Replying to a tweet from @CarolineYLChen
Lovely!
That flip-book of Powers of Ten you mentioned—is that the one made by @KelliAnderson?
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Tuesday, August 31st, 2021
Saturday, August 28th, 2021
The world cannot be understood without numbers. And it cannot be understood with numbers alone.
— Hans Rosling, Factfulness
Zürich vom Berg, Zürich vom See.
Friday, August 27th, 2021
Checked in at Caffé & Bar Belpaese. Pre-dinner drink on the square — with Jessica
Thursday, August 26th, 2021
Funiculì, Funiculà
Gâteau, bateau. 🍰 ⛵️
Checked in at ViCafé Münsterplatz. Coffee on the square — with Jessica
Wednesday, August 25th, 2021
Goodnight, Zürich!
Checked in at Terminal 2 - The Queen’s Terminal. Back in an airport after 18 months — with Jessica
Going to Zürich. brb
Reading Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About The World — And Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling.
Tuesday, August 24th, 2021
Giving blood. 🩸 💉
Monday, August 23rd, 2021
“Hello, this is dog.”
Checked in at The Crown and Shuttle. Beer in the beer garden — with Jessica
One dog and his ball.
Replying to a tweet from @hj_chen
This is also not my cat (but the cat doesn’t care).
Replying to a tweet from @flaneur
Hi, Matt!
Good to see you again—I’ve missed you!
Chicken in the pasture.
Sunday, August 22nd, 2021
Cider and @wordridden.
Checked in at Allen Gardens. Playing with Cider — with Jessica
London is safe under the watchful gaze of Cider.
Checked in at Ottolenghi. Shakshuka — with Jessica
Checked in at Christ Church Gardens. Playing with Cider — with Jessica
Friday, August 20th, 2021
Cider looks like he’s on a Zoom call …that could’ve been an email.
Thursday, August 19th, 2021
I’m very glad that @TimBerners_Lee sent this email to the comp.sys.next.announce mailing list thirty years ago:
https://groups.google.com/g/comp.sys.next.announce/c/avWAjISncfw
Homemade lunches. 🥯 🥪
Tuesday, August 17th, 2021
Dog tired.
Replying to a tweet from @tomcoates
Golden retriever kind …but red golden retriever, so not so golden. Looks quite similar to an Irish red setter, doesn’t he?
Monday, August 16th, 2021
Cider in the park.
Saturday, August 14th, 2021
Bumped into my old mate Anthony in London—brother from another mother! We used to busk on the streets of Galway thirty years ago.
Checked in at Howl at the Moon. Session! — with Jessica
Friday, August 13th, 2021
Replying to a tweet from @danlaush
Thanks for the tip!
(Though I have my suspicions that you may be biased towards those noodles because they named them after you. Twice.)
Hello, London!
Checked in at Dumpling Shack. Shengjianbao — with Jessica
Checked in at Beigel Bake. Beigel time! — with Jessica
Going to London. brb
Wednesday, August 11th, 2021
@textfiles I saw this and thought of you…
https://twitter.com/sarah_angliss/status/1425523232942313479
Should I press “play” on the toaster?
— A thing I said, just now.
Replying to a tweet from @peterme
Child-ren …chiiiiiild-ren
Tuesday, August 10th, 2021
It’s the damnedest thing: The dead abandon you; then, with the passage of time, you abandon the dead.
— Jennifer Senior
Replying to a tweet from @Rich_Harris
No, you’re characteristically thoughtful!
Seriously, I just linked to your post and used the adjective “thoughtful” to describe it: https://adactio.com/links/18352
Monday, August 9th, 2021
Replying to a tweet from @danmall
Beautiful!
(But saying “Might turn this series into my first NFT!” on the same day that the IPCC climate change report came out …yikes! NFTs are quite literally fuel for that fire.)
Sunday, August 8th, 2021
My ratatouille turned out just like the Pixar film…
Monsters Inc.
Friday, August 6th, 2021
Replying to a tweet from @ahope1
Thanks for the heads-up: should be fixed now!
Thursday, August 5th, 2021
Replying to a tweet from @mmatuzo
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021
Checked in at The Hartington. Tantek’s last night in England — with Jessica, Tantek
Replying to a tweet from @ThisIsJoFrank
I’m intrigued by the philosophy and approach of astro.build
I think open-ui.org is doing great work too.
Sunday, August 1st, 2021
Checked in at Hand in Hand. Pint of Shaka — with Jessica
Dora!
While the eyes of the world turn to Tokyo for the Olympics, the real nail-biting tension can be found at the Temptation Alley event at Bark In The Park. 🐕 🐶 🐩
Checked in at Queen’s Park. Bark In The Park! — with Jessica