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cait, probably overthinking @cpf.sh · 28/09/2026
hate it when android notifications come in late. been waiting since 6 BCE for my double points notif
An Android notification from the Black Sheep Coffee app inviting me to earn double points on coffee. The relative timestamp next to the app name says the notification was sent "2032y" ago.
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cait, probably overthinking @cpf.sh · 28/09/2026
[selfie] y'all are in the closet. i'm in the shed. we are not the same
a picture of Cait, standing in a shed, smiling at the camera. she is wearing a blue and white striped cardigan over a white top.
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cait, probably overthinking @cpf.sh · 03/09/2026
my laptop set the office inkjet as an ESCPOS dot-matrix printer for some reason earlier, so instead of printing, it just screams onto the page and i mean. yeah honestly reasonable, same
A blank sheet of A4 paper on a wood desk. Along the left side of the paper, one character on each line down the page is printed in a console-style font. The characters are mostly "F" repeated, with some "E"s, one "D", and random spaces. One line randomly has a dash before an "F".
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cait, probably overthinking @cpf.sh · 20/08/2026
Did you know that the #InformationCommissioner #ICO in the UK is not required to assess the merits of #dataprotection complaints raised to it? Me either! Turns out current case law deems the ICO to have discharged its duties to "handle a complaint" once it has […] [Original post on fedi.cpf.sh]
Require the ICO to consider the merits of data protection complaints

Reform the Data Protection Act to require the Information Commissioner to reach decisions on data protection complaints on the basis of the merits of the complaint, not merely to record a complaint and procedurally respond.

Data subjects have a right to complain to the ICO when they consider their personal data rights to have been infringed. However, under the Data Protection Act 2018 as interpreted by Delo [2023] EWCA Civ 1141, the ICO has no obligation to investigate complaints' merits whatsoever, and can pick who it wants to enforce against. This prevents many from exercising their rights, as court action is out of reach; it also contrasts dramatically with FOI complaints, which the ICO is required to assess.
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cait, probably overthinking @cpf.sh · 12/08/2026
Today on a slightly unreliable Internet connection I discovered that the Mailgun admin portal tries to load _fifteen megabytes_ of JavaScript in order even to open, and now honestly I'm kind of convinced we should just pack this whole internet thing up, it might be time
A screenshot of the Firefox developer tools Network panel showing two requests for Mailgun's JavaScript bundle, one of which is just over 9.58mb big and the other is 5.96mb big (though cached in this screenshot)
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cait, probably overthinking @cpf.sh · 28/07/2026
I'm not a lawyer, but Section 2 of the Fraud Act 2006 makes dishonestly making "untrue or misleading" statements about facts or "state of mind", "to make a gain", a criminal offense - _specifically including when done without human intervention_. Sending […] [Original post on fedi.cpf.sh]
Fraud by false representation

(1)A person is in breach of this section if he—

  (a)dishonestly makes a false representation, and

  (b)intends, by making the representation—

    (i)to make a gain for himself or another, or

    (ii)to cause loss to another or to expose another to a risk of loss.

(2)A representation is false if—

  (a)it is untrue or misleading, and

  (b)the person making it knows that it is, or might be, untrue or misleading.

(3)“Representation” means any representation as to fact or law, including a representation as to the state of mind of—

  (a)the person making the representation, or

  (b)any other person.

(4)A representation may be express or implied.

(5)For the purposes of this section a representation may be regarded as made if it (or anything implying it) is submitted in any form to any system or device designed to receive, convey or respond to communications (with or without human intervention).
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cait, probably overthinking @cpf.sh · 25/07/2026
150,000 people turn up to Stephen Yaxley-Lennon's "Unite the Kingdom" protest and the BBC "thoroughly cover" it "across (their) news network throughout the day". 150,000 people turn up to #LondonTransPride and it gets one article on the BBC's local London news […] [Original post on fedi.cpf.sh]
A view down Regent Street covered in