The Real Neil.
@neilb.uk
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Founding member of the tofu-eating, guardian-reading wokerati.
Connect with me on all the places @ neilb.uk
I was looking through that list earlier, didn't see phone OSes. Will take another look although as others have said, banking apps don't like rooted/jailbreaked devices.
January 18, 2026 at 9:29 PM
I was looking through that list earlier, didn't see phone OSes. Will take another look although as others have said, banking apps don't like rooted/jailbreaked devices.
Yep, rely on banking apps a lot. It's a shame as I like the look of GrapheneOS.
January 18, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Yep, rely on banking apps a lot. It's a shame as I like the look of GrapheneOS.
Yep, can't be a rooted OS. GrapheneOS looks great otherwise.
January 18, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Yep, can't be a rooted OS. GrapheneOS looks great otherwise.
I've just posted similar. Any suggestions for moving away from Android? All my banking apps rely on either that or iOS so I'm stuck I think.
January 18, 2026 at 7:20 PM
I've just posted similar. Any suggestions for moving away from Android? All my banking apps rely on either that or iOS so I'm stuck I think.
We'll never know but I feel like we would have got those wins under Still anyway. Tonda just seems like a less experienced version of Still.
January 17, 2026 at 7:50 PM
We'll never know but I feel like we would have got those wins under Still anyway. Tonda just seems like a less experienced version of Still.
Whilst I agree with your sentiment, I feel my pinned post is needed. If AI is going to be used to "fly planes, run nuclear reactors.." then it's not going to be someone using CoPilot (like the West Mids Police), it'll be (probably already is) a specific ML algorithm.
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There's going to be a lot about AI in the UK press today. This is your reminder that AI does not equal LLMs and generative AI. They are a subset of a vast field but get a lot of exposure due to their accessibility. There are many other fields that have been providing practical solutions for decades.
January 16, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Whilst I agree with your sentiment, I feel my pinned post is needed. If AI is going to be used to "fly planes, run nuclear reactors.." then it's not going to be someone using CoPilot (like the West Mids Police), it'll be (probably already is) a specific ML algorithm.
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Boom 💥
Didn't see this coming, excellent news 🥳
Didn't see this coming, excellent news 🥳
January 16, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Boom 💥
Didn't see this coming, excellent news 🥳
Didn't see this coming, excellent news 🥳
I swear the people making these acronyms do it on purpose. I mean CURD was right there too. Everyone likes curd.
January 16, 2026 at 1:25 PM
I swear the people making these acronyms do it on purpose. I mean CURD was right there too. Everyone likes curd.
Every day's a school day. Didn't know that's where the term came from.
On your first point, I had to justify my use of CRUD operations in a tech proposal once.
On your first point, I had to justify my use of CRUD operations in a tech proposal once.
January 16, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Every day's a school day. Didn't know that's where the term came from.
On your first point, I had to justify my use of CRUD operations in a tech proposal once.
On your first point, I had to justify my use of CRUD operations in a tech proposal once.
I'm still rocking Ventura. I only upgrade when I absolutely *have* to. Everything works at the moment and I can't afford for it not to.
January 16, 2026 at 10:38 AM
I'm still rocking Ventura. I only upgrade when I absolutely *have* to. Everything works at the moment and I can't afford for it not to.
Indeed. The danger is now that everyone is going to associate AI with generating fake images.
January 13, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Indeed. The danger is now that everyone is going to associate AI with generating fake images.