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Mass devices. Upload photos to cloud by default. Government-mandated backdoors. Authoritarian leaders.

Yep, nothing to go wrong there.

@Tattooed_Mummy Probably Cuppa. Middle name Tea, but officially shortened to just T.

Job boost - the Green Web Foundation is looking for a mid/senior-level freelance Django dev to help out: https://www.thegreenwebfoundation.org/jobs/mid-senior-django-developer/

T-O-M-A-T-T-O. I can not spell tomato.

🎶 #dadlyrics

Confession time - I hate Jira for being clunky, but actually do get on with it for organising and tracking information within a small team. What's as powerful as Jira, but not as ... Jira-ry?

@chronocide Thanks, github pages has that more professional vibe, but going to check these out for personal fun anyway :)

@orbific @noflcl @estevez @GandalfDG @villares Thanks - github pages was my inkling as I've used it before, but good to know it's still a good option.

Any good places to reliably host a static site, just over 200MB, for free (or super cheap)?

#staticsites #selfhosting

Jumping is too cool for an emoji apparently.

@orbific Possibly of interest? https://mastodon.sdf.org/@dangillmor@mastodon.social/114016564486919920

@orbific Well done! I should follow. I feel like websites should be more like devices - useful, but also more fun than stress, with some actual soul to them.

I've seen two of the best 2FA codes appear moments _after_ logging in today - 556666 and 444666. So frustrated.

On the other hand, my 2FA drinking game rules are coming together nicely.

If you look just at tech hype cycles, you miss out on the bigger picture of economic needs. "Data is the new oil" is a correct metaphor if you're seeing global innovation as an "efficiency of exploitation and extraction".

New paradigms are just a way to keep the dream of infinite growth alive.

Slightly disturbed that my Tamagotchi keeps on sleeping in a bed right next to their last poo.

Swipe right to agree £100mn deal? Would love to see these texts...

"One official recalled asking AstraZeneca for a letter outlining the terms of the deal and being shown two text messages: one offering AstraZeneca the £90mn, and a second outlining the government’s plan to announce it."

https://www.ft.com/content/ffa44bea-e5f4-403e-af62-5ccab9abbcfc

"We have made a new law!"

"Great, can we know the rules?"

"No!"

"But we have to follow it, right?"

"Yes! Probably!"

"Right. But you'll be sure to tell us when we've broken the rules, I guess?"

"Exactly!"

#OSA #law

https://blog.woof.group/announcements/updates-on-the-osa

Been a long week on the socials if I'm honest, and a lot of it was me falling into a doomscrolling hole. Don't get tempted. Just click off now.

Last night I watched the last part of Tarkovsky's Stalker, and got some good sleep. Feeling better today. Badminton session this evening.

#mentalhealth

Indie game dev coffee meetup, a few volunteer tasks, delving into some chunky code optimisation, and a digital retelling of the Red Riding Hood back story, featuring aliens. Pretty good day so far.

Woke up to a "critique" comment reviewing my new game release, and found my time to go from "the world hates me" to "this is the best comment ever" was under a minute. Actually lovely when someone takes the time to play your work and comment in a busy, busy world.

Test your releases asap and often. Welcome honest feedback. Kill the ego. Tweak and release, listen, watch, and do it all again. Craft the idea until it hurts.

#gamedev #productmanagement

No left or right, just top and bottom.