Another day, another data breach. the spreadsheet, initially shared in 2022, and thought to contain data related to a small number of applicants, had contained hidden data related to more than 18,000 people. ICO statement in response to 2022 MoD data breach Why are people still sending files to each other? I remember having a stand-up argument a decade ago with a project manager who wanted us …| Terence Eden’s Blog
Before going away for a couple of days, I downloaded some videos from my Jellyfin server onto an Android tablet running GrapheneOS, so that I could watch them offline.| neilzone.co.uk
I have dkim (and dmarc and spf) enabled for my email domains, to aid with deliverability and to lessen the risk of spoofing.| neilzone.co.uk
FOSS projects sometimes need legal advice, and the nature of that advice can vary significantly. (I’m saying “FOSS project” here, but the same is likely true for all number of community-centred projects. I’m going to stick with “FOSS project” here.) I’ve seen FOSS projects needing advice on data protection, company formation, copyright and software licensing, trade marks, Internet law / intermediary liability, litigation, terms of service, trust and safety legal issues, dealing ...| Neil's blog
If you are using Firefox or a derivative on a tablet or a device with a similar sized screen, and you are annoyed with it selecting “Desktop mode” each time, try unsetting Settings / Site Settings / Always request desktop site.| Neil's blog
For a small project, I wanted to set up another fediverse server snac. This is not going to be a detailed write-up, as setting it up was very easy. I used a combination of the main readme and the administrator manual. In additional to normal Linux setup stuff, it boiled down to: install some components (incluing ‘build-essential’) add a snac system user clone the code compile it create and enable a systemd unit file for the resulting binary create a snac user stick a reverse proxy in fron...| Neil's blog
I am enjoying using vdirsyncer, khal, and khard for syncing, and interacting with, CalDAV and CardDAV accounts from a terminal. I wanted to run vdirsyncer automatically, on a schedule. There are lots of ways that I could do this, but I went with an approach of simple systemd unit files, based on the vdirsyncer documentation, but adjusted for a pipx installation of vdirsyncer. This runs the vdirsyncer sync command every 15 minutes, starting 5 minutes after boot. It runs irrespective of whether...| Neil's blog
I like Markdown as a simple way of formatting text. I use it for my presentations using reveal.js, for writing blogposts, and for writing advice notes. One of the main reasons that I switched to the glitch-soc fork of Mastodon was its support for Markdown. glitch enables me to create toots in Markdown, in whatever client I want, and converts my Markdown-formatted toots to html, for others to view. This is very basic html. For instance, I often use bold text, italics, quotes, and bulleted list...| Neil's blog
I bought a Colmi R09 “smart” ring from AliExpress, and I’ve been giving it a try for the last couple of weeks. For £18 (being AliExpress, the price fluctuates a bit), I didn’t have particularly high expectations, and I have been pleasantly surprised. The ring The ring is slightly concave, and black. It does not stand out / look unusual, although when it takes some measurements, the LEDs pulse on the underside of your finger, which I guess could be visible. This one has no screen or o...| Neil's blog
After a long time using screen, I started using tmux last November.| neilzone.co.uk
Background In the next couple of weeks, I am sitting on panels at two events about the UK’s Online Safety Act 2023. I don’t know what each of those panels will discuss, or what questions I might be asked, so these are some notes I made as part of my preparation. I doubt I’ll get to cover all of this, or perhaps even want to, but I wanted to get some thoughts down anyway. I want people to be safe and online One can want people to be safe online, and also think that the OSA doesn’t get ...| Neil's blog
I’ve used GrapheneOS on my phone - a Pixel 6 - for coming on three years now. I’ve been incredibly pleased with it, giving me an Android phone without the bloat and clutter with which so many ship. I’ve also been exploring postmarketOS, but I’m not ready to use it as my main phone OS at the moment. I’ve been keeping my eye out for a Pixel Tablet for a while, so that I can have a reasonably powerful tablet running GrapheneOS. I don’t use a tablet that much - a bit of document readi...| Neil's blog
I like writing up notes of things that I’ve done, and problems that I’ve solved. These are mainly as a reminder for me, in case I need to rebuild the system or solve the same problem in the future. I used to keep these as notes on a private wiki, before deciding that there’s really no good reason to keep them private: they might be of use to others. So now, often if not always, I publish my write up. Why do I tell you this? Because I think that this context - my personal, private notes ...| Neil's blog
Yesterday, Mastodon said that it was adding support for a new Open Graph tag, to better showcase people who write blogposts and other articles, when links to those posts get tooted on the fediverse.| neilzone.co.uk
I’ve often pondered whether I should have a comments facility on my blog.| neilzone.co.uk
I’ve written before about how much I like RSS, and how I use RSS to read people’s blogs in a distraction-free, ad-free manner.| neilzone.co.uk