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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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Here’s an idea for those wanting to avoid google’s AI search results: use DuckDuckGo - which provides better results anyway in my experience. It can also be set as the default search engine on most browsers.

torgo,
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@dpp tbh I think that’s fine (though I think DDG says they use Bing as one source along with others and their own crawler). The presentation of the results (clean, with minimal gunk, first link always above the “fold”) and the non-tracking are why I use them.

torgo, to random
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Overheard on today's @tag call: “Do we need a prefers-less-capitalism media query?”

rolle, to bluesky
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Bluesky enthusiasts are stating that Bluesky has ”plans” to make ATProto universal and transfer it to W3C or the like. Well, there is no evidence that Bluesky wants to give up control or the protocol is going to be widely adopted after 5 years of development so forgive me being sceptical. The story is a bit different with ActivityPub.

torgo,
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@rolle agree. If they were serious about this, they would commit to participate in social web working group and to moving toward full federation with the rest of the , instead of scoffing at anyone who raises these points.

torgo, to fediverse
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I had to look at a Twitter message for work reasons yesterday. I did it in a private tab. I still felt like I needed to wash afterwards. However it struck me that I don't think I've actually read anything off of Twitter for over a year and a half at this point. For me, the has largely replaced it.

torgo, to random
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The revolution may not be televised but it will be .

Edent, (edited ) to random
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You receive a call on your phone.
The caller says they're from your bank and they're calling about a suspected fraud.

"Oh yeah," you think. Obvious scam, right?

The caller says "I'll send you an in-app notification to prove I'm calling from your bank."

Your phone buzzes. You tap the notification This is what you see.

Still think it is a scam?
1/3

torgo,
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@Edent my rule is never to give any information to someone who calls me - ever. I don't answer calls from numbers I don't recognise, which I think also deters this kind of scam. If I get a notification, receive a letter in the post (has happened), or get a call about fraud, I call the bank on the number on my card or on their web site.

torgo, to random
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I really do not understand what is going on with . It seems like he brought this on himself by reneging on green pledges and thereby sabotaging the coalition with the Green Party? What was he thinking? Or am I not understanding? https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/apr/29/humza-yousaf-steps-down-as-scottish-first-minister-snp

mnot, to random
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Law enforcement is asking - yet again - for access to encrypted communications. This post tries to succinctly summarise why that's a bad idea.

https://www.mnot.net/blog/2024/04/29/power

torgo,
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@mnot this reminds me of an article from 2015 by @pluralistic in reference to another planned government assault on end-to-end encryption: “But Whatsapp isn’t like a insurance agency with our applications in its file-drawers – it’s like a cafe where we pop in for a chat. Cafes have never been required install hidden microphones in the salt-cellars that could be activated with a court order. The state has never had the power to listen in on all our conversations.“ 🧂

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/04/david-cameron-snoopers-charter-will-not-make-us-safer

torgo, to random
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My talk from Open Source Summit on Wide Review (of standards / specifications) is now live! https://youtu.be/jmRrj48CRE0 This talk goes into some detail on why is important, how it works in W3C (and in @tag), and how it contributes to a better future, particularly when including and considerations.

torgo,
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@koalie thank you so much for your kind words! 🙏

glynmoody, to london
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Tory staff running network of anti- Facebook groups riddled with racism and abuse - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/apr/27/tory-staff-running-network-of-anti-ulez-facebook-groups-riddled-with-racism-and-abuse lies and cheating is all that the tories have got. nobody should vote for them, neither in , or nationally...

torgo,
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@glynmoody agreed – although I'm generally in favour of sabotaging government surveillance cameras.

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