<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1875170/open_sms">Send a text</a> Apologies in advance as the vacuum cleaner makes repeated appearances in this episode.If you would rather read these musings, head over <a href='https://ottotalks.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips'>here</a>.Anyway, a great week spent:<ul><li>In Auckland,</li><li>Learning about &quot;AI Companionship&quot;, and</li><li>thoroughly embarrassing myself at a community gathering...</li></ul>Hope you enjoy! <a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1875170/support">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1875170/open_sms"&gt;Send a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Apologies in advance as the vacuum cleaner makes repeated appearances in this episode.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you would rather read these musings, head over &lt;a href='https://ottotalks.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, a great week spent:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;In Auckland,&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Learning about &amp;quot;AI Companionship&amp;quot;, and&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;thoroughly embarrassing myself at a community gathering...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hope you enjoy!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1875170/support"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send a text  Apologies in advance as the vacuum cleaner makes repeated appearances in this episode. If you would rather read these musings, head over here. Anyway, a great week spent: In Auckland,Learning about "AI Companionship", andthoroughly embarrassing myself at a community gathering...Hope you enjoy!   Support the show 

Ep 30 - About New Zealand, AI Companions and Pokemon

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1875170/open_sms">Send a text</a> Lovely hot sunshine and heavy rain combo this week. It&apos;s at this point every year I remember that Australia is not my natural habitat.Some fun and games this week:<ul><li>More AI-spiralling,</li><li>Fishing (successfully!), and</li><li>Watching too much Netflix as always..</li></ul> <a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1875170/support">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1875170/open_sms"&gt;Send a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lovely hot sunshine and heavy rain combo this week. It&amp;apos;s at this point every year I remember that Australia is not my natural habitat.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some fun and games this week:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More AI-spiralling,&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Fishing (successfully!), and&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Watching too much Netflix as always..&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1875170/support"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send a text   Lovely hot sunshine and heavy rain combo this week. It's at this point every year I remember that Australia is not my natural habitat. Some fun and games this week: More AI-spiralling,Fishing (successfully!), andWatching too much Netflix as always..  Support the show 

Ep 29 - About Hard Things, Fishing and Nobody

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1875170/open_sms">Send a text</a>Dad and Christine have left the building and successfully returned to the rainy motherland. Action packed week in which I have spoken to:<ul><li>Spoken to random local people,</li><li>Been invited for Yum Cha, and</li><li>Finished the first season of The Pitt (comfortably my favourite show since Slow Horses Season 1...)</li></ul> <a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1875170/support">Support the show</a>

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Send a text Dad and Christine have left the building and successfully returned to the rainy motherland.  Action packed week in which I have spoken to: Spoken to random local people,Been invited for Yum Cha, andFinished the first season of The Pitt (comfortably my favourite show since Slow Horses Season 1...)    Support the show 

Ep 28 - About Going Local, Yum Cha and The Pitt

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1875170/open_sms">Send a text</a> Some more time spent in Melbourne has led to thoughts on:<ul><li>Creating luck</li><li>Talking to strangers</li><li>Spending too much time on my phone with no purpose</li></ul> <a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1875170/support">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1875170/open_sms"&gt;Send a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some more time spent in Melbourne has led to thoughts on:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Creating luck&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Talking to strangers&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Spending too much time on my phone with no purpose&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1875170/support"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send a text   Some more time spent in Melbourne has led to thoughts on: Creating luckTalking to strangersSpending too much time on my phone with no purpose    Support the show 

Ep 27 - About Luck, Talking to Strangers and Doomscrolling

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1875170/open_sms">Send a text</a> Two weeks to cover as I have slacked off..(thanks for the nudge Doug) but what a two weeks it has been!<ul><li>Dad and Christine were in town and so fancy restaurants were on the agenda</li><li>Manon and I went to Melbourne for the Australian Open and successfully avoided Djokovic</li><li>Gus has a girlfriend..</li></ul> <a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1875170/support">Support the show</a>

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Send a text   Two weeks to cover as I have slacked off..(thanks for the nudge Doug) but what a two weeks it has been! Dad and Christine were in town and so fancy restaurants were on the agendaManon and I went to Melbourne for the Australian Open and successfully avoided DjokovicGus has a girlfriend..  Support the show 

Ep 26 - About Melbourne, The Australian Open and Making Choices

👋 Enjoy the dulcet tones of Otto Thoresen, a Scotsman who finds himself living in Australia with his wife and dog, as he rambles about anything and everything. Ringing endorsements include: “it’s not terrible” and “I didn’t realise I had subscribed”. Be sure to hit that subscribe button and get on the bandwagon before it has even been built! 🛠️

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