General Geek, currently at InfluxData.
My key skillset boils down to problem solving/troubleshooting.
I mostly talk about tech stuff, sometimes slipping into politics or economics.
I'm not great at writing bio's though - the one on my site hasn't changed in years!
| My Site | https://www.bentasker.co.uk |
| Github | https://github.com/bentasker/ |
| https://twitter.com/bentasker |
My other half just got a #Bitcoin scam call (from an Asian callcentre) addressing her by name.
No real surprise, but they're using #FTX as leverage - we're calling about n BTC in an account in your name, we need to get it to you quickly before the FTX issues affect the value.
When asked what org they worked for, the caller said "the blockchain" 😂
It's been an *awful* week for various (non #birdsite) reasons, so I wanted to absorb myself in writing _something_.
So, I decided I'd try and cover some of what happened on #Twitter this week, especially the predictable outcomes of the #verification changes
https://www.bentasker.co.uk/posts/blog/the-internet/a-week-on-twitter.html
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Remotely switching meters to #pre-payment is utterly predatory and counter productive.
It might stop the customer accruing additional debt, but it also switches them to a mode with much higher unit costs.
Meanwhile... record profits. They're exploiting the vulnerable
Part of the problem is how easy #smartmeters make the switch. There used to be a level of proper oversight - providers needed to arrange a warrant and a visit.
Looks like it was probably here, phone doesn't do it justice but the board's bubbled and disformed.
Put it back together ready to return, but have cut the wires so that they don't do a quick power on test and then sell it on to someone else
So this is fun... I ordered a new carbon monoxide detector to, you know, save our lives. Stuck batteries in then wandered off to find some screws.
Came back, and it was warm n smelt of burning.
Batteries felt *hot*
Managed to ping 2 out, and then the third one burst, spraying me with hot battery innards.
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