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23 Apr 2026 1 minute read 0 comments i'mature
In the heart of Hanoi, cafés line a working railway track, where tourists gather in anticipation of the passing train - a must-visit according to the guidebook. The best time for photos is early afternoon, so the book says, but we arrived after dark...
11 Apr 2026 1 minute read 3 comments i'mature
I was listening to LBC’s Nick Abbot - the funniest man on British radio. It was a couple of hours before Artemis 2 was due to splash down after its round-trip to the Moon. Someone called in with something topical - did you know NASA spent millions on...
9 Apr 2026 1 minute read 0 comments i'mature
Sourced from YT channel Future Vision: https://www.youtube.com/@FutureVision99 Ha ha, that’s a funny joke - two economists eat sh*t, get nothing in return and GDP rises by $200! But swap “eat sh*t” with “do something useful” and the joke now describ...
22 Mar 2026 1 minute read 0 comments i'mature
Text spotted on a t-shirt while negotiating Ho Chi Minh City’s metro. It was printed slightly lower than I would have liked, and missing a question mark. But still, it made me think. You know when we dream, all manner of impossibilities happen and s...
17 Mar 2026 1 minute read 5 comments i'mature
I love Brave, and its associated crypto called Basic Attention Token or BAT. For a few years now it has been my default browser. Brave is ad-free and feels fast and snappy, and I’m particularly drawn to the politics hidden under the hood. Let me expl...
10 Mar 2026 1 minute read 0 comments i'mature
From Highlands Coffee overlooking Nghia Thuc Square, I spied a white Harley. I wanted to investigate. I rushed down, but was not the first there. Another Harley hid behind. Surprisingly, there was no security in sight. But then I spotted th...
28 Feb 2026 1 minute read 0 comments i'mature
All dressed up and ready to shoot. In socialist Vietnam, selfies and wefies have become a national pastime - joyous, public, and proudly shared. Photos from Nghia Thuc Square in Hanoi, Vietnam 2025.
22 Feb 2026 1 minute read 1 comment i'mature
I was explained the origin of the original Apple logo, the one with the rainbow colours. It was a beautiful story, a perfect tribute to Alan Turing - the great gay mathematician who in 1954 laced an apple with cyanide and took a bite, his suicide dri...
20 Feb 2026 1 minute read 1 comment i'mature
If I gave you $1 every second, how long would it take for you to pocket one trillion dollars? Pause for a moment and make a guess. The answer may surprise you. But before we go there, have you noticed how the word trillion has quietly become part of...
