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  I like this use of absolute time rather than relative time. When you see that a code expires "in 5 minutes" you have no way of knowing how long it has taken to get to your inbox. #2FA #MFA #CyberSecurity

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  This isn't your normal "looking for work" post. I've decided to shut my business and do more volunteer / community work. If you know of an organisation which could use a board member with strong digital skills, extensive experience in open source and open standards, or cybersecurity please let me know. Nothing full time. Personal recommendations preferred. Feel free to share.

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  Are there any good conferences coming up in London which *aren't* about tech? I'm bored of watching manels about niche computing concepts, being cornered by cryptobores, and endless discussions about AI. What fun, ideally free or cheap, conferences can you recommend? (Personal recommendations please. I know how to search Eventbrite.)

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  🆕 blogging - “Twitter's archive doesn't have alt text - but Mastodon's does!” Because I don't trust Alan, the Hyperprat who now runs Twitter, I decided to download my Twitter archive before setting my account to dormant. About a decade ago, I wrote about how the Twitter archive works and where it is deficient. Thing… 👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2022/11/twitters-archive-doesnt-have-alt-text-but-mastodons-does/ ⸻ #a11y #accessibility #mastodon #MastodonAP...

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  If you want to understand what the #accessibility community have lost with the demise of Twitter - and what Mastodon can do to help - you've got to listen to @tink on the BBC's latest podcast https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0dfbgsc (Starts about 24 minutes in - but the whole podcast is great.)

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  "You two have been through thick and thin!" Which do you think is the good one and which is the bad?

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  🆕 blog! “How Can Governments Pay Open Source Maintainers?” When I worked for the UK Government I was once asked if we could find a way to pay for all the Open Source Software we were using. It is a surprisingly hard problem and I want to talk about some of the issues we faced. The UK Government publishes a lot of Open Source code - nearly everything… 👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/03/how-can-governments-pay-open-source-maintainers/ ⸻ #government #money #OpenSource

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  "If it terrible for everyone it isn't an accessibility issue - it is just a bit shit." Brilliant from @kitation #Sotb26

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  The best edit to see on a #DoctorWho Wikipedia page 😯 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Daleks%27_Master_Plan&action=history

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  OK, but *how* can you tell if something is AI generated?

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  What's the largest number of "trusted partners" you've seen in a cookie consent pop-up?

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  Urgh. Very annoyed with @bitwarden For obvious reasons, I want to move from the .com version to the .eu hosted version. There's no "one-click" way to do it. Instead, there's lots of exporting data, creating new accounts, importing, deleting old ones. That wouldn't be so bad, but I have a family plan and would have to do this for several people. That's going to be a logistical nightmare. Why can't they offer an easy migration to payin...

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  We've hit FORTY-THOUSAND entries on https://openbenches.org 🥰 All contributed by people like you. Thank you to all our wonderful supporters, brilliant photographers, and open source coders.

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  I think I've cracked it! Using #OpenStreetMap as a custom OIDC provider in #Auth0. Which means people can log in to OpenBenches with their #OSM credentials via OAuth. If you'd like to test it, please visit https://openbenches.org/login (You don't need to upload a photo.)

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  The UK has the largest capacity offshore wind farm in the world. It also has the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, and 7th. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_offshore_wind_farms#Largest_operational_offshore_wind_farms

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  Graffiti campaigners at #FOSDEM don't seem to realise that other people have to clean up their mess. Your generic slogan has to be scrubbed away by a low-paid worker using harsh chemicals. But I guess they're less important than your self-righteous vandalism.

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  In a #FOSDEM session where someone proposed advertising to politicians using PornHub. Certainly *an* approach!