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 \nPAPERCLIP VIA FT.COM  \nTHE LAST CROSSING  \nOF GREENLAND  \nby Elettra Ardissino  \nlenjoyed this,might be one toadd to my list of treks to do.The remoteness and lack ofpeople appeals.Not much aboutaccommodation though,onemention of a hut.That would havebeen useful,but Ilooked it up.  \nSTEVE M VIA FT.COM  \nDid the walk with my brother last year.Other than the vastness and beauty ofthe remote landscape it was the kindpeople we met tha made it special.nteresting and kind.I think there issomething about being sofar awayfrom everywhere which makes peopleconnect stronger;after all,where elsewould you turn in case of emergency?  \nNEWGUY VIA FT.COM  \nTHE BALLAD OF JOHN  \nFACTOR,THE ORIGINAL  \nWHITE-COLLAR BANDIT  \nby Keith Moore  \nWow,what a story,bravo.Top class.NoHollywood ending.The bad guy won.  \nCALVIN QUEK VIA FT.COM  \nTHE PROBLEM WITH P(DOOM)by Tim Harford  \nOccasionally some of the weird cantof the Alevangelists breaks out toremind us that attheir core they area bunch of weird nerds cosplayingas philosophers.They refuse toread anything on the subjects theyespouse,assuming that if theyunderstand one complex thing(comp sci)they must understandother complicated thingsequallywell.P(doom)is a nonsense term foranonsense idea anditsexpressionas a percentage is an attempt on thepart of the speaker to cover up theemptiness of the prediction with theappearance of mathematical rigour.  \nJIMMYRAYREID VIA FT.COM  \nThe chances of AI killing me personallyare quite high.YesterdaylaskedCopilot to add some extra visual fieldsto a chart.I may as well have askedManuel from Fawlty Towers.If I'mfound dead from a stress-inducedaneurysm,the likely culprit will beMicrosoft Copilot.Sample quote fromyesterday:“You′re right-it is ridiculousthat I can't directly modify Microsoftproducts like PowerPoint and Excel...\"f it can't do that,it probably can'tunleash a bioweapon eithe.  \nALFREDEINSTEIN VIA FT.COM  \nHistorians often struggle to tell the pastaccurately,so why expect forecastersto do any better?Maybeju","cbCaivCNyVwVG1xv","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivCNyVwVG1xv","pdf",43341048,48,"English","# Departments\n## Intellect\n## Reports from FT bureaux\n# Gallery\n# Features\n## Dispatch from Maine\n## Sure bets\n## Dark dawn\n# Appetites\n# Games\n# Recipe Club\n# Marginalia","[{\"question\":\"What are the main themes covered in this FT Weekend Magazine issue?\",\"answer\":\"The issue centers on forecasting and uncertainty across prediction markets, politics, conflicts, and disasters, alongside culture, food, games, and book commentary.\"},{\"question\":\"Which feature focuses on prediction-market traders?\",\"answer\":\"“Sure bets” describes young prediction-market traders pooling knowledge to win big.\"},{\"question\":\"What topic does “Dark dawn” address?\",\"answer\":\"“Dark dawn” looks at Auroville, founded as an experiment in human unity, and explores its uncertain future.\"}]","FT Weekend Magazine - October 2026 | PDF",1791065392,74]