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James Bilsbrough

@jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy

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He/Him 🏳️‍🌈 Newly 40s Christian geek. Podcaster / Content Creator, Tech Support Ninja, Reasonable Designer! Engaged to @jae 🌉 bridged from ⁂ mastodon.me.uk/@jsbilsbrough, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

Well, that’s one more tech blog I won’t be following.

James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

I have well and truly had enough of this current crop of teenagers who show no basic human respect and are just a shame on their parents and society. What have we lost? Why am I now once again fearful of going into my own town again. Who’s to blame, the parents, or a lack of good education and […]

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James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

Had a brilliant time @jae last night at the Scarborough Spa Theatre for “How Far Away Are They” which was an evening with some of the Phoenix Nights cast. Amazing stories from Archie Kelly, Steve Edge, Neil Fitzmaurice, Janice Connolly, and Toby Foster.

A photo of Archie Kelly, Steve Edge, Neil Fitzmaurice, Janice Connolly, and Toby Foster

James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

It really makes me sad to see so many people still using GMail, just handing their data over to Google for their gain and AI training. @fastmail really is the way to go, because whilst yes you pay for your email, it means it is your data. They have an MCP server too, which is very handy for […]

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lea @lea.ordinary.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

If you/your project is affected by DigitalOcean stopping their OSS credits program, please shoot me a PM immediately. Might be able to help. Boosts for visibility would be appreciated. #foss #linux

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

If you want to make sure that your site can be manipulated agentically by Meta's Muse, do not block traffic from ASN AS32934, because if you did that, it might make it impossible for the Muse agents to reach your site. 🤡

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Crossed Wires @crossed.wires.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

#StreamTime with @jae and @jsbilsbrough Come and join us for some chilled out games, both retro and new! Live now on: #twitch cwir.es/twitch #YouTube youtube.com/live/Db_9FhrBGQI?featur…

James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

Well, that’s another reason to never use a 37Signals product again; www.businessinsider.com/ruby-on-rai… #dhh is truly a full blown moronic, hate filled gem

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Ruby on Rails creator declares 'pencils down' on handwritten code

David Heinemeier Hansson said his software firm was "done writing code by hand." His company will only hand-write code when an AI agent can't.

James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

[USPOL, Trump] www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/08/donald-… Oh, Donnie, you deranged fool, do you actually think you can end trans people ? The only thing that’s going to end is your time in office and your freedom.

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Donald Trump says transgender people will “end” if GOP keeps Congress in midterms

The Fox host he was talking to didn't push him to explain what he meant.

James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

I’ll blame the post op recovery, but @jae somehow mixed up Jane Lynch and Judi Dench!

James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

Beyond angry at @jae’s so called “Health Insurance” who wouldn’t help her make a claim over the phone. CareSource bury their claim forms, and frankly are the same as all insurers - immoral scum leaching off Americans. Thank smeg for the NHS!

James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

Finding out that Jim “Bishop Brennan” Norton was in one of my childhood favourite shows, T-Bag, is just amazing. Also, poor Jim, he’ll forever be known for being Len! youtu.be/YNxSzJgYHuo?is=UpYvn0W7joR…

James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026

[Needles] I got over my fear of needles and injections a while ago, but honestly having to inject the person you love the most ( @jae in case anyone is wondering) is one of the most scary things I've done. Thankfully, single use easy to use injectors. 1 down, 27 to go.

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The Iconfactory @iconfactory.iconfactory.world.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

#tapestryApp Tapestry v2 arrives Monday, Sept. 21st in the App Store. Enjoy the weekend! 🤓 tapestry.iconfactory.com #TapestryApp #Fediverse #Mastodon #Bluesky

A pair of iPhones showing the Tapestry timeline in dark mode, sporting reply and boost icons inline and the new compose interface with a toot from Jen Hardy saying "I love being able to post pics of my dog from Tapestry! 🥰🐶" with a picture of an adorable pooch labeled with ALT text.

James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

[Surgery] It seems it was @jae's turn to have to go to hospital on one of our trips. She's just had her gallbladder removed! I have her permission to share. She's experiencing the NHS as an American, and I think she's actually impressed. Huge thanks to the team at Scarborough - she wasn't […]

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James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@tripsy/11727177532… Whilst I'm still very much anti-AI slop, the use of an LLM here is a genuinely good use of AI tech. Foundation Models on iOS and macOS are amazing, but sadly they aren't quite ready to handle all of this. I really hope that changes, of […]

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Crossed Wires @crossed.wires.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026

#StreamTime with @jae & @jsbilsbrough Come and join us for some #InRealLife chat! Live now over on: #twitch cwir.es/twitch #YouTube youtube.com/live/AXApCp4Zj4Y?featur…

James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026

RE: mastodon.me.uk/@jae/117257892501848… This has been such an amazing experience, thank you @jae for encouraging me to come.

James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026

Very proud to see us get mentioned! Have I said how much I love working with the guys ?! mastodon.social/@tripsy/11724403418…

mastodon.social

Tripsy (@tripsy@mastodon.social)

Attached: 1 image Did you see me in the Apple event today?!! “So you can ask to Siri AI to add a restaurant recommendation to Tripsy”

James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 06/09/2026

So, I picked up the UGREEN DXP4800GT NAS this week. It's a 4-bay (2 of which can take U.2 drives) NAS with 2 nVME slots and space for 2 x DDR4 SODIMMS. Shipped with one 8gb stick. ai.ugreen.com/products/ugreen-nasyn… I realised I had 2 x 16gb sticks across […]

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James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026

You must know your so called 'job' is toxic when you have to rebrand what you call yourself. Calling themselves UGC creators is just a way of trying to avoid being labelled as 'Influencers'. Both the same scum sucking entitled freeloaders who have no place in content creation.

