Breakthroughs with AI Mobile Voice

Some of the best insights are Trust Insights. I learn a lot from following Christopher Penn as he shows readers and listeners and viewers how to leverage voice interfaces on mobiles. And how to turn ChatGPT into a podcast host. Every week, I enjoy big reveals from Christopher, Neville Hobson, and …

Wondering if you can federate audio

Trying to figure out if audio can be federated by starting at my microblog mobile screen with a meandering clip recorded on Spreaker at open.spreaker.com/CoeeYGHPx… So I will look for cross-publishing on Bluesky and Threads. If making a single five minute clip on a subscription audio platform …

We potty train scavengers who visit. And we have an album of more felines.

Porting my Readwise to NotrbookLM

I am trying to create my own LLM by leveraging thousands of highlights I have made with web clippings, podcast notes, research abstracts, Instapaper articles, Otter summaries, and Kindle highlights. These things are stored inside Readwise. I have packed 5280 quotes inside a single notebook which …

Thoughts about Bluesky for Class Discussion

I am teaching four different academic modules this semester and think we need to talk about Bluesky as a watering hole. On my University campus, 15 of the first 150 people to use Twitter in Ireland came from classrooms where we discussed that social network. Much has changed since 2007 when we had …

Elvis Evolution in London 2025

I am waitlisted by the ExCel in London when the Elvis Evolution opens in early 2025. The King of Rock and Roll’s immersive biopic captures Elvis in hologram form. Layered Reality, the production studio, used real-life performances, facial movements, and voice structure from hundreds of hours …

TEKenabled DX

I teach digital transformation on a government-funded Springboard programme in Ireland. I need to talk to TEKenable to get their take on the thought space. I noticed TEKenable has 20 jobs available in its aviation division, including sales, dev, support, mktg, and management. The new jobs come on …

Tell People You Are an Intern

I tell young students to list their current “job” as “desired job title intern” on LinkedIn so the algo generates more meaningful jobs info. One talented animation student listed the name of the restaurant and “waitress” as her job title so all she gets is …

Debating a Loser

Simply by turning off the sound of their televised meeting, you could tell who won the debate between Trump (who looked like an incumbent) and Harris (who appeared as a challenger). The debate highlighted stark contrasts in their demeanor and messaging. Trump appeared frustrated, interrupting …

Taxing my hair

Irish haircuts have become more expensive since barbers are part of the hospitality sector and their VAT rate has increased. So I pay for my cuts because the govt is taking more from my hair Nearly 600 hospitality businesses closed in the past 12 months because the VAT rate went from 9% to 13.5%. So …

I think AI-generated Trump looks like a champ. Midjourney borrows the red MAGA theme colours and integrates the palette nicely with the true red Kremlin colour scheme.

Time for Factory Reset

by Bernie Goldbach in Clonmel MY ANDROID PHONE needs a factory reset. It's more than five years old, has a cracked screen and a worn charging port, and its battery is well-worn. I watch it go from being fully charged to less than 10 per cent power in three hours. It feels very warm to touch. I think …

Our Sunday Carvery is often over the fence in the Clonmel Garden Centre.

From the 1890s

I have Irish ancestors who landed in America in the 1890s. If I had their letters or journals I would probably see how they adopted A.erican slang in the final decade of the 1800s. Eyes were called daylights, ogres, peepers, and squinters. Mouths were clamshells, muzzles, and rattle traps. Hands …

Advice for GenZ and AI

Advice from Danielle Abril in the WaPo: When it comes to AI, first find out whether your employer has policies for it. Some companies may allow its use, with stipulations like not providing it customer information, while others may outright ban it. But view AI as a tool to assist you with your …

Painful Housing Shortages in Ireland

While listening to Kamala Harris explain her plans to ease housing shortages, I know things are worse in Ireland. Ireland’s population is growing faster than predicted because of immigration. According to property firm Savills 3.8 people were added to Ireland’s population for every one …

So happy to have discovered Plausible Analytics and its campaign management services.

Let's Share Data Tables

Here’s a simple way to share tables of data: csvbase.com/about You get full multi-format support. All tables are available in multiple formats as a simple download, including: Just add “.parquet”, “.xlsx”, “.csv” to any table url or use the dropdown on the …

It's Time to Call Out the Lies

We need more journalists who fact check people who never hesitate to lie on camera. Thanks to the semantic web, I can embed a call to action Dan Gillmor makes time and again. Dear journalists: Trump has said -- many times -- that he is proud of nominating the judges who overturned Roe, and that …

I need to upskill on web scraping and have descended into a multi-part tutorial on building a scraping project with a data science end goal. Here is what I’m using for Part 1 Web Scraping

How Search Ranking Works

I’ve added some recent long form content to my listing of Essential Readings for Web Analytics. Thanking for Mario Fisher for explaining how Search Ranking Works Key Takeaways Diversify traffic sources: Ensure you receive traffic from various sources, not just search engines. Traffic from less …

Proud Banna Chluain Meala

Feeling proud of our local band. And discovering teens I know who make their marching melodies resonate.

Diary Item about Bianconi

I’m writing a NTS that I can put into my Google Calendar for 1530 August 25, 2024 on the pinpoint of the fountain on the square of Cahir. The event is the Cahir Historical Society’s Bianconi-themed guided tour of Cahir. After the walking tour, the Society will show the documentary …

How to Break Up with Your X

Excellent advice about leaving Twitter coming from [https://katie0martin.bsky.social](Katie Martin) in the FT. Like Katie, I’ve discovered Bluesky is a haven for constructive dialogue. More than 10,000 UK users agreed last month, based on new Bluesky accounts on the service. Maybe most of …

Green things for my gut

There’s a reason why Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, said all diseases begins in the gut. That advice hits home with me after listening to the Edufit team tell me that I should give my gut a little bit of love. I’m starting by doing a deep dive into using broccoli every day, …