Giles Paterson @[email protected]

Active in the fediverse now: @[email protected].

[Giles Paterson @[email protected] @gilesp]

@MrLukowski Because it doesn't know or understand anything. It's all based on statistical analysis and what things are likely to go together. It has no concept of "teeth" or "mouths", only that images containing mouth-like features, are likely to have white objects in them

[Giles Paterson @[email protected] @gilesp]

@christhebarker And the only name it will ever respond to is *sound of cat food pouch being opened*

[Giles Paterson @[email protected] @gilesp]

and look troubled. i am the ciabatta ruiner
https://t.co/fXljvMDkMx (2/2)

[Giles Paterson @[email protected] @gilesp]

RT @[email protected]
every time ciabatta is eaten or mentioned in my presence i will tell everyone did you know ciabatta wasnt invented until 1982, it is younger than beyonce and natalie portman and pitbull. people always scoff and pull out their phones and then frown (1/2)

[Giles Paterson @[email protected] @gilesp]

enable them. This is information to keep *you and those you love* safe https://t.co/xcsZ0ASTBh
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RT @[email protected]
If you think this information doesn't apply to you because you're not some sort of anarchist radical, remember that we live in a country with very vague laws on the right to gather and a police force comprised of rapists, abusers and those who (1/2)

[Giles Paterson @[email protected] @gilesp]

can do to build a more inclusive, accessible internet for all. Please take the time to use pascal case.

Update:
https://t.co/iNCUE2pDut

#Accessibility #WebAccessibility #Usability #Readability #Hashtags #SocialNetworking #Blogging #UX
https://t.co/f1oSCiBVsO (2/2)

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RT @[email protected]
Every hashtag on every post on every platform should ALWAYS be pascal case (a.k.a. camel case). I made this to illustrate how screenreaders read hashtags depending on whether they are lowercase or pascal case.

It’s a small thing that all of us (1/2)

[Giles Paterson @[email protected] @gilesp]

The school Spring Ball seems to have been a bit wilder than usual...

[Giles Paterson @[email protected] @gilesp]

The rescue cat has become incredibly bold about going outdoors. He spends most of the day outside now. The only downsides being that he won't open the cat flap (he uses it if propped open but won't push it himself) and that he still comes inside to have a crap (why?!)

[Giles Paterson @[email protected] @gilesp]

incorporated into  the Global Positioning System (GPS) technology. #BlackMastodon #BlackHistoryMonth
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RT @[email protected]
The next time you use any navigation device, software or Google Maps thank Dr. Gladys West. Her contributions to the mathematical modeling of the shape of Earth, and her work on the development of the satellite models that were eventually (1/2)

[Giles Paterson @[email protected] @gilesp]

projects, autoposters, autoblockers, deleters, and so much more. https://t.co/v5wUjOfAd9
https://t.co/UKRRfuU7KJ (2/2)

[Developers @XDevelopers]

Starting February 9, we will no longer support free access to the Twitter API, both v2 and v1.1. A paid basic tier will be available instead 🧵

[Giles Paterson @[email protected] @gilesp]

RT @[email protected]
Twitter just announced free access to the Twitter API will end on February 9, with unannounced pricing or usage details, effectively killing every free fun and useful thing ever built with it: bots, games, mashups, visualizations, research (1/2)

[Giles Paterson @[email protected] @gilesp]

you are making.

The scope includes who owns and operates the service or product. If you want to be acquired, you need to ask for their consent again.

User consent is NOT transferrable, period, no matter what modern terms of service claim.
https://t.co/jPveHTNBU4 (2/2)

[Giles Paterson @[email protected] @gilesp]

RT @[email protected]
Their consent should be time-limited, and expire automatically when they no longer interact with your service or product.

If you change the scope, you need to ask for their consent again, and make sure they understand the impact of the changes (1/2)

[Giles Paterson @[email protected] @gilesp]

enthusiastic, wholly onboard with the decision, not begrudgingly agreeing to it because they feel like they have no other choice.

And they must be able to revoke that consent at any time, whether five minutes from now, or five years in the future.
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[Giles Paterson @[email protected] @gilesp]

RT @[email protected]
There is only one form of valid user consent;

INFORMED, ENTHUSIASTIC CONSENT, REVOCABLE.

That's it. No ifs, no buts.

The user must understand what they are giving consent for, and the scope for which their consent is valid.

They must (1/2)

[Giles Paterson @[email protected] @gilesp]

people feeding data into it.

#ADSBExchange #FlightRadar24 #capitalism
https://t.co/NJnU6wUjcN (2/2)

[Giles Paterson @[email protected] @gilesp]

RT @[email protected]
Remember ADS-B Exchange? The flight tracking website run by hobbyists, unlike the more commercialized FlightRadar24?

Well, they sold their soul now, for $20M.
https://t.co/2m9RHkgWcK

Apparently the owner didn't inform, let alone ask, the ~ 10k (1/2)