2026-04-05T09:18:13+02:00 https://nostr.ae Terence Eden https://nostr.ae/npub1x595mggkh492xtl25nfk5j4xnd2yuscfgmp2n7s6csanxsn99vlq5egect https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/007/112/original/388649acb2026701.webp https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/007/112/original/388649acb2026701.webp https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq8flf9885u48dg3tl87jf3qqckpzjutru544hr9zl9qe8sazmueszyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nugje5at What happens if you ask men to shave their body hair as part of a university course in sexuality studies?<br/><br/><a href="http://www.breannefahs.com/uploads/1/0/6/7/10679051/2013_womens_studies.pdf">http://www.breannefahs.com/uploads/1/0/6/7/10679051/2013_womens_studies.pdf</a><br/><br/>A long read, but a fascinating one. 2025-08-24T10:06:27+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs93rz3nuxtfkew0afe84h88u60ru64nha3209hptdkaxjnvvtcxagzyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nu2qwss6 Hey Linux friends!<br/><br/>Can you play this audio using VLC? <br/><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://code.videolan.org/-/project/435/uploads/68dbd9bdc12fd6b963864855554f9c6a/blank.webm"></video><br/><br/>I can get it to play in Firefox, Totem, and other players. But my version of VLC (3.0.21 from Flathub) doesn&#39;t play any sound.<br/><br/>If it works for you on VLC for Linux, please let me know the version number!<br/><br/>Issue: <a href="https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/issues/29186">https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/issues/29186</a><br/><br/>#Linux #VLC #Opus #Flatpak 2025-06-11T21:41:08+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2qxd9r02fkldsksq6aa8sgvmcy7fykffjcpw3ugfzl883jruqncczyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nu3uw5ss Have any of you swapped your #BitWarden host from .com to .eu?<br/><br/>Was it as easy as the guide suggests?<br/><a href="https://bitwarden.com/help/server-geographies/">https://bitwarden.com/help/server-geographies/</a><br/><br/>Bit worried about having to move all the accounts as I&#39;m on the &#34;Families&#34; plan with multiple users.<br/><br/>Is it worth doing?<br/><br/>(Looking for people with actual experience. No need to reply if you&#39;re going to suggest a different password manager. Ta!) 2025-03-10T19:18:18+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst5etzzh9yxj5tfhl2nmtla6d57lnjwk02v2q6qy5hqkx640jx0nczyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nugtz6x0 Can anyone help me translate this inscription?<br/><a href="https://openbenches.org/bench/35811">https://openbenches.org/bench/35811</a> 2025-01-19T13:19:37+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8f5zqaq9tqw48xsgesw26hvkmcjdfxcmvpap0w0vtc0n3p00wp5szyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nuneldye People who have banking apps installed on their main #Android phone - do you do anything special to keep them safe?<br/><br/>There are various ways people protect their apps, especially from thieves, and I wondered which ones were popular.<br/><br/>Please reply if you do something else (but don&#39;t bother responding if you don&#39;t use banking apps or Android). Ta! 2024-12-27T09:16:45+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvy5sgx4rxus4ehakjez9af0pqveh9fytrmxj8yny4fyan5fpxxvszyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nuqkldq9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfjustef58x5c56n67l2mjrwvff2mxhd8gcvnccxekqaqkpjmmcuglsp0kd'>nevent1q…p0kd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You haven&#39;t read the guidance, have you?<br/><br/>There&#39;s no requirement to proactively scan every piece of content. You need to provide a mechanism for people to report / complain about harmful content.<br/><br/>Then you can moderate as you see fit. 2024-12-21T18:40:13+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgh94tvtxvhl3c26eq4w8er7m6c6v07wayy28534a5r07kgq0dcfszyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nunjs5c0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspc662zqp7wyrlgaw6tc86tvu0wgl7p7k62e5zlsgng794k5gjvmc8j2pew'>nevent1q…2pew</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>the hashing itself seems open source - <a href="https://github.com/facebook/ThreatExchange/tree/main/pdq">https://github.com/facebook/ThreatExchange/tree/main/pdq</a> - but, yes the DBs look pretty locked down.<br/><br/>That said, I&#39;m not sure I would want to run a service with that many images without some sort of protection - whether it was a legal requirement or not. 2024-12-17T10:42:58+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvee8mqphdfqqz7u50np2e23gaglc4mwv6ch3kaefu336u7qqvqsszyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nujpph6n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw9yrcc8mp2w4ff60q7t86hx840k5zg8cnzuvcxqkemt2lv5twe8q28mjnn'>nevent1q…mjnn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>did you read the blog post? 2024-12-15T12:34:06+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqp53w34vj0lsyhth4724gynhss4mw68m9dlhxjd3vc67kj8snczczyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nudjdlxt I want to create a &#34;trending&#34; page on my blog.<br/><br/>For example, the most-read posts in the last day / week / month / year / all time.<br/><br/>I&#39;ve got the SQL query which will get that data.<br/><br/>But how should I present it in the URl?<br/><br/>VOTE NOW! 2024-12-08T14:59:11+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvkpx6rf7wjmn79sd4deds8gm7rmmnp2q6zf9jdas8md5jvs0yaxgzyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nucdrdrd The SHARD has been activated!<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/584/776/734/972/611/original/b35d7fcb7284e5fe.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-02T20:02:55+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd8ap4kkpp943wfpkvgpkqt2ugycza3e8096dg60m0lpj6m9w5ptczyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nusag8c6 🆕 blog! “Long term technologies, waiting in the background”<br/><br/>Once in a while, there is a disaster. Phone lines go out, the Internet breaks down, and mobiles don&#39;t work. Then the Ham Radio Operators save the day.<br/><br/>Amateur radio is one of those things I&#39;m only vaguely aware of. It chugs along in the background unnoticed. It doesn&#39;t follow the fashion of today&#39;s industry, nor…<br/><br/>👀 Read more: <a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/12/long-term-technologies-waiting-in-the-background/">https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/12/long-term-technologies-waiting-in-the-background/</a><br/>⸻<br/>#technology 2024-12-02T15:21:20+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgjh7le7rxqe96xzlhytwhx74rxcxan8g2u0uy698vrrz37pwvgygzyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nu7r7sys In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd8g94k3clgnuf4es94hudramv7f68m2q6wyyxvx4hh5ruf2l30dg3wrusn'>nevent1q…rusn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I made much the same decision.<br/>I switched to Graphene fairly quickly - not because of privacy, but because Google was *so* needy and kept shoving things in my face. 2024-12-01T15:26:52+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst5nw2ygvhxsdve2pngvmryqedn9ul00qk4xjetuep8zdhrh7z6mczyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nu9n5qu9 What&#39;s your Christian name?