Andrew
@andrewdotcom.bsky.social
I struggle with this what do I do question. I’ve done quite a lot. Mainly with hardware and software. Not that I have much to show for it. These days, Agritechnology, data, ml and ai.
There’s not much I hate more than when publications post links to their paywalled articles on social media. I get it. Everyone needs to make money but my time is also worth something. If you post to social media, you create a transaction with my attention. I think i should be compensated for that.
May 27, 2025 at 6:07 AM
There’s not much I hate more than when publications post links to their paywalled articles on social media. I get it. Everyone needs to make money but my time is also worth something. If you post to social media, you create a transaction with my attention. I think i should be compensated for that.
Trying to convince my son to delete Fortnite off his XBox so I can play the new Doom.
Negotiations are ongoing and possibly heading to BATNA.
Negotiations are ongoing and possibly heading to BATNA.
May 16, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Trying to convince my son to delete Fortnite off his XBox so I can play the new Doom.
Negotiations are ongoing and possibly heading to BATNA.
Negotiations are ongoing and possibly heading to BATNA.
Of course the best time to decide to start going for a daily sunrise swim is at the end of summer 🤣🥶
April 26, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Of course the best time to decide to start going for a daily sunrise swim is at the end of summer 🤣🥶
My commonplace notebook.
April 26, 2025 at 12:35 AM
My commonplace notebook.
I find that vibe coding works very well when coupled with good application design. Small functions, separation of concerns etc. Software Engineering basics still apply.
April 26, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I find that vibe coding works very well when coupled with good application design. Small functions, separation of concerns etc. Software Engineering basics still apply.
@wesbos.com - they made it! YYZ -> SYD Thank you!
April 24, 2025 at 5:28 AM
@wesbos.com - they made it! YYZ -> SYD Thank you!
Using Generative AI we can do so many new things but simple interactions like this erode trust. Which is it 2021 or 2024? (it's 2024)
April 23, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Using Generative AI we can do so many new things but simple interactions like this erode trust. Which is it 2021 or 2024? (it's 2024)
I’m in my 40s now and all I can say is that the idea of a hacker house sounds horrendous.
April 22, 2025 at 5:29 AM
I’m in my 40s now and all I can say is that the idea of a hacker house sounds horrendous.
Every time I read about laser scarecrows now I just hear Jack Black singing - ch, ch, chicken! La, la, lava… 🐥🌋🍗 😋
April 17, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Every time I read about laser scarecrows now I just hear Jack Black singing - ch, ch, chicken! La, la, lava… 🐥🌋🍗 😋
It seems like it’s still possible in 2025 for a decent sum of money to go missing when a web payment form fails. 🤬😭
April 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
It seems like it’s still possible in 2025 for a decent sum of money to go missing when a web payment form fails. 🤬😭
Migraine coming on. Day officially ruined and it’s not even 9am.
April 2, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Migraine coming on. Day officially ruined and it’s not even 9am.
Judging by the dust, I’m pretty sure I’m the only person in the area who buys this stuff.
March 26, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Judging by the dust, I’m pretty sure I’m the only person in the area who buys this stuff.
I’ve been digging through my old cd collection. I realised I don’t have a cd player anymore. I thought I was ok as I dusted off an old MacBook only to find I’d replaced the cd drive with an SSD at some point. 🤦♂️
March 26, 2025 at 7:27 AM
I’ve been digging through my old cd collection. I realised I don’t have a cd player anymore. I thought I was ok as I dusted off an old MacBook only to find I’d replaced the cd drive with an SSD at some point. 🤦♂️
We still need a stripe for event ticket sales.
March 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
We still need a stripe for event ticket sales.
I wonder how many office chit-chat groups had their name updated to “Top secret Houthi war plans” yesterday.
March 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I wonder how many office chit-chat groups had their name updated to “Top secret Houthi war plans” yesterday.
Omg. Huge. 👏🏻
There it is! Finally, a real solution for how to style all of the HTML form controls using your own custom CSS to change anything — building on an interoperable UA set of defaults.
First, styling the in-page part of controls + the popover for <select>. (Later we’ll do popovers for more things.)
First, styling the in-page part of controls + the popover for <select>. (Later we’ll do popovers for more things.)
March 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Omg. Huge. 👏🏻
The new parent dashboard from my kids school says their attendance is 99%. The school calendar shows their attendance correctly at 100%. This bug annoys me more than it should.
March 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The new parent dashboard from my kids school says their attendance is 99%. The school calendar shows their attendance correctly at 100%. This bug annoys me more than it should.
Seemingly Trump is unintentionally creating the market economics for more competition with American tech. It’s going to be a long, tough, expensive change for many orgs though.
Companies in the EU are starting to look for ways to ditch Amazon, Google, and Microsoft cloud services amid fears of rising security risks from the US. But cutting ties won’t be easy.
Trump’s Aggression Sours Europe on US Cloud Giants
Companies in the EU are starting to look for ways to ditch Amazon, Google, and Microsoft cloud services amid fears of rising security risks from the US. But cutting ties won’t be easy.
wrd.cm
March 24, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Seemingly Trump is unintentionally creating the market economics for more competition with American tech. It’s going to be a long, tough, expensive change for many orgs though.
Why is it that you hurt something, wait an age for an appt to see a doctor, wait ages to get a scan and then by the time you go get the scan things have never felt better? Is this some kind of health industry thing to make sure people have real ailments or a real lack of resources?
March 24, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Why is it that you hurt something, wait an age for an appt to see a doctor, wait ages to get a scan and then by the time you go get the scan things have never felt better? Is this some kind of health industry thing to make sure people have real ailments or a real lack of resources?
There's lots of interesting developments in weather forecasting models at the moment. Creating a model that is accurate and requires orders of magnitude less compute is very interesting, especially for furthering rural, remote edge applications.
www.turing.ac.uk/blog/project...
www.turing.ac.uk/blog/project...
Project Aardvark: reimagining AI weather prediction
From the Global South to the Arctic, can machine learning-enabled weather prediction better protect communities and economies?
www.turing.ac.uk
March 24, 2025 at 3:44 AM
There's lots of interesting developments in weather forecasting models at the moment. Creating a model that is accurate and requires orders of magnitude less compute is very interesting, especially for furthering rural, remote edge applications.
www.turing.ac.uk/blog/project...
www.turing.ac.uk/blog/project...
I’m still amazed at how many organisations spending good money on genAI still have no benchmark against which to compare results.
March 24, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I’m still amazed at how many organisations spending good money on genAI still have no benchmark against which to compare results.
Semantic Diffusion used to be called Chinese Whispers. Are we not allowed to call it that anymore?
March 24, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Semantic Diffusion used to be called Chinese Whispers. Are we not allowed to call it that anymore?
If you want more proof that the future of humanity may be doomed, watch one of the “a day in the life of a software engineer” videos on YouTube. 🤯
March 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
If you want more proof that the future of humanity may be doomed, watch one of the “a day in the life of a software engineer” videos on YouTube. 🤯
This seems to me to be something we could do better with technology. Surely the cost of a digital script could/should be 0.
March 20, 2025 at 4:47 AM
This seems to me to be something we could do better with technology. Surely the cost of a digital script could/should be 0.