Neil Brown

https://mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/@neil

Internet, telecoms, and tech lawyer.

I run English law firm https://decoded.legal.

Linux / FOSS, legal stuff, and puns. Terrible puns.

He/him. Cishet, lucky husband.

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Work (law-related stuff): https://decoded.legal/
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Personal (mostly tech stuff): https://neilzone.co.uk
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2024-09-08 20:18:13

Recommendations, please!
Is there a self-hosted modern day equivalent of encyclopaedia-on-a-disk, Encarta?
Not a mirror of Wikipedia (too big), but something much smaller, and so commensurately less broad / deep, but still a useful reference tool?
I wonder whether looking for an old copy of Encarta might be a starting point (for anything before 2008, at least!).

2024-09-04 09:12:32

> Do I have thin clients?
I don't ask, as it's none of my business...

2024-09-04 05:17:35

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What are you looking to achieve?
You’re clearly a technologist so perhaps a daft question, but how familiar / comfortable are you with a command line?
Do you have friends who use Linux, and what do they use?

2024-08-13 12:36:14

New @npub1tzp…58wg blogpost: **Web analytics tools using JavaScript: 'cookie consent' and the UK**
tl;dr:
> I am not at all persuaded that a claim that "no cookie notice is required" stacks up under English law when an analytics tool uses JavaScript on a user’s device.
> But if you are serving the JavaScript from your own site, keep the information collected from the tool on your own site, and you use it solely for your own analytics purposes, then - for now, at least - it seems unlikely that the UK’s data protection regulator will care.
https://decoded.legal/blog/2024/08/web-analytics-tools-using-javascript-cookie-consent-and-the-uk/
#privacy #cookies #analytics #webdev

2024-08-10 18:38:19

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Did you have coconut in yours?

2024-08-05 13:40:27

@aaisp is upgrading - for free! - some services, so that they no longer have usage caps:
https://www.aa.net.uk/etc/news/update-to-monthly-usage-quotas/
For people put off joining A&A because they did not offer "unlimited" services, this is potentially quite a big deal.
For me, the usage caps were not as issue, as the level of the cap made the service "effectively unlimited" for me.
But I know that there are people who want "uncapped".

2024-08-01 18:07:28

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Yep, PGP is not a workable option for me here.

2024-08-01 18:02:15

If I want an offline mail store (local folder) in Thunderbird, kept in sync across multiple machines via Nextcloud (and encrypted on the server via Cryptomator), it looks like I can use mbox but not maildir, which is rather annoying.
An IMAP server is likely the better answer, but it lacks the key thing I want: the email messages to be encrypted themselves (i.e. not disk encryption or transport encryption) on the server.
Thoughts from anyone who has tackled the same problem themselves very welcome!

2024-07-13 18:24:49

I've found something good to watch tomorrow!
From 1982, a BBC series on what computers are, and what they can do:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5dIcOXx3Exc&t=829s

2024-07-04 15:09:54

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And now their friend has arrived too! It's my lucky day.
https://mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/system/media_attachments/files/112/728/851/720/321/771/original/6fcfe345d8a440f4.jpg

2024-07-04 07:39:46

Hi! I'm a banking app.
My main function is to retrieve small volumes of data from the bank's servers, present it in a nice form, and allow you to send transactions to our servers to move amounts around.
Also: I want to show you a video while you are logging in, for no reason whatsoever, and I want it to work offline, so this app is 110MB, not 5MB.

2024-07-03 12:45:14

Whose work wardrobe just got a much-needed upgrade? :)
Thanks to @npub1dml…x796!
https://mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/system/media_attachments/files/112/722/613/435/252/778/original/6734410b6142afcc.jpg

2024-07-03 06:07:12

New blogpost: **Adding Open Graph meta tags to my Hugo static site's theme for nicer fedi link previews**
I probably should have done this ages ago, but, oh well.
If you are viewing this toot on the Mastodon web UI, and perhaps some other clients - but not Tusky, it seems - hopefully the link to my blogpost, which explains how I did it, will now have a nice Open Graph card accompanying it.
https://neilzone.co.uk/2024/07/adding-open-graph-meta-tags-to-my-hugo-static-sites-theme-for-nicer-fedi-link-previews/

2024-07-02 17:35:16

Ladybird.
Well that was quick.

