In a TikTok video the other day someone said that ChatGPT and other AI software are "like the new Gold Rush," and it made me think about how the most money in the California Gold Rush was made not by the prospectors but by the people who sold them the shovels. If, like me, you are prone to … [Read more...] about I Anthropomorphise ChatGPT And Everything Else
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Spam Filter
My spam filter has a mind of its own which would be concerning under any circumstances but, for reasons best known to itself, has started moving directly into "trash" some of the most relevant and important emails I receive. My favourite substacks, messages from clients about appointment details, … [Read more...] about Spam Filter
Mix Tapes & The Joy Of Difficulty
On the podcast last week Martin asked me if I remembered the advertising campaign in the 1980s launched by the British Phonographic Industry to reduce copyright infringements. "Home taping is killing music." "Do you think anyone took any notice?" I asked. We agreed that nobody did. I … [Read more...] about Mix Tapes & The Joy Of Difficulty
Unfit For Purpose
"I've only had these boots for four months and already they're letting in water." I'm writing a complaint through an online portal, the enforced alternative to ranting at an actual person down the telephone. I go for a walk with the dogs in said boots and by the time I've got home and hung my … [Read more...] about Unfit For Purpose
Becoming What You Focus On
The Chinese Banyan in my clinic room has begun to look sick. It's shedding leaves and, aside from a few at the tips of the branches, the rest of them are turning yellow. This may not seem like a big deal but my plant, which only cost a few pounds from IKEA several years ago, was one of six that … [Read more...] about Becoming What You Focus On