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Paul

@plwt@mstdn.social

mastodon 4.7.2

🔥🦊⚡🐦 Mozillian, Linux, Pythonista, Raspberry Pi, 🎵 Moby

Views are my own.

385 Followers

315 Following

50 Posts

Joined November 04, 2022

Pronouns:

He/Him

Codeberg:

https://codeberg.org/plwt

Location:

UK (sorry)

Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 1w ago

Replying to

@jrconlin@mindof.jrconlin.com At one end of the zero G training pool is an astronaut training to use a wrench to tighten one bolt in orbit. At the other end of the pool is Chris whose work on cabling server racks perfectly is simply out of this world.

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 2mo ago

I am not suggesting it is hot outside, but on my way into town, some Jawas tried to sell me a protocol droid that speaks bocce and an astromech that looks might it have a faulty motivator. Made a big mistake at the supermarket joining a queue behind some sand people. Nice crowd, but took ages to pay as the queue was so much longer than expected. They sure do know how to hide their numbers. #ukheatwave #starwars

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 6mo ago

In what feels like the most Mastodon weekend ever, I have tidied two bookshelves (discovering texts I had forgotten I had), added an album by José González to my Bandcamp wishlist, had a very nice vegan chilli and spent at least two hours walking outside.

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 8mo ago

That was a heroic opening from @RichiH@chaos.social at #FOSDEM.

Resist, organise, protect.

Richard "RichiH" Hartmann (@RichiH@chaos.social) - chaos.social

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 2mo ago

With thanks to @AlienJay@burningboard.net for the recommendation, I have spent some time this evening setting up https://dockhand.pro/ It may take some time to see if it handles automatic updates of containers for me (and #Forgejo is a bit fiddly with that), but optimistic to see if it solves a problem for me.

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@andypiper@macaw.social I just made the mistake of learning about it, a life choice I am already regretting.

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@jik@federate.social It does not help that there is no credible alternative to LinkedIn.

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@AlienJay@burningboard.net I had not heard of Dockhand - thank you for mentioning it. Can Dockhand do automatic updates?

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@AlienJay@burningboard.net I would be careful with Watchtower. I understand that project is no longer maintained (happy to be corrected or pointed in the direction of a worthy alternative).

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@danirabbit@mastodon.online I remember seeing young people at both MozFest and contributing to various parts of Firefox and Thunderbird. They are valued for what they could do, the perspectives that they had (and led others to) and the continuity it offers a project. What OpenSUSE is doing is really not smart on many levels. Lets hope it is not a precedent.

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 4mo ago

Replying to

@robb@social.lol Putting certificate in my certificates folder with other important documents.

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 4mo ago

Replying to

@simonwilliamson@mastodon.world @ianbetteridge@social.vivaldi.net Makes you wonder just how bad the Tescos is for that to be the better option.

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 7mo ago

Replying to

@cmconseils@mastodon.social "Jurassic Park: the directors (hair) cut"

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@lufthans@mastodon.social @yaelwrites@mastodon.social I will let you explain that to the dragons, they may not take to kindly to it. Might be a better idea to tax owners of dungeons, or at least owners of second dungeons.

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 7mo ago

Replying to

@cmccullough@polymaths.social @libreoffice@fosstodon.org Seconded...this looks like a really interesting project to follow.

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 7mo ago

Replying to

@mattgrayyes Love the positivity in this video, not just in the solution but the joy of making. Really brightened up my day. (and yes, nobody wants surprise live mains.) Thank you for making and sharing.

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@jgamble I am sure MATE is a fine desktop, and that the team behind it are awesome people. But, yeah, Xfce for life. Lightweight, but with many useful features. It has the kind of stability that governments, investment markets and seismographs on the San Andreas fault can only dream about.

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@falken@qoto.org @jik@federate.social In my experience, recruiters (both internal and agencies) are looking for LI profiles as that provides a common CV format.

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@jessie@mastodon.social Do they need any lettuce with that...?

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@sparrowsion Maybe something like https://github.com/SeineEloquenz/fosswallet or https://catima.app/

GitHub - SeineEloquenz/fosswallet: FOSS .pkpass wallet in Material Design 3

FOSS .pkpass wallet in Material Design 3. Contribute to SeineEloquenz/fosswallet development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@anildash That was a really interesting read, thank you for writing and sharing. In a near full circle moment, the photos from MozFests past are all on Flickr for very similar reasons.

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@evaack@hachyderm.io (Happy birthday!)

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@TheRealPomax@mastodon.social Doing an important job checking for holes. If there are no holes, they are able to add them there and then. Sure, the job comes with its headaches, what job doesn't, but fresh air and the ability to be location independent will appeal to many.

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@libbymiller Yet to read the article, but looking at the headline I am sure that customers will appreciate the improvement in bar service at: https://camra.org.uk/pubs/green-man-bristol-113989

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@BasicAppleGuy@mastodon.social They seem to be mastering Mondays perfectly.