2024-07-02 11:34:21

I have questions as to why this touchscreen, at waist height for someone standing, has "hand touch only" on it...
Actually, just the one question.
https://mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/system/media_attachments/files/112/716/672/530/934/820/original/1a46372f976c7035.jpg

2024-07-01 17:18:36

It's only Monday, right?! :(

2024-06-27 20:10:49

Recommend me, please, small / independent creators in the UK, ideally in the fedi, who sell fun tech-geeky t-shirts.
I need some more because mine have, erm, shrunk.

2024-06-27 19:24:25

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the other way round (ish) - I'll probably be paying the bill!

2024-06-27 19:07:25

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Sadly, FTTP is not an option :(

2024-06-27 19:04:59

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Fixed :)

2024-06-27 16:42:34

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Congratulations! I'm jealous :)

2024-06-26 11:55:28

A recent (temporary?) addition to my email signature.
https://mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/system/media_attachments/files/112/682/786/844/691/835/original/00672f3d6eaa18e7.png

2024-06-25 17:43:47

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It is done?

2024-06-24 18:02:08

It looks like @npub1dml…x796 is getting a hard time for talking about how she uses Linux / FOSS to do her job.
If I were going to edit videos - and, don't worry, I've no plans to do so - I'd be using a similar workflow / tools, probably kdenlive.
But quite a few people have told me over the years that lawyers cannot use Linux to do their job. That might be correct for them, or for some lawyers. It is not true for me currently, and I'm happy about that.
"You are not able to do that" is an odd thing to say to someone who is doing it, and doing it successfully.

2024-06-24 14:43:08

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I reckon that you'll be up and running within about 3 minutes :)

2024-06-23 05:35:48

“Microsoft admits no guarantee of sovereignty for UK policing data”
https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366589152/Microsoft-admits-no-guarantee-of-sovereignty-for-UK-policing-data
To be fair, there’s quite a lot of NHS-related blood test data not in the UK at the moment too, thanks to the recent unscheduled offsite backup…

2024-06-21 10:13:37

It is wonderful to hear that the lynx is making a come-back in the UK.
About time too: too many other browsers suck.

2024-06-20 20:07:57

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> Genuine brand new lenovo power adapter is included. ... No charger is supplied, you will need to source separately
Well which is it?!

2024-06-20 20:03:37

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And another one:
> This ... laptop is a pre-owned device that does work apart from all the buttons on the keyboard.
100% working apart from all the bits that don't.

2024-06-20 20:00:41

You've got to love eBay:
> All keys work perfectly but the letter B has come off and doesn’t work.
loody marvellous
And
> Works well with no issues. ... Pls note/: Keyboard is no longer working and one of the sides of the hinge is slightly turned in.

2024-06-19 16:58:32

Ah, it's mandatory professional indemnity insurance renewal time.
Quotes this year have ranged from £12,000 (same as last year) to £34,000.
Ouch.

2024-06-18 20:13:32

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I loved the N900!

2024-06-18 20:06:58

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I am accepting that it will have limitations: no banking apps, no parking apps, and so on.
But will battery life get through a reasonable working day’s usage of calls, messaging (XMPP), email, music etc.?
Is the camera any good?

2024-06-18 20:04:12

Do I know anyone who uses a Purism Librem 5 phone on a day to day basis?
Can you recommend a decent, up to date, honest review / commentary on what it is like?

2024-06-17 19:12:19

Who can help @npub1ycd…k5hf figure out a server good for trans women in the US?
c.f. https://strangeobject.space/@MadameMalady/112633446217699568

2024-06-15 16:12:09

**Internet connectivity: how fast is fast enough?**
I wrote this three years ago, and I was pondering it today, as I was driving back from somewhere.
I wonder what will make me feel that a 1Gbit etherway (still on 500Mbit over it though) feels "slow" / not enough, and when that will be...
https://neilzone.co.uk/2021/04/internet-connectivity-how-fast-is-fast-enough/

2024-06-13 11:34:53

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Your shop looks great to me, and not at all offputting.
But when I tried to add something to my basket as a test, it failed. And it failed on each item, saying that my basket is currently empty.
It may be just me, but it might be worth checking that it is working!

