Was talking to two other parents from my eldest kid's school tonight about keeping kids safe online. Explained my eldest (now 34 years old) was the original guinea pig in 2000 when we started proper internet filtering with Smoothwall.
How my kids now don't stand a chance and everything is monitored, logged, scanned and reported on, tech built by Daddy.
When I was asked how much it cost, I said nothing, just get an old PC or tiny PC or PI and you can be up in an hour was met with stares....
I am sad to not be able to safely attend FOSDEM this year. There are so many people I want to spend time with.
However, as is the case with hundreds or maybe thousands of us past attendees, our immune systems can't handle the risk of such a crowded event that makes no effort to implement a health and safety plan.
SARS-CoV-2 viral load levels in Belgium this January were 43x what they were in July, as indicated by highly reliable wastewater sampling.
So if you want to see how much technology is going to impact all of you please listen to this link I am posting I've shared safely via my Google Drive.
As a podcaster in the studio since 2012 I've prided myself on capturing the best quality audio. 400 hours of which is online.
With hindsight anyone can sample me. Anyone can make me say anything they want and they probably will. Which is why I got this out first.
Have a listen and if you think it is scary, BOOST IT.
So far today: Police and fraud squad confirm next official steps after sitting on their hands for an age, moving house confirmed to have saved £1500 a month, car insurance drops £10 a month with new address to £210 a year fully comprehensive. And I'm owed a ton of money from utilities.