Jon Ayre
@jonayre.uk
I've been an engineer, software developer, architect, director & CTO. Now I'm a hands-on consultant doing business and tech strategy. Creator of the business evolution map. Father & Husband. It WILL go wrong & it CAN be fixed. He/him.
Does this help in any way at all?
Probably not the sort of thing you were looking for, but no harm hopefully in offering the link
jonayre.uk/blog/2024/10...
Probably not the sort of thing you were looking for, but no harm hopefully in offering the link
jonayre.uk/blog/2024/10...
Understanding neural networks – Part 1: The artificial neuron - Jon Ayre
So, you want to know about artificial neural networks? Here’s my attempt at explaining what they are and how they work without resorting to too much complicated jargon or maths. I hope it helps.
jonayre.uk
January 10, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Does this help in any way at all?
Probably not the sort of thing you were looking for, but no harm hopefully in offering the link
jonayre.uk/blog/2024/10...
Probably not the sort of thing you were looking for, but no harm hopefully in offering the link
jonayre.uk/blog/2024/10...
Let's not forget that for every man with a Glock, there's also a man (many in fact) who just loves photographing nature.
And that's why it's all worthwhile.
Happy New Year.
And that's why it's all worthwhile.
Happy New Year.
18 months ago I was photographing birds in a US national park when someone jumped out of a car in front of a dozen witnesses, put a Glock to my forehead, and demanded my camera.
This shot is from my first time out birding after that.
Living like this is a deliberate choice.
This shot is from my first time out birding after that.
Living like this is a deliberate choice.
January 6, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Let's not forget that for every man with a Glock, there's also a man (many in fact) who just loves photographing nature.
And that's why it's all worthwhile.
Happy New Year.
And that's why it's all worthwhile.
Happy New Year.
Has anyone run doom on it yet?
January 6, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Has anyone run doom on it yet?
If everyone makes the same mistake in a language, the language is the problem.
If only we moved the software development profession forward with each new language rather than looping back to the beginning each time.
If only we moved the software development profession forward with each new language rather than looping back to the beginning each time.
🐍 Python Mistakes Everyone Makes ❌
Day 11: Using += Thinking It Creates a New Object
Detailed Explanation: www.clcoding.com/2025/12/day-...
Day 11: Using += Thinking It Creates a New Object
Detailed Explanation: www.clcoding.com/2025/12/day-...
January 3, 2026 at 12:25 PM
If everyone makes the same mistake in a language, the language is the problem.
If only we moved the software development profession forward with each new language rather than looping back to the beginning each time.
If only we moved the software development profession forward with each new language rather than looping back to the beginning each time.
Just one more "feature" of Python that ignores all the lessons learnt by the industry with previous languages.
January 2, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Just one more "feature" of Python that ignores all the lessons learnt by the industry with previous languages.
The more of these I see the more it feels like Python has forgotten all the lessons learnt with previous new languages.
The most important of these lessons being don't have features in the language that are bound to become common problems for new users of the language.
The most important of these lessons being don't have features in the language that are bound to become common problems for new users of the language.
🐍 Python Mistakes Everyone Makes ❌
Day 9: Overwriting Built-in Names
Detailed Explanation: www.clcoding.com/2025/12/day-...
Day 9: Overwriting Built-in Names
Detailed Explanation: www.clcoding.com/2025/12/day-...
January 2, 2026 at 9:28 AM
The more of these I see the more it feels like Python has forgotten all the lessons learnt with previous new languages.
The most important of these lessons being don't have features in the language that are bound to become common problems for new users of the language.
The most important of these lessons being don't have features in the language that are bound to become common problems for new users of the language.
Sometimes, if it's a mistake everyone makes, it's a mistake in the language syntax not the people
🐍 Python Mistakes Everyone Makes ❌
Day 8: Forgetting self in Class Methods
Detailed Explanation: www.clcoding.com/2025/12/day-...
Day 8: Forgetting self in Class Methods
Detailed Explanation: www.clcoding.com/2025/12/day-...
December 31, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Sometimes, if it's a mistake everyone makes, it's a mistake in the language syntax not the people
Ads.
Still the biggest revenue stream in town.
Still the biggest revenue stream in town.
what a shocking turn of events
who could’ve seen this coming
who could’ve seen this coming
OpenAI Reportedly Planning to Make ChatGPT "Prioritize" Advertisers in Conversation
OpenAI employees working on ChatGPT report plans to unleash sponsored advertisements above organic results.
futurism.com
December 31, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Ads.
Still the biggest revenue stream in town.
Still the biggest revenue stream in town.
Yeah, but who doesn't have a bit of "fexcectorn" about them?
Pass that through a RELU and see what happens.
Pass that through a RELU and see what happens.
December 31, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Yeah, but who doesn't have a bit of "fexcectorn" about them?
Pass that through a RELU and see what happens.
Pass that through a RELU and see what happens.
Still haven't got round to watching the second one, despite really enjoying the first one. I really need to catch up.
December 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Still haven't got round to watching the second one, despite really enjoying the first one. I really need to catch up.
Native Instruments Guitar Rig
December 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Native Instruments Guitar Rig
Is it slow, or is everything just really really big?
I guess it's all relative 😉
I guess it's all relative 😉
December 28, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Is it slow, or is everything just really really big?