2024-06-12 07:59:54

New (@npub1tzp…58wg) blogpost: **The UK's draft Code of Practice for Software Vendors**
> The UK government has published a consultation on its draft Code of Practice for Software Vendors.
> ...
> If you develop software - and particularly if you sell software to organisations in the UK, which might start to refer to compliance with this code of practice in their procurement processes / contracts - this is probably worth a quick look.
https://decoded.legal/blog/2024/06/the-uks-draft-code-of-practice-for-software-vendors/

2024-06-10 14:54:27

Can you recommend me, please, from your own direct personal experience, a USB-C memory stick, with at least 64GB storage, from a reputable brand, with a loop to go on a keyring, which is *tiny*?
What is the smallest that you have used and would recommend?
All the ones I have seen seem much longer than their USB-A counterparts.

2024-06-07 20:42:47

When you read someone’s toot here, do you have in your head an impression of what their voice sounds like?
Or it is just me who does this?!

2024-06-05 12:46:23

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it's very much a matter of personal preference!
I like Debian, but I hear that others have made other choices...

2024-06-03 19:13:27

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Don't judge me more than you already have, but I have a leased line, which works a bit differently.

2024-06-01 08:44:32

New blogpost: **Reviving a Kobo Aura HD that would not turn on**
> Hot on the heels of upgrading my own Kobo Clara HD’s battery and micro SD card, I turned to another eReader project: reviving a Kobo Aura HD, that would not turn on.
tl;dr: it now works again.
Not bad for a quite project over breakfast.
Better still, there's now one less piece of ewaste in the world, as this device is perfectly usable.
https://neilzone.co.uk/2024/06/reviving-a-kobo-aura-hd-that-would-not-turn-on/

2024-05-29 19:12:35

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Are you anywhere near Newbury, Berkshire?
I have about 100m cable that I don't need in a hurry.

2024-05-29 11:46:44

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Now fixed

2024-05-29 11:19:15

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What has broken?!

2024-05-28 14:57:41

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Ooh, interesting. Thank you!

2024-05-28 05:54:54

I always get EMF camp envy as it sounds like great fun, before remembering that I don’t like large crowds and I don’t really like camping either (and it is too far for a day trip for me).
Perhaps, one year…

2024-05-26 19:03:45

I'm interested in your thoughts from an ethics point of view.
You buy a laptop (or indeed any device with storage) second hand.
Do you install a new OS / wipe the drive before you do anything else?
Do you see if you can log in / recover data?
Does it depend on the age / novelty of the machine?
Normally I wipe it if I won't be using it immediately, else I install a new OS. I don't attempt to access someone else's data.
But with my 30 year old ThinkPad, I am oddly tempted...

2024-05-26 05:47:18

Sometimes, people just do what they can, with the skills and resources available to them.
Not everyone is well positioned to “fight back” against AI at a policy level, or influence social change.
Perhaps the most they can do is switch what tools they use, or adopt a technical workaround, and make things slightly better, slightly less awful, for themselves. Perhaps they can share what’s worked for them with others in a similar position.
And that is fine, and valuable in itself.

2024-05-25 02:48:35

"Smartphone ban for kids is worth considering - MPs"
> the next government should work with the regulator, Ofcom, to consult on additional measures, including the possibility of a total ban on smartphones for under-16s...
Here we go again...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjmm0zgx9zno

2024-05-24 18:09:12

At risk of opening a can of worms, but meant genuinely, why might someone recommend Ubuntu over Debian to a Linux newbie?
[Lots of people giving me sensible reasons - thank you!]

2024-05-22 19:24:11

An event about a “well-being crisis” for lawyers, with an emphasis on work/life balance, is in person only, starting at 18:30, on a Thursday night, in London.
My irony meter has exploded.

