Week Notes - Sick Note


Bleugh! After an amazing time at #EMFcamp, I succumbed to the post-festival lurgy. So this week is mostly brought to you by Vick Vapour Rub and Kleenex 🤧 🤧 🤧

Presenting

I was honoured to be asked to visit the National Archives in Kew to talk about AI strategy. The whole event was streamed and you can jump to my bit at 5 hours, 5 minutes.

Accessibility

Not strictly my job, but I got roped into a very depressing conversation about accessibility. Websites have to be accessible - that's literally the law - so it's upsetting to speak to people in other departments who just don't get it.

  • "Surely that doesn't apply to us?" - yes, yes it does.
  • "We don't have the time for this!" - tough.
  • "Do blind people even use our website?" - OMG!

ARGH! I think we mostly convinced them that accessibility is a priority, but I'm sad that we're still running up against objections.

In Print

The Economist mentioned me in their recent story about BlockChain hype. A printed page from the magazine. They're referencing my Leonardo da Vinci prank from earlier this year.

Reading List

What books I've read this week. Affiliate links ahead.

Fiction

  • Stranger Things Happen - Kelly Link
    • A bizarre and inventive series of short stories. Each one of which I'd've happily read as a novel. Perfect mix of Gaiman and Lovecraft. I picked this up in a Humble Bundle years ago - and I wish I'd read it sooner.

Non-Fiction


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