Jon Ayre

@jonayre

I've been an engineer, software developer, architect, director & CTO. Now I'm a hands-on consultant doing business and tech strategy. Creator of the business evolution map. Father & Husband. It WILL go wrong & it CAN be fixed. He/him.

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Jon Ayre@jonayre· Jul 4

Confederate soldier mannequins from the film Night at the Museum

Jon Ayre@jonayre· Jun 26

Quoting AI at me? Really? When discussing definitions of words I prefer the source rather than the randomised regurgitation. In this case, Merriam Webster.

Jon Ayre@jonayre· Jun 21

Thousand yard stare meme. A war weary dishevelled soldier stares blankly into the camera as war rages behind him.

Jon Ayre@jonayre· May 24

Insensitive given cousin Sven's financial difficulties following the collapse of his fizzy drinks empire

Jon Ayre@jonayre· Apr 30

The guy in the hot dog suit saying "we're all trying to find the guy who did this"

Jon Ayre@jonayre· Apr 29

Okay folks. You know how this works. Is it blue and black or white and gold?

A mannequin dressed in a horizontal red and white striped dress reminiscent of the internet famed blue and black dress that some people saw as white and gold.

Jon Ayre@jonayre· Apr 3

I don't have any particularly wild claims about creating 50 apps before breakfast with my hoard of AI agents, but I do seem to be doing okay by coordinating the fingers on my left and right hands. Coding is not my day job anymore, so this GitHub chart is just my spare time.

Jon Ayre@jonayre· Mar 22

I got me one of those too

A black cat is peering through a small hole in the back of a cabinet where the wires go through. The hole is the size of his head and all we can see is the top of his head and his eyes

Jon Ayre@jonayre· Mar 22

Demon appliance? Just call it a cat like everyone else does.

A black and white tuxedo cat wearing a merry Christmas scarf is looking up hoping for treats

Jon Ayre@jonayre· Dec 9

Took my kid Charlie to Cambridge for an interview at Trinity College. It's like going back in time to an era where everyone wore hats and scarves, and bicycles were a thing.

Jon Ayre@jonayre· Dec 9

Schrödi loves Christmas

A black and white tuxedo cat sticking his head out half way up an as yet undecorated Christmas tree.

Jon Ayre@jonayre· Dec 8

We got an advent calendar for the cats this year with all sorts of cat toys in. One of them was a decorative collar. Schrödi was very interested in it so we put it on him. He definitely knew he looked good in it and proudly posed for photos. He's so vain. (We didn't leave it on for safety reasons)

A black and white tuxedo cat sits on a wood laminate floor with a small Christmas for tree decoration behind him. He's looking at the camera and is wearing a decorative collar with a gold chain fastening and blue beads around the circumference. A shiny blue spherical bell is hanging from the gold chain.

Jon Ayre@jonayre· Nov 3

Snap!

Black and white tuxedo cat wearing Dracula cape with wide bright orange collar and red bow.

Jon Ayre@jonayre· Nov 1

Them: You live in an age where AI knows everything about you, can predict your inner thoughts and anticipate your needs! Also them:

A notification from Amazon Fashion with the text "Recommended for you. We thought you'd like a new handbag."
It pictures two handbags, one cream and one pale green.

Jon Ayre@jonayre· Oct 25

Politicians today just seem to want to divide society and set us against each other What we need is a new kind of politics that unites us around something on which we can all agree. That's why, on Monday I'll be launching the "Cats are obviously better than dogs" party. Onwards together!

A black and white tuxedo cat in a Halloween costume featuring a large splayed orange collar tied on with a red ribbon looks up at the camera.

Jon Ayre@jonayre· Oct 13

Truth

Prototype electronic circuit constructed on a single strip of breadboard

3D printer robotic arm with gripper in white plastic, sitting on the lift of a grey laptop

Jon Ayre@jonayre· Oct 12

I've seen that look before...

A helmeted soldier stares blankly past us. In the background are scenes of war.

Jon Ayre@jonayre· Oct 3

My cat comes with launch sound effects:

Jon Ayre@jonayre· Aug 20

Jon Ayre@jonayre· Jul 14

Someone objected to the victorian viaduct that traverses that Yorkshire valley. Now it's a cherished feature of the landscape.

An atmospheric photograph of the viaduct traversing the Ribble valley with the sun setting on the horizon.

Jon Ayre@jonayre· Jul 11

Just now in my garden, a raptor reading it's kill. Harris hawk?

A hunting bird on the lawn of a domestic garden eating a small bird.

Jon Ayre@jonayre· Jul 4

Boom! Shake, shake, shake the room Tic, tic, tic, tic...

Aston Martin with the number plate 800M (boom)

Jon Ayre@jonayre· Jun 11

By my reckoning (based on the Business Evolution Map) carbon capture as an industry is worth in the order of £10bn. Paying £264bn for that is utter insanity (even if it worked - which it doesn't)