Welcome to Episode 2 of Nonstop Sysop, titled “AI, May I?”.  I am your host, Phil Williams. Thank you for tuning into the show.   It is my goal to make your commute or time at your desk more enjoyable and informative.

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Last episode, we discussed Apple ID supporting hardware security keys.  We spent a few minutes discussing Mastodon.  We finished up with conversation around the current season of layoffs we are seeing in the tech industry.  If you missed that content, I invite you to go back and have a listen to our first episode, playfully entitled…Episode One.  Please keep in mind that last week’s episode was our first and we have a lot of room to grow in both quality and content.

I did receive some feedback from one listener around last week’s material.  Evidently the topics hit the mark and were interesting.  There was mention of a high pitched sound in the audio.  I have updated some of my recording steps and I am using some new software for the recording in this episode, but please do let me know if the quality is not what you are expecting.  This listener suggested that the audience look into another option for hardware security keys, Nitrokey.  https://www.nitrokey.com/   These keys appear to be very similar to the Yubikeys mentioned in our previous episode and are similarly priced, but are manufactured in Germany.  This might please some of