Notes

Finished reading: Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr 📚 Loved it. Recommended.

ChatGPT can now see, hear, and speak

The example around images is pretty 🤯 Also, using the Perplexity.ai app on my phone is an eye opening view on how bad the Google search experience has become.

M.B.A. Students vs. ChatGPT: Who Comes Up With More Innovative Ideas? - WSJ

Cycle #mbsept

For a second, my brain didn’t know what language to think in. English or French. #mbsept

The Pigeon House yonder across the water. #mbsept.

Ship Shape

Deep in the forest. #mbsept

Perseverance and Adaptation: Ukraine’s Counteroffensive at Three Months - War on the Rocks

Comprehensive overview of the current situation.

Sea Fog rolling in.

Finished reading: Excession by Iain M. Banks 📚

Can’t help but wonder what Iain M. Banks would think about the Ai phase we’re currently experiencing. This was published in 1996..

The Gathering

Blue moon over Dublin Bay.

The 7 climate tipping points that could change the world forever - Grist | Grist

Predicting Apple Services – Asymco

Fascinating analysis. 2 million active users of Apple Services in Ireland.

My favourite Mugshot.

A decade after a disastrous launch, is Apple Maps finally good? | Maps | The Guardian

I mostly use Apple Maps while driving. In my opinion, it’s better than Google Maps at lane positioning - getting you in the right lane at the right time.

Empire | Goalhanger Podcasts

I’m late to this but it’s fascinating. Starting with the East India Company.

Really shouldn’t link to X Twitter but this is an exception.
Je m’en focking fous

Not sure who’d understand more, Corkonians or French.

Cross section of a tree that fell over 4,000 years ago on display in the Céide Fields Heritage Centre

Ireland June 2023. Warmest on record. July 2023. Wettest on record.

Sunset reflections West of Ireland.

Finished reading: AN Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain Pears 📚

Took me a while to read this. Really enjoyed it.