<br/><br/><a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2015/12/whats-your-christian-name/">https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2015/12/whats-your-christian-name/</a> 2024-12-01T11:08:02+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgtt3fft2f30czpurfaupwh46nr0stwsag2wlfpezj545xcpe3uegzyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nut8x52q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr2r9rnfl4qxzh7sparuw55ww3wqt7ne50jhfylpcfc434cf75fwcf9xd4w'>nevent1q…xd4w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I *think* this might be too hard for me 😔 <br/><br/>I can point Auth0 to my universal login service.<br/>I can redirect the user to their own Mastodon instance.<br/>If they log in, they get redirected back to Auth0.<br/><br/>But…<br/><br/>Auth0 only knows their authorization code. It doesn&#39;t know which Mastodon server use to exchange it for an access token.<br/><br/>I *could* have it ask me for the access token.<br/><br/>But if I passed that back, I&#39;ve no way to tell it which server to use.<br/><br/>Hmph. 2024-11-30T17:37:03+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr2r9rnfl4qxzh7sparuw55ww3wqt7ne50jhfylpcfc434cf75fwczyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nuehurr9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgtzwr888uyav3epr6dm0d79p7k2kac06danlp02s5w6kzjhfc72gk73tqd'>nevent1q…3tqd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And there, nestled at the bottom, is Mastodon!<br/><br/>✅ Linked from Auth0 universal login<br/>❌ Can&#39;t be re-ordered<br/>✅ Goes to my Mastodon login service<br/>❌ Doesn&#39;t actually pass details yet<br/><br/>But, hey, a good start!<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/572/507/842/751/559/original/695c41e5dfd19374.png"> <br/> 2024-11-30T16:04:43+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgtzwr888uyav3epr6dm0d79p7k2kac06danlp02s5w6kzjhfc72gzyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nuh4j72t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvyckua30nxmtjgl0tv5xp9h8jn33awejyzyhmwa45g0lzwaf69psry53v3'>nevent1q…53v3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>OK! I have a few dozen lines of code which acts as a universal &#34;Log In With Mastodon&#34; service.<br/><br/>Now I need to find a way to integrate it with Auth0! 2024-11-30T14:42:49+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvyckua30nxmtjgl0tv5xp9h8jn33awejyzyhmwa45g0lzwaf69pszyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54numnugvq Hey FediFriends!<br/><br/>Could you please try an experiment for me?<br/><br/>If you use Mastodon:<br/><br/>1. Visit <a href="https://social.viii.fi/masto.php">https://social.viii.fi/masto.php</a><br/>2. Type in the URl of your Mastodon instance<br/>3. Authorise my app to *read* your account<br/>4. Tell me what you see after authorisation<br/><br/>It is read-only permission, so I can&#39;t do anything with your account.<br/><br/>THANKS FOR HELPING WITH MY SCIENCE!<br/><br/>#MastodonAPI 2024-11-30T12:58:58+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxtptnspcn0rrtzd85c8mrk08372evnwzcwudl9zs4l900l5572nqzyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nu6mdj47 &#34;The first self-replicating solar panel is the hardest. After that, it&#39;s just a race against time. Herein lies the history of our programme and the challenges we now face as an isolated Kardashev Type II civilisation.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/11/chapter-30-music-of-the-spheres/">https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/11/chapter-30-music-of-the-spheres/</a> 2024-11-30T09:50:12+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2vnzcdgs3nhx0x32l95jjtqk7cxd2w8l8xxqpnljp8y5mqn4tr4gzyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nunk6fws In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsggkgdvv9kcad2nhtsfq3ukrqr92c26cxc9qc6xpfxptszthj4x3c2dd5v3'>nevent1q…d5v3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Why yes, I have just send an FoI to find out more about this beer!<br/><br/><a href="https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/house_of_lords_lager_at_the_wool">https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/house_of_lords_lager_at_the_wool</a> 2024-11-29T12:31:08+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyppwwmkfx64cs8m2nzktvleqpurj6kj66svwuch8hsn9my4ce7dczyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nuzqxwnm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx0catgy493xvkyre6ur0k08sr86fjxdncsf24yy79hz3k9aukmrq7q60pk'>nevent1q…60pk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>that&#39;s fascinating! Could you tell me more? 2024-11-29T12:13:07+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0jqllw3shfm0ycyv7d6fsxlscgquvqjx5xfw5dyds25uvml3hspszyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nuduuct3 Programmers: 80 character width code displays are just a naturally good line length.<br/><br/>Historians: Errrr…<br/><br/><a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2021/11/book-review-ibm-and-the-holocaust/">https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2021/11/book-review-ibm-and-the-holocaust/</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/565/603/647/923/712/original/baacff20cf87dd7f.png"> <br/> 2024-11-29T10:46:43+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsggkgdvv9kcad2nhtsfq3ukrqr92c26cxc9qc6xpfxptszthj4x3czyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nuvz8vrd I can&#39;t find this beer on #untappd. But it is pretty good!<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/561/792/526/119/519/original/c33b2b3a87ba25b8.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-28T18:37:55+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx08w6vh3mxah9q9s280jtw7s77x2mjs3mm550378gz3594ff4feszyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nuk7c5p5 A weird #ActivituPub question that&#39;s confusing me.<br/><br/>Can a post&#39;s permalink be on a different domain to its author?<br/><br/>Could @ alice @ social.example.com have their posts stored on content.example.com/data/123 ?<br/><br/>I&#39;ll probably build something to see if this causes any problems - but I couldn&#39;t find a definitive answer. 2024-11-27T23:30:55+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq6273npq09y04ggnyrwu8sxxhrzxdc4c3n0v0r5p7d2jqwn4w8tczyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nucepplc Have any of you done a big #Interrail trip?<br/><br/>Thinking about spending a month training across Europe, but could do with some tips.<br/><br/>(Looking for people with actual experience - I know how to use a search engine.) 2024-11-27T00:02:53+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswg3r4cclzfeyn38dmqxdp97jmxtznvxzw7596523s07sqdydw3sszyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nu2gpuxq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0fakaf7sylmgtxafzgjd5qdntnp6l9y7g6s9z7ggm5fwsz4pwcgs548xfk'>nevent1q…8xfk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>if I look at <a href="https://sonomu.club/@threedaymonk/followers">https://sonomu.club/@threedaymonk/followers</a> I can see all of your followers - from lots of different instances.