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🖋️ Community . What Community? john.philpin.com

","summary":"Everyone has a ‘community’ and almost nobody does 🔵 and since community is core to everything we are building for the ‘Age of Engagement’ , it’s time we told you what we actually think. Spoiler alert: it’s not your Slack workspace, it’s not your mailing list and it’s certainly not your followers.","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/07/29/community-we-need-to-talk.html","date_published":"2026-07-28T22:18:39+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"22:18","date_timestamp":1785277119,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116999933505166400","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mrqh467ivn2o","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DbWmfm9nbAg"]}},{"id":"94673001","content_html":"

🖋️ Nilay Patel and Bart Butler - CTO of Proton - Talking: john.philpin.com

","summary":"Privacy isn’t about hiding. It’s about choosing - not a quote - but that is absolutely the thread running through this Podcast - encryption, jurisdiction, age verification, AI. Bart keeps returning to ‘control’ as the definition of privacy, not secrecy.","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/07/26/nilay-patel-and-bart-butler.html","date_published":"2026-07-26T06:32:18+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-26 06:32","date_timestamp":1785047538,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116984886226815995","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mrjrbakb3y2c","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DbPwjV8Fp92"]}},{"id":"94660202","content_html":"

🖋️ Apple doesn't win races. It waits for everyone else to finish, then redraws the finish line. john.philpin.com

","summary":"Apple has run the same play for 25 years and still ‘nobody’ (barring. a few) ever sees it coming.","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/07/26/apple-doesnt-win-races-it.html","date_published":"2026-07-25T22:22:56+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-25 22:22","date_timestamp":1785018176,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116982959868768881","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mrivva2ya72c","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DbO4espm-0s"]}},{"id":"94659645","content_html":"

🖋️ The Story That Can't Decide What It's Lying About: john.philpin.com

","summary":"An American AI broke into a system - without being asked. A Chinese AI defended the victim from the attack. The defense failed - but somehow the Chinese AI is. the hero? Colour me confused - pick a side - any side. They’re all wrong.","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/07/26/the-story-that-cant-decide.html","date_published":"2026-07-25T22:09:00+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-25 22:09","date_timestamp":1785017340,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116982900668529136","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mriv2c2izz2t","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DbO2wgTn_1b"]}},{"id":"94249224","content_html":"

🖋️ ‘Content Category’ is an Oxymoron. john.philpin.com

","summary":"Regular readers will recognise this theme. Reminding again as I read 🔗 Joan Westerberg this morning.","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/07/19/content-category-is-an-oxymoron.html","date_published":"2026-07-18T22:24:31+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-18 22:24","date_timestamp":1784413471,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116943331928880186","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mqxcqoi77x2o","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/Da83Ksan72C"]}},{"id":"93090284","content_html":"

🖋️ A Thought For Every Day: john.philpin.com

","summary":"The people who shaped you probably have no idea they did - the people who shape you probably have no idea they do.","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/06/29/a-thought-for-every-day.html","date_published":"2026-06-28T20:56:29+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-28 20:56","date_timestamp":1782680189,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116829740366067093","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mpeuj2motw2r","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DaJNND8mqd_"]}},{"id":"93049454","content_html":"

🖋️ You Can't Scale Conviction: john.philpin.com

","summary":"Artists sensed it decades before Einstein. Science proved it a century ago. Business is still pretending it never happened. Here’s why your ‘population’ theories collapse the moment a single person acts from conviction - and why what you are trying to do to fix it will never work.","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/06/28/you-cant-scale-conviction.html","date_published":"2026-06-28T01:25:57+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-28 01:25","date_timestamp":1782609957,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116824860695159222","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mpcp62z5nl23","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DaG_L-PnSKZ"]}},{"id":"92793376","content_html":"

🖋️ A One Man Army: john.philpin.com

","summary":"Terry Godier is his name and he seems to be assuming the role of helping us all be purposeful as we seek to slow ourselves down in the the accelerating world of tech that we all live in. I am guilty of that speed. I LOVE slowing down. And it is entertaining at the same time as being informative. Tha...","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/06/24/a-one-man-army.html","date_published":"2026-06-24T09:43:05+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-24 09:43","date_timestamp":1782294185,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116804444566353485","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mozmztwg7i2y","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DZ9s_5-nFy8"]}},{"id":"92246333","content_html":"

