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last year · 2025
After years of bleaching and despair, the Great Barrier Reef has begun a spectacular, technology-assisted rebirth, proving that restoration is possible.
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As leaders gathered in the rain-slicked streets of Glasgow, I wondered if we were finally ready to listen to the Earth's quiet, steady warning.
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Watching the final messages from a crumbling city made me realize how fragile our civilization truly is when we choose to look away.
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Today I needed a quick CSV export of 12 user accounts so I asked the dev Ai. What it did next is a good example of why 'Janet in Accounts' should not be the target customer of Ai dev platforms. Here is the conversation after I asked the Ai to delete the file it had just decided was best left in the root of the web app. Yes you read that correctly!
As someone who ran software dev teams over 30 years, and coded myself since the 80's, I must say I…
It's about this time of year that our and our neighbours gardens remind me of my time living in Boston,…
Are great fay out with the Hellfire Motor Vehicle Club. About 20 of us and an hour and a half…
Our Aunt Eileen Noble passed today after many years struggling with mental health. In a way she was the last…
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AI generatedToday I needed a quick CSV export of 12 user accounts so I asked the dev Ai. What it did next is a good example of why 'Janet in Accounts' should not be the target customer of Ai dev platforms. Here is the conversation after I asked the Ai to delete the file it had just decided was best left in the root of the web app. Yes you read that correctly!
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The smartphone upgrade camera that arrived too late?
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The hybrid viewfinders in the Fujifilm X100 and X-Pro series cameras.
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I've occasionally dabbled with third party iPhone camera apps. I think I've found one that I like. No Fusion Camera.
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