Top Articles • BoredReading.com

diamond geezer

The longest possible gap between Bank Holiday Mondays Hurrah it's a Bank Holiday Monday today. n.b. I'm now going to explore whether this is true, Bank...

4 months ago

59

The longest possible gap between Bank Holiday Mondays

from diamond geezer [alt+shift+b] in travel

4 months ago

Hurrah it's a Bank Holiday Monday today. n.b. I'm now going to explore whether this is true, Bank Holiday Mondays are the touchpoints of the English spring and summer, a key time to get out and explore, to hit the beach or the DIY store, a stately home or a garden centre, deep...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

Herbert Lui

You learn to swim by swimming… Which means you need to get off dry land, and get in the water. You’ll need a teacher. They work...

4 months ago

48

You learn to swim by swimming…

from Herbert Lui [alt+shift+b] in travel

4 months ago

Which means you need to get off dry land, and get in the water. You’ll need a teacher. They work best with you in the water too. It’s gonna be scary at first. It’s gonna be wet. You’ll need to rinse after. That’s what it takes to learn to swim. (Applies to everything else too.)...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

diamond geezer

Nowhere Easter This is the Easternmost station in London, which is Upminster. Crazy Beat Records, the Easternmost...

4 months ago

47

Nowhere Easter

from diamond geezer [alt+shift+b] in travel

4 months ago

This is the Easternmost station in London, which is Upminster. Crazy Beat Records, the Easternmost Iceland and the Easternmost library. If you're looking for vinyl, frozen party food or a classic hardback, there's nowhere Easter. Cranham. 2020 when McColls sold up and the...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

Herbert Lui

“Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional” A couple of months ago, I caught up with a good friend on the phone. An opening came up for me to...

4 months ago

40

“Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional”

from Herbert Lui [alt+shift+b] in travel

4 months ago

A couple of months ago, I caught up with a good friend on the phone. An opening came up for me to recommend Derek Sivers’s book, Useful Not True, and so I did. I chatted with my friend again, a couple of days ago, and he told me the book resonated with him. Particularly, he...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

diamond geezer

10 Routes To The Summit of Box Hill 10 Routes To The Summit of Box Hill 1) Burford Spur Box Hill, the one I keep coming back to, the...

4 months ago

35

10 Routes To The Summit of Box Hill

from diamond geezer [alt+shift+b] in travel

4 months ago

10 Routes To The Summit of Box Hill 1) Burford Spur Box Hill, the one I keep coming back to, the route with the great views where you get the knackering bit done up front. It kicks off at Burford Bridge by the hotel and the bikers cafe, i.e. all the facilities, then slips...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

Herbert Lui

What the jellyfish knows: A compilation Do most people get stuck with their creative work because they didn’t create momentum? Or do most...

4 months ago

40

What the jellyfish knows: A compilation

from Herbert Lui [alt+shift+b] in travel

4 months ago

Do most people get stuck with their creative work because they didn’t create momentum? Or do most people create momentum, but need more time to think out a breakthrough idea? Which direction sounds more correct to you? To me, it’s very clear the first direction applies to more...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

AFAR Media - Travel...

Whale Watching and Adventure on This Québec Road Trip

4 months ago

41

Whale Watching and Adventure on This Québec Road Trip

from AFAR Media - Travel Stories, News, Reviews, Tips + Guides [alt+shift+b] in travel

4 months ago

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

diamond geezer

South Croxted Road bus shelter This may be the heritage-nerdiest bus stop in London. It's the bus stop at the end of South...

4 months ago

56

South Croxted Road bus shelter

from diamond geezer [alt+shift+b] in travel

4 months ago

This may be the heritage-nerdiest bus stop in London. It's the bus stop at the end of South Croxted Road, close to the foot of Gipsy Hill. It's very old, it's locally listed and it's served by buses on route 3. More to the point it has an incredibly detailed information board...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

AFAR Media - Travel...