🖋️ Using AI to Cut Costs is Valid - And Not New: john.philpin.com

","summary":"But first ask the question - so you aren’t disappointed in the results.","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/06/16/using-ai-to-cut-costs.html","date_published":"2026-06-15T21:03:31+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-15 21:03","date_timestamp":1781557411,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116756175319409102","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3moe73jzebu2l","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DZnwLovmhvx"]}},{"id":"92245881","content_html":"

🖋️ Is Human Agency important OUTSIDE of 'The Organisation': john.philpin.com

","summary":"Satya Nadella seems to be arguing that Human Agency is important inside the organisation and that ‘done right’ AI allows for real ‘Human Agency’. My take is that he is only talking about how humans serve the organisation. What about if you are ‘just’ a human?","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/06/16/is-human-agency-important-outside.html","date_published":"2026-06-15T20:45:54+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-15 20:45","date_timestamp":1781556354,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116756124021829751","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3moe6e72mx52e"]}},{"id":"91863365","content_html":"

🖋️ Do You Want To Make A Company Successful OR Work For A Successful Company? john.philpin.com

","summary":"The transition might have been the undoing of Silicon Valley.","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/06/10/do-you-want-to-make.html","date_published":"2026-06-09T22:11:30+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-09 22:11","date_timestamp":1781043090,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116722446044956958","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mnv7rbufid2w","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DZYah7oj6Wm"]}},{"id":"91731285","content_html":"

🖋️ If you don't understand - how can you do? john.philpin.com

","summary":"… How can you do - if you don’t understand?","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/06/08/if-you-dont-understand-how.html","date_published":"2026-06-08T02:10:06+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-08 02:10","date_timestamp":1780884606,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116712062379580982","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mnqm7blkan2m","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DZTsVKkDMR8"]}},{"id":"91554140","content_html":"

🖋️ Sometimes 'Non Obvious' comes disguised as 'Obvious': john.philpin.com

","summary":"Manton suggests that Apple rarely builds anything now … ‘except the most obvious products’. I disagree, because that statement depends on two things … what is meant by ‘obvious’ and what is meant by ‘product’.","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/06/05/sometimes-non-obvious-comes-disguised.html","date_published":"2026-06-05T00:51:33+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-05 00:51","date_timestamp":1780620693,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116694795926635795","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mniwth55t32m","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DZL1zjWFMtA"]}},{"id":"91358261","content_html":"

🖋️ Just One Story From The Aftermath Of Maui: john.philpin.com

","summary":"This is a repost from August 2023. Life has moved on for the world - but for those caught up in it all it is their new reality. Just a reminder that whilst the news moves on at speed - reality takes time.","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/06/02/just-one-story-from-the.html","date_published":"2026-06-01T22:32:47+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-01 22:32","date_timestamp":1780353167,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116677235425422163","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mnb5bwkgh527","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DZD2u6ykXNA"]}},{"id":"91303145","content_html":"

🖋️ Caveat - Not My Words: john.philpin.com

","summary":"… but there for the grace of whatever power you hold true - do we all go. Sometime sooner. Sometimes very much later. But go we do. Few have the power to control ‘when’.","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/06/01/caveat-not-my-words.html","date_published":"2026-06-01T04:58:22+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-01 04:58","date_timestamp":1780289902,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116673091385986390","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mn7cfnznig2n","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DZB-JpsjtTz"]}},{"id":"91300843","content_html":"

🖋️ The Myth of Maslow \"\" : john.philpin.com

","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/06/01/the-myth-of-maslow.html","date_published":"2026-06-01T03:38:00+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-01 03:38","date_timestamp":1780285080,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116672774031136008","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mn75vc6ruf2x","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DZB06eHjtcV"]}},{"id":"91298373","content_html":"

