Terence Eden

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As much as I like using @GrapheneOS, their social media team are *very* thin-skinned. Because I liked this comment, I have been "suspended indefinitely" from their discussion forum. This is a repeated pattern with #GrapheneOS - even the most minor criticism is met with undeserved scorn. Check out all their social media replies and weirdly hostile responses to anything less than fawning praise. I can't understand where their victim complex comes from.

🆕 blog! “Why my NFC passport didn't work at Heathrow's eGates” I travel a fair bit. My passport is usually quickly scanned and I can enter or leave a country without delay. But every time I use the eGates at Heathrow Airport to get back in to the UK, my passport is rejected and I'm told to seek assistance from Border Force. Today, I think I discovered why! 👀 Read more:

Why my NFC passport didn’t work at Heathrow’s eGates – Terence Eden’s Blog

⸻ #nfc #travel

Decent enough local ale. Hurrah for lounges 😄 Drinking: Dark Ale By: White Rabbit At: Marhaba Lounge 🍺🍺🍺🍺

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Terence is drinking a Dark Ale by White Rabbit

Decent enough local ale. Hurrah for lounges 😄

#untappd

People who listen to audio books - please help! What do you do with your eyes/hands when listening? I'm trying my first audiobook and finding the experience very odd. If I try to read something, I can't concentrate on the audio, if I close my eyes I drift off to sleep, if I play a game it is too distracting. About to take a 9 hour flight so need a strategy!

You do *not* need a shift key! Real hackers have a keyboard with separate uppercase and lowercase. The caps lock key is for wimps 😄 (As seen in the very fine Kauri Museum outside of Auckland.)

Which of the following messaging systems do you use regularly? (Feel free to write in if there's a mobile-first IM protocol you use daily.)

🆕 blog! “The Web Runs On Tolerance” If you've ever tried to write a computer program, you'll know the dread of a syntax error. An errant space and your code won't compile. Miss a semi-colon and the world collapses. Don't close your brackets and watch how the computer recoils in distress. The modern web isn't like that. You can make your HTML as malformed as you like and the web-browser will … 👀 Read more:

The Web Runs On Tolerance – Terence Eden’s Blog

⸻ #politics #web

Do I have any Fedifriends in #Sydney? We're popping over for a visit this weekend and would love to grab a beer with you

You'll soon be able to order an HIV testing kit from the NHS app.

GOV.UK

Trailblazing scheme to reconnect thousands with HIV treatment

The government has launched a scheme that will see thousands of people benefit from improved HIV testing and treatment under a new action plan.

Should hopefully help end HIV transmissions in England by 2030.