Someone asks you a question. You freeze, mouth slightly open, absolutely nothing coming out. And what does the person opposite you say? "What's wrong, cat got your tongue?" Now stop…
So apparently today is World Cleanup Day. Millions of people, all over the planet, armed with bin bags and gloves, going out to pick up rubbish that other people dropped.…
If you’ve ever wondered why you spend more time on emails, admin, and tiny tasks instead of the things that actually matter… it’s not laziness. It’s biology. Your brain is…
You open the fridge. You stand there. You survey the shelves — the sad lone yoghurt, the jar of something unidentifiable at the back, the block of cheese that's seen…
Most people think hesitation is harmless. A pause. A delay. A moment to “think things through.” But hesitation has a cost — and it’s almost always paid quietly. The truth…
GOM World Cup Diary #8: Why Can't We Ever Just Enjoy It? England won 4-2 last night. Just let that sink in for a moment. Four goals scored. Three points…
Why Does It Take Seven People To Get It Wrong? Last night I watched another controversial VAR decision. Or perhaps I should say I watched seven people spend several minutes…
GOM World Cup Diary #6: Why Do We Bother With Experts? Yesterday I was told Spain would comfortably beat Cape Verde. The experts said so. The statistics said so. The…
GOM World Cup Diary #5: Do We Really Need 48 Teams? Germany beat Curaçao 7-1 yesterday. Which was unfortunate for Curaçao. And, if we're being completely honest, not especially surprising…
GOM World Cup Diary #4: Whatever Happened to Just Watching the Match? I spent part of yesterday watching football supporters watching football. Which, when you think about it, is a…
GOM World Cup Diary #3: Why Does Everything Have To Be Bigger In America? The World Cup has now arrived in the United States, and after watching the coverage I…
By the Time the Opening Ceremony Finished, I'd Forgotten There Was a Match I switched on last night to watch a football match. That, at least, was the plan. What…
Why Does Every Football Tournament Need an Opening Ceremony? The football starts tonight. Or at least, that's what I've been told. Personally, I was under the impression that football tournaments…
Whatever Happened to a Good Queue? There was a time when people knew how to queue. It wasn't written down anywhere. There wasn't a government leaflet about it. Nobody needed…
So in the first week of this experiment, both the AI entries were poor compared to my gut predictions. WEEK 1 FIXTURES Score ME Pts CLAUDE Pts ChatGPT Pts Wet…