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torgo

@torgo@mastodon.social

Open Source Strategist at Samsung and general Open Web Curmudgeon.

W3C @tag co-chair; https://front-end.social/@openwebdocs co-founder; https://social.lfx.dev/@openssf TAC member; Gov UK Open Standards Board member.

Immigrant, UK/US Dual National; Film, MST3K, Science Fiction, Anime, #GenshinImpact & #HonkaiStarRail fan; anti-fascist & card-carrying “tofu-eating wokerati.”

Photos at https://pixelfed.social/torgo. He/Him.

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torgo, to random
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Thinking about https://www.w3.org/TR/2024/DNOTE-ethical-web-principles-20240319/#verify today : "The web must make it possible for people to verify information and assess the trustworthiness of its source."

torgo, to random
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Very pleased that @w3c has published its updated (which is now appropriately named a "code of conduct"). I'm proud to be one of the individuals named as having contributed into this document. https://www.w3.org/policies/code-of-conduct/

torgo,
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@aral I agree with you. However we only have the power to set policy inside the @w3c itself. So this document is about moderating behaviour on mailing lists, in physical meetings and events, in GutHub threads, etc... We can't stop people pursuing unethical business models, but the thinking behind this, and documents like the Ethical Web Principles https://www.w3.org/TR/ethical-web-principles/, is to ensure these business models don't get baked into the fabric of the web itself.

torgo, to random
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I'll be presenting at @w3c "Breakouts Day" later today https://www.w3.org/2024/03/breakouts-day-2024/#b-9330e02e-2f20-4cb0-9fe3-22fd9dcdb629 on the work we've been doing in the @tag on for the web: https://www.w3.org/TR/privacy-principles/

Edent, to Starwars
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🆕 blog! “The Force is Irrelevant in Star Wars”

I've been watching the new 4K77 fan-releases of Star Wars (AKA - A New Hope). It is amazing seeing the graininess of the original picture and hearing just how lush the original stereo soundtrack is. There's even some good bonus content in terms of a long-lost LaserDisc commentary. But rewatching the film made me re-asses […]

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/03/the-force-is-irrelevant-in-star-wars/
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torgo,
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@Edent actually this is one of the things I liked about the Star Wars movie: the Force was kind of ambiguous and mysterious. Did it have an impact or not? Maybe Han was right about it being a lot of "simple tricks"? Maybe it was just an "ancient religion"? Even Obi-Wan disappearing at the end (which you've missed off) was mysterious and ambiguous. The Force got a lot less interesting in subsequent movies - and don't get me started on Midi-chlorians.

torgo, to random
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There is now so much AI generated goop on the web that I think the only answer is to wipe it and do a clean install.

torgo, to random
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Talking to year 9s and year 10s today at a local secondary school about careers in coding!

aral, to apple
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The Apple Vision Pro design team.

torgo,
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@aral the guy with the antenna on his head is my hero.

torgo, to random
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TIL the “Kraken” is basically bullshit.

https://www.thoughtco.com/greek-mythology-the-kraken-1525983

torgo, to random
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Finally saw . Much better than expected - especially Iman Vellani's performance as Ms. Marvel / Kamala Khan, which basically carried the film. Very flimsy plot, even for a Marvel movie. But cats! 🐱

torgo, to random
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New job, new phone.

torgo, to random
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Ending my short relationship with Tide bank as they couldn't do what what they told me they could do (accept international wire transfers) and their customer service was abysmal. Thankfully, I was able to recover my lost pay check.

torgo,
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@sammachin @andydavies yes @rhiaro also recommended Wise to me and for some reason I didn't listen. :/ I'll definitely have a look at them now.

torgo, to random
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Something I worked in in @tag (the Ethical Web Principles) was quoted in a UN report on human rights in technical standards: https://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/53/42. It's nice to see our work picked up here, and it's also nice to see that there is a rising awareness across the board that ethics and human rights need to be taken into account in the technical standards process.

torgo, to random
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I'm seeing a huge amount of drama about the bluesky mastodon bridge but I have yet to be able to find – and I have looked – a concise explainer of what the bluesky mastodon bridge is, what it does and how one may make use of it? Can anyone reply with a non-drama-related link? 🙏

torgo,
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@ondra so as I thought, it hasn't launched yet and everyone is complaining about something before there's even a thing yet. 🙄

torgo, to random
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Getting a second quote on home solar. ☀️ Asked if there are any government subsidies available, he said "not with that guy Sunak in charge!"

torgo, to random
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Achievement unlocked: finally got an @openssf sticker for my laptop!

torgo,
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@evaristegal0is @openssf we need to fix this. Maybe @cheukting_ho can help?

torgo, to random
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Images produced using AI make me physically sick. I’m not taking a moral stance here. I feel sick when I see them. Usually it’s the dead eyes or other mangled features but even in images without a living subject, it’s the way they just lack … soul. I really hope this fad goes away soon.

torgo, to random
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Found it!

dansup, to Pixelfed
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Pixelfed was forked, I joined their discord and gave them a piece of my mind

Forks fucking rule, I'm happy to see this. Open source is crucial to the fediverse, and while we all might not agree on everything, it feels amazing to desire to work with forks

Y'all are the real winners, even more so when devs like me do the unthinkable and bring awareness to forks

torgo,
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@dansup so much 💗 for this.

Edent, to random
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🆕 blog! “Gadget Review: USB-C AA Batteries”
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Supertoys last all summer long! But batteries do not. The last set of rechargeable batteries I had leaked everywhere, and I could never find the right charging lead for the gizmo which pumped power into them. So let's cut out the middle-man and plug a USB-C cable straight into our batteries! What? These were the […]

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/01/gadget-review-usb-c-aa-batteries/
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torgo,
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@Edent what chemistry are they? I'm so confused - mostly by that cable.

Edent, to random
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Shoutout to the one person who is following my blog using RDF.

Even I don't know where that is on my site!

torgo,
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@Edent @ldodds .

torgo, to opensource
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I’m running for @openssf TAC, as an independent, in an election that any OpenSSF participants are eligible to vote in. If you’ve been active in OpenSSF, I’d appreciate your vote (and follow this link to request your ballot: https://lnkd.in/e9JQvcu9). The election is open until 30 December. If you’d like to know more background, read on: https://www.torgo.com/blog/2023/12/why-am-i-running-for-openssf-tac.html

torgo,
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Update: I won! Yesterday, OpenSSF announced my re-election to the TAC (along with some really super folks): https://openssf.org/blog/2024/01/04/openssf-election-results-for-technical-advisory-council-and-representatives-to-the-governing-board/. Thank you to everyone who voted for me! I'll try to do right by you and if you have any questions about OpenSSF or any OpenSSF project feel free to reach out to me.

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