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Edent, to random
@Edent@mastodon.social avatar

My shopping is being delivered by plane!

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

james,
@james@bne.social avatar

@Edent Strange. An airline PNR is six alphanumeric characters - like 6GAX6S - which would be how I’d look for an airline flight detail. Although, it seems that they can often not contain any numbers at all, so it seems almost impossible to programmatically spot one.

The only other thing I could think of was - HDL (an airport code, but for Headland in Alabama, so unlikely); or WN21 being a flight (It is, flying Houston to Atlanta, but last flew in March).

Edent,
@Edent@mastodon.social avatar

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

Edent, to random
@Edent@mastodon.social avatar

How do so many people still have DECT phones for ?

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,
@Edent@mastodon.social avatar

@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 😆

ratkins,
@ratkins@mastodon.social avatar

@Edent Ze German hackers love those things, they’re all over CCC.

Edent, to random
@Edent@mastodon.social avatar

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.)

Ric,
@Ric@awscommunity.social avatar

@Edent hmmm I don’t still have a Google account but I believe in drive.Google.com you could click the actions icon next to the file and say make available offline. Or if you’re on Mac or PC use the sync client to get an actual copy locally

Edent,
@Edent@mastodon.social avatar

@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
@Edent@mastodon.social avatar

Trying to work out if it is worth hooking up my TV to FreeView for the election.

Even "live" the BBC iPlayer seems to be about 90 seconds behind realtime.

(No need to explain to me how video encoding and transmission works, thanks.)

Edent,
@Edent@mastodon.social avatar

@zozo It isn't though. The BBC News channel is about 60 - 90 seconds behind realtime.

Edent,
@Edent@mastodon.social avatar

@LonM have you ever watched a UK election night?
It is live TV like no other.

Edent, to politics
@Edent@mastodon.social avatar

🆕 blog! “Gell-Mann Amnesia and Purdah”

This is a retropost. Written contemporaneously, but published long after the events. At the time, I was a Civil Servant in Cabinet Office. Now I am not. But as we're heading for another General Election, I thought I'd share this post. It's the evening of the 2019 General Election. I am plagued by two thoughts. […]

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/05/gell-mann-amnesia-and-purdah/

ratkins,
@ratkins@mastodon.social avatar

@Edent I want the Dunning &Kreuger &Gell &Mann shirt 😂

Edent, to random
@Edent@mastodon.social avatar

So, back when I was a Civil Servant, I wrote a bunch of blog posts which I absolutely couldn't publish while employed there.

I'm rather looking forward to publishing some of them in the coming weeks!

#GE2024

Picard from Star Trek looking

johnlogic,
@johnlogic@sfba.social avatar

@Edent

Isn't a collection of unpublished blog posts something that used to be called a diary?

Edent,
@Edent@mastodon.social avatar

@johnlogic
Sorry, not sure I understand you? Could you please explain a little more?

Edent, to threads
@Edent@mastodon.social avatar

Another rage-bait poll on .

https://www.threads.net/

Please participate if you've a mind to.

Edent, to Untappd
@Edent@mastodon.social avatar

A bright red beer. For no especial reason 😄
Drinking: Strawberry Sundae
By: Vault City Brewing
At: Ye Olde Mitre
🍺🍺🍺
https://untappd.com/user/edent/checkin/1383025678

Edent, (edited ) to random
@Edent@mastodon.social avatar

Has anyone here used 's Verification system?

If so, did you find it useful or not?

Has it helped you generate more work?

Boosts appreciated.

(No need to reply if all you're going to do is rant about how LinkedIn isn't federated, or how you don't need to network with other people.)

jonspark,
@jonspark@howdee.social avatar

@Edent I verified myself but haven’t noticed any difference. I’ve been job hunting and have still had more luck from personal recommendations than from job posts or anything outside of my network.

Edent,
@Edent@mastodon.social avatar

@jonspark
Thanks for the info

Edent, to journalism
@Edent@mastodon.social avatar

🆕 blog! “Forget Subtext - People Don't Even Get Surtext”

Once in a while, you'll see some blowhard railing about the modern world. I recently saw someone decrying the fact that Star Trek had "gone woke". This Star Trek? OK, you can argue about whether Kirk and Uhura were forced to kiss in that episode. But how does anyone look at Star Trek - with […]

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/05/forget-subtext-people-dont-even-get-surtext/

darkcisum,
@darkcisum@swiss.social avatar

@Edent I guess we just have to disagree on the definition of subtext then.

Yes, that's Superman's story, but the interpretation in the light of our understanding of immigration is subtext.

Yes, that's X-Men's story, but the interpretation in the light of our understanding of civil rights is subtext.

I can see Star Trek in a different category, because this is explicitly about different races. But seeing it in the light of our understanding of colonialism seems more like subtext again.

Edent,
@Edent@mastodon.social avatar

@darkcisum what is "The Prime Directive"?

It is mentioned in most stories. Half of ToS is about the bad things which happen when they violate it.

Edent, to random
@Edent@mastodon.social avatar

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/

tante,
@tante@tldr.nettime.org avatar

@sil @Edent Yeah. My banking app has a "photo transfer" feature that either tries to digitize a paper bill or detects the QR code.

tomayac,
@tomayac@toot.cafe avatar

@Edent This is next-level trolling and engagement baiting! Hats off! 👏

Edent, to random
@Edent@mastodon.social avatar

One day, I'm going to get a job at Amazon just so that I can fix their weird pseudo-plaintext emails which, inexplicably, contain invalid HTML.

(Yes, I've seen that meme. No, I don't want your opinion on Amazon's ethics.)

Noneeeed,
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@Edent good book. I have listened to the audiobook version several times now.

Edent,
@Edent@mastodon.social avatar

@Noneeeed
It may well have been you who recommend it to me 😁

Edent, to random
@Edent@mastodon.social avatar

Just received a #spam call from an 0331 number.

https://who-called.co.uk/Number/03316307859

But, according to Ofcom's big spreadsheet - that's an unallocated block!
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-telecoms-and-internet/information-for-industry/numbering/numbering-data

I really wish UK MNOs would take spam calls seriously. Although I suspect it's one of the few sources of voice revenue they get!

Edent, to Cybersecurity
@Edent@mastodon.social avatar

Here's a fun little security bug caused by... DARK MODE!

When you try to verify your identity on @element it asks you whether the image you see on the web is the same as the image you see on the app.

But if you have dark mode enabled on the web, they look different.

Report:
https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/issues/27492

#CyberSecurity #DarkMode #CSS

Edent, (edited ) to random
@Edent@mastodon.social avatar

How are people mostly communicating at ?

So far I'm in a couple of WhatsApp groups, a Signal group, following the hashtag on Mastodon, and attempting to get Matrix on my phone.

What's your preferred way of chatting with your fellow campers?

jonty,
@jonty@chaos.social avatar

@Edent Sobbing

andypiper,
@andypiper@macaw.social avatar

@Edent binary

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