A blog about things that interest me.
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GPT vs. Llama
Like many in tech I’ve been looking at various Large Language Models lately. One of the most fascinating use cases is using Chat-GPT to write code that can be a productivity enhancer for developers. As part of my day job, I work with OSLC compliant applications. If you are not familiar with OSLC, check out…
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Minor Wasted Time Update Submitted
Since completely rewriting WastedTime into SwiftUI and fixing it to run nearly the same code across macOS, watchOS, iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS, I’ve not been happy with the way I’ve handled the fonts. Today I took a step back and made changes to better handle the needs of larger devices. Ultimately the code is pretty…
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Wasted Time Update – Removing Twitter
Well, I’ve been looking at adding Mastodon support to Wasted Time since removing support for twitter a few months back. I was talking to my good friend and podcast co-host @andypiper about this yesterday, and he asked why. I thought about it long and hard. While back in the twitter days I used this for…
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Completed two major classes
I like learning. It’s that simple. I like to take classes, learn new things, read about new things, and play with new things. It’s one of the reasons I think I like being in technology, there are always new things to learn. Early last year I decided to start the class 100 Day of Swift…
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Updated my Watch and wow!
Last Monday Apple released the first software update for the new version of WatchOS (version 9.1). The big thing that was promised was an improved Low-Power mode for the ultra giving it at least 60 hours of continuous use. Of course, I had to test it. Wednesday morning I put it on my wrist and…