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 6mo ago

This is an interesting reminder of why the Gecko browser engine is so important:

https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2026/03/23/competition-innovation-and-the-future-of-the-web/

blog.mozilla.org

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@cassidy It's kind of like voting - don't vote, can't complain about pavements and street lighting. Providing telemetry and accepting it will be aggregated with others is the easiest (and nicest) way you can help influence an open source project. Even if you do not like a future change, your telemetry has been part of the decision. Which is a bit awesome really.

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@cassidy I have a funny feeling that the overlap is quite sizeable.

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@xot@mastodon.gamedev.place In respect of Firefox, this might help: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/awesome-rss/

Awesome RSS – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-GB)

addons.mozilla.org

Awesome RSS – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-GB)

Download Awesome RSS for Firefox. Puts an RSS/Atom subscribe button back in URL bar. Supports "Live Bookmarks" (built-in), Feedly, & Inoreader

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 7mo ago

And now for something completely different...

This coming Friday is a #Bandcamp Friday.

https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-fridays

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 7mo ago

Replying to on fosstodon.org

@freedosproject@fosstodon.org You may want to have a look at what the @mdn@mastodon.social team are doing over at https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/community

developer.mozilla.org

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 8mo ago

Replying to on mastodon.social

@taylorlorenz@mastodon.social It's by and about the people.

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 8mo ago

Replying to

@gytisrepecka @mozilla @IzzyOnDroid To be fair, Firefox has used Google Safe Browsing to help protect users for quite a few years now - this is not a new thing.

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 7mo ago

Assuming good intent and that @jack@mastodon.sdf.org is having some technical difficulties, but I hope that they can appreciate that the API they are looking at is a trial feature available by default in Nightly builds.

The only "AI" based feature in Firefox for Android that I am aware of is Firefox Translation, and that can easily be turned off and any local models deleted from the settings menu.

There is no need to go into about:config for any of that.

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 1mo ago

Today is #BandcampFriday, so I treated myself to a copy of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9.

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 6mo ago

Working on a new add-on for #Firefox this evening. Still testing it, but I hope that (if it passes review) people find it useful.

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 3mo ago

Replying to

@TheRealPomax@mastodon.social I was genuinely surprised a few years ago, with MSFT focussing on services and being more Linux friendly, that Windows did not become a highly tailored distro.

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 7mo ago

Replying to

@luny@mstdn.games @losttourist@social.chatty.monster Thank you for mentioning this better than I could. Even after all these years, it is an important learn for many people

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@Glastomichelle@c.im Half expecting Treguard from Knightmare to appear and say "Enter, stranger...".

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@AlienJay@burningboard.net Thank you. I appreciate that people have different opinions, but what has kept Europe largely peaceful for many years are people discussing issues in meeting rooms, and now we are not in the room. The apology is more an acknowledgement of the bad things done over many years to many people globally by decisions taken on this island, the impact we live with today.

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 7mo ago

Replying to

@WPalant@infosec.exchange @tomrittervg@infosec.exchange (Do not quite know the difference, had a challenging and unpleasantly serious day and those are very long words.)

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 8mo ago

Replying to

@seekingfreedom@retro.pizza It seems to be some kind of colourful indicator. Not sure what it is supposed to indicate though.

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@dajb I think there broadly has been a bit too much negativity in tech and possibly not enough life. There is no perfect tech ecosystem so maybe the best result is the one that works best for each person and their own use cases. Yes, I prefer open source, but it is not perfect and neither are the alternatives. But they all have features that enrich our lives and are built by people that want to make good products. I like the mix of solutions you have. Kind of a happy balance with purpose.

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@dajb Thank you for sharing. While there are solutions there I would probably not make myself for costs reasons or that my use case is different, I see no reason to be critical of your choices. Increasingly, while I do have my own preferences, I am more chilled out and take a "live and let live" approach. Too much unhappiness in the world to get too stressed about the magic of sand and lightning. (I cannot afford Apple products, but I will still watch WWDC for the innovation and ideas.)

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 7mo ago

Replying to

@tomrittervg@infosec.exchange I admit that I am biased in respect of Mozilla software, but across all different open source platforms I use, I recognise that providing anonymous usage data that helps improve the product and drive any project fotwards is a small effort considering how little I have paid for the software to start with.

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 8mo ago

Replying to

@seekingfreedom@retro.pizza I have not met either, but I am sure that they are both really nice people.

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 3mo ago

Replying to

@magnetichuman@cupoftea.social I tried it, but struggled to download media files to it. How do you do it?

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@mhoye@cosocial.ca Nobody ever knew how it happened...it was A Kind of Magic.

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 7mo ago

Working on themes for Firefox can sometimes be really hard (the creative part).

I have a great idea for two themes - the "night" theme looks okay, but I think that the "day" theme will need to be picked up another day.

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Paul @plwt@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@ben There was Nolto project that sadly closed before I could join it. Looked good.

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