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Running an independent consultancy focused on resilient, accountable digital systems and the informed use of cloud and AI. Keeping infrastructure and data understandable, auditable, and under client control.

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@Binder@petrous.vislae.town avatar Binder , to random

I don’t have enough time to be angry about every wrongheaded toot so feel free to imagine me scowling at you when you express a bad take.

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@Binder
😂😂

@randahl@mastodon.social avatar randahl , to random

It would be wise to ensure the security cameras work outside Ghislaine Maxwell's cell tonight. Her deposition before the House Oversight Committee is tomorrow, Monday, and she knows what Trump did.

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@randahl
She's going to plead the 5th even we know that this side of the Atlantic.

@alan@lighthouse.co.im avatar alan , to random

There’s a lot of noise about “innovation” and “AI” right now.
But the real question is quieter.

It’s not just where your data sleeps.
It’s who can legally wake it without asking.

Geography sets the stage.
Law writes the script.

Control of data isn’t a hobby.
It’s a survival trait.

@alan@lighthouse.co.im avatar alan , to random

I’m doing my part.
Hosting my own data.
Running my own systems.
Inspired by Martha Wells 🐜
Executed with the subtlety of Paul Verhoeven 🪖
Want sovereign storage?
Want sovereign systems?
Would you like to know more? 🗼🌊

@alan@lighthouse.co.im avatar alan , to random

Here’s to the DevOps who plan so nothing goes bang.
Here’s to the engineers who make reliability boring.

Quiet systems aren’t accidents.
They’re the result of careful design, hard choices, and work done before the lights ever flicker.

@alan@lighthouse.co.im avatar alan , to random

There's a certain lack of due diligence with this government.

@alan@lighthouse.co.im avatar alan , to random

Lighthouse Lore — Evening Watch

We escaped SMS for prettier apps,
but when money moves and doors unlock,
the old signal still rings first.
Apps whisper when they feel like it.
Infrastructure insists.
That’s why banks still text you.
Not nostalgia ; accountability.
Sometimes the least exciting light
is the one that never fails.

@alan@lighthouse.co.im avatar alan , to random

Christmas Eve lore ✨🎄Part 1

For the digital nomad with pockets full of cables, boots full of miles, home found wherever the Wi-Fi behaves.
For the last minute shopper weaving through tinsel and queues, armed with hope, biscuits, and heroic optimism.

The Lighthouse watches out for you, lantern glowing against the cold, quietly reminding you: you’ve got this.

@lowqualityfacts@mstdn.social avatar lowqualityfacts , to random

I'm surprised that so many people don't know this.

The United Nations dumps five million tons of salt into the oceans each year to prevent them from turning into fresh water.
ALT
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@nixCraft@mastodon.social avatar nixCraft , to random

So, do all Android phones come with the Gemini app pre installed, like YouTube and Maps?

No wonder Google says its AI is getting popular. They've added it everywhere, including search engines, and forced users to use it without providing an option to disable it.

This is what a monopoly is all about. Sadly, nobody is going to stop them. They have already killed competition and the independent web, and most of their users have no idea how information reaches them or if it is even accurate

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@nixCraft
You can choose between the old stylee google assistant and gemini in the settings, of course it depends what you want out of an onboard pa?