Tom Whitwell

Reformed journalist, reformed consultant, now I design electronic musical instruments:

[Tom Whitwell @TomWhitwell]

I just published 52 things I learned in 2025 https://t.co/UadjNOFyXl

[Clem Cowton @ClemCowton]

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

[Daniel Raffel @danielraffel]

Such a good (annual, regular) list of things @TomWhitwell has learned. https://t.co/hL5zau2NwU

[Tom Whitwell @TomWhitwell]

@mmmelk Haven't been on Twitter much this year, I have a stack of sources in my old-school RSS reader, and follow a few rabbit holes. Three good sources are @MargRev @SixthTone @genmon

[Tom Whitwell @TomWhitwell]

I just published 52 things I learned in 2025 https://t.co/UadjNOFyXl

[James Edward Dillard @jamesdillard]

You can read the rest of the list here: https://t.co/OCuoU8CnTb

[Tom Whitwell @TomWhitwell]

@adamgraham Thanks Adam

[Tom Whitwell @TomWhitwell]

@jebgavin @lauriewired Who knows, I feel like hardware vs software emulation is getting into 'place crystals on your £15k power cable to improve resonances' world these days, but maybe there are specific things, like feedback loops or inductors, that are still difficult to model

[Tom Whitwell @TomWhitwell]

52 Things I Learned in 2025 from:
🔥@PeterBilak
🔥@stlartsupply
🔥@carsonmonetti
🔥@andresjz_swp
🔥@SixthTone
🔥@cobbo3
🔥@SimarSBajaj
🔥@carolinefraser
🔥 @JoyFunmilolaOke
🔥 @caluapataca
🔥 @JohnKomlos
https://t.co/iQsNZGWRSH

[Tom Whitwell @TomWhitwell]

52 Things I Learned in 2025 from:
🔥 @paul3548
🔥 @paul3548
🔥 @jimwaterson
🔥 @stoppingcart
🔥 @FraserNelson
🔥 @thomas_m_wilson
🔥 @KatieJWells
🔥 @parismartineau
🔥 @alexkasprak
🔥 @dynomight7
🔥 @ReporterRichB
🔥 @genmon
🔥 @pencerw
https://t.co/iQsNZGWRSH

[Tom Whitwell @TomWhitwell]

@jebgavin @lauriewired It's a very interesting area psychologically - is passing your digital file through a piece of kit thousands of miles away more satisfying that passing it through a locally-running digital emulation of that piece of kit?

[Tom Whitwell @TomWhitwell]

Casually wondering how many people now look at https://t.co/iQsNZGWRSH
vs looking at
https://t.co/vBf1qhHdx6

[Marginal Revolution @MargRev]

What Tom Whitwell learned in 2025 https://t.co/vu9loIqk25

[tyro @DoubleEph]

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

[Tom Whitwell @TomWhitwell]

@MargRev Here's the 2025 edition: https://t.co/iQsNZGWRSH

[John Rentoul @JohnRentoul]

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 https://t.co/JGHI5tNdUB

[www.sidin.co @sidin]

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:

[Tom Whitwell @TomWhitwell]

@briankeating Hmm, this is what I got: "A bewildering grab-bag of hopeful statistics, unsettling technologies, absurd loopholes, cultural quirks, and shifting behaviours." https://t.co/iQsNZGWk39

[Tom Whitwell @TomWhitwell]

@EarlTHumphrey Here's the 2025 version, Earl, https://t.co/iQsNZGWk39

[Tom Whitwell @TomWhitwell]

@thesamfactory Here's the 2025 version, Sam: https://t.co/iQsNZGWk39

[Tom Whitwell @TomWhitwell]

@JohnRentoul Here's the 2025 edition, John: https://t.co/iQsNZGWk39

[Tom Whitwell @TomWhitwell]

@pacificleo Here's the 2025 version, Prashant https://t.co/iQsNZGWk39