Author: christo@neuntesymphonie.online
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Large Language Models (AI)
Which AI chatbot do you use? I started with ChatGPT and I have used it most of the time until I read Karen Hao’s book Empire of AI (see my Links page) and now I’m not sure if Sam Altman can be trusted so I looked at other LLMs. Specifically, they went to third world…
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Browsers
Which browser(s) do you use? Up until recently, I used Safari mostly but then I found it would not always work properly so I looked around. I tried Arc for a while which is different but I did not stick with it. Then I found Brave which blocks ads and did so on YouTube viewing.…
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Assassination in America again
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/opinion/charlie-kirk-mourning-political-violence.html Charlie Kirk was a young Trump supporter so I was not a fan. However, he was assassinated yesterday, the day before the anniversary of 9/11. The left leaning New York Times published the above editorial. The United States cannot be shocked at this because of previous assassinations: John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Martin…
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New Apple announcements 9/9/25
AirPods Pro 3 – includes Live translation £219 Apple Watch Series 11 £369 Apple Watch SE 3 £219 Apple Watch Ultra 3 £749 iPhone 17 £799 iPhone Air £999 – very thin iPhone Pro £1099 -unibody iPhone Pro Max £1199 – unibody
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Wither the U.S. political system
Something is radically wrong in American politics. Trump, of course, McConnell and the Republican Party in Congress and potentially the worst of all the lack of any opposition by the Democrats.
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St. Carlo Acutis
On te 7th September, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV canonised Carlo Acutis who had died at age 15 from leukemia having reminded us how important the Holy Eucharist is to our daily lives. His life has moved me very much. I shall pray to him. You can message his mother on Instagram @antoniasalzanoacutis God bless!
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U.S. Tech leaders suck up to Trump
https://www.businessinsider.com/whos-who-tech-leaders-attended-dinner-white-house-altman-pichai-2025-9?op=1&cmdf=ai+meeting+TRump
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Progress on the building in the Philippines
My fiancée and I are building an apartment on top of the family house and the building of the walls has been progressing well. Once the walls are completed a roof will be built.
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Time for a rethink
I have been using the Apple ecosystem for a few years since abandoning Microsoft when Vista came out. I have a Macbook Air and an iPhone 13 at present and until recently had an iPad Pro M4 13 inch and an Apple Watch 10 both of which I sold to finance the building of an…
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From the New York Times
This article shows how Congress has abdicated its Constitutional responsibilities and allows Trump to be viewed as a dictator. A terrible indictment of the Republican Party in today’s America. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/us/politics/trump-congresss-power.html?rsrc=flt&unlocked_article_code=1.kE8.qzC4.1ly6hSxDIKJy&smid=url-share
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My Blog
This blog will deal with current world events. technology news and soon my move from the U.K. to the Philippines and the experiences I encounter. I hope this may be of interest to the friends I leave behind.
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China and the United States
The U.S. Government tried to outlaw Huawei , the Chinese tech company, and its products from America and some European countries followed suit. Specifically, when building 5G where Huawei had deveopled the leading technology was banned because Huawei was accused of being associated with the Chinese Communist Party (CPP). Biden banned it and Trump continues…