There's a good chance you're wrong about the End of History
Its most common critique is the weakest.
Cameron Knott
12 Custom Instructions for ChatGPT, Claude & other LLMs
This post assumes you already use Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT and Claude regularly, and want a good default set of Custom Instructions you can paste into their settings. If you are new to LLMs or don't know what I'm referring to, I’ll start
How to build a travel map in R (Updated 2025)
One of my first posts on this site was how to create a travel map in R. I always wanted to re-visit that map to add new destinations, to make the code more efficient, to use better packages.
In the old map, I found that the grouping by continent was
Moving to Paris: A useful if potentially incomplete guide
In October 2024 I moved to Paris and while I did so I wrote down all the handy practical advice people gave me, as well as the things I learnt which I wish someone had told me. Now you, dear reader, can also benefit from this advice should you ever
So you've decided to become an expat in Singapore
For expats, it is said that Singapore mixes East and West such that its learning curve is not too challenging but neither is it boringly familiar. An expat might readily acclimatise to living in Singapore before moving onto other countries more culturally distant from home, or could very well settle
Trip Report: Eastern Europe 2023-Nov
I spent 52 days overseas from November 2023 to January 2024. This is the train travel through Eastern Europe part of that trip.
Trip Report: Christmas in the Rhineland, 2023-Dec
I spent 52 days overseas from November 2023 to January 2024. This is the Christmas in Germany part of that trip.