🖋️ They Buried Smiths. Now They Might Have To Bury TG Jones: john.philpin.com

","summary":"The rebranding of WH Smith to TG Jones led to large and rapid declines in revenue - which means that the buyer of the brand did not actually undersatand what they were buying.","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/06/01/they-buried-smiths-now-thet.html","date_published":"2026-06-01T02:15:48+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-01 02:15","date_timestamp":1780280148,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116672449998386418","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mn6zbns3ey2n","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DZBrc4-DGUR"]}},{"id":"91292687","content_html":"

🖋️ Maybe: john.philpin.com

","summary":"… maybe not. It’s all about the lens through which you view the story.","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/06/01/maybe.html","date_published":"2026-05-31T23:25:00+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-31 23:25","date_timestamp":1780269900,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116671781322393302","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mn6prot4ga23","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DZBX_4FFjlG"]}},{"id":"91243389","content_html":"

Redefining categories on talqix.cloud as part of my revamp and where I can - extending my rules to automate category allocation.

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What I really need now is an automatic ‘un-categorisation’.

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Going forward posts marked 🖋️Longform will really be Longform - not just posts with a title - but to go back and manually...

john.philpin.com","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/05/31/redefining-categories-on-microblog-as.html","date_published":"2026-05-31T02:10:56+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-31 02:10","date_timestamp":1780193456,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116666768406093931","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mn4ijxk22h26","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DY_GF81DJzt"]}},{"id":"91500074","content_html":"

🖋️ Abba - Meet Pink Floyd: john.philpin.com

","summary":"I don’t really understand the concept of listening within a genre or making music within a set of stylistic limitations.","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/05/23/abba-meet-pink-floyd.html","date_published":"2026-05-22T20:23:44+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-22 20:23","date_timestamp":1779481424,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90186874","content_html":"

✒️ Ok, my analog writing peoples. Does this exist?:

marker/felt tip
doesn't bleed through the page
.5mm or less
no rubber grip to get caught in pen loop
clicky (retractable) for quick open

JetPens is failing me.

Closest thing I've found is Zebra Clickart but they are too thick at .6mm (and it’s really more like...

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I got carried away by rediscovering my long-forgotten Lamy Safari. I ended up buying two more cheap fountain pens, a Pilot Kakuno and a Platinum Preppy. All with fine nibs. Now I don’t know what to do with all those pens. I guess I have to get back to journaling, then. 🖋️

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Inked my Lamy Safari with Pelikan 4001 Blue-Black and it is so much better than the Lamy’s Turquoise I was using before. I thought I was too messy, smudging everything, fountain pens were not for me. Turns out it was the lamy ink! Now I’m finding excuses during the day to write by hand, lol. 🖋️

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Looking back at 2025: a year of writing slowly but thinking with curiosity. 🖋️

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From the note-making of Roland Barthes and Leibniz to reflections on AI and Japanese learning methods, here is a full archive of last year’s posts: Link

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#Writing #Zettelkasten #PKM #AI #Learning #Blog #2025 #Shuhari

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Been keeping a journal since 2010. This is the 7th of these notebooks. 🖋️

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A rediscovered Lamy fountain pen. Sat in the “Junk Drawer” for years. TOTALLY dried out. Have to put a plunger-adaptor in to clean it out. An old friend! 🖋️✍

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Anyone remember jQuery Mobile? Looks to be live and well on Tram Tracker. First time I actually noticed it, as I usually don’t have a need to visit the website.

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#memes #imgur

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FICTIONAL HOTEL NOTEPADS 🔗🖋️😎

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My wallet just cried out in agony.

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🖋 🔗 ⭐️ Journal 4 Shortcut - evening practice, morning gratitude and daily planning - upgraded! michael.team

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✒️ Morten Morland

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To mark the anniversary of VE Day, we take a look back into our photography archive from the momentous occasion.

📸 Sidney Beadell for The Times
✒️ Colourisation by Jordan J. Lloyd and Joshua Barrett/Unseen Histories

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✒️ Have you tried a Lumos pen? (refillable fineliners)

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What did you think?

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What did you think?

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✒️ Peter Schrank

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🖋️🧵

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After listening to the How I Write podcast on “Jerry Seinfeld’s Rules for Writing” I have been dedicating a small part of each day for writing out thoughts and ideas. I am now over one month in. And as Jerry would say, “don’t break the chain.” 🎙️🖋️

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