Richard's blog

Tag: cost

  • MacBook Pro Battery Replacement

    —

    by

    richard
    in

    Reading Time: 2 minutesI have a 2016 MacBook Pro that now requires me to swap the battery. The issue is that because this is a machine from 2016 it is seen as obsolete by Apple. This means that Xcode and other apps no longer get updated. Neither does Final Cut Pro X and other apps.…

  • On Not Driving People for Free

    On Not Driving People for Free

    —

    by

    richard
    in , ,

    Reading Time: 3 minutesYears ago I would drive people to and from glocals activities for free. A diving friend of mine had excellent service. I drove to his home to pick him up, and then drive to dive sites. One day I decided that I wanted to go for a hike with a group, rather…

  • Electric Cars and Charge Anxiety

    Electric Cars and Charge Anxiety

    —

    by

    richard
    in

    Reading Time: 4 minutesMany years ago I used an old Beta SP camera with batteries that lasted just ten minutes per charge. I didn’t know if they would last long enough to get the entirety of what I was filming so I needed quite a few batteries. Since then I have used laptops, video cameras…

  • On Being Told Not to Fear AI

    On Being Told Not to Fear AI

    —

    by

    richard
    in

    Reading Time: 3 minutesThey love to say “Don’t fear AI”. They all say “AI is meant to help people with their work”, “AI is meant to be a personal assistant” and more. It’s not AI we fear. It is stakeholders, governing boards and accountants. They are the people we fear. Throw in Inhuman resources for…