ChatGPT At Work
Asked ChatGPT to “write the first two paragraphs of “The Colour Of Magic” in the style of Franz Kafka”. And this is …
Amazed by AI
It’s quite incredible how much AI has advanced since I first encountered it in the early 70s. Photoshop has introduced Filters that …
For Mastodon Verification
If you’re on Mastodon, you can find me at @Ivor@mastodon.online
When Christmas Comes With A Bang
There was this bang and crashing sound. Sat pondering for a while, trying to figure out whether it was inside or outside, …
Good Enough
My subscription to Outdoor Active ended last month, so I’m now just on the free version. The OS Maps app is perfectly …
How Did I End Up Here?!
Quite by accident, I discovered why I must have lost my fixed IP address – Origin are now part of Talktalk! And …
Network Upgrade
Had been considering moving away from Origin back to AAISP (in spite of the cost) as there seemed to have been funny …
Scorchio
I do get too lazy to blog about things that seem obvious and unforgettable, so I’d better say a bit about this …
Time for a VPN change
Had an alert from ExpressVPN that it was due to renew in 7 days. The renewal price was $99.99, which is totally …
Festivals
There was an article in Yorkshire Live about what we called the Halifax Festival back in 1970. I was there, and it …
WTAF?!
Walking up Greno Crescent, and a white van pulled up. “Do you live around here?”. Thinking they were going to ask for …
Backdoor Jackdaws
Had 3 jackdaws in the back garden this morning – a first. Not sure what they were after, but they were pecking …
Had To Chuckle
Posted on Twitter. Speaks for itself, really!
All Finished
The whole site is now under WordPress and the Elementor plugin (apart from some photo galleries, which I’ve left with Jalbum because …
Avian Activity
Been a bit of a flurry over the past few days. Had 6 collared doves taking advantage of next door’s feeder. Plus …
All Change!
Yet another major change in the website design… God knows how many incarnations it’s had now, but I was impressed by how …
Geosleuth
Decided to try some geolocation detective work on a (“random”…) pic. Australia was the obvious country… Somewhere touristy? So Sydney a good …
We All Reach Our Summit…
I guess mine was Huangshan… the Yellow Mountain… This is about 5900′ (1800 metres), and a long slog to the top! A …
Just Listening to “Mr Tambourine Man”…
… for the first time in 30 years! “Yes, to dance beneath the diamond skyWith one hand waving free,Silhouetted by the sea,Circled …
Isn’t This How Life Should Be?
Just able to relax in the midday sun…