Phil Thane โ
pthane@toot.wales
<p>Retired techie writer/author/teacher. <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Boater" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Boater</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/CanalLover" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CanalLover</span></a> and granddad. <a href="HTTPS://justmytoots.com/@pthane@toot.wales" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible"></span><span class="ellipsis">HTTPS://justmytoots.com/@pthan</span><span class="invisible">e@toot.wales</span></a></p>
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@it The one that gets me is &#39;like and subscribe, it helps the algorithm send you more content&#39;. No, that&#39;s exactly why I won&#39;t.
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#OldPeopleOfMastodon I need your help. I'm on a canal boat trip, lots of walking, lock working etc. Every night I get woken several times with terrible leg cramps. Anyone got any tips? (Youngsters can contribute too). #Boating #Canals #Cramp #BoatsThatToot
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Question for Brits, does a hosepipe ban affecting 'millions of households' according to the media also apply to allotments? Asking for a wife. And her husband tasked with carrying watering cans. #UK #water #hosepipe #gardening #allotments
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@TJ1001@mastodonapp.uk poor graphic design the bar ends (IE reached 100%) to the left of the numbers not the end of the box. Possibly deliberate.
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@alice@lgbtqia.space Ok I'm a guy and I'm replying. I'm sorry you get this shit from others, but I don't own a gun because I'm not an American, I left Faceache about 17 years ago, I'm not gay but I reckon what other people do with their genitals is none of my business. Keep on fighting. @Janeishly@mastodonapp.uk
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@mondstern the obvious for starters are Libre Office, Gimp and Inkscape if you need vector graphics beyond Libre Office capabilities. Free CAD if you design in 3D. Krita for a different take on graphics. Gnu Cash if you need to keep track of expenses and invoice people. Firefox or a Firefox based spin off browser eg Zen, Ice Wolf. Free Tube for YouTube without ads or tracking though Google keeps changing the API to break it.
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@usluck@channels.im We're all entitled to change our minds but being wrong both before and after takes real talent.
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@JessTheUnstill In my experience people who aren't good with technology don't realise they don't have security and privacy. And are resistant to hearing about it because it's too complicated.
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I guess it is built to some safety standards not applicable to wherever you are so the sticker is a 'get out of jail' card for the company when the product fails.
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@tiggy I think the techies here would call that sub-optimal. What I'm contemplating though is a bit different, using a cheap UK based hosting company that provides space on a virtual server, and a Cpanel dashboard sheet I can set up WP
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Anyone speak Hungarian? How should an English-speaker pronounce &#39;Magyar&#39;? The BBC seems to swing between &#39;Mag Yar&#39; with s hard &#39;g&#39; and &#39;Ma Jar&#39; (soft &#39;g&#39;). #Hungary #Magyar
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RE: https://flipboard.com/@bbcnews/science-and-environment-s66ehoj8z/-/a-7C9bjL3vTR6CNAycRULaBg%3Aa%3A3199692-%2F0 Quick, send copies to Trump and his cabinet.
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Metazooa Stats ๐ Animal #950 ๐โโฌ I figured it out in 6 guesses! ๐ง๐ง๐ง๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ ๐ฅ 3 | Avg. Guesses: 8.7 https://metazooa.com #metazooa
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Until I retired I ran my own website on Wordpress. When I retired I closed that but got involved with a local boat club and helped set up their site on WP. Left that a few years ago and someone else runs it now. Consequently although I&#39;ve noticed some disagreements about WordPress on here I haven&#39;t really been paying attention. What&#39;s the situation? I&#39;m thinking of creating a new blog, is WP still a decent option? What&#39;s the TL:DR version of events? #wordp...
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Age verification on internet connected devices is contentious. There&#39;s no good answer. But, California (I think) is considering a law that would mandate age verification on all operating systems and then all apps would query the user profile before granting access. But what stops dodgy Dave down the pub, or some backstreet PC shop selling devices with a fake adult ID already set? And what about the millions of devices already in the wild? #AgeVerification #security #privacy