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Cognitive Diversity: Exploring Life with Aphantasia

Here I explore aphantasia, an inability to generate mental images across senses. I reflect on its impact on creativity, memory, emotional connection, and career paths, emphasizing cognitive diversity.

Ben Hoyle brain, free will, image, personal Leave a comment 10 May 20259 May 2025 7 Minutes

Cool Personal Datasets for Amateur Data Analysis

I’m an amateur data nerd. Problem is it’s hard to find good datasets that are personally relevant. However, it’s super easy to download some juicy data archives for data crunching at home. Here is a short guide to do this.

Ben Hoyle data, machine learning, personal, python Leave a comment 8 September 20238 September 2023 4 Minutes

Analysing Your Tweets with ChatGPT

This post dives into applying ChatGPT's new Code Interpreter / Advanced Data Analysis to downloaded Twitter data. Keep reading for an insight into the cool things you can do.

Ben Hoyle data, machine learning, personal, python 1 Comment 31 August 2023 11 Minutes

A Day in the Life

A day in the life as picture by Craiyon

I read the news today oh boy.

Ben Hoyle personal Leave a comment 21 December 202214 December 2022 2 Minutes

Things I will Fail at in 2020

In this post I'll sketch out some vague outlines of a better life for the new year. I'll try to do this without hypocrisy. I'll likely fail.

Ben Hoyle information overload, personal 1 Comment 3 January 20203 January 2020 10 Minutes

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  • Hoyle's Guide To Bath
  • Hoyle's Guide To Bristol & the Music Scene
  • Things I’ve Built (and Am Building)

Recently, I have been mostly thinking about:

  • Vibe-Coding – A Practical Guide
  • Discover Your Musical Taste with Spotify and ChatGPT
  • Joy: An AI Integration
  • Bath Digital Festival 2025: Reflections on Technology, Humanity and Community
  • Cognitive Diversity: Exploring Life with Aphantasia
  • Alternative Lords Prayer
  • Maximizing 750 Words for Journalling and Creativity

What is in my head?

AI audio brain data databases deep learning energymonitor free will image information overload language machine learning machinevision motion music people personal poetry probability programming python raspberrypi religion robots socialogy systemadmin technology Uncategorized video web

The sprawling path of the past:

Things I am reading:

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