Ian Waring
@ianwaring.bsky.social
Fabulous Data, Analytics and Business Manager. Gets things done with AI Tools. Tech Guru. Best Dad Jokes. Modest. Simplicity sells!
The DOJ have dumped 360GB in 12 zip files for Epstein. I have all the software to dump PDFs into searchable text and OCR images from the Aug and Dec drops, but only 40GB free on my Mac. Anyone like to help fund a 1TB SSD?
January 31, 2026 at 12:10 AM
The DOJ have dumped 360GB in 12 zip files for Epstein. I have all the software to dump PDFs into searchable text and OCR images from the Aug and Dec drops, but only 40GB free on my Mac. Anyone like to help fund a 1TB SSD?
Really sorry to get news of the death of Scott Adams. Dilbert featured on a desk calendar in front of me for most of my career. At least up to his religious fervour for “Think Bigly” Trump fandom and into many other dark places.
Scott Adam’s - RIP. The world was a better place for your work.
Scott Adam’s - RIP. The world was a better place for your work.
January 14, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Really sorry to get news of the death of Scott Adams. Dilbert featured on a desk calendar in front of me for most of my career. At least up to his religious fervour for “Think Bigly” Trump fandom and into many other dark places.
Scott Adam’s - RIP. The world was a better place for your work.
Scott Adam’s - RIP. The world was a better place for your work.
Epstein Files: Unbelievable that so many have swallowed the bait on asking for all the files to be released. The catalyst is one document with zero tolerance of silly redaction excuse labels like “victim” or “member of the public”; that’s everyone. You’re all being played.
January 9, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Epstein Files: Unbelievable that so many have swallowed the bait on asking for all the files to be released. The catalyst is one document with zero tolerance of silly redaction excuse labels like “victim” or “member of the public”; that’s everyone. You’re all being played.
NotebookLM now excelling at Infographics: youtu.be/596Ye-J42ks?...
How to Create STUNNING Infographics with NotebookLM (FREE)
YouTube video by Matt Penny
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December 22, 2025 at 11:41 PM
NotebookLM now excelling at Infographics: youtu.be/596Ye-J42ks?...
Gemini (Nano Banana Pro): please generate an A-Z poster of cats/animals/eh try UK University buildings
December 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Gemini (Nano Banana Pro): please generate an A-Z poster of cats/animals/eh try UK University buildings
ADHD in Students: it’s not what you say, it’s the way that you say it: ianwaring.substack.com/p/adhd-in-st...
ADHD in Students: An AI powered analysis
It's not what you say, it's the way you say it
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December 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
ADHD in Students: it’s not what you say, it’s the way that you say it: ianwaring.substack.com/p/adhd-in-st...
Last night just before bed, I downloaded the Student Mental Health & Depression Indicators Dataset from Kaggle, loaded the CSV file into Gemini Pro (thinking rather than fast mode) and said “Draw an infographic based on the trends you see in this dataset”. Within 20 seconds I got this.
Any good?
Any good?
December 5, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Last night just before bed, I downloaded the Student Mental Health & Depression Indicators Dataset from Kaggle, loaded the CSV file into Gemini Pro (thinking rather than fast mode) and said “Draw an infographic based on the trends you see in this dataset”. Within 20 seconds I got this.
Any good?
Any good?
Gemini 3 looks like it has some pretty advanced reasoning on board. What one professor saw when he inadvertently got subjected to prerelease A/B test of Gemini 2.5 vs 3 when trying to decode ancient ledgers. Infographic below, full article at generativehistory.substack.com/p/has-google...
November 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Gemini 3 looks like it has some pretty advanced reasoning on board. What one professor saw when he inadvertently got subjected to prerelease A/B test of Gemini 2.5 vs 3 when trying to decode ancient ledgers. Infographic below, full article at generativehistory.substack.com/p/has-google...
Where does Higher Education go when Gemini becomes your personal sorcerers apprentice? This was one prompt away in Nano Banana Pro - to summarise one persons 2024. Wild: www.reddit.com/r/nanobanana...
From the nanobanana community on Reddit: I got Nano Banana Pro to summarize 2024 in one illustration
Explore this post and more from the nanobanana community
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November 22, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Where does Higher Education go when Gemini becomes your personal sorcerers apprentice? This was one prompt away in Nano Banana Pro - to summarise one persons 2024. Wild: www.reddit.com/r/nanobanana...
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social would you like a share of a NotebookLM with all the text files from Epstein loaded? Ask any question and all that??
November 17, 2025 at 8:10 PM
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social would you like a share of a NotebookLM with all the text files from Epstein loaded? Ask any question and all that??
Using AI as a personal tutor: this is another use case, beautifully executed in NotebookLM. From personal experience, this is product of the century: open.substack.com/pub/aimaker/...
NotebookLM Got Crazy Powerful: Here's How I Used It to Learn Something Really Hard
And some useful prompts to customize my learning.
open.substack.com
October 26, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Using AI as a personal tutor: this is another use case, beautifully executed in NotebookLM. From personal experience, this is product of the century: open.substack.com/pub/aimaker/...
Bingo. The false pursuit of using LLMs toward AGI explained thoughtfully. Deepmind are using the full arsenal of other approaches, but most others are riding a false tidal wave: open.substack.com/pub/srinipag...
