Richard Smith
richard5mith.bsky.social
Richard Smith
@richard5mith.bsky.social
CEO TeamWeb. https://issuebear.com. 30+ year developer. Cancer Survivor. Father. Pythoner. AWSer. Dabbler.
I keep rejecting passkeys for the same reason. But we are old. Most users don’t understand passwords.

Apple’s password app does allow you to export passkeys and passwords to other apps that can accept that import tho. So you can get them out. I think that’s new in iOS26.
September 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I’ve never found it worked for me. Either I need to think about a problem in peace, and the other person gets in the way. Or I don’t need to think about the problem, and the bottleneck is the keyboard.

I’ve seen it work well for juniors who are less confident. Or for very specific problems.
December 6, 2024 at 9:24 PM
Parallel tracks are also best for those disabled or immunocompromised. So it’s a better long term solution. Having been through chemo last year, some people just can’t travel. Pandemic or not.
November 30, 2024 at 8:33 PM
I’ve tried to look at the data, and only the US seems to still have a problem. 400+ last week. So I can understand they might be more sensitive to it. But 100 per day are also killed in the US in automobile accidents. And I’m assuming we’re not going to suggest people don’t drive to conferences.
November 30, 2024 at 8:31 PM