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Tech Lead. Floorball enthusiast. Eternal tinkerer. Craft beer fan. Dad of 4 girls.

Perth, Western Australia
Joined March 2009
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I wrote up some thoughts on my AI-Assisted Development process. Four Side Projects Later: What I've Learned About AI-Assisted Development fizzbuzz791.github.io/writin…
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I just caught Copilot "reticulating splines" - had a quiet chuckle to myself.
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Marcus Hutchins, the guy famous for stopping the WannaCry Ransomware, probably has the best take on Mythos doing vulnerability research
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HOT TAKE: 'AI is JUST a tool'. NO. it's not. The way AI has evolved - agents, schedules, subagents, embeds. It can be helpful, destructive, guiding, misleading - even addictive. There are of good and bad examples. It's a 'disruptive technology'. There's no 'just' here.
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So, @acccgovau doesn't consider a nearly 34% single-day price hike "price gouging"? @CaltexAustralia taking the mikey and getting away with robbing Australian's blind. Insane world we live in right now. 🤯 #WWIll
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Audio at #AFC is trash. Wtf @OptusStadium? – at Perth, Western Australia
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Where's the @Polymarket market on Rottnest Channel Swim? Whether or not it even goes ahead is hugely speculative at the moment and then there's all the usual markets like who crosses first, how fast, etc. – at Perth, Western Australia
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From my TikTok - non-technical family friends have asked me to explain Clawdbot/OpenClaw/Moltbot and agents in the context of what they use, which is ChatGPT
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I'm sure I'm late to the party here, but @ChatGPTapp showing the context window is an _excellent_ DX. 👏
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finally, we now know what new jobs AIs are creating
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I just added the @secretlabchairs Titan to my Magnus Pro, and this is a damn nice setup now; such a comfy chair! #Secretlab
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“We want to operate like the world’s largest startup…” so we’re going to require everyone to be in an office everyday like it’s 1958 is… a choice.
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Surely a budget should be approved _before_ the start of said budget?! tl;dr - We're 1 month (31 days!!) into FY25 and the budget I am beholden to, is still unapproved 😭
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Miss 12, unpacking the dishwasher: "Daaaaad... does the spork go in the fork or spoon tray?" 😅
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Lights and Sirens before the game #foreverfreo – at Perth, Western Australia
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Wow, I just found the DotNet "Wrap Expression" intellisense option, and all I can say is:
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This realtor does “speed tour” videos and its probably the best thing you’ll watch today
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Visit the website dddperth.com lock in all the key dates in your calendar 📅 this year it is going to be diamond-class! Return here, retweet. Are we all still on Twitter/X? 💎 #techconference #perthtech #perthconference #dddperth
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Sorry, what? You're an electronics engineer. You 👏 do 👏 not 👏 speak 👏 for 👏 us 👏. – at Perth, Western Australia
No, devs like to biuld nice things. They do not understand business (and they don’t have to)
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