This week I have learned:
- that Paul Armstrong does pull together the loveliest of events. This week’s mini-TBD was great – a handful of fascinating speakers talking about an interesting subject, a few folk I knew, and a few I didn’t.
- I’m constantly surprised by how many organisations still haven’t taken to the idea of starting with the needs rather than the perceived wants of their customers.
- the new truck thing that Tesla are launching looks like it’s been specifically designed to maim pedestrians.
- the house is now full of teenagers. That will remain the case until November 2029. Jeez.
- I’m increasingly looking forward to what we have planned for WB-40 in 2024, but also thoroughly looking forward to the annual Christmas dinner taking place on Monday.
- I’m properly intrigued by what Google have coming with Gemini. The demos look incredible.
- there’s a strange dance that happens up to Christmas when potential bits of work emerge that are slated to start in January. Why does the calendar cause such surprises for people every year?
- I stumbled across this remarkable document when searching for something else this week – a list of predictions for technology and innovation collated by some folk from BT back in 2005. It’s so remarkably wrong in so very many ways, yet is as a result a fascinating historical record of what was important 18 or so years ago. I’m starting to go through it in detail, but if anyone knows what “Smart Yoghurt” is then I’m all ears.
Next week: the WB-40 Christmas Dinner
The week in photos:
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