10 Outdoor Adventures to Try in Western Québec

4 months ago

36

10 Outdoor Adventures to Try in Western Québec

from AFAR Media - Travel Stories, News, Reviews, Tips + Guides [alt+shift+b] in travel

4 months ago

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

Herbert Lui

My new Q&A video practice When I ran my editorial studio, business leaders asked me lots of questions. I wrote notes and...

4 months ago

32

My new Q&A video practice

from Herbert Lui [alt+shift+b] in travel

4 months ago

When I ran my editorial studio, business leaders asked me lots of questions. I wrote notes and jotted these questions down. A few months ago, I pulled all of these questions together into one document, just so I could see what themes emerged. In the spirit of “Publish, don’t...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

diamond geezer

Down the country lane Down the country lane Scraped-out ditch Speed limit begins Table of eggs for sale Footbridge...

4 months ago

37

Down the country lane

from diamond geezer [alt+shift+b] in travel

4 months ago

Down the country lane Scraped-out ditch Speed limit begins Table of eggs for sale Footbridge to the paddocks Customers for the swimming pool White sofa on the first floor landing Workmen making the garage habitable Nosey neighbour walking repeatedly past Once we're home...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

Herbert Lui

Don’t let AI determine your intentions Intention is the determination to do a specific thing, or act in a specific way. When you’re being...

4 months ago

35

Don’t let AI determine your intentions

from Herbert Lui [alt+shift+b] in travel

4 months ago

Intention is the determination to do a specific thing, or act in a specific way. When you’re being intentional, and deliberate, you are taking the first step to exercising your will into the world. Everybody else might accept what’s happening, but you won’t. At its finest, AI...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

diamond geezer

The Square 45 45 Squared 13) THE SQUARE, UB7 Borough of Hillingdon, 40m entire village is pencilled in for...

4 months ago

33

The Square

from diamond geezer [alt+shift+b] in travel

4 months ago

45 45 Squared 13) THE SQUARE, UB7 Borough of Hillingdon, 40m entire village is pencilled in for demolition, every last building, because we're just outside Heathrow Airport and a Third Runway is coming. Longford, a key staging point on the old route to the West Country. It's...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

AFAR Media - Travel...

Why the Restored Hotel del Coronado Feels Like a Movie Set

4 months ago

133

Why the Restored Hotel del Coronado Feels Like a Movie Set

from AFAR Media - Travel Stories, News, Reviews, Tips + Guides [alt+shift+b] in travel

4 months ago

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

Herbert Lui

The jellyfish knows how to survive uncertain times A lion’s mane jellyfish can release up to 45,000 eggs per day. The jellyfish’s strategy is to lay as...

4 months ago

121

The jellyfish knows how to survive uncertain times

from Herbert Lui [alt+shift+b] in travel

4 months ago

A lion’s mane jellyfish can release up to 45,000 eggs per day. The jellyfish’s strategy is to lay as many eggs as possible and leave them to fend for themselves. Most of these eggs don’t survive, probably fewer than 0.1%. In ecology, this approach is known as a high reproduction...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

diamond geezer

The £5 pint I saw this poster outside a bar in Hackney. I can do a very rough check of beer prices in London...

4 months ago

40

The £5 pint

from diamond geezer [alt+shift+b] in travel

4 months ago

I saw this poster outside a bar in Hackney. I can do a very rough check of beer prices in London by scrolling back through this blog. • At the 2012 Olympics a pint of lager cost £4.80. 2016 I cringed when a bottle of Becks cost £5.25. 2019 a pint of lager cost £5.95 and I...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

Herbert Lui

From research to imagination You remember a fragment of a song that sounds like it’s from the eighties. You do some research, but...

4 months ago

30

From research to imagination

from Herbert Lui [alt+shift+b] in travel

4 months ago

You remember a fragment of a song that sounds like it’s from the eighties. You do some research, but you struggle to remember where you heard it, and when. Your guesses are more imagination than recall. No hints come to mind. When this happened to Questlove, he was stumped. He...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

diamond geezer

Bow Roundabout update #20 The major roadworks at the Bow Roundabout are complete, indeed were completed five weeks ago apart...

