current: software consultant previous: serverless devrel lead & open-source dev @IBMCloud. @openwhisk committer. @serverlessldn organiser.
Joined March 2007
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31 May 2022
Finally wrote up how I built an AI-powered virtual speed camera: jamesthom.as/2022/05/ai-powe… I did this about 12 months ago now - it was actually successful in helping persuade the council to install traffic calming measures on the road.
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27 Oct 2022
Why shouldn't I use @awscloud Cognito UserPool Group Roles to provide Lambda access to backend services via AssumeRoleWithWebIdentity using the JWT? I know Cognito Identity Pools is the "proper" solution - but seems like overkill for simple use-cases.
10 Oct 2022
Adding HTTP Auth to @awscloud S3 Bucket Websites with CloudFront Functions: jamesthom.as/2022/10/passwor…
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10 Oct 2022
I've got loads of small content like this I want to share from recent serverless projects I've been working on. First of many blog posts hopefully...
5 Sep 2022
Still buzzing off yesterday. Ended up sat about 10 foot from the 🐐. Almost close enough to touch 😂. UTFR 🔴🔴🔴.
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16 Aug 2022
AWS Client VPN seemed like a nice way to access VPC services locally without having to run a proxy EC2 instance. Works fine until my billing alerts started coming through... *hmm* didn't read the pricing well enough....
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16 Aug 2022
Turns out you're charged an hourly fee for each client endpoint (regardless of usage) = $73 dollars a month. No thanks - back to ssh -i /key-pair.pem username@instance-id -L localport:targethost:destport for me.
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16 Aug 2022
More details here: twingate.com/blog/aws-vpn-pr… tldr; always read pricing fine-print and always have billing alerts set up.
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James Thomas retweeted
1 Jun 2022
A resident of Manchester built an artificial intelligent powered speed camera, and used the evidence to persuade his local council to install traffic calming
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31 May 2022
Finally wrote up how I built an AI-powered virtual speed camera: jamesthom.as/2022/05/ai-powe… I did this about 12 months ago now - it was actually successful in helping persuade the council to install traffic calming measures on the road.
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31 May 2022
Bouldering outdoors in the Peak District last weekend. First problem... finding a route down once you've topped out.
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8 Mar 2022
I've been a @ManchesterMill subscriber since it started and absolutely love it. I'd be gutted if it wasn't around in future. Go subscribe!
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James Thomas retweeted
7 Mar 2022
An editor's note from @joshi about Reach Plc, Google and why we need your help now more than ever.
manchestermill.co.uk/p/a-sur…
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James Thomas retweeted
15 Aug 2021
Manchester embraced China. Then things started to get sticky.
🇨🇳A fascinating, deeply-reported long read by @kwan_jacklin.
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13 Aug 2021
Me thinking this morning... "I haven't had a bike crash in a long time...". Me (four hours later): Didn't see a tram line and got thrown off balance - lost contact with the handlebars and went crashing into the tarmac at 12 MPH. Ouch. Covered in road rash now...
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