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Too busy working! We'll talk later, I promise! Where to find me: GNUSocial: [email protected], [email protected]; Friendica: [email protected]; Twister: lnxw37; Pump.io: [email protected]; Diaspora: [email protected]; Bitmessage: BM-2cVQrEZ6gcxZCoNYky9Uq3eyRxEJM4rMzG; XMPP: [email protected]
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2016-07-06T02:34:20Z via Microca.st Web To: CC: Followers , Public
People are just too tolerant of mobile apps' wide-ranging permission requests.
Opened carrier's app on my phone. "This app wants permission to ... intercept calls ..." I clicked no. App closed.
That's one that I would sting (disable, deactivate, turn off) if I could. Why would I want an app to intercept a call to customer service and prevent me from getting some problem fixed? Or more generally, why would I want an app to intercept calls (other than a spam blocker app)?
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I also blame bad app developers for refusing to let the app run if you don't accept any of their creepy permission requests. There shouldn't be anything preventing you from running the app with reduced functionality if you decline certain permissions.Benjamin Cook at 2016-07-06T02:39:30Z
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2016-06-26T15:58:46Z via Microca.st Web To: CC: Followers , Public
Why #23andMe is terrifying: http://url.federati.net/lNO2U #dna #discrimination (anti-) !privacy
Seen on the JD diaspora pod.
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2016-06-24T13:27:20Z via Microca.st Web To: CC: Followers , Public
Get a grip, people. The short-term reaction of the markets to the #Brexit vote reflects ONLY the fact that big money had not prepared for the result. It will be months or years before we find out the real financial effects on both the UK and the EU. I'm sure the rulers will have to negotiate for a long time before the split is finalized. If EU leadership is smart, they'll grant some pretty favorable trade terms to UK. If not, they'll wind up with only one strong economy (DE) supporting the rest of the members and dictating harsh terms that may break the whole thing up.
Think long term. The vote is done, what can you as an individual and your nation as a whole do to make the best of it?
Likewise for US residents. The twin parties have made sure the two worst candidates ( #HRC and #Trumplestiltskin ) are almost guaranteed to be their nominees. Either one is likely to have disastrous effects on the nation. Too late, we cannot stop the train wreck. So start thinking about what you as an individual and we as a nation can do to mitigate the damage either candidate is expected to cause.lostson likes this.
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2016-06-24T03:52:46Z via Microca.st Web To: CC: Followers , Public
AWS CLI cheatsheet http://www.colliernotes.com/2016/05/amazon-web-services-command-line.html #amazon #cloud
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2016-06-18T22:39:01Z via Microca.st Web To: X11R5 CC: Followers , Public
I don't read stuff on #Medium very often. The way I look at it, it takes three minutes to sign up for hosting and click ' Install #Wordpress ' ... if someone is not willing to make that tiny effort, it isn't likely that their writing or their message will be worth my time.bthall likes this.
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2016-06-12T15:12:14Z via Microca.st Web To: CC: Followers , Public
I have an old consumer-grade #Wi-Fi router that is not plugged into an network. I turned off the #WPA2 security on it, so anyone in range can get on it. (Wi-Fi users cannot reach the admin pages.)
It has been powered off for a while. I think I'll power it back on once I get back home to #SoCal. I might try to see if I can attach a cheap inkjet printer. Maybe some of my neighbors will see the value in a community net that is not part of the outside networks.Claes Wallin (韋嘉誠) , jrobertson like this.
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There's not a lot of forethought here. If they are interested, I'm hoping our common uses will arise spontaneously.
That sounds fun, lnxwalt
I think that most people need a printer only once or twice a year. Having a "neighborhood" printer accessible over wifi is a interesting idea :)
You could also put some nice music or other media in a shared folder. Help spread some Creative Commons artwork over your local neighborhood network.
Benjamin Cook at 2016-06-14T02:53:54Z
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2016-06-01T21:58:07Z via Microca.st Web To: Public CC: Followers
Hoping to install #FreedomBone on the BeagleBone Black (or maybe the CubieTruck) while I'm home. I have another BBB in #JCMO, but I'll wait until I get back in the swing of work before I try to do anything with it.
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Hope installing Freedombone goes well for you. :-)
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Stop Win10 From Spying On You
2016-05-07T13:54:52Z via Dianara CC: Followers , Public
I've seen dozens of such articles over the past few months. The overall impression I'm getting is that no one knows all the different ways that OS compromises its users' private information. Therefore, no one knows how to stop it completely, short of not using it to begin with.
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“[...] short of not using it to begin with [...]”
I wish more people got to that conclusion already =)
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2016-05-06T21:15:31Z via Microca.st Web To: CC: Followers , Public
Scary. #FBI pursuing developer who has no idea what they want. http://url.federati.net/lIRit #surveillance -
SPC Alert For TX, OK
2016-04-26T20:27:30Z via Puma To: Public
Storm Prediction Center: tornado watch #109 in TX and OK is “Particularly Dangerous Situation”
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0109.html
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2016-03-27T12:26:41Z via Microca.st Web To: CC: Followers , Public
Happy Resurrection Day!
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2016-03-26T02:49:06Z via Microca.st Web To: CC: Followers , Public
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2016-03-20T15:17:43Z via Microca.st Web To: CC: Followers , Public
"In the 1950s, officials at the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) thought the drug might be applicable to mind control and chemical warfare; the agency's Project MKUltra research program propagated the drug among young servicemen and students. The subsequent recreational use of the drug by youth culture in the Western world during the 1960s led to a political firestorm that resulted in its prohibition.[16]" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysergic_acid_diethylamide [ #wikipedia ]bthall likes this.
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2016-03-19T23:56:56Z via Microca.st Web To: Public CC: Followers
Wandered into Toys R Us. Now the two youngest grandkids have kites headed their way. #sonOne is going to love untangling string.bthall , Claes Wallin (韋嘉誠) like this.
*maniacal laughter*
Today, while I was in another store, I saw a "Thomas the Tank Engine" toy that #Toddler_A (age 3) would like, but I can't spend almost $50. That would set a bad precedent.
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2016-02-29T01:29:34Z via Puma To: Public
How do I know it is around 19:00 on a Sunday night? Coin laundry.
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2016-02-28T03:18:40Z via Microca.st Web To: CC: Followers , Public
Finally made it back to the Katy Trail. I made it almost 3 miles before I got a call from one of my techs saying I need to come in and relieve him. The same almost 3 miles to get back to the car, plus 50 miles back to the office. Of course, everyone was gone by then.
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2016-02-14T19:07:22Z via Puma To: Public
Saw a lady at the #hotel with a bouquet of flowers. I had forgotten about St. Valentine's day. #workingtoomuch
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2016-02-12T22:12:29Z via Puma To: Public
Covering for the guy who drives the shuttle. Not one rider in ~45 mintues.
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Come over here & get me then. I'll need to leave in just over an hour...
LOL. I forgot it was the Friday before a holiday weekend. I carried a total of four riders from the office to the parking lot while the regular driver took supplies to and from the office across town. I'll accept the extra two hours of pay.
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2016-02-07T05:53:07Z via Puma To: Public
Think we're not in another tech / web bubble? #LinkedIn shares fall up to 45%, losing $11B of value.
https://fresh.federati.net/url/14232
LockedOut #nasdaq
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2016-02-06T16:23:06Z via Microca.st Web To: CC: Followers , Public
70% of the time, the problem is user error. The other 30% of the time, the problem is error by the user.Douglas Perkins likes this.
xDD
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