// Personal website of Chris Smith

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Name:
Chris Smith
Class:
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Chameth.com

Hello :)

Hello! I'm Chris, a software developer from the UK. That's me over in the picture. My $dayjob generally involves Android app development, but I also have an excessive collection of side projects. Outside of
programming
, I enjoy
video games
,
reading
, puzzle hunts, DIY,
board games
,
films
, escape rooms, and tinkering with electronics.

This website houses my blog and some other random bits and bobs. There's a full site map if you want a quick overview of what's here. Here are my latest blog posts:

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How I use Tailscale

I’ve been using Tailscale for around four years to connect my disparate devices, servers and apps together. I wanted to talk a bit about how I use it, some cool features you might not know about, and some stumbling blocks I encountered.

The Ethics of LLMs

I’ve written about LLMs a few times recently, carefully dodging the issue of ethics each time. I didn’t want to bog down the other posts with it, and I wanted some time to think over the issues. Now I’ve had time to think, it’s time to remove my head from the sand. There are a lot of different angles to consider, and a lot of it is more nuanced than is often presented. It’s not all doom and gloom, and it’s also not the most amazing thing since sliced bread. Who would have thought?

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If all you have is a hammer…

I presume everyone is familiar with the idiom “if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail”. If not, well, there it is. It’s generally used pejoratively about being single-minded, but I think it also gives a glimpse into something more interesting: mental and perceptual sets.