Roger Stringer
Hi, my name is Roger Stringer. I am a full-stack developer, devOps engineer, writer, foodie, speaker. This site is where I can talk, think and share.
I'm also a big camping and hiking enthusiast. When I'm not hanging out with my family or at the computer you can find me camping somewhere in the mountains around the Okanagan valley where I live.
Some Recent Posts
Autocode Shutting Down on April 26, 2024
"Autocode is shutting down..."...
How Should We Define ‘Open’ AI?
The term "open" has no agreed-upon definition in the context of AI, and is applied to widely divergent offerings with little reference to a stable meaning....
Stability AI CEO resigns because you’re "not going to beat centralized AI with more centralized AI"
Stability AI founder and chief executive Emad Mostaque has stepped down from the top role and the unicorn startup‘s board, the buzzy firm said Friday night, making it the second hot AI startup to go through major changes this week....
Jason Snell on Us V. Apple
For me, the most unexpected part of the document was the DoJ’s explanation that Apple’s success as a company largely stems from… the DoJ itself. It points out that Apple’s resurgence early in this century was due to the release of the iPod, which only became a hit when it arrived on Windows. The DoJ argues that the iPod’s presence on Windows was only due to Microsoft being under a consent decree from the DoJ for monopolistic behavior....
Apple Terminated (then resinstated) Epic’s E.U. Developer Account
"We recently announced that Apple approved our Epic Games Sweden AB developer account. We intended to use that account to bring the Epic Games Store and Fortnite to iOS devices in Europe thanks to the Digital Markets Act (DMA). To our surprise, Apple has terminated that account and now we cannot develop the Epic Games Store for iOS. This is a serious violation of the DMA and shows Apple has no intention of allowing true competition on iOS devices."...
Rivian’s CEO talks R2 and R3 launch, and why he has ‘complete certainty’ EVs will win
In a packed theater in Laguna Beach on Thursday morning, Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe opened his presentation to resounding whoops from the audience, well before the company unveiled its three buzzy new vehicles, the Rivian R2, R3, and R3X. ...