Hi, I'm Ronald (he/him), programmer, primarily Cobol and more recently Java. I'm also a #modelrailroading enthousiast.
Other interests: #woodworking, #electronics, #nature, #gardening, #food, #photography.
Ed Zitron loves technology for what it could be.
He loathes Big Tech, especially the "AI" companies, for the unaccountable, destructive force it has become.
His newsletter, IMO, is a must-read. And today's installment, "AI is a Money Trap," is one of his best:
https://www.wheresyoured.at/ai-is-a-money-trap/?ref=ed-zitrons-wheres-your-ed-at-newsletter
In the last week, we’ve had no less than three different pieces asking whether the massive proliferation of data centers is a massive bubble, and though they, at times, seem to take the default position of AI’s inevitable value, they’ve begun to sour on the idea that
Every Reason Why I Hate AI and You Should Too
https://malwaretech.com/2025/08/every-reason-why-i-hate-ai.html?a=1
Les Forges d'Abel - entrée du tunnel du #Somport côté français.
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My book Drystone – A Life Rebuilt is out in just three weeks.
I really believe in this book. It’s honest about important things, quietly subversive, funny, easy to read, and I’ve poured everything into writing it and getting it into the world as far as I can.
If you can, I’d love your help. A share, a preorder, a message to someone who might love it, it all makes a difference.
Info and links below.
@Erased_Citizen I had no idea this shop was in Guildford. Must avoid… 😉
I started a very small N gauge layout many years ago but got nowhere with it really. Always wanted to have a little layout but I don’t think I have the patience (or space!). (I was posting about it here: https://www.rmweb.co.uk/forums/topic/21855-small-n-gauge-layout-chinthurst/page/2/ but never got any further)
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