2024-05-20 19:34:44

Bored, so I read the privacy notice of this place's guest Wi-Fi network.
It hasn't been updated in six years, and still references the Data Protection Act 1998.
Connecting requires an email address, but accepts example.com, so it might as well not require an email address.
It requires my full name, so tonight I am Test Test.

2024-05-18 12:10:14

I had an amazing morning at the UK's National Museum of Computing.
Just superb.
I could happily have spent a couple more hours there at least.
https://mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/system/media_attachments/files/112/462/012/753/215/628/original/479c99c3799c045b.jpg

2024-05-12 15:08:24

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It is running OS/2, 2.1, from 1993.
https://mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/system/media_attachments/files/112/428/743/335/575/285/original/fb5cb6e3e743f49c.jpg

2024-05-10 08:24:51

I've spilt tamarind, fish sauce, prawns, and now some noodles on my computer.
Now I've got a ThinkPad Thai.

2024-05-02 17:35:43

If you're in the UK, and you needed a copy of a document certifying, do you have easy access to "a professional person or someone well-respected in your community (‘of good standing’)", such as a:
bank or building society official
councillor
minister of religion
dentist
chartered accountant
solicitor or notary
teacher or lecturer
Who is not:
related to you
living at the same address
in a relationship with you
?

2024-04-30 18:55:12

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A local independent clothes shop here was decrying a lack of custom, but the photos of their stock suggested that their target audience was OAPs looking to dress for a vaguely formal occasion.
Perhaps the problem isn't that "people just want to shop online" but "we don't sell stuff that enough local people want to be viable as a business".

2024-04-25 14:06:20

In the space of about two minutes, we've got from gorgeous blue sky to absolutely chucking it down here.
And that's a shame, as I was hoping to get some lawn feed down later, ahead of *tomorrow's* rain.

2024-04-17 13:52:36

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As in, how much of a bill am I willing to let a client run up between invoices?
Or how much work am I willing to accept from one client, before I get concerned that I am too reliant on them?

2024-04-17 10:00:24

Last year, I wrote about the potential for an ongoing case in England to have a chilling effect on the development of Free software:
[Free software developers and fiduciary obligations: is an English Bitcoin a cause for concern?](https://decoded.legal/blog/2023/10/free-software-developers-and-fiduciary-obligations-is-an-english-bitcoin-a-cause-for-concern/)
Today, [@fsfe](https://mastodon.social/@fsfe) has written a blogpost sharing similar concerns:
https://fsfe.org/news/2024/news-20240417-01.en.html
I'm genuinely surprised that there has been so little written about this.

2024-04-16 18:04:02

Fellow Linux users, if you have to use Teams or Zoom, do you:

2024-04-16 11:04:50

A chunky new consultation:
[Delivering a smart and secure electricity system: implementation](https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/delivering-a-smart-and-secure-electricity-system-implementation)
Might be of interest to some of you (UK)!

2024-04-16 07:38:05

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I also haven't seen any meaningful discussion of the firm's own supervision procedures - should someone have looked over the shoulder / remotely at the screen of the person submitting the form, before they did so, as a peer review?
Would someone have reviewed a paper copy form before it was sent in?
All humans make mistakes, and perhaps there is scope for improving the portal. Perhaps the firm might also need to look at its own processes.

2024-04-16 07:35:19

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Yep; I posted about this a couple of days ago, I think!
I have not used the portal, so I am not well placed to comment, but I understand that, on every page, there is a clear reference to the parties' names. If that is the case, then while this is unfortunate, it might suggest a lack of attention to detail.
I'm not sure that it is particularly different to picking up the wrong paper file, and then filling in the details of the wrong party on a paper form, and submitting that?

2024-04-16 07:33:40

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I am trying to hold off commenting until I see a draft of the actual law but, yes, I have a fear that the proposal will include loopholes which I had thought were well understood as problematic in the context of existing intimate image abuse legislation :(

2024-04-16 05:25:00

The UK is to criminalise the creation of non-consensual “deepfake” intimate images.
I can’t find more detail than is on the BBC (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68823042), but it appears that the offence will relate to creation, whether or not there is any intent to distribute.
Unclear whether possession of such an image created by someone else will be an offence.
Hopefully more details to follow.