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Crossed Wires @crossed.wires.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026

It's #StreamTime! Join us for Game Time with @jae. Starting off with Feed Them Ducks. #twitch cwir.es/twitch

James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026

[Strange New Worlds Spoilers] “Share your pain” When the franchise itself makes fun of Shatner’s ego trip Final Frontier then you have to smile. Also, love another Trelane episode!

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Crossed Wires @crossed.wires.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

#StreamTime @jsbilsbrough is back! New studio, new town, but same old robotic ocean adventures. Come and join him for some aquatic fun! Live now on: #twitch cwir.es/twitch #YouTube youtube.com/live/pdDQnTH-o08?featur…

James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

My new landlord is really a legend: * Told me I can drill holes for ethernet if needed * Is letting me have things changed with switches and happy to have a smart thermostat * Has a whole building fire alarm (he owns the building) and yesterday had them come test and make it compliant. * Smoke […]

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James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026

@christineburns oh, that’s because of a problem with the Starcharge Jupiter units - known as an issue for years but no closer to a solution and no testing ever done before chargers were purchased or installed

James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026

@christineburns just seen the comment that they're now being moved to InstaVault - that may at least improve the service, but not the price. EQUANS, who owned them, are really dodgy - this will probably cost my former colleagues jobs.

James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026

@christineburns not at all surprised by GeniePoint - avoid them like the plague, they're unethical, underpay their hard working staff whilst bosses and board members take huge bonuses. Plus, they won't actually buy proper warranties on their chargers, and they're all substandard installs […]

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James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026

I was going to post an angry rant on LinkedIn about my former employer. It felt good to write the draft, but as @jae pointed out they're a company with plenty of legal clout. So, instead I'm going to say it here: * EQUANS do not care about anything other than profits. * GeniePoint (EV […]

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James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@mvsde/117194324209… Please read this thread by Flynn, then make sure you build a migration plan away from 1Password. We moved to @bitwarden and couldn't be happier. As someone who loved 1Password, and was a massive advocate for them, this is not the company I […]

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wakest ⁂ @fedi.wake.st · 02/09/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@mvsde/117199806358… stop using 1Password, these people are not to be trusted

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James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2026

I get it, things go wrong, and maybe a feature doesn’t work the way you want - but whe I’ve taken time to explain why and point to solutions, don’t tell me I gave you a canned response.

James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2026

Please stop treating support agents like bots, we’re human, if you insult our service, the product we support, or the developers who build the app you’re whining about, who we count as friends, then don’t be surprised if you don’t get the outcome you want. I care about the app I support!

James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2026

@njf ah! Okay, I honestly haven't used it for my clients - we used just the backup side as they use OneDrive for sync. But we use ActiveBackup for Business for the actual workstation backup. Maybe SyncThing could work?

James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2026

@njf forgive me, backing up what to the Synology - I didn't think Drive was a backup, but rather a sync tool?

James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 29/08/2026

One of the hardest things to support is when a third-party tool seems to break their API, that customers of the app you support notice and there's nothing you as a team can do. That's what happened to me yesterday, and @rafaelks was quick to get a statement out […]

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James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 29/08/2026

3 years of being engaged to @jae - could not be happier and excited to finally get married when costs and immigration permit. Celebrated with my parents and nephew a few days later!

James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@tripsy/11716299410… If you're in the Apple ecosystem, please check out Tripsy - this is a genuinely great release and we've got even more to come this year. I cannot begin to thank Rafael and Thiago enough for making it possible for me actually quite my […]

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James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

So, the bee m6 Mac mini has 2.5gb Ethernet - that’s a nice little upgrade!

James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2026

[Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Spoilers] I was a little sad to see Sean from Trek Culture really bash on 'Level Five Transporter Accident' this week. Okay, so the plot was silly, but the puppets of the crew were beautiful and I, personally, loved the "Needs of the many" thing. Am I in the […]

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James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2026

I've been thinking long and hard about this. I detest Twitter (X), but have to recognise there's genuine reasons for businesses to be on there - far more than an individual could make excuses for being there. Whilst I don't agree with the way @viticci handled the @macstories return to X (and […]

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James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@transactualuk/1171… I think what's really interesting here is that there's no legal obligation for businesses or services to create 'single sex only' services or spaces. I may be well off base, and happy to be corrected, but that seems that it will […]

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James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 20/08/2026

Very proud uncle today, my eldest nephew passed all his GCSEs with good grades, including an 8 in Maths. and has secured his 6th Form place. I’m also now £50 poorer as I’m giving him £5 per GCSE!

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James Smith 💾 @floppy.org.uk · 15/08/2026

“Black academic hounded to death by the press for plagiarism allegations started by a known racist” versus “AI companies owned by white billionaires pushing industrial plagiarism machines down everyone’s throats whether they want them or not” I don’t see the lawyers or academics who let and LLM […]

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James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026

It’s been such a joy to work with @rafaelks and @thiagosanchz on this upcoming release - we really bounce off each other well.

James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 11/08/2026

Realising what an absolute joke Microsoft's server licensing is. I have a client with legacy on-prem software, that needs Windows and SQL Server, and we're due to upgrade the OS and SQL - wow... I'm trying to find them alternatives, but it's tax software and is insanely complicated and niche.

James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 10/08/2026

@christineburns my glass and crockery collection would be thankful for that when @jae visits!

James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 08/08/2026

Well, my previous letting agent really aren't inspriing me to leave them a positive review, in fact the contrary may well have to be the case. No communication regarding the return of deposit, or follow up on email because their letting platform provider (Goodlord) is falsely claiming I owe […]

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