<br/><br/>The ActivityPub protocol has a way to show followers - which I thought I&#39;d implemented correctly. But apparently not! 2024-11-25T12:03:11+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsphv9lyzf2m5cmkhp4jrhuqczzgfq5t6cyr9j3vv9hyvyh4ayeztszyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nueuzfrt If you are able to see the list of followers for the account <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1wzrvd3p9g52msujda02yhk265rjpdvyk4qstrhktl6apgnnych0qw2anxc" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>A simple self-hosted bot.</span> (<span class="italic">npub1wzr…anxc</span>)</a></span> please let me know.<br/><br/>Mastodon is picking up the *number* of followers, but it won&#39;t show *who* is following and I&#39;m trying to debug why.<br/><br/>#MastodonAPI 2024-11-25T11:39:31+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqaz34rsjlmd3tqlm00ylv6a8dt428vkqz0p0m8gkm8e0t5xu8tfszyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nu3z0tlv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9dj584s0y4ldncqlff08tv6can9stwdygu9p25rlarqsetn56gvse942rw'>nevent1q…42rw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>what about people who aren&#39;t legally allowed to use the .org forums? What&#39;s the best way for them to contact you?<br/><br/>(I know you&#39;re not responsible for that checkbox.) 2024-11-25T09:40:17+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrnlv3tqr24af4vxmt5dtc6prckd573xmjfkew2vp2d3fuek4s93gzyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nu80m9lz Anyone else going to the <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ks4c3c36pwqkh3smdfpwld733xfp5uqtrvkx7zjpry0etj46zh0s9vhxwg" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Information Is Beautiful</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ks4…hxwg</span>)</a></span> event in London tomorrow?<br/><br/>Fancy meeting up for a pre-show drink?<br/><br/><a href="https://informationisbeautiful.net/iib-live/">https://informationisbeautiful.net/iib-live/</a> 2024-11-24T19:16:26+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrxggy8m3scyqavk9nk2ay873dvvjwurc5q7dyltjuvdlwfet4mhqzyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nux47aqr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsry8jt4fxjlrpxghe7u9f6ze27lez5e6zw62lvptaxedvmt24h9jct6stvp'>nevent1q…stvp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>we got a cheap UPS which is good enough for a few hours of WiFi &amp; security system. I can recommend a 2nd hand retailer if you like? 2024-11-24T18:56:04+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszp9d5vwnz0quflc52mspdc7j035q9kspux9rmk2sngwjdwju5gjgzyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nupnut85 I demo&#39;d something at #BCLxiii that I was thinking of doing for #EMFcamp. <br/><br/>This is &#34;BarCamp Bingo&#34; - a silly getting-to-know-you game.<br/><br/>Find people who match the criteria, note their names, complete the whole sheet for fabulous prizes.<br/><br/>Source code at <a href="https://github.com/edent/Getting-To-Know-You-Bingo">https://github.com/edent/Getting-To-Know-You-Bingo</a><br/><br/>Lots of people seemed to have fun while playing it and some got very creative with their interpretation of the answers.<br/><br/>Feedback welcome!<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/537/985/800/456/691/original/0fc40d5308933a16.png"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/537/985/806/126/473/original/83c5d9a24b2c0b85.png"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/537/985/813/853/163/original/1f04d04ebd243585.png"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/537/985/816/513/045/original/b062d2e2484055ab.png"> <br/> 2024-11-24T13:46:34+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8ns2ze5zn8wqwpzsma42w2yhk4znrel4sz9pyq7x4xpsp7n05tqszyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nuw6vgr5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswd43xkp52ah8zwmasfs244aq25z3ay96qhl89dm0xaqxhsxg49nc8m5fwx'>nevent1q…5fwx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>like lots of people, you are misremembering. it is *really* common - especially with such a popular piece of work. But you won&#39;t find any reference to &#34;Episode IV&#34; from around that time. 2024-11-23T20:45:34+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp5pwjuk9m3n860c5afmferatnuz9tgkrf76qq9epgylcye0s22jczyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nu4qtylr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdufd8uxvgdu8zfe4myvl5s437wftkfxhr2a5edh7kzz4pze8leeq4zhty2'>nevent1q…hty2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>no, it wasn&#39;t. Episode IV doesn&#39;t appear on the original print of the film. 2024-11-23T20:15:08+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvfpa5tu9jncyr98mmyz4uahxghafdq6qd7data4lx9kvm4whwktczyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nuh88p24 🆕 blog! “When did Star Wars Chapter 2 become Episode V?”<br/><br/>As every good geek knows, Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope was originally called… &#34;Star Wars&#34;. That&#39;s it. No subtitle. No episode number. When Empire Strikes Back came out, it was called &#34;Star Wars Episode V&#34; - which necessitated rewriting history and calling the original film &#34;Episode IV&#34;. But at what poin…<br/><br/>👀 Read more: <a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/11/when-did-star-wars-chapter-2-become-episode-v/">https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/11/when-did-star-wars-chapter-2-become-episode-v/</a><br/>⸻<br/>#archives #SciFi #StarWars 2024-11-23T13:35:03+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsde5ksxcma5y7r254le62x4y3405pc88xh8cp5rkfgf9np4t7kmmczyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nunz2s4z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2gmg4qyrda23th7tlqgz8tt4zw82vtpwl4k6v77lc9rnq36p722csterrs'>nevent1q…errs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And, yes, I got it to run DOOM!<br/><br/>(Obviously not. I can stream Doom to it at 2 frames per *minute*.)<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/528/192/389/310/904/original/e43287af8883e6c5.png"> <br/> 2024-11-22T20:12:37+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0s7e85lwejrny0trhh3268gf8ssz5zujwcskupw6lhqhs074vgvczyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nugtztns In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw00ag62jjasc8jytz9hvjqh495h6cj6n36m3gu7p0n93fnw7rzygemk003'>nevent1q…k003</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>aha! Thanks. For some reason, my laptop won&#39;t let me use usbmon. Trying to add it just gives<br/>modprobe: ERROR: could not insert &#39;usbmon&#39;: Invalid argument<br/><br/>Will bash my head against the keyboard until it works 🙂 2024-11-22T13:44:08+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrg8sch4323syacjfpe6hkfeymml4546aqa72h4v6883g7rm55kdqzyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nu8nucdx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2gmg4qyrda23th7tlqgz8tt4zw82vtpwl4k6v77lc9rnq36p722csterrs'>nevent1q…errs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Trying to work out how best to reverse engineer this eInk badge.<br/><br/>I have a Windows app which communicates with a USB dongle. Could I sniff the communications from VirtualBox to my Linux host?