Co-founder @contexttravel and @cicerolearning, chair @STI_travel, live on a boat. I tweet about travel, education, climate, and long-distance sailing.
Cape Town, South Africa
Joined January 2011
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I have a serious problem.
Tonight was the third time I've sailed across the equator on this trip and completely spaced until it was miles behind.
I blame Starlink this time.
I dye my hair when the kid wakes up.
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For whoever keeps track of these things, the yacht clearance experience in Fernando de Noronha is one of the best on the planet.
The port captain pours you an espresso while you wait for immigration and customs.
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Oi, is it me? I was ghosted on two calls today. Don't get me wrong, I loved getting that hour back. But is there something in the water?
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Which Socratic interlocutor does ChatGPT most resemble?
Some days it's Meno: a complete idiot with lots of wrong ideas.
Other days it's Parmenides. Smart but absurd.
Thankfully there are plenty of days when it's Theatetus: engaging, open, and helpful.
Sunday miscellany. Demise of the key change in music, impelled by two surprising causes: hip hop and digital recording.
tedium.co/2022/11/09/the-dea…
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Montesquieu pointed out that without education democracy dies.
He was definitely thinking about the liberal arts. (Not professional "skilling.")
AI simply raises the stakes to civilization level.
The advent of AI only makes studying the liberal arts more important than ever. That's our take from this wide-ranging interview with the ever prescient Jaron Lanier.
This is a must read for all parents.
#FutureOfEducation #AI #classicaleducation
theguardian.com/technology/2…
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Question of the day/month. Should we sail easily downwind to the Caribbean (2k nm) or a snake like path via the doldrums and Sargasso Sea to Europe (4.5k nm) next month?
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1780 nautical miles across the South Atlantic in a small boat with my family. Some takeaways.
1/ Teenagers can do a lot more than we give them credit for, including standing watch, gybing downwind, dousing torn spinnakers, and avoiding tankers while their parents sleep.
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David Brooks' piece on depression in today's @nytimes is maybe his best writing yet.
nytimes.com/2023/02/09/opini…
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Just finished Noviolet Bulawayo's We Need Names, a fantastic portrayal of Zimbabwe, the African diaspora in America, and coming of age. If you liked Americanah (like me), you'll love this (like me).
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Epic.
Want to know a secret about Kayak.com? For the first five years, I had three designers but no product managers. I was the PM. We did no customer journey bs, but I did talk to customers every day.
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There's a lot of excitement in the travel industry at the moment about a banner year ahead. Will the airlines—which have probably never been more poorly run than they are currently—be a huge drag on that growth?
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