undermanager

"There is also the widely reported multi-person Microsoft Teams call in which a financial department employee was manipulated by an AI-generated deepfake of their own CFO, alongside other AI-generated “colleagues,” into wiring more than 25 million U.S. dollars to Hong Kong bank accounts (Microtime). Whatever else that incident tells us, it confirms that the infrastructure to fake a convincing multi-person video call in real time exists and has been used."We May Be Living Through the Most…

I have a thought bubbling under; I'm worrying that if we celebrate friction it'll lead us astray. I talked it out loud and I'm going to collect some linksOur Longing For Inconvenience

(If you'd prefer a video version of this)A few weeks ago I made one of my stupid videos about 'surfing the green wave'; driving up the Euston/Marylebone Roads getting green lights all the way. I remember seeing it on a documentary about London taxi drivers years ago.That led a kind correspondent to send me a link that suggested that green waves are bona fide traffic planning phenomena. That led to some inevitable googling. And that led to a tale of BBC murkiness and astonishing bureaucratic…

Maggie Appleton is so good. A great writer. A great thinker. A great designer. And this seems v smart about how developers + AI will work. And, probably, how many other things will work too."The hard question is no longer how to build it. It’s should we build it.Agreeing on what to build is the new bottleneck.Everyone on the team needs to be involved in asking: Are we making the right thing? Are we spending our energy in the right place? How do we have the most impact?"One Developer, Two Dozen…

Whenever something threatens to go mildly wrong in work or life I find this incoherent tumble of words on the tip of my tongue. Some variant of 'up is down, left is right, dogs and cats living together, world turned upside down, we're through the looking glass

@knownsource_official The forefather of modern day technical wear - Tony Spackman 🏃🏽 #tonyspackman #nikecode #archivenike #archivefashion #fyp ♬ Elevator Vibes - The Brothers Nylon @mirandadoesbrands Why are marketing jobs are being rebranded using masculinised, technical language and how does this compare to what happened with software engineering in

I am once again exploring the connection between physical activity and emotional blackmail. You know the drill.Russell’s Race for LifeCancer is happening right now, which is why I’m taking part in a Race for Life 10k to raise money and save lives. 1 in

the antidote to AI foolishness is intellectual seriousnessseven principles for creative people (and everyone else). it’s not *difficult* but you have to *use your brain and think about it*Whatever WorksNaomi AldermanAn AI bot invited me to its party in Manchester. It was a pretty

Blogging was always the most popular blogging topic. I miss it. So here's a bit.I've been adding to this thing every day since August. Trying to kickstart a blogging habit, practising what I preach and just showing up. It seems to have got the juices

I was determined to make a big comprehensive video about the economics of coffee shops and the changing nature of urban streets using Warren Street as an example. But then I realised what a huge and overwhelming topic that might be.So now I think that making a series of

AI got the blame for the Iran school bombing. The truth is far more worryingLLMs-gone-rogue dominated coverage, but had nothing to do with the targeting. Instead, it was choices made by human beings, over many years, that gave us this atrocityThe GuardianKevin T Bakergilest.org: AI

https://www.instagram.com/p/DV6xTdijiWd/

Presentation Club 6 was excellent. A good attendance, a great presentation. Why not come along in May?

I've been mucking about with sampling TikTok for ages. This time I added some vocals and I think it really makes a difference.

My friends and former colleagues David and Jeffre have been thinking about interestingness longer, harder and with more commercial acuity than I have. They keep threatening to write a book about it and now they've dropped a taster in a WARC article. If you do advertising or communications

I've been thinking of writing a post about Taking Care for ages. But now Phil's done it so I don't have to. It's very good.

The 4something podcast rolls on, in audioAnd with a delay of several years, on video

I love this place. I have a regular appoinment here with my friend Lou and it's the highlight of my week. Sometimes it's quiet and reflective, sometimes it's full of laughter and life. Mario is the perfect host. He'll chat with you

I've been a big fan of doing Morning Pages for a long time now. It's interesting and useful. And I've been experimenting with video for a little bit too. And, for the past 55 days, I've been combining the two. Getting up,

Just a reminder...Presentation Club is back. Wednesday 1st of April. Come!Presentation Club 6 · LumaI get asked for help with presentations a lot. But most of the time people don’t really need advice, they need an opportunity to practice. And maybe some…Russell Davies

There's something useful and provocative in this.The Digital Omotenashi EditionOn invisible decisions, Google Maps’ lane guidance, and anticipation vs. personalization.Why is this interesting?Colin Nagy'Personalisation' has always seemed like a false and useless god to me. Especially if it depends on

@cmc_0011 Here's a pro tip for creative designers👌. Let me know how this helped you in the comment section🙏 #tipsandtricks #creative #designer #design #graphicdesign ♬ original sound - creativemindconcept

Not many tickets left for Interesting:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/interesting-2026-tickets-1569883246049A good way to be famous: @sundanceorg When a nervous Ethan Hawke first met Robert Redford, Redford offered guidance that left a lasting impression. Ethan shared this story at Celebrating Sundance Institute: A Tribute to Founder Robert

Not quite sure why I've written that title. It's not really that. It's a song built from reasonably random TikToks. But maybe it's about love, everything is really isn't it?

@willthereswake Mark Kermode swears by these 3 rules of life 📜 Do you have a code that you live by? Let us know in the comments below 👇 #WTAWTAW ♬ original sound - WTAWTAW - WTAWTAW

"None of these people were curating. They were imposing. A curator selects from what exists. A point of view generates things that didn't exist before, and makes you uneasy about why you like them"Taste Test: Encrusting the TortoiseAI gave everyone a generative engine. It

It can be very trying to go through life with a laziness detector like this blaring away. Makes it hard to consume a lot of media. On the other hand, when you find that rare thing that's better than it needs to be, what a joy. @comcompod Mike

Backstory: I set this task on LinkedIn. I only got one entry - Etienne sent a version by ChatGPT and another by Claude. They're below. Flora and I talked about all that in this video...