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The Ingenuity of Simplicity
I was doing my usual rounds on various sites this morning and saw something that caught my eye, talking about how making things simple is difficult. I decided I would read it a bit later, but of course I immediately forgot where I saw it. A bit later I was speaking a founder who had… Read note →
AI-Driven Success: Building SussexDigital Faster
SussexDigital has been live for a little over two weeks, and so far I am pretty pleased with how it’s going. It’s early days, and it’s very much an MVP, but I can already see the value that the network offers. If I had tried to build the site a couple of years, or even… Read note →
This time I think it might work
I’ve just launched something that I have been wanting for a very, very long time. I had my first attempt at it back in 2019, even announcing it on this blog. Last time it didn’t go anywhere… this time I have high hopes. I’m an accidental community founder. I never particularly planned for it, but… Read note →
AI is my copilot
I accidentally vibe coded a thing My team has been struggling with questions like “what do we mean by X?” and disagreeing about what certain terms mean in the context our work. So on Friday i decided that the answer was to create a glossary of terms to give us a shared vocabulary,. I made… Read note →
Understanding the World Faster With AI
How I’m using tools like ChatGPT and Gemini to research, automate and figure things out quicker I have always been fascinated by technology, and an early adopter. I got my first computer, a second hand ZX81 when I was about 8 or 9… My first mobile phone (a Nokia 2110) in 1994. I was early to… Read note →
ChatGPT Helped Me Dewarp a Year-Old Fisheye Video Using FFmpeg
Turning distorted 360° footage from an aerobatic flight into something watchable. About a year ago as a treat for my big birthday, my mate Stu took me up to do some aerobatics. I’d never been in a light aircraft before and was a bit nervous about the aerobatics bit. I am not a massive fan… Read note →
I made a playlist, so you don’t have to
It’s that time of year when I spend far too long curating the perfect festive playlist. This year, I’ve crafted a 100-song collection designed to fill those awkward conversational lulls with your grandad — or anyone, really. It’s a 30/70 mix of seasonal songs with a blend of disco, pop, and rock from across the… Read note →
Amazing Grace: Leadership and Future Possibilities in 1982 NSA Lecture
If you find yourself with a spare hour and a half, and fancy doing something a bit more than doomscrolling, then I heartily recommend watching this recently released lecture that Grace Hopper gave at the NSA in 1982 on “Future Possibilities: Data, Hardware, Software, and People”. It’s a fascinating insight into a variety of subjects… Read note →
Write then
Blogging Challenge: Embracing Daily Writing Practice After Years I’ve had this domain, and a blog on it for an awfully long time. In fact, I’ve just checked, the first post is from 18 years ago this month, a few months before my second daughter was born. I wrote a lot more back then. I guess… Read note →
Christmas
… the expectations of it never match reality. It gives me the same feeling of dread as when someone announces a team building exercise at a work meeting. But this year has been weird & for the first time in, well, as long as I can remember frankly I’m quite looking forward to having most… Read note →