Better Prepared for Wildfires: What’s Your Plan? – July 16, 2025 When a wildfire hits the city of Ashland, Oregon, and surrounding areas, what’s your evacuation plan? An estimated 400 attendees packed the Historic Ashland Armory for a two-hour workshop Wednesday, July 16, 2025, to learn more about what to do to prepare should such READ MORE
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David Intersimone, known to many as "David I", is a passionate and innovative software industry veteran who shares his visions and insights about software engineering and developer relations. Think of me as a cheerleader for everything related to software development!
Computer science programs rethink curriculum in a world of Modern AI
In a recent GeekWire article, “Coding is dead: UW computer science program rethinks curriculum for the AI era“, by Lisa Stiffler (on July 10, 2025 at 7:25 am), she writes “The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence in the workplace has academic institutions wrestling with the question of how best to prepare the next generation of READ MORE
The Oregon Wildfire Risk/Hazard Map Saga is almost over (or is it?)
In 2021, Senate Bill 762 was passed with bipartisan support that will provide more than $220 million to help Oregon modernize and improve wildfire preparedness through three key strategies: creating fire-adapted communities, developing safe and effective response, and increasing the resiliency of Oregon’s landscapes. The bill is the product of years of hard work by READ MORE
Quick David I fun with Copilot and Hedra
Taking a quick break from Delphi programming, I wanted to see if I could take one of my selfie pictures and do some quick “modern AI” manipulations using Copilot and Hedra prompts. I started with a selfie picture of me in my home office: That me standing next to the framed Turbo Pascal v1 ad READ MORE
51 Years Ago Today – Tillie the All-Time Teller and Me
Fifty-one years ago today, May 15 1974, First National Bank of Atlanta introduced “Tillie the All-Time Teller” ATM system. The architecture involved the integration of the bank’s mainframes, a minicomputer, and the network of ATMs. Why am I noting the 51st anniversary of the public launch of the first Docutel Total-Teller ATM system in the READ MORE
Ashland Oregon’s 2025 Community Wildfire Protection Plan Final Draft is Live
The final draft of the City of Ashland Oregon Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) reflects a citywide commitment to address the escalating threat of wildfire with inclusive planning, science-based strategies, and community-driven solutions. Guided by the Ashland City Council’s 2022 “priorities, vision, and values” statements, this CWPP is a comprehensive wildfire risk reduction blueprint that READ MORE
My list of Wildfire, Weather/Wind, Lightning and Air Quality web sites and apps
The following is a list of the web sites, apps and other sources of information that I use on a daily basis to track the status of weather, wind, air quality, lightning and wildfire information. Wildfire InciWeb InciWeb is an interagency all-risk incident information management system. The system was developed with two primary missions: 1) READ MORE
Ashland Oregon Area Live Cameras
There are several live (on YouTube) cameras that I use as part of my situation analysis for what is happening in and around Ashland Oregon. You can click on each link to open a browser tab that contains the live video feed.
Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Delphi version 1.0’s Launch
By David Intersimone “David I” – Friday, February 14, 2025 Today we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the launch of Delphi version 1.0 on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 1995, at the Software Development West Conference in San Francisco California. More that 12 years of continuous IDE, language, tools and library development led up to the READ MORE
David I’s Today in AI News – November 1, 2024
This podcast discusses the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) and its diverse applications across various industries. It explores the potential benefits of AI in fields like finance, cybersecurity, and biodiversity conservation, while also highlighting the emerging concerns surrounding its potential misuse, such as the spread of misinformation and the possibility of catastrophic outcomes. READ MORE