The Beauty of Tuscany

I’ve been a bit delinquent regarding the blog, and I still have to write about the last couple of days in Tuscany. I’m working on a slightly more serious piece ruminating on the level of visible economic activity, but in … Continue reading →

Monday, October 28, 2024 in Italy 2024, Travel

The World’s Second Worst Panorama 2024

Here’s my traditional group panorama for the 2024 Cinque Terre and Tuscany trip. From the left: Yours Truly, Grant, Elizma, Hildige, John, Buzz and Lee. Remind me never to book any of my fellow travellers for a portrait shoot – … Continue reading →

Thursday, October 10, 2024 in Italy 2024, Travel

(In)Correct Tripod Technique!

With Apologies to My Photography Tutors First, I’d like to apologise to all the authors, tutors, mentors and tour leaders who have tried to instil in me “correct” tripod technique. As they say, it’s not you, it’s me.I don’t particularly … Continue reading →

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 in Italy 2024, Photography, Thoughts on the World, Travel

Welcome to Tuscany

We took our leave of the Cinque Terre, and embarked on the long drive to Tuscany. This was punctuated by two interactions with our host at Cinque Terre, first when he discovered that one of the keys had not been … Continue reading →

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 in Italy 2024, Travel

What’s That Shiny Yellow Thing?

We started day 2 by getting a train. There are essentially four ways of getting between the five towns which make up the Cinque Terre: you can walk along the cliff paths, go by boat, or get the excellent trains … Continue reading →

Sunday, September 29, 2024 in Italy 2024, Travel

A Curse Manifests

The Italy 2024 Blog I’m not sure I believe in curses as a general rule but I am starting to think that I have inadvertently offended a very particular deity and invoked their wrath. Every time I go on one … Continue reading →

Thursday, September 26, 2024 in Italy 2024, Micro Four Thirds, Photography, Travel

Trippin’ AI

Just how wrong can an AI get it? As part of my effort to profile the power consumption of GenAI, I decided to try and summarise one of my travel blogs using ChatGPT and the other big public models, plus … Continue reading →

Tuesday, September 10, 2024 in Thoughts on the World

An AI Scares Itself, and Me

Just how bleak can an AI’s world view become? One of my clients asked me to write an article on the environmental impact of generative AI. Like a lot of large corporations they are starting to embrace GenAI, but they … Continue reading →

Friday, August 30, 2024 in Agile & Architecture, Sustainability, Thoughts on the World

Metal

I read this hopeful from the book’s synopsis for a thoughtful, if pacey, sci-fi thriller in the Michael Crichton mould. However it really fails to deliver, descending very quickly into a formulaic post-apocalyptic “shoot-em-up”. The story portrays a remarkably rapid … Continue reading →

Thursday, May 2, 2024 in Reviews

The World’s Worst Panorama 2024

As is traditional, here’s my rogue’s gallery from the Lee Frost Iceland Tour 2024. From the left: Philip, Chris, Chris, Andreas, Lee, Yours Truly, Ann, John and Geriant. Continue reading →

Friday, February 23, 2024 in Iceland2024, Travel

Three Kirks and a Kirkufell!

Ideally, don’t get a cold when you’re in Iceland. If you must, make sure you have enough of your preferred cold medication. If you’ve failed on that, then you really, really don’t want to discover it on Saturday morning. In … Continue reading →

The Road North

After a leisurely breakfast we hit the road for the long drive up to the Snaefellsnes peninsula, up on the Iceland’s North-West coast. Among a number of other attractions, this is home to the volcano Snæfellsjökull, famous as the point … Continue reading →

Wednesday, February 21, 2024 in Iceland2024, Travel