<br/><br/>I have an Android app. I can decompile it, but I&#39;m not really sure what to look for. Can I wireshark the Bluetooth LE connection it makes?<br/><br/>Thoughts gang? 2024-11-22T13:06:06+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw8zh6ye0mru2xrlm7retqfg0qh8al0mv69vyzwffz9r478d4clcgzyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nudwmefq November 22nd, 1987 - Max Headroom Incident.<br/><br/>November 22nd, 1990 - Thatcher resigns.<br/><br/>Coincidence? 2024-11-22T09:52:56+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2gmg4qyrda23th7tlqgz8tt4zw82vtpwl4k6v77lc9rnq36p722czyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nuwzzdst In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz5arq8n39du5am28jhygl75252ddxtkr5ujafq448ssdhrum90asgczf2n'>nevent1q…zf2n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Designing my #FOSDEM badge. With just a hint of #SCP. <br/><br/>I wonder if the antimemetics division won&#39;t have a stand this year?<br/><br/>#SCPFoundation<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/523/079/883/473/502/original/ee22b0a91b3928fc.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-21T22:33:00+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz5arq8n39du5am28jhygl75252ddxtkr5ujafq448ssdhrum90aszyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nudlkvj5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstujvujledvsh9smaen7djg2a45f20watv0t392kqnceum7zzqaeq5s4xe5'>nevent1q…4xe5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>MULTIPASS! For <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1e7rjhlkys4se5ue9mvzjh8sff7twaf5snkn8eqta4rcmys4uggaqlrcmmj" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Liz Eden</span> (<span class="italic">npub1e7r…cmmj</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/522/916/490/041/793/original/cbfb6531f1884ff4.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-21T21:51:09+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstujvujledvsh9smaen7djg2a45f20watv0t392kqnceum7zzqaeqzyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nu8tpzd5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqchlkncqamj037kt5jwq0sqp30t5gk650z725n9xwamvvwwesuq9r2rr6'>nevent1q…2rr6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Graphic Design Is My Passion etc - but there is only so much you can do with four colours 😆<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/522/713/364/379/042/original/8a1e91c56c910177.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-21T20:59:51+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqehccgjclwtepg2hhmyuaacscrxfzha65fpz02gme7fqz06umzwczyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nu3ptg2g Anyone know where I can download Windows 10 Evaluation edition?<br/><br/>I need to run it in a VM to get a Windows-only program working (crashes in WINE / PlayOnLinux).<br/><br/><a href="https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/virtual-machines/">https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/virtual-machines/</a> seems to be dead. 2024-11-21T14:54:41+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8kq076m06v9w9zlf04n2pzwtx3t4gg2xym7rzrfdl4fwez2p3tdczyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54numg8px6 Just back from seeing David Tennant &amp; Cush Jumbo in Macbeth.<br/><br/>Utterly brilliant. Masterclass in modernising theatre. Perhaps just a *tad* gimmicky - but having the actors literally whisper their lines onto your ears is surprisingly effective.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/511/853/968/493/515/original/7c5171fbb19703af.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-19T22:58:08+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqzpwp9wuz340qvj9zqmgugltpxkpqzsj4ufst63wnhk6628m0y8szyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nujc3l8p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8flzzh2q9gj63v9flcz9vlaatnzzc52njnl4ju468kdjy3avu7sglqyy58'>nevent1q…yy58</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>and yet several MPs and hundreds of organisations have managed to do it.<br/><br/>On BSky, if you change your handle you keep all your followers and content.<br/><br/>I don&#39;t see it as bring any different to an MP losing access to their Parliament email address once they leave office. 2024-11-19T16:51:47+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst4um69stnv2py6a3kqhv2v5ff27x863ec7sscuwyv3hp4n5rxwjczyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nu5sdma8 🆕 blog! “An Easy Guide To BlueSky Verification”<br/><br/>The new Twitter-Wannabe BlueSky has an interesting approach to verifying accounts. Rather than you sending in your passport, or paying a 3rd party, or bribing an employee - you can self-verify for free! This opens up verification to small organisations, individuals, and anyone who wants to prove who they are. Brillian…<br/><br/>👀 Read more: <a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/11/an-easy-guide-to-bluesky-verification/">https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/11/an-easy-guide-to-bluesky-verification/</a><br/>⸻<br/>#BlueSky #BSky #HowTo #tutorial 2024-11-19T13:35:03+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvarwgakclnzyuj2374tkzrp5ralfz6sqyca8y0wnm0yl0qqp6mjszyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nus7e9qy 🆕 blog! “2024 - A Year In Review (special mid-life crisis edition)”<br/><br/>It&#39;s my birthday! Therefore it marks the end of another year of me hurtling around Earth&#39;s yellow sun. So, as is customary, here&#39;s my year in review. I&#39;m not really sure what happened to the last year. As the philosophers once said, &#34;the years start coming and they don&#39;t stop coming&#34;. The biggest personal it…<br/><br/>👀 Read more: <a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/11/2024-a-year-in-review-special-mid-life-crisis-edition/">https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/11/2024-a-year-in-review-special-mid-life-crisis-edition/</a><br/>⸻<br/>#meta 2024-11-18T13:35:03+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp39aez792fe379j2y9zpwp25pttc0rumatwd259ldyslqpe6m0ngzyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nuaqv4s7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxepu86tmpncyf20usykj4dteudxyqc35qpru4mj5f7ffk35cq3cs6vrzxf'>nevent1q…rzxf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>is there any way to access the private space if your launcher doesn&#39;t support it?<br/>I can&#39;t see a tile or shortcut. 2024-11-18T06:10:53+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspenlmyfqfg24052hc5cjuk0za98ayewttsqqagpp0nfrt9thh0hczyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nulgcqdn &#34;MicroSD Card&#34; implies the existence of a larger, more terrifying &#34;MegaSD Card&#34;.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/499/523/697/637/723/original/8aa645d815d95123.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-17T18:42:44+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr6q08jqf9k753uqvj8rrnd7whzpu9q36ry5kugehwc7pnn4hcxrgzyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nu3xkcxf Can someone please explain the practical appeal of trams?<br/><br/>They require roads to be dug up to retrofit rails.<br/>Overhead wiring is costly, fragile, and dangerous if damaged.