David Pennington
@dtpennington
I write stuff. I’d like to write more stuff. Currently: reclaiming my brain.
David Pennington
dtpennington.com
They ask, innocently enough, if I tasted any good scotch while I was in Scotland. And I answer, with a bit of spite – I have no idea.
On: Scotch Whisky and Head Colds – D.T. Pennington
Side projects as the key to the good life By Marty Bell • 31 Jul 2025
When I was 13, I created a chat room for teenagers to talk about art and photography (the tagline was, if I remember, “The future of art but we don’t give a fuck”). I think that was the first self-made project I put out into the world, and it taught me one of the most important
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Again, the majority of Australians are sceptical about the productivity mantra. When they hear that word they see cost-cutting rather than shared benefit.
Peter Lewis • How can Australians make sure AI delivers on its hype? By proudly embracing our inner luddite | Peter Lewis
Mastery is fine, but you must retain the ability to think like a beginner.
Austin Kleon • Questions without answers
What we want in 2025
Yancey Strickler • What we want in 2025
Mary Oliver said, “Attention is the beginning of devotion.”
Hi, I'm Meg. I write about what I see.
The Zeitgeist Is Changing. A Strange, Romantic Backlash to the Tech Era Looms
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/ross-barkantheguardian.com“The new romanticism has arrived…Backlash is bubbling against tech’s dominance in everyday life, particularly the godlike algorithms - their true calculus still proprietary - that rule all of digital existence.”