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Written by Declan on 2025-01-22 at 20:28

Anyone else found MacOS Sequoia Safari (18.2) has a bug making it impossible to connect to any http url on LAN without disabling 'Non-secure Site Connections' warnings?

If you had, say, some form of media softwARR on a Synology, trying to get to it via ip:port, ie 192.168.X.X:XXXX just gives an error with no way to proceed...

Same error even with my fucking router!?

All accessible no problem with Firefox, so 100% a new Safari issue.

Maybe @caseyliss noticed lol?

[#]macOS #Safari #TechSupport

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Written by Declan on 2025-01-13 at 14:39

The one tech project Labour cut funding for was the supercomputer at Edinburgh uni. It was apparently bad because it would be used for “traditional computing projects such as scientific simulations”. Who’d want to use a computer for fucking science, when it could be used to steal everything humans have ever made and destroy the livelihoods of millions?

Then again, it could have made Scotland look good, and they definitely don't want that. (2/2)

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Written by Declan on 2025-01-13 at 14:39

What makes all this extra fucked to me is their Online Safety Bill makes it impractical for anyone to try anything innovative (look at the requirements for even a forum, imagine something like Mastodon).

Silicon Valley & big tech, meanwhile, actively work to break everything - including democracy and the environment - and get tax-payer-funded infrastructure and compliant regulators.

It’s beyond a joke. (1/2)

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Written by Declan on 2025-01-13 at 10:11

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jan/12/mainlined-into-uks-veins-labour-announces-huge-public-rollout-of-ai

“Ruthless” cuts to public sector, but “multi-billion contracts” for nuclear reactors & infrastructure for fucking AI.

Opening up NHS data, because in Starmer’s words “the AI industry needs a government that is on their side”.

The other side here is: human beings, the climate, privacy, and basic realities of what AI actually is and can do.

They’re literally making a ‘National Data Library’ of citizen data for the industry.

I’m disgusted and furious.

[#]UKPolitics #AI #Labour

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Written by Declan on 2024-11-03 at 18:27

This is brilliant. I probably saw this from someone else on here but have forgotten the source, sorry 🫠

What Is React.js? (Webbed Briefs) https://briefs.video/videos/what-is-react/

[#]javascript #webdev #react

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Written by Declan on 2024-09-16 at 23:54

It’s 2024 and I want a doorbell that I can put a custom sound on.

I don’t want a camera, I don’t want an app, I don’t want spyware.

I just want a thing that; when you press a button outside, a sound I choose plays inside, at a volume and place I choose.

You know, a doorbell.

There is fuck all that I can find to do it other than an out of stock product that was discontinued years ago.

Honestly depressing that this is where we’re at with technology, any tips anyone?

[#]Enshittification

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Written by Declan on 2024-08-13 at 22:16

I’m trying to help recruit participants for a CAPS Collective Advocacy research project into men and eating disorders.

CAPS are Scotland-based, but are looking to interview anyone living in the UK that identifies or aligns with the experience of being a man with an eating disorder.

📧 research@capsadvocacy.org to find out more.

Please boost to help find participants from this important but overlooked demographic.

Thanks ☺️

[#]uk #scotland #research #mensMentalHealth #eatingDisorders #academia

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Written by Declan on 2024-07-08 at 12:39

Found a load of sentimental mini DV tapes with an old camcorder, but they’re trapped unless I can find a FireWire to Thunderbolt adapter, which Apple don’t sell anymore…

Does anyone have any access or leads (pun not intended)?

I’d even pay for shipping and returns on a borrow, as I only need it to get these tapes saved!

[#]Apple #TechSupport #retrocomputing

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Written by Declan on 2023-10-18 at 22:59

Sure, Trump Is an Authoritarian Grifter, but at Least He’s Three Years Younger Than Biden - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/sure-trump-is-an-authoritarian-grifter-but-at-least-hes-three-years-younger-than-biden

Beautifully written #USPolitics

Edit - adding the link I thought I’d used to share this, where I first saw it (the always great Kottke.org) https://kottke.org/23/10/0043252-sure-trump-is-an-authorit

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