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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.

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Edent, to random
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I'm planning on bringing some cameras to .

Would anyone be interested in participating in thermal photography?
I was thinking of taking photos and videos of people & infrastructure. That sort of thing.

Edent,
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@robintw
OK, I'll bring a spare to lend out 😃

Edent,
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@Dtl
Yup!

leymoo, to random
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Some bloke announced an UK election this week so guess who now has to rejig these slides?

Edent,
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@leymoo
Me too!

Edent, to DoctorWho
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Holy shit! I found an Easter Egg in the latest !

(No spoilers for 73 Yards)

There's a QR code on the table. But it has been damaged so it can't be scanned.

If you repair it, it goes to the website of one of the production designers 😆

Edent,
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@xgebi oooh! He's redirected it 🙂
If you look at the original URl, you can see his portfolio stuff.

gadgetoid, to random
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God f&*%£king damn it, everyone is going to EMF

Edent,
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@gadgetoid there are still tickets 🙂
We're hiring a camper-van rather than using a tent.

Edent, to Bloomscrolling
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A random packet of flower seeds has turned our patch of garden into this riot of colour.

Edent, to FIRE
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🆕 blog! “The Telegraph is wrong about FIRE”

Everyone's favourite tabloid, The Daily Telegraph, contains an article decrying the Financial Independence Retire Early philosophy1 I have a mixed relationship with the FIRE movement. It basically boils down to "spend less, save more, then you can retire once you've save 25x your annual spend". That's it. As Michael Taylor writes, some people f…

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/05/the-telegraph-is-wrong-about-fire/
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Edent, to Matrix
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Those of you who use - should I be using the Android app Element, or Element X?

I just want text based comms in the channel. I'm not fussed about anything else.

The Element website recommends Element. But their GitHub seems to recommend Element X. And, frankly, I don't understand why I'd want one over the other.

Edent, to Cybersecurity
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🆕 blog! “A security bug caused by… Dark Mode!”

Everyone loves Dark Mode. It is kinder on the eyes, less energy intensive, and looks hecking cool. 5 seconds later We regret to inform you that Dark Mode causes security bugs. (With apologies to Ben Ward) OK, OK. This isn't a particularly severe security bug, but I found it interesting. The Matrix messaging app "Element" […]

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/05/a-security-bug-caused-by-dark-mode/
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Edent, to random
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OK, I think I've managed to schedule my volunteer slots around the talks I want to see.

So much FOMO! I'm going to have to take another week off to watch all the excellent sessions which clash with other excellent sessions.

Edent, to random
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My shopping is being delivered by plane!

(I don't know whether the "Track Flight" prompt comes from Android or Quik SMS.)

Edent,
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@james yeah, it took me to a search from WN21.

Edent, to random
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How do so many people still have DECT phones for #EMFcamp?

I've searched through all my junk drawers, in the loft, and in the Big Crates Of Useful Things - but I can only find old GSM phones.

I don't even think I have anything with a BS 6312 431A plug 😮‍💨

Edent,
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@callum_snowden oooooooh!
Can I get an eSIM ahead of time or do I need to wait until I'm on site?

Edent,
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@callum_snowden No worries. I've registered a cool number and look forward to spending a few hours debugging why the eSIM doesn't work with GrapheneOS 😆

matstace, to random
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Me, thinking ahead to : “Right, I've registered a number for my DECT handset, I should make sure I have PMR, amateur, and CB radio, and try to find my old GSM handset too”
Also me: “Did you forget about just how much of an introvert you are? Stop this nonsense, and pack the kindle so you can sit in the roof tent, reading, and watching the world going by”

Edent,
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@matstace
Let's set up an introverts book club! We can all sit in a circle, read the same thing, and then not talk about it.

Edent, to random
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Any experts here?

I want to make embedded videos work when offline. Is that possible?

The videos currently work when online, they're shared with the right permissions. I've told Slides to work offline. Chrome is up-to-date.

But the vids don't play when WiFi is off.

Any clues, gang?

(Not looking for alternatives to GSlides, thanks.)

Edent,
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@kisharrington
They require audio.

Edent,
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@Ric
Does that work for you? I can't see an obvious way to embed a downloaded video.
The only option is YouTube or Google Drive. As I've said, mine are in drive and have the correct permissions.

Edent,
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@Ric how do you make videos in Drive available offline?

Edent,
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@Ric mate, I'm sorry to be a bit harsh, but there's no point you giving advice on something that you don't know about.
Sorry if this come across as mean - but literally the first line of my original post was specifically asking for experts.
I wasn't looking for well intentioned guesses.

Edent, to random
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The amazing thing about Threads is that it 100% rewards rage bait.

The only way to get engagement there is to inflame the algorithm.

I have a tiny audience, but over 100 replies from people who are (justifiably) decrying my poll.

https://www.threads.net/

ultrazool, to random
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Updated the @films trailer for "Synthercise" now it there's a venue (Stage B) and time (9am) for - running twice, not sure which days yet

If you've never tried dance fitness before, then think of it as massively multiplayer live action Just Dance. 8 bit soundtrack includes a lot of 90s bangers

You don't need to think of yourself as fit or a dancer to enjoy Synthercise - just turn up with comfortable shoes and a bottle of water :D

A promotional trailer for "Synthercise, the dance fitness experience" rendered on the tic80 fantasy console Diagonal rainbow stripes beneath a sine scroller which reads "get ready to"... followed by all caps SYNTHERCISE jittering over some crudely estimated disco ball lighting The final scene shows a rainbow coloured series of stick figure dancers doing a sort of can-can while the text reads "experience dance fitness 9am Stage B EMF 2024" Greetz to Field-FX, LoveByte, Edinhacklab, Zoe303 (suggested the name) and Raxlen Slice (contributed a lot of the soundtrack)

Edent,
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@ultrazool As someone with Grade 2 Modern Dance (from the mid 1990s) I look forward to seeing just how uncoordinated and sweaty your class makes me.

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