Ust Oldfield
@ustdoes.tech
Father to little O, little P, and little A | Englishman abroad | Head of Analytics, tech enthusiast and data geek by day |
Ust In Paris by night and weekends | He/Him
Ust In Paris by night and weekends | He/Him
Well BT, you’ve had two and a half weeks to sort out my broadband, you’ve not kept your promise and I’m going elsewhere.
October 31, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Well BT, you’ve had two and a half weeks to sort out my broadband, you’ve not kept your promise and I’m going elsewhere.
Just started this book, but I like it so far. It already aligns to my view of governance, and has given me many more ideas.
October 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Just started this book, but I like it so far. It already aligns to my view of governance, and has given me many more ideas.
Totally unnecessary parentheses in an otherwise average article about AI.
Tell me how you really feel about Sydney Sweeney…
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/o...
Tell me how you really feel about Sydney Sweeney…
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/o...
October 5, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Totally unnecessary parentheses in an otherwise average article about AI.
Tell me how you really feel about Sydney Sweeney…
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/o...
Tell me how you really feel about Sydney Sweeney…
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/o...
Mel Stride will need to take a long hard look at state processes and investment to get those numbers down. The world, and the UK, is more complex and underfunded than it was in 2016.
on.ft.com/4mMYpuS Shadow chancellor underlines Tory commitment to ‘fiscal responsibility’
on.ft.com/4mMYpuS Shadow chancellor underlines Tory commitment to ‘fiscal responsibility’
October 3, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Mel Stride will need to take a long hard look at state processes and investment to get those numbers down. The world, and the UK, is more complex and underfunded than it was in 2016.
on.ft.com/4mMYpuS Shadow chancellor underlines Tory commitment to ‘fiscal responsibility’
on.ft.com/4mMYpuS Shadow chancellor underlines Tory commitment to ‘fiscal responsibility’
The Eiffel Tower is still visible from South London.
September 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The Eiffel Tower is still visible from South London.
Little O and Little P enjoyed their first outing to a football match. Little P wanted to play.
Despite having possession for most of the game, Croydon WFC lost to Chislehurst in penalties.
FA Cup dream ended in rounded 1.
Despite having possession for most of the game, Croydon WFC lost to Chislehurst in penalties.
FA Cup dream ended in rounded 1.
September 7, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Little O and Little P enjoyed their first outing to a football match. Little P wanted to play.
Despite having possession for most of the game, Croydon WFC lost to Chislehurst in penalties.
FA Cup dream ended in rounded 1.
Despite having possession for most of the game, Croydon WFC lost to Chislehurst in penalties.
FA Cup dream ended in rounded 1.
The best thing about being back, is my garden and my roses
July 14, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The best thing about being back, is my garden and my roses
The children looked underneath their bed in the Airbnb and now they’re scared…
July 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The children looked underneath their bed in the Airbnb and now they’re scared…
Well, this was fun.
I tested the policy proposal: The government proposes to abolish income tax.
Universally hated.
I tested the policy proposal: The government proposes to abolish income tax.
Universally hated.
July 3, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Well, this was fun.
I tested the policy proposal: The government proposes to abolish income tax.
Universally hated.
I tested the policy proposal: The government proposes to abolish income tax.
Universally hated.
June 11, 2025 at 5:57 AM
The RER E platforms at La Défense are very pretty.
Well done, IDF Mobilités.
Well done, IDF Mobilités.
June 10, 2025 at 4:54 AM
The RER E platforms at La Défense are very pretty.
Well done, IDF Mobilités.
Well done, IDF Mobilités.
Well, I did it. Here is the finished product ustdoes.tech/posts/strate...
May 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Well, I did it. Here is the finished product ustdoes.tech/posts/strate...
I’m going to burn in hell for this apostasy
May 17, 2025 at 10:37 AM
I’m going to burn in hell for this apostasy
If this thing starts developing a personality, I’m going to flip.
It’s not Jean-Louis, it’s synthesising the Draghi Report.
It’s not Jean-Louis, it’s synthesising the Draghi Report.
May 3, 2025 at 7:28 AM
If this thing starts developing a personality, I’m going to flip.
It’s not Jean-Louis, it’s synthesising the Draghi Report.
It’s not Jean-Louis, it’s synthesising the Draghi Report.
As you can see in the graphs below, different contexts change the shape of the numbers, and this is best visualised over time (100 steps).
What might have started as 1 in step 1, is certainly not 1 even in step 2 let alone step 100.
What might have started as 1 in step 1, is certainly not 1 even in step 2 let alone step 100.
April 20, 2025 at 6:39 AM
As you can see in the graphs below, different contexts change the shape of the numbers, and this is best visualised over time (100 steps).
What might have started as 1 in step 1, is certainly not 1 even in step 2 let alone step 100.
What might have started as 1 in step 1, is certainly not 1 even in step 2 let alone step 100.
Last night I asked ChatGPT to research me, but the only way I could convince it to conduct the research was by telling it I was a fictional character. Here are some of its “thinking”…
April 16, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Last night I asked ChatGPT to research me, but the only way I could convince it to conduct the research was by telling it I was a fictional character. Here are some of its “thinking”…
Seems like Instagram has taken revenge against me reporting their adverts that you must watch as "irrelevant" by classifying my post about swans as spam.
March 31, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Seems like Instagram has taken revenge against me reporting their adverts that you must watch as "irrelevant" by classifying my post about swans as spam.
Also had this little cutie join me
March 18, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Also had this little cutie join me
Querying Databricks Unity Catalog through a Streamlit app, because... Surprises are coming.
January 24, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Querying Databricks Unity Catalog through a Streamlit app, because... Surprises are coming.
The joys of having a chess set is that Little O and I get to play chess over breakfast.
He's learning how the pieces are allowed to move. Got to say, some of the rules don't make sense when explaining to a 4yo.
He's learning how the pieces are allowed to move. Got to say, some of the rules don't make sense when explaining to a 4yo.
January 16, 2025 at 6:39 AM
The joys of having a chess set is that Little O and I get to play chess over breakfast.
He's learning how the pieces are allowed to move. Got to say, some of the rules don't make sense when explaining to a 4yo.
He's learning how the pieces are allowed to move. Got to say, some of the rules don't make sense when explaining to a 4yo.
No, it is you who is obsessed with Napoleon. I just have a healthy interest in the Napoleonic era...
January 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
No, it is you who is obsessed with Napoleon. I just have a healthy interest in the Napoleonic era...