2024-04-15 16:54:49

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My approach of buying secondhand whenever it makes sense to do so is working out really rather well, tbh.
I prefer it, I'm not usually too worried about a warranty, and the product is typically a fraction of buying it new.
(Main exceptions recently have been SSDs, and the Xreal glasses.)

2024-04-15 16:52:01

New blogpost: <a href="https://neilzone.co.uk/2024/04/thoughts-on-an-old-but-new-to-me-lenovo-thinkpad-professional-backpack/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Thoughts on an old-but-new-to-me Lenovo ThinkPad Professional backpack</a>
> A few months ago, on a trip to London, the sun was shining through the train window, and I saw my much-loved, but also much-worn, Knomo backpack in literally a new light: it looked like it had seen better days.
> While I doubt many people judge me on the look of my bag, “scruffy” isn’t the image I want to give off, so I went looking for another bag anyway.
> ...

2024-04-15 08:59:54

I'll take
> "things which will make for an interesting data protection impact assessment"
as a starter for 10, please.
(https:\www\micro1\ai/gpt-vetting - link intentionally broken!)
https://mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/system/media_attachments/files/112/274/409/931/711/728/original/f8b19072e5360722.png

2024-04-14 16:44:24

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Nice!

2024-04-14 14:50:48

Is there a more satisfying garden-related job than pressure washing a patio?

2024-04-14 09:48:22

What is your preferred Linux text editor?

2024-04-14 08:31:23

kindly sold me a Micro:Bit a few weeks back, and I've finally had a chance to play with it.
This is a fun little device!

2024-04-13 16:25:17

I'm intending to mow the lawn tomorrow, so apologies in advance for the inevitable rain.

2024-04-13 15:52:17

I am writing a chapter of my forthcoming murder mystery novel.
The murderer, who has already struck once, mixes some cornflour into a poisoned sauce.
At this point, the plot thickens.

2024-04-12 16:40:39

An excellent, detailed write-up by [@aaisp](https://social.aa.net.uk/@aaisp) of some of the challenges they have been having recently with the FB9000 LNSs, and how they've been trying to fix them and minimise customer disruption:
https://aastatus.net/42608
A pain for everyone concerned, for sure, and a pleasant treat for an ISP to provide such granular, transparent info and analysis.

2024-04-12 06:34:32

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That said, I am not sure that we can leave parental responsibility aside.
If I had a *nine year old child*, I can't see why I would give them a smartphone and let them use it unsupervised.
I can't see why I would help them install WhatsApp, or let them use WhatsApp, without it being a supervised activity.
They're *nine*.

2024-04-12 06:28:06

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Offering automated tools within clients, to enable users to filter etc messages? Great! Very sensible.
Compelling providers to intercept messages and take action based on content? Wow that's a slippery slope...
I've seen some high level arguments that "group" messaging is neither private nor personal, or that, above a certain number of participants, or otherwise "unconnected" participants, different rules should apply. I've yet to see anything cogent written about it though.

2024-04-11 17:20:03

[Why Can't My Mom Email Me?](https://matduggan.com/why-cant-my-mom-email-me/)
An interesting piece as to whether ProtonMail is checking recipient email addresses against keys.openpgp.org and automatically using GPG/PGP if it finds a suitable key.
(Personally, I love that ProtonMail makes GPG/PGP very easy; I understand that it doesn't suit everyone.)

2024-04-11 16:50:52

Things I could do, legally, before I was 25.
(Obviously, this is not an exhaustive list.)<li>Be culpable for, serious criminal offences, and go to (adult) prison for them.</li><li>Join the armed forces.</li><li>Jump out of a plane / other extreme sports.</li><li>Engage in violent sports, such as boxing.</li><li>Buy and consume copious quantities of cigarettes and alcohol.</li><li>Donate parts of my body to someone else.</li><li>Start a family.</li>

2024-04-11 05:46:42

According to UK paper Metro, the average salaries in the UK by age band are:<li>18-21: £22,932</li><li>22-29: £30,316</li><li>30-39: £37,544</li><li>40-49: £40,040</li><li>50-59: £37,804</li><li>60+: £33,852</li>
I’m very willing to accept that I am out of touch, but wow these are lower than I had anticipated (although I haven’t dug into the working underpinning them).
https://metro.co.uk/2024/04/10/average-salary-uk-based-age-get-2-20616977/

