In the context of a prohibitions or limits on the deployment of end to end encryption, I've heard the argument that one should distinguish between: services which enable contact between "known" Read more

cawbird is a superb GUI Twitter client for Linux. It's easy to use, it has none of the distractions of the Twitter web interface, and it supports multiple accounts. I'm a fan. (If there was a client Read more

I get this error whenever I try to use tee on my Debian 11 Bullseye installation: tee: command not found tee is part of coreutils: Specifically, this package includes: arch base64 basename cat chcon Read more

The government's #NoPlaceToHide campaign (I've intentionally not included a URL) got me thinking: if end to end encryption on popular messaging services was prohibited, how many users would be left Read more

I have a Gmail account which I use for testing purposes. I get a lot of spam to it. Presumably, there are lots of people called "Neil Brown" who forget, or mistype, their own email address, and so Read more

Here's a bit of an odd one. And it's rather dull, if you're not interested in telephony and calling line identifiers. And probably dull even if you are. A call from 0330 001 XXXX The background is Read more

Some time back, someone - sadly, I cannot remember who, but - asked if there was a good, neutral, explanation of the end to end encryption debate. I have not found one, and I think it would be Read more

gsettings set org.gnome.mutter experimental-features "['scale-monitor-framebuffer']" Tested on a Surface Go on Debian 11 running GNOME 3. It previously offered 100% or 200%. Now I get 100%, 125%, Read more

I asked recently for recommendations for sci-fi books that I might enjoy, and a few people recommended Anne E Currie's "Pantopticon" series. "It will be right up your street!" one of them said. And Read more

I don't hear about "Internet radio" that often, and that surprises me. Perhaps I'm odd in that I don't subscribe to any music streaming services (Spotify etc), but I listen to hours and hours of Read more