Potentially Interesting

183 - A Melbourne Chicken Itinerary 🍗🍗🍗

April 19, 2023

Hey there, ! What if… I needed to introduce someone to the wonder that is chicken (not just fried chicken!) through a number of restaurants in Melbourne, and...

182 - Company Names, once again! 🏢🏢

April 12, 2023

Hey there, ! Inspired by myself - wanting to do it again! I used a random name generator - I wanted to do top 5 girl and boy names of 1993 (my year of birth)...

181 - I'm a nerdy dren, am I? 🐎

April 5, 2023

Hey there, ! Sorry for those who thought that I had called them out personally to all of my followers last week! A few of you got in touch; it's just a...

180 - Exploring the multiverse 🪞

March 29, 2023

Hey there, ! A poem I liked this week, by Rumi: Come to the orchard in spring. There is light and wine and sweethearts in the pomengranate flowers If you do...

179 - Life, what's it all about? 🌱

March 22, 2023

Hey there, ! Look, Ma, it's a pretty photo from home! We back at it again with the Life Updates - but this time around I don't have to start with the house...

178 - The Adult-ing Scale, Revisited 🧍📊

March 15, 2023

Hey there, ! For those playing at home, the answers to last week's poems: Vince Rumi ChatGPT Sanai Vince Closest guess was Kento as he also guessed the...

177 - The Art of Writing Poetry ✍️💭❤️

March 8, 2023

Hey there, ! I suck at poetry, and I’m trying to study new forms of writing, so here’s a challenge to you, dear reader: Which of the following poems were...

# 176 - Random Li'l Reviews 📹🥘🛏️

March 1, 2023

Hey there, ! Firstly, thank you all for your very kind words, emails, messages or otherwise from my last post. I think it’s been one of my highest engagement...

175 - A detour into mental health 😕🧠

February 22, 2023

Hey there, ! A longer, more serious note this week - I wanted to share a part of my own mental health experience 'cos I thought it would be interesting to...

174 - New year, better me 📈🦸‍♂️

February 15, 2023

Hey there, ! Back to some quick fire life updates! Renovation: complete! - As you saw last week, the renovation is complete. Kitchen, bathrooms, flooring,...

173 - Lessons from a Renovation 👷‍♂️🛠️

February 8, 2023

Hey there, ! This is more of a ‘personal lessons that Vince is going to take away from this renovation’ but if it’s good for you, then by all means take on...

172 - Checking in on Predictions 🔮

February 1, 2023

Hey there, ! I completely forgot about doing this, and I wanted to see what the results were. The timing is off by a bit (it was supposed to be in a year)...

171 - It's the Year of the Rabbit! 🐇🧧

January 25, 2023

Welcome back, ! We're starting the year off with a BANG! 恭喜發財! Happy Lunar New Year! Got a LOT to write as I've been busy setting up and moving into my new...

170 - Christmas Movie Nostalgia 🎅🎄

December 21, 2022

Merry Happy, ! I broke the model I trained and now it's all effed up - the prompt here was 'Vince as santa riding a sled pulled by reindeer' but I see no...

169 - L1f6 Updat9 🏡

December 14, 2022

Hey there, ! (On people’s request, more AI Vince! I tried re-training a model and it has broken something, but I’ll keep working on it :D) Anyway, on to the...

168 - Tweet Roundup 🗨️🐦

December 7, 2022

Hey there, ! Let's dive into the world of the BIRD - don't worry that it's been taken over by a weird fella (we all burn in the hellscape of the internet...

167 - VinceAI 🤖🎨

November 30, 2022

[VinceAI POWER ON…] [VinceAI TRAIN ON VINCE’S FACE] [VinceAI OUTPUT FACES] Hey there, ! Just like I told you in my life updates, I spent some time...

166 - Survey for One 📝

November 23, 2022

Hey there, ! This is more of an open brainstorm about a fiction idea I had: the one surveyed person. While building surveys for customer research, I wondered...

165 - Roll for Stealth 🤫

November 16, 2022

Hey there, ! “A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance...

164 - lil life update 🌱

November 9, 2022

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163 - You got to BeReal 📸

November 2, 2022

Hey there, ! I’ve been using BeReal for a few months now - if you haven’t heard of it, it’s the new GenZ social network that works like this: Once a day at a...

162 - Bed 🛏️

October 26, 2022

Hey there, ! We're talking beds. Now, if you're in Australia, you're typically going to know about the classics: Single (92 x 188 cm) King Single (107 x 203...

161 - Working Memory of Society 💭🏢

October 19, 2022

Hey there, ! A stream of consciousness rant, because I’m tired. Hopefully I get around to editing this before I publish it. There’s some pretty intense shit...

160 - I'm also writing...fiction? ✍️✍️

October 12, 2022

Hey there, ! What are the stories that I've written on vincentjrx.blogspot.com recently? the bombs fell on tuesday - Inspired by the first two sentences...

159 - Life Continues On

October 5, 2022

Hey there, ! Life goes on, and continues to provide - an update from Vince's life :) Renovations - the bathroom is going in, the kitchens are getting there....

158 - Decipher my dream 😴💭

September 28, 2022

Hey there, ! Like Nebuchadnezzar in the biblical story, I’m looking for a Daniel to decipher my dream. Or Pharoah looking for Joseph and some dream with fat...

