Notices by Terence Eden (edent@mastodon.social), page 3

Now live on https://OpenBenches.org - feedback very welcome.

@webmink @daniel
Thanks for posting this! Looks like I need to rejig my smart display.

@webmink Any idea how I find what my correct tariff is though?

🆕 blog! “Review: Roamless Travel eSIM”
★★★★★

I've got a bunch of travel coming up to exotic locations. Previously, I've bought a local SIM card when I've landed - but they're often expensive, fiddly to fit, and queuing in an airport isn't much fun. I've also bought pre-paid SIMs which have a fixed amount of data or only last a specific amount of time.

But the big…

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/01/review-roamless-travel-esim/
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#eSIM #mobile #phones #review #roaming

🆕 blog! “What would a decentralised Uber look like?”

Uber are undoubtedly a company engaged in extremely dodgy activity. But, on the other had, they're ridiculously convenient. A few months ago, we landed in a foreign country, opened the same Uber app as we used back home, and booked a cab. It just worked. I didn't need to register for a different version. I […]

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2022/12/what-would-a-decentralised-uber-look-like/
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#ReDeCentralize #uber

@dansup You don't need to prove anything.

The people trying to attack you have never built anything in their lives. All they can do is sneer from the sidelines.

Your response should be "code up or shut up".

And nothing of value was lost.

Thanks Google Alerts!

The LLMentalist Effect: how chat-based Large Language Models replicate the mechanisms of a psychic's con
https://softwarecrisis.dev/letters/llmentalist/

If you're out for a Boxing Day walk and spot a memorial bench, be a sweetie and snap a photo of it for https://openbenches.org/

THANKS GANG!

If this is you - please correct your ways.

Via https://bsky.app/profile/moviessilently.bsky.social/post/3ldvwbl7q3s24

#SentientClippys

We've done the #OnlineSafetyAct thing for @openbenches

It was pretty simple.

0. Assessed ourselves as small & low risk.
1. Put a "report" button on every page with UGC.
2. Have a page explaining our complaints policy.
3. …errr…
4. That's it. We think.

A small write-up at https://www.openbenches.org/blog/online-safety-act/

Thoughts?

@skinnylatte I had my first Uzbek dumplings and noodles recently. Absolutely lush.

I've written about the new #OnlineSafetyAct rules from Ofcom and what they mean for small website owners.

I've tried to be reasonable in my interpretation and my criticism. Feedback welcome!

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/12/food-safety-vs-online-safety/

@samir have you seen the DRAKON programming language?
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/04/why-arent-there-more-visual-programming-languages-an-ode-to-drakon/
I find it useful for a certain class of algorithm design.

Average cider. Fun pub!
Drinking: Raven's Orchard
By: St. Peter’s Brewery Co.
🍺🍺
https://untappd.com/user/edent/checkin/1442381114
#untappd

🆕 blog! “Soft Launching my Next Big Project - Stopping”

As of today, I've quit.

I started working full time before going to university. I worked part-time during my studies. Graduated into a crappy job. Got a place on a prestigious grad scheme. Worked my way up through the public and private sector. Start-ups and Ministries of State. Constantly working.

Not any…

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/12/soft-launching-my-next-big-project-stopping/
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#FIRE #meta #regeneration

I am well chuffed to have received this challenge coin / medal / token from the fine folk at @DemocracyClub
What a lovely Xmas present 😃

Thank you @symroe & friends 🥰

"Computers lie to us. CSS hides our worst sins. JavaScript covers-up our poor architectural choices. With Lynx, there's no escape. You see the HTML rendered and that's it."

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2020/12/how-and-why-to-use-lynx-the-faster-web-browser/

@dalias I concur that, for a small server, it is a risk.

But for a sufficiently large server, knowing that a user followed a link from one site to another doesn't seem to me like a viable route to a privacy violation.

I am also unsure that this is a zero-sum game. Just because I gain something, doesn't mean you lose something. We are both (I hope) enjoying this conversation. I have not lost anything if you are enjoying it more than me.