Talking to researchers about ethical AI
In early 2026, here are the main topics I would address when teaching researchers to effectively leverage artificial intelligence.
Planning a week with a NTS
Starting out the week recording a note to self.
Serendipity with auto-generated albums
I’m trying to make a habit of cross-posting the top 100 most viewed images in my collection of more than 100,000 items in my cloud storage.
Endearing power of RSS
Like many people I know, I’m easily distracted by places where I can snack on news, simply by scrolling through content. I want to be able to understand more than one side of a story so I’m looking at ways to pull information together by aggregating content. Thankfully, a lot of content …
Stratification of intelligence
I read a lot of stuff from A16Z where the analysts have started qualifying what Marc Andreessen flogs as “the stratification of intelligence”
Diving into neuroplasticity
Seeking trustworthy basic advice on neuroplasticity, self talk, limiting beliefs, sleep hygiene, supportive habits, and productive use of small screens.
Finding easy help with Gemini. It could rot my brain, some say.
With Google Gemini showing up in nearly every screen I see, I wonder if there’s a compelling reason to upgrade to €140 monthly Google AI Ultra.
Irish inflation increasing
Like many people in Ireland, we’re being squeezed by costs of energy and fuel. The screenshot of our current electricity burn shows some of that happening. It’s not just increase in our electricity usage, our unit costs are increasing as well.
32 Claude Shortcut Prompts
If you’re like me and you use long weekends to improve proficiency with command lines, these 32 Claude shortcuts from Ruben Hassid might interest you.
Memory of burning MC-130 in the desert
Thinking of USAFA friend who survived Iran in 1980.
Researching place for best sleep
I continue searching for a place in the house that provides zero sleep stress and discovered it is in the coldest room of the house.
Props to @garethoconnor and Studio 1 #AuthenticStories
Thanking @garethoconnor @Newschambers@mastodon.ie and the Thursday @virginmedianews crew for offering 14yo newshound son Dylan a behind-the-scenes look at how authentic stories are created.
Visiting the home of authentic stories
Today I took my 14yo newshound son to Studio 1 of Virgin Media where he had ay memorable experience.
Hiring but must play well with bots
I saw this post by Angir Carel and it resonates well. Angie writes: My last human assistant managed my calendar,answered emails, kept the books tidy, and handled light client requests. My next assistant? Will manage and work with my Al agents. I’m designing a role I’ve never seen - part …
Experimenting with TechSmith Fuse from mobiles.
I’ve been using Camtasia for a decade but today is the first day to attempt using TechSmith Fuse to create, upload, and share video content.
New adventure with microblogging
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Using Joe Dale’s Tips for Teachers
I appreciate Joe Dale’s Open Education Resources and his enthusiastic expertise. We use most of these tools when training Transition Year students in Ireland.
Looking at a way to quickly share working notes with collaborators in public.
Collaborating through Artifacts
Looking at a way to quickly share working notes with collaborators in public.
Collaborating through Artifacts
Looking at a way to quickly share working notes with collaborators in public.
Addicting, brains, and children
I think the user experience that has been refined by aocial media is an on ramp for social disorders. Some courts agree. Trial lawyers are trying to copy the Big Tobacco playbook by arguing that socual media company executives concealed knowledge that their sites are addictive and deleterious to …
One of the best ways to authenticate your presence is by snapping a photo when you enter a geofenced area. I use my phone to do that when connected to Swarm, an app that I use to track my journeys (as seen photo). Today I am in Tipperary Town, watching elderly people use AI just with their phones.
Heathy focus on HRV
I am trying to watch for indicators that could point to a downhill slope with my health. One of the indicators is Heart Rate Variability (HRV) as measured by the medical grade Whoop fitness band that I wear. In the world of wearable tech, a 15% drop below my personal baseline is a significant …
Thanking my personal knowledge assistants
Late in 2025, I evolved from structured Personal Knowledge Management to verbally handling Personal Knowledge Assistants. Claude and Gemini have helped me reach this new height. So today I asked Claude to verify what I know is a monumental evolutionary step for all knowledge workers. Claude thought …
Learning About People and Pages in Books
I can use Ngrams to search the entire Google Books corpus of books captured via Google’s OCR.