Notices by Richard Bairwell (rbairwell@mastodon.org.uk)

@alan @pluralistic @eff Yep, I was offered a job at Murdoch's News Corp (twice: different departments) for nearly double my current wage (which was quite generous as it was), but ethics...

@jwildeboer @neil You can get Mastodon (via the web interface) to email you on every new follower. Since people can't refollow without unfollowing, it shows the pattern Neil describes. If the same name crops up in a short period of time in the subject of emails, you'll probably notice it yourself.

I've got to return my Pixel 6a to Google (running #android 15) under warranty as the USB port is failing. My wife has an identical phone. Android supports multiple profiles.

I thought I could just setup a profile and migrate my data/apps etc across so we could both use bank auth/OTP etc during the time.

But no, you can only migrate/port/restore data to a totally reset ("new") Android device - you cannot restore to a user profile, only "whole phone".

WTF #Android ?

@babe Have you tried Universal Paperclips https://www.decisionproblem.com/paperclips/index2.html ?

@GossiTheDog Since seeing the Beeb's article, I have been wondering *how* the hell a pager could explode.

@GossiTheDog I don't get the "non-permanent employees...must bring in a credit/debit cars" bit. What does that prove? Asking them to bring proof of a recent payment from TFL/affiliates (payslip) would be better. And isn't the hardware they are bringing on to be authorised asset tagged which would count as some sort of proof?

@goatsarah @fesshole Or: what's the difference between a violin and a fiddle? No BBC presenter ever got in trouble for violining with a kid.

@ryanc So, have you got any plans to go to Birmingham or Leeds? 😈

The year is 2031, in the UK TV broadcasts are no longer a thing as it's all streaming now (https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2022/12/broadband-woes-as-bbc-plan-to-switch-off-terrestrial-uk-tv-by-2030.html ), all non-mobile telephony services are VOIP and then something happens to Telehouse North (one of the UK's main internet connection points).

The mobile networks are overwhelmed with everyone switching to using them for everything - and even then, they have problems with unavailable services, failing routing and multiple retries.

No news availability causes panic...

@BethanyBlack @girlonthenet Ah - hello fellow dyspraxic! (or as my early 80s medical notes said about a single digit aged me "gross motor clumsiness"). Late diagnosed autistic/adhd as well?

@BethanyBlack I can see the cup of the carpenter one (with 4 views) and another 2 days ago with 548 views. If they are doing updates your video /may/ still be getting views, but the stats may just be stuck in a backlog getting back to your dashboard (problem with distributed computer systems: you need to deprioritise "non-essential" stuff if there is a problem to allow the main purpose of the system to continue working)

@evan @Gargron Do you mean https://github.com/mastodon/chart ?

Out of the Official Mastodon #Android client , @Tusky , @tooot , @apps and @megalodon only Megalodon appears to support the Android backup/restore mechanism to allow accounts/configurations to be easily copied to a new phone.

@apps When setting up the account in the app, can't you probe the server to find out what it is running and capabilities.

@b_fung So is it okay to post things like "I heard Covid was actually spread by Tesla cars being controlled by the Starlink satellites - with the intention to increase money for billionaires by making others ill"? Just wondering...