Notices by Bob Jonkman (bobjonkman@gs.jonkman.ca)
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Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 30-Jan-2021 21:34:32 UTC ![Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]](https://nu.federati.net/avatar/2-48-20170112021558.png)
Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
@geniusmusing Yeah. :-(
I think the #blockwars folks may have indirectly caused this. There are people who file complaints against client apps that don’t build in blocklists against specific servers whose moderation policies they dislike.
I think that #Matrix / #Element competes with one or more Google-owned chat-type services. Since they gatekeep the overwhelming majority of Android users’ software installation, a good antitrust lawyer would be helpful. I’ll bet that faxing a bunch of documents to #USDOJ and various states would suddenly cause Google to decide that Element doesn’t violate their policies anyway.
(Someone said it was “Boomers at Google that don’t understand federation”, but first of all, I’m certain that most GOOG employees are far younger than you and I, and secondly, I’m sure someone at Google understands federation, though they obviously dislike not being in control. Google Talk was federated with #XMPP, while Google Plus was basically #Diaspora with federation stripped out.) -
Bob Jonkman (bobjonkman@gs.jonkman.ca)'s status on Saturday, 30-Jan-2021 21:31:06 UTC 
Bob Jonkman
And I can't figure out how to connect to a particular server. The #Patchwork #SSB client I'm using has a "+ Join Server" field, but it requires an invitation code. Which I can't generate unless I have a pub server. Which I can't join until I have an invitation code... Sigh.
#SSB: Concept: A+ ; Implementation: C+ ; Usability: F
You'd think a communications platform would make it easier to connect to people you want to communicate with... -
Bob Jonkman (bobjonkman@gs.jonkman.ca)'s status on Friday, 29-Jan-2021 06:15:41 UTC
Bob Jonkman
I was on #SSB Secure Scuttlebutt for a while (attended an #SSB seminar at last year's LibrePlanet conference), but the application was so resource intense that my laptop couldn't keep up. And, there wasn't the network effect I needed to make it useful. While there are probably interesting people to converse with, I have no idea how to find them.
I just logged back into #SSB, my userID is @BobJonkman (of course); my public key is @aFhD6GhqLVTFFjIGiuKidbaRiU6nC6JeLLvUROLMkL8=.ed25519
Try sending me a private message, maybe that's the way to follow each other. -
Bob Jonkman (bobjonkman@gs.jonkman.ca)'s status on Saturday, 23-Jan-2021 23:24:12 UTC
Bob Jonkman
Oh, hang on. It's @joeyh who reveals the inadequacy of #journalism. Not the article author, @Jonemo@twitter.com
#ReadingComprehension -
Bob Jonkman (bobjonkman@gs.jonkman.ca)'s status on Saturday, 23-Jan-2021 21:44:37 UTC
Bob Jonkman
@lnxw48a1 writes "In this post, Joey H. accidentally reveals a major reason why #news_media / #journalism is so bad today."
This didn't leap out at me. Is it because good, in-depth reporting requires A LOT of research and hard work, and that modern journalism is adequately rewarded by re-Tweeted sound bites? -
Bob Jonkman (bobjonkman@gs.jonkman.ca)'s status on Saturday, 23-Jan-2021 21:41:26 UTC
Bob Jonkman
What an excellent #LongRead article! "Exploring the Supply Chain of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines" https://blog.jonasneubert.com/2021/01/10/exploring-the-supply-chain-of-the-pfizer-biontech-and-moderna-covid-19-vaccines/ -
Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 23-Jan-2021 19:04:55 UTC
Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
Explaining the supply chain of Pfizer & Moderna #COVID-19 vaccines: https://nu.federati.net/url/279451
Source: https://octodon.social/@joeyh/105606567412940936
#2019-nCoV | #coronavirus | #SARS-CoV-2
In this post, Joey H. accidentally reveals a major reason why #news_media / #journalism is so bad today. -
Bob Jonkman (bobjonkman@gs.jonkman.ca)'s status on Friday, 22-Jan-2021 08:38:25 UTC
Bob Jonkman
That was much better than I expected it to be. Covers the spectrum of opinions of several #ITSec professionals, and does not strike an alarmist note. Sadly, somewhat devoid of practical advice, tho. https://www.hipaajournal.com/hipaa-password-requirements/ -
Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 22-Jan-2021 06:45:04 UTC
Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
I don’t know how I ended up there, but here you go: https://www.hipaajournal.com/hipaa-password-requirements/ [www hipaajournal com]
#hipaa #passwords -
Stephen Sekula (steve@chirp.cooleysekula.net)'s status on Saturday, 26-Dec-2020 03:01:09 UTC 
Stephen Sekula
Uncertainty Principle Podcast Episode 1: Isaac Newtons Pajamas Lots of people in history were born on this day. This reading of an article in the Washington Post remembers one of them, Isaac Newton, and his pandemic year. https://people.smu.edu/ssekula/2020/03/16/uncertainty-principle-podcast-episode-1-isaac-newtons-pajamas/ -
Joshua Judson Rosen (rozzin@status.hackerposse.com)'s status on Saturday, 26-Dec-2020 04:43:37 UTC 
Joshua Judson Rosen
Happy !gravmass, everyone! -
Bob Jonkman (bobjonkman@gs.jonkman.ca)'s status on Thursday, 17-Dec-2020 23:16:04 UTC
Bob Jonkman
I was getting all enraged by Github removing from their site yet more software they don't agree with. It should be perfectly acceptable to have software that enhances privacy and gives users control over what's on their computers. If I want to use software that bans cookies, why should Github care? Cookie banners are perfectly good applications.
