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I had a long list of plans for this evening. Instead I watched several hours of YouTube videos by a guy circumnavigating mainland Britain in a tiny speed boat. I regret nothing.

youtube.com/playlist?list=PLI9

Just bought the flat I’ve been renting since 2020, time for me to enter my DIY era.

Sinking deeper into the flight simulation rabbit hole I did my first flight with rudder pedals just now. That’s going to take getting used to, and I landed super hard because I had my feet on the brakes when I touched down.

No, Flight Simulator, I did not “crash the plane into the water”. I landed it in the water slightly fast.

The NTSB merely want to know why I deployed the water rudder at 70mph, and that was entirely because I had no idea what I was doing.

@Tarah every time I’ve done this it would have been enough for me to hand over the phone to someone who sounds vaguely like a woman and have them say “yes, I’m X, he’s got my permission”.

I’d like to set up a website that authenticates users in such a way that a single person can’t (trivially) sign up more than once, but I don’t see any personal details beyond an anonymous ID. Absolute guarantees that that user hasn’t registered before aren’t needed, but there should be enough friction to put people off. Think Twitter accounts, not passports. I absolutely do not want to deal with email.

Is OIDC really the best option here?

Another day, another client site with separate networks on the same IP ranges.

AHHHH. Just sent the deposit and final legal fees for purchasing the flat I’ve been renting to my solicitors. I guess I’m committed now.

Ahh yes, that’s why I don’t really watch BBC News.

“Zombie knives, swords, and machetes are a growing problem. Our reporter is at a Border Force centre.” Followed by a report that has nothing to do with immigration or asylum seekers.

I’m tickled every time I go to put BBC News on an iPlayer asks if I want to watch from the start. Yes, please give me the news starting from November 1997, I missed a few episodes the first time round.