I was tidying up the other day and accidentally broke a frame with the first of these posters in (the 'keep cool' one). BUT behind it I discovered all the others. What a treasure trove. I especially like 'Your orders, large or small, will always have our personal and prompt attention'. Formal but succinct, polite but friendly. Such a contrast to all the eommerce/corporate language we have to face. (Album on flickr) (and of course I made a video)
One of the things AI is making us confront is that often we don't say what we mean. I guess it's a version of the genie/computers-being-very-literal problem. So, for instance, when we say someone is 'a coder' we often don't mean
I'm keeping an eye on the development of the BT Tower. Mostly on YouTube. But a new leaflet has arrived and I thought I'd stick it here. Some interesting writing choices, like 'a new publicly accessible square and rooftop swimming pool'. Is that strategically
@harrymackofficial Rhyming On The One - EUROPE 2026 TICKETS ON SALE #freestyle #hiphop #rap ♬ original sound - Harry Mack - Harry Mack @finfunkyinterior A radical idea, long before its time. The Linearetta “Musica in Casa” Hi-Fi by Cesare Fiorese for Bernini, Italy, 1960s. Conceived not as a machine, but as
I'm just logging this as a use case because new technologies are the most interesting when they're banal. We had a temporary influx of new joiners for our pub quiz team. We had to create a second table and assign people. Someone suggested doing it at
