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WEEKNOTE #448
Two Names of Everything
I’ve decided that internet SEO has pickled my brain, because I’ve also decided I prefer the way products are named online.
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Every weeknote is on the blog as well as in your inbox. The whole run, newest first — have a read before you sign up.
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WEEKNOTE #126Take the stairs
I’ve finally managed to get in to the swing of work this week. It’s been an interesting week. I’ve pushed a whole bunch of…
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WEEKNOTE #125Ash and Limelight
This week has been one big distracting side show. The mainstream media environment is entirely a world of Ash and Limelight.
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WEEKNOTE #123The City Completes The Village
This week was Ignota Books Live, Trouble with the Book Police, and an iTunes top 50 placement.
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WEEKNOTE #121Mid January Already
I really can’t believe its mid January already. I have a feeling that this year is going to go even quicker than the last…
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WEEKNOTE #119Do Everything
I decided that this year is the year of ‘DO EVERYTHING’. I’m interested in making, doing, being and belonging. Filling my life up full…
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WEEKNOTE #116Christmas 2019
Christmas was really nice – thank you. Thanks for asking. I got to hang out with my family which is the most Important thing.
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WEEKNOTE #115Back In Time For Xmas
Anyhow. It was quite nice to have a couple of days away from all the nonsense that is 24/7 social media. I got a…
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WEEKNOTE #114Please for the love of Blarg, Start a Blog
Your Twitter thread is great! But it is also ephemeral, temporal and easily forgotten. Start a damn Blog
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WEEKNOTE #113Interactions with other human beings
I haven’t really talked about anything other than politics in the last few weeks.
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WEEKNOTE #112Donut Have A Cow Man
Another year, another Nanowrimo. This year coming in at 50,853 words in 30 days.
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WEEKNOTE #111Hoist The Mainbrace!
I went back to Thanet this week to see my parents and go to the dentist.
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WEEKNOTE #110Jay’s 1 / 3 / 10 / 30 rule of scaling a project or organisation
1 / 3 / 10 / 30 rule of scaling a startup, project or organisation
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WEEKNOTE #109Reality Drift
Five minutes ago you were shouting about Brexit and suddenly there’s literal communists on television asking if billionaires should even exist.
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WEEKNOTE #10710 Years @ Thejaymo.net
So the site move is done. It took A LOT longer than expected due to the general crappiness of wordpress’s xml importer. I still…
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WEEKNOTE #106The Last Post??
*If* providing everything goes well next week. This should be the last post on this blog from me.
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WEEKNOTE #104Unsound Festival 2019
It’s my second time in Krakow. It’s such a lovely city – wet & cold this year tho. Compared to glorious 20+ degrees last…
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WEEKNOTE #103Two Birthdays
I’m in Poland for Unsound Festival. I’m writing this from my hotel room. Full report next weekend. I
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WEEKNOTE #102I Think I Will Cause Problems On Purpose
I Bought Untitled Goose Game at 9am on launch day last week. I’ve been going on about it to anyone that will listen. Most…
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WEEKNOTE #101It Was Simple Enough
It was hard and you failed, but it’s because you hadn’t yet discovered discipline. You’ll continue to thrash around madly indefinitely.
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WEEKNOTE #100ISSUE #001Start Select Reset Zine – Your Attention Is Sovereign
This first zine is a collection of transcripts on the attention economy, social media, and device use that have emerged as a recurring thread…
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WEEKNOTE #99Social Media Planning
I’ve been doing a lot of life admin this week. Crossing T’s, dotting I’s, sorting out tax rebates and chasing invoices etc. It might…
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WEEKNOTE #98Double Donald’d
I was hoping to round out this week with a DIY repair success. This morning I tried to replace the broken USB port on…
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