Why Silicon Valley Won't Quit LLMs — Even As Every Signal Screams "Dead End"
"The Psychological, Financial, and Cultural Factors Behind the $10T Illusion — And None Are Technical"
open.substack.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Bingo. The false pursuit of using LLMs toward AGI explained thoughtfully. Deepmind are using the full arsenal of other approaches, but most others are riding a false tidal wave: open.substack.com/pub/srinipag...
Agentic AI patterns: x.com/boringdev17/...
BoringDeveloper on X: "A senior Google engineer just dropped a 400-page free book on Agentic Design Patterns (Google Docs). Table of contents looks wild: • Advanced Prompt Techniques • Multi-Agent Patterns • Everything you need to know about agents + code Reply send and repost, and I will dm it. https://t.co/dEF2o477Fb" / X
A senior Google engineer just dropped a 400-page free book on Agentic Design Patterns (Google Docs). Table of contents looks wild: • Advanced Prompt Techniques • Multi-Agent Patterns • Everything you need to know about agents + code Reply send and repost, and I will dm it. https://t.co/dEF2o477Fb
x.com
September 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Agentic AI patterns: x.com/boringdev17/...
There is at least one industry that's already entering a nuclear winter due to the rise of AI. See the genesis of a fictitious music artist in this segment between 1:27 and 3:13:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uf8...
then see what someone else created based on that work:
youtu.be/z_JB-10HqKE?...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uf8...
then see what someone else created based on that work:
youtu.be/z_JB-10HqKE?...
AI-generated music sparks industry concern
YouTube video by CBS Mornings
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August 27, 2025 at 10:28 AM
There is at least one industry that's already entering a nuclear winter due to the rise of AI. See the genesis of a fictitious music artist in this segment between 1:27 and 3:13:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uf8...
then see what someone else created based on that work:
youtu.be/z_JB-10HqKE?...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uf8...
then see what someone else created based on that work:
youtu.be/z_JB-10HqKE?...
Used Google Veo3 to turn my local Unisex Hairdressers kiddie first haircut barbers chair (modelled on a Mini cabriolet) into the owners Bank Holiday escape wheels.
August 25, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Used Google Veo3 to turn my local Unisex Hairdressers kiddie first haircut barbers chair (modelled on a Mini cabriolet) into the owners Bank Holiday escape wheels.
ChatGPT 5 - oops already
August 8, 2025 at 10:23 AM
ChatGPT 5 - oops already
Curiosity is the hidden superpower. Well, that and compound interest.
July 31, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Curiosity is the hidden superpower. Well, that and compound interest.
UK Govt signs up with OpenAI. Really? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
OpenAI signs deal with UK to find government uses for its models
Wide-ranging agreement with artificial intelligence firm behind ChatGPT comes after similar UK deal with Google
www.theguardian.com
July 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
UK Govt signs up with OpenAI. Really? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Voice transcription and summarises - sitting on the magnetic charger back of any iPhone. Apparently very impressive for under £130: www.mobvoi.com/uk/pages/mob...
Mobvoi TicNote – World's First Agentic AI Voice Recorder
Mobvoi TicNote is an AI agent powered voice recorder – record, transcribe, summarize, and deep research with ease. Built for productivity and privacy.
www.mobvoi.com
June 8, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Voice transcription and summarises - sitting on the magnetic charger back of any iPhone. Apparently very impressive for under £130: www.mobvoi.com/uk/pages/mob...
Databricks stores metadata just above the Lakehouse in Unity - where it is shared by everyone. Where does it sit in Microsoft Copilots? #tryingtofindanswers
June 8, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Databricks stores metadata just above the Lakehouse in Unity - where it is shared by everyone. Where does it sit in Microsoft Copilots? #tryingtofindanswers
All the AI copyright controversy is because the line between original and derivative vanishes (and other thoughts about the AI future): open.substack.com/pub/sonderun...
Shit’s Gonna Get So Fucking Weird and Terrible
(An uncomfortably honest field guide to the deeply bizarre now-now-soon)
open.substack.com
June 3, 2025 at 6:34 AM
All the AI copyright controversy is because the line between original and derivative vanishes (and other thoughts about the AI future): open.substack.com/pub/sonderun...
My MacBook Air is combining 200+ PDFs in 8 seconds. Usain Bolt class.
May 18, 2025 at 8:01 AM
My MacBook Air is combining 200+ PDFs in 8 seconds. Usain Bolt class.
Simply the best treatise I’ve read to date on the subject of the impact of AI: open.substack.com/pub/platform.... Very worth pre-ordering his book.
The many fallacies of 'AI won't take your job, but someone using AI will'
True, but utterly useless
open.substack.com
May 17, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Simply the best treatise I’ve read to date on the subject of the impact of AI: open.substack.com/pub/platform.... Very worth pre-ordering his book.
Got a Windows instance running Office in AWS Workplace. Now to get kutools to bulk download emails for processing by NotebookLM Plus #LearningByBuilding
May 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Got a Windows instance running Office in AWS Workplace. Now to get kutools to bulk download emails for processing by NotebookLM Plus #LearningByBuilding