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danyork

@danyork@mastodon.social

I look for patterns. I connect dots. I share what I see.

Working for a bigger, stronger open #Internet for everyone. Writes on #InternetAccess, #DNS, #AI, #WordPress, futures. Focused on Low Earth Orbit (#LEO) satellites at Internet Society.

#Wikipedia editor. Volunteer with #Rotary, #ITDRC, #IETF.

Speaker, author, podcaster, livestreamer.

Been online since 1980s - still remember USENET and UUCP. Lives in #Vermont. Spricht Deutsch et un peu de français. Enjoys #curling.

#tfr

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danyork, to random
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Oh, hey! Despite it being astronomical "Spring" yesterday... it seems we have a big snowstorm coming in tomorrow night to dump maybe over 7 inches (~18cm) of SNOW on us! ❄️☃️

https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=VTZ005&warncounty=VTC007&firewxzone=VTZ030&local_place1=2%20Miles%20S%20South%20Burlington%20VT&product1=Winter+Storm+Watch&lat=44.4125&lon=-73.2147

danyork, to random
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Very interesting summary of this workshop. Excellent questions for us all to consider as we continue building decentralized social media…

From: @axz
https://hci.social/@axz/112130740542154071

danyork, to random
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There are some great threads about git and version control systems off some posts by @b0rk - she summarizes the results below (so far) of why people like git, but the threads are worth reading. Some interesting points about why people use git and version control systems in general.

From: @b0rk
https://social.jvns.ca/@b0rk/112124224240591092

danyork, to random
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Dear Apple,

Can you PLEASE stop turning my links into “previews” when I am composing an email message? I don’t want that. I never have wanted that. I get that you think you are “helping” me, but I JUST WANT TO POST A RAW URL. That’s it. Just a link address.

And yes, I know in the Mac version I can get a down-arrow to convert it to a plain link, but that’s a pain, and not easy in IOS.

I just want URLs.

Thank you,
An email user (who, yes, has gray hair and has been using email for 30+ years)

danyork,
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@stirrell42 whoa!!!! I swear that was NOT there before. Either I completely missed it or Apple added it at some point! Thanks for pointing that out - that is exactly what I need to turn off!

danyork,
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@stirrell42 Interesting.. it turns out that I do NOT yet have this setting in either of my 2 Macs. BUT... it turns out I haven't applied software updates yet... so I'm doing that now.

I did, though, find it in IOS and so can now change this on my mobile devices.

THANK YOU for letting me know this option is now there!

danyork, to random
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Huh... I didn't realize that somewhere along the way X restricted access to public tweets/posts to logged-in users.

I noticed this when viewing X profiles from a browser where I was NOT logged in. Then I went to https://twitter.com/danyork - all it showed me was my one pinned tweet (amusingly telling people I'm more active on Mastodon 🤣)

In another browser where I was logged in, I could see all my tweets/posts.

I did not realized there was this change in behavior.

danyork,
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@cstephens2 Interesting! I guess I must just have always had browsers signed in on the few times I visit X/Twitter lately. Thanks for the link to the article.

danyork,
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@spv Yes… someone else clued me in that it happened back in June 2023. I guess I have just always been signed in and so only noticed it now! 🤦‍♂️

danyork, to random
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Anyone else who uses WhatsApp finding themselves added to a bunch of cryptocurrency investment groups lately?

Pretty much every day I'm hitting "Exit and Report" on another one.

danyork,
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@trechnex Ahh... I should go check that out. I don't use WhatsApp all that much, so haven't really customized any of that.

b0rk, to random
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i've been hearing a lot from folks on here who are frustrated with git (for many good reasons!)

but I'm curious about the opposite perspective: if you've worked with more than one version control system over the years and you prefer git, I'd love to know:

a) what other systems have you worked with? (hg? svn? p4?)
b) why do you prefer git?

notes:

  • please no replies about why you think git is worse
  • interested in answers other than "because I have no choice"
danyork,
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@b0rk
a) RCS, CVS, SVN, git.. and I recall briefly having to use both perforce and clearcase

b) the single biggest thing I like about git is being able to work locally and offline. I can get on a plane, do a bunch of work and commits, and then sync them when I am back online.

