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Alan Pope

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Senior Developer Advocate at Tessl Podcaster on @linuxmatters.sh Previously at Anchore, Orcro, Axiom, Canonical.

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Alan Pope @popey.me · Jan 17

We're launching the first-ever BarCamp Surrey on August 2nd in Godalming. Together with @czajkowsk.bsky.social I'll be hosting a day of engaging talks and meaningful discussions. Register at barcampsurrey.org #BarCampSurrey

BarCamp Surrey

Join BarCamp Surrey on August 2, 2025, for a dynamic 'unconference' where technology enthusiasts gather to share ideas and inspire innovation.

barcampsurrey.org

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 10h

QQ: Anyone still use an RSS reader or aggregator?
Which one do you use/prefer?
Is it free or paid?
Fanks.

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 1d

We're hosting the Google Developer Groups (GDG) London meet up tomorrow. Learn about Google Gemini CLI, and AlphaEarth Foundations model from Google DeepMind.
gdg.community.dev/events/detai...

The AI Spectrum: From Earth's Surface to the Developer's CLI | Google Developer Groups

In-person Event - Join GDG London to explore Google AI at two scales. First, discover how the AlphaEarth model is mapping our planet with Google Earth Engine. Then, see how the open-source Gemini CLI agent can build your code. A night of AI for the physical and digital worlds.

gdg.community.dev

Alan Pope @popey.me · 1d

We covered Conare - a neat solution to AI coding's biggest headache: context management. It's basically a heads-up display for Claude Code, letting you reuse project context instead of starting fresh every bloody time. The pricing story alone is worth reading about. ainativedev.io/news/conare-...

ainativedev.io

Alan Pope @popey.me · 8d

We're hosting the vJUG (Virtual #Java User Group) meetup in the #London Tessl event space tomorrow. Three talks from Simon Maple, Holly Cummins, and Andreas Kollegger followed by networking.

[vJUG CONNECT] Agentic Memory & Structured AI: Scaling Smarter Java Development, Tue, Oct 14, 2025, 6:45 PM | Meetup

🎉 We’re excited to announce our next **vJUG Connect** event, teaming up with the **London Java Community (LJC)!** This hybrid event brings together the global vJUG audien

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 8d

It does not, but it does have self-driving kinda thing. Plus, leaving at 5am helps! :)

Alan Pope @popey.me · 8d

Good morning, Internet people.
It's week two of my new job at Tessl in London. One of three days a week in the office. After 15 years of working remotely, I am loving this. One hour drive to work, and a perfect parking spot. Have a great day! 😀

A photo of my blue Mini outside the office where I work. It's quite dark (06:30) but the building is well lit, as are the plants next to the car.

A screenshot of the "Last journey" screen from the Mini App on my phone. It shows 40 miles driven in 1h 2min from Home to Work at an average speed of 39.5mph and consuming 23.8kWh/100mi (9.5kWh total).

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 15d

Sure, why not :)

Alan Pope @popey.me · 16d

Today I Learned that I can pair a controller with my car to play downloadable games.
Now I have an overwhelming urge to try and side load emulators onto my car.

A photo of the circular central display in my Mini car. It’s showing a user interface which allows me to connect a game controller

A photo of the central display in my Mini, showing some of the games available in the App Store

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Anchore @anchore.com · 18d

Open source maintainers: drowning in a sea of "good first issues" that never get picked up? You're not alone.

It's a contributor time-shortage problem. Our Dir of DevRel @popey.me wondered if an AI could help. So ... https://anchore.com/blog/can-an-llm-really-fix-a-bug-a-start-to-finish-case-study/

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 17d

Bit windy down here in New Milton. No swimming for me, I think. #StormAmy

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 20d

Some personal news!

Thrilled to share that I'm starting a new role as a DevRel at @tessl.io on Monday.

