Robert Ritz

Jul 2024

From Russia with Less - Will Mongolia's Pumps Run Dry in 2024?

Ever wonder what happens when a country almost runs out of gas? Well, Mongolia nearly found out in 2021 and might be hea...
Jul 2024

How much have the cost of goods and services increased in Mongolia since 2010?

Like much of the world, Mongolia has experienced a significant increase in the cost of living due to global inflation si...
Jun 2024

The Unreasonable Effectiveness of AI Models in Mongolian

I did a few tests today using the latest AI models, GPT-4o and Sonnet 3.5. I collected a set of 105 Mongolian language a...
Jun 2024

Ulaanbaatar is flooding…again

Here is the Tuul River in Ulaanbaatar on June 9, 2024 (top) vs June 23, 2024 (bottom). You can see how much the water le...
Jun 2024

Snow in June

Welcome to Mongolia, where sometimes it snows in June, because why not.