The 24/7 AI operation: will work ever stop?
You’ve all heard of the 9 till 5. You might have heard of the 5 till 9. But what about the 9 till 9? I’m talking about 9pm till 9am — the overnight shift predominantly worked by your AI while…
Just got my iPhone battery replaced
Today, I went to the Apple Store in Covent Garden to get my iPhone 15 Pro Max battery replaced. I refuse to pay an arm and a leg for a newer model that merely has a better camera, so I…
Find out the exact angle of your MacBook lid
Walk into an Apple Store and you’ll notice something subtle about the MacBooks on display. They’re all positioned at exactly 76°. At first glance, it seems like an oddly specific number, but the answer is surprisingly clever. Rather than presenting…
Beyond Old Trafford: a first visit to Carrington
On Sunday, I visited a Premier League training ground for the first time. I’ve been to plenty of football stadiums over the years, but this was something different. The visit was part of Manchester United’s new stadium, museum, and training…
The forgotten Microsoft Office Assistants
When people think of Microsoft’s Office Assistants, one character usually springs to mind: Clippit — more commonly known as ‘Clippy’. The anthropomorphic paperclip became one of the most recognisable characters in software history, appearing in millions of copies of Microsoft…
Pressure-testing code with multiple LLMs
Today, I asked Copilot to go and sit on the naughty step. I’ll tell you why… Recently, it’s become a regular thing for me to do what I call a ‘cross-pollination exercise’. It’s basically a weekly process where I take…
