Shorter posts, links, or thoughts. No schedule, not heavily considered.
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Is Siri AI Green?
As I peruse the thought pieces already spewing forth after the latest round of Apple’s announcements, one thought is blooming in my mind. What cost (mostly) on-device AI? A while ago I read something about the energy usage of an AI query, I can’t find that article now but some searches suggest the following: To…
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WWDC 26
I’ve not watched a ‘live’ WWDC for a while now. As any parent of a 4 year old whirlwind will recognise I just don’t have the time. But said whirlwind and his mother are away for a couple of nights so I sat back on the sofa and watched the entire thing. It’s all very…
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LGBTQIA+
I’m not really using social media much these days but my accounts still exist. Most of them have the same photo of me pinned to my feed. Why? Because visibility matters. Because support matters. Because I want it to be clear that I both see, and stand beside people who are fighting to have their…
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42 km
Up very early and headed out for a cycle. Stayed at Aberfoyle last night (Cobel Campsite), so it was a couple of hours out and back to Stronachlar. Lovely road (B829) with some sections newly surfaced over rolling hills. A few sharp climbs but that just means hitting 56kmh (35mph) on the down hills! Wheeeee.…
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Brakes, Lists, Plans
I have a couple of days solo soon (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday) and whilst I’ll still be working it does give me a little scope to get some other things done. One of which will be to check the brakes on my bang about bike as they are squealing again, not long after getting new discs…
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Excel Interference
I got the renewal notice for my Microsoft Office subscription through a while back, £85 for the year. Enough to make me pause and think, do I really need this? Like most of you I use Office365 at work, extensively, and there is a lot of good to be found if you are embedded in…