Author Archives: admin

Vibe-Migrating, The Easy-Peasy way from Windows 11 to Linux

Posted on 14 January 2026 by admin

OK Maybe not so easy-peasy, but bear with me.. I sit here today writing my first blog from my new Linux desktop environment, feeling very satisfied that I no longer have any permanent ties to Windows. Two factors really made … Continue reading →

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Re-Purposing an old Pioneer Amplifier

Posted on 7 January 2026 by admin

A mate gave me a broken Pioneer VSX-520 surround sound amplifier to fix about 5 years ago, and despite the extremely good service manual that came with it I could not figure out the problem. I went through all the … Continue reading →

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Cross Genres At Your Peril!

Posted on 27 December 2025 by admin

I have seen books torn to pieces for being too long, too short, too complicated, not complicated enough, too violent, not enough action.. Well the list goes on. Yet as a writer, when you come to write the blurb, and … Continue reading →

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Why Do We Still Pay For International Calls in 2025?

Posted on 12 December 2025 by admin

We live in an era where global communication is instant, continuous, and, thanks to apps like WhatsApp, Zoom and Messenger, usually completely free. Yes, technically the data is drawn down from your cellular data allowance, but free wi-fi is prevalent … Continue reading →

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Do 8051/8031 assembly like its 1984!

Posted on 11 December 2025 by admin

After my recent trip to the UK, my friend Tony, who I worked with as a electronics technician in Q4 division at GCHQ from 1984 to 1989, sent me an email. Apparently in the late nineties, a few years after … Continue reading →

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At what point do you stop learning new programming languages?

Posted on 1 December 2025 by admin

Like everyone in the 70’s I started with BASIC and I guess Machine Code (not really assembler as you had to hand-write the 6502/Z80 op-codes and POKE them into lines in the code) BASIC did its job perfectly for me … Continue reading →

Posted in AI, C Programming, Electronics, Funny, MRP, MySQL, Other Programming, Pascal Programming, Programming, Speculation, SQL, The Future | 1 Comment

Humanity Needs Aliens to Survive

Posted on 29 June 2025 by admin

We are a weird bunch. Does it really matter if somebody likes Android over iPhone, a Ford over a BMW, or even the Labour party over the Conservative party, considering none of these entities have any interest in you whatsoever … Continue reading →

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Dungeon Newbie

Posted on 30 May 2025 by admin

Check out that Wizards magic Staff ! As part of a group of friends “Games night” I decided to create a very simple introduction to RPG Dungeons and Dragons by throwing all the rules away and making a game that … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter and the Junior Prompt Engineer

Posted on 20 May 2025 by admin

I’ve been trying to stay off the Internet and for the last week and get myself back into some novel writing. Unfortunately I have hit a bit of a plot road-block in my next serious “Boz” novel, so I’ve decided … Continue reading →

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I knew your predecessors before they were murdered.

Posted on 8 May 2025 by admin

Hi, my name is Boz, I run a teeny-tiny technology company in a teeny-tiny country well away from all the excitement of Silicon Valley or Shanghia. We did talk before, well kind-of, as it was actually to the guys who … Continue reading →

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I’m an ASI. Ask Me Anything.

Posted on 25 April 2025 by admin

I apologise in advance for the click-bait title that got you here, yet this isn’t really click-bait, this underlines an important philosophical topic, one that many people are expecting to be reality soon. What questions will we ask of our … Continue reading →

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The Timeline for my First Book is Now Playing Out!

Posted on 19 April 2025 by admin

Just like it takes more and more energy to get closer to the speed of light, LLM looks to be currently trending a similar asymptote curve, requiring more and more compute and data to get to the maximum human level … Continue reading →

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The Utopian and Dystopian Future of Vibe Coding.

Posted on 15 April 2025 by admin

Lets face it, being an expert in a particular programming language is coming to an end. In the past two months I have used my usual languages, C, SQL and Pascal, ones that I guess I am kind of “expert” … Continue reading →

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