A video … not for the feint of heart.

🔗 On TikTok the link is Substack

Ten shots in 5 seconds.


Why❓

Because it bloody is - 🔗📼 It’s Raining - AGAIN


🔗 Thrustday - From Doc, opening with

This is a slash: / This is a backslash: \

Me? - I am more of a backlash kind of a guy … as it says on my Wiki somewhere …

The backslash is the meeting point between PHI (Φ) (people) and PIN (Your tech ‘ID’).

It started as an attempt at a visual representation of what PHI⑊PIN is all about - where people and technology intersect.

I think that φ (phi) representing the golden ratio only adds to the weight of the brand given my focus on ‘Structured Thought’ and relying on the heavy use of models and images to convey ideas.


// @jsonbecker … did not have you down as a ‘Tree/Wilson’ fan - but that track is sooo good. Hell - the whole album for that matter. I also agree that …

It’s incredible what a good teacher can help you with.

… but maybe as a child of not one - but two - teachers provides a bias?

ANYWHO

When Wilson moved into solo work - he had Guthrie Govan as his lead guitar - now THAT is some playing - and he is known for lessons and tips …


🔗 JSON - Great teachers are a huge short cut


🔗 MacOS Tahoe broke Finder columns view

I must run on a different Tahoe to some people. NO idea how that floating menu appears - I have a drop down - and I can hover over a column line and make it wider or narrower - easy.

And I know nothing.



🔗 Trump warns U.S. “armada” heading to Iran; death toll in protest crackdown tops 5,000 - NBC News 🍎 News

Sharing - because I am trying to work out how many armadas can despatch in one go. Any ideas❓


🔗 Scripting News: Monday, January 19, 2026 - At least he called it Twitter - but why give it any recognition❓




🔗 I’m Going to Dig a Hole

He taught me that no one knows where inspiration comes from — only that it’s fragile, invaluable, and fleeting.


Meanwhile in LA - 🔗 AI-Powered Surveillance in Schools.

I’ll let you click through to the quote that Bruce Schneier has on his site.


📺 The Morning Show ★★★

The Morning Show

 

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Another From Seth

🔗 The Sorting

But now, particularly with digital output, we’re doing it backwards.

Really great analogy - and IMHO - infinitely superior to the Pluribus analogy - at least my takeaway of same - although that is a different post.

That said - it would be so much easier if Seth not only came checked the story’s author - but maybe added a link?

So you don’t have to dive down the rabbit hole ..

🔗📚 The book (Tunneling To The Center Of The Earth) .. that contains the short story


And when they don't, we judge competence, take it personally, make assumptions, or shut down.

Guilty as charged. Going to try harder.


👀 🔗 The Cost of American Exceptionalism

Absolutely eye opening and mind boggling.


You’ve probably already seen the video - or at least a still from it - but I just wanted to comment on the 🎵musical part - 🔗📼 just so good


Just discovered 🔗📚 Linchpin by Seth Godin - and I wonder how I missed it - because I wonder if it is a twist on my ‘Blue Ocean of Org Charts’ - will try to find the post.


🔗 Apple’s pro bundle makes sense, but making iWork freemium doesn’t.

CORRECT

A feature to make building formulas and tables in Numbers is, somehow, limited to people paying $129 a year for Final Cut? A feature to make it easier for someone to build a Keynote presentation out of their notes is only available for someone shelling out $129 for Logic or Pixelmator?