The other big thing for me is not being locked into a server (as with cvs or svn). I can use a hosted system like GitHub, but I have the security of my local repo - and can always upload it to another service.

danyork, (edited ) to Wikipedia
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Any people knowledgeable about the "Security BSides" event who are also editors?

Or any editors looking for an article to improve?

has become a global set of community-driven security conferences / unconferences ... but the Wikipedia article about it could sure use some attention. It's just three short paragraphs that could be expanded to have more info about the event(s) and history - and more secondary reliable sources added.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_BSides

danyork, to random
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I feel seen… 🤣

From: @elhackernet
https://infosec.exchange/@elhackernet/112098986939063609

danyork, to internet
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What's going with the Internet in western and southern Africa right now?

A lot of the region is currently experiencing Internet outages. @radar and IODA are both tracking the outages:

(hat tip to @dbelson for his great CloudflareRadar work!)

There are multiple reports on Twitter/X about "subsea cable cuts" from telecom companies... but even they are not definitive.

Anyone seeing clear statements?

danyork,
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@dbelson @radar Oh, interesting! I hadn't seen that Azure statement. And it's not clear either... "reduced total capacity" doesn't mean it's gone... it could just be severely plugged up with traffic.

Hmmm

danyork,
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@dbelson @radar Yes, this article came out related to Nigeria... but again it is recycling the Vodacom and MTN posts that came out earlier today: https://nairametrics.com/2024/03/14/breaking-undersea-cable-damage-causes-internet-outage-in-nigeria-telcos-banks-hit/

Nothing new or more specific.

danyork,
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@cybeardjm @dbelson Thanks for all that info. Useful to see what they are saying. (Although again no specifics beyond problems with undersea cables.)

danyork, to random
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Happy Pi Day!*

    • For those who use the US way of writing dates where today is 3/14.

For everyone else... Happy Thursday! 😀

danyork, to Journaling
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Yesterday marked 1,000 days straight of using the Day One journaling app, so I wrote a post about how this one little app has become so central to my daily workflow: https://www.danyork.com/2024/03/1000-days-of-journaling-with-day-one.html

I also included a bit about how I use Day One for chronological note-taking and also use Obsidian for more topic-based note-taking.

danyork, to meta
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This was an easy blog post for me to write! There is so much wrong with the State of Nevada’s request for an injunction to prevent Meta from rolling out end-to-end encryption in Facebook Messenger. For starters, WhatsApp has had E2EE since 2016, Apple iMessage since 2011 … and more.

Hopefully the district court in Nevada will agree and NOT allow the injunction! We’ll see.

#E2EE #Encryption #Nevada #Meta

From: @internetsociety
https://techpolicy.social/@internetsociety/112083762463331724

danyork, to Battlemaps
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"YEA!!!!!!" comes the happy shout from upstairs! And it is repeated again!

Yes, indeed, today is a SNOW DAY here in our part of northwest Vermont! No school.

We haven't yet had a large amount of snow, but it's still coming down, there are high winds, and the message is that the roads are very slippery.

(Of course, for me as a remote worker this is just another day... as long as the power stays on. 😀)

danyork, to random
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If you want to watch amazing 🥌curling🥌, TSN is showing the Brier final on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/live/2uj6POMPvo0?si=SDsHCT1uBlsplNun [1]

It is Saskatchewan (Mike McEwan) against Team Canada (Brad Gushue).

These guys routinely make shots that mere casual players like me can only dream of making!

(The Brier is the annual men’s curling championship in Canada, so you get to see the best teams from across the country.)

[1] This link may only work outside of Canada.

arielwaldman, to random
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An update on my work and a behind-the-scenes video from inside an Antarctic field hut.

(Post is open to everyone to read/watch, but also would love it if you joined my Patreon!)

https://www.patreon.com/posts/getting-scary-99750293

danyork,
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@arielwaldman Great video! Thanks for sharing that. Your video brought back a memory to me… 34 years ago I was a field worker at a camp in the middle of Greenland (GISP II). I feel like maybe they had a “Jamesway” hut, too. Do you know if those huts were deployed in other arctic places?

danyork,
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@arielwaldman Thanks for the reply and I understand. Thanks for all you are doing to educate people about Antarctica. I'm excited for your documentary!

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