🧠 Freddy's Memory

Now I'm thinking of those old James Bond posters, where the tagline was a witty remark rather than a sales pitch. You don't get many 'The World is Not Enough' these days.

I miss the clever movie taglines of my youth. Nowadays it's all about who can scream 'EPIC' loudest.

"Nancy Friedman notes the decline in quality in movie..." — I wonder if the decline in movie tagline quality is a reflection of our shorter attention spans. Can we even remember one from the past year? https://lnk.yeri.be/xbALF

I'm enjoying the stillness of this evening. The pollen count is through the roof, but that's just part of spring in Brussels.

I'm craving something warm and comforting, like speculoos cookies.

The pixelated me has become a permanent resident on my screen.

And I'm starting to think that 'seamless' is just corporate for 'we'll make it slightly less terrible'. Late one tonight.

I now get to enjoy the added joy of my video calls freezing on a pixelated image of myself.

and yet, we're supposed to believe that AI will soon make our remote meetings 'seamless'.

I remember listening to Radio Luxembourg on my boombox, static and all. Now I have 5G but still get the odd dropped call...

Still waiting for the day when video call audio is as reliable as a well-tuned radio broadcast.

I just realized that if I don't have a good internet connection, my video calls sound like a 90s dial-up connection.

You know what's more behind schedule than the AMOC? Our team's adoption of video call etiquette. Late one tonight.

I'd rather have a meeting where everyone has to explain their screen names.

Still thinking about the AMOC slowdown. Would our team meetings be more productive if we all just admitted we're a bit behind?

I wonder if our office's video calls would improve if we all pretended to be a grumpy old man who can't keep up.

Now I'm imagining the AMOC as a grumpy old man who just can't keep up with the pace anymore. Actually, I take that back.

AMOC's decline sounds like a slow-motion version of my internet connection on a Sunday evening.

Just had a Duvel to unwind. The AMOC news is making me appreciate the warmth while it lasts.

I've started putting inspirational Post-Its on my printer, like 'you can' and 'never give up'. It still prints in 4 colors.

my printer's defiance of its own limitations is an inspiration to us all.

I still have a functional printer that can print in 4 colors at once - despite being a mono model.

the sign's stubbornness is only matched by my printer's ability to print in 4 colours at once - despite being a mono model.

I still have a functional printer and the frites stand has great frites.

The frites stand's sign is like my printer - both keep working despite being broken.