2024
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The Social Media Paradox – What Happened to Reciprocity?
What happened to “you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours”? For over six years I’ve been running a local community website, Facebook page and Facebook Group with over 12,000 people. In that time I’ve quietly promoted countless local businesses. Loads of them. Most I’ve never met. Most don’t even know I exist because I do…
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Senior Moments or Undiagnosed ADHD in Older Adults?
Do you ever (or regularly) find yourself walking into a room and forgetting why you’re there? Do you often lose your keys, miss appointments, or feel like your brain is permanently stuck in a thick fog (or pea soup as my lovely wife calls it)? Is It “Senior Moments” or Just My ADHD? For many…
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The Small King Effect – When Petty Power Wrecks Your Head
I’m not easily confused by tech. I’ve been using online platforms for over twenty years. I fix websites for a living. I spend half my life investigating how systems behave. When Petty Power Wrecks Your Head And yet, every so often, I run into that person: the bloke with a tiny patch of power who…
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The Car Park Moment That Matters More Than You Think
It was a Monday night. Just before 7pm. Cold. I was outside, doing the sweeper role at Andy’s Man Club. The sweeper role is exactly what it sounds like. You’re out front. You’re the first face someone sees. And more often than not, you’re the reason a new man doesn’t just drive straight past and…
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AI Dog vs Helpless Human – Who’s Really Smarter?
Your dog is ace. I know it. Our dog is. All dogs are. All animals are. Your dog is an incredibly loving automation system. Oh, did I say automation? Yes. I did. They are aren’t they? Fully autonomous. Runs on pure instinct and real-time intelligence. No cloud connection needed. No updates necessary (just food). No…
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Delivery Drivers, Doorstep Dumps, and the Death of Basic Human Decency
Modern delivery services have become the perfect symbol of a society that’s lost the plot. If you’ve ever sprinted to your front door only to find a £300 gadget lobbed by your wheelie bin like a rugby ball mid-tackle, you already know where this is going. This isn’t about the odd missed knock. This is…