Thomas the guy from the engineering team
thomasengineering.bsky.social
Thomas the guy from the engineering team
@thomasengineering.bsky.social
software | futurism | politics
Exploring the API option means:
- it requires you to setup a Google Cloud project
- with full billing and permissions setup

Question: why so complicated? It basically bars any corporate users from utilizing Gemini CLI.
November 17, 2025 at 11:36 AM
- Business starter you get Gemini in Gmail and Gemini web. No CLI, only via API
- Business Standard (+€7/seat): Gemini in Docs etc, Expanded access in web (huh?), still no CLI
- Gemini AI Ultra (+€108/seat)
November 17, 2025 at 11:36 AM
What made you choose Joplin over Obsidian?
August 26, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Had to change the source code to configure your CD-ROM drive (connected to the SoundBlaster Pro card... those were the times) ;-)
PS: Regarding 40 disks, I was at uni in '94, which had a 2x64k line. At times, I saturated the internet on my own...
August 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
It took me a whole year until '92 to have a CD of a Slackware spinoff and almost another year until I got it running the first time...)
August 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Those who choose to stay are required to spend six days at the office and clock more than 80-hour weeks.

“We don’t believe in work-life balance - building the future of software engineering is a mission we all care so deeply about that we couldn’t possibly separate the two,” the CEO 2/2
August 6, 2025 at 9:37 AM