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🤖 They are everywhere here! 🤖

And: Not a photo trip. Mostly. More of a post-photo, see-the-future-we-could-have-had trip. 👍

05.03.2026 05:23 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Upon check-in in Shanghai last night, a robot escorted me to my room. As an American, my first thought was how much do I have to tip it.

05.03.2026 01:53 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Thanks. Not worried. If Istanbul gets dragged in, worst case is I just might have to spend a little longer visiting the future over here. 👍

05.03.2026 01:48 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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Thanks much. Will monitor.

04.03.2026 23:57 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Fun fact: I knew David Byrne’s mom. Emma Byrne was a barely-five-foot, hard-core liberal advocate who you could often not even understand due to her righteous fury and thick Scottish accent.

03.03.2026 16:34 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Pretty iconic

03.03.2026 16:30 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I’d play that album.

03.03.2026 16:27 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

It’s all in the game

03.03.2026 16:24 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

JFC.

03.03.2026 16:21 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

That’s actually the essence of caffeine, captured for the first time ever on film

03.03.2026 16:05 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It’s good. But to my mind, Hanoi still wins 🇻🇳 ☕️

03.03.2026 16:04 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

My go-to for long-haul has for awhile been Qatar Airways. This trip, on a whim, I decided to try Turkish Airlines. ‘Twas the difference.

Not that my return flight in 2 weeks is guaranteed…

03.03.2026 16:03 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Jetlag is no match for Istanbul.

03.03.2026 14:03 — 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 5 📌 0

First stop: Union Station

Next: Dulles ✈️ -> Istanbul 🇹🇷 -> Shanghai 🇨🇳

02.03.2026 20:57 — 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

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Is it a little bit ethically squishy to smear cat treat on your ring light?

Maybe, yes. But we’re solidly in ends-justifies-the-means territory now.

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28.02.2026 20:24 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0