated“I Drink Coffee, Don’t Take Tea, My Dear”I’m an Englishman in new shoes, that now fit like old slippers. Have I gone native?Dec 6, 202435Dec 6, 202435
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Here are my top tips to write more in 2025:1. Use ChatGPT to churn out a whole load of crap, preferably about AI/crypto/whatever vapid self-help '-ness' is trending that particular…Jan 66Jan 66
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Published inPitfallA Personal History and Future of Society’s GarbageWe need to look our trash in the face and acknowledge its presence and influence in our livesJan 35Jan 35
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