157 - The importance of slack ⌛

September 21, 2022

No, not the technology, , the concept of slack. Let me explain. “I’m so busy” I say this, so…damn…much. How are you going? Yeah, busy. How’s life been? Oh,...

156 - Centaurs vs Terminators: Who would win? 👨🐴💥🤖

September 14, 2022

Clickbait note: It’s about AI, not actually centaurs and terminators :D Hey there, ! I write a lot about AI art - DALL-E 2, Google Imagen, Midjourney, Stable...

155 - Getting into crime 🔒🖇️

September 7, 2022

Not actually crime, , don’t worry. But kinda? Through the last few years during lockdowns, YouTube has been a close, personal friend of mine. It’s difficult...

154 - Life Update 🗣️💬

August 31, 2022

Hey there, ! So soon to chat about my life again? Already?! Maybe this is too soon. Who knows. We're trying things. Let's see if they stick. Renovations -...

153 - Tweet Roundup Pt. 2 🗨️🐤

August 24, 2022

Hey there, ! The man takes on feedback and gives the people what they want (also it’s low effort but anywayyyyyy) LET’S GO: There’s an empty void in space so...

152 - You won't believe how big this number is (not clickbait) ✖️➕➗

August 17, 2022

Hey there, ! Sorry, it was clickbait :D What's the biggest number you can think of? No, no, not something like 'infinity' or 'infinity+1' or something....

151 - Taking Writing Advice 🖊️✍️

August 10, 2022

Hey there, ! I’m trying something different today, and I’m busy so let’s get to it! I read an article from Derek Sivers - Writing One Sentence Per Line -...

150 - 3️⃣ years

August 3, 2022

Hey there, ! Not too shabby if I say so myself - 3 years down and #150 is the milestone we’ve achieved. Still loving it, still writing - let’s see where...

149 - Life Update ☀️💬

July 27, 2022

Hey there, ! Before we start, the big #150 is coming up for the newsletter, so please fill out the 2022 SURVEY HERE! I feel like I'm just slowly finding more...

148 - Brainstorming X 🧠🔟

July 20, 2022

Hey there, ! Before we start, the big #150 is coming up for the newsletter, so please fill out the 2022 SURVEY HERE! Previous posts: here (initial idea...

147 - Honestly, it's AI-out of control 🤖🔮

July 13, 2022

Hey there, ! If you've been following along in the 🚌 Adventures on the Information Super-Highway I've been tracking some of the new and improved changes to...

146 - It's a Horror-ble Genre 👻🤡

July 6, 2022

Hey there, ! Okay, okay - I don't hate horror, but based on a reader request we're going to share some thoughts. Stranger Things Season 4 has just finished...

145 - My money don't jiggle jiggle, it folds 💰🤝🏻🌍

June 29, 2022

a.k.a. The Kiva Experiment Hey there, ! I read a book a while ago called 'A World of Three Zeroes' by Muhammad Yunus (a Nobel Peace Prize winner) who wrote...

144 - Are we there yet? 🗺️

June 22, 2022

Hey there, ! This metaphor has been knocking around my head after I read The Scout Mindset a few weeks ago and I wanted somewhere to write about it. Luckily...

143 - What is love? ❤️

June 15, 2022

Hey there, ! A bit personal, a bit nostalgic. Personal musings on love. “January, you start the year off fine / February, you’re my little Valentine…”...

142 - This is my En-rant-o 🚫✨

June 8, 2022

Hey there, ! I loved Encanto. I know it's a film for children, and it has great visuals, a stunning soundtrack and a cute little story. But because I like to...

141 - Too Many Thoughts About Netflix 🎬📺💻

June 1, 2022

or: Vince Writes About Streaming Platforms Without Knowing Shit. Damn I wrote a lot here - birthday privileges I guess? If you’re ready for it, strap in. If...

140 - Destroy the (Wedding) Circle 💒🔴❌

May 25, 2022

Hey there, ! In this piece I just want you to hear about a rant that I'm getting into and trying to persuade people of. The gist is, if you're at a wedding,...

139 - L1F3 Update 💬💬

May 18, 2022

Hey there, ! How've you been? It's been a while since we've had a chat! Hope you've been doing well <3 Me? Well, what a freakin' few MONTHS I've had. The key...

138 - Brainstorming IX 🖊️📽️

May 11, 2022

Hey there, ! Writing in other places: Mum, You Were Right on the As I Am Writing Corner - go take a lisen to the podcast while you’re over there! Did you...

137 - The Shameful Chess Blowup ♟️💥

May 4, 2022

Hey there, ! I hate telling this story because it paints me in a really bad light, but I think that if I don't tell this story it'll just be something...

136 - The Algorithmic Rope of Life 🕸️🖥️

April 27, 2022

Hey there, ! Contemplative thoughts about life. Kinda. 1. One of the first pieces I wrote about was about Ender’s Shadow and how it influenced me to think...

135 - Tweet Roundup 🗨️🐤

April 20, 2022

Hey there, ! COVID has been a slog but we better now - just have a lingering tiredness and bit of a cough but much better now - thanks everyone who checked...

134 - Wordle Clones ⬛⬛🟨🟩🟩

April 13, 2022

Hey there, ! A few updates up front: I’ve done some more writing again on As I Am - read it here - the story of the Three Thirsty Monks and how translation...