Month: February 2018
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Digest for February 2018
Summary
This month I developed a workaround to WordPress/Jetpack's (terrible) CAPTCHA, replaced "love" with "butt" in song lyrics (snortle), and argued with a pension provider that I shouldn't need a doctor's letter to justify changing my gender on their website from "not provided" to "not specified" because that isn't actually a change of gender identity, … -
Bureaucracy vs. Common Sense
When Dan's pension provider made "Gender" a mandatory field, he never expected to be asked to PROVE the gender he clicked on. Especially since he clicked on "Not provided"...
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Payment Options
http://buttersafe.com/2018/02/20/payment-options/ (buttersafe.com)
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2018 CVE List
xkcd: 2018 CVE List (xkcd.com)
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Posted a note for GC13WZQ Swing Lower (Historic Site)
This checkin to GC13WZQ Swing Lower (Historic Site) reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. That's a shame, @brianbrianharvey. Who kicked you out, exactly? It should be possible to reach the cache without treading anywhere that you're not "allowed" to (i.e. you'd expect to spend some time on a public road, …
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Understanding Your Respiratory System
Understanding Your Respiratory System (Fake Science)
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Replacing "love" with "butt" in song lyrics
As an early celebration of Valentine's Day, Dan channels his inner 12-year-old by replacing the word "love" with "butt" in song lyrics.
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Review of The Jam Factory
This review of The Jam Factory originally appeared on Google Maps. See more reviews by Dan. The Jam Factory, 4 Hollybush Row, Oxford OX1 1HU, United Kingdom. Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Review of The Jericho Tavern
This review of The Jericho Tavern originally appeared on Google Maps. See more reviews by Dan. The Jericho Tavern, 56 Walton St, Oxford OX2 6AE, United Kingdom. Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ Nice venue and location, but expect to post the kinds of prices for drinks that you don't normally see outside the capital!
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After Section 702 Reauthorization
After Section 702 Reauthorization - Schneier on Security (schneier.com) For over a decade, civil libertarians have been fighting government mass surveillance of innocent Americans over the Internet. We've just lost an important battle. On January 18, President Trump signed the renewal of Section 702, domestic mass surveillance became effectively a permanent part of US law. …
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Web! What is it good for?
https://adactio.com/journal/9016 (adactio.com) You can listen to an audio version of Web! What is it good for? I have a blind spot. It’s the web. I just can’t get excited about the prospect of building something for any particular operating system, be it desktop or mobile. I think about the potential lifespan of what would be …
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TFW a Twitter bot solves a video game mystery
TFW a Twitter bot solves a video game mystery | The Video Game History Foundation on Patreon (Patreon) Official Post from The Video Game History Foundation: Something pretty fun happened yesterday that I wanted to share with you all: a bot on Twitter accidentally provided the clue that finally solved a 28-year-old mystery about a …
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Review of Off The Hook (Kidlington)
This review of Off The Hook (Kidlington) originally appeared on Google Maps. See more reviews by Dan. Off The Hook (Kidlington), 9 Oxford Rd, Kidlington OX5 2BP, United Kingdom. Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Karpathy's Basilisk
Abstruse Goose | Karpathy's Basilisk (abstrusegoose.com)
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An Oxford book store is cashing in on the success of The Good Place by selling the moral philosophy and ethics books Chidi references in the series.
An Oxford book store is celebrating the success of The Good Place by selling the moral philosophy and ethics books referenced by Chidi Anagonye (William Jackson Harper) in the series – and its efforts are going viral.
The popular NBC and Netflix series aired its season two finale last week, and to commemorate …