Creative Computer In My Pocket

A little over two years ago, I first started experiencing weird happenings. I would grab my laptop, sit on the couch or at my desk ready to write a blog post, and a little while later, I would catch myself answering work emails or updating things on our website. Without

Surrounded By Tech And Keeping Calm

When I read philosophy, it nearly always gets me thinking about technology. Not because I am obsessed with it, or that it occupies all of my thoughts, but because I don't really have any other vices to solve. I mean, I probably do, but my usage of technology

Data, Data Everywhere, But Who Gets Yours

Mr Mobile review of a product I had my eye on for meeting notes, the Plaud Note: > Finally, there's the question you really have to ask with any product like this. What company am I entrusting with these potentially sensitive recordings? Well, answering that led me down

Hardly Any AI

Matt Birchler, writing about the technology used in wristbands at concerts: > Whenever a company says, “We’re using AI to enhance our product,” ask them for specifics. Often, it’s either complete nonsense or something so minor that it’s essentially doing nothing. It’s not always the case,

No More Snacks

Rex Barrett writing about his ongoing content diet: > ... Filling my time with these junk apps is alluring, and I feel good when using them, but I want to find content that takes me somewhere. Ultimately, I don’t want to look back and see hours blocks of time squandered

I Struggle With AI Images

Cory Dransfeldt has great posts about AI, and this one is no exception. Of course, he's right in his stance on AI-generated images, but as with everything, I don't find the conclusion so simple. > The images it generates are, at best, a polished regression

Did I Read That?

One of the first sections I added to my new blog is a reading page. I adore reading, and if I'm not reading, I am often pondering over the things I have read. It's an obsession, but one I happily embrace. The only problem with my

It's Your Work, You Should Be Able To Decide

I wrote a few days ago about my personal take on AI being trained on my writing. Although I expected much more anger, hence the rather long block at the bottom, I am happy to see some nice responses and some pushback on the ideas. It sparked several emails, a

Spending Time In The Dark Forest

Kyle Hill in their YouTube video on generative AI: > The Internet feels steadily more lifeless. But that's because, like those alien civilisations, the real human users are hiding in private apps, servers, and RSS feeds, lest they be beset by these digital predators. This is Yancey Strickler&

Feeding Alpacas

For mother's day in the UK we went to feed the animals at J and J Alpacas. This was a really nice experience and we also saw some lambs being born. Of course I couldn't resist taking my Ricoh GRiiix along and snapping a few shots.