Articles by ollie

1. AI didn't change how I hire - it proved me right

   Agentic coding tools closed the syntax gap between grads, which just proved that judgment and structured thinking were always the thing worth hiring for.

   2026-07-29 by ollie

2. F’ off with your FOMO

   A short rant against "everyone's already mastered this" content - especially in AI and on LinkedIn - and why you shouldn't let manufactured FOMO get to you.

   2026-07-03 by ollie

3. The future of AI feasibility

   AI isn't going anywhere, but the economics behind keeping it affordable are shakier than most people realise; here's how it's likely to play out.

   2026-05-18 by ollie

4. Thoughts on the Future of AI in Enterprise: You Shouldn’t Just Be the Interface

   As hyperscalers dominate enterprise AI, B2B SaaS companies should focus on embedding domain-specific AI tools and designing for seamless integration with enterprise AI stacks.

   2026-04-22 by ollie

5. Getting Kobo sync to work for Calibre Web on TrueNAS

   How to fix the “Download failed” issue for Kobo sync with Calibre Web on TrueNAS

   2026-04-05 by ollie

6. Building a Homebrew AI Cluster from Old Dell XPS Laptops

   Turning discarded office laptops into a DIY compute cluster for AI/ML workloads. It won't beat cloud GPUs, but it's a fun way to learn distributed computing on a budget while giving old hardware a second life.

   2025-08-30 by ollie

7. dlt Merge leading to Memory Overcommit in ClickHouse

   Root cause analysis of the dlt merge strategy leading to a Memory Overcommit error and possible options.

   2025-07-23 by ollie

8. Making a Wi-Fi picture frame with an old monitor

   Using an old monitor and a Raspberry Pi Zero to make a Wi-Fi enabled picture frame

   2024-02-04 by ollie

9. WhatsApp Android Image Scraper

   Automating WhatsApp image scraping via ADB, Python, and OCR

   2023-03-19 by ollie