4 months ago

45

Bow Roundabout update #20

from diamond geezer [alt+shift+b] in travel

4 months ago

The major roadworks at the Bow Roundabout are complete, indeed were completed five weeks ago apart from the opening of the contraflow beneath the flyover. Now it seems this filter lane won't be opening until later in 2025 while TfL "complete more works to protect the structure,"...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

Herbert Lui

Writers and readers as co-creators When you read a comic strip or a graphic novel, your eyes move from one panel to the next. What...

4 months ago

51

Writers and readers as co-creators

from Herbert Lui [alt+shift+b] in travel

4 months ago

When you read a comic strip or a graphic novel, your eyes move from one panel to the next. What happens in between the panels? Your brain filled in the gaps. You participated in a co-creation process. An experienced author or artist knows to intentionally create these spaces in...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

diamond geezer

It was nearly Easter Sunday today It was nearly Easter Sunday today. Easter, as you may know, is the first Sunday after the full moon...

4 months ago

49

It was nearly Easter Sunday today

from diamond geezer [alt+shift+b] in travel

4 months ago

It was nearly Easter Sunday today. Easter, as you may know, is the first Sunday after the full moon after the spring equinox. First Council of Nicaea set the rules for determining the date of Easter. spring equinox was always on 21st March, even when it wasn't. 2019 it made four...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

Herbert Lui

Whose task is this? Is it a child’s task to study? Or is it a parent’s task to get them to study? “There is a simple way...

5 months ago

38

Whose task is this?

from Herbert Lui [alt+shift+b] in travel

5 months ago

Is it a child’s task to study? Or is it a parent’s task to get them to study? “There is a simple way to tell whose task it is. Think, Who ultimately is going to receive the result brought about by the choice that is made?” Fumitake Koga and Ichiro Kishimi write in The Courage...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

diamond geezer

Stoneleigh One Stop Beyond: Stoneleigh In this series I'm taking the train one stop beyond the Greater London...

5 months ago

37

Stoneleigh

from diamond geezer [alt+shift+b] in travel

5 months ago

One Stop Beyond: Stoneleigh In this series I'm taking the train one stop beyond the Greater London boundary, getting off and seeing what's there. Today that means Stoneleigh, one stop beyond Worcester Park on the line between Wimbledon and Epsom. For positioning purposes it's...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

AFAR Media - Travel...

4 Under-the-Radar Madrid Neighborhoods for Tapas

5 months ago

33

4 Under-the-Radar Madrid Neighborhoods for Tapas

from AFAR Media - Travel Stories, News, Reviews, Tips + Guides [alt+shift+b] in travel

5 months ago

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

Herbert Lui

One step at a time In my 20s, I spent my working hours at different gigs—running my editorial studio Wonder Shuttle,...

5 months ago

36

One step at a time

from Herbert Lui [alt+shift+b] in travel

5 months ago

In my 20s, I spent my working hours at different gigs—running my editorial studio Wonder Shuttle, doing Prologue, writing at Medium, and a bunch of other cool projects. I had found or created a lot of opportunities, and I gave in to my ambition to pursue all of them. I was...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

diamond geezer

Trinity Church Square 45 45 Squared 12) TRINITY CHURCH SQUARE, SE1 Borough of Southwark, 75m×60m garden square fronted by...

5 months ago

58

Trinity Church Square

from diamond geezer [alt+shift+b] in travel

5 months ago

45 45 Squared 12) TRINITY CHURCH SQUARE, SE1 Borough of Southwark, 75m×60m garden square fronted by Georgian terraces, although you can't go in the garden unless you're a resident because it's one of those. Trinity Church Square lies just off Borough High Street, and is accessed...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

Herbert Lui

“Why is this important to me?” When you know why you’re doing what you want to do, you do it better. You can prioritize clearly,...

