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An Appearance on the TWiT Network!

admin — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 13:01:28 +0000

I had a fun time chatting about my local AI experiments with Leo Laporte on his Intelligent Machines show. This show used to be called “This Week in Google.” Also on the show was Father Robert Ballecer (who I bump into at CES frequently) and Jeff Jarvis who I first met when I was working on my journalism startup back in 2009.

Check it out here!

Leo was most interested in my latest Local AI experiment that involved re-purposing an old Nvidia Tesla V100 data center card into something that can work on a desktop PC. You can check out my video on that topic here!

I also talked about how good local AI has become for practical applications like document analysis or managing personal data. Local models are effective, grounded, and largely free of hallucinations seen in older models. My favorites at the moment are Gemma 31B and Qwen 3.8 27B. Both are “dense” models that run at usable speeds (around 20-25 tk/s) even with large 96k context windows.

One of the projects I’m working on is building a virtual “Chief of Staff” that manages all of the balls I have in the air running my business, serving my community on the school board and a few other activities I’m involved with. That will be the subject of an upcoming video once I have it working the way I’d like it to work. Stay tuned!

Fact Checking Warnings about Apple’s “NameDrop” Feature

admin — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 01:41:45 +0000

I appeared on my local Fox affiliate today after a number of law enforcement agencies expressed concern about Apple’s new NameDrop feature.

NameDrop allows two iPhones in close proximity to share contact information. Here’s what most of the Facebook posts I’m seeing today leave out about how the feature works:

1. Both phones need to be unlocked. Your phone won’t transmit your contact info when locked.

2. In order to transmit contact information you need to push a button on your phone to send contact information to the other phone.

3. This only works when the phones are in close proximity, pretty much touching each other.

For users concerned about their phone leaking information I suggest spending some time in the “Privacy and Security” settings to see which apps have access to your private information, location data and more.

Discussing AI Regulation with WTIC-AM’s Brian Shactman

admin — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 11:46:13 +0000

I make regular appearances talking about tech on WTIC-AM radio’s Brian and Company here in Connecticut. In my latest appearance Brian and I discuss the Biden Administration’s new executive order on AI along with some ways that I’m currently using AI tools to make my workflow more efficient. Listen here!

I joined NSF’s Coverage of a SpaceX Starlink Launch!

admin — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 04:39:11 +0000

As I mentioned a few weeks ago I was brought on as a contributor to NSF, aka Nasaspaceflight.com! Last night I co-hosted their coverage of a SpaceX Starlink launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Watch the replay here and let me know how I did!

Talking Twitter and YouTube Shorts on WTIC-AM Radio

admin — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 21:45:54 +0000

On my latest appearance on Brian & Company on WTIC-AM radio we talk about Twitter’s algorithm and YouTube’s decision to strip external links from YouTube Shorts videos in an effort to keep viewers glued to their platform. Listen here!

Guest Appearance on “Coffee and Ham Radios”

admin — Fri, 26 May 2023 14:45:43 +0000

I had a fun time chatting with the guys from Coffee and Ham Radios – a live show streamed on YouTube. We talked about how I went from zero knowledge to licensed amateur radio operator in a few months and what I’ve learned about radio technology so far. Check it out here!

Talking Facebook Suit, Twitter and AI on WTIC-AM

admin — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 02:49:37 +0000

I regularly appear on “Brian and Company on WTIC-AM radio here in Connecticut. This time host Brian Shactman and I discussed my reasons for opting out of the Facebook lawsuit, the latest drama at Twitter and briefly talk about artificial intelligence developments.

Listen here!