Bryan Betts
@bryangb.bsky.social
Analyst, engineer, wordsmith, early mediæval historian, qualified beer judge: I write, break, fix, make and drink things.😏
Also @bryangb@mas.to and yes, still bryan_gb@x
Also @bryangb@mas.to and yes, still bryan_gb@x
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Could, or should, you usefully build open-source project work into your job search? Have you tried it?
Our @bryangb.bsky.social ponders the question, after chatting with OpenUK about its report on UK software skills.
www.freeformdynamics.com/freeform-com...
Our @bryangb.bsky.social ponders the question, after chatting with OpenUK about its report on UK software skills.
www.freeformdynamics.com/freeform-com...
Can contributing to open source get you a job?
Could voluntary work on open source projects be a stepping stone to employment?
www.freeformdynamics.com
January 19, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Could, or should, you usefully build open-source project work into your job search? Have you tried it?
Our @bryangb.bsky.social ponders the question, after chatting with OpenUK about its report on UK software skills.
www.freeformdynamics.com/freeform-com...
Our @bryangb.bsky.social ponders the question, after chatting with OpenUK about its report on UK software skills.
www.freeformdynamics.com/freeform-com...
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There's many ways to build modern tape storage into your ESG & data governance plans & Hammerspace has just added one more: treat tape as an equal.
How much more will it take to convince the sceptics that, today more than ever, tape remains a top-tier option?
www.freeformdynamics.com/freeform-com...
How much more will it take to convince the sceptics that, today more than ever, tape remains a top-tier option?
www.freeformdynamics.com/freeform-com...
Tape is back on the main menu
The news that another of the big players in global file systems, Hammerspace, has integrated tape access into its data orchestration software should
www.freeformdynamics.com
January 17, 2024 at 2:59 PM
There's many ways to build modern tape storage into your ESG & data governance plans & Hammerspace has just added one more: treat tape as an equal.
How much more will it take to convince the sceptics that, today more than ever, tape remains a top-tier option?
www.freeformdynamics.com/freeform-com...
How much more will it take to convince the sceptics that, today more than ever, tape remains a top-tier option?
www.freeformdynamics.com/freeform-com...
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Are you investing in generative AI? Many are, but what does it even mean - is it direct, indirect, something else...?
A clear view here should help a lot with seeing where the real value lies, writes @Dale_Vile on our @ComputerWeekly blog
www.computerweekly.com/blog/Write-s...
A clear view here should help a lot with seeing where the real value lies, writes @Dale_Vile on our @ComputerWeekly blog
www.computerweekly.com/blog/Write-s...
What does “Investment in Generative AI” actually mean?
I’ve found myself in a number of conversations recently where the discussion has turned to the speed at which organisations are investing in generative AI. More and more, however, I find myself ...
www.computerweekly.com
January 9, 2024 at 9:52 AM
Are you investing in generative AI? Many are, but what does it even mean - is it direct, indirect, something else...?
A clear view here should help a lot with seeing where the real value lies, writes @Dale_Vile on our @ComputerWeekly blog
www.computerweekly.com/blog/Write-s...
A clear view here should help a lot with seeing where the real value lies, writes @Dale_Vile on our @ComputerWeekly blog
www.computerweekly.com/blog/Write-s...
Based on this video, it looks as if Microsoft's dedicated CoPilot key will replace what's the right Ctrl key on my keyboards.
Has MS forgotten about left-handers? 🤔
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1R0...
Has MS forgotten about left-handers? 🤔
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1R0...
January 5, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Based on this video, it looks as if Microsoft's dedicated CoPilot key will replace what's the right Ctrl key on my keyboards.
Has MS forgotten about left-handers? 🤔
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1R0...
Has MS forgotten about left-handers? 🤔
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1R0...
Merry Midwinter and a Silly Solstice for tomorrow, everyone! 🍻🥳
December 21, 2023 at 4:22 PM
Merry Midwinter and a Silly Solstice for tomorrow, everyone! 🍻🥳
The ability - given the right software! - of NPUs to boost the performance of key functions, while actually using _less_ power, has the potential to make them a must-have for laptop buyers at the very least.
What's the point of AI-enabling a laptop or desktop when there's already so much AI compute power in the cloud? On our Computer Weekly blog, @bryangb.bsky.social explains some of the key whys and wherefores...
www.computerweekly.com/blog/Write-s...
www.computerweekly.com/blog/Write-s...
December 21, 2023 at 1:51 PM
The ability - given the right software! - of NPUs to boost the performance of key functions, while actually using _less_ power, has the potential to make them a must-have for laptop buyers at the very least.
