Grumpy Old Nerd

So Long and Thanks for all the Wix

So Long and Thanks for all the Wix

Because time is a flat circle and everything sucks now, I'm moving this blog off the accursed Wix platform in the coming weeks and back to a self-hosted solution. With the increase in AI-driven enshittification...

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Remembering how to Cricket

Remembering how to Cricket

I've played this stupid sport on and off since I was five. I quit for most of my 30's however as we were living in North America and I wanted a break from the psychological...

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Introducing IsPotato

Introducing IsPotato

The other day I was trying to come up with an idea for a new side project. It was proving difficult. Things are pretty slow at work right now as we ramp up at the...

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Playing with ChatGPT

Playing with ChatGPT

In the last week OpenAI released the latest version of their chatbot based on deep learning, ChatGPT. It's been quietly taking the tech industry by storm ever since and I finally got around to trying...

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Living With a Chronic, Degenerative Health Condition

Living With a Chronic, Degenerative Health Condition

It started in my early 20's. There would be days I'd wake up and my right ear would just feel "off". Not something acute, but a noticeable drop in ability to detect particularly low frequencies....

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On Grief and the Importance of Mental Health Awareness

On Grief and the Importance of Mental Health Awareness

A friend of mine passed away suddenly and tragically last Friday. We weren't super close but he was a well-known and much-loved member of the extended cricketing community here in Victoria. He leaves behind a...

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Getting Kraken

Getting Kraken

I wanted to write this up before the expansion draft this evening to get on the record with my final selections. The rumor mill is already rumbling and I've essentially gotten a couple of confirmations...

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Reinforcement Learning Part 5: Super Mario Kart

Reinforcement Learning Part 5: Super Mario Kart

This is the 5th and final instalment of my series on reinforcement learning. This post will be a lot longer than previous posts; as the 4th use case, by this time I'd finally learned enough...

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Reinforcement Learning Part 4: NHL94 and F-Zero

Reinforcement Learning Part 4: NHL94 and F-Zero

This is the long-overdue 4th instalment of my blog post series on reinforcement learning. Due to some craziness at work and in my personal life over the last few months I've had to take a...

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