My kids came home today and were talking about a problem they were given in Maths class at school. They had to work out the probability of this problem: Imagine rolling two six-sided dice and multiplying the numbers that land… Read More »Discovering the World of Probabilities with Python
I was asked to give some advice about the lessons I’ve learned from building HorseRecords. In short – go for small gains every day and don’t build your business relying on windfall gains. The small gains and the work you… Read More »Leadership Lessons From Successful Startup Founders
When working with forms in Django, there might be instances where you need to pass additional variables into the form to render extra data. Sometimes you need to pass in variables to do things like limit the choices for a… Read More »Passing custom variables into Django Forms
I was lucky enough to get a Letter to the Editor published in this week’s Southern Argus – the August 17th Edition. The Southern Argus is a local paper servicing the Fleurieu Peninsula in the southern part of South Australia.… Read More »Why AI is here to Stay
I was recently asked by a dear friend to extract some text from a PDF. I was sure that Python could do it via the pdfminer.six library. This is the code: I just put the pdf in the same directory… Read More »Extracting Text from a PDF using Python
Are you using ChatGPT for your business and wondering if there are some more tricks out there to get the most out of it? Well, you’ve come to the right place! Let’s dive into some exciting ways to take ChatGPT… Read More »Taking ChatGPT to the Next Level: A Guide for Business People using ChatGPT
From time to time I need to read the text within an image. Lets convert this meme to text: Firstly – this is a top quality Dad Joke pun. If you don’t find this funny, I am truly wasted here.… Read More »Read the text in an image with Python
I was asked for some tips on how to start a tech blog like the one you are reading now. I have replied with what I think is the most important thing to think about when formulating a post. And… Read More »How to start a tech blog
From time to time we need content in a template to show from a certain date. An example would be a news article that needs to go live from the 4th of July, 2023. Here’s how to do it simply… Read More »Displaying Content Based on Date in Django
I was asked how I write Policy and Procedure documents quickly. In the old days (like, last year!) I would access government departments like the Privacy Commissioner to get advice on privacy policies – or go to one of these… Read More »Writing Policies and Procedures Quickly