Uraael

@Uraael@blahaj.zone

I am Uraael.

This is the secret name of my Soul which exists outside our dimensons of space and time, waiting for me in the car. It may once have been called Chocky.

Note: what you see in the name box is whatever amuses me that day. Just call me Uraael.

Quiet Scottish Geek. Veteran Defender of Social Justice, Privacy and Human Freedoms. Gentle soul undergoing Kintsugi. Country boy at heart (I need Nature around me)

I am Affianced to @MariaTheMartian, my Twin Flame 🔥🔥, my everything. We used to joke that our Love could melt servers...and then Firefish actually died. Um, sorry about that.

FEDIVERSITY:
Proud #Sharkey user since Nov '23
Proud #Firefish user since Feb '23
Proud #Fediverse user since Sep '22.

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Mer__edith, to random
@Mer__edith@mastodon.world avatar

Signal strongly opposes the newest proposal in Europe.

Let there be no doubt: we will leave the EU market rather than undermine our privacy guarantees.

This proposal--if passed and enforced against us--would require us to make this choice.

It's surveillance wine in safety bottles.

See more: https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/majority-for-chat-control-possible-users-who-refuse-scanning-to-be-prevented-from-sharing-photos-and-links/ @echo_pbreyer

Uraael,

@dma @Mer__edith @echo_pbreyer The UK may not be technically in the EU but it loves stuff like this.

selzero, to random
@selzero@syzito.xyz avatar

It should be no surprise to anyone that criminals roll in gangs.

Uraael,

@selzero

...motivated by politics, rather than Justice...

As if you have the first clue what Justice looks like, you reeking bag of pus in human form.

misty, to random
@misty@digipres.club avatar

Oh man, this news story. Former MLA from Manitoba asks Meta's own "ask AI" chatbot if a phone number he found on Google is really Meta support. It tells him yes. It isn't, and he's scammed out of $500 and control of his accounts. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/facebook-customer-support-scam-1.7219581

Uraael,

@misty

Uraael, to Facebook

Today should be the day Facebook irretrieveably delete my account.

I do not miss you, Meta. 😘

Uraael, (edited ) to linux

Given the importance placed on CLI usage by many in the Linux community it's weird that a terminal isn't open by default on many Distros. Today I remembered that while on Antergos a few years ago I'd installed a terminal that you could call simply by pressing a hotkey.

Enter Yakuake ("Yah-quake")

Yakuake smoothly drops down from the top of your screen in response to the hotkey (the default is F12) and voila!: a ready to use terminal! Add it to Autostart and it'll run whenever you run a session of Linux, forever saving you having to load Konsole (or whatever) every time you want to use it.

And as I'm running KDE the fact it uses Konsole tech means it has that familiar look and feel, but shows Session tabbing by default foregrounding the ability to run separate terminal sessions and putting it within easy reach of GUI users and a mouse-click.

What Terminals do you folks run with?

#Linux #Terminal #Yakuake #KDE #Konsole #LinuxIsAwesome

Uraael, to random

What the heck has happened to Search this morning? Both Startpage and Ecosia faling to return any results for simple phrases. Startpage can't "find any results" for fellow Search engine, Qwant? And neither engine could find any results for "daemon"???

Green_Footballs, to random
@Green_Footballs@mastodon.social avatar

The entire Republican Party is pretty much openly fascist now.

Would someone please reassure me that these creepy fuckers will not get control of the government again? Anyone? Clippy?

Uraael, (edited )

@CaseyL @Green_Footballs Let me guess: deflecting to make this about me is more comfortable for you than taking responsibility for your Genocide-washing.

Uraael,

@CaseyL @Green_Footballs Yeah, those folks having moral quandaries about Democrats arming a Fascist Genocidal government actively engaging in War Crimes sure are Nihilistic Virtue-Signalling poseurs, amirite?

Who cares if a vote for Democrats counts as implicit acceptance of bombing children, FFS. Voting isn't about making you feel warm and fuzzy! I sleep soundly at night knowing my vote for the support of the starvation and apartheid of 2 million civilians on the other side of the world will stop fascism HERE. I mean, my safety has got to count for more than the human dignity of people I've never met, right???

newstephie, to random
@newstephie@mastodon.social avatar

The rapper Lowkey explains the deep & chilling connections between the UK government & Israel.

video/mp4

Uraael,

@newstephie Fucking. Hell. 🤯

Uraael, to Morrowind

At this point I have about 100 mods installed (via Vortex, via SteamTinkerLaunch) and some new shaders in OpenMW and this 2002 game is looking mighty sweet, if'n I do say so myself.