<br/>Fixed routes so they can&#39;t easily divert or overtake.<br/><br/>Aren&#39;t electric buses just more convenient &amp; practical? 2024-11-13T07:35:40+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsft7rkrv38tqfdhl69ydnxefjp4ss80d7enh5uldumpajrzs5pnfszyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nu3rmvef In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv8qcegvz602zjcg29pj0eet74zn4n07y65j0k4wlrkshwmty9wscntl4hp'>nevent1q…l4hp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Debugging my radiators with an Infrared camera.<br/><br/>I can now see which way the under-floor pipes are going.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/458/414/466/522/485/original/7896d6e171dfb061.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-10T12:28:06+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszgv22gpz4hlmk42vyt7hhtm6gyezuf236jgjapwah3gdnave36yczyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54num0ttjc I&#39;ve managed to get a basic bot posting to #Threads. <br/>Only problem is, the #OpenGraphProtocol images aren&#39;t being picked up.<br/><br/>Any ideas why?<br/><a href="https://www.threads.net/@openbenches_org/post/DB6FZ3SskCM">https://www.threads.net/@openbenches_org/post/DB6FZ3SskCM</a> 2024-11-03T12:34:03+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs96njx78wcs9ynuvnr06suh3nyft0ch3xtp4fw5d7tv8xjx5tmh9szyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nueh3e08 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfq3esxzr2zsjehexxh8un598u4xf0kyldpnr5p5wy4rfmw4n3k5qmafk4h'>nevent1q…fk4h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>OK! Want to self-host your own bots now #BotsInSpace is going away?<br/><br/>I&#39;ve made the *simplest* possible server just for you!<br/><br/><a href="https://gitlab.com/edent/activity-bot/">https://gitlab.com/edent/activity-bot/</a><br/><br/>Upload two files to your server (index.php and .htaccess), fill in a couple of details, and… that&#39;s it!<br/><br/>This is designed for write-only bots. It isn&#39;t interactive, it won&#39;t store or reply to messages sent to it, but it will post hashtags, links, mentions, and images.<br/><br/>You can see the sample bot <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1wzrvd3p9g52msujda02yhk265rjpdvyk4qstrhktl6apgnnych0qw2anxc" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>A simple self-hosted bot.</span> (<span class="italic">npub1wzr…anxc</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>Feedback very welcome! 2024-10-31T16:32:01+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs90s23xcvac4fp0yxm85ka37rj0ttw4akltzzx4wrrkvukvk38tygzyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nucypl9v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd9qyvgzptrk82k5xemg2mk8xz3zgf4tpdd8pm2sqe5apmjdjkvzspe95fs'>nevent1q…95fs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I went with automating the boiler, rather than the individual radiators.<br/><br/>Fitting a Tado was surprisingly simple. 2024-10-15T11:36:48+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst30e4q94nj5ys44jjhxy5kgsh7djttdn9zaxsr3jfnk3s4upuwkgzyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nuqf5ujd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswh3vysuxtj7ftq0ak2ala58cyn4re9dmkdzyhr2n6p95t2gj7kuchqzrjm'>nevent1q…zrjm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, I tried.<br/><br/>I await my inevitable banning from #WordPress for Lèse-majesté.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/283/111/486/026/921/original/064dd1327cada66b.png"> <br/> 2024-10-10T14:26:23+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstrs7qzm57ggur0rf4z5qzrpjz8l6uxal086ks05szuna9u2j5rrczyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nulewpmk That&#39;s Chrome Kwality!<br/>#TfL<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/273/056/058/140/088/original/29069a7dfd1e9406.jpg"> <br/> 2024-10-08T19:47:49+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxld2c9qknnk5wzq669jldfy6s436njv2xfurvy29ry725gajsf0gzyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nuzvxchl 🆕 blog! “Not everyone is as good at reading and writing as you are”<br/><br/>It may be hard for you to understand this; reading is a skill. Unless you have recently started learning a new language with an unfamiliar writing system, you probably do not remember the tedious and agonising process of having to train your brain to recognise printed characters. Extracting mean…<br/><br/>👀 Read more: <a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/09/not-everyone-is-as-good-at-reading-and-writing-as-you-are/">https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/09/not-everyone-is-as-good-at-reading-and-writing-as-you-are/</a><br/>⸻<br/>#accessibility 2024-09-14T13:35:04+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs00rvx5xhqm3g8cd7ugjvchh9aes7wkjyzykrcq3hvnlethysd43gzyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nutuqcxm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspvxhtmahfxsrawk398tuvzm8dpdv4jnlxjak60nfsac7379jemsg5jecrs'>nevent1q…ecrs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Does UK count? We have GDPR! 2024-09-14T09:54:48+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvywkq4gts2n7ruylvsxekngmjlaer595lkltfxc82w3x8cnqgagczyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nupya840 Another few litres of the red stuff delivered.<br/><br/>Not only do you get free biscuits and squash - they even give you stickers!<br/><br/><a href="https://blood.co.uk">https://blood.co.uk</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/130/685/603/248/815/original/25ef0cbae5ce9605.jpg"> <br/> 2024-09-13T16:21:08+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp60y4wmycfaw37qd2gcz57jvp2scqrpv9ts8h80f3mylc8hkuncqzyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nuzqklf5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd3u7slp8gsrtx27zf7ys2qdm3c4ys54t7t8xlx8pxjukupdtcw2qt23k05'>nevent1q…3k05</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I am 100% sure my cybersecurity followers can disambiguate an acronym based on context. 2024-09-09T13:06:45+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswsy25v4v542763esgxwl9ky9h297vur5pjdve4srjmn2lqgjut6gzyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nu3kfpw4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswegdlm7rn5g25ee5ex9zp35qnwxtfusqx9tvp8l559pral76c9agc6ujte'>nevent1q…ujte</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m talking about TOTP - not magic links. 2024-09-09T10:49:45+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8tmxp2hccwgxn5q785q8w3v357uh32dnqe9v48kyq0l72myuyg9gzyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nu604c5y Here&#39;s an idea.<br/><br/>Would you use a site which let you log in with only a username and TOTP code?<br/><br/>No password - just your name and a locally generated 2FA code. 2024-09-09T10:48:19+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrzf9ltry25sjuqf8zedzhrjdkhypa28ejm9z7x0psesx3eaytevszyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nupnntmk Just had Five Guys fries for the first time.<br/><br/>Fair play, absolutely worth the hype. Excellent value and a decent (but not aggressive) spice.<br/><br/>If only they did a veggie burger I&#39;d eat there more often. 