Articles by ollie
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Small-c context: talking about AI without the jargon getting in the way
Context, tools, capabilities: AI frameworks have claimed the words we use to describe agents. Here's the small-c convention I use to keep them apart.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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WhatsApp Android Image Scraper
Automating WhatsApp image scraping via ADB, Python, and OCR
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