Daniel Appelquist @torgo@mastodon.social
Samsung Internet director of advocacy & open source. W3C TAG co-chair. Londoner. Immigrant. Speaker. Opinionator. Web opener. MST3K fanboi. Anti-fascist.
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Really excited to talk with web communities leads today from across the UK and Ireland at an event hosted by the inimitable @simona_cotin@twitter.com at @MSFTReactor@twitter.com London.
"It’s actually a big myth that search engines need to track your personal search history to make money or deliver quality search results" - DuckDuckGo's CEO explains how it’s become profitable without gathering user data
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-revenue-generation-model-for-DuckDuckGo/answer/Gabriel-Weinberg
“The internet of things has opened up a new frontier of domestic abuse” https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/01/smart-home-devices-internet-of-things-domestic-abuse?CMP=share_btn_tw [This is an issue, also reported on recently in the NYT, that we seriously need to address.]
“The marches taking place across the country this weekend are really about the soul of [the United States of] America.” https://nyti.ms/2lLLmOe
Current status: accessing Facebook via its .onion hidden service URL https://www.facebookcorewwwi.onion/ via the @torproject@twitter.com network in @brave@twitter.com browser. And it works!
Got onto the train at Staines on my way back to London and sat down in front of a guy in full tux with medals, a handle bar moustache and a black suit case. A couple of stops later an identically dressed guy, also with a black suitcase, gets on and sits down next to him. Did I suddenly walk into a heist movie? 🤵
Already a beautiful sunny day ☀️ in London and of course I've left my sunglasses 🕶️ at home (because they're generally useless the other 51 weeks of the year).
Today’s @tag meeting:
• ReportingObserver - and the choice between JSON and structured headers
• Carrying web resources in MPEG containers
• Privacy issues in introducing Request.isReloadNavigation and Request.isHistoryNavigation
https://github.com/w3ctag/meetings/blob/gh-pages/2018/telcons/06-26-agenda.md
Was accused of being an adult over the weekend. Still a bit shaken up.
“Uber Claims to Have Changed. A London Judge Will Decide.” https://nyti.ms/2lzYeqp I hope that @TfL@twitter.com does relicense them. And they should make it easier for competing services such as @mytaxiuk@twitter.com, @gett_uk@twitter.com & @Citymapper@twitter.com to operate & enter the market. Healthy competition is good.
Today's status: ants ants ANTS!
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Such a great day out yesterday marching against Brexit with the fam as part of the #TechForUK contingent. @CarolineLucas@twitter.com's speech was especially inspiring. #PeoplesVoteMarch
March is beginning. #PeoplesVoteMarch
Heading down to the #PeoplesVoteMarch with the fam. 🇪🇺🇬🇧
I will be marching together with my family in the #PeoplesVoteMarch London tomorrow. Brexit is turning out to be a worse disaster for the UK than anyone had predicted. With all we now know, it's vital that the people are giving a voice. https://www.peoples-vote.uk/march 🇪🇺🇬🇧
“UK unveils post-Brexit EU citizen settlement scheme” https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jun/21/uk-unveils-post-brexit-eu-citizen-settlement-scheme Amid a torrent of bad news, this actually looks pretty good (from the perspective of someone who has gone through the permanent residency & citizenship processes). Still better not to leave though.
“UK unveils post-Brexit EU citizen settlement scheme” https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jun/21/uk-unveils-post-brexit-eu-citizen-settlement-scheme Amid a torrent of bad news, this actually looks pretty good (from the perspective of someone who has gone through the perm. residency & citizenship processes). Still better etter not to leave tho.
We've got 3 new opportunities to join our team!
- Fundraising Director
- Project Manager for Network Projects
- Project Manager with Product Exp
These full-time positions can be performed remotely or from our office in Seattle. https://www.torproject.org/about/jobs
"Microsoft Employees Protest Work With ICE, as Tech Industry Mobilizes Over Immigration" https://nyti.ms/2K0Juvt
NY Governor @NYGovCuomo@twitter.com announces State of New York is about to file a "multi-agency lawsuit against the Trump administration for violating the Constitutional rights of immigrant children & their families who have been separated at the border."
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