2024-09-08T20:09:18+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstxhxr648wpfk8a4sxwc773w7ggcq4naj6uxsr8gdlm4jcy7xk2vgzyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nuqlv8fm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsypz2qmgwzl7ch3uakvjfgruz0kts5rdna6hmhm4ysksrtqutarjqamwrfy'>nevent1q…wrfy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Someone should do something about that 😁 2024-09-08T17:43:59+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq5epdtz4mwekcc0fq3yeflextzgg3609y37u2w95hvztc7rjs5uszyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nu4cjjzs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswju977nxyhc6hpec8afxqngr2z089ptdqsw58q5jvtllr6srl4ncqma37m'>nevent1q…a37m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>did you type out `&lt;a href=&#34;edent@mastodon.social&#34;&gt;<span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1x595mggkh492xtl25nfk5j4xnd2yuscfgmp2n7s6csanxsn99vlq5egect" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Terence Eden</span> (<span class="italic">npub1x59…gect</span>)</a></span>&lt;/a&gt;` or just the name ;-) 2024-09-08T15:13:00+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg8jnxv0c0hmg3zrdp6f6mdpzve4mk6hlauczqj2qacwnwhdejfngzyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54numj8yue In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsga9p7ras9hddjh8serfntxkcvhlsjy0hgqfa7ufmtsv288mz9uuqdh9ssq'>nevent1q…9ssq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think I&#39;ve found a bug in nearly every #Markdown parser.<br/><br/>Most of them will autolink URls.<br/><br/>But consider this:<br/><br/>```<br/>&lt;a href=&#34;https:/example.com&#34;&gt;You *must* visit https:/example.com&lt;/a&gt;<br/>```<br/><br/>You&#39;ll get back:<br/><br/>```<br/>&lt;a href=&#34;https:/example.com/&#34;&gt;You &lt;em&gt;must&lt;/em&gt; visit &lt;a href=&#34;https:/example.com&#34;&gt;https:/example.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;<br/>```<br/><br/>All the Markdon inside the &lt;a&gt; - including the link - is processed.<br/><br/>The HTML is invalid; you can&#39;t nest &lt;a&gt;s like that.<br/><br/>Bug or not? 2024-09-08T15:05:15+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2g4uqkretyklhhtjkdj6f9963af7l66p8vtdxwq92dszn5rg2qkszyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nurfr0wj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy4makvyftx6h3xch0reuwf6cmfs4u5kvuut3g9rkjy7d323hpm6qx5gxtg'>nevent1q…gxtg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think we have our terminology backwards.<br/><br/>I post a poll.<br/>You send a vote.<br/>My server receives that vote and increments the counter.<br/>You refresh my post and see the updated count.<br/><br/>My server (Mastodon) doesn&#39;t tell me who voted for what. But it *could*.<br/><br/>Your server (probably) doesn&#39;t record which user voted for what. But it *could*. 2024-09-08T14:36:27+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy4vuxxny7t9nu4qvpzsazhdtkvpg7wdxh5eeztpwa2c09m27arjszyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nusegezz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsttcfd5r2aty3tffw08t4v2kr3eg5vd3ewg36zzql9dqkkumfsqzcdwsvzc'>nevent1q…svzc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Because the *receiving* server is the one tallying the votes. 2024-09-08T14:32:57+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs99eaw6ya4lyydy3fx9ta5fv2xkq0zkmk2zaenz5w7ge7g498855czyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nuhfhegq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs90tv5djry7neexu7g0tuswdvsnwnusttfxcmpvltetvfacnjm94g2s6um6'>nevent1q…6um6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is the best description I&#39;ve found<br/><a href="https://humberto.io/blog/mastodon_poll_in_activitypub/">https://humberto.io/blog/mastodon_poll_in_activitypub/</a><br/><br/>A vote is a message. But unlike a favourite, the result isn&#39;t (usually) saved by the sender&#39;s server.<br/><br/>There&#39;s nothing stopping a receiving server from revealing who voted for what. 2024-09-08T14:15:58+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqsqjjnuszd2akddl5qcavrhtdt6g39rt7hwg054k3t40qy8wqftszyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nu6f964c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspayer42ny3nxwez4xuuyq9g9q2xwttl5llxr2nmvxff77lpxlnnqevjwww'>nevent1q…jwww</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Are you sure that&#39;s right? I&#39;m looking through my Mastodon archive, and I can&#39;t see who voted for any of my polls. 2024-09-08T12:43:43+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz0pd2mx4zu24klnr8mtuj9jr2ktskwvhmv3te0uc09kwe8xx3s7szyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nurxxu8v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyq8wka9gfqc37d6j3ple52pqzlwugkht63nkvwfv5uejzmtyyukcxrj3l8'>nevent1q…j3l8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><a href="https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Doctor+who+actors+Oscar+winner&amp;t=fpas&amp;ia=web">https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Doctor+who+actors+Oscar+winner&amp;t=fpas&amp;ia=web</a> 2024-09-08T11:17:20+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyq3ahynyg2m0y00uqax289hnj7zzcgvuqc3gkhafl05awgpd8xggzyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nuterdzz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxcug6xpm6nq6llhm3ge7wz0z0cxhhvyuwagrfrcynmgpy422n3egdu20u0'>nevent1q…20u0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Please sent bitcoin in a Stamped Addressed Envelope. 2024-09-05T12:08:32+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw80dpazgvrg2phjk3v4x350rdcv09f0rf7fsv0s6exv758392z2szyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nuq9kcxh I think my political philosophy boils down to &#34;be angry accurately&#34;.<br/><br/>So many people simply make up problems to be bitter about.<br/><br/>Or they conflate two completely unrelated things.<br/><br/>Or they misremember who did what and when, then get their knickers in a twist.<br/><br/>Be angry! But be accurate. 2024-09-05T12:02:07+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsww6au3a4jtchzkvl4a85nhc0tth80ry3wjygul42682mxrq9uh5czyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nu68vz48 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstchmacu8xj2pxfx85k5mm702wp9efcf0d0p5724cu38e9vlhx3dc8ud6zq'>nevent1q…d6zq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This was GPT-4o. It excels at producing authoritative *sounding* text.<br/><br/>But it is utter rubbish. Its accuracy is 2.5/7. Even if you&#39;re being generous, it is wrong over half the time.<br/><br/>Surely the AI bubble has to burst soon?<br/><br/><a href="https://chatgpt.com/share/adf43713-a55c-47be-91e2-4c2de994a739">https://chatgpt.com/share/adf43713-a55c-47be-91e2-4c2de994a739</a> 2024-09-05T00:07:37+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstchmacu8xj2pxfx85k5mm702wp9efcf0d0p5724cu38e9vlhx3dczyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nuh265xx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvuxs853err59n3rupynlf7myw5qnenjmsr4666juaypc76k43thgu6n6hr'>nevent1q…n6hr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Look, we all love Lynda Baron - and she was excellent in both Enlightenment and Closing time.<br/><br/>I was surprised to find out she was in Yentl - but indeed she was!