Fortnightnote, Sunday 6th July

Self Care graffiti found by the River Kelvin in Glasgow
  • Time got away from me last week. So much going on at work and just didn’t have the time to do even a quick post. This bit of graffiti at the River Kelvin in Glasgow seemed pretty apt when I stumbled on it.
  • James Harding is an Airbus pilot but also posts an amazing amount of data and visualisations on his flights. Love stumbling on sites like this.
  • Denis Villeneuve Directing Next James Bond Film – might still be years away given the films he’s attached to, but this is a pretty exciting announcement. Villeneuve Is one of my favourite directors and I can’t wait to see what he does with the franchise.
  • I think Xbox hardware is dead – sobering and Microsoft also laid off so many teams and killed a lot of games this week. Not convinced Gamepass has been good for the industry.
  • The truth about Tesla’s – extract from an upcoming book but after reading this I still don’t understand why anyone would buy a Tesla based on its hardware and software…and even if you give that a pass, Musk’s behaviour and world views are the killer blow.
  • I Shipped a macOS App Built Entirely by Claude Code – fascinating post on how developers are using AI and LLM’s to deliver real world app’s.
  • How to Network as an Introvert – I find networking so hard. Good tips in this article and as an introvert there’s a couple for me to try.
  • The British Grand Prix was fantastic over the weekend. Quali so competitive but the highlight was the race, not because Lando Norris won, but on his 239th Grand Prix Nico Hulkenberg finally got a podium. Amazing especially as he started at the back of the grid. Everyone was so happy for him – great to see. Pretty cool that the trophies were made out of Lego to celebrate F1 turning 75.
  • Watched season 4 of The Bear last weekend and loved it. A step up on Season 3 which is odd considering both 3 and 4 were shot back to back. I do wonder if it will come back…I’d be tempted just to leave it as is which is four wonderful seasons and a fantastic soundtrack.
  • Also missed posting about Race Across The World which finished a few weeks ago. Loved the contestants this year as always but it’s the editing/production team that need to take all the credit. They are experts and the way they reveal more about the teams each week and intertwine the race is top class. One of the best things on TV.

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