Aweh, My Dearly Beloved Fellow Ruminants & Groupies The Bot Knows Best? So, what’s humanity’s greatest achievement? I asked ChatGPT 4. And because I’m cruel, I made it choose just one. “If confined to one, the scientific method stands as humanity’s greatest achievement.It is the foundation for nearly every other major advancement, space exploration, medicine,Continue reading “Ruminations on humanity’s greatest achievement”
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Ruminations on empathy
Aweh, My Dearly Beloved Fellow Ruminants & Groupies, One of my readers sent me the featured quotes. My visceral response was to demonise Musk and identify with Hannah Arendt—but then I started to ruminate, as I do. Is empathy the most essential feature of a successful society? The empathy quote is widely (but wrongly) attributedContinue reading “Ruminations on empathy”
Ruminant Pink Friday’s Rules for Life
Aweh, My Dearly Beloved Fellow Ruminants & Groupies What are the rules for life? Do they exist? One of my colleagues called me an anarcho-capitalist. An Anarcho-Capitalist is that person at a braai who insists taxation is theft between sips of craft beer. His dream world? One where everyone is a self-made entrepreneur living inContinue reading “Ruminant Pink Friday’s Rules for Life”
Ruminations on a Family Reunion
Aweh dearly beloved fellow ruminants & groupies This week Nerine and I have travelled to Cape Town for a family reunion tomorrow evening. The featured image shows the family tree for my mother’s side of the family. My maternal grandparents had three daughters, Rene, Jean, and Nina (my mother). Arising from these 3 sisters thereContinue reading “Ruminations on a Family Reunion”
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