I asked ChatGPT to write me a sonnet on the subject of the Forth Bridge. I was slightly disappointed it didn’t spot why I wanted that particular subject, even when prompted.

It is one of the tests in Alan Turing’s seminal paper Computing Machinery and Intelligence from 1950.

Strange tower in the countryside when I was exploring today.

Whenever ‘Doctor’ Michael Mosley pops-up on Radio 4 promoting Just One Thing to improve our lives. My thing is to switch off the radio for 15 minutes!

We have lots of family photos but this one always makes me smile. Memories of our ‘lockdown’ themed dinners. The rule was costumes had to be made―no spending money.

My own efforts are less photogenic!

Empathy works

I really felt moved by this short piece of music by Nitin Sawney. Available on TIDAL and Spotify.

I love walking barefoot so I’m excited to be trying some ‘barefoot’ running shoes in the next few days.

These are not those weird Vibram ‘Five Fingers’ that are fantastic but just not for me.

Dundee back alley

My daughter wanted to go painting ceramics for her birthday so I chose to create a new espresso cup.

I am shocked it’s still not possible to complete a recurring task early using Cultured Code’s Things app.

It’s been over five years since I first asked about that. For me. That’s a fatal omission in a task manager.

I was out yesterday with my Pentax LX loaded with CineStill BwXX black and white 35mm film. I love using film, and that’s a great camera, plus I was able to apply my recent street photography training for some shots of people in Dundee.

Farmers’ market

I can’t decide whether I prefer colour or black & white for this image. Thoughts?

Over here in the UK I occasionally listen to news from Tortoise Media. It does seem to be staffed almost entirely by posh boys and girls with names such as Alexi, Basia, Giles, Jeevan or Merope.

That said, they do cover important stories that don’t get focus elsewhere.

I just learned that the two Mambo Loud shirts I bought 30 years ago are now worth over £500. 😎

Well that’s a first for me at Wordle.

Wordle 802 1/6

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My recent musings on browser bookmarks led to a big change in the way I manage them and the numbers involved.

I wrote about this over in the big blog

Flowers in the coffee shop

Another photo from my Bog Birthday Photo Walk

Over on the main blog, my thoughts on Oppenheimer.

Sunshine over grief

I’m wondering. Does anyone still use web browser bookmarks outside a work environment?

I certainly don’t use them in the way I used to — they have become a record of things I once found interesting.

Defiance and Whimsy. I thought this was a striking juxtaposition of rebellion and playful irreverence.

My present for my Big Birthday today was a photo walk with a pro photographer, focused on street photography. I was using my Leica Q2M and can’t wait to see the results.

Reading in the sun.