But then I get to the fifth paragraph. Fifth! Where it becomes clear the article is talking about the dialogue boxes that pop up informing us about cookies. "Banner", the image. Not "banner", the thing that bans. -
GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 17-Dec-2020 20:21:03 UTC 
GeniusMusing
No cookie for you The GitHub Blog
https://github.blog/2020-12-17-no-cookie-for-you/
>Good news: we removed all cookie banners from GitHub! 🎉
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>No one likes cookie banners. But cookie banners are everywhere. So how did we pull this off?
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>Well, EU law requires you to use cookie banners if your website contains cookies that are not required for it to work. Common examples of such cookies are those used by third-party analytics, tracking, and advertising services. These services collect information about people’s behavior across the web, store it in their databases, and can use it to serve personalized ads.
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>At GitHub, we want to protect developer privacy, and we find cookie banners quite irritating, so we decided to look for a solution. After a brief search, we found one: just don’t use any non-essential cookies. Pretty simple, really. 🤔
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>So, we have removed all non-essential cookies from GitHub, and visiting our website does not send any information to third-party analytics services. (And of course GitHub still does not use any cookies to display ads, or track you across other sites.)
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>We are also committing that going forward, we will only use cookies that are required for us to serve GitHub.com. GitHub has had a long history of prioritizing developer privacy, often going above and beyond any legal requirement, including extending EU privacy protections to all users regardless of location. Developers should not have to sacrifice their privacy to collaborate on GitHub.
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>That’s all. Have a nice day!
Interesting, also Via EFF. -
Bob Jonkman (bobjonkman@gs.jonkman.ca)'s status on Sunday, 06-Dec-2020 23:29:39 UTC
Bob Jonkman
That article (from 2018!) is just like reading a dystopian #SciFi novel, all newspeak and doublethink: "The chip also supports the Android Strongbox Keymaster module, including Trusted User Presence and Protected Confirmation" https://www.androidauthority.com/titan-m-security-chip-915888/ -
Bob Jonkman (bobjonkman@gs.jonkman.ca)'s status on Sunday, 29-Nov-2020 00:13:52 UTC
Bob Jonkman
Bread machines are great. I haven't bought a loaf of bread in about three years. If #sonTwo's bread machine has custom settings, I recommend 20 min knead time, changing the rise times (1hr, 1.5hrs, 1.5hrs) and at least 60-70 min bake time. A good recipe is 1 cup water, 2.5 cups all-purpose flour, 2 tbsp wheat gluten, 1 tbsp sugar, 2 tbsp oil, and a generous 1/2 tsp dry yeast. Although "hard flour for bread" (with all the natural gluten) is recommended, I use all-purpose flour (with about half the natural gluten removed), then adding about 1 tbsp of "vital wheat gluten". Cake and pastry flour have most of the natural gluten removed, so I've never even tried it. -
Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 28-Nov-2020 00:22:38 UTC
Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
#sonTwo texted to tell me that his in-laws bought them a bread machine.
Me: Oh, cool! I was thinking the same thing, but it's beyond my current budget.
They can sometimes be competitive, but I'm more of *good, you're helping take care of our kids and grandkids* -
Bob Jonkman (bobjonkman@gs.jonkman.ca)'s status on Saturday, 28-Nov-2020 22:51:11 UTC
Bob Jonkman
I'm near the Great Lakes (about an hour's drive from either Lake Ontario or Lake Huron, depending whether I go South or West). It was 5C for most of the day, about 40F for your USians. Apparently that's normal for this time of year...
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