Shiv J.M.

@shivjm.in

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Software developer from India. Zero AI. https://shivjm.blog/ (@shivjm.blog) (he/him)

A WhatsApp message confirmed the cushion delivery but listed a ridiculously low order value, the delivery service shows it as having been delivered under an inappropriately lightweight category, and the product in front of me is a tiny pack of 2 Hall Sensors instead
Export As in Photoshop shows the image doesn’t change at all in 8-bit mode but the size falls drastically
Google Pixel software update adding selfie overlays, AI slop, AI slop, and apps as bubbles over other apps
My Android phone is recommending I free up space by deleting unused apps like Google Connectivity Services, Google Lens, Google Meet, Google Pay, Google Play Music, and Google Support Services.
A mutton sausage pizza from Nirula’s with a smattering of oregano & chilli flakes under gobs of mustard on the bottom half.
Section of a reply to an email to Kotak Mahindra Bank showing a notice with red, italicized text against a light blue background. It says (quotes original): "The Sender of this domain is from non-kotak domain"
On my blog, A Place For My Head, there are links to where I’ve shared each article at the end, then the footer has links to @shivjm.blog here and my #shivjmdotblog tag on Mastodon, and then there are links to my own accounts (this one here, @shivjm@mastodon.social there) to round it out
A bridge crosses the frame horizontally while vivid clouds blanket most of the sky above it and the sea below reflects the same purple tinge. Only the top right corner shows partly clear skies.
Looking through the window and seeing a layer of fluffy clouds above and an almost featureless layer of clouds below, but clear air in between with the light poking through the top layer
I chose to book an ICE show but first I had to accept the warning in a popup: ‘This movie will be presented in standard format (not ICE)’
The plans start at the 2 TB Google AI Plus and go on to Pro at 5 TB, Pro at 10 TB, and Ultra at 20 TB
Google Cloud Console side panel showing ‘Error while loading the tutorial’ with a dev URL listed
The Axis Bank app blocked by an overlay: ‘Harmful App/s Detected’. It requests the user to uninstall AirDroid and has a single radio button labeled ‘Someone asked me to install these Apps. I'm not aware what these Apps can do.’.
A GitLab dialog blocking the page I wanted to open saying ‘Your GitLab Duo Agent Platform trial has ended’ and nudging me to purchase it.
The response from support team asking for my ID to swap the primary and email addresses. It mentions my recent address change (a consequence of my own error). It also explicitly mentions GDPR right in the middle of talking about IDs.
700+ articles in 5 years!
4 minutes remaining on an iPhone-to-iPhone migration (but it actually took nearly 30 from this point).