I can’t think of a more unequivocal title than that. 🙂 The Australian government doesn’t have a good track record of either launching publicly visible software projects, or respecting privacy, so I’ve naturally been sceptical of the contact tracing app since it was announced. The good news is, while it has some relatively minor problems,… Continue reading Install the COVIDSafe app
Category: Misc
Trying Mastodon
It’s no secret that Twitter is red hot garbage fire, so I’ve signed up for a Mastodon account to give them a try. Because I’m super vain, I decided to create my own Mastodon instance, with a custom domain. https://social.pento.net/@gary Mastodon is kind of weird to sign up for: think of it as being kind… Continue reading Trying Mastodon
Let’s have a chat about Reddit
Before I start, I should warn you that I’ll be commenting on some of the awful things that Reddit implicitly condones, which include sex crimes, animal abuse and what can euphemistically be described as “disrespectful” behaviour towards the dead. I know these topics can be traumatic for people, so if you’d prefer to avoid reading them, please close… Continue reading Let’s have a chat about Reddit
My Media Server
Over the years, I’ve experimented with a bunch of different methods for media servers, and I think I’ve finally arrived at something that works well for me.
PayPal is Still Bad at Account Security
A couple of months ago, following the news of PayPal being partially responsible for a person’s identity theft, I activated Two Factor Authentication on my PayPal account. First up, I was fairly unimpressed with their configuration options. In order to use 2FA, my options were to buy a dongle to generate the security codes, or… Continue reading PayPal is Still Bad at Account Security