Observations, images and code from ajfisher

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• AI in 2023 - it works well enough now

  Wednesday, August 30th 2023

  After attending the Web Directions AI conference, it's clear 2023 brings significant advancements in AI. Yet, as its potential grows, challenges in interaction models and ethical considerations persist.

  An 8 minute read (2.0k words).

• ChatGPT and Generative AI in the enterprise

  Sunday, February 12th 2023

  There is a lot of opportunity for Generative AI from a business technology perspective. Talking with other technology leaders, we discuss what risks and rewards may exist.

  A 1 minute read (207 words).

Recent posts

• Making the move to metalsmith

  Saturday, February 13th 2016

  I moved this site from WP to metalsmith.io in order to get a more pure authoring experience. The result is good, though there were a few gotchas along the way.

  A 7 minute read (1.5k words).

• The meandering journey of NodeBots Interchange

  Tuesday, January 26th 2016

  What started as a plan to simply make components work a bit better with NodeBots turned into a way of managing any firmware using JavaScript.

  A 9 minute read (2.1k words).

• Datatium - data as material for contextually responsive design

  Wednesday, September 9th 2015

  Responsive design is still very screen size focussed where as we should be considering context much more than we do. This talk explains how Datatium helps resolve this.

  A 1 minute read (189 words).

• JavaScript: not just the language of the web

  Monday, September 7th 2015

  JS is moving out of the browser and into all manner of places. My notes and slides from my talk on this topic at JSFoo 15.

  A 1 minute read (337 words).

• Applying the lessons of mobile dev to IoT

  Wednesday, September 2nd 2015

  IoT product development has the opportunity to draw on some of the lessons hard won over the years of developing for mobile.

  A 1 minute read (136 words).

• DDD JavaScript IoT workshop

  Saturday, August 8th 2015

  A summary of the various projects completed as part of the JS IoT workshop given at DDD Melbourne 2015.

  A 1 minute read (119 words).

• Building a portable minecraft server

  Monday, June 1st 2015

  Using a raspberry pi and some batteries to create a portable minecraft server that can be put in a lunch box and taken to the park.

  A 1 minute read (257 words).

• Controlling networked LEDs using a smartwatch

  Monday, May 4th 2015

  The ESP8266 is a capable device in its own right and can run a simple web server. Couple this with a smartwatch for control and you have some interesting remote control options.

  A 1 minute read (167 words).

• Book launch of Make: JavaScript Robotics

  Wednesday, April 15th 2015

  This new book on JavaScript robotics launches today, co-authored by 15 of core NodeBots community members from around the world.

  A 1 minute read (130 words).

• The role of context on ambient technologies

  Tuesday, January 20th 2015

  Ambient technologies are very hard to design well. A blinking light for a new email is novel for a few minutes before quickly becoming a distraction. This essay provides a model for thinking about ambient technologies and how a designer may maximise their use.

  A 24 minute read (6.4k words).

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