Weeknotes 255

I had to see the scale for myself to understand – This video from Alex at KTZ Systems is really thought-provoking.

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.

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.

The cluster of comedian shows continues next week with John Kearns and then Christopher Macarthur-Boyd the week after. Nice.

That Spotify celebratory icon is an ug-o isn’t it, temporary or not.

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.

I realised I haven’t used the 3D printer in quite some time. I guess I’m bored of that hobby now.

I don’t want a job

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.

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?

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.