Around the World in 288 Days
After 288 days on the road, the author and family logged over 45,000 km, sleeping in 16 cities across 12 countries before returning to Seattle. The trip was driven by three motives: giving the author’s daughter a unique travel experience, testing how proximity to Africa would affect the Africa Eats venture, and simply living abroad. The itinerary was largely unplanned, leveraging a mix of long‑haul flights, a Eurail pass, and spontaneous stops. The journey culminated with a brief London stay before heading home.
Living | Visiting
The author contrasts "living" in a foreign city with merely "visiting" during a year‑long travel adventure, using Athens as a case study. While living, daily routines like catching up on email and walking more than 11,000 steps become normal, whereas...
1 Cubic Millimeter (AI Hype Part 3)
Researchers mapped a one‑cubic‑millimeter piece of human brain, revealing 57,000 neurons and roughly 150 million synapses within a volume half the size of a grain of rice. The sample was sliced into 5,000 ultra‑thin sections, each 30 nm thick, exposing previously undocumented...
AI Responds (Part 2)
Gemini, Google’s AI model, critiques the author’s earlier AI‑hype essay, praising the strong voice, the “Office 3.0” analogy that recasts AI as a productivity utility, and concrete real‑world examples. It flags factual slip‑ups—incorrect GPT‑3 release dates—and notes dated cultural references that...
AI Hype (Part 1)
The author argues that current large language models are powerful summarization tools but lack true intelligence, cautioning against the prevailing AI hype. While LLMs can boost office productivity, they are prone to hallucinations and cannot replace deep expertise. Job displacement...
Nairobi Flow
The post explains Nairobi’s informal traffic etiquette, where drivers move into any available space regardless of painted lanes or signals. This unwritten Rule #1 and Rule #2 create a cooperative “Nairobi flow” that keeps traffic moving despite chronic congestion. By...