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Just swapped out Google Maps for OpenStreetMap on my website via the very excellent leafletjs. It's quite a bit simpler to use than Google's API and a little less Google in my life is always a good thing. That and one less bill to check each month (admittedly that has always been £0.00).
An hour well spent I think!
Competition makes for a safer Internet.
We urge UK Ministers to exempt small community sites that are at little risk of hosting harmful content and not force them to collapse under the weight of disproportionate duties.
Write to your MP to #SaveOurSites ⬇️
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/save-our-sites-write-your-mp
#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #ofcom #netplurality #freedomofexpression #fediverse #mastodon #ukpolitics #ukpol
Small UK websites, user-to-user services and even computer games that are completely safe and well managed, are faced with difficult paperwork, risks assessments, registration and fines thanks to the Online Safety Act. Even personal blogs with comments are forced to undergo these difficult tests and compliance tasks. Getting it wrong or ignoring them could cost an operator their house – as fines can be imposed for failing to do them. As a result, many small websites in the UK are deciding to close down.
I didn't realize how fucking useful the word 'fucking' is for eliminating AI
Turns out, it's really fucking useful!
My Spotify wrapped hasn't turned up so here's my A-Z of 2024 live music.
Allison Cotton
Bikini Kill
CSS
Del Amitri
Erja Lyytinen
F
Gia Ford
H
I
Janelle Monáe
Kindelan
Loz Campbell
Mary Spender
Newdad
O
Pete & Bas
Q
Ray Aggs
S
Teenage Fanclub
Urban Folk Quartet
V
Warning, The
X
Yellowbelly
Z
If you support folks on Patreon, make sure you start your subscription on the website rather than via the Patreon app, since in-app payments are subject to extra payment processing fees (it’s *especially* bad on iOS but Android does it too).
Better yet, don’t use dedicated apps for things that should be websites, and also consider using support platforms that care more about actually supporting folks, like ko-fi. Patreon ultimately only cares about how much money comes into Patreon.
Open Rights Group
Kim Scheinberg
fluffy 💜