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- Two weeks ago I said<\/a> One Day (on Netflix)<\/a> was a rom-com. Well\u2026 maybe not a comedy. A romantic drama? Regardless, we finished the series last weekend. There were tears. Mostly mine. And I highly recommend it for anyone who left uni’ in the UK in the 90s…<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- After passing my amateur radio foundation exam a couple of weeks ago, I have my callsign from Ofcom. I\u2019m now M7OLN\u2026 \n
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- Last weekend, I met up with Christian Payne\/Documentally<\/a> (G5DOC) and talked radios among other things over an enjoyable cafe lunch\u2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- I\u2019m having trouble getting into local repeaters on a handheld radio from my place but we worked out my config issues so I know the radio is set up properly. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- I can hear the local repeater but I need to put a better antenna up at home. That could be tricky. If only I could safely get closer to this chimney stack\u2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- I’ve also ordered an antenna and window mount for the car. And discovered that there is a radio shop close enough to click and collect (Moonraker<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- As a slight tangent from amateur radio (I can’t bring myself to call it HAM), I\u2019ve discovered LoRa<\/a> and some Meshtastic<\/a> nodes are on their way. More on what that means when I have them set up…<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- I now have an identity on the Node4 Microsoft 365 tenant (don’t get me started on how difficult it is to bring multiple organisations into one but I have huge respect for my colleague who is managing this). Judging by the emails I’m receiving, I’m not the first person to have used this alias. I can deal with the emails for trainers and other fashion items… but it seems they were a Manchester United fan too, which is harder to take.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- On Tuesday, I recorded a podcast with my colleague Bjoern (in\/bjeorn-hirtenjohann<\/a>). It was great fun and I was very chuffed when the producer, Beth, told me I could have a new career as a radio host. It may have been a joke but I would like to do more of this.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Then, I headed Bletchley for the Bletchley Park Microsoft AI User Group event<\/a>. I was AI-jaded when I arrived. I was AI-buzzing when I left.\n
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- Will Rowe (@MSFTRecruit<\/a>) made us laugh, a lot,
at<\/s> about recruiters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n- I made some great connections.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- I learned some cool things about AI prompting from Lydia Carroll (in\/lydiacarroll<\/a>) and about digital ecosystems from Chris Huntingford (@ThatPlatformGuy<\/a>). <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- I also did some improv’ – volunteering for an unscripted, 1-2 minute talk on AI, that children would understand. Thanks to Stephanie Stasey (in\/missai<\/a>) for giving me the chance to get out of my comfort zone whilst practicing something I want to do more of – presenting. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- I’ve also started to kick some thoughts around about what it means to be technical leader… and how I can encourage others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- And, in a discussion about recognition, someone who will remain anonymous shared this comment with me\u2026 I feel seen:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cI’m also an introvert that overcompensates BTW. People confuse my enthusiasm, facilitation, and contribution as me being extrovert. Secretly I’m like a Duracell Bunny using a bad battery – it wears down quite quickly!\u201c<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
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- (I was exhausted on Wednesday, after Tuesday’s exploits.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Thursday ended with an example of when AI chatbots go wrong:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Err\u2026 @VOXI_UK<\/a>. Your bot has gone rogue ?. You might want to send it off for some retraining? pic.twitter.com\/hUxS6lpybO<\/a><\/p>— Mark Wilson (@markwilsonit) February 29, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>
- After passing my amateur radio foundation exam a couple of weeks ago, I have my callsign from Ofcom. I\u2019m now M7OLN\u2026 \n