Roseline Lohr

Talking Points No.03: What Exactly is ChatGPT?

IT’S BEEN HAILED as a cultural phenomenon and at the moment, it’s all anyone can talk about. It’s ChatGPT, the language model created by OpenAI, a San Francisco-based artificial-intelligence company. We touched on the subject briefly before, but will take a more in-depth look today at the fastest-growing internet service ever (it reached 100 million users in January, just two months after its launch at the end of November 2022).

Design / Fine Jewellery

Tomber Amoureux is a line of fine jewellery for modern romantics: whimsical, elegant designs rendered in solid 18k gold and natural pearls. Inspired by the crashing waves of the sea and the bluest skies, the scent that hangs heavy in the air after a summer rain, our creations are a celebration of romance, each a love story made for those who follow their hearts and believe that the best dreams are the ones we have when we’re awake.

Happy New Year 2020 & a Brand New Decade

Used to compose my weekend thoughts and new year‘s messages while out walking our dog, a Dalmatian rescue who was a good listener. Now writing does not come quite as easily, which is why it is one of the things I’ll be working on this year.

Documentary: The Great Hack

Nearly two months ago, on April 26,2022, it was announced that Elon Musk was buying Twitter. Upon hearing the news, we immediately deleted the Belgrave Crescent Twitter account. Of course, the last time we’d tweeted anything there was in 2017 so it wasn’t being used anyway, but we thought it was a good time to finally make it official.

Happy New Year 2019 & the Magic of New Beginnings

Here we are again at the beginning a brand new year. It seems everyone have spoken with is happy to leave the past year behind, for there were those in the throes of life transitions—be it a broken heart or career uncertainty, serious illnesses or loss, worries about the future and the state of the world in general.

Thoughts for 2023 & New Year’s Resolutions

HERE THEY ARE: my New Year’s Resolutions, on time this time, as promised. The past three New Years were strange ones, coming out of lockdown, so this year is the first in a long time that feels relatively normal (all things considered). As this past’s was the first holiday season that was open, so this new year also feels more open and hopeful as it begins.

Thoughts for 2021 & New Year’s Resolutions

These new year’s resolutions come to you a little late, and to be completely honest, it’s because I’ve been putting them off. You see, this new year doesn’t exactly feel like a new year, just a continuation of the last. It’s missing its new year feel and all the hope and excitement that goes along with it.

Influencer Economy, Vintage Tech Nostalgia & Other Things on my Mind Lately

P recently dusted off an old Fuji camera he bought when it first came out a few years ago. He still has two good lenses for it, so he thought it might work fine with a just few firmware updates. We had a late lunch planned for last Friday at a place by the seaside that had only just opened last spring, so it was a good chance to try the camera then. He took pictures of the sea, the dune grasses, and me.

I Avoided Society & COVID-19 for 2 Years and then the Unimaginable Happened

When we booked our trip to London for the second week of December, we had no idea that a new variant was about to rage through the city and quickly become the dominant strain. We were both double-vaccinated, but were still very cautious and wondered if we should get the booster vaccination before we left.

Photo Diary / Paris No.01

“Try to learn to breathe deeply, really to taste food when you eat, and when you sleep, really to sleep. Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive.” ―Ernest Hemingway

Monday Musings: On Energy, Rethinking Social Media & a Reset

I am not a huge fan of aphorisms, but every once in a while I come across something that makes PERFECT SENSE and lately, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about these words: Your energy is your currency. Spend it wisely. Invest it well.

Photo Diary: Lisbon

A FEW MONTHS AGO, in late-November of last year, we visited Lisbon, Portugal for the very first time and utterly fell in love with its pastel buildings, sunny, sunny days, pastel de nata (custard tarts) and laid-back vibe.

Talking Points No. 01: Interoception, Ataraxia, Rationality & Updating your Priors

I try to read as many books as possible when I’m not working (currently it’s David Hume’s A Treatise of Human Nature), but a lot of the time, all I have time for are work-related articles. Many are a little on the dry side, but every once in a while, come across new topics or ideas that are really interesting or even enlightening. I usually tell P about them, but recently was inspired by the idea of sharing some of them with you. So, here’s a new series of Talking Points, that is, ideas that I’ve come across that I think you might be interested in hearing about. This edition covers the concepts of ataraxia, interoception, and rational thinking.

Thoughts for 2022 & New Year’s Resolutions

Talking Points No.02

WE ARE BACK with the second instalment of our new series, Talking Points, and in this edition, we’ll be looking at the relationship between the body and mind; the notion of Mass Fame, and the concept of temporal neutrality.