GPT-6 Astra vs Fable 5.1, Opus 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol
OpenAI shipped GPT-6 Astra on September 3. A week ago I wrote a comparison built around Claude Fable 5.1 and ended it with “independent verification …
OpenAI shipped GPT-6 Astra on September 3. A week ago I wrote a comparison built around Claude Fable 5.1 and ended it with “independent verification …

Late-night eating is practically a national sport in Korea — it even has its own word, yasik (야식). Tonight's yasik came by delivery app.

Lunch at Bapsarang, a countryside diner in Paju (north of Seoul), the kind of place Koreans call a baekban-jip (백반집).

Korean BBQ night at Daebit Sikdang near home. Their thing is kkot-samgyeop (꽃삼겹, 'flower pork belly') grilled on a dome-shaped stone pan.

Drinking at home tonight — Koreans call it homesul (홈술, home + sul/alcohol). All the food is takeout. The drink: Kahlúa mixed with milk.

My local pub, Dakjang Maekju in Gaebong-dong — walking distance from home, which in Korea is a blessing.

Riding the Geoje Panorama Cable Car up to the 565m Nojasan observatory, and the view over Korea's southern archipelago from the top.

Lunch on Geoje Island at a place called Yoonsikdang. We ordered hanchi mulhoe and a rock-octopus rice bowl.

Day two on Geoje Island. Breakfast at the pollack-stew place right in front of our lodging.
Taking the Haegeumgang sightseeing cruise off Geoje Island, where the seagulls follow the boat close enough to take snacks from your hand.

Found a great noodle place on Geoje Island (south coast of Korea) called Woomyeonga. This one was seriously good.