<br/>However the Oscar went to Michel Legrand and Alan &amp; Marilyn Bergman. Not her.<br/><br/>What does this tell us?<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/081/554/700/715/944/original/bd4a7ea9a60f8658.png"> <br/> 2024-09-05T00:07:07+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrykrzske22cmfgms404x20nlluu789surqv7ks4p39fw4rkx544czyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nuen3nej I know people are probably bored of ChatGPT mistakes - but its knowledge of #DoctorWho is impressively bad!<br/><br/>I asked it which Oscar Winners had appeared in Doctor Who.<br/><br/>The first two are bang on. Number 3… eh! I&#39;ll take it.<br/><br/>But then it gets worse (cont.)<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/081/547/274/858/543/original/521f77c5789ab942.png"> <br/> 2024-09-05T00:05:26+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxgehdjkxlgpn2hcy0td4lk3y2e6mcxk3x8hxvgpmppelfhqsu0rszyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nu3ygseu 🆕 blog! “Some thoughts on the YubiKey EUCLEAK Vulnerability”<br/><br/>It looks like everyone&#39;s favourite FIDO token provider might have an unpatchable vulnerability! Much Sturm und Drang from the usual sources. But how bad is it really? Not so bad - but it does expose some weaknesses in the very idea of having physical tokens. First up, as the research paper&#39;s abstract …<br/><br/>👀 Read more: <a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/09/some-thoughts-on-the-yubikey-eucleak-vulnerability/">https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/09/some-thoughts-on-the-yubikey-eucleak-vulnerability/</a><br/>⸻<br/>#cyb #hacking #yubikey 2024-09-04T13:35:04+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx4ky2mv7runp23a358rl6ch7ntthf2qj3hk604fkjpq5ls3sw5gszyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nu75lm5q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswdtxrf84vj8we4s8jmxgl5ezphx4sy38c0u3zyakfv37fgs4ve5cdssmua'>nevent1q…smua</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>interesting! Did you document it somewhere publicly? 2024-09-04T11:41:46+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8w4k2h93lj6thdftzn5jdjglkwr3tsgzalylskf89eg58dw05degzyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nufl5kh6 Anyone else finding themselves holding back PRs so they can submit them next month for #Hacktoberfest? <br/><br/>(Yes, I realise this makes me a bad person.)<br/><br/>(And, yes, I&#39;m still sad they don&#39;t give out t-shirts any more.)<br/><br/>#OpenSource 2024-09-04T10:27:51+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9ntzrlvd08rjvvqjv7ax6kgvh0y9fgrxxwnau8tfsu8tmf7n3z9czyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nun3764w Does anyone know what the word &#34;Togidaere&#34; means? 2024-09-03T19:54:36+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy5rm6fr4a4xnzhv2quk8zde9uw36r2gld6um7u029dpvp6v5kugqzyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nu3kpyxk Does anyone here have strong opinions on Dublin Core Meta Tags for HTML pages?<br/><br/>I&#39;ve sorted out my OGP meta elements. Not sure if it&#39;s worth adding DC as well.<br/><br/>Someone argue me into it? 2024-09-02T17:58:03+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz5pax7m528kumhqrw0mahrfru0nz7nxu6yny02muxcns604qpukqzyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nunsncpt Hey #WebDev friends.<br/><br/>I have a question for you 😃 <br/><br/>Without looking up any documentation or examples, which of these #OpenGraphProtocol declarations is correct?<br/><br/>(I&#39;m looking for your first instinctive answer.) 2024-09-02T15:03:41+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs95y0l7pvmp8tyngkkv8n0lclwgschptj0hvvw6fjdr72t30kfxqczyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nuvlkvzv Have you ever been been told by an overly enthusiastic presenter that &#34;55% of communication is through body language!&#34;?<br/><br/>They&#39;re lying to you.<br/><br/>The study that&#39;s based on only tested women listening to single words.<br/><br/>Modern management theory is largely based on bullshit.<br/><br/><a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2013/09/6-management-myths-that-need-to-be-busted/">https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2013/09/6-management-myths-that-need-to-be-busted/</a> 2024-09-02T09:25:11+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyqsnww6a94d7299flsgtyv3ca00mq6mdyp80krspyntm4yhcnmugzyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nuynpyh4 Do you have a bum? Do you like sitting on things with said arse?<br/><br/>If so, I have reviewed a cheap new office chair which uses a mesh to support your buttocks.<br/><br/><a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/08/review-felixspot-c7-air-chair/">https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/08/review-felixspot-c7-air-chair/</a><br/><br/>Please click the link and buy things so that companies keep sending me weird stuff to review. 2024-09-01T19:05:52+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspq0y23sl2z2045hwdksg5hlcuw5py63gdrzwcn30jxq95u6c069czyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nuwhzgwv The thing I love most about this story is that you can get thousands of ClubCard points for... buying a car!<br/><br/><a href="https://allaboutevs.info/news/vauxhall-frontera-price-parity-between-electric-and-combustion-means-new-era-of-electric-vehicle-affordability/">https://allaboutevs.info/news/vauxhall-frontera-price-parity-between-electric-and-combustion-means-new-era-of-electric-vehicle-affordability/</a> 2024-08-29T22:42:04+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0u8vfy3udtl5sd0xdvnzlfs2rpmgzjv86m9xy3amslvlyxw4skjszyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nuznn98a Is there any way to make an image comparison slider / onion skin view *without* JavaScript?<br/><br/>All the examples I&#39;ve found seem to use large amounts of JS. But I was sure I once saw something simpler.<br/><br/>#HTML #CSS 2024-08-29T18:14:57+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp4cdzm2cgrfvgh5pa6yv2yslfas60dmy4a236ra3ueq0c0twve7gzyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nusfn6zl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspgedg9epk6tcta2jxfjpwkvhzc2ycps63n3z9ansmrprulgmtk9cfw89k5'>nevent1q…89k5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I just follow people as they get boosted into my feed. Other than that, I&#39;m not sure. 2024-08-29T08:18:41+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszea7sjgsglev46egwxtp66vkddmkydd55zf5x6y6k9dtzl0zc5nczyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nuhxltl3 Weird Al&#39;s record company have done an HD Remaster of many of his videos.<br/><br/>And they are impressively shite.<br/><br/>First image is the 14 year old 480p version. Yeah, it is soft and smudgy.<br/><br/>Second is the brand new 1080p horror show. Just look at his chin!!!<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/039/780/598/956/168/original/5a7d1c8281576f65.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/039/780/876/103/073/original/760ddcc37a30650e.jpg"> <br/> 2024-08-28T15:07:55+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswxnm4eldf56napmy38glc5x69ld96nrufmyflnfrckcgfctse9kgzyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nup28em4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs278m55zlq8q8qe3kf7g2sgk3l32ayf7xfh6zgyyzgaq9kt54eyesjtspwx'>nevent1q…spwx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I tried FF, but didn&#39;t find it great for my use case. I also couldn&#39;t get it to pull from my open banking provider.