gaza
Here is another tour of a few of the things I boosted, tooted skeeted or blogged on the different platforms I frequent. I seem to have left a number of blog posts in draft mode this week, so went on a publishing binge this afternoon of them. See is how
API
This post is migrated from the old Wordpress blog. Some things may be broken. When I’m not on Mastodon I spend some time posting bad jokes and dodgy takes on Bluesky, which slipped out of being exclusively in a “staging” environment at some point. Both have been landing pads
mobile phones
This post is migrated from the old Wordpress blog. Some things may be broken. Namibia mandatory SIM card registration “eases & enables” indiscriminate mass surveillance of mobile communications in the country. This isn’t rare, it happens in about 160+ countries, but The Namibian website points out how it represents
gaza
This post is migrated from the old Wordpress blog. Some things may be broken. The UN’s WebTV site for the ICJ was my background audio Thursday and Friday as South Africa made its charges against Israel, alleging its attacks on Gaza amount to a threat of genocide. Thursday was
circumvention
This post is migrated from the old Wordpress blog. Some things may be broken. For me, the issue with meshnets is less about the technology and more about the preparation and foresight. People start too late: after the shutdown has started or the infrastructure has failed. Circumvention techniques need to
blogs
This post is migrated from the old Wordpress blog. Some things may be broken. “Everyone Wants to Quit, but They Can’t” First, just read this post in which okdoomer.io blogger Jessica Wildfire shows how our culture has bigged up dopamine while having taught us to ignore or (worse)
ai
This post is migrated from the old Wordpress blog. Some things may be broken. Hey, I’ll maybe do these once a week until I don’t. I haven’t quite figured out how to — or if I want to —attempt to monetise this site or if I’ve got
digital security
This post is migrated from the old Wordpress blog. Some things may be broken. One practical privacy tip a day from a Markup staffer who actually uses the advice in their own life Note from yours truly: I was reading this post at the markup site and they had this
ActivityPub
This post is migrated from the old Wordpress blog. Some things may be broken. Let’s give federating the ol’e blog another whack. I tried it previously with the official Automattic ActivityPub plugin on my self-hosted set up, but really messed with my VPS’ hosting bandwidth, and I kind
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movies
Happy new year’s eve. I’m spending it with the dog and some jet lag having returned to Greenwich Mean Time following an Xmas on Pacific Standard Time. So here’s a blog update unrelated to any of that. My New Year’s Resolution post dropped a couple of
ai
This post is migrated from the old Wordpress blog. Some things may be broken. Bored on boxing day evening away from my usual diversions in London and just learned about inspirobot.me. it’s just random text/pic generator clap trap but some are not very far off from what
civil society
This post is migrated from the old Wordpress blog. Some things may be broken. And this requires sustained commitment, which is funding Here’s an editorial in which the Washington Post’s dives into an increasingly technology driven struggle for (and against, tbh) democracy. It’s authored by the editorial