Weeknotes 255
17th May, 2026
“I guess I'm bored of that”
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I had to see the scale for myself to understand – This video from Alex at KTZ Systems is really thought-provoking.
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We went to see John Robins talk about his new book, Thirst: Twelve Drinks That Changed My Life, on Sunday evening. You might have guessed it’s about his alcoholism. It was raw and revealing. I drew many parallels between his problems with drinking, and mine, with eating.
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HMRC like it when you pay by bank transfer, they get their money, more or less, instantly. When you get a refund from them, they send you a cheque. Why do they send you a cheque? Well, I’m not saying it’s a conspiracy, but I’m damn sure that all the cheques they send don’t get paid in. Why don’t all the cheques get paid in? Because it’s 2026.
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The cluster of comedian shows continues next week with John Kearns and then Christopher Macarthur-Boyd the week after. Nice.
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That Spotify celebratory icon is an ug-o isn’t it, temporary or not.
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I started reading another Patrick Radden Keefe book, Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland, which I may or may not have read before. The benefit of not having a good memory is enjoying things a second time like they were brand new. This book is also excellent.
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I realised I haven’t used the 3D printer in quite some time. I guess I’m bored of that hobby now.
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What I was trying to say was this: the system fucking sucks. I don’t want to spend most of my life doing something that doesn’t light me the fuck up. I don’t want to spend my days working for someone else, for their purpose.
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How do you actually consume YouTube in a sensible way? Of course I diligently Like and Subscribe and then the notification counter constantly says “9+” and then what?
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If I were using my ZSA Navigator, then I might be tempted to buy this new Trackpad module, but I’m not, so I won’t.