At 40 He Told Me I Was Too Old, And I Agreed
“But you’re 40, right? Is there a point at your age?” I examine his face in the light of the beach bonfire. My 20-something conversation partner isn’t trying to be rude; his open expression and kind eyes show genuine curiosity. I’m completely offended. I tuck my jacket tight against the cold winter air, cross my arms over my chest, break eye contact, and stare out to sea. And then I wonder if he’s right. After a tough decade — and a particularly hard year with a divorce — tired is my predomin...
At 40 He Told Me I Was Too Old, And I Agreed
“But you’re 40, right? Is there a point at your age?” I examine his face in the light of the beach bonfire. My 20-something conversation partner isn’t trying to be rude; his open expression and kind eyes show genuine curiosity. I’m completely offended. I tuck my jacket tight against the cold winter air, cross my arms over my chest, break eye contact, and stare out to sea. And then I wonder if he’s right. After a tough decade — and a particularly hard year with a divorce — tired is my predomin...
The 5 paid subscriptions I actually use in 2024 as a software engineer
I care a lot about the tools I use. Especially when they aren’t free. Here’s what I’m paying for in 2023–24 to improve my performance and productivity as a software engineer. Please note: None of the links in this article are affiliate links.GitHub Copilot: an AI pair programmerWhen I’m writing code, Copilot works in the background by reading what I’ve written and quietly suggesting what I might want to write next. Last year I said Copilot has improved my productivity by at least 30%. The rea...
The 5 paid subscriptions I actually use in 2024 as a software engineer
I care a lot about the tools I use. Especially when they aren’t free. Here’s what I’m paying for in 2023–24 to improve my performance and productivity as a software engineer. Please note: None of the links in this article are affiliate links.GitHub Copilot: an AI pair programmerWhen I’m writing code, Copilot works in the background by reading what I’ve written and quietly suggesting what I might want to write next. Last year I said Copilot has improved my productivity by at least 30%. The rea...
Running Local LLMs and VLMs on the Raspberry Pi
Ever thought of running your own large language models (LLMs) or vision language models (VLMs) on your own device? You probably did, but the thoughts of setting things up from scratch, having to manage the environment, downloading the right model weights, and the lingering doubt of whether your device can even handle the model has probably given you some pause. Let’s go one step further than that. Imagine operating your own LLM or VLM on a device no larger than a credit card — a Raspberry Pi....
Running Local LLMs and VLMs on the Raspberry Pi
Ever thought of running your own large language models (LLMs) or vision language models (VLMs) on your own device? You probably did, but the thoughts of setting things up from scratch, having to manage the environment, downloading the right model weights, and the lingering doubt of whether your device can even handle the model has probably given you some pause. Let’s go one step further than that. Imagine operating your own LLM or VLM on a device no larger than a credit card — a Raspberry Pi....
Alone in the Inferno: The crash of UPS Airlines flight 6
On the 3rd of September 2010, a UPS Airlines Boeing 747 freighter declared an emergency at 32,000 feet above the Persian Gulf, reporting the outbreak of every cargo pilot’s worst nightmare: a fire on the main deck. As the crew steered their aircraft back toward Dubai, the situation progressively escalated, as smoke filled the cockpit and the flight controls began to fail; and then the captain lost his oxygen supply and collapsed, leaving the first officer alone at the controls of a crippled l...
Alone in the Inferno: The crash of UPS Airlines flight 6
On the 3rd of September 2010, a UPS Airlines Boeing 747 freighter declared an emergency at 32,000 feet above the Persian Gulf, reporting the outbreak of every cargo pilot’s worst nightmare: a fire on the main deck. As the crew steered their aircraft back toward Dubai, the situation progressively escalated, as smoke filled the cockpit and the flight controls began to fail; and then the captain lost his oxygen supply and collapsed, leaving the first officer alone at the controls of a crippled l...
Apple Outclasses ChatGPT with Ferret
Out of all AI news at the end of 2023, the fact that Apple is finally putting itself out there is probably the most important of all. Although released back in October, an Apple model named Ferret has been making headlines recently. Not only is it a first of its kind, but it also beats ChatGPT-Vision in several tasks while offering new cues to what Apple may be cooking for the world in 2024.
Apple Outclasses ChatGPT with Ferret
Out of all AI news at the end of 2023, the fact that Apple is finally putting itself out there is probably the most important of all. Although released back in October, an Apple model named Ferret has been making headlines recently. Not only is it a first of its kind, but it also beats ChatGPT-Vision in several tasks while offering new cues to what Apple may be cooking for the world in 2024.
