A lovely bit of 80s nostalgia. This was the period when things were really taking off, we had computers we enough power to start to do some really amazing stuff. Games like Monkey Island and programs like Deluxe Paint started to show what computers were capable of.
I remember seeing this artwork reproduced in magazines, and it so typifies the era.
Bixonimania doesn’t exist except in a clutch of obviously bogus academic papers. So why did AI chatbots warn people about this fictional illness?
— Read on www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01100-y
How did I ever miss this?
So good – can’t believe its coming up on 13 years since Chrissy Amphlett’s passing.
Tax reform is necessary, but on its own it cannot fix an economy shaped by housing speculation, resource dependence and weak productivity.
— Read on johnmenadue.com/post/2026/03/tax-reform-is-not-enough/
Some really thoughtful analysis of the Daniel Craig Bond era.
Well worth a watch – I think I want to go and rewatch them all now too.
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A fairly productive year, got a lot read and the to read list is getting a little smaller. Can I equal this for 2026?
For those who celebrate
Jackie wanted to get a photo on Abbey Road crossing but those pesky tourists wouldn’t get out of the way.
