Terence Eden

Here for an adventure in time and/or space!

#DoctorWho #TheStuffOfLegend

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I have a sincere question about #Ethereum.

Why does it cost money to transfer money?

Someone sent me about US$50 worth of ETH. In order to transfer it from one of my wallets to another, I had to pay a gas fee of a few ¢.

Why is this a good thing?

Last week I transfered literally thousands of £ between my bank accounts and I didn't pay anything.

(I'm interested in genuine answers. Please don't bother replying if you're a #crypto sceptic. I actually want answers, not snark.)

The new version of Firefox for Android has a built in translation tool.

And, even better, it protects your privacy by doing the translation on your device, rather than sending data to the cloud.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/android-translation

Switch today!

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Hey #Markdown friends. Is this valid markdown?

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As it, should that render an image - or is it broken syntax?

If you use the #MastodonAPI, I would like your feedback.

I've created an account which posts example posts - useful for testing how your code renders responses from the API.

Take a look at:
@test_posts

What other sort of posts would you like to see on there?

A decade ago, I wrote about how most UK Police websites didn't use HTTPS.

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2014/08/secure-the-police/

If you wanted to report a crime online, it would be sent unencrypted.

Today, every site that I tested defaults to using HTTPS!

Every site except one…

Take a bow http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/

Hey you! Yes! *YOU!*

Come to #OggCamp in Manchester - October 12-13.

It's a delightfully nerdy open source / open culture conference.

Meet new friends, give new talks, learn new things.

Tickets available now - https://oggcamp.org/

How did you get your copy of Mastodon?

You rub a magic lamp and a Genie appears!

🧞 "Thank you for freeing me from my prison! As a reward, I shall grant you one wish."

You think for a moment.

💡 "I wish to be able to add one new Verb to the HTTP specification."

🧞 "Your wish is my command! Which verb would you like to add?"

You smile. Isn't it obvious? You reply:

💡 "Henceforth, the specification will contain, and all clients will understand, and all servers will respond to HTTP ...

[Please complete the story in the replies.]

I *think* this is our first bench with a #Braille inscription.

https://openbenches.org/bench/33630