After my session at VSLive last week, I had a few questions from the audience. I’m adding some of these into blogs, and this was one: How do I run the docker compose to get a local chatbot? I didn’t include the dockerfile in a a repo, mostly because it’s simple, but just to make it easy, it’s in this zip: ollama-docker-compose.zip. To start this, I’ll assume you have Docker (or equivalent), but no images. Create a…

Make It Routine

Editorial

September 21, 2026

The first one is hard. The rest are boring. I hear this statement from someone recently, and it sounds like something a technical person would do with a task. It’s often been a goal of mine, or maybe a direction to aim, that I want to make things easier with some script or automation. Sometimes I think it’s more aspirational than actual. I might want to make most things routine and automated, but that doesn’t always work…

Your Favorite Quotes

Editorial

September 18, 2026

I love seeing thoughtful, pithy, witty quotes. A good saying can often spur me in some way. Maybe I’ll stop and think about what the words mean. Perhaps I’ll get inspired. Sometimes the quotes improve my day by making me smile. In any case, I was visiting Epic Systems a few months ago and they have a screensaver in one of the meeting rooms that displayed a number of quotes, along with some lovely backgrounds. I grabbed…

A New Word: Dorgone

Blog

September 18, 2026

dorgone– adj. wondering if you could slip away from an event or group conversation without anyone noticing your absence. I’m not often concerned about announcing my arrival or departure at many events. I do try to greet people as I see them or say goodbye, but there are many who try to ensure they let everyone know. They make it a point to walk around and see everyone. My wife likes to do this, and I will,…