As a software engineer, I've been a little obsessed with data. However, I've held off telling everyone how important it is. I've been scarred with the days of when I worked in the emergency department. Every now and then a specialist would do a talk implying their field was the most important. If we had … Continue reading Data Structure is Important, Even if You’re None Technical
How AI is Manipulating You
Does the world seem like it's burning? When you scroll through your social media, do you feel like things are getting worse? Are there times when your social media feed is filled with anger, hate and despair? Have you you felt the need, or seen another person, crusade on social media trying to stoke up … Continue reading How AI is Manipulating You
Tech Doesn’t Directly Translate to Value
With my increased time and shift in the economy, I've taken the time to talk to more people over the phone as my readers and clinicians who follow me are coming up with tech ideas to solve problems and make money. I'm all for this. If you're not forcefully taking money off people and you're … Continue reading Tech Doesn’t Directly Translate to Value
self-righteous greed is still greed
Why am I writing this post? Whilst this post calls out some NHS workers for questionable behavior, I'm doing it because I actually care about NHS workers. For the last 8 years, the general political positions of NHS workers have failed hard. I believe it's partly because they're tone-deaf about the political situation. If I … Continue reading self-righteous greed is still greed
What’s Your Value?
Unless you've been living in a cave, you'll know that the coronavirus has affected daily life. I myself have been working with PanSurg at Imperial College London collating data on the virus between work hours. I cannot stress how hard working these guys have been. Between 12-hour shifts these guys volunteer their time to work … Continue reading What’s Your Value?
Why I Usually Don’t Care if My Code is Stolen
Deploying an app is getting cheaper and easier. There's no shortage of people looking at their job and coming up with a software idea that can streamline a process. I'm all for this. After all, code is merely a meticulous business spec that's executed by a computer. If you can nail down a protocol for … Continue reading Why I Usually Don’t Care if My Code is Stolen
How to Prevent Losing Your Grip on Reality
Has the world gone mad? Are you repeatedly getting shocked by political and economic outcomes? Are there more and more people that are just getting further away from you in political reference points? Well, you're not alone. My social media feeds have no shortage of people freaking out and rationalizing their shock. The easiest go-to … Continue reading How to Prevent Losing Your Grip on Reality
I Left Financial Tech… Here’s what I do Now
This post is long overdue. I actually left financial tech 3 months ago, but I've been caught up in a number of projects. The more interesting your life gets, the less time I have to blog. I'm trying to find the time by cutting down on Netflix time. Reading is now done entirely on the … Continue reading I Left Financial Tech… Here’s what I do Now
Rwanda Med Tech 2019
If you don't know what to do with your spare time, and you don't have a solid business plan, the best thing you can do is work on an open-source project for free and give it to the world. I've tried to force half-baked businesses and they rarely pan out. Exposure and deliberate practice [link] … Continue reading Rwanda Med Tech 2019
3 things you shouldn’t wing in a tech startup
Chances are, you know of the stories of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. Kids who dropped out of college and founded massive companies. These guys offer inspiration and hope to entrepreneurs. They teach us that not only is this possible, but possible through example. This has given me a steady stream of hopeful students and … Continue reading 3 things you shouldn’t wing in a tech startup
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