@andrew_meir

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Parent, engineer, musician, author of Graviton Force game (iOS/Android). Mostly harmless. 🏳️‍🌈 He/him
Show threadandrew_meirApr 17
@randahl Charles is there to celebrate 250 years of American independence. A person’s position on the merits of this particular trip probably rest on whether you view the last few years as an aberration or as a continuation. Honestly, I’m torn 😆
Show threadandrew_meirMar 18
@dangoodin it looks credible, given a 5 minute read and a few decades pottering around in the software industry. The behaviour (scraping data before consent) fits perfectly with other reported bad habits, e.g. https://localmess.github.io/
They probably justify it as, “Well, it’s called metadata, so it’s obviously ours.”
Covert Web-to-App Tracking via Localhost on Android

andrew_meirMar 10
Eric HellmanMar 10
50 years between the Gutenberg invention and the viability of a continuing information revolution. Sound familiar @gutenberg_org ?
https://norden.social/@wackJackle/116200267162290355
Weltzeitgeist (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 video Great video. Watch it! (This is Prof. Ada Palmer @[email protected])

norden.social
Show threadandrew_meirMar 6
@Daojoan please tell us that you cross posted this on LinkedIn 😆
andrew_meirMar 6
JA WestenbergMar 6
Nobody on LinkedIn has ever had a bad day. Every setback is a "growth opportunity." Every firing is a "new chapter." Every complete professional disaster is framed as "excited to announce." These people would describe the Titanic as "a bold pivot to submarine operations."
andrew_meirFeb 3
Lorenzo Ancora Feb 2

Notepad++'s update servers have been compromised by Chinese hackers and all users had been exposed to malware. The developer estimated the overall compromise period spanned from June through December 2, 2025.
Users should update to version 8.9.1 (or superior) immediately.

Source: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/hijacked-incident-info-update/

#security #vulnerability #windows #text #editor #notepad #foss #freesoftware #software

Show threadandrew_meirJan 28
@dangoodin The French government, in a bid to get its citizens and businesses off US tech, recently sponsored an open source video conferencing project.
https://github.com/suitenumerique/meet
GitHub - suitenumerique/meet: Open source video conferencing app powered by LiveKit.

Open source video conferencing app powered by LiveKit. - suitenumerique/meet

GitHub
Show threadandrew_meirJan 25
@lproven « British sockets are always daisy chained in an incomprehensible maze. » 😆🫢👍
Show threadandrew_meirJan 23
@dangoodin « I’ll be back in 2027 » truly, the barrier to full internet access is far too low 🤦‍♂️😆
Show threadandrew_meirJan 20
@stroughtonsmith then it’s time for us European software developers to step up to the plate.