As a Liberal Malcolm Turnbull often does have smart things to say.
Whilst they don't get everything right the moderate Liberal party is so much better than the Sky News hard right of the party.
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As a Liberal Malcolm Turnbull often does have smart things to say.
Whilst they don't get everything right the moderate Liberal party is so much better than the Sky News hard right of the party.
All power to him as clearly this dude is incredibly fit.
In saying that, there is something suss about the Australian record. The heart rate. Random sections where he ran 400 metres in 23 seconds. The fact that he's clearly an influencer and not a standard runner. Food for thought.
This has to be one of the most hype videos I've ever seen for not a lot of payoff.
I have a growing sense that everything I have learned over the last 30 years has led me to this moment. While I am both anxious and excited about the responsibility of the substantial work ahead, I am so grateful for the opportunity to be part of such an important collaboration. The values and vision of Sam and the teams at OpenAI and io are a rare inspiration.
What they do next we'll see!
I randomly got some Melbourne restaurants to try in my Instagram algorithm so thought I'd list them out here:
I've never been to any of these places. There's a nice mix of more casual lunches and proper date night dinner type vibes. I'm sure Emma will like some of these options.
In the past couple of years I've slowly come to appreciate The Rolling Stones. For a long time I was a Beatles > Stones person but I think that equation is starting to shift. Maybe it's an age thing?
I'm even delving deeper into the history of The Rolling Stones. Events like the Altamont Free Concert are fascinating to me. There's also multiple great documentaries about the making of their albums which I appreciate.
There are 4 Rolling Stones albums that I really like: Beggars Banquet, Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers and Exile On Main St.
Each have great songs and just okay songs but as albums they're all brilliant.
The strong association with the delta blues is something I never really understood until recently. The Rolling Stones worship Robert Johnson and they cover him twice on these albums (Love In Vain, Stop Breaking Down).
When you listen to King of the Delta Blues Singers and come back and listen to these Stones records the connection is immediately apparent. It truely is an example of Everything Is A Remix.
The story of Exile On Main St and it's recording in a basement in France is incredibly cool. How they were able to somehow get the music out with various drug and personal issues; it defies logic. The fact that Mick Jagger and Keith Richards are still alive is just nuts.
This is just so incredibly sad.