Martin Little

Merry Christmas Day everyone! Eating, drinking, beaching, dog walking and kite surfing for us 🎅

25.12.2024 13:02 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

On ‘;..p’[[[[[[[[[[[[[;’;////////////////////////3,’   Upon returning to my desk, having left it temporarily in search of biscuits, I discovered my cat had written a poem on my laptop. It was called ‘;..p’[[[[[[[[[[[[[;’;////////////////////////3,’ and constituted one of her more difficult pieces, but it was the kind of poem which rewarded repeat reading.   I was struck by its experimental structure, the absence of line breaks; indeed, not one single space between any of the poem’s 10,000 or so characters.   One of the work’s central motifs – ‘jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk’ – was, by turns, reassuring and unsettling, while the symbolism of ‘###################’,   hinted at our 21st century preoccupation with social media. And who could not be moved by that devastating final line, its message of hope piercing our hearts like an arrow: ‘`````````5555=======================’. Brian Bilston  

Today’s poem is called “On ‘;..p’[[[[[[[[[[[[[;’;////////////////////////3,’”.

27.11.2024 09:09 — 👍 603    🔁 148    💬 17    📌 15

Dog related reminder of why living next to a beach is generally a good thing

27.11.2024 09:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Reach journalist targeted by online abuse shares story as part of new police campaign Reach online safety editor applauds police campaign against online abuse of women journalists and others.

A Reach journalist targeted by online abuse has shared her story as part of new campaign by South Yorkshire Police. Reach Online Safety editor Rebecca Whittington explains why online abuse now huge issue for women journalists pressgazette.co.uk/comment-anal...

25.11.2024 08:25 — 👍 14    🔁 11    💬 1    📌 0

Grainy as anything... but just a wee Barn Owl on the B370 outside Dunbar on drive home tonight. @birdinglothian.bsky.social

24.11.2024 19:48 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Couldn't agree more. Very very open to interpretation by Google on their own terms

21.11.2024 20:40 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks @bronmaher.bsky.social for a well articulated piece on a complex set of Google platforms. Still think key Q is why does all the great local news content commercial publishers create not get visibility in Discover?

21.11.2024 17:48 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Not bad, Canary Wharf, not bad. (About 5mins before a very brief snow dusting)

20.11.2024 22:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The Reuters Institute is seeking a new lead author for the Digital News Report Next year’s edition will be the last one led by Nic Newman, who launched the report in 2012. Here’s what the role requires and how to apply.

Nic Newman is stepping down as lead author of the Reuters Institute Digital News Report, which he launched in 2012, after the next edition. The role is now being advertised: reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/reuters...

19.11.2024 11:08 — 👍 9    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Grey Partridges intent on making me late for my first meeting this morning... and also demonstrating why they are an endangered species in the UK these days!

19.11.2024 11:55 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Freezing November Scottish beach + Super Moon + ball obsessed dog = contentment

#supermoon #firstpost

18.11.2024 19:41 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0