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Edent

@Edent@mastodon.social

Longer hair than you.
Got the ⏻ symbol into #Unicode.
Open Standards / Source / Data geek.
Known as https://mastodon.social/@Edent on most social platforms.
Did an MSc in using the Metaverse for analytics.
Bit obsessed with #SolarPower but not quite a #SolarPunk.

This profile is from a federated server and may be incomplete. Browse more on the original instance.

Edent, (edited ) to random
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You receive a call on your phone.
The caller says they're from your bank and they're calling about a suspected fraud.

"Oh yeah," you think. Obvious scam, right?

The caller says "I'll send you an in-app notification to prove I'm calling from your bank."

Your phone buzzes. You tap the notification This is what you see.

Still think it is a scam?
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Edent,
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I've written up the above scam in more detail.

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/05/bank-scammers-using-genuine-push-notifications-to-trick-their-victims/

Remember, no matter how clever and security-conscious you think you are, these criminals are highly sophisticated.

You have to be lucky every single time. They only have to be lucky once.

Edent, (edited )
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The scammer is on the phone to you.
Their accomplice is on the phone to your bank, pretending to be you.
Your bank send you the notification.
You accept, and scammers proceed to drain your account.

Someone has just lost £18,000 because of this.
https://www.reddit.com/r/UKPersonalFinance/comments/1cih3kd/been_scammed_over_18000_through_my_chase_account/

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Edent, to fediverse
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🆕 blog! “ActivityPub Server in a Single PHP File”

Any computer program can be designed to run from a single file if you architect it wrong enough! I wanted to create the simplest possible Fediverse server which can be used as an educational tool to show how ActivityPub / Mastodon works. The design goals were: Upload a single PHP file to the server. No […]

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/02/activitypub-server-in-a-single-file/
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OK! My tiny server can now follow users from other instances!

Still under 40KB of adequately documented PHP.

https://gitlab.com/edent/activitypub-single-php-file/

You can follow and message the test user at @example

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🆕 blog! “Rebuilding FourSquare for ActivityPub using OpenStreetMap”

I used to like the original FourSquare. The "mayor" stuff was a bit silly, and my friends never left that many reviews, but I loved being able to signal to my friends "I am at this cool museum" or "We're at this pub if you want to meet" or "Spendi…

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/01/rebuilding-foursquare-for-activitypub-using-openstreetmap/
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Edent, to random
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Looking for a new job in #Cybersecurity?

My team is hiring a Senior Technical Architect to manage the security of the entire .gov.uk domain name space.

https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi?jcode=1858768

Happy to chat informally about the role. Big challenges at the heart of Government and a chance to write national level policy.

Fair warning, it is always DNS!

#Fedihired

Edent, to random
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https://www.reddit.com/r/AskUK/comments/17t0sd6/immigrants_what_do_your_immigrant_circle_think/k8updk5/

Edent, to random
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Wondering what the world would look like if we implemented "Universal Basic Website".

Entitle everyone to their own domain, a few GB of space, the ability to run simple apps / blogs / etc.

What does the world look like if people aren't beholden to Flickr / Facebook / Google Photos to share their family albums?

Edent, to random
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I'm quoted in this paper about the problems with .

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2308.16025.pdf

As a reminder, W3W is a proprietary and for-profit system which shouldn't be used anywhere near government or emergency services. It is prone to catastrophic failure and their business model appears to be unsustainable.

Edent, to uk
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My employer is looking for 5 people to join their Technology Advisory Board in the .

https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3728957970/

They're particularly interested in people with experience in:

Please spread the word - and do consider applying yourself.

Deadline: 18th October.

Edent, to random
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Once I saw this guy on the Internet about to post. I said, "Do you believe in Federation?"

He said, "Yes."

I said, "Are you using BlueSky or ActivityPub?"

He said, "ActivityPub."

I said, "Me, too! Mastodon or PixelFed?

He said, "Mastodon."

I said, "Me, too! What TLD?"

He said, ".social."

I said, "Me, too! Big instance or small?"

He said, "Big."

I said, "Me, too! Which one?"

He said "Mastodon.Social."

I said, "Die, heretic!" And I defederated him."

(With love to Emo Philips)

Edent, to random
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There is no website in the world which needs ONE THOUSAND cookies!
How did we get into this mess?

Edent, to random
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Interesting things about the new Mastodon .

👍 It searches alt text! A bit confusing when you see a search result where the post doesn't have the term you're looking for - but a welcome addition.

Note - even Twitter doesn't support alt text searches! https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2017/02/accessibility-you-cant-search-twitter-for-alt-text/

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Edent, to random
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In my culture (en_GB) this reads as heavy sarcasm.

But in theirs (en_INT?) I suspect it was heavily focus-grouped and found to be perceived as sincere.

Edent, to mastodon
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🆕 blog! “Some thoughts on Mastodon search”

The latest version of Mastodon includes search functionality. It's early days, but seems to work pretty well. Here are some of the interesting things I found when using it. Search is complex - expectations I don't mean the act of searching a database - that's routine - but I mean it is socially complex. Lots […]

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/08/some-thoughts-on-mastodon-search/
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Edent, to random
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This is great news of !

The UK's Court of Appeal has ruled that photographs of out-of-copyright work cannot themselves be copyrighted.

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/12/29/court-of-appeal-ruling-will-prevent-uk-museums-from-charging-reproduction-feesat-last

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🆕 blog! “A (tiny, incomplete, single user, write-only) ActivityPub server in PHP”

I've written an ActivityPub server which only allows you to post messages to your followers. That's all it does. It won't record favourites or reposts. There's no support for following other accounts or receiving replies. It cannot delete o…

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/02/a-tiny-incomplete-single-user-write-only-activitypub-server-in-php/
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Edent, to random
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Happy day 😄

Edent, to webdev
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🆕 blog! “I can't use my number pad for 2FA codes”

This has to be the most infuriating bug report I've ever submitted. I went to type in my 2FA code on a website - but no numbers appeared on screen. Obviously, I was an idiot and had forgotten to press the NumLock button. D'oh! I toggled it on and typed again. No numbers appeared. I […]

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/04/i-cant-use-my-number-pad-for-2fa-codes/
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Yet another entry for the "Falsehoods programmers believe about names" codex.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67159347

So-called "real name" policies are often a result of a cultural hegemony which cannot conceive of anything outside its narrow set of experiences.

Edent, to random
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Are you ready for ?
https://js-naked-day.org/

Edent, (edited ) to random
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Couples of Mastodon! How do you handle emails for "joint" things?

Like utility bills, hotel reservations, and other domestic accounts.

Please 🔁 the 📊 for extra reach 🙂

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🆕 blog! “Updates to ActivityPub in a single PHP file”

A few weeks ago, I built an ActivityPub Server in a Single PHP File. It's a proof of concept showing how easy it is to turn a website into a full-featured Fediverse participant. After a bunch of feedback and testing, I've added a some features to make it slightly more useful. A single PHP file […]

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/03/updates-to-activitypub-in-a-single-php-file/
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Edent, to random
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Hey! One of those weird "life-hacks" was actually useful 😁

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