Data Protection and Privacy specialist. Spends a lot of time with my head in my hands and you may know me from my past smash hit, "that's an interesting idea but you cant do that because it's illegal".
Wide range of interests so my follow list is, um, eclectic but largely full of nice, or at least interesting, people.
Posts may or may not be fully thought through...... probably not. Likes and reposts doesnt always mean I agree...
Daughter just came home to tell me the teachers at school tried to confiscate her vape but they couldn't because it's actually a kazoo.
"I made a kazoo noise at them and I could see them dying on the inside so I made a sad kazoo noise instead. I don't think it helped."
The grin on her face.
Tesco, good, occasionally busy later. Sainsbury’s, moderate to good, rough in toilet roll aisle.
Asda, light to moderate, heavy crowds by evening.
M&S and Co-Op, fair.
Waitrose, fair to moderate.
Lidl, rough at first, easing later.
And that’s the end of the Shopping Forecast.
Today in "infrastructure isn't meant to do that" news from Normal Island, a canal has fallen down a hole.
I'm on the server floor of a "highly secure data center with 24/7/365 surveillance, direct access control and robust perimeter security".
An actual duck just walked by. 🦆
The panic is absolutely glorious. I think this just became one of the highlights of my life.
It’s exciting to receive a Valentine’s card and not know who it’s from. A Father’s Day card, not so much.
Three (UK) broke WiFi calling for iPhone and it needs an update to fix it, so if you suddenly can’t make calls anymore check in Settings - General - About. “Network Provider Three 64.1” is broken, 64.2 works again.
THIS IS A TEST!
This is a test of the polling system. Please vote, especially if you are outside of beige.party. I'm trying to prove a theory that since v4.3.4 polls with more than 4 options only record votes from the local instance.
Who's your #1 muse?
Edit: Adding this here for visibility. This was not a bug in the Mastodon code, but rather the result of me increasing the max poll options on the web server but not on the server running the sidekiq processes.
More details here: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/34662
THIS IS A TEST!
This is a test of the polling system. Please vote, especially if you are outside of beige.party. I'm trying to prove a theory that since v4.3.4 polls with more than 4 options only record votes from the local instance. This poll is the control.
What's your favorite temper?
Edit: Adding this here for visibility. This was not a bug in the Mastodon code, but rather the result of me increasing the max poll options on the web server but not on the server running the sidekiq processes.
More details here: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/34662
“No computers.” the guard said harshly, holding out a metal box.
I put my phone in the box. He didn’t budge. I took off my smart watch and added it in.
“Are you sure you have no more computers? The detector sends out a brief EMP. It would be a shame to destroy any gadgets. Or injure you." He was staring at the side of my face.
Ah. I removed the Connex from my temple. I’d forgotten it was there.
He ushered me into what looked like an old electronic doorway, then pressed a button. A light flashed.
"You're free to enter. Enjoy." No smile.
I passed through a corridor to desk where a receptionist smiled. "First time?"
"Yes, is it obvious?"
"Don't worry. It's simple. Through the double doors there you'll find the main selection of books, by era and topic. It's colour-coded and easy to follow. You'll need these if you want to touch anything." She put a paper mask and thin laboratory gloves on the desk.
"Behind you is the iffy section, as we call it. Books printed after 2015."
"2015?! I thought AI printed books only appeared in the mid 2020s."
"That's probably true, but we can't be sure. Preserving authentic pre-AI knowledge is our raison d'être. We can't be too safe."
Her look turned serious and I saw the devotion to the cause in her eyes. Since the Big Corruption of '32, no digital files could be trusted to replicate original human knowledge. This library was a time capsule.
"Can books be taken out?"
"No, I'm afraid not. We couldn't let them back in, as they could be fakes."
"So, can I copy things? My phone and Connex were taken away. Do you have a camera to message me chapters?"
"No, we're strictly machine-free. but we have several scribes. They're very good." She was enjoying my puzzled look.
"They can copy down whole pages for you. With pen and paper," she answered my unspoken question.
"Pen and paper?" these were words of tales and myths.
"Come, I'll show."
#devotion #MastoPrompt #microfiction #AI #ArtificialIntelligence
The most millennial post ever
Visited the Museum of Natural History today and came across an exhibit by geologist and photographer Berentés Ágnes. She photographed caves in UV light. It's stunning. It's my new favorite thing.
@Maker_of_Things @suearcher @moonrabbit @RolloTreadway I’d double check that as when I went to buy some yesterday they had changed the packaging and ingredients list - they now contain wheat starch 😔
Friend: What would the devil name his dog?
Me: Spot
Friend: Can't you ever be serious and give a reasonable answer?
Me: I did
Friend: WTF are you on about?
Me: Look, the hell hound Cerberus and guard dog of the underworld, comes from the indo-euro word Kerboros, which evolved into the greek word Kerberos, which was then translated into Latin as Cerberus.
Friend: So
Me: Kerboros, means 'spotted'
Me: So Hades, lord of the dead, ruler of the underworld and precursor to the devil... literally named his dog 'Spot'
Friend: I fucking hate you... you take all the fun out of things with facts.
I bought a piggy bank!
It's currently empty so it doesn't make much of a sound, so I decided to record a little song to go along with it.
If even one person buys this track, that will give me at least four quarters to put in my bank so I can shake it and record a new track!
If I can fill the piggy bank, I will then smash the hell out of it and record that, too.
https://porcinebanque.bandcamp.com/track/the-sound-of-swinelence
Every time I use the NJ Transit App, I fantasize about quitting my job, learning to code, redesigning the app to it doesn’t suck, discovering the politicians in power don’t want my amazing app, losing my marbles, turning into a transit vigilante and then burning the entire system down.
Bonjour! I’m a US citizen living in France with a verbal job offer from a US IT company willing to hire me remotely, pending legal review with their employment lawyer.
I need advice on whether to ask for contractor vs employee status and the legal/tax implications of both (they haven't decided which they want me as).
Is there a #taxattorney on #Mastodon who can help?
Familiarity with US/French tax laws is key. Willing to pay for your time.
(Please boost for visibility)
Happy 25th Anniversary to those who remember...
Hi, friends!
The incredible @dannotdaniel made a PartyAlice emoji!
:alice_party:
@theropologist added it to beige.party, so everyone on beige.party can use it.
If you're not on beige.party, you can ask your admin to add it to your instance.
Also, if you're willing, will you please boost this post because nothing would make me more happy than seeing a bunch of PartyAlices floating around the Fediverse.
