Well the last few weeks have been very heavy. I spent a ton of time investigating AI related issues. So this story – a true one anonymised – is a welcomed break. Oh aye it was – and I needed assistance to get up off the floor. I was in stitches. So it comes with …
agenda, chaos, diary, dumbass, human nature, management, meeting, stupid, stupidity
Back to Battlestar Galactica 2004
Captain Walker
If you are looking at a twenty-two-year-old science fiction television series, you will find the visual effects are undeniably dated. The pacing belongs to a different era of broadcasting. It features people in leather jackets flying spaceships. But I am asking you to look past the early-2000s aesthetic, because beneath the surface of Battlestar Galactica …
AI, ethics, human nature, morality, psychological, sci-fi, technology
The Survival Equation for the Human Race
Captain Walker
Bridges are built with a factor of safety. Reactors have containment margins. Aircraft carry load limits written into law before anything flies. The most consequential technology of this century has no such margin at all. It has arguments: open letters, summit panels, and the word ‘hoax’ typed in capitals. It has nothing you can calculate. …
AI, Bill Gates, existential, power, risk, survival
Macro for MS Word: Find and Replace Styles
This post is my notes shared with those who know what a ‘Style’ is in MS Word (or Word in O365), or those people who want to spend time acquiring knowledge and skill. And you should be a person who knows what a macro is and how to set it up. If you’re not that …
OPENWEBUI: Fixes and maintenance
As many will know, I use OpenWebUI for API access to over 400 AI models, of which I use about 10. I didn’t have to think about this topic, until I realised my OWUI system was slowing down, suffering disconnections and errors. I don’t know how the insides of these things work, any more than …
Hundreds of Dollars of AI for About $10 a Month
Imagine spending time with a free AI service and realising you are wasting your time. The answers open with flattery: “You make a very interesting point.” or “You’re one of the few people to notice that.” You feel special. Then the invented facts arrive, delivered with total confidence. You soon realise it’s nonsense. Fed up …
