Photo took a few days ago.

 Me in 2000, compared to a few days ago. 22.5 years difference.

Sandy

 Just had a bash at singing Sandy, but a bit of a challenge singing in an American accent.

 

My predictions for 30 years in the future (2053).

1. Nowhere near enough action will have been taken to ameliorate climate change. So by 2053, the planet will be in considerably worse shape than it is now. Some areas of the planet that are currently inhabited in 2023, will no longer be habitable by 2053.
2. We still won't have level 5 autonomous cars, that is autonomous cars that can travel along any road anywhere. But we will have level 4 autonomous vehicles in the form of taxis and public transport that are restricted to specific geographic boundaries by geofencing technology. They will have been widespread since 2030 or so. 
3. No one will have landed on Mars yet. I predict that won't happen until Saturday the 20th of July 2069 and the first person to step on Mars will be a woman.
4. No alien life will have been discovered, least of all any sign of alien civilisations.
5. Sentient computers still won't exist even though many people think that the output of chatbots are indistinguishable from a human's, and hence must be sentient. However, they are being fooled.
   
6. Quantum computers with all their problems ironed out will exist and will be in mass use by governments and companies. However, they won't have filtered down to everyday use in the home as of yet.
7. The rollout of Cultured meat will be much slower than most people anticipated due to the challenges in making it economically viable. However, by 2053 it will have gained an appreciable foothold and have started to sell in ever-increasing quantities. By around 2070 it will have completely replaced real meat.
8. Virtual reality will be huge by 2053. Some people will spend virtually all their spare time in virtual reality playing games.
9. Professional scientists and philosophers will still be mostly materialists construed in a weak sense, but it will have become increasingly respectable to hold dualist and idealist positions. Indeed, the notion that the brain doesn't create consciousness will no longer be considered outlandish.
10. The PlayStation 9 will come out.
    

 

It is weird, this life.

I find it weird that I am existing right now, having thoughts.  It seems almost surreal, as if I'm in some strange dream.  If this is the only life there is, why do I find myself inexplicable in existence?  Or if I existed before this life, where was I and doing what?