I'm a moderate Modder. I don't particularly like vast HD texture overhauls that give everything noisy 'grain' at the expense of the under-stated original look but in some cases they can work wonders, like in the armour you see in the second screenshot I've posted.

I bloody love OpenMW's new Shader capability, though. God-rays suit Morrowind thematically. The enhanced point-source lighting is MWAH. And those Mist/Fog shaders do absolute wonders for the atmosphere of the game. It's so great being on a mountain peak and suddenly a whole area vanishes as the mist thickens...

Uraael, to random

Notes for Companies in 2024:

  • My decision to cancel a service is not a problem for you to solve.

  • If the rest of your services are available to me online then this should be also.

  • Do not make the only cancellation route me telling my decision to a human whose main purpose is finding ways to make me change my mind.

  • If you have a queue system in place, you need to keep updating people as to their position in the queue, so they can judge whether to stay on the line or call again later.

  • Also do not make that route a per-minute charge number.

  • Every delay in responding to my request, every question looking for information, becomes more reason for the Cancellation. You have my request and I'm under no obligation to explain it to your satisfaction.

  • If I haven't given you my email address at any point don't ask for it as a "security question" (!)

This genuinely made me angry today; if you don't value my ability to make my own decisions then you don't deserve me as a customer. It was transparently obvious why you don't allow people to cancel online; it has everything to do with Retention efforts and nothing to do with 'checking what people still owe', something that can absolutely be confirmed and dealt with online.

Fuck you, McQueens Dairies. I hope your milk sours.

https://www.mcqueensdairies.co.uk/cancel-account/

#LateStageCapitalism #DarkPatterns #Retention

Uraael, (edited ) to DoctorWho

15th Doctor TV Scoreboard!

AIRED
The Church on Ruby Road 5/10
Space Babies 6/10 (+1)
The Devil's Chord 8/10 (-1)
Boom 8/10

UN-AIRED
73 Yards - May 25th
Dot and a Bubble - Jun 1st
Rogue - Jun 8th
The Legend of Ruby Sunday - Jun 15th
Empire of Death - Jun 22nd

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
Joy to the World - Dec 25th

NB: scores may change as the series progresses.

Uraael, to random

Just messaged my brother: see image. 😁

He's seen three episodes now. Only one more to go, then...😢🥰😢

Uraael, to Morrowind

Lo-Fi Morrowing is a Vibe, ya'll 🎧

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSf5uIPAZjA

Uraael, to random

23rd of May 2024; The Day The Search Engines Died

Uraael, to microsoft

Being cut off from Search today means I'm left to my own devices to come up with a searing nickname for it: is the current front runner. I think we can do better.

During today's I've been mysteriously drawn to plucky British (!) Search Engine, Mojeek. At first glance they're doing a lot that I like:

They've also partnered with the Mullvad browser, one of the best choices for default browsing Privacy, as reported in exhaustive detail on Privacytests.org

Of course, the proof is in the usage pudding and results so far have been...unspectacular...but it is early days and I think I'm going to give them a road test for a while and see how I get on.

zaki, to random
@zaki@plasmatrap.com avatar

happy gay month fuckerss

Uraael,

@zaki And Non-fuckers ​:spinny_cat_ace:​

Uraael, to random

​:bisexual_fire:​​:bisexual_fire:​ You don't hear about Disaster Bisexuals any more. Did the disasters wipe them all out? ​:bisexual_fire:​​:bisexual_fire:​

chad, to random
@chad@beige.party avatar

Post every post like it’s your last

Uraael,

@chad "Well, this is my last post on the Fedi. Before I go I'd like to thank everyone for making this such a special experience. I'd also like to thank my Mom and Dad, my partner of fifteen years...."

VeroniqueB99, to random
@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social avatar

Ohhhh I'd LOVE to go...!!! 🤣

Uraael,

@VeroniqueB99 Sprays mouth wIth silver paint
screams WITNESS ME

danjac, to random
@danjac@masto.ai avatar

Mutant inbreeds in the UK Reform party now in a frenzy about barber shops

Uraael,

@danjac A month ago, during my Facebook Farewell Tour, I chanced upon a thread of frothing gammons, kickstarted by a Reform UK personage, upset about hoary old British sitcom Terry and June. There is literally no limit to their howling insanity.

This month it's Barbershops. Next month it'll be Badgers. July = Knotted Handkerchiefs...

Uraael, to random

Tis too good not to share. 🤣

Uraael, to memes

Ok, am staying off Memegenerator for a while. 😁

Uraael, to random

#Trump #Convicted #Skeletor

Uraael, to StarTrek

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