Philip Branigan

I daydream a lot, especially about how computer logic is created. When I daydream I doodle. My random doodles get shuffled and sorted together to create an entity relationship diagram. From this a program can be designed. Next is a lot of research. Which language will run the process most accurately and efficiently? It's endless questions and refinements over days and weeks. A well meaning person, with no formal programming training, told me how out of touch I am with technology and that if I didn't embrace #ai and #vibecoding I would be left out in the cold. I smiled and walked out. "Where are you going?" He shouted. "To daydream" I replied. I will attend Google I/O and I will attend MSBuild. Then I think I will truly retire, to spend my time doodling, waiting for the lights to go off due to people who don't know how to daydream and design.

@PeterSweden7 Absolutely not 🚫

And it begins. The BBC is now reporting that scientists have begun working on a vaccine for hantavirus. Would you take it?

“Cow burps and farts are destroying the planet.”

This makes sense, right??

@mindfulmaven_ Absolutely 💯

Will you live here for 90 days without internet?

@mrmikeMTL When the Internet was made accessible to the general public.

Can anyone pinpoint the exact moment when everything in society started getting noticeably worse???

Many times. I mastered the technique of saying "excuse me" and just standing up and walking out. When I received a phone call later asking me to explain I would just say "Actions speak louder than words." You never need to justify yourself to anyone if the situation you are in doesn't feel right.

Have you ever been to a job interview and while you are being interviewed you decide you no longer want the job?

@vishaltweetup Who says it's popular? Who creates the polls? Who curates the polls? Who publishes the polls? Netflix! Next, Amazon will publish how it's so popular, tit-for-tat marketing schemes designed to keep everyone engaged. Wait for Disney to wade in later on 😉

Why is Netflix so popular compared to other streaming platforms?

Sunrise at Stonehenge today (10th May) was at 5.25am, sunset is at 8.43pm ⛅️

From an internal IBM training in 1979. Many people haven't realized it, but in 2026, we are reaching similar conclusions, with a few important additions: Computers must NOT be offered or marketed as tools to make decisions that replace human accountability when human duties and accountability are legally established. With that, I mean that therapy, legal, and medical advice, and other regulated activities should not be performed by computers or AI systems. Also, with the spread of AI and "AI-powered" roles, we might have to rethink when and how human accountability is legally mandated and assessed. For example: - If a criminal judge bases their decision on a visibly biased AI risk scoring system that leads to an unfair imprisonment, should this judge be held accountable? - If a professional driver activates a car's "fully automated" driving mode in a situation of heavy weather and unstable terrain, should the driver be held accountable if someone gets hit? - If a doctor relies on robotic surgery in cases where human precision and success rate are much higher, and the patient dies, should the doctor be held accountable? Al is a tool, and choosing to use AI to perform a task might lead to a different set of responsibilities (and legal liability). So much to take from an old IBM manuscript... - 👉 To learn more about AI's legal and ethical challenges, join my newsletter's 94,800+ subscribers (link below)

@CarlBovisNature I see it and there are currently a pair hopping around on my lawn looking for lunch

If you see this photo, please leave a comment! 😀 This is a male Blackbird singing one evening outside my Somerset home, silhouetted by a full moon. 😍 Are you hearing singing Blackbirds where you are?😊🐦

2FA means Two Factor Authentication. The safest way to login to anything currently is: To use email aliases with all accounts, each one separate and different. Create unique, memorable passwords with your imagination and only write them down, never store them online or in an app on a device, paper and pen are best. Never trust any browser with your password. Never photograph your paper with passwords on it and never share it with anyone. For apps and websites that insist on 2FA use a PAYG phone but never register or use the number for text messages. Install different 2FA apps on the device and just use them for authentication. Allow backup codes to be generated for everything but take the time to write them down. Do not print them, modern printers have memory and automatically cloud sync for "Product Improvements." It's all cumbersome I know but currently, everyone who is constantly connected, installing all the latest apps, through fear of missing out (FOMO) and just accepting default settings everywhere for convenience, is vulnerable. Finally, never use biometrics unless you absolutely have to. Kind regards Phil Branigan Retired award winning Digital Champion

@DevPhilB @ABridgen 2FA?

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Absolutely 💯 it's why I'm a @googledevs and @windowsinsider as it's important to understand what's really going on under the hoods.

@sharrond62 It depends on what The Davos administration team tells them to do next. Starmer was very clear about where he took his orders from before he got elected.

I wonder if our government will now listen to the people of the Uk or carry on in their London lanyard bubble, allowing loud activists voices to constantly drown out the (ever more frustrated) majority. Will anything change do you think?

@startpage Whilst most people are switching to Signal, which is very good as I use it myself, another option is to try out Quiet which I have been testing for a while.

Instagram pulled the plug today on end-to-end encrypted messaging.

@ElonMuskAOC Blue bird 🐦

Be honest, which logo was better?

@FirozCodes I have just switched to Premium+ as I am aiming to use all the extras included. It is very expensive but I justify it because despite all the noise about @X being a bad platform full of bots, everything I need as a @googledevs and @windowsinsider is right here at my fingertips.

Be honest , Which one are you on rn? Premium. OR. Premium+

Whilst everyone else seems to be moaning about Microsoft, I seem to be making good progress. Maybe people who winge don't know how to maintain their equipment properly for optimum performance? Start with your hardware settings just to see if you are the problem.