A huge thank you to the team at @anchore.com for a great journey. Time for the next adventure! 🚀

tessl.io

#DevRel #NewJob

Tessl - AI Native Development Platform

Tessl introduces AI native development where specs drive everything. Build reliable AI-powered software with autonomous maintenance, cross-platform generation, and self-optimizing performance. Request...

tessl.io

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Alan Pope @popey.me · 27d

This looks like peak #Nerdydaytrips !
The first automated ATM machine!
Can anyone else do better? 🤔

NerdyDayTrips @nerdydaytrips.bsky.social · 27d

New venue added! 🗺️ 🇬🇧
📍 Site of the worlds first ATM
📝 Site of the world’s first cash machine. The first withdrawal was made by Reg Varney, a comedic ac...

https://nerdydaytrips.org/daytrip/eu/gb/site-of-the-worlds-first-atm/

#NerdyDayTrips

Alan Pope @popey.me · Sep 19

Confession: Most software license talk is a total snooze. 😴 The tech that automates it away? That's the good stuff. Our scanner Grant got a fresh lick of paint 🦎. I talked to the dev about what's new ⤵️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVyr...

Packages, Policies, and Performance: What’s New in Grant

Introducing the latest release of Grant, the open-source license scanner and reporting tool for container images, SBOM documents and filesystems. Join Christopher Phillips, Senior Software Engineer, and Alan Pope, Director of Developer Relations for an in-depth, technical walkthrough of the new features designed to improve compliance accuracy, Go module security, and overall performance in enterprise environments. Key topics include: * Deeper Go Module Analysis:See howthe new Go toolchain integration builds a full import graph with granular visibility of the main module and all transient dependencies * Advanced License Rule & Enforcement Logic: Learn how to reduce noise and set custom alerts e.g. only on packages with no licenses * Performance and Reliability at Scale:Discoverhow to find insufficient SBOMS, reduced scan times and false positives for large scale systems. 0:40 Introduction to Grant 3:28 The Nightmare of Last-Minute Audits and the Goal of Grant 4:31 What's New in the Latest Release...

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Alan Pope @popey.me · Sep 17

I think it says "But I love it and I bloody well can't because I know I've got to work in a burger van. I wish I had the money to go out and do all these wonderful.. you know it just really, really annoys me". Wat!?

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Alan Pope @popey.me · Sep 17

It's been nearly six years since I posted this online. I still have no idea of the origin:

(Needs audio)I love this cartoon sound effect, "Sound Machine". I use it to entertain, punctuate, and annoy people at company meetings and podcasts. But let's talk about that telephone button... (1/2)

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Alan Pope @popey.me · Sep 16

Alan Pope @popey.me · Sep 15

I wonder how much of Googles money Mozilla paid Google to try to entice me away from Googles browser.

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Alan Pope @popey.me · Sep 15

Battery cycle count “1” on my 2 x Peppa Pig years old OnePlus 5 Android phone. Seems a bit optimistic.

Alan Pope @popey.me · Sep 14

The #Ubuntu QA ISO tracker has seen better days. Having some thoughts about what an update to it might look like. discourse.ubuntu.com/t/the-qa-tra...

Alan Pope @popey.me · Sep 13

Noted

Alan Pope @popey.me · Sep 13

I landed on 63 and can’t tell if I should go down the snake or not?!

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Alan Pope @popey.me · Sep 12

AI Agents running in circles? 🌀
Give them a North Star. 🌟

I’ll be joining Guy Podjarny (Tessl) & Don Syme (GitHub) to explore how Spec-Driven Development (SDD) is changing the way agents ship reliable code.

We’ll dig into great specs, velocity, quality, & real-world experience.

luma.com/ye40ku2r

AI Native Dev - London Meetup · Luma

Spec-Driven Development Panel Ever been caught in a vibe-coding loop? Agents running in circles, producing more chaos than value? Consider Spec-Driven…

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Alan Pope @popey.me · Sep 11

Can't. Stop. Watching. Video. Send. Help.

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Alan Pope @popey.me · Sep 11

There's an open bug about it. I have poked someone.

bugs.launchpad.net/go-snap/+bug...

Bug #2120749 “Please, update Go snap to version 1.25.0 recently ...” : Bugs : go-snap

Release notes: https://go.dev/doc/go1.25

bugs.launchpad.net

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Alan Pope @popey.me · Sep 10

I do love it when people use my voice for weird projects. <3

Raspberry Pi Talking AI - C-3P0 Voice

In this preview, I unbox and demonstrate the Disney C-3PO head that I’ll be upgrading with artificial intelligence powered by a Raspberry Pi 5 (16GB). The AI will use Ollama and Gemma 2 as the "brains." Here’s how it works: 🎤 I speak into a microphone → 🧠 The AI processes the question → 🔊 C-3PO replies back through the speaker with an answer.