Daniel Aleksandersen

“[MapTiler’s] Maps Don’t Know Where You Are” — Joel Eastwood, The Markup #privacy #cartography https://themarkup.org/hello-world/2023/05/27/our-maps-dont-know-where-you-are Posted on Mastodon on 2023-05-28

I definitely don’t have this problem. Posted on Mastodon on 2023-05-25

“We need to talk about all the fans, hard drives, and boxes we’re hoarding” — PC Gamer 📦📦📦📦 https://www.pcgamer.com/we-need-to-talk-about-all-the-fans-hard-drives-and-boxes-were-hoarding/ Posted on Mastodon on 2023-05-25

Are there any non-Amazon-owned alternatives to GoodReads? I want to track my reading, get book recommendations from people who’ve read the same books, and be notified of new releases in book series. Preferably with an open-data model and without involving Amazon. #BookRecommendationsI’m currently tracking with an #OpenDocument database file in #LibreOffice with some custom forms. It’s beginning to be really slow, and I’m missing out on recommendations and release notifications. Posted on Mastodon on 2023-05-15

#Syncthing is the bane of my existence. I’m completely dependent on it. On the one hand, it’s the greatest thing since sliced [gluten-free] bread. On the other, it develops impossible-to-resolve phantom outdatedness issues over time. Every device is in sync and has the most recent versions of all files. Yet, Syncthing claims every device is out of sync. Somehow, these mutually exclusive things are both true. Removing and reading the folders on all devices every couple of months is the only cure. Posted on Mastodon on 2023-05-11

Did anyone spot #VivaldiBrowser’s appearance at the #GoogleIO developer conference yesterday? 🚗 Vivaldi made a brief appearance in the “What’s new with Android for cars” session video. #AndroidDevelopers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii7PGDG0G5g Posted on Vivaldi Social on 2023-05-11

The deafening problem with the FreeStyle Libre 3 app for Android

People with diabetes use the app to monitor glucose levels and trigger alerts when it goes critical. Unfortunately, it raises the volume to uncomfortable levels.

Phone Link relays your personal data through Microsoft servers

The Phone Link app doesn’t transfer data directly between your devices over the local network. Instead, it allows Microsoft to peak at your personal data.

Norway’s BankID undermines anti-phishing best practices

An easily-spoofed iframe embedded onto every random online merchant’s websites is not a safe place to enter my bank password! Is it really BankID‽

I’ve joined Vivaldi Technologies

Back in November, I began my new job as a Quality Assurance (QA) Tester at Vivaldi Technologies. Vivaldi is the productivity super-app of web browsers.

Sync issues finally drove me away from the Joplin note-taking app

Joplin for Android stopped supporting local file syncing and Syncthing. I tried cloud-storage alternatives, but the other sync methods are slow and unreliable.

Don’t record your social life on an append-only social network

The tech behind peer-to-peer (P2P) social networks such as Secure Scuttlebutt enforces permanency. Absolute permanency isn’t what you want in a social network.