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August 13, 2026 Musings

Smoggie Queen (3): Stereotypes, Representation, and Lossy Compression in old and GenAI

We must ask in our increasingly AI world:
Who gets to decide what survives the data compression? Who gets to say, “That’s not me”? And most importantly: who gets to build the representation in the first place?

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August 4, 2026 Musings

Smoggie Queen (2): Hairclips and WhatsApp Stickers

I arrived hoping to learn some tips and tricks of the trade that would make me think: Ah, that’s the secret. Perhaps a good, fresh-looking foundation that would make my skin glow, a clever way to dress my petite five-foot frame in colours other than black…

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July 21, 2026 Musings

Style me like a Smoggie Queen

The competition was aimed at women over 40 who felt invisible, so I wrote down the things I knew they would be looking for: grey hair, cancer, new things, and sent them along with the requested full-length picture and a headshot.

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February 15, 2007 Design

Designing with the future in mind: The Transporter Bridge, Middlesbrough

Car use in the UK has risen an astonishing 70% in the last two decades and will apparently continue to

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