Hi folks,

I apologise for not having v2 out yet and for generally leaving a lot of loose ends around. As some of you may know, I lost my little cat, Coco, this week. She made it to 23 years old. The past few months have been very challenging for me. Right up until the last day, I thought she might stay with us. I gave it my best shot, but she slowly got worse and I couldn't fix it. I haven't really been able to focus for quite some time. Over these past few months I didn't want to discuss it because I didn't want to give it any energy. I suppose it doesn't matter if I discuss it now.

I got up at 4am today and I'm really working flat out - trying to make up for lost time. Hopefully I'll be able to produce some cool things shortly. This framework still has plenty to offer.

I just noticed — that's three paragraphs starting with "I". How arrogant of me!

This week's word of the week is 'entropy'. I've been thinking about it a lot. It's amazing to think that the moment a car comes off the production line it immediately starts to rust. Indeed, it even starts to decay before it has left the production line! I never asked the vet what it was that got Coco, but I think no explanation was required. I actually inherited Coco when she was fifteen years old. Turns out fifteen is the life expectancy of a Tonkinese - so I like to think we had a pretty good run. Anyway, I could see that a variety of things were starting to shut down. In the end, I think it was entropy that got Coco. It's something that affects all of us. Even the stars aren't immune!

If you're looking for something deep and meaningful from me, here it is:

Going through that experience with Coco was a privilege. I won't say it taught me the meaning of life, but I learnt a lot of incredible lessons about life, death and the universe. When you are face-to-face with that unstoppable force, which I'm calling 'entropy', you realise that it is impossible to beat it. I used to think we were a few AI breakthroughs away from immortality. Now I realise that we're not even a millionth of a percent along the road to solving death. Actually, we'll never solve it. So, I suppose we have to trust the process and take consolation in the thought that we're in with a good crowd.

As for life? I think I have discovered what one of the main objectives is: it's order through chaos. If you're alive, then it's your job to create order out of the random chaos of the universe. Keep moving towards order. It's all you have to do!

Anyway, thanks for standing by me.

DC