Sam Curren

Dear @CapitalOne Please start using passkeys and allow 2FA on my account. I'm tired of you locking my account because of too many failed login attempts (not by me). Fighting security problems by sacrificing customer convenience is bad business.

@humancell Home Assistant FTW!

The most impressive thing about this device is that it ships with ESPHome, the modern YAML-based way to program #IoT devices. New abstractions! | Battery-powered Seeed Studio IoT Button features ESP32-C6 SoC, supports ESPHome or Zigbee firmware - ow.ly/VIBV50VzCS9

Valuable Thread. (spoiler: High Capacity Assault Cows)

@DecentralizedID I have rowed a boat on that lake.

📣 DIF's new Hospitality & Travel Working Group is creating standards for self-sovereign traveler data—giving people control over what they share with airlines, hotels & services while making travel smoother! blog.identity.foundation/dif-launches-h…

Headed to IIW. Jackson Hole is certainly a scenic airport to begin the journey.

I have some space for consulting, including as a fractional cto. Drop me a note if interested.

Hot take. 🔥 Fahrenheit is the superior temperature scale for reporting weather information. It’s also easier—at least for me—to get a sense of how that feels physically as I step outside. 50°F is easier to grasp than 10°C, but maybe it’s because I’m 🇺🇸. Celsius and Kelvin are ideal for scientific calculations and that’s about it.

We’re bringing Pebble back → rePebble.com

In 1974, a Yale professor predicted this moment. He warned that well-intentioned speech policing would backfire. 50 years later, his prediction came true in ways no one expected. Here's what he saw coming (and why it matters now more than ever):

@clementi1832 Agree, but with the DST shift. :)

Yes, absolutely.

Until we value freedom and independence in the digital world, we will yield up control of our digital lives to others who will act in their own interests, not ours. windley.com/archives/2024/…

@ColtonWolkins I struggle with the level of 'magic' promoted by Ruby.

As a professional software engineer who makes a living off of programming open source software in Python? I really like Ruby

Works pretty good for a “partially assembled” engine :)

Biometrics are a powerful solution to identity authentication: but they also escalate the risks of data breaches into the realm of catastrophe: here’s how to solve the problem with decentralized identity and verifiable credentials. #identity indicio.tech/why-banks-need…

@gabecohen @OR13b I'm at the rough conclusion that the cure is worse than the disease. I don't think the LD juice is worth the squeeze.

@OR13b LD is the microplastics of the digital identity space

Which media type best expresses that RDF is the only valid expression of verifiable credentials?

@youtah @MerrellUK Inevitably, stitching.

My replacement @MerrellUK Moab shoes have finally arrived in the mail! I think these are my 8th pair? I feel like I should ship these back for their designers to study where they wore out first.

We need far more publishing of investigation results. Why this wasn't done after the last election is a mystery to me.

Awesome and proof that every school needs a well funded music program! Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train" xylophone-style.

@humancell that's pretty great. do you get the PCB files from your board maker, or other software?

@TelegramSam And now I learned how to construct a design around a group of PCB STEP files!

I’ve 3D Printed many things at the local MakerSpace, but never designed my own prints from scratch. I recently taught myself Fusion 360 and with some tutoring created an enclosure for this GL.iNet Thread Dev Board I’ve been testing with. It needs a few tweaks, but so simple! #IoT