5 months ago

44

“Why is this important to me?”

from Herbert Lui [alt+shift+b] in travel

5 months ago

When you know why you’re doing what you want to do, you do it better. You can prioritize clearly, adapt when you need, and endure the inevitable setbacks. More importantly, you’ll know when you’re heading in the right direction. This sense of clarity doesn’t just magically...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

diamond geezer

Housekeeping Broadband update Abbreviated version: Hurrah, my broadband finally started working again yesterday...

5 months ago

123

Housekeeping

from diamond geezer [alt+shift+b] in travel

5 months ago

Broadband update Abbreviated version: Hurrah, my broadband finally started working again yesterday afternoon. I had eleven days without. What happened: A couple of Saturdays ago a fibre optic cabre somewhere in Mile End failed. Before dawn on Monday Openreach sent an engineer...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

Herbert Lui

The privilege and point of writing Last weekend, my good friend showed me how I could train an LLM to write blog posts just like me....

5 months ago

51

The privilege and point of writing

from Herbert Lui [alt+shift+b] in travel

5 months ago

Last weekend, my good friend showed me how I could train an LLM to write blog posts just like me. The LLM generously assessed my voice and tone (which made me feel understood!), and then spat out a blog post that could’ve been a first draft for me. While I felt curious about it,...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

diamond geezer

Flickr +20 Twenty years ago today I posted my first photo to Flickr. I'd been to Lewisham for the day as part...

5 months ago

36

Flickr +20

from diamond geezer [alt+shift+b] in travel

5 months ago

Twenty years ago today I posted my first photo to Flickr. I'd been to Lewisham for the day as part of my Random Borough project and thought you deserved to see 13 of the better pictures in greater-than-microscopic size. For my inaugural upload I picked the ever-photogenic Laban...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

Herbert Lui

Do you borrow from your future to pay for the present and past? A ponzi scheme takes place when the schemer uses cash from later investors to pay returns to early...

5 months ago

43

Do you borrow from your future to pay for the present and past?

from Herbert Lui [alt+shift+b] in travel

5 months ago

A ponzi scheme takes place when the schemer uses cash from later investors to pay returns to early investors. My friend Peter makes the case that when an entrepreneur borrows from their business’s future to pay off present and past obligations, they are operating it like a ponzi...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

diamond geezer

Route 129 Route 129: Lewisham to Gallions Reach Location: London southeast, crossriver Length of bus journey:...

5 months ago

50

Route 129

from diamond geezer [alt+shift+b] in travel

5 months ago

Route 129: Lewisham to Gallions Reach Location: London southeast, crossriver Length of bus journey: 9 miles, 70 minutes 129 has been searching for a purpose ever since it was introduced as a stumpy three mile route in 2006. The original idea was to connect the new Millennium...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

Herbert Lui

Why you feel lost, what to do next The story of The Courage to Be Disliked is told mostly in dialogue, between a student and a...

5 months ago

43

Why you feel lost, what to do next

from Herbert Lui [alt+shift+b] in travel

5 months ago

The story of The Courage to Be Disliked is told mostly in dialogue, between a student and a philosopher. Spoiler alert: While the student starts off opposing the philosopher, hellbent on proving the philosopher and their school of thinking—Adlerian psychology—wrong, he starts to...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

diamond geezer

The Silvertown Tunnel opens The Silvertown Tunnel opened this morning. comments if(postComments['199122220152314'] !=...

5 months ago

37

The Silvertown Tunnel opens

from diamond geezer [alt+shift+b] in travel

5 months ago

The Silvertown Tunnel opened this morning. comments if(postComments['199122220152314'] != null){document.write(' (' + postComments['199122220152314'] + ')')}else{document.write(' p(0)')}; (I'm only interested if the answer is 'Yes') I have also had the entire top deck to...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

Herbert Lui

Commit first, plan later My former colleague at Figma, Claire Butler, recently wrote a really great post about what she...

