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Ric Raftis
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Business and community consultant. Lifelong learner. Fascinated by tech and AI, lover of Obsidian PKM, passionate about community organisations and leadership. | MBA | Doctoral student.
A graphic representation of my attempts to install Ollama and Msty on my desktop machine, compose knowledge stacks of my Obsidian vault and academic papers in PDF. #fail #obsidian.md #academicSky
March 24, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Nothing like neat and tidy study notes using Obsidian #obsidian.md #academicSky
March 2, 2025 at 9:06 AM
I have access to ChatGPT Deep Research. Previously only available on the $200 a month subscription. Follows hot on the heels of Google providing Deep Research to anyone with a Google Workspace subscription. So now I have access to two competing models. #AI #deepresearch #chatgpt #gemini
February 26, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Weave you own web of knowledge with #Obsidian.md obsidian.md
January 30, 2025 at 6:08 AM
As tech advances, specialisation occurs. Initially needing to know everything about computers, now relying on experts. Same with AI, shifting focus from understanding models to practical skills for safe and effective use. #academicSky #productivity
January 18, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Lamenting the advent of AI and its use in higher ed is like yelling at the sun for rising. #academicsky
January 18, 2025 at 3:37 AM
It all starts today. Starting on V2 of my #Obsidian Scholar course with new integration workflows for #Zotero and improved annotation methods. There will also be new #AI features added to the demo vault. #academicSky
January 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I have Google workspace account, Gemini Advanced account and cannot access Deep Research as there is no dropdown appearing. Naturally, it's best to ask Google itself through Gemini about support. #academicSky #googlesupport Disappointing when the response is:
December 30, 2024 at 6:56 AM

Strawberries anyone? I am totally fed up with strawberries 🍓 🍓 🍓watching the feed on Twitter. The largest promoter deserves the big raspberry!
August 17, 2024 at 11:38 PM
Seriously? Are suggested prompt begins, "Give me content to start a conversation with a new connection on LinkedIn by sharing..." Have we really reached a stage where people need help to start a conversation? #AI #sad #communication
May 2, 2024 at 8:50 PM
I'm proud to announce that I'm now a MindStudio Certified Developer! I completed the course and final project via The Upgrade and am ready to help you automate your workflows using the power of Artificial Intelligence applications. #AI #nocode
April 30, 2024 at 7:02 AM
Many thanks to the Llamas for assistance with the new logo design. What do you think?
April 24, 2024 at 9:10 AM
Always prepare you answers for job interviews.
April 21, 2024 at 10:44 PM
I will be pulling an "all-nighter" tonight to complete the @mindstudioai certification training. That's the intent anyway. We will see how we go. Midnight to 8am. Looking forward to the learning experience. #AI #nocode
April 13, 2024 at 9:13 AM
Another example of AI escaping through the cracks of peer review and the publisher's scrutiny. I'm all for using AI ethically in academia as a tool just like a calculator, but this reflects poorly on anyone involved. #academic #academicwriting #academicjournal www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
March 25, 2024 at 5:08 AM
Unbelievable. Can the peers read? From Elsevier's site- "All articles in open access journals which are published by Elsevier have undergone peer review" #fail #academicchatter #AcademicTwitter www.sciencedirect.co...
March 18, 2024 at 7:33 AM
Unbelievable. Seems peers can't read. From Elsevier's site- "All articles in open access journals which are published by Elsevier have undergone peer review and upon acceptance are immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download" #academic www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
March 18, 2024 at 1:58 AM
Worried about #AI. People in 1880s were worried about electricity too! And the link for veracity - library.osu.edu/dc/concern/g...
February 28, 2024 at 3:57 AM
Image and article completed for my next post which will be on ethics and confirmation bias in AI. Video still in production. #academicsky
February 23, 2024 at 11:24 AM
Interesting. Looks like I just broke Perplexity.... Prompt: I wish to develop a prompt for a character who will be a skilled editor of academic work for journal publication. Can you suggest how I would frame the instructions? Response: See image! WTF?? #academic
February 23, 2024 at 3:51 AM