Building a new Computer
I recently built a new computer, after exclusively using a laptop for three years. It’s also the first time I’ve departed from the usual combo of an Intel CPU and Nvidia GPU.
- Name:
- Chris Smith
- Class:
- Programmer
- Type:
- Human
- HP:
- 929
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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
, I enjoy
,
, puzzle hunts, DIY,
,
, 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:
Coming around on LLMs
For a long time I’ve been a sceptic of LLMs and how they’re being used and marketed. I tried ChatGPT when it first launched, and was totally underwhelmed. Don’t get me wrong: I find the technology damn impressive, but I just couldn’t see any use for it.
Home Automation Without the Megacorps
I first experimented with home automation in 2016, by picking up a Samsung “SmartThings” hub. It was terrible. The UI to configure things was slow and clunky, firmware updates were applied whether you wanted them or not, and everything stopped working if their cloud services stopped. You were also locked into whatever integrations they deigned to support, of course. After that broke for the umpteenth time I scaled back and for years the closest I got to home automation was a couple of Hue bulbs.