I guess it's all relative 😉
I guess it's all relative 😉
Yup. This is I like to call the snow shovel effect.
You make rapid progress at first but you're building up a huge wall of snow in front of you. Pretty soon you grind to a halt and there's no easy way to get moving again.
We know how this goes because we've seen it so many times before.
You make rapid progress at first but you're building up a huge wall of snow in front of you. Pretty soon you grind to a halt and there's no easy way to get moving again.
We know how this goes because we've seen it so many times before.
Can't wait for the loosened up, non-perfect, but quickly shipped AI-enhanced updates to hit my banking and insurance services next year.
Im sure there will be no issues there at all.
Im sure there will be no issues there at all.
December 27, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Yup. This is I like to call the snow shovel effect.
You make rapid progress at first but you're building up a huge wall of snow in front of you. Pretty soon you grind to a halt and there's no easy way to get moving again.
We know how this goes because we've seen it so many times before.
You make rapid progress at first but you're building up a huge wall of snow in front of you. Pretty soon you grind to a halt and there's no easy way to get moving again.
We know how this goes because we've seen it so many times before.
Blade Runner.
Keep Harrison Ford.
Keep Harrison Ford.
December 26, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Blade Runner.
Keep Harrison Ford.
Keep Harrison Ford.
Schrödi says Merry Christmas!
December 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Schrödi says Merry Christmas!
IMO conciousness is both binary and linear
Binary: A neural network (artificial or biological) either has the necessary architectural features for consiousness or it doesn't.
Linear: If it does, then the level of consciousness is related to the network size
LLMs do not have the necessary features
Binary: A neural network (artificial or biological) either has the necessary architectural features for consiousness or it doesn't.
Linear: If it does, then the level of consciousness is related to the network size
LLMs do not have the necessary features
December 24, 2025 at 11:03 AM
IMO conciousness is both binary and linear
Binary: A neural network (artificial or biological) either has the necessary architectural features for consiousness or it doesn't.
Linear: If it does, then the level of consciousness is related to the network size
LLMs do not have the necessary features
Binary: A neural network (artificial or biological) either has the necessary architectural features for consiousness or it doesn't.
Linear: If it does, then the level of consciousness is related to the network size
LLMs do not have the necessary features
Oh! (Another one for: Things I knew but hadn't really thought through the consequences of)
December 21, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Oh! (Another one for: Things I knew but hadn't really thought through the consequences of)
Reposted by Jon Ayre
Space news is the best. Like, what do you mean there's a runaway supermassive black hole 10 million times bigger than the sun moving through space at 2 million miles per hour www.space.com/astronomy/bl...
James Webb Space Telescope confirms 1st 'runaway' supermassive black hole rocketing through 'Cosmic Owl' galaxies at 2.2 million mph: 'It boggles the mind!'
"The forces that are needed to dislodge such a massive black hole from its home are enormous."
www.space.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Space news is the best. Like, what do you mean there's a runaway supermassive black hole 10 million times bigger than the sun moving through space at 2 million miles per hour www.space.com/astronomy/bl...
How is not the issue.
Why is the issue.
The correlation between contacts in a phone book and people followed on platforms like Bluesky isn't strong.
And more importantly, those contact numbers being shared belong to other people. It's not appropriate to share them without permission IMO.
Why is the issue.
The correlation between contacts in a phone book and people followed on platforms like Bluesky isn't strong.
And more importantly, those contact numbers being shared belong to other people. It's not appropriate to share them without permission IMO.
December 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
How is not the issue.
Why is the issue.
The correlation between contacts in a phone book and people followed on platforms like Bluesky isn't strong.
And more importantly, those contact numbers being shared belong to other people. It's not appropriate to share them without permission IMO.
Why is the issue.
The correlation between contacts in a phone book and people followed on platforms like Bluesky isn't strong.
And more importantly, those contact numbers being shared belong to other people. It's not appropriate to share them without permission IMO.
Ah. I see Bluesky found their revenue stream and, rather unimaginatively, it's you.
v1.112 is live!
We’re launching Find Friends, a contact import feature that helps you find people you know on Bluesky.
Try it! In the mobile app, go to Settings → Find friends from contacts.
Read how we took a more secure approach to this than other platforms: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
We’re launching Find Friends, a contact import feature that helps you find people you know on Bluesky.
Try it! In the mobile app, go to Settings → Find friends from contacts.
Read how we took a more secure approach to this than other platforms: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
December 18, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Ah. I see Bluesky found their revenue stream and, rather unimaginatively, it's you.
Nothing.
Not because it's perfect.
Just because, why?
Not because it's perfect.
Just because, why?
December 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Nothing.
Not because it's perfect.
Just because, why?
Not because it's perfect.
Just because, why?
"I am Connor MacLeod of the Clan MacLeod. I was born in 1518 in the village of Glenfinnan on the shores of Loch Shiel. And I am immortal!"
Natural compound found in dark chocolate and coffee is directly linked to slower aging
Dark chocolate contains theobromine, a compound that links to slower cell aging. People with higher levels showed younger biological ages.
www.earth.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:59 AM
"I am Connor MacLeod of the Clan MacLeod. I was born in 1518 in the village of Glenfinnan on the shores of Loch Shiel. And I am immortal!"