<br/><br/>Ended up going bank to manual entry on GNUCash and a big spreadsheet. 2024-08-27T13:15:08+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsga9p7ras9hddjh8serfntxkcvhlsjy0hgqfa7ufmtsv288mz9uuqzyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nus08d95 Hey #Markdown friends. Is this valid markdown?<br/><br/>![alt text<br/><br/>over<br/><br/>multiple <br/>lines](<a href="https://placehold.co/600x400">https://placehold.co/600x400</a>)<br/><br/>As it, should that render an image - or is it broken syntax? 2024-08-27T11:11:22+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8mnqd33mpnypx3lhcxume5h3efx2e9znlgt93veqxnmkdr0fxauczyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nuwc99ey In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0xvmcda8a0lgawnvj8h9npjfxfy2xrrs3tkehmm7qz7ma56agfmsyf3fcr'>nevent1q…3fcr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have exactly this!<br/><br/>The way I cope is two-fold.<br/><br/>1) Travel insurance. If something happens, I&#39;m pretty sure I can get a refund.<br/>2) Refundable / exchangeable / flexible tickets. In the case that (1) fails, or it is a fairly cheap ticket, I know that I won&#39;t be out of pocket.<br/><br/>It doesn&#39;t cure it entirely - and I still spend too long narrowing down my choices - but it does make it easier to organise things knowing the tickets can be changed or refunded. 2024-08-25T21:43:56+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgdr7ya3mmm2kek5m4m7lpyfcqymtdxc40utk8xth5jgmw9ygl63szyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nudaklnl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw2pjmvtz9gjrudj8596ul2f782fyx32p3ysctgzvmunhxqt2tfkcyhhm92'>nevent1q…hm92</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>no.<br/><br/>Write something original and link back to mine. 2024-08-25T09:27:16+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw4uqt60xesea9pg7wskvr5h7w8rwcf6kmrf8jhhths7jqu9w4eqqzyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nu85kfcy To summarise all the recent online discourse…<br/><br/>&#34;Why don&#39;t they teach that in schools?&#34;<br/><br/>They do. They have done for 30 years.<br/><br/>&#34;Well why didn&#39;t I learn about it?&#34;<br/><br/>You did. But you were a teenager and bored by anything not directly relevant to your immediate life.<br/><br/>&#34;Someone should do something about it!&#34;<br/><br/>We are. Here are all the programmes. You can help if you like?<br/><br/>&#34;Things are getting worse.&#34;<br/><br/>Here are the stats which show the opposite.<br/><br/>&#34;The world is going to hell.&#34;<br/><br/>Only if you let it. 2024-08-25T08:19:18+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswk99kdyp450pv337qaydv0cpqeurmtwwv9q48ku5zmtepjtslsqczyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nu7cx0ln Which is your favourite Siddham section mark? 2024-08-24T09:38:56+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxp7s9kyt296csuq3ccg7p74y44auew660pc295z3aacanj7kve5qzyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nu7a4da2 Monolith?<br/><br/><a href="https://botsin.space/@marslandscapes/113010752220203876">https://botsin.space/@marslandscapes/113010752220203876</a> 2024-08-23T12:09:12+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdm40pu5cs6aq8x6hkaux0dt94nsa3a0ac7ec38a6g8aywe6xgcngzyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nurx83hj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyyj3hnqdfj5rm7hdh8xd3zdr9tpu47jvznfvd370tf49aqg0yd7s0kfv0p'>nevent1q…fv0p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>should be fixed. Might take a while for the cache to refresh. Thanks for the feedback 😃 2024-08-22T09:49:49+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszklp8gw6zad84u7uzqs5wtrgp5h4hxy0wafcnu9nu4z2gapygzzszyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nucvw3lt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsypndgq2k0y7yy4zrvmt6tzeqt2n6q63z9cp6tfkyam8q0c32fwrs8lt72g'>nevent1q…t72g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hurrah for the NHS!<br/><br/>They sent me the full MRI of my head (on a CD in a weird file format, but let&#39;s not be too grumpy).<br/><br/>I&#39;M GONNA 3D PRINT MY BRAINS!<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/000/281/527/483/831/original/8721bc76f06dd60c.png"> <br/> 2024-08-21T15:38:07+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz67xpv9uclp04fnurlrsng0neyg8t0zqc4flh02wt2gwvv30jyggzyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nuvjhgdt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrf7psr6ftga2275g6qa2xjesn7g0mcc8lxq7hprgzp9744d6p45s5s0fy4'>nevent1q…0fy4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m aware this might be a stupid question, but is it possible to fake having a lower Kernel?<br/>Or some other way to fool it? 2024-08-21T14:29:34+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd3jdmnqsh34gyxku6srg4ypvrn5sgsufl7sysnw2g4d0j6h88vdqzyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nutsqjtj Hey, #Linux friends.<br/><br/>Has anyone successfully opened a CFS file on Linux? <br/>Specifically this sort <a href="https://pismotec.com/cfs/">https://pismotec.com/cfs/</a><br/><br/>If I try to use PFM to mount the file it prompts me for the file&#39;s password, but then complains that &#34;FSR may not be properly installed.&#34;<br/><br/>I can install their Linux software, but when I try to install the File System Redirector, I get the error:<br/><br/>`Makefile:98: *** &#34;ERROR: The kernel version 6.9.3 (60900) is not supported.&#34;. Stop.`<br/><br/>I&#39;m utterly stumped &amp; welcome speculation! 2024-08-21T14:24:15+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd7k7hykhwlxtqehlk0x4jash00ggkefstu5pkndxvfhr8v3pevqszyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nuv7v6w5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswlnqvagvzfcx4ed5c3zecs3vmvc8amfqu9j07t56lqa40fvnac7s4l6kp3'>nevent1q…6kp3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I understand. But this is specifically to test how Mastodon posts are rendered in the API. 2024-08-21T08:32:47+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvw7cg7wcvt23hsrctew4eh0ur22jxk9gq9kafy2hwuqlrwen37lczyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nuth4wzl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstvr9384zy0apf0pr9270ng89x32g5rrn3sxf788erjtwpxpe8m4c67z6gh'>nevent1q…z6gh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>there is a gif - but I&#39;ll take the others onboard. Ta! 2024-08-20T17:04:01+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxmt6xpgqq8wxexqs0mvsj74mgnc9v2drkzzy3sf6u7p0yxx4cyjczyq6skndpz6754ge0a2jdx6j256d4gnjrp9rv9206rtzrkv6zv54nutd68s7 If you use the #MastodonAPI, I would like your feedback.<br/><br/>I&#39;ve created an account which posts example posts - useful for testing how your code renders responses from the API.<br/><br/>Take a look at:<br/>[@test_posts](<a href="https://botsin.space/@test_posts">https://botsin.space/@test_posts</a> ) <br/><br/>What other sort of posts would you like to see on there? 2024-08-20T16:23:56+02:00