Notices by Terence Eden (edent@mastodon.social), page 3

@neil I'm fascinated by what an egg cooker is!
Like, to fry them? Poach them?

@Gargron we'd be lucky to have you!
Hope it all goes well.

Basically, something a bit like this:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/314277203979
But with no cable and a much smaller button.

Anyone remember the Pressy?
It was a headphone port accessory which gave you an extra programmable button.

https://www.whatmobile.net/Accessories/article/pressy-adds-extra-button-android-phones

How hard would it be to make a USB-C version? Something which was flush to your phone and acted like a mini OTG keyboard?

Would you buy one?

I think I kind of hate lazy loading…

Yesterday I was on a train. I clicked on a link and the article loaded. Halfway through reading it, the train went into a tunnel and I lost signal.

So I couldn't see the images on the page for the rest of the journey.

I get the need to reduce bandwidth, and the associated battery savings. But I'm not sure it is worth it.

Anyone else feel that way?

🆕 blog! “The IAB loves tracking users. But it hates users tracking them.”

The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) is a standards development group for the advertising industry. Their members love tracking users. They want to know where you are, who you're with, what you're buying, and what you think. All so they can convince you to spend sligh…

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/01/the-iab-loves-tracking-users-but-it-hates-users-tracking-them/
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#advertising #email #privacy

@robin my *personal* opinion as a former AC member - this is the culmination of Google's plan to stop anyone who isn't a browser from having any say in the future of the web.
The only way I see forward (and I've only watched from the sidelines for a few years) is to start a new org and forge a new consensus. Which would have to acknowledge that some participants are hostile to the mission.