Alfie Beard https://abeard.ai Writing on AI, experiments, technical projects and the ideas I can't quite leave alone - by Alfie Beard. Extending the RAG Pipeline in My AI FPL Agent, Part II: Scale https://abeard.ai/blog/fpl-agent-4 I extended my FPL agent's RAG pipeline with embedding-based shortlisting - so the model sees less noise and makes better picks. Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Extending the RAG Pipeline in My AI FPL Agent, Part I: Enrichments https://abeard.ai/blog/fpl-agent-3 I extended my FPL agent's RAG pipeline with injury context and expert insights - so the model gets more detailed insights and can make better picks. Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT How I Use AI to Actually Manage My FPL Team https://abeard.ai/blog/fpl-agent-2 AI can't pick my FPL team out of the box, so I built a pipeline to make it work. It fetches real data, enforces the rules and manages the team in real-time. Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Can AI Pick My Fantasy Premier League Team? https://abeard.ai/blog/fpl-agent-1 I asked AI to build my FPL team - it gave great-looking teams, but they didn't follow any of the rules. Why is that and how can we fix it? Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT FPL Arena 2025/26 Mid-Season Review https://abeard.ai/blog/fpl-agent-5 We're halfway through the season and my FPL agents are holding their own. All of them are ahead of the average manager. I didn't expect that. Here's how they're doing. Sun, 04 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT An Advanced Method To Reverse-engineer Strava's Privacy Zones: Ringing the Doorbell https://abeard.ai/blog/strava-privacy-zones-5 The methods so far have been effective at reverse-engineering Strava privacy zones, but I have a better method that uses Strava's metadata, directions and grid search. Sun, 28 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Privacy Zones Fail Everywhere on Strava, But in Different Ways https://abeard.ai/blog/strava-privacy-zones-4 How do privacy zones change in different locations? I experimented with different rural locations to find out. Sun, 21 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Some Thoughts on Vibe Coding: From Bricks to Cities with Bossy Coding https://abeard.ai/blog/vibe-coding Some thoughts on vibe coding and bossy coding Sun, 07 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Does a Larger Privacy Zone Protect You on Strava? https://abeard.ai/blog/strava-privacy-zones-3 Do larger privacy zones actually help protect your privacy? Yes they do, but they still leave an uncomfortably close estimate. Sun, 30 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Only A Few Activities Can Find Where You Live on Strava https://abeard.ai/blog/strava-privacy-zones-2 I ran the same reverse-engineering methods with fewer activities - and guess what? Just a few activities are enough. Sun, 16 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT How Private Are Your Activities on Strava? (Hint: Not Very) https://abeard.ai/blog/strava-privacy-zones-1 I reverse-engineered Strava's privacy zones - showing that for a series of activities even naïve methods get uncomfortably close - within just 30 metres. Sun, 09 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT