Some of the time I'm a researcher in human-machine communication (#HMC). Up to November 2024 I taught #WebComms and #WritingOnTheWeb. My research is listed and linked from the About on my website. Email me or ask me here if there is anything I've written that you'd like to read. Still finding out who I am and who I'll become: my posting here reflects that process.
Read Automatic Noodle by @annaleen and loved it for many reasons, not least the diverse other-than-human forms of person
A good read from @pluralistic for #WebComms and #WritingOnTheWeb students (and others) on the topic of the Wikipedia in the main: https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/05/be-the-first-person/ not least for the link to Molly White on a useful and non-trivial way to contribute to the platform.
I’ve been traveling for a few weeks, not reading much of my rss feed. Finding myself equally daunted (volume) and excited (there’s sure to be good stuff) to catch up on everyone’s writing.
I ended up building a static site, but I remember wanting to know what easier options were available and here’s a great roundup from @jayeless: https://www.jayeless.net/small-web-blogging-platforms
Overall message: there's no point in worrying whether "your next conversation will be a train wreck" because it probably will be just that. More precisely: "there is one super practical tip you can take from these studies, … for a pleasant conversation, avoid discussing this research at all costs." A great read from Adam Mastroianni at https://www.experimental-history.com/p/do-conversations-end-when-people
If I was trying to write something more extensive than my blog I might turn this list of “50 ways to get your writing going” from Pat Thomson into a card deck with a random (or maybe random on a theme) selection strategy for times when I was stuck:
https://patthomson.net/2025/07/10/50-ways-to-get-your-writing-going/
Ping @perthinent and #WritingOnThWeb followers with this useful read alongside any rules for writers you might see (shared by @stancarey in a recent blog post): https://michaelerard.com/blog/ten-rules-for-rules-for-writers-a-bonus-rule/
#ThreeGoodThings 1.Over two hours of great coaching for the cost of one this morning, 2. Dinner was good, lots of vegetables, 3. Cruella also went down well. #3GoodThings
#ThreeGoodThings 1.Beautiful morning out in the sun, 2. Wrote up recent golfing thoughts/actions ready for next coaching session, 3. Cooked with those ancho chillies - delicious (and enough for a freezer meal ready to go)! #3GoodThings
#ThreeGoodThings 1. I found and purchased ancho chillies, 2. Went for a run in the sun and didn't break myself, 3. Pizza. #3GoodThings