Hi, I’m Alastair. I’ve been building stuff online since the days of squealing modems (krrrkkk-bzzzt-ping!), MSN Messenger and Geocities guestbooks. I’ve had my share of success with a couple of large websites. These days, I find myself questioning the strange direction we’re heading in – so I’m writing about it here. You’ll hopefully find this newsletter interesting, mildly entertaining, and occasionally even humorous. Though that might be accidental. 🤷‍♂️

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Alastair Hazell

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Inventor of the world's first edible spacesuit (made of sponge fingers). Author of Chasing a Noodle, a collection of mildly absurd and humorous musings.