2024-04-10 17:17:33

Someone asked me for a profile pic for some conference materials today.
I have a face for radio, but I begrudgingly complied.
But how can I take a better pic, myself, for this kind of thing, without buying fancy kit / using non-Free software, or spending too much time on it?
Advice welcomed!
(I have a phone, a webcam, a ring light, and GIMP...)
https://mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/system/media_attachments/files/112/248/050/779/406/547/original/0d5d716e70a1923f.jpg

2024-04-10 07:23:12

Sorry for the delay, [@tom](https://social.huginn.uk/@tom). Here's the rsync command I use to sync music to my Pixel 6 mounted via mtp from a USB stick with my music etc on it (which is mounted as /media/neil/media/):<code>rsync --size-only --verbose --progress --omit-dir-times --no-perms --recursive --inplace --delete /media/neil/media/music "/run/user/1000/gvfs/mtp:host=Google_Pixel_6_12345ABC1234RX/Internal shared storage/Music" </code>
It fails with albums/songs with colons in the name; I think that's an mtp issue.

2024-04-09 18:09:32

RIP Peter Higgs, founder of the Higgs Bosom, which had a couple of points of interest.

2024-04-09 15:50:50

Ah, trying to say politely
> If you need an invoice to display your PO number, that's fine, but you didn't give me a PO number, and I've invoiced in line with our agreement, so this really is a "you" problem not a "me" problem
but, as I say, politely.

2024-04-09 13:09:02

**International Be Kind To Lawyers Day**
Today is International Be Kind To Lawyers Day.
I suspect that the complete lack of tributes and accolades in my mentions is due to your ignorance rather than malice, and I trust that, having drawn your attention to this auspicious occasion, you will rectify the matter forthwith.
Boosts welcome and essentially compulsory.
#lawfedi

2024-04-09 06:16:38

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Are you okay?

2024-04-08 08:49:55

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Yes, absolutely. I'd like to do solar here one day...

2024-04-08 08:24:42

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> the UPSes catch short power cuts and long ones aren't regular enough to justify the price of gridless support.
Snap, but I did get a generator when there was a threat of rolling outages last year, to tide us over slightly longer outages.

2024-04-08 06:13:57

Here’s a useful piece by [@ispreview](https://mastodon.social/@ispreview):
[IPv6 and CGNAT Support Survey of UK AltNet FTTP Broadband ISPs](https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2024/04/ipv6-and-cgnat-support-survey-of-uk-altnet-fttp-broadband-isps.html)
It is disappointing how few ISPs on the list offer IPv6; perhaps less surprising how many use CGNAT for IPv4.

2024-04-07 17:26:58

I got a *stunning* photo of the eclipse, with basically no effort or special equipment.
https://mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/system/media_attachments/files/112/231/107/059/751/441/original/46f428ebf4687f2b.png

2024-04-07 15:19:40

> Hello! My name is Rupert Lotsadosh-ChingChing, and here's some clickbait about how you should be working harder. The editor had to remove the word "peon" from my article 37 times.

2024-04-07 06:57:45

I hear a lot about “tradwifes” at the moment, but searching IKEA doesn’t return any results for me so I don’t know where to get one :(

2024-04-07 06:01:02

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Yep.
Personally, I wouldn’t bother with SIP SIMPLE without doing encrypted SIP/RTP first, but perhaps that’s just me.

2024-04-07 05:50:04

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I used it via asterisk years ago. Client support was limited, and now I'd probably look to implement SMS to XMPP or similar instead.

2024-04-06 18:43:27

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Indeed :)
SMS-over-fedi is working nicely!
https://mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/system/media_attachments/files/112/225/743/914/787/303/original/a5c873b711a01986.png

2024-04-06 18:38:45

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Yep; I am wondering if that might actually be a better option than email for me.

2024-04-06 18:36:47

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Is the fedi toot option a private mention, or a public toot?