https://alextorrens.com/A place for me to dump stuff that I find interesting. No guarantees that anyone else will think the same. 2026-06-01T22:00:52+00:00 Alex Torrens https://alextorrens.com/ Jekyll © 2026 Alex Torrens /assets/img/favicons/favicon.ico /assets/img/favicons/favicon-96x96.png 2025-11-19T12:00:00+00:00 2026-06-01T21:40:17+00:00 https://alextorrens.com/posts/trip-to-morocco/ Alex Torrens

Trip Report: Morocco Trip Dates: 23 February–09 March 2025 Location: Taghazout, Morocco I fancied some winter early spring sun, so back in November 2024 I found a cheap flight to Agadir and booked into Sundesk, a coliving space in Taghazout. Coliving is a relatively new concept which is a cross between a flatshare and a coworking space. The guests are usually digital nomads, freelancers, and ...

2025-10-01T21:00:00+00:00 2026-06-01T21:40:17+00:00 https://alextorrens.com/posts/garmin-tips/ Alex Torrens

Steps to get custom maps on Garmin wearables Need more maps on your Garmin wearable that aren’t already installed? Look no further! This guide will help you locate, download and transfer new maps that work in the exact same way as the preinstalled ones. All on-device courses and navigation should work the exact same. This how-to was heavily inspired by DC Rainmaker’s great guide on this, but a...

2025-05-31T18:00:00+00:00 2026-06-01T21:40:17+00:00 https://alextorrens.com/posts/llms/ Alex Torrens

Language models and AI: June 2025 Edit Let me start by saying I am not a massive fan of the term AI. It used to be an okay abbreviation for the scientific discipline of Artificial Intelligence—indeed, a previous director of mine has a PhD in AI from thirty years ago—but now it’s evolved to become a vague buzzword that doesn’t actually mean much. AI is also not some future end goal or state… th...

2025-05-12T18:00:00+00:00 2026-06-01T21:40:17+00:00 https://alextorrens.com/posts/trip-report-skiing-2025/ Alex Torrens

Trip Report: Three Valleys Skiing Trip Dates: 01-09 February 2025 Location: The Three Valleys, Savoie, France I love skiing. I am very lucky to have been a few times with my parents whilst growing up, and most years since having a job, which have led to me being relatively competent despite the fact I’m UK-based and ski for–at most–six days a year. This trip was going to six of us lads heading ...

2025-05-12T18:00:00+00:00 2026-06-01T21:40:17+00:00 https://alextorrens.com/posts/half-decade-herbivore/ Alex Torrens

Half a decade as a Herbivore: In hinsight Let’s get it out of the way: As of 14 April 2020, I have been vegan for five years. There was no cold tofurkey moment on that, indeed I could be a day or two out, but this is probably the earliest day that I consciously know I consumed zero animal products. What happened to “Dusty Bin”, the boy who ate everything? Dusty Bin was a prestigious prize aw...