What does "recalled" mean in a world where a car's behaviour can be fixed by an over-the-air software update while it sits on your driveway? 🤔
Breaking News: Tesla recalled more than two million vehicles to fix a function designed to ensure drivers are focused when using its Autopilot feature.
Tesla Recalls 2 Million Vehicles Over Autopilot Software Issue
The automaker began issuing software updates on Tuesday following a lengthy investigation by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2023 at 2:49 PM
What does "recalled" mean in a world where a car's behaviour can be fixed by an over-the-air software update while it sits on your driveway? 🤔
If you're a #VMware user or partner, then you -like us- were probably relieved when the uncertainty over the #Broadcom deal finally ended.
But now you, like us, are probably back to being confused, as Broadcom seems to chuck it all up in the air again...
www.computerweekly.com/blog/Write-s...
But now you, like us, are probably back to being confused, as Broadcom seems to chuck it all up in the air again...
www.computerweekly.com/blog/Write-s...
December 12, 2023 at 10:45 AM
This is fascinating - I wonder how an updated version would look?
www.visualcapitalist.com/histomap/
www.visualcapitalist.com/histomap/
Histomap: Visualizing the 4,000 Year History of Global Power
We examine the Histomap, an ambitious timeline that details the power of various civilizations going all the way back to 2,000 B.C
www.visualcapitalist.com
December 4, 2023 at 12:05 PM
This is fascinating - I wonder how an updated version would look?
www.visualcapitalist.com/histomap/
www.visualcapitalist.com/histomap/
It's a dog's life... 😅
December 3, 2023 at 11:02 PM
It's a dog's life... 😅
Is this something you've been able to do? Or that backfired somehow...?
New on our ComputerWeekly blog, a meeting with OpenUK leaves our @bryangb.bsky.social wondering - could, or should, you build open source project work into your jobsearch?
www.computerweekly.com/blog/Write-s...
www.computerweekly.com/blog/Write-s...
Can contributing to open source get you a job?
Could voluntary work on open source projects be a stepping stone to employment? That was one of the intriguing prospects held out at the launch last week of a report with the slightly ominous title .....
www.computerweekly.com
December 1, 2023 at 6:35 PM
Is this something you've been able to do? Or that backfired somehow...?
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After 18 months and challenges from antitrust authorities around the world, Broadcom has finally acquired @vmware.bsky.social. On our Computer Weekly blog this week, @bryangb.bsky.social looks at what Broadcom CEO Hock Tan has planned for the combined company.
www.computerweekly.com/blog/Write-s...
www.computerweekly.com/blog/Write-s...
November 27, 2023 at 2:45 PM
After 18 months and challenges from antitrust authorities around the world, Broadcom has finally acquired @vmware.bsky.social. On our Computer Weekly blog this week, @bryangb.bsky.social looks at what Broadcom CEO Hock Tan has planned for the combined company.
www.computerweekly.com/blog/Write-s...
www.computerweekly.com/blog/Write-s...
HMRC says the UK loses £BILLIONS every year to tax avoidance and evasion, but oh no, what matters - and what we might all have to give up our data privacy for - is an alleged £120m a year of benefit fraud. 🤬
When the Tories talk of "common sense", you know it is nothing of the kind.
When the Tories talk of "common sense", you know it is nothing of the kind.
💥 The UK's post-Brexit data laws will allow the authorities to regularly check bank accounts and store biometric data. At the moment, they say it will be limited to those on benefits or people who 'pose a threat'. But we all know they can't be trusted.
Changes to data protection laws to unlock post-Brexit opportunity
Common sense changes to the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill will safeguard the public, prevent fraud, and unlock post-Brexit opportunities.
www.gov.uk
November 24, 2023 at 11:10 AM
HMRC says the UK loses £BILLIONS every year to tax avoidance and evasion, but oh no, what matters - and what we might all have to give up our data privacy for - is an alleged £120m a year of benefit fraud. 🤬
When the Tories talk of "common sense", you know it is nothing of the kind.
When the Tories talk of "common sense", you know it is nothing of the kind.
What's your take on Private AI - the inevitable way to go, or too little, too late?
In part 2 of our intro to Private AI on our Computer Weekly blog, we look at some of the key questions to consider, including where to base it and why you might need to get model-focused...
www.computerweekly.com/blog/Write-s...
www.computerweekly.com/blog/Write-s...
Custom chatbots and model gardens: putting Private AI to work
Part 2: More to think about It’s essential to decide where to run your Private AI - or who you will get to run it for you, in some cases - but that is just the start. Assuming that you also want ...
www.computerweekly.com
November 23, 2023 at 2:16 PM
What's your take on Private AI - the inevitable way to go, or too little, too late?
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You watch Sunak smirking and Tories moron-braying as Hunt delivers his devious Autumn Statement. You read the Tory press which praises this spectacle of smug. And then you look around at the absolute state of our country and wonder why those in power are so happy to fail us.