5 months ago

33

Commit first, plan later

from Herbert Lui [alt+shift+b] in travel

5 months ago

My former colleague at Figma, Claire Butler, recently wrote a really great post about what she learned working at Figma. The lesson that stood out to me most was this one, “When you’re stuck, commit to action. Strategy will follow.” In other words, if you’re making something...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

diamond geezer

Dover to Deal Dover to Deal (10 miles) Dover is a town most people pass through, a swirl of traffic converging...

5 months ago

44

Dover to Deal

from diamond geezer [alt+shift+b] in travel

5 months ago

Dover to Deal (10 miles) Dover is a town most people pass through, a swirl of traffic converging on a mighty seaport, but also a historic town in its own right primed for national defence. I was merely passing through, launching off through the more ordinary side of town where...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

Herbert Lui

How replaceable is your work? If you drive for Uber, you work in a software supply chain. The software facilitates a bunch of...

5 months ago

41

How replaceable is your work?

from Herbert Lui [alt+shift+b] in travel

5 months ago

If you drive for Uber, you work in a software supply chain. The software facilitates a bunch of people’s requests for the service, and decides when you—the driver—get to do a ride. The only reason you’re driving is because Uber’s software can’t drive the car itself yet. The...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

diamond geezer

What you missed Some of the places I've been since my broadband disappeared a week ago BestMate's sofa: 45 minutes...

5 months ago

58

What you missed

from diamond geezer [alt+shift+b] in travel

5 months ago

Some of the places I've been since my broadband disappeared a week ago BestMate's sofa: 45 minutes of proper broadband and I managed to catch up on all sorts of things, including adding the photos and links to Unblogged March which was previously bereft. Bank: I'm always amazed...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

AFAR Media - Travel...

What Makes Disney the Best Family Cruise in Alaska

5 months ago

45

What Makes Disney the Best Family Cruise in Alaska

from AFAR Media - Travel Stories, News, Reviews, Tips + Guides [alt+shift+b] in travel

5 months ago

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

Herbert Lui

Professionalism and pressure The person who holds the world record for basketball free throws shot over 2,000 consecutive baskets...

5 months ago

40

Professionalism and pressure

from Herbert Lui [alt+shift+b] in travel

5 months ago

The person who holds the world record for basketball free throws shot over 2,000 consecutive baskets in a row. But if you put them in a stadium and a tight score between the teams, they might not have been able to shoot two. The main difference between playing basketball in a rec...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

diamond geezer

Broadband update After waking up yesterday I checked my router in case my broadband had restarted overnight. Still...

5 months ago

47

Broadband update

from diamond geezer [alt+shift+b] in travel

5 months ago

After waking up yesterday I checked my router in case my broadband had restarted overnight. Still red, so no. "We wanted you to know that the fault you reported to us is now fixed. Please turn your router off and on, and your service should be fully...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

Herbert Lui

Progress ebbs and flows This was a lesson one of my bosses shared with me: most people don’t improve consistently every...

5 months ago

33

Progress ebbs and flows

from Herbert Lui [alt+shift+b] in travel

5 months ago

This was a lesson one of my bosses shared with me: most people don’t improve consistently every quarter. Instead, progress ebbs and flows. Sometimes—maybe many times—you might feel like you’re going through a plateau. Many other people would quit. If you remain confident you’re...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

diamond geezer

SL4, Stopping Lots When the Silvertown Tunnel opens next week, one thing the Mayor will enthuse about is the new...

5 months ago

108

SL4, Stopping Lots

from diamond geezer [alt+shift+b] in travel

5 months ago

When the Silvertown Tunnel opens next week, one thing the Mayor will enthuse about is the new Superloop bus route running through it. People like the Superloop, they know it gets them places fast, so no doubt they'll be enthused too. But the new SL4 isn't going to be as super as...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

Herbert Lui

Top of mind My partner, my cat, and I once missed a connecting flight due to a luggage hiccup. The staff got us...

