Oscar AitchisonThe Lawyer & The Scientist — approaching debates at workIn my body there are two personalities — the Scientist and the Lawyer.Apr 25Apr 25
Oscar AitchisonTech Debt — Payback’s a BitchThe bulk of my engineering life before Okra Solar was in what I will call “Project Land”. Project Land exists in a wide range of fields…Feb 8Feb 8
Oscar AitchisonTo Engineer or To Lead, that is The QuestionMost of us engineers just want to design stuff.Dec 8, 2023Dec 8, 2023
Oscar AitchisonDid I take foolish risks by going to rural Nigeria?“There will be a price,” said the bird.Nov 12, 2023Nov 12, 2023
Oscar AitchisonWhy I’m Voting “Yes” to an Indigenous VoiceIf you’re like me, you haven’t really been paying much attention to the discussion around the Australian referendum for the Indigenous…Oct 11, 2023Oct 11, 2023
Oscar AitchisonHow I decided on a “Giving Strategy”I recently read Peter Singer’s “The Life You Can Save”, and it made me decide to share my charitable giving philosophy. Singer posits, and…Sep 23, 2023Sep 23, 2023
Oscar AitchisonWhy I won’t drop everything and start working on AI Safety (yet)Many people are now aware of the recent developments in AI — ChatGPT ignited an arms race amongst major tech companies seeking to be the…Apr 1, 2023Apr 1, 2023
Oscar AitchisonAI Alignment is (Probably) ImpossibleThe biggest issue with any kind of complex task is that it requires continuous feedback.Oct 23, 20222Oct 23, 20222
Oscar AitchisonThe Rule of 3 and 10What works at 1, breaks at 3. What works at 3, breaks at 10.Mar 31, 2020Mar 31, 2020
Oscar AitchisonGood Time Fuel“the necessities for man [may be] distributed under the several heads of Food, Shelter, Clothing and Fuel; for not till we have secured…Sep 1, 2019Sep 1, 2019
