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John Naughton's online diary
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Friday 14 November, 2025
https://memex.naughtons.org/friday-14-november-2025/41372/
Published: November 14, 2025 00:48
A reminder of Summer… … on a dark, rainy, November morning.  ## Quote of the Day “As one watches the inexorable consequences of the new organisational design, as to which many guarantees have of course been given, it quickly becomes … Continue reading →
Wednesday 12 November, 2025
https://memex.naughtons.org/wednesday-12-november-2025/41366/
Published: November 12, 2025 00:34
On the beach Kilcummin beach, Dingle Peninsula. Quote of the Day “The issue is that generative AI systems don’t want messy perspective jumps. They want the median, the average, the most widely-approved of viewpoint on an issue, a kind of … Continue reading…
Monday 10 November, 2025
https://memex.naughtons.org/monday-10-november-2025/41358/
Published: November 10, 2025 18:44
In case of fire… … call photographer. Arles, July 2022 Quote of the Day “Fifteen years ago, the internet was an escape from the real world. Now the real world is an escape from the internet.” Noah Smith Musical alternative … Continue reading →
Friday 7 November, 2025
https://memex.naughtons.org/friday-7-november-2025/41352/
Published: November 7, 2025 00:24
Picture Emerging from our research centre at dusk the other day, I suddenly saw the Law Faculty next door in a new light. As you can guess, it’s a Norman Foster building. Quote of the Day ”The simple concept is … Continue reading →
Wednesday 5 November, 2025
https://memex.naughtons.org/wednesday-5-november-2025/41347/
Published: November 5, 2025 00:04
Reading room The library in Oxburgh Hall, a stately home in Norfolk with an interesting history. Quote of the Day ”Confronted with computers that can produce fluent essays, instead of being astonished at how powerful they are, it’s possible that … Continue…
Monday 3 November, 2025
https://memex.naughtons.org/monday-3-november-2025/41341/
Published: November 3, 2025 00:50
Mellow fruitfulness Last year, our crab-apple tree produced very little fruit. This year it is overladen with fruit — every branch is bending with the weight. We used to make apple-jelly, but now we leave the fruit on the tree, … Continue reading →
Friday 31 October, 2025
https://memex.naughtons.org/friday-31-october-2025/41332/
Published: October 31, 2025 00:50
Autumnal berries Seen in a college garden yesterday. Quote of the Day ”Capitalism is the extraordinary belief that the nastiest of men, for the nastiest of reasons, will somehow work for the benefit of us all. John Maynard Keynes Musical … Continue reading…
Wednesday 29 October, 2025
https://memex.naughtons.org/wednesday-29-october-2025/41327/
Published: October 29, 2025 00:44
Orchid in a window Quote of the Day ”For every problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong.” H.L. Mencken Musical alternative to the morning’s radio news Teresa Carreño| Venise op. 33/34 (Live in Helsinki) | Michelle … Continue reading →
Monday 27 October, 2025
https://memex.naughtons.org/monday-27-october-2025/41321/
Published: October 27, 2025 00:24
Fuchsia One of my favourite plants. Grows like mad in South-West Ireland where one finds some roadside hedgerowss that seem to be largely comprised of it. Quote of the Day ”The oddity of the hostility of certain thinkers and political … Continue reading →
Friday 24 October, 2025
https://memex.naughtons.org/friday-24-october-2025/41316/
Published: October 23, 2025 23:35
Mr Hood, I believe? I’m always trying to photograph birds — and failing. And then my sister — who doesn’t think of herself as a photographer and possesses no fancy kit — goes on holiday in Scotland — and sends … Continue reading →