I have not one, but two ulcers, on my inner lip. What a pain. They make eating and drinking considerably less enjoyable, and while not contagious, are certainly an annoyance. Would not recommend.

Sleep is critical. I wouldn’t recommend skipping it. This week has been a lot of disruption, and a few late nights due to work. The end result is moving slower, making mistakes, and enjoying the work less. Get those Zs.

I am reading Thomas Keller’s cookbook, based on what he serves at his restaurant: the French Laundry. The interesting parts are not so much the recipes, but the essays in between. I just finished one where he explains why he prefers to serve multiple, small dishes. The idea is simple; diminishing returns apply to many…

You can talk a lot faster than you can write. That’s uncontroversial. The controversial bit is: Would talking, rather than typing make you a more productive person? That’s the thesis that Wispr is trying to answer. Wispr is a voice-to-text tool; just talk and Wispr will be able to turn those words into text on…

There is one week left of the Premier League, and after 22 years, including three consecutive second place finishes, Arsenal have been crowned champions. A month ago, it looked like it wasn’t going to happen. A bad run of form and a loss to perennial favourite Manchester City looked like (another) bottled season. But it…

Two days ago, Ky and I went down to the Apple Store to upgrade our iPhones. After 3+ years of daily use, it was certainly time. I wrote a while ago about how we have well and truly in late-stage iPhone. There is a slightly better camera, a different charging port, and a lot more…