Daniel @da@mastodon.technology

Why Windows failed to display Microsoft and Xbox sign-in dialogs
https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/missing-msaccounts-control-dialogs.html#src=mastodon

Closing the open redirect vulnerability in the Libravatar ecosystem
https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/libravatar-open-redirect.html#src=mastodon

Addressing and domains are the biggest obstacles to a more decentralized web. Neither IPv6 addresses nor cryptographic hashes (the current primary address alternatives) are memorable. Both require a ten minute character by character reading over the phone. Other alternatives?

I’m so incredibly tired of answering emails like this: “Hi, something on your website is broken because I’ve installed an extension that breaks a lot of pages. It’s usually an overaggressive adblocker or an unexpected side-effect of some other extension. I also refuse to believe my beloved extension is to blame.” (“Dark mode” extensions are especially 💩.)

Bitrot resistance of next-generation image formats
https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/bitrot-avif-jxl-comparison.html#src=mastodon

Why you need a HTPC (for a better media watching experience)
https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/why-htpc-benefits.html#src=mastodon

@libravatar Who should I email about a security issue in the Libravatar spec?

Windows 11 blocks Edge competitors from opening links as the default browser
https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/microsoft-edge-protocol-competition.html#src=mastodon

I can’t help but read “2 lbs” as “two lobsters”. #freedomunits

Review: Samsung Galaxy Fit2 – best suited as a passive health and activity tracker. ⌚️
https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/review-samsung-galaxy-fit2.html#src=mastodon

I was terrified of an eyeball injection
https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/eyeball-fright.html#src=mastodon

The HTML <video> element needs to go back on the drawing board
https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/html-responsive-video.html#src=mastodon

Does anyone have a better solution to “social media and instant messaging companies are bad” ten “so, we solved it by becoming the new middle men instead — you can trust us!”

Florida man accused of breaking Mastodon’s open-source license with botched social network launch
https://www.theregister.com/2021/10/23/software_freedom_conservancy_mastodon/

How to limit Samsung Customization Service data collection #android #privacy
https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/samsung-oneui-customization-service.html#src=mastodon

Timberborn: a cute beaver colony sim with an unrewarding late game
https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/review-timberborn-colonysim.html#src=mastodon

How to enable file versioning on Windows (File History)
https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/how-to-windows-file-versioning.html#src=mastodon
P.S.: You don’t need a backup disk or NAS. You can store file versions on the system disk.

It’s Time to Stop Paying for a VPN 🛡️💸
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/06/technology/personaltech/are-vpns-worth-it.html

Brave and Firefox to intercept links that force-open in Microsoft Edge
https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/anti-competitive-browser-edges.html#src=mastodon