by David Wilson | Sep 20, 2025 | All, Humour, Technology, Whimsy |
During a recent visit to Bristol’s Cribbs Causeway shopping centre, I found myself outside the Lego shop. It was the first time I’d noticed it, to be honest. “You go on.” I said to Mrs Wormwood. “I’ll catch you up in Waterstones.” On stepping inside, I was greeted by...
by David Wilson | Feb 13, 2023 | All, Technology |
ChatGPT – the natural language AI developed by OpenAI – is everywhere in the news right now, with debate largely centring on the question of whether it is a potential force for good or the harbinger of doom. While the question remains open, we are learning...
by David Wilson | Jan 29, 2023 | All, Art, Technology |
You may have noticed that so-called AIs are suddenly ‘flavour of the month’, which I find doubly annoying because not only do I hate the phrase ‘flavour of the month’ but I am embarrassed to find myself fascinated by something that might be classed as such. But there...
by David Wilson | Aug 19, 2021 | All, Humour, Technology, Whimsy |
So we have two of our grandchildren with us for a sleepover. They are settling down for the night when Jossie (just three years old) asks: “Have you got OK Google?” To which Granny replies: “What? We have something like ‘Hey Google’ or at least we used to but I don’t...
by David Wilson | Jun 30, 2020 | All, Humour, Technology |
As every fool knows, if you want to write a letter to the Queen, you start it with May it please Your Majesty And on the envelope, the first line of the address should read Her Majesty The Queen If, on the other hand, it is the Prince of Wales who is to be the...
by David Wilson | May 12, 2020 | All, Humour, Technology, Whimsy |
Attentive readers will recall that my April 1st post – Books was originally intended as part of a collection of vignettes on turn-of-the-century technology companies. The only other part of that long-abandoned project that managed to get itself written is the...
