I just published 52 things I learned in 2025 medium.com/p/52-things-i-…

I used to work for Shipman’s local MP and he had a stack of letters written from prison complaining about this very topic.

Such a good (annual, regular) list of things @TomWhitwell has learned. medium.com/@tomwhitwell/5…

You can read the rest of the list here: jdilla.xyz/post/316

52 Things I Learned in 2025 from:
🔥@PeterBilak
🔥@stlartsupply
🔥@carsonmonetti
🔥@andresjz_swp
🔥@SixthTone
🔥@cobbo3
🔥@SimarSBajaj
🔥@carolinefraser
🔥 @JoyFunmilolaOke
🔥 @caluapataca
🔥 @JohnKomlos
medium.com/@tomwhitwell/5…

52 Things I Learned in 2025 from:
🔥 @paul3548
🔥 @paul3548
🔥 @jimwaterson
🔥 @stoppingcart
🔥 @FraserNelson
🔥 @thomas_m_wilson
🔥 @KatieJWells
🔥 @parismartineau
🔥 @alexkasprak
🔥 @dynomight7
🔥 @ReporterRichB
🔥 @genmon
🔥 @pencerw
medium.com/@tomwhitwell/5…

Casually wondering how many people now look at medium.com/@tomwhitwell/5…
vs looking at
archive.ph/eDkTD

What Tom Whitwell learned in 2025 marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolu…

21. A study of 500 diners found “attractive servers earn approximately $1,261 more per year in tips than unattractive servers.” Mostly because of “female customers tipping attractive females more than unattractive females.”

And many more

Steve Jobs announced a feature called Smart Shuffle, which made iPod randomisation less random, in order to appear more random, in Sep 2005. Twenty years later, Spotify are still trying to find a shuffle algorithm that users like – @TomWhitwell medium.com/@tomwhitwell/5…

Hello friends. At long last that annual moment has come. My friend @TomWhitwell has posted his list of 52 things he learned in 2025. I look forward to this more than Christmas. This year's list is an all timer that includes this titbit:

A special Sound Bureau is happening on Tuesday November 11th where we feature @TomWhitwell's Music Thing Modular #workshopsystem advanced tickets from: wegottickets.com/event/679899

NEW ANALYSIS: A potential game changer for global emissions: China is on track for fall in emissions in 2025.

Clean-energy growth helped China’s carbon emissions fall by 1% year-on-year in H1 2025.

Excellent @CREACleanAir analysis in @CarbonBrief carbonbrief.org/analysis-recor…

Blast from past random repost

This video kind of explains what I've been making for the last 18 months: youtube.com/watch?v=ABbWmZ…

Pay what you like for a Music Thing Modular Workshop system, inspired by @jugendingenieur musicthing.co.uk/NYP/

New Workshop Newsletter is out: workshopsystem.substack.com/p/workshop-not…

New set of random shortwave recordings: tomwhitwell.bandcamp.com/album/shortwav…

Just when you thought you were done for a little while and then that @musicthing thing you’ve been waiting since @MachinaBris in Sept comes into stock #Sold #Thonk

Me grinning and talking at Synth Expo in Bristol youtube.com/watch?v=1BmcMY…