November 23, 2023 at 7:58 AM
You watch Sunak smirking and Tories moron-braying as Hunt delivers his devious Autumn Statement. You read the Tory press which praises this spectacle of smug. And then you look around at the absolute state of our country and wonder why those in power are so happy to fail us.
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New on our Computer Weekly blog - can we deal with the fears that Generative AI will reveal our company secrets by taking our AI private?
www.computerweekly.com/blog/Write-s...
www.computerweekly.com/blog/Write-s...
Understanding the rise and role of Private AI
Part 1: AI hype vs fear and doubt The leakage of proprietary IP and other data has been one of the biggest corporate fears around generative AI since the launch of ChatGPT. Some companies even ...
www.computerweekly.com
November 22, 2023 at 12:29 PM
New on our Computer Weekly blog - can we deal with the fears that Generative AI will reveal our company secrets by taking our AI private?
www.computerweekly.com/blog/Write-s...
www.computerweekly.com/blog/Write-s...
With Apple finally getting on-board with RCS, it's nice to see one of my - admittedly tentative! - predictions from last year coming true. 😀
And yes, it seems we have the EU to thank 👏 again, at least partly anyway...
www.freeformdynamics.com/freeform-com...
And yes, it seems we have the EU to thank 👏 again, at least partly anyway...
www.freeformdynamics.com/freeform-com...
November 17, 2023 at 12:13 PM
With Apple finally getting on-board with RCS, it's nice to see one of my - admittedly tentative! - predictions from last year coming true. 😀
And yes, it seems we have the EU to thank 👏 again, at least partly anyway...
www.freeformdynamics.com/freeform-com...
And yes, it seems we have the EU to thank 👏 again, at least partly anyway...
www.freeformdynamics.com/freeform-com...
If you have one of those #3UK Data Reward SIMs, with 200MB data "free for life" each month, I suggest you avoid re-registering it with their new website. They deleted the data allowance off mine, and I strongly suspect they're using re-registration as the excuse for cheating on their promise.
November 14, 2023 at 4:33 PM
If you have one of those #3UK Data Reward SIMs, with 200MB data "free for life" each month, I suggest you avoid re-registering it with their new website. They deleted the data allowance off mine, and I strongly suspect they're using re-registration as the excuse for cheating on their promise.
Here at #VMwareExplore in #Barcelona they just brought Broadcom's Hock Tan on stage to reassure attendees - yes, "the elephant in the room" actually spoke... 😀
November 7, 2023 at 8:15 AM
Here at #VMwareExplore in #Barcelona they just brought Broadcom's Hock Tan on stage to reassure attendees - yes, "the elephant in the room" actually spoke... 😀
Meet the brewer session tonight with Josh at Exale Brewing in Walthamstow, now onto Skoosh, their regular - and very drinkable - hazy pale.
November 2, 2023 at 6:08 PM
Meet the brewer session tonight with Josh at Exale Brewing in Walthamstow, now onto Skoosh, their regular - and very drinkable - hazy pale.
Cherry blossom? In England in late October?
October 24, 2023 at 9:04 AM
Cherry blossom? In England in late October?
Hmm. Bsky keeps asking me to verify my email address - which I've tested and it's valid - but the verification message never arrives, not even as spam... I've tried it several times now. Does it work for others here?
October 17, 2023 at 2:00 PM
Hmm. Bsky keeps asking me to verify my email address - which I've tested and it's valid - but the verification message never arrives, not even as spam... I've tried it several times now. Does it work for others here?
On a bright but cool Monday morning, Mr Dog and I perambulate along by the river, and back past the locally-listed old sewage pumping station, now offices. It dates from 1883 - they knew how to build stylish public infrastructure in those days!
October 9, 2023 at 10:27 AM
On a bright but cool Monday morning, Mr Dog and I perambulate along by the river, and back past the locally-listed old sewage pumping station, now offices. It dates from 1883 - they knew how to build stylish public infrastructure in those days!
Off to #Walthamstow this sunny Saturday morning to help judge the national homebrew comp #BrewCon that's taking place at Hackney & Wildcard Breweries. My first time using BJCP scoresheets, I think! 🤔
October 7, 2023 at 8:08 AM
Off to #Walthamstow this sunny Saturday morning to help judge the national homebrew comp #BrewCon that's taking place at Hackney & Wildcard Breweries. My first time using BJCP scoresheets, I think! 🤔
I understand that there's a verifi-cat-ion process here. I hope that #proofofdog will suffice instead...
October 6, 2023 at 9:26 AM
I understand that there's a verifi-cat-ion process here. I hope that #proofofdog will suffice instead...