Mike Elgan
@MikeElgan
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We love dining al fresco, under the sky and stars. We love tasting wine in the vineyard. We love the wide-open spaces where the nearest tourist is many miles away. gastronomad.net/blog/2025/7/28…
Over tourism is killing leisure travel. Last year, for example, Europe received 747 million visitors. So how is it that on a Gastronomad Experience, you don't even see a tourist? gastronomad.net/blog/2025/7/28…
TIRED: Swimming in a chlorinated resort swimming pool. WIRED: Swimming in a natural mineral spring in the mountains near the Oaxaca Valley during a Oaxaca Gastronomad Experience. gastronomad.net/oaxaca
Scientific finding of the moment: People with higher levels of psychopathy, manipulativeness, callousness, and narcissism are more likely to view Trump favorably. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Donald Trump is so dumb he thinks prices can drop more than 100%. msn.com/en-us/news/pol…
When you're watching The Wizard of Oz at the Sphere in Las Vegas, you're definitely not in Kanas anymore. youtube.com/watch?v=0gpwca…
Clown car of the moment: Donald Trump's armored golf cart, called "Golf Force One" yahoo.com/news/articles/…
My wife at sunrise in the Moroccan Sahara. gastronomad.net/morocco
Cancel your plans! The latest installment of the Superintelligent podcast just dropped! In this thrilling episode, we tackle the AI psychosis crisis. Search for "Superintelligent" in your podcast app, or go here to subscribe, watch and/or listen! superintelligentpodcast.com/p/down-the-rab…
HEADLINE: "DOGE builds AI tool to cut 50 percent of federal regulations" ALT HEADLINE: "The Trump administration may put AI in charge of firing millions of people and cutting life-saving benefits for millions more" washingtonpost.com/business/2025/…
Claim of the moment: "AI-generated ‘user’ reviews kill the value of reviews" computerworld.com/article/402829…
Donald Trump is so dumb he had never even heard of Nvidia before suggesting that he break the company up. tomshardware.com/tech-industry/…
From search results to videos to music to reviews, fake content is flooding the internet. Every content service with search needs a switch that turns off AI content or the service will die. There is no other option. Here's why. computerworld.com/article/402829…
Claim of the moment: "We’re not learning anything." yahoo.com/news/articles/…
Question of the moment: "Will Algorithmic Self-Censorship Unalive Language?" youtube.com/watch?v=O0SjTK…
The Coldplay cheaters have been vibe-coded into a game called "Coldplay Canoodlers" songadaymann.github.io/coldplay-canoo…
Data comparing life in the US vs. UK. sootyempiric.blogspot.com/2025/07/compar…
