Things I have learnt over time ...

The straw that broke the camel's back

It can take one additional small thing to push something over the edge.

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2 min, 399 words

There is an idiom "the straw that broke the camel's back" which, according to Wikipedia, describes

a minor or routine action that causes an unpredictably large and sudden reaction due of the cumulative effect of other small actions.

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Categories: life

Speeding up Windows PC

Some things you can do to make your Windows PC boot more quickly and potentially run faster

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2 min, 312 words

My dad is pretty tech-savvy (he was an electronic engineer) however he was having problems with how long it took his Windows PC to become usable.

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Useless Things You Remember

There is probably a whole load of stuff you remember that you have no need to and will never use again.

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2 min, 276 words

During a team call this morning, one of the engineers mentioned about the useless things he still remembers and how it would be good if the brain would clear them out.

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Categories: life

How I learnt to run my own personal AI

It is relatively easy to run your own personal instance of an AI similar to ChatGPT

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3 min, 407 words

By now most people have tried or at least heard of ChatGPT. It is now relatively easy to run your own AI instance on your own machine.

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Categories: ai howto

How I learnt to pick ideas that win

A simple set of criteria to evaluate ideas and whether they have the potential to be successful in the market

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3 min, 419 words

I come up with lots of ideas for potential applications, businesses, stories and random other things.

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Categories: business

Capturing decisions and those involved

Making sure decisions are captured and who should be involved in making them

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2 min, 376 words

My role has changed recently to include another team. This has also included more interaction with other areas of the business and also the management team.

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Categories: work