Notes and links from Tue 21 July

Status: Hot again. Not heatwave-hot but still a bit sweaty. Resigned to taking it easy this week with just one little thing happening on Thursday afternoon. Had both great-nephs over briefly this afternoon. Younger G wanted to see all the things and stroke the rabbits. Older M was a bit burned out but still chatty. We’ve agreed to do some uncle/aunting over the next few weeks so looking forward to seeing them. Have taken the first step towards a special Sunday edition of this newsletter. Will be monitoring how much work it takes. Reading: Your Ring camera isn’t stopping crime. But it might be making you paranoid. — US based research but the tech is the same so it’s mostly applicable to the UK, I feel. I have a theory that the main participants on neighbourhood group chats are people who don’t go out much, mostly because I’ve seen my engagement on ours grow since I’ve been homebound, and I’m sure that context filter affects how we perceive our neighbourhood. I also think I’ve seen a…