The Magic Porridge Pot

And why the Botfarm had to go

Mark Kelly
Nov 3 · 3 min read
Photo by Macau Photo Agency on Unsplash

I remember reading my kids a story from a Ladybird book about the Magic Porridge Pot.

All you had to do was say “cook, little pot, cook” and it prepared as much porridge as you wanted, or even too much if you forgot to say “stop, little pot, stop”.

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Mark Kelly

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Ancient ex-programmer (ask me about Cobol) with a 12-year-old daughter (ask me about TikTok). Rebooting the writing habit after too long on the bench.

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