So Sam Altman says it "feels within grasp" that GPT-6 will be used to make new scientific discoveries and cure diseases. Hmmm. I hope it will be able to cure Sam's severe case of griftitis. #GPT5 was rush released last week amid much fanfare and hyperbole. Yes, that's a real

I love the way the audience gasps in awe regularly. Most of them are probably fanatical practitioners themselves. Yo-Yo masters (male and female). They clearly know which moves are extra impressive. As a layperson, I think the whole performance is amazing. Mad skills!

Bar'dayez Bistro pub quiz, Nairobi, Thursday August 21. Thanks to the geniuses of team Hocus Pocus for adopting me for the evening. I was the least knowledgeable person on the team. My primary contributions were buying a few rounds of drinks and pouring the Jameson from the

Two french speaking guys encounter a Frill-necked lizard in the Australian outback.

June 2025. Hanging out with a statue of Hungarian author, Gyula Krúdy, creator of Szindbád (Sindbad in English), one of the most distinctive figures in Hungarian literature. Based loosely on Sinbad the Sailor from The Arabian Nights, Krúdy transformed him from a literal

Tbilisi, Georgia, September 22, 2025. Reminded me of Budapest in the early 1990s. The same "post-transition" vibrancy but with (even) more wine, (even) more hills and a weird juxtaposition of gleaming glass towers alongside crumbling 19th-century architecture.

A gathering of new friends and old friends. Chechen, Georgian, Irish and Hungarian "brothers". A feast to remember. North of Pankisi Gorge, Georgia, September 24, 2025.

"Why 94 is the new 54 for moguls". Great piece from the FT. Rupert Murdoch, Charles Koch, George Soros, Giorgio Armani (ok, recently died) are / were all active and influential into their 90s. The article also correctly points out that two of the leading financial beneficiaries

I love it!

Twice a year 6 million antelope move north/south and east/west across South Sudan to/from Gambella National Park in Ethiopia after the seasonal rains. "Bodingalo National Park. No place in Africa even comes close to the intact nature of the land, the ecosystems and the wildlife.

🚨: The Sun has officially set in Barrow, Alaska, and it won't rise again until January 22, 2026.

Taking this pill so I never lose that dog in me

From 900+ applicants in 87 countries, the UNICEF Innovation Venture Fund has selected 7 ventures "advancing ethical data systems, safeguarding privacy, and shaping trustworthy digital spaces". One of them is using an AI-powered misinformation detection tool developed by

Yamas Greek Kitchen & Bar. Nairobi Restaurant Week 2026. Not so long ago.

Cheeky Cherki doing keepie uppies in the middle of the #CarabaoCup final. Says it all really. Pathetic from Arsenal today. Negative, overly cautious. Playing not to bottle it instead of playing to win it. I would not be surprised if we end up trophyless again this year.

"Made of Stone" has to be one of the top music documentaries of all time. Sixteen years after the ugly split-up, this is The Stone Roses rehearsing "Waterfall" in the studio. Recorded on 17th May 2012, six weeks before their famous Heaton Park comeback performance. Watch Reni

Okay, so let me get this straight. Yesterday evening, rather predictably, Paris Saint-Germain beat Liverpool FC 2-0 at the Parc des Princes. Every single one of their players got a Google player rating for their performance of more than 4. Maximum is 5. Meanwhile, Atlético de Madrid travelled to

A friend, and fellow Arsenal fan, has convinced me that being neck and neck with Manchester City is actually the best thing that has happened to us. Finally, we can abandon Arteta's misguided strategy of trying to secure cautious wins. Now we need to put the pedal to the metal in all

The YouTube algorithm is feeding me Appalachian trail hiking videos, Daniel Day Lewis reels (There Will Be Blood), Moroccan food, Hibs games, and amazing acoustic versions of David Bowie songs. youtube.com/watch?v=d1zXTG…