Admid all the noise around AI, it’s worth remembering that there are some areas where it is unquestionably creating benefits, like early detection of breast cancer.

I lost both my parents to cancer before I was out of my 30s. I’ll cheer this use of AI every step of the way.

2026-02-06


The good folks at Ghost have just ticked off a couple of items on my wishlist, with upgraded comment moderation and management.

Step by step, they’re turning this platform into the perfect audience-centric publishing platform.

2026-02-06


For the last three years, I’ve been looking out over a courtyard from my desk at the university.

I’d never been in it in all that time.

Today, I finally rectified that.

I should work out there on a summer’s afternoon.

A courtyard surrounded by multistory brick and white buildings with large windows and a seating area with plants in the center.A courtyard features circular wooden benches surrounding small garden areas with plants, set against a backdrop of white brick buildings with large windows.

2026-02-06


A foxy nighttime encounter, on my way to collect my daughter.

A fox is standing on a grassy area next to a paved path at night.

2026-02-08