Approaching 50. Old school nerd.

Started on a Spectrum 48 in the early eighties. Got online in 89/90 through a local university modem bank and Telnet. Yes, Telnet. Think about the security implications of that for a moment and then move on.

Watched the web arrive and thought: why would anyone need this, we already have Gopher. Got that one wrong.

I write here about software, AI, and whatever else is on my mind. I have been building things with computers for a long time, and lately that means a lot of time with language models on my Strix Halo box. When I am not doing that I am equally happy with a chainsaw, a bike, or a piano.

The piano is sixty years old. The repertoire leans heavily toward Freddie Mercury.

Other things that matter: nature, caravaning, singing, and prog rock. The Mars Volta. Yes.