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@simon I’m paranoid about that as well and usually wait for a while before wiping the old phone. Here in Sweden, we have an electronic identification system called BankID that won’t transfer to a new phone. I don’t know if you have anything similar where you are? Also, if you’ve got any public-private key pairs (or similar, like crypto wallets) that only reside on your phone without backups.

@eumrz Hello Esteban! Yes, there is a way, via the plug-in setting labeled Link text.

@odd Aha, the world’s first semordnilap operating system? 🤪 I’m no stranger to writing bare-metal software (that runs without an OS), but I’ve never taken on the task of writing an entire operating system myself.

I certainly have entertained the idea of doing it, though. Just for fun. A rabbit hole a fair share of programmers seem to fall into. SerenityOS is my favorite project by fellow Swede Andreas Kling.

@manton @Mtt Yeah! Support the other way around would also be nice. For the times when one stumbles upon an interesting profile on a Mastodon server, I want to tap the Follow button, input micro.blog, hit Take me home, and end up on Micro.blog with that profile shown for easy following.

@Mtt As @manton pointed out, we need more than just a link. Micro.blog would have to ask the visitor where they want to go. Similar to what Mastodon does when you’re trying to reply from a server you’re not logged in to:

Mastodon shows a modal window with the title Reply to Matt Langford’s post. The text says: With an account on Mastodon, you can respond to this post. You are not logged in to this server. Where is your account hosted?

@Miraz I love reading all your EV updates and impressions! An interesting bit of trivia (maybe, depending on how you’re wired, I guess 😊) is that most car manufacturers protect us end users from over- and undercharging our batteries. There’s a difference between nominal and usable battery capacity.

In your case, for the MG4 Essence 64, the battery has a nominal capacity of 64 kWh and a usable capacity of 62.1 kWh. So even if you charge it to “100%”, you haven’t really fully charged the battery. The percentage you see on your car’s dashboard tells how much of the usable capacity you have available.

Also, batteries come in different chemistries. So it’s worth reading the chapter about the high-voltage battery pack in your car’s owner’s manual to get specific recommendations for your battery. Especially if you plan not to use the car for a while.

@vincent hehe, there’s still time to change your original reply and have me look like an idiot, quoting stuff that’s not there. 😅 I would have loved not to have delved so deeply into the intricacies of GDPR, but a significant portion of my clients has historically comprised government agencies, municipalities, and the like, and they (or rather, their lawyers) are very nervous and care a lot about the regulations. (Which is a good thing!)

So, it was more or less unavoidable; I had to learn waaaaay more about GDPR than I would have otherwise to be able to do a good job.

@fschuttkowski I don’t know of a single entry point, but there are quite a few resources out there. First, Micro.blog is hosted Hugo with many bells and whistles and extra features sprinkled on top. So Hugo resources, like the docs, are good references to have at hand. And, of course, the official Micro.blog Help Documents. There’s also the community project, How to customise Micro.Blog, with plenty of resources and links.

And if you have a Micro.blog-specific theming question, a few of us plug-in and theme developers hang around over at the Help center forum and try to help each other when we get stuck. 😊

@vincent @fschuttkowski First the obligatory disclaimer, IANAL. 😅 Now, regarding:

> You don’t need a GDPR notice if you’re not a business.

It depends. There are exemptions for natural persons when it comes to processing personal data as part of a purely private activity, like adding contact information to your address book.

But that exemption may not apply if you decide to publish your address book to a large audience on, for example, your blog.

Source: The purposes and scope of GDPR.

So, to be on the safe side, you should talk to a lawyer. Or, you know, just not post personal data like names, addresses, or photographs of identifiable (and alive) EU citizens on your blog. 😊 If there’s no personal data, GDPR does not apply.

Another thing that may impact you, as a German, is the Impressumspflicht. Here’s an overview on the IndieWeb wiki.

@bjhess Yep, and you don’t need a subscription. I just buy the books with either cash or Libro.fm credits, depending on the price.

@news Yay! 🙌 Will it be possible for those of us who write in more than one language to override this on a per-post and per-page basis in the future? That would be fantastic. 😊

@Miraz Congrats on the new car! If the charging infrastructure in New Zealand is similar to that here in Sweden, three apps are probably just the beginning. 😊

@matthiasott I don’t know if it shows, but you have at least one subscriber via RSS as well. 🙋 Can’t wait for the first issue!

@bryan Dang, I had no idea they were running a controversial Mastodon instance. I’ve been using the Nitter service. Thanks for the heads-up! I’ve gone ahead and updated my post with, hopefully, a better example.

@timapple Most podcast players support downloading episodes for offline listening. So as long as the RSS feed contains all episodes, that’s probably the easiest way.

I tried with iCatcher! on my iPhone just now. I didn’t download hundreds of episodes, but the app makes that easy (you can choose how many to fetch). The files end up in On My iPhone > iCatcher! > Podcast Name. From there, you could move the directory to iCloud or share it via AirDrop or whatever.

The workflow will differ depending on which app you use.

@manton I listened during my walk today. The show turned out great! I’m hoping some listeners swing by here to explore this cozy corner of the web.

@val Personal information is often used in targeted scams and blackmail scenarios. It’s a lot easier to pretend to be your doctor, for example, if I know about your health conditions.

In the same vein, the more you know about a person, the easier it gets to impersonate them. So identity theft is another risk.

After data laundering, your DNA data is gold to your insurance company. They can adjust your premium based on how healthy you are, how long you could potentially live, how inclined you are to take risks, etc.

And it’s not hard to imagine what a group of violent antisemites can do with a list of Ashkenazi Jews.

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