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John Grant
@jkgrant.bsky.social
Ethics and philosophy. Technology. Mixology. Doctor Who (check out my podcast with @portermason - https://mindprobe.show/). Detective fiction. Social media should be fun and enlightening - not frustrating and unpleasant.
Just got it in the mail last night! Looking forward to reading it.
March 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Answer: No, we will not. Perhaps the cultured butter we used was not flavorful enough, but this tasted like a slightly unctuous gin martini with the butter seemingly adding very little too it. Perhaps my palate is not sensitive enough. But, hey, I still got to drink two martinis - so a win!
February 26, 2025 at 10:34 PM
A small vineyard outside of Sydney. I am blanking on the name...
February 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
When we were just there, we saw kangaroos in a vineyard stealing Syrah grapes. We said, "Well this is the most Australian thing ever..."
February 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Andra Hem's lamb fat-washed Lambhattan is fantastic. I've had it at the bar and made one at home. www.starchefs.com/recipes/lamb...
StarChefs - Lambhattan | Bartender Patrick Jennings of Andra Hem
Recipe: Lambhattan with Lamb-Washed Bourbon, Cocchi Americano Bianco, Cardamom Bitters from Bartender Patrick Jennings of Andra Hem in Philadelphia
www.starchefs.com
February 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Conclusion: Greek Yogurt was definitely a better drink and it looked nicer. But probably not worth the multi-day effort. Next up: Try it with a Negroni!
February 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Greek yogurt - Far better clarified (as you can see), much drier Manhattan with a little bit of astringency which I assume comes from the yogurt.

Evaporated milk - Really difficult to filter (hence the cloudiness), much sweeter (probably too sweet).
February 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Should any one person/institution? The world is full of billions of people each operating to their own moral code and we have spent millennia trying to figure out which is the "right" one. Perhaps the best/only feasible approach is that AI systems should have a similar variety of ethical codes?
February 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Tongue-in-cheek, I know but points to a real issue. We have to somehow get a grip on ourselves at the moment - every single thing can't be the Apocalypse.
February 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM