Harald Eilertsen

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 22:50:02 +0200

mhoye wrote the following post Fri, 24 Sep 2021 20:49:50 +0200

Told my class this week that "there are some problem spaces in this field - unicode strings, time zones and cryptography are the most famous examples - that you will learn to recognize, that are complicated and delicate and thorny enough that there are only two approaches worth considering: you either dedicate your life to understanding it, or you rely exclusively on tools created by the people who have. Every other choice is a pathway to madness or disaster or both".

Pilum::🌞

Sat, 25 Sep 2021 06:05:30 +0200 from ActivityPub

@harald https://xkcd.com/1883/

Harald Eilertsen

Sat, 25 Sep 2021 12:02:05 +0200

@Pilum::🌞 Of course, there had to be an xkcd! :)

Harald Eilertsen

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 15:18:29 +0200

The program for Blodig Weekend in Copenhagen is out!

Front cover of the program for Blodig Weekend 2021. A ghoul in a tree where the branches look a bit like veins towards a glowing red background.

The Blodig Weekend Horror Film Festival is held 29. september – 3. oktober 2021 in Empire Bio, Copenhagen.

Never managed to get to this festival myself, and won't be able this year either. But I have been following them for some years. The programming always looks excellent, and Copenhagen is a Nice city, so I hope to be able to go some time. If you like Horror films and have the opportunity this could be a great weekend trip.

#horror #filmfestival #copenhagen

Film Horror

Harald Eilertsen

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 16:56:33 +0200

🪐 Nora Tindall wrote the following post Tue, 21 Sep 2021 16:36:59 +0200

New blog post: "'Secure' is Meaningless"

People sometimes ask me whether the latest gadget or app is "secure". That's a meaningless question - here's how to make something meaningful of it.

https://nora.codes/post/secure-is-meaningless/

Harald Eilertsen

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 15:21:51 +0200

elegant blade wrote the following post Mon, 20 Sep 2021 14:47:30 +0200

I/O
I/O
It's off to disk we go!
A bit or byte to read or write
I/O!
I/O I/O I/O I/O!

Harald Eilertsen

Sun, 19 Sep 2021 21:27:07 +0200

RIP Petter Vennerød!
https://www.nrk.no/norge/filmskaper-petter-vennerod-er-dod-1.15658223

#norsk #film #norge #vam-og-vennerød

Harald Eilertsen

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 22:50:36 +0200

Never had a Spectrum or a ZX81 myself at the time. My first computer was another British one, the Dragon 32. Nevertheless Clive Sinclair was an inspiration for anybody into computers and electronics at that time. His computer designs paved the way for others to follow. Thanks man! It was a wonderful and creative time, and seeing what the computing field has become I miss it often.

RIP

#RIPCliveSinclair #ZX81 #ZXSpectrum #home-computing #nostalgia

dataKnut

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 23:04:29 +0200 from ActivityPub

@harald Oh RIP -ZX81 was the first compter I used to learn software development. Was at school - 1983/4 - did not own one. Our first computer was VIC20. 🤗

Harald Eilertsen

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 08:19:28 +0200

@dataKnut I remember the VIC20 too. Never used it myself, but I know a few who got started on that one too.

Harald Eilertsen

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 09:37:38 +0200

Freddy wrote the following post Wed, 15 Sep 2021 09:05:47 +0200

Welcome to Privacy Guides

https://www.privacyguides.org/blog/2021/09/14/welcome-to-privacy-guides/

Harald Eilertsen

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 17:33:47 +0200

deadsuperhero wrote the following post Mon, 13 Sep 2021 16:08:11 +0200

Hey, so my mom's writing a superhero urban fantasy series, and it's amazing. She's working on books #4 and #5, and the first book in the series is free for Kindle and like two bucks on every other digital bookstore.

There's a lot of great worldbuilding throughout the series, and the character development is absolutely great.

https://www.blackkatseries.com/book/black-kat-1-unlucky-charm/

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hEARt PhoniX

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 22:50:01 +0200

It's also on Kobo.
But I do recommend smashwords. Their ebooks are usually DRM-free. I habe bought quite a few books there, I can recommend them.
https://www.smashwords.com/books/search?query=%22Kimberly+Gordon%22

Harald Eilertsen

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 23:06:04 +0200

@hEARt PhoniX I've used them before too. Also they have a pretty clear stance on DRM.

hEARt PhoniX

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 23:36:42 +0200

@Harald Eilertsen You are right, I first wanted to write no DRM, but then was not sure and did not investigate. But that was the reason I got interested, yes.

