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

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.
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#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.

@dalias OK. But what *specifically* do you think people on a very large server will lose in respect to their privacy?

@dalias @neil
There are currently over 11,000 accounts on @hachyderm

If they did start providing referer information, what privacy do you think you would lose?

This is a VERY SILLY beer. Sweet and heady.
Drinking: Biskoff Stout
By: Merakai Brewing Co.
At: The Green Goddess
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#untappd

🆕 blog! “How much decentralisation is too much?”

Twitter's over, my dudes! And now everyone is on Mastodon! But Mastodon isn't a site, it is a federated network running an interoperable protocol! Yay for ActivityPub1! Anyway, that means there isn't one Mastodon website. There are many. There is only one Twitter. There is only one Facebook. There is only one In…

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2022/12/how-much-decentralisation-is-too-much/
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#fediverse #mastodon #ReDeCentralize

The #WordPress contributor Slack is turning into a clusterfuck.

Well, I tried.

I await my inevitable banning from #WordPress for Lèse-majesté.

I reckon we're a few days away from Matt forcing a banner onto the dashboard of every self-hosted WordPress instance.

(This is rampant speculation with no evidence behind it.)

Currently on over 130 replies to a question about WTF is going on.

Zero answers.

I've never seen an organisation spread FUD about *itself* before!

I tried asking three questions of #WordPress.

Q. Can Core Contributors continue to log in if they're affiliated with WP Engine?
A. We can't answer that. Please don't ask.

Q. Do contributors need to sign a CLA?
A. No.

Q. Can GitHub users send a Pull Request if they're affiliate with WP Engine?
A. (After much wailing and gnashing of teeth) We don't know. No one from WordPress will tell the volunteers anything.

Very dispiriting.

Here's the WPEngine vs Automattic preliminary judgement.
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.64.0.pdf

Looks like WPEngine get everything they ask for (restored access, SCF back, etc.)

And, yes, Matt's intemperate social media posts were used against him

#WPDrama #WordPress