Likes from 23 January 2025

I also have an intimidatingly large room to fill. So if you'd like to see a guy with a beard who *isn't* a billionaire talking about embedding a culture of Open Source, please come along 😄 https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-4411-lessons-learned-open-sourcing-the-uk-s-covid-tracing-app/ #FOSDEM

Pro-tip: Turn off your hearing aid before entering a public bathroom to block out unwanted noises from neighbouring cubicles.

Right now as we grapple with a tsunami of changes to Ashley's work I'm grateful for every man in tech (you know who you are) who has ever taken a phone call or a zoom call to give me advice, share your strategies, and otherwise extend your information and access and privilege to our household. Despite everything we face in tech the kindness and solidarity and community I have experienced light part of my way and help me understand what we can be to each other

seeing the AI fatigue hit mainstream is exceptionally satisfying can’t wait for 1-2 years from now when “no AI” is a genuine selling point