Dive deep into the world of AI with Simon Willison’s detailed breakdown of large language models at WordCamp. Discover how ChatGPT, Google’s Bard, and other cutting-edge technologies are shaping the future of communication.
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There’s a rat in my kitchen, what am I gonna do?
Once upon a time, a wise old man invented a wondrous electronic library which promised to store the world’s wealth of knowledge, commerce and culture. In the city of St Francis on the Bay, the townsfolk had run into a big, hairy problem. A problem with the invention, one that grew worse every day. The […]
Podcasting like it’s 2004?
“Why would someone need a podcast?” I asked Johann, to which he replied, “Well let’s put one together and see what we can learn”. This is the result of our foray into the world of podcasting in South Africa: Podcasting is one of the newest content distribution methods enabled by the internet, and has seen phenomenal […]
A Very Modern Marriage
When I first read the email, it felt like I was being fired. I also began to wonder if I had been cheated on. Choosing a partner in this day and age is not something to be taken lightly. We’re looking for more than just security, we want someone who is going to be around, […]
Paying The Piper
It took less than two decades to transform the way we search for information on the web, from Yahoo’s directory listings and rudimentary spiders, to the meteoric rise of Google’s sheer domination of search, creating entirely new industries in the process, and the economy of the “keyword”. The premise is pretty simple; ranking in the […]

