Ollie Fritz

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

ollie — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100

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

F’ off with your FOMO

ollie — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100

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.

The future of AI feasibility

ollie — Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 +0100

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.

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

ollie — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100

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.

Getting Kobo sync to work for Calibre Web on TrueNAS

ollie — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100

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

Building a Homebrew AI Cluster from Old Dell XPS Laptops

ollie — Sat, 30 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0100

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.

dlt Merge leading to Memory Overcommit in ClickHouse

ollie — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0100

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

Making a Wi-Fi picture frame with an old monitor

ollie — Sun, 04 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

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

WhatsApp Android Image Scraper

ollie — Sun, 19 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Automating WhatsApp image scraping via ADB, Python, and OCR