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shermozle

@shermozle@aus.social

He/him. Digital analytics, data privacy, behavioural data collection. Dad of humans and dog. Raver. Cyclist. Sydney FC. Vaccine collector. Ham radio nerd: VK2VSR. Bad at electronics but I keep trying. 3D printing. Love to cook and eat.

Marrickville in Gadigal/Eora/Sydney

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decryption, to random
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fuck these copy controlled CDs - impossible to get an accurate rip out of them it seems :(

shermozle,
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@decryption
Defective by design. I'm sure it's worked though. Bet it'll take you moments to find perfect FLAC rips.

luciedigitalni, to random
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This is pretty wild

https://www.404media.co/email/a89ec189-d08f-4ccc-ac75-11420992ef3e

shermozle,
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@luciedigitalni
Yeah @parismarx interviewed the journalist behind it on Tech Won't Save Us and it sounds like a rollicking read. It's on my stack.

decryption, to random
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    shermozle,
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    @decryption
    What you want for the Pixel?

    shermozle,
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    @decryption
    You have 8A isn't that just out? But let's say yes. Drop me an email?

    decryption, to random
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    telstra 1 hour ago "we will call you back in 30 minutes with an unlock code"

    shermozle,
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    @decryption
    John Howard promised the Boomers a reliable income stream so they gotta keep the river flowing.
    @duncan_bayne

    shermozle, to food
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    Feels like the first proper cold day so far which gets me thinking...

    #food

    shermozle,
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    Soup is ready. Serving as soon as the focaccia is done.

    Smells like Xmas cos of the ham.

    Partially cooked focaccia in the oven

    shermozle,
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    @decryption
    Indeed it is. And focaccia for dippenage. About to serve.

    For context, weather has suddenly turned up here in Sydney. Feels like Winter.

    My tradition is to make P&H soup with last year's Xmas ham hock, but the weather has to have turned.

    shermozle,
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    @decryption
    My other half is an anti pea freak too but she's totes into this. They're not peas in that sense. They're more like lentils really. Call it lentil and ham soup and she'll love it.

    shermozle, to random
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    Next year's Archibald is gonna be all Gina, isn't it?

    evacide, to random
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    When I talk about digital privacy, there is always some smug genius who shrugs and tells me, "Who cares? We all know we don't have any privacy anyway." Nothing could be more wrong. Convincing you that the fight is already over to the way people in power get you to stop resisting.

    shermozle,
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    @JessicaTaylor
    The quick response to that is "why don't you have a clear window into your bathroom then?"
    @evacide

    shermozle, to random
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    When the revolution comes, the executive team at Ticketek are going to be the first up against the wall.

    jpm, to random
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    Ok computer-touches of the fediverse, I’ve had enough of the Windows fucks and will be installing Debian <soon>. Maybe 20 years has been enough for a viable Linux on the desktop, who knows…

    So what window manager are the cool kids using these days? Is Enlightenment still a thing? I want to not have fuck with things

    shermozle,
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    @jpm KDE Plasma is really solid. Its implementation of tiling is superb, should be the model for all implementations.

    shermozle, to random
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    Ahhh yes Bosch, I see the light now. Rather than closing the dishwasher and pressing the "start" button handily located next to the handle, I'd much rather pull out my phone, find your shitty app, discover it's silently logged me out, login, work out how to find my dishwasher, fine the setting and start button. Such an improvement!

    ajsadauskas, (edited ) to cars
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    So the RTA's own modelling showed the Rozelle Interchange would be a traffic disaster—but generating more toll road trips for Transurban was more important.

    "The [NSW Roads and Traffic Authority] finalised the first business case for the WestConnex tunnel project in June 2013, with the help of road designers from around the world.

    "[Paul Forward, a former CEO of the RTA] said the initial concept did not include the Rozelle Interchange.

    ...

    "In 2014, an expert review group was formed to assess these plans.

    "Mr Forward said it was at this point that TfNSW bureaucrats began to question the connectivity provided by the design.

    "The RTA's former director of traffic Chris Ford told the inquiry that 15 alternative designs were modelled.

    "Mr Ford said the modelling found that another motorway leading to the Anzac Bridge would cause congestion.

    "'The issues that we see today were very clearly established in the modelling in 2014,' he said.

    "In November 2015, after Mr Forward and Mr Ford were dismissed, TfNSW updated the WestConnex business case to include the tunnel to the Anzac Bridge, despite the congestion concerns raised by the modelling.

    "In 2016, Transport for NSW updated the business case a second time ... creating a tunnel linking the Iron Cove Bridge to the Anzac Bridge."

    ...

    "In 2018, the NSW government sold its 51 per cent stake in the Sydney Motorway Corporation, the body responsible for operating WestConnex, to Transurban for $9 billion.

    "Mr Forward said the final design would generate a larger number of toll trips than previous options."

    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-03/sydney-western-harbour-tunnel-warringah-freeway-traffic-disaster/103801818

    @fuck_cars

    shermozle,
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    @Gurre @ajsadauskas @fuck_cars By design... The RTA has been building the County Cumberland Road Plan since 1948 piecemeal so that each "missing piece" of their eventual plan is demanded by road users.

    https://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/county_of_cumberland_planning_scheme

    ariel, to potatochipwatch

    @potatochipwatch #PotatoChipWatch

    shermozle,
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    @ariel @potatochipwatch Of all these, the best are the Mad Mex ones.

    shermozle, to random
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    I've finally gotten around to trying out Tailscale after @decryption dropped many hints about its awesomeness. He wasn't wrong!

    Access to all your devices from all your devices is quite the game changer. Also means I may be able to dump a few paid services that give me remote access (Home Assistant's Nabu Casa and Octoprint Everywhere), though I may keep Nabu Casa just to support them.

    Super easy to get set up and not nearly as complicated as I initially feared.

    shermozle, to cooking
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    Kenwood Chef calamity! This is tragic. My grandmother's 1960s era mixer. I have a heap of the attachments too including mince and blender.

    This doesn't look fixable really. Now to decide: replace with a modern one or find a second hand unit?

    #cooking #mixer

    wider photo of mixer

    shermozle,
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    @andrewfeeney Details? Would love to get it repaired!

    luciedigitalni, to random
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    In case anyone had forgotten, Vodafone are a deeply fucked up organisation

    shermozle,
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    @luciedigitalni
    As someone who worked for them... Aye.

    See also: Telstra, Optus, TPG

    pluralistic, to random
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    Finally, a deepfake I can get behind:

    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcajvRZA8E08mP8_JddQQDZ3T25pDmXyW

    shermozle,
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    @pluralistic Well I've found the video to demonstrate the speaker problem on my Mac at today's Genius appointment.

    shermozle, to random
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    I'm picturing a crime fighting bear who's also a hit with the lady bears.

    #sexpanda

    shermozle, to random
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    Is this root beer?

    bruces, to random
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    *Is this true? Did any actual human eat an actual pill and try this?

    https://engineering.jhu.edu/magazine/2023/01/prime-posture-for-pill-taking/

    shermozle,
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    @bruces
    Seems to all be a model. How would you test this?

    Some kind of benign tracer molecule given in pill form and blood pulls from a canular every 30 seconds? I'd love to see how close the model is.

    shermozle, to random
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    Gotta love the Boomers who keep promoting an energy future that their own generation emphatically rejected and if we started today wouldn't come online untll well after they'd themselves become greenhouse gases. Get fucked Dick.

    shermozle,
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    @stufromoz
    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-22/fact-check-dick-smith-renewables-entire-country/103617364

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