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Continual Learning is Consciousness.

My book A Level of Consciousness, was not about AI, it was about humans, but in several areas went deep into my thoughts on the mysteries of consciousness, with several parallels that translate to the singularity/sentient/not-sentient arguments raging today. I … Continue reading →

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Can I Now Please Go Back to a Dumb-Phone?

As I get older I find using the smart phone less and less attractive, I also find apps more and more superfluous and annoying; They are not intuitive, they assume you understand the latest IT fads, they have too small … Continue reading →

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Debugging (Yet Another) R2350 Dev Board!

Just like publishing a book and going to print, passing your Gerber files to a PCB assembly house usually results in days and days of checking everything is correct, pushing the button, and immediately finding an error somewhere when it … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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