It was interesting to try Microsoft Cognitive Services & Bots after seeing the keynote presentation* from the recent Build conference. I thought www.captionbot.ai did quite well with this photo of Alfie considering the mix of elements in the image. Writing a caption for a dog photo is amusingly
Almost a novelty to see these days. The family in front of me at the supermarket paid in cash. Nearly $300 in $20s. Operator had to count twice :) Remember going to supermarket (with Mum) as a kid and everyone paid cash or cheque, Operators entered every price by hand, from
The new @Windows Phone 10 Build still has set-up screen gears that spin but don't mesh. Pedantic perhaps, but not that hard to get right! ⚙️Comment from 2025: More symbolic of Windows Phone demise than appreciated at the time?
I really like the Weekend Variety Wireless “Outsiders” feature. Gerard Hindmarsh shares tales of Kiwis who have chosen to opt out and live, often alone, in remote places. There is an audio archive if you want to hear them but that isn’t what this post is about. The theme,
My notes & photos from TEDx Auckland 2015. I only took the phone (for both notes & photos) and was sitting right at the back of the hall so my shots are a bit ‘distant’. * The italics are the speaker profiles sent out by TEDx Auckland * The bullet points my
According to the news today quite a few NZ sites have not yet met Google’s mobile-Friendly Test. Glad of the new responsive themes in TypePad!
Imagine the ultimate workshop… A place to think, dream, tinker and play with ideas that could change the world. Imagine it packed with all the design and manufacturing technology you could desire. Imagine the ultimate location for your ‘shop’: harbour side in centre of a beautiful city, a short walk
I remember making that first Kiva loan and didn’t think that seven years later would have made over 500 loans (many reinvested). What I find amazing, given the tough circumstances of many borrowers, is less than 1% default. Thanks to RobiNZ blog readers and advertisers. Seven years ago today,
Recently I’ve had different Facebook Friends post about; * Cyber bullying * Their Parent dying Facebook’s algorithms decided these posts were not important to me and hid them in the Newsfeed ‘Top Stories’ mode (which I gather is the default). It seems more ‘popular’ (from the same people) or ‘liked’
When I saw TEDx Auckland 2014 announced I really wanted to go but was a bit torn. I loved the 2013 event but it meant a precious day of weekend gone. Weekends were crucial as I was trying to get fit for a rather demanding cycle tour in the Himalayas.
Life is just an endless nested =IF statement*. Guess who's been looking at @Microsoft Excel too long today. * INDEX & VLOOKUP wouldn't work
While buying my ticket to TEDx Auckland 2014 remembered I’d never gotten around to writing a post about the 2013 event. Earlier this year there was some flack about TED, prompted it seems by some ‘dubious’ TEDx events. From my experience at TEDx Auckland it certainly wasn’t one
