Published on November 21, 2023
Curious about the process of getting ready for and giving a TEDx talk? From conquering imposter syndrome to mastering the art of memorable speaking, this post shares lessons and personal anecdotes to inspire and guide you in your own TEDx voyage.
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i'm tim bornholdt. this is my website.

🤷♂️ what's my deal?
I'm all about demystifying artificial intelligence to inspire a more ethical and inclusive tech future, where curiosity and adaptability lead the way.
I also help people figure out how tech stuff works.
Oh, and I'm the CTO at Bionic Giant, a software architect, proud dad, happily married, avid public speaker, Ruby on Rails/iOS developer, anecdotalist, musician, and endurance athlete.
You can read more about me here.
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A Coder's Sprint: Behind The Scenes of the Twin Cities Marathon Graphics
Published on October 03, 2023
Ever wonder what goes on behind the flashy graphics you see during marathon broadcasts? I give a recap of everything it took to pull together a pair of leaderboard graphics for the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon, as well as how we're going to improve for next year's show! → -
Blazing Trails with Rails, Strava, and ChatGPT
Published on September 01, 2023
People are constantly talking about how LLMs (like the one that powers ChatGPT) will take jobs, especially software engineers. I put that to the test by using ChatGPT to help build a tiny, well-defined feature for my website. → -
Prompt Engineering: How to Think Like an AI
Published on May 12, 2023
If you want to get the most out of ChatGPT and other LLM-powered tools, you need to know how to write the best possible prompts. This article will take you from "what is an LLM?" through "complex prompt chaining" and make you a prompt engineering expert in no time! →
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- 2023-11-26: AI is not good software. It is pretty good people.
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