@neil Cant find app, including the beta. :(

@neil "no such app found" 🫤

Guess I'll try again later

@neil
As much as I like Thunderbird on Linux I really don't like the direction K9 has gone since Thunderbird took over 😕

#Thunderbird #Android #FOSS

@neil me buying dvds on eBay doesn't seem so silly now. 😁

@neil I once had the notion, as a property law academic, that fragmentation of copyright interests should be constrained in the same way that restrictive covenants are supervised by the courts. There was a member of staff at (IIRC) Berkeley with similar ideas. But things have moved on so far now, making reasoned arguments about ©️ is like dissecting a train wreck after it's happened. It's like, go ahead guys, when the whole thing collapses I hope some of us can find enough food to keep us alive.

@neil this! 109% this!!

@neil crashlytics which used to be under twitter's fabric (now under google's firebase) used to have a page in their docs telling you how to set up a dialog asking the user whether they want metric collection or not. there was a warning saying most users would choose no, so it is advised to not show the dialog at all.

(

I should that it was @luis_in_brief who pointed me towards this, and he gave me the actual link:

https://www.cncf.io/phippy/

)

@neil Help, you need Child Protection Services called on you . . .

@neil

Starting such a project is relatively straightforward. Reverse engineering firmware is hard, though 😭

I love writing code but I don't have the skill required or the time to acquire it. (Talk to me in ten years, when my kids are older.)

@neil I sign this

@neil

If I win the lottery, I will fund this. I'll let you know.

@neil I should do this for work calls, I mean yeah we both entered into a contract with certain expectations but I need more money

@neil I can see possibilities in hardware was well. "Please present a valid credit card if you would prefer not to be struck by this vehicle for the next 30 days or 15 encounters, whichever comes first."

@neil Oh, great for video conferences, too!

@neil @organicmaps it is using #openStreetMap, so it is as good quality as your local mappers make it... so, contribute to the map in your local area!

@neil @organicmaps The route planning is amazing. The hiking trails it found in our Odenwald were better than the official ones.

@neil @organicmaps Strongly seconded! And wonderful that it works just as well without any 'Net connection.
It's even more brilliant when overlaid with GPX/KML route-traces downloaded from https://waymarkedtrails.org/

@neil what about #LibreWolfBrowser ? With #ublockorigin , #SkipRedirect , #JShelter , #clearurl as add-ons

@neil also, Firefox for Android / iOS is fantastic and I've been using it for years.

@neil Bing is the best browser. To download Firefox.

@neil let me guess... Brown switch?

@neil You need to find someone to have a slack huddle with next.

@neil We need to know the CODECs and bps in each case!

@neil This situation is getting absurd. The amount of different places that I get notifications is completely out of hand.

@neil Good. It's like.. 3 servers serving fascists.

*Happily posted from my tusky app.

@neil Are you on gab or spinster?

Tusky user. I'm fine with this.

@neil ... and if you follow the right people, your feed is juuuuuust right! 😇
The porridge is not too hot nor is it too cold 🍚🔥❄️

@neil damn, boosted by Mr Mastodon himself. You've made it

@neil snap snap

@neil I was "forced" to deGoogle my phone because I have a Huawei, and let me tell you it's an absolute pain in the ass. The "big" apps all work fine, but all the small, local administrative stuff don't. The transportation app didn't work. The health insurance app doesn't work. The delivery app doesn't detect my location. Payment app entered captcha loop.

@neil
Do you know http://prism-break.org?
They list good alternatives, but not #Ecosia which I highly recommend too 😉

@neil or a Cybermatwit 🐭🤖

@neil z for Zero 🤣

@neil Mine is zzzzz

@neil because a swastika would be too on the nose?

@neil Not NEWS?

@neil niche

@neil

@neil Honestly, I'd rather hear yours!

@neil FWIW, when a bio is spoken, I prefer short, to the point, and informative.

Written bios can be longer, but should still be to the point and informative.

In both cases, the bio probably should be tailored for the audience. What's interesting about you for these people and this occasion? Plus maybe one memorable unusual thing.

It's not an easy thing to achieve.

@neil I did a networking event the other month and they always have a "skill share" and it was someone from NatWest Enterprise on how to write your 60s pitch for networking etc. I'll see if I can find my notes from it. As I don't think they sent the slide deck out.