"Is this an emotionally safe space?" he cried out into the void. 'course it's not what are you even asking, too many people watched watched'. « let's fake it, put an internet-mask on, they won't know ». ‹ yeah, and diss that other place, then they'll like us ›. "I honour that, but not here/now".

Going to stop procrastinating about where to post short things, and do it here. It's relatively peaceful, and has the indie video games kids on it. Most importantly it has custom feed algorithms - and I'm really liking the look of projects like @greenearth-social.bsky.social which must be here.

Realised that even years ago I got emotional warmth from luxury crafters like Eleanor Pritchard who still hand-weave because they show that people will still hand-X centuries after being automated, it reminds me of the Luddites www.eleanorpritchard.com

We’ve got a vacancy in a unique and hugely valuable role, managing the day-to-day running of our digital services, focusing in particular on WhatDoTheyKnow, which helps millions of people each year find out something useful. Please do share with your networks to help us find the right person!

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WE'RE HIRING! Data protection, media law, online communities, and FOI: if that sounds like your jam, you might be just the person we're looking for as mySociety's new Digital Service Manager. See the details and apply here: apply.workable.com/mysociety/j/... And please do share!

This quote is from a London Politico post www.politico.eu/newsletter/l... It's quite sweet - I spent about 8 years travelling almost weekly to London as part of running a digital startup in Liverpool. Excellent that some people who've been in London for life will finally experience this.

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Finally wrote a blog post - about the emotional frustration of agreeing with everyone about AI, when what matters most depends on exactly how the technology plays out. www.flourish.org/2026/06/agre...

The final Land Talks of the season is the week after next! The full lineup of speakers is up, and is too varied to compress into this post. Everything from co-ops and buyouts to freeing planning and land-value capture. Get your ticket here, if you're near London: luma.com/hkyckwm8

Land Talks #6: Start-Up Nation, Doubling Homebuilding & The Battersea Job · Luma

🗺️ Where Fresh Thinking Meets Britain’s Oldest Bottleneck Land is key to economic growth and equality of opportunity, yet in Britain we’ve done almost nothing…

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I'm very pleased to be on the bill for the next Land Talks Come hear me talk about Croydon and rules based planning and 5 other excellent speakers in a pub 6pm, 11th May luma.com/hkyckwm8

Land Talks #6: Start-Up Nation, Doubling Homebuilding & The Battersea Job · Luma

🗺️ Where Fresh Thinking Meets Britain’s Oldest Bottleneck Land is key to economic growth and equality of opportunity, yet in Britain we’ve done almost nothing…

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Had lots of fun at @modjam.bsky.social an alternative controllers games mod jam at Newspeak House. I modded Doom to have voice control. Video and details here: frabcus.itch.io/voice-doom It was especially satisfying being able to lengthen out notes and stop precisely at an exact time.

I've always been a bit suspicious of index funds - I use them, but it feels intuitively like there's a moral hazard if *everyone* uses them, which increasingly they are. This Economist article summarises a paper by Gabaix/Koijen on what the problems seems to be. www.economist.com/finance-and-...

Is passive investment inflating a stockmarket bubble?

A widely circulated working paper suggests so

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Land Talks #5 is soon! I'm running another evening of lightning talks about land policy. This one's got quirky stuff about the impact of driverless cars on land, and crunchy stuff about how liberalising planning can reduce trust and cause more problems. luma.com/avdjw348 Come along!

Land Talks #5: Phantom Cabs, Books on Fire & The Trust Deficit · Luma

🗺️ Where Fresh Thinking Meets Britain’s Oldest Bottleneck Land is key to economic growth and equality of opportunity, yet in Britain we’ve done almost nothing…

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Speaking at Land Talks next week - come along! luma.com/ba8uvclo

Land Talks #4: Land-For-Flats, A New Forest City, Undead Property Taxes & More! · Luma

🗺️ Where Fresh Thinking Meets Britain’s Oldest Bottleneck Land is key to economic growth and equality of opportunity, yet in Britain we’ve done almost nothing…

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Excited to announce we're running a second season of Land Talks! Evenings of lightning talks in London about radical land policy. Come along to the first one two week's tomorrow (Monday): luma.com/ba8uvclo Or follow us on Luma for updates as we announce speakers for all of them!

Land Talks #4: Land-For-Flats, A New Forest City, Undead Property Taxes & More! · Luma

🗺️ Where Fresh Thinking Meets Britain’s Oldest Bottleneck Land is key to economic growth and equality of opportunity, yet in Britain we’ve done almost nothing…

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Pleased with Vynn and my new episode of our podcast "Imagine an apple". We talk with Jess - who organises JessCamp where Vynn and I met! - about the inner experience of meditation.

I've had fun running Land Talks this last year, and we're ending it with a pub quiz. If you're in London two week's on Tuesday, and fancy a more relaxing and social evening, with people who want to improve Britain's land system, see you there! luma.com/c5944qgc

Land Talks 2025 Christmas Quiz · Luma

Jingle all the way through the most wonderful Land Talks Christmas quiz where we celebrate the inaugrial year of Land Talks and look ahead to 2026. Alys and…

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Really happy to interview @michaelashcroft.com on my podcast "Imagine an apple" about the inner experience of Alexander Technique. What is it like to experience “open awareness”? What’s the difference between doing and non-doing? Really enjoyed this one! zencastr.com/z/ST9vDWiJ

Alexander technique with Michael Ashcroft by @Francis Irving

What is it like to experience “open awareness”? What’s the difference between doing and non-doing? What is “thinking”? Welcome to another episode of “Imagine an apple”. In this episode, Vynn and Fra...

