Tom Lockie

Interested in everything, good at nothing. Thoughts/opinions/ideas/feelings are my own.

[Tom Lockie @ClassifiedGiant]

AI, the current hammer that makes everything a nail.

[Tom Lockie @ClassifiedGiant]

Job title inflation feels like a real thing. I see LinkedIn titles go from 'Customer Assistant' to 'Principal Senior AI Consultant' with no steps between. Meteoric rise does not cover it.

[Tom Lockie @ClassifiedGiant]

After a fair amount of research into NAS builds, I went with a pre-built solution. Why? Consumer parts were difficult to find within the budget, and currently, I want simplicity while gathering all my data in one place. Saved ~£800 as well.

[Tom Lockie @ClassifiedGiant]

Spec'ing out a home NAS for the first time. Probably the first time I have planned a machine not able to develop and play games on.

[Tom Lockie @ClassifiedGiant]

My first time watching the #Ryder cup. What a putt by Young

[Tom Lockie @ClassifiedGiant]

With so much vibe coding and 'no-coding' trends in software dev, I am going to start calling my code artisanal. Bugs and all.

[Tom Lockie @ClassifiedGiant]

Last night, I set up Proxmox VE on my old hardware to start a homelab/k8s cluster/ML testbed. I was very impressed with how simple the setup was. Now to find an old GPU that hasn't been mined on.

[Tom Lockie @ClassifiedGiant]

@coamithra I didn't even know they had a programming language. :D I'm curious, what was this language trying to solve? (asked as someone who had read no docs on it)

[Tom Lockie @ClassifiedGiant]

Looking at brushing up on a programming language again. Not sure whether to give Go or Rust a go or learn some of the new features of C++2+ or C#. Spoilt for choice

[Tom Lockie @ClassifiedGiant]

Internet maintenance in my area has now meant I'm without internet until tomorrow when an engineer can get to my ticket. Thanks @Hyperoptic

[Tom Lockie @ClassifiedGiant]

I really do find I learn more from my failures than my successes

[Tom Lockie @ClassifiedGiant]

I just heard the new term ChatOps today. I'm not sure how I feel about it.

[Tom Lockie @ClassifiedGiant]

This week has definitely been trying.

[Tom Lockie @ClassifiedGiant]

My definition of a pet peeve: Not being able to select where I install software. Maybe I don't want it on the C:\ drive

[Jeremy Howard @jeremyphoward]

Current LLMs max out at 2% accuracy in trying to solve really hard math problems.

[Tom Lockie @ClassifiedGiant]

Quite an invigorating experience signing up for continued education. Let's see if the adage about old dogs and new tricks applies.

[Tom Lockie @ClassifiedGiant]

Nothing feels better as a programmer than when you find the shortcut to automating a task

[Tom Lockie @ClassifiedGiant]

Amazon and I have varying definitions of what new means. I prefer my new books not to have:
- An already broken spine
- Dirty finger marks around the entire book
- Frayed cover edges.

Out of the last 8-10 books I ordered, I have had to return/replace 3 of them.

[Tom Lockie @ClassifiedGiant]

It feels great to play basketball again. My knees don't agree though!

[Tom Lockie @ClassifiedGiant]

I finished another coding competition on #CodeForces. I enjoy the challenge but problem-solving in a competitive environment is something I am unfamiliar with and currently, do not excel at.