5 months ago

53

Top of mind

from Herbert Lui [alt+shift+b] in travel

5 months ago

My partner, my cat, and I once missed a connecting flight due to a luggage hiccup. The staff got us replacement tickets for another flight 12 hours later. Maybe we could catch an earlier flight if there was space, they said. That was a possibility we were eager to explore. So I...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

diamond geezer

Estimated fix time Estimated fix time: Tue 01/04/2025 at 19:00 then Estimated fix time: Sorry we can't provide a fix...

5 months ago

45

Estimated fix time

from diamond geezer [alt+shift+b] in travel

5 months ago

Estimated fix time: Tue 01/04/2025 at 19:00 then Estimated fix time: Sorry we can't provide a fix date at the moment. Please check again later. then Estimated fix time: Mon 31/03/2025 at 02:34 then Estimated fix time: Sorry we can't provide a fix date at the moment. Please check...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

Herbert Lui

Don’t fight back, fight forward with forgiveness A restaurateur speaks up publicly for what he thinks is right. The people who think he’s wrong take...

5 months ago

38

Don’t fight back, fight forward with forgiveness

from Herbert Lui [alt+shift+b] in travel

5 months ago

A restaurateur speaks up publicly for what he thinks is right. The people who think he’s wrong take action. They vandalize his restaurant. Glass is shattered. Mirrors broken. Furniture destroyed. He had invited his father to town to dine at the restaurant. That can’t happen now...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

diamond geezer

TfL FoI requests in March 2025 25 things we (genuinely) learnt from TfL FoI requests in March 2025 1) Only two refurbished Central...

5 months ago

51

TfL FoI requests in March 2025

from diamond geezer [alt+shift+b] in travel

5 months ago

25 things we (genuinely) learnt from TfL FoI requests in March 2025 1) Only two refurbished Central line trains have so far entered service. Three more are planned to enter service by January 2026. The overall programme is planned to complete in 2029. 2) Seat cushions on...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

Herbert Lui

Letting go of the scene I live in downtown NYC. I wouldn’t consider FiDi a particularly cool neighborhood. Geographically...

5 months ago

32

Letting go of the scene

from Herbert Lui [alt+shift+b] in travel

5 months ago

I live in downtown NYC. I wouldn’t consider FiDi a particularly cool neighborhood. Geographically speaking, I could probably be further from the scene—I’m not in the burbs!—but socially speaking, I haven’t broken in. To be honest, I could not be less interested. Yes, there is...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

diamond geezer

Unblogged March 31 unblogged things I did in March Sat 1: The world is still reverberating after Trump and Vance...

5 months ago

40

Unblogged March

from diamond geezer [alt+shift+b] in travel

5 months ago

31 unblogged things I did in March Sat 1: The world is still reverberating after Trump and Vance admonished Zelensky in the White House yesterday, and you can sense that 2025 is going to be a turning point in geopolitical history but not in a good way. Sun 2: Fish and Ships, the...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

Herbert Lui

AI and living tutorials A couple of years ago, I published a post on how I thought AI would disrupt writing, editing, and...

5 months ago

32

AI and living tutorials

from Herbert Lui [alt+shift+b] in travel

5 months ago

A couple of years ago, I published a post on how I thought AI would disrupt writing, editing, and marketing. I wrote, “The notion that people won’t get replaced with A.I., but people who work with A.I., rings true in each of these fields.” One reason this happens is because AI...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

diamond geezer

Annoyance I got home yesterday after watching the eclipse, put the kettle on and opened up my laptop. No...

5 months ago

40

Annoyance

from diamond geezer [alt+shift+b] in travel

5 months ago

I got home yesterday after watching the eclipse, put the kettle on and opened up my laptop. No internet. Well that's annoying, I thought. My BT Hub was displaying the dreaded red ring of doom, a bit like an eclipse in itself, and rebooting it didn't help. OK that's more...

Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

upvote [alt+ctrl+↑] downvote [alt+ctrl+↓] prev [↑] next [↓]

New here?

Top Categories > travel

bored reading