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kentindell

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Technologist and entrepreneur. CTO of automotive industry startup.

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kentindell, to random
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Has anyone else had a spurious “Thanks for your request to cancel your Amazon account” notification? When you’ve got a unique password and 2FA set up, it’s hard to see how a request to delete could be raised. Could a rogue center operator at Amazon generate that request?

kentindell,
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Also: Amazon account deletion nukes history, invoices, gift cards, music, e-books, audiobook purchases, everything. And there’s no ability to cancel an account deletion request: replying to the email confirms the request!

projectgus, to esp32
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So impressed with the progress of the ESP32 open source Wi-Fi MAC efforts: https://zeus.ugent.be/blog/23-24/esp32-reverse-engineering-continued/

Had similar long term ambitions on ESP8266 when I started esp-open-rtos a decade ago, but ended up being hired by Espressif instead. 😅

From inside we always had theoretical support for open sourcing more of the WiFi stack, but it was never going to become a priority unless some high tier client demanded it...

I look forward to seeing where this effort lands!

kentindell,
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@projectgus If the Australian government is anything like the British regime it’s probably using “Wi-Fi” as a synonym for “internet”.

cstross, to random
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I am deeply regretting that for my political satire series I went with a head of government who is merely a faceless Lovecraftian Elder God with a skull-collecting hobby.

He seems kind of understated these days.

Should have picked a cross between the South Dakota Puppy Shooter and Liz Truss instead ...

kentindell,
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@cstross @sellathechemist Oh there’s definitely something eldritch about Truss.

mrpjevans, to random
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One for fellow software devs out there.

I thought 'Oh, a silly grammar cock-up that makes for a fun local news story'. Then I read the first line. I won't spoil the surprise but maybe make sure there's no-one close when you yell 'OH FOR FU...'

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-68942321

kentindell,
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@mrpjevans And “fucks sake”, not “fuck’s sake” naturally.

cliffwade, to fediverse
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Good morning and happy Monday #Fediverse

It's an early start to the day due to excitement on my behalf, so let's all discuss what the first day of the week has in store for us as well as the week ahead.

For me, it's some work stuff(more in a post coming up shortly), followed by more work stuff.

Video games tonight with family friends like we do each Monday and then just relaxing and enjoying the evening!

#MorningMoments #GoodMorning #Work #VideoGames

kentindell,
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@JensHannemann @cliffwade There’s a great little project where someone made a regular Pico into a Sigrok-compatible logic analyzer (that talks to the host PC over USB). That’s not just the cheapest logic analyzer but also runs at 130MHz on all channels!

kentindell, to random
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FAO GM car drivers. https://www.marketplace.org/2024/04/25/gm-was-collecting-and-sharing-drivers-data-often-without-their-knowledge/ https://social.linux.pizza/@standaloneSA/112346503511568045

CrackedWindscreen, to discworld
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For me, the Guards books are my favourite and the way I got into #Discworld BUT the Moist von Lipwig trilogy is also sublime.

#TerryPratchettDay

kentindell,
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@CrackedWindscreen I think these are my favourites. I do like the Rincewind books though.

kentindell,
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@CrackedWindscreen I was thinking about diamond din-chewers just this morning.

stoneymonster, to random
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ELF and DWARF formats make computers seem a lot cooler than they really are.

kentindell,
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@stoneymonster @embedded The only response to a suggestion to write a parser for them is “Fly you fools”.

kentindell, to random
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If you want to send a message to forensic investigators looking at why a car crashed, leave a message in the CAN bus. 32 bytes. In binary.

video/mp4

pcawdron, to random
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If you're interested in which classic science fiction novels influence my writing, check out... https://shepherd.com/best-books/classic-science-fiction-on-first-contact

kentindell,
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@pcawdron I read Rendezvous With Rama as a kid and loved it (wooden characters don’t matter much to kids, I think). Really looking forward to the movie.

kentindell, to random
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This is following on the heels of GM’s announcement about Cruise. I think we are seeing the beginning of the end for the robotaxi autonomous vehicles bubble. https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/aptiv-beats-quarterly-profit-estimates-strong-demand-auto-parts-2024-01-31/

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    @mintynet Based on who is advising the regime, I think that’s a legislative feature and not a bug.

    keefeglise, to random

    Joe Biden. Slightly younger than Neil Kinnock. Slightly older than John Major.

    kentindell,
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    @keefeglise Morning or afternoon?

    georgetakei, to random

    As you contemplate going home for the holidays, especially if you have any vocal MAGA relations, remember this coping strategy: Hear everything they say for what it is: from a brainwashed cult of millions who have been misled and manipulated. Do not attempt to deprogram, or you become just another enemy. Listen with patience, and try to find common things you both enjoy to talk about. Remind them of your humanity, and do things that let them remind you of theirs. That is how love ultimately prevails.

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    @georgetakei Or you could save a lot of time and effort and just cough in their unvaxxed faces.

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    @keefeglise @mintynet Not a noddy question: excellent question, in fact. It’s not obvious, no.

    kentindell,
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    @mintynet @keefeglise Buying just the stickers would be cheaper 😛

    kentindell,
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    @barsteward @mintynet Yes. Somewhat peeving.

    revk, to random
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    Arrg!
    Never a good start to the day when your slow acting insulin decides it will not be slow, and drops your blood sugar to 2 in ten minutes flat.
    It is a good job I had not gone for my morning walk straight away as I’d be collapsed somewhere in Castle Meadows now.
    All good now, but it will mess up my levels all day I bet.
    Rare, but it has happened a couple of times before. My diabetic clinic did not seem to know of it being a thing. Anyone else had this? Ordinary glargine insulin.

    kentindell,
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    @revk Have you tried boiling your blood by reading crap from keyboard warriors who think “insulin” is a single thing?

    thomasfuchs, (edited ) to random
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    Just learned what the user interfaces in the SpaceX capsules run.

    The capsules that provide life support for people traveling into space and have to be absolutely reliable.

    The user interface that controls an explosion.

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    It runs some home-compiled version of Chromium and the UI is written in JavaScript.

    kentindell,
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    @thomasfuchs @Gerhardf The chief genius engineer made them do it, I’m sure. The crew should count themselves lucky all the buttons don’t have “X” written on them.

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    Hmmm. So I've got some Eightree smart plugs. They support power on/off and power usage monitoring. Good. I got them free. Even better.

    I managed to get HACS installed on HA. I managed to get LocalTuya installed in HACS. I managed to do get a LocalTuya integration. It managed to SEE my test smartplug; IP and MAC! Wow, so close now.

    Now it wants the device's "localkey". I cannot get this unless I first sign the device up to the cloud, then un-sign it up. Somehow this will reveal it to me.

    kentindell,
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    @bloor With you here. I was into IoT more than 20 years ago (interview with me in Wired) and I WAS SO WRONG: the IoT is a dumpster fire.

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    Is it me, or is it unusually rainy in northeast England atm?

    kentindell,
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    @Andii @sellathechemist He got appointed to House of Lords and these days he’s doing his best to sabotage efforts to combat climate change.

    SwiftOnSecurity, to random

    If I was a 1950s housewife and used a microwave the first time I’d lose my fucking marbles

    kentindell,
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    @mogul @SwiftOnSecurity I like how this thread talks of microwave ovens in terms of ancient history. I remember when they became affordable and I bought my first one, goddamit!

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    @cwillmes Protecting the brand is a weak incentive, as the enshittification of HP and Samsung and Google and many others demonstrates.

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