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Monthly Archives: October 2025
We Should Demand Better
I ran across an interesting open letter. Most of these are from individuals, often complaining or lamenting on the way something in the world works, or maybe doesn’t work. This latest letter was from the Chief InfoSec Officer at JPMorganChase, … Continue reading
Prompt AI helping with Auditing
I had a conversation with a customer asking this question: how can I tell who called a stored procedure so I can audit the action? I decided to see if Prompt could help me here. This is part of a … Continue reading
The Improvement Limit
I caught a short post from Gary Bargsley on LinkedIn that had this quote: “Many people do not believe this is true. If there isn’t a fire to put out, then you are not doing a good job.” He included … Continue reading
Adding a Local Model to Ollama through the GUI
I saw some good reviews of the small gemma3 model in a few places and wanted to try it locally. This If you want to get started, read my post on setting up a Local LLM. This post gives an … Continue reading