Andalucia Steve

...living the dream

I'm Steve — tech tinkerer, guitar modder, writer, and unlicensed philosopher living in the olive-covered hills of Andalucía. This site is where I store my musings, rants, projects, and passion projects. Grab a coffee and have a scroll.

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What I’m Up To Now

  • Rebuilding this site after my host had a siesta
  • Spray-painting guitars under the Andalusian sun
  • Running AI models locally and muttering about privacy

Robots. Abundance for All, or Just the Survivors?

And Why Are the New Robots All White?
Robots. Abundance for All, or Just the Survivors?
I loved robots when I was a kid. They seemed to be everywhere in popular culture. From the Amazing Magical Robot Game, an educational toy that appeared in my Christmas stocking, to the weekly dose of “Danger, Will Robinson” while watching the cult American classic series Lost in Space, I was hooked. So when I was seven or eight years old and "Tricky’s" the local toy shop, put one in their shop window, I had to have it. Beyond the reach of my pocket money, I devised “The Robot Club” with... read more
 

Grumpy, Sober and Taking Notes: Ten Modern Annoyances

A tour of the little things driving me quietly round the bend
Grumpy, Sober and Taking Notes: Ten Modern Annoyances
One of the things I've noticed since I gave up the booze (in May 2024) is that I'm an exceptionally judgemental person. I don't know where I get it from as my parents were really easy-going, tolerant folk. Not me. Hardly an hour goes by where I don't find something to moan and groan about. I thought perhaps I was just experiencing the common cognitive bias which psychologists call the 'fundamental attribution error'. That's the one where, for example, while driving you think that... read more
 

Why isn't everyone working remotely from Spain

How the last mile became the fast mile
Why isn
I bought a new piece of kit this week, that really made me reflect on how far things have come. Long story short, I blogged about prepping for Armageddon earlier in the year, and one thing I realised needed a major overhaul was my 'home network' - the ever-growing collection of tablets, phones desktops and the ways they connect to the Internet. I've been looking for ways to make the whole thing more robust yet less power hungry. When 'El apagón' - the big blackout happened here in Spain ... read more
 
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