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Fernando Gros

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Writer Granta Memoir Workshop alumni Shortlisted for The Deep Creek Residency Fellowship Lived in 🇨🇱🇦🇺🇬🇧🇮🇳🇭🇰🇸🇬🇯🇵 Worked in academia and music TCK https://fernandogros.com/blog/ Made in Chile, grown in Australia, polished in Japan

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Fernando Gros @fernandogros.com · Oct 19

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How do you normally think about days off?

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Fernando Gros @fernandogros.com · 7h

He writes about culture for The Economist. I am tempted to say that explains it.

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Fernando Gros @fernandogros.com · 7h

I'm a little confused. Who thinks Cash is uncool?

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Fernando Gros @fernandogros.com · 7h

Did you see the comments David Simon made in an NPR interview?

I agree. It's not totally surprising that Miller or Cameron would be keen on AI.

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Fernando Gros @fernandogros.com · 8h

I can't tell who it is because I've already blocked them.

Fernando Gros @fernandogros.com · 8h

Congratulations!

Fernando Gros @fernandogros.com · 8h

Autocorrect just changed my attempt at writing photographer into photo designer and I’m not mad about it.

Fernando Gros @fernandogros.com · 1d

I wonder how many of the big consulting and accounting firms won't survive this crash.

Fernando Gros @fernandogros.com · 1d

Happy Birthday!!!

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Fernando Gros @fernandogros.com · 1d

Being unburdened by expectation or nostalgia is a great way to walk into a cinema.

Fernando Gros @fernandogros.com · 1d

Saw The Tallis Scholars in concert tonight at Adelaide Town Hall. I will never cease to be amazed what is possible when you combine great singing voices with good acoustics and music written to exploit the potential of both.

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Fernando Gros @fernandogros.com · 1d

Mac OSX Tahoe is something else. So much roundness! I like it in a kind of retro-futuristic sort of way. The colours are a bit extreme. But that often happens when Apple adopts a new design language. It calms down after a few updates. Going to spend a weekend afternoon exploring menus and settings.

Fernando Gros @fernandogros.com · 2d

First time trying acupuncture today. 90 minute consultation. Long conversation about all sorts of health topics. Very calm and safe environment. Certainly felt something during my treatment. Neither pleasant nor unpleasant. Left in a chill yet focussed mood which persisted all night. Will try again.

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Fernando Gros @fernandogros.com · 2d

There was a Junior Tradies school holiday play area in a local shopping mall today. Kids could dress up in little high-vis jackets and matching tiny safety helmets and do "tradie work."

I can't decide if this is harmless fun. Or is it some kind of propaganda. Preparing kids to accept their future.