The Chicken Coop (Page 4)

Adventures in AI

08 Jul 2024 3 min read Adventures in AI

Back when blockchain first reared its head, I had a pretty close look at it, to work out if there was a there, there. I came to the conclusion, along with a lot

Aurora Australis - on Waiheke

12 May 2024 2 min read

Last year, by chance, Leonie and I caught the Aurora when we went to Rakiura. It was fantastic and a very special birthday present. I never expected to see it on Waiheke tho.

How I do streaming music - Plex, PlexAmp, Prologue

10 Mar 2024 9 min read

I've seen this come up a few times in the recent past, usually from older geeks (I'm one of them). It boils down to: "I have a bunch

(Almost) Every infrastructure decision I endorse or regret after 4 years at a startup

27 Feb 2024 10 min read

Title and idea blatantly stolen from Jack Lindamood. I’ve led infrastructure at a startup for the past 4 years that has had to scale quickly. From the beginning I made some core

Spinning at home

16 Jun 2023 5 min read

I've long been a fan of stationary bike exercise, ever since I started Les Mills RPM when we were in Wellington in 2006 (thanks Pip, Duck, Dee and Jocko). I'