Harald Eilertsen

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 14:18:23 +0200

Katharsisdrill wrote the following post Mon, 13 Sep 2021 13:43:42 +0200

# Margaret The Space Witch #

2643 × 3060 px - 6.4 MB PNG.

Accountant and bookkeeper in the Coven of '68 on Wineland II

Go to katharsisdrill.art

Like all other works published on the Katharsisdrill website this work is licensed under a

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#art #Krita #Gimp #drawing #Illustration #witch #wikka #divination #space #scifi #red #planet #Margaret
#mywork #ownwork #cc #creativecommons #cc-by

Harald Eilertsen

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 10:35:57 +0200

Aral Balkan wrote the following post Sat, 11 Sep 2021 10:27:42 +0200

The problem isn’t Google and Facebook: there will be asshole corporations that exist to fleece you for every fibre of your being for as long as we allow them to exist. The problem is that the people and institutions that should be protecting your rights are not doing their jobs: either because they’re clueless and inept or corrupt – paid by those very same corporations or full of folks hoping one day to work there (see lobbying, revolving doors, public-private partnerships, etc.)

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RockyIII

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 11:47:30 +0200

there is also an other simple reason: people and institutions are overstrained - and they try to use their limited capacities on many other things.

This is not an excuse but an explanation

This is also the mystery why Google, Facebook & Co are so much wanted

Harald Eilertsen

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 12:39:48 +0200

@RockyIII That is of course very true. However, we do see numerous examples of former politicians ending up on the payroll for these corporations. Something that would be less likely if they actually did address the privacy overreach and monopoly power they are responsible for.

RockyIII

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 12:54:09 +0200

@Harald Eilertsen YES - and politicians not even have to end up on the their payroll - they just have to put a system in favor which makes a lot of profit with the data collected by Google, Facebook & Co - this is a big business for a lot of people

But also

No politician will get elected if he/she tries to constantly overstrained people, by telling them to get uses to a different system....

Harald Eilertsen

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 17:56:52 +0200

@RockyIII It's going to be a long road, but we have to start somewhere. Getting rid of the corruption and revolving doors between politicians, lobbyists and these companies will be one big step in the right direction.

But of course we also have to make sure that the organization and people we task with overseeing and handling this regulations have the resources they need.

And, we have to start realizing that where the public sector chooses to spend it's money is a political issue. By spending it on the surveillance capitalists we support their business model. We can choose differently, and over time build better and more ethical alternatives that will serve the public rather than billion dollar corps.

RockyIII

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 11:01:02 +0200 last edited: Sun, 12 Sep 2021 11:01:26 +0200

It's going to be a long road

Yes

@Harald Eilertsen Teachers can get really mad if you tell them that they are not allowed to use MS Teams anymore.. and you will have a really hard time if you try to convince this nice and friendly working NGO not to use MS Teams but Nextcloud instated...

Most NGOs want to be visible on something like Instagram and do not care about something like the Fediverse at all...

"people and institutions and that should be protecting your rights"

so what people and institutions are we talking about? Judges and courts?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jun/30/facebook-antitrust-lawsuit-big-tech
seams so we need better laws

we have to start realizing that where the public sector chooses to spend it's money is a political issue

federal governments and all mayor parties in Germany have voted for OpenSource to use
https://www.computerbase.de/2020-06/schleswig-holstein-bundesland-microsoft-open-source/
https://www.kommune21.de/meldung_35901_Pilotprojekt+%E2%80%9EOpen+Source+Software%E2%80%9D.html

Now the public officials and NGO staff have to get the time to learn...

Harald Eilertsen

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 21:40:45 +0200

@RockyIII Yeah, seems Germany is a bit ahead of the rest of us. Will be interesting to see how that works out.

so what people and institutions are we talking about? Judges and courts?

I'm more thinking about politicians, data protection orgs, consumer rights orgs, etc. The courts are important too, but they don't make the laws, just interpret them.

Harald Eilertsen

harald@hub.volse.no