Welcome
Hi, welcome to the blog. I work as a Technical Architect at London based startup Builder.ai. The foundations of this blog were laid in travel. Here I share insights on tech as well as weaving in my passions for fitness, outdoors and gardening.Read more about me.If travel reports are of interest, visit the travel category, and if you plan on doing your own cycling adventure trip, I've created a comprehensive landing page with information to help.
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Bike Comparisons
April 23, 2024
Comparison of Different Bikes Bike Name Type Primary Use Frame Material Wheel Size Drivetrain Unique Features Brompton Electric Bike Folding City / Commuting Aluminum 16 inches Electric Motor Compact and foldable, suitable for commuting Canyon Dude CF 9.0 Fatbike Fatbike Mountain Carbon 26 inches Shimano XT 11-speed Extra-wide tires for better traction Fuji Touring vs. Specialized AWOL Touring Touring Steel 700C Shimano / Specialized Comparison of two touring bikes Genesis Tour de Fer 30 Touring Touring Steel 700C Shimano Deore 10-speed Steel frame with touring features Marin Pine Mountain 1 (2016 XL) Hardtail Trail / Mountain Steel 27.
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Using ChatGPT to generate workout plans
October 31, 2023
ChatGPT is a large language model (LLM) based chatbot from the company OpenAI which has been trained on the Internet (has all the information in it’s memory). ChatGPT has a huge number of uses but recently I have been using it to create workouts. I do that by simply asking a question such as: “Give me a 30 minute workout, involving squats and press ups” You can tweak your request to ChatGPT to modify the output.
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Early Morning Explorations: Finding Freedom on Two Wheels
February 1, 2023
In the hushed moments before dawn, when the world is still cloaked in shadows and the streets are devoid of the usual hustle and bustle, lies an opportunity for a unique kind of adventure: the early morning bike ride. As a software architect entrenched in the buzzing labyrinth of London’s software tech scene, my days are often consumed by the digital realm. However, my sanctuary lies in the simplicity and freedom of two wheels gliding through the quiet streets and open countryside.
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Bike Building Adventures: Turning Spare Parts into Adventure Machines
June 1, 2022
I had a huge collection of old bike parts and I had a todo item on my list to sell them on eBay for a couple of years. However, I never got round to it and after fixing up one bike which I then sold on Facebook Marketplace, I thought, maybe I’ll use my spare bike parts to build up full bikes instead. Then I can either ride them or sell them.
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Web and mobile revenue models - 2021 update
January 1, 2021
see Old version Some time ago I was researching revenue models of apps and I recently came across the list and using the power of Chatgpt revised the list. One thing you notice is how the landscape of apps has changed. Advertising: Display Ads: Google Display Network, Facebook Ads Search Ads: Google Ads, Bing Ads Video Ads: YouTube, Vimeo Audio Ads: Spotify, Apple Music Promoted Content: Twitter Promoted Tweets, Instagram Sponsored Posts Native Ads: Taboola, Outbrain Influencer Marketing: Collaborations with social media influencers Commerce: