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The first principle is that you must not fool yourself - and you are the easiest person to fool. - Richard Feynman.
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Where have all the Utopian Futures Gone?
I have told anyone who will listen to me, that come the end of the world, I want to die in the first few milliseconds, (preferably after sex and a good pizza), and not live for the rest of my … Continue reading
Posted in Funny, Philosophy, Science Fiction, The Ramblings of an Old Man, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged Dystopian, Utopian
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Why Do We Still Pay For International Calls in 2025?
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
Do 8051/8031 assembly like its 1984!
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
Posted in boz, Other Programming, Pascal Programming, Programming, Retro, Uncategorized
Tagged 8031, 8051, assembler, GCHQ, nostalgia, Turbo Pascal 3
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Download My First Book Trilogy eBook For Free!
After finishing a painful two month round of editing of my first book series The Summer of Reasoning, based on some readers feedback (big thank you to Steve and Jen in the UK). I have cut out a few threads … Continue reading
Posted in AI, Books, Philosophy, Politics, Publishing, Science Fiction, Singularity, Speculation, The Future, The Summer of Reasoning, Uncategorized
Tagged Free eBook, Free ePub, the summer of reasoning
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Read / Edit / Repeat
With no current clients (hint-hint) and the satisfaction of a 16 year project that went through its complete life cycle, now completed, it was a very relaxed and stress-free Boz who enjoyed his 4-week holiday back to England in August … Continue reading
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Dungeon Newbie
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
Posted in boz, Funny, New Zealand, NZ, RPG Games, Uncategorized
Tagged D&D, D&D Starter, Dragons of Stormwreck Island, Dungeon Newbie, Dungeons and Dragons, RPG
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Continuous Floatation in Wineries
There are two common methods to clarify juice before it goes into fermentation. Firstly there is cold-settling, where you just leave the juice alone for several days and wait for the clear juice and lees (the juice particulates) to separate. … Continue reading
Posted in boz, Boz NZ, Bulls-i, C Programming, Indevin, MRP, Pascal Programming, Process Automation, Programming, SCADA, SQL, Uncategorized
Tagged Allison Droguett, Clarification, Continuous Floatation, Factory Automation, Fran Monsalve, Grape Receival, RFID, SCADA, Touchscreen, Winemaking, Winery Automation
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Technology for Everyone.. Are You Sure?
Seriously! Does everyone at your company really need a computer or a mobile phone? Giving a computer or phone to any member of staff should always be thought through very carefully and is not the cut-and-dried decision you think it … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Management, Efficiency, Funny, IT Failures, Management, MRP, Office Politics, Other Programming, Politics, Project Management, Speculation, Uncategorized
Tagged cell-phones, Factory MRP, mobile platforms, Touchscreens, we-enabled
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Removing Some Very Un-Corporate Baggage
In preparation for the shut-down and hand-over of the outgoing Bulls-i Winemaking system at Indevin I thought I would go through and maybe remove some of the more inappropriate comments and messages so as not to offend the next guy … Continue reading
Posted in Bulls-i, Funny, Indevin, IT Failures, Uncategorized
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With AI You Need to Think Much Bigger!
I have noticed something in the past 12 months, something a little profound. I have noticed that I am no longer scared that a project will be too big or too complex for me, or that a project will use … Continue reading
Posted in AI, Fill-Level Sensor, Uncategorized
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I guess I’m not so good at this Marketing Thing!
Marketing. You know, selling your product to the people. Well the consensus is in, I suck at it. Yet another person has approached me and let me know that the covers for my books suck and really don’t reflect the … Continue reading
Posted in A Level of Consciousness, AI, boz, Boz NZ, End Game, Publishing, Science Fiction, Singularity, The Phoney War, The Summer of Reasoning, Uncategorized
Tagged End Game, singularity, The Phoney War, the summer of reasoning
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Yet another boring small project (with an interesting back-story)
As I sit at my desk in the clients winery, “working” vintage support, (a job where I mostly feel like Dumbo’s feather, ie a prop that gives the company confidence everything will be great, where as in reality I do … Continue reading
Posted in Bulls-i, ESP32-C3, Indevin, Uncategorized
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Das Blinkenlights!
Note there is a RP2040 version of this now available Das Blinkenlights (mit RP2040!) Probably the only German word I know, and, quite by accident, became the title of my last hobby project, a project to give some bling to … Continue reading
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Tagged bling, blinkenlights, Front panel, LEDs, PIC
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