2025-07-08
Checking in.
Posting has been slow/sporadic/non-existent on here for a while. I'm going to mostly blame the heat - the last thing I want to do when it is 30 degrees is... Well, anything actually. But I'm still here, and I note that Teenage Engineering have been busy:
Hear the Otherworldly 'Choir' of Singing Beechwood Dolls by Teenage Engineering — Colossal
The Dia browser from The Browser Company is still in its infancy. Fans of Arc, the company's previous offering, were asking for a sidebar. One has now been provided, and the announcement video is worth a look:
Some more links:
A New Aerial Photography Contest Takes a Bird's-Eye View of Life Around the World — Colossal
Or you could, of course, buy the real thing:
Buy a historic Frank Lloyd Wright home in Mississippi for $2.5 million - The Spaces
If your tastes run to the more traditional, or if you're shopping for a base for your international crime syndicate:
A palatial English estate hits the market for just under £10m - The Spaces
And finally, for those worrying about the onward march of AI, some fact-based predictions courtesy of Cal Newport, who knows his onions:
AI and Work (Some Predictions) - Cal Newport
Enjoy Tuesday.