Curious by default. Practical by necessity.
I'm Tom. I work where systems, security and people meet, and I explain AI in plain language, with sources and a little wit.
# whoami role = "technology evangelist + leader" focus = ["AI", "security", "systems", "ops at scale"] style = "practical, sourced, witty" believes = "the safe path should be the easy path" status = "probably automating something" # ready for questions: /ask
Four lanes, lots of overlap.
Practical AI
Where it saves real time, where it needs a seatbelt, and how to tell the difference before the demo ends.
Security people follow
MFA, least privilege, backups you've actually restored, and training that respects people's time.
Everyday technology
Systems, support and training, and the gear people use every day. Less jargon, more "it just works."
Operations at scale
Assets, logistics and process: getting the right thing to the right place before anyone notices it was missing.
From the blog
Apple finally lets you touch the Mac, Cybercabs take over Texas, and Starship gets ready for a catch
Apple put a touchscreen on the MacBook Pro after years of saying no, Tesla's Cybercabs now outnumber its Model Ys in Texas, SpaceX test-fired both halves of the Starship it wants to catch, UniFi stretched PoE to 800 meters, and PHP2Shell went from "patch soon" to "being exploited."
The iPhone folds, Tesla's robots clock in, and every PHP server needs a patch
Another roundup week. The iPhone Duo hit stores and reviewers called it fun, flawed and expensive, Tesla started building Optimus robots while profit fell 43%, SpaceX says it will try to catch both halves of Starship next month, and a pair of PHP bugs means anyone running a website has homework.
The Roadster flew, Starship wants more than a launch a day, and your AI Key needs a patch
A busy week, so it's a roundup. Tesla's Roadster finally showed up (and left the ground), the FAA started reviewing up to 456 Starship launches a year, Meta shipped an open model that wants a terabyte of RAM, Amazon's Bee got new hardware, and UniFi AI Key owners have an update to install.
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