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New season of my podcast "Imagine an apple" starting. Today is my co-host Vynn interviewing me about my new favourite book... zencastr.com/z/MlzU79lP (more in thread)

"Pristine Inner Experience" by Hulburt (a review) by @Francis Irving

How does Hurlburt’s method of sampling what is happening in our minds work? What have we learnt from it about the variety of our everyday inner worlds - from thinking without symbols, to schizophrenia...

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Times of day when I wake up from a dream and react well enough to record a description of it.

Screenshot is a quote from Hurlburt's writeup of someone who most of the time has no particularized inner experience. hurlburt.faculty.unlv.edu/ieo/mel/mel%...

My review of Silksong and the difficulty discourse around it... It doesn't need an easy mode, it needs a *hard* mode. People with naturally good reactions and observation skills are finding it too easy. They need a hard mode to make it as hard as it is for me!

If you're in London - my third evening of lightning talks about Radical Land Policy is next Tuesday - have a look at the Luma page to see the speakers! luma.com/v8knl21z

Land Talks #3: New Prisons, Open Source Construction, Land in Japan & More! · Luma

🗺️ Where Fresh Thinking Meets Britain’s Oldest Bottleneck Land is key to economic growth and equality of opportunity, yet in Britain we’ve done almost nothing…

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If you're in London, and think land policy needs to be more radical, come to Land Talks #2, a second evening of lightning talks I'm co-organising. First three speakers - on the Postcode Address File, Freehold and Yellowstone (TV show) - are up: lu.ma/cthbcn45

Land Talks #2: Fixing Freeholds, Postcode Pains, Cowboy Clashes & More! · Luma

🗺️ Where Fresh Thinking Meets Britain’s Oldest Bottleneck Land is key to economic growth and equality of opportunity, yet in Britain we’ve done almost nothing…

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If you're in London, and think land policy needs to be more radical, come to Land Talks #2, a second evening of lightning talks I'm co-organising. First three speakers - on the Postcode Address File, Freehold and Yellowstone (TV show) - are up: lu.ma/cthbcn45

Land Talks #2: Fixing Freeholds, Postcode Pains, Cowboy Clashes & More! · Luma

🗺️ Where Fresh Thinking Meets Britain’s Oldest Bottleneck Land is key to economic growth and equality of opportunity, yet in Britain we’ve done almost nothing…

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TheyWorkForYou is now on Bluesky! Here's a few things coming up, and ways you can help us over the next few weeks www.mysociety.org/2025/05/14/t...

TheyWorkForYou: how you can help

An update on some upcoming TheyWorkForYou projects, and how you can help us make them better.

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Great to be at the inaugural Land Talks Lightning talks on land in art, Scotland's 'log cabin conundrum', building on MoD land and more with @flourish.org

I'm organising three lightning talk evenings in Farringdon on Tuesday evenings, about radical land policy and digital tech. They're called "Land Talks". lu.ma/mm4dg8fy Please sign up, follow the Luma calendar, and share this with others who want to help improve how property works in Britain!

Land Talks #1: Tanks, Cabins, Addresses & More! · Luma

🗺️ Where Fresh Thinking Meets Britain’s Oldest Bottleneck Land is key to economic growth and equality of opportunity, yet in Britain we’ve done almost nothing…

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I'm organising three lightning talk evenings in Farringdon on Tuesday evenings, about radical land policy and digital tech. They're called "Land Talks". lu.ma/mm4dg8fy Please sign up, follow the Luma calendar, and share this with others who want to help improve how property works in Britain!

Land Talks #1: Tanks, Cabins, Addresses & More! · Luma

🗺️ Where Fresh Thinking Meets Britain’s Oldest Bottleneck Land is key to economic growth and equality of opportunity, yet in Britain we’ve done almost nothing…

lu.ma

Just learned from @flourish.org’s “imagine an apple” podcast that permanent musical soundtracks are part of some people’s inner experience and here is another one!

Love the new "Imagine an apple" podcast episode with my friend Anna. I'm excited to cover both the topics of what happens in your mind while navigating a city, and of imagination while programming. Plus Vynn asks questions about names and faces.

Navigating a city with Anna by @Francis Irving

When you navigate a city, what is your inner experience? Do you see detailed overhead maps, or street-level views of landmarks, or neither? Vynn Suren and Francis Irving interview Anna about how she ...

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Love the new "Imagine an apple" podcast episode with my friend Anna. I'm excited to cover both the topics of what happens in your mind while navigating a city, and of imagination while programming. Plus Vynn asks questions about names and faces.

Navigating a city with Anna by @Francis Irving

When you navigate a city, what is your inner experience? Do you see detailed overhead maps, or street-level views of landmarks, or neither? Vynn Suren and Francis Irving interview Anna about how she ...

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