Google Play Integrity: what if Google dictated what software ran on your computer.

Open source implementations of attestation: what if a bunch of other people dictated what software ran on your computer.

Look, these handcuffs are permissively licensed!

No, thank you.

Neil: Would you like a cup of tea?

Another: I had one earlier.

N: Yes, me too! Would you like one now?

A: It's getting late.

N: So is that a "no, thanks"?

A: Yes.

N: As in "Yes, that's a 'no, thanks'"?

A: Yes.

--- Some minutes pass ---

A: Did you say you were making tea?

N: I did, and you said that you did not want a cup. But no problem, I can sort it.

A: Do you have decaf tea?

N: Yes.

A: In which case, no, thanks.

N: *walks into the sea*

Walking through a shopping centre in Reading, UK, today, there were two people trying to get people to sign up for "World".

It requires you to provide images of your eyes (irises) and face, to verify your humanity.

Fortunately, I carry with me a suitable bargepole, for fending away such nonsense.

I love Jitsi, as a self-hosted video conferencing service. I have run it for years.

But... I use it for perhaps a couple of hours every few weeks.

It runs on a relatively low powered box, but still, it is a powered box, and for 99% of the time, that power is just wasted.

So I am going to experiment switching it off, and saving that energy.

If someone wants a video chat, I'm happy to offer XMPP or Signal.

It is a beautiful day :)