Mastodawn

Interesting - booting 26.4 for first time asks to confirm your age. Not that you can get to your password manager to login with your apppe account 🤔

Ben Gillam

1d ago

#QuickReview #Predator

Ben Gillam

3d ago

Suns out time to chill #Dachshund #DogsOfMastodon

Ben Gillam

4d ago

Android people in my network? Is there a universal / generic equivalent of Medical ID like iPhone has from lock screen on *all* Android phones?

Considering asking my engineering team to make sure it’s setup up in case anyone ever gets injured whilst on site or knocked unconscious etc

Ben Gillam

Mar 17

First 5k of the year and first since about September last year. Slow but no walking - pleased I haven’t lost that much fitness and stamina

Show thread

Ben Gillam

Mar 14

It's a generation raised on the internet. I dread to think what the world will be like with AI on its current trajectory for my little nieces snd nephew (currently 10 months, 4 & 4) when they reach adulthood

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/professors-ai-destroying-students-thinking (2/2)

Professors Say AI Is Destroying Their Students’ Ability to Think

Over a dozen professors spoke of the grim effects that AI is having on their students, and what they're doing to push back against the tech.

Futurism

Ben Gillam

Mar 14

I don't think this surprising in the least.

I work with a few Gen Z even before AI showed up they by and
large only care about the end result or just the answer and don't engage or try to learn or work anything out. Drives me sure I end up having to think for them to get a ticket closed quickly before they piss off the client. (1/2)

Ben Gillam

Mar 14

Denny Mar 14

"Here are some of the problems I faced when trying to get the UK Government to pay for #OpenSource software, and how you as a maintainer can help make it easier for large organisations to pay you."

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/03/how-can-governments-pay-open-source-maintainers/

Ben Gillam

Mar 9

@andyn kudos to you for trying some other services. I’ve kind of stuck because of the stress of trying to change.

I’m curious though, does the cloud storage system have a files on demand equivalent?

Ben Gillam

Mar 8

I’m all for podcasts being on YouTube “as well” but please for goodness sake, if you are going to call it a podcast make it available on RSS so actual podcast players can download it. Don’t create friction to listening to your show. </rant>

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