Other Thoughts

Science fiction imagines good and bad futures. Here are some things I want, and some I don’t want.

I had no idea what to write about this week. My brain felt empty, but also overloaded. I wanted the equivalent of an electric blanket for my brain, to feel warm and snuggly.

The next time you have a system problem, you can try some of these explanations. They will ensure you are not understood.

I made 3 predictions about the SARS system and I got all 3 right. But I still need a solution. Maybe a robot kitten will make me feel better?

There is such a things as too many internet-connected devices. Do you really need to remotely control your dishwasher?

The tech industry has lots of slang and buzz words. And ducks. More ducks that you might have realised.

Everything in the tech news is about AI. There is lots of hype and panic and fear. But sometimes we need to take a step back from the noise. There are other perspectives on what AI does and doesn’t bring to the table.

There’s a lot of FOBO in the tech industry. Jacqui gets some input on other fear acronyms, and the shortage of more positive acronyms.

Good grammer, correct spelling and proper punctuation are important. They matter for programming, and they matter for communication. But now we need to think about those emojis.