August 2025 – Mark Greville
1 post published by Mark during August 2025| Mark Greville
Originally published at Building technology has always been a messy business. We are constantly regaled with stories of project failures, wasted money and even the disappearance of whole industries…| Mark Greville
Be born in Ireland where university is free. Study Maths and Economics. Spend 12 hours a week in lectures and 30 hours a week ‘networking’. Join the maths team. Join the karate team — a…| Mark Greville
“Everything everyone knows about anything indicates that this is untrue,” – Laurent Bossavit The words science and engineering are often used when discussing computers and software. The…| Mark Greville
Generative AI is digital homeopathy — how I train my own model If it’s your first time here, you may be surprised at how few pieces I have written. (After reading for a while, you may even be glad of this fact). When friends bring up what they assume is a painful subject, they get […]| Mark Greville
I fixed a broken interview setup. With a thumb.| Mark Greville
Is a political principle more important than the side they support? Maybe a more useful question is — what political shifts would it take for you to switch sides? If you can’t ever imagine switching sides no matter the change, you have fallen into the sports fan trap. If the thought of having to change political sides fills you with anxiety, don’t worry. There is no such thing as the left or the right. It is a figment of your imagination.| Mark Greville
I’m delighted to say Amazon has invited to speak at the upcoming AWS summit in London on the 7th of June.| Mark Greville
At its simplest, this book deals with the art of asking questions. In reality, it's about Socratic philosophy. It’s about our willingness to open our minds, close our mouths and listen. The concept is almost comically simple, but I found it genuinely profound.| Mark Greville
I always wanted to reach the top page of HackerNews with this blog. It’s one of my favourite sites, full of amazing articles, a variety of viewpoints, and intelligent commentary (most of the time anyway). So, to my delight and friend’s surprise/horror, my last blog post reached number 2 on HackerNews, and stayed on the […]| Mark Greville
We think we make sound decisions, but in reality our ability to be rational is bounded by the constraints of time and cognition. We are not rational creatures.| Mark Greville
Thought experiment — imagine an alien race came to earth. They were smarter than us in every way. Having absorbed all written word, they could communicate perfectly in every human language. They we…| Mark Greville
