i had an AI-generated collaborative piece about AI-generated work in a 1-day group show at the musee de la poste. #meta

ornaghi and prestinari, broken and gold-enamelled jar. another way to kintsugi. at galeria continua on rue du temple.

naturalwine

renaud guettier adonis 2022. pineau d'aunis at 12% all graphite and cherries ❤️ ❤️

Taste Buds

Dogs

an ok tiramisu with dog at passerina

i would really love more attention to be paid to getting textures to the cusp of transition. a tiramisu should be a solid on the cusp of being a liquid

/dogs

coffee

vvg aeropresses of coffee collective gesha neyver and koppi villa camilla pink bourbon, in ash glazed cups from the loire — at telescope, the paris coffeeshop i like best.

I Took a Photo!

watching a very erudite french person tear apart a museum caption automatically translated (using chatgpt) from english to french — and rewrite the machine translation into something much more elegant.

#meaningmaking

(i wrote about meaning in translation here: https://vaughntan.org/meaning-in-translation)

big white lab runs into boulangerie to say hi to his dachshund puppy pal

july

creating and destroying; flying cars, roc.camera, july.rocks /july /faust

also, learn more about not-knowing: https://vaughntan.org/notknowing

#metaphor

an electric bicycle is wonderful and makes cycling feel easy, but when you lose electrical assist it is horrible to use — in fact barely useable

vs a normal bicycle

In Ljubljana teaching on resilience + uncertainty, and on meaningmaking and the future of work.

Other bits this week:
→ Why “human mRNA” beats rigid rules for info flow in orgs
→ Weird Slovenian stone rustication
→ Art thinking for uncertain times
→ Espresso design via jet engine thermodynamics
→ Risk mindset ≠ uncertainty mindset (see NYC floods)

Full post: https://uncertaintymindset.substack.com/p/gbw292025

let's see if fc's algorithm will bubble up content i think is important (go ahead, click on that link below) if i add some Lifestyle Content as a sweetener

here you see a table outside the old house in the luberon on the weekend. not shown: heaps of wasp-y things

Music

guerreros, los hermanos peru gesha and caturra roasted by tribute, made as high-dose v60, frozen, then blended.

not-knowing ✹ 🍕-fan ✹ productive discomfort + idk ✹ Marseille / Singapore / Auvergne ✹ The Uncertainty Mindset (2020) ✹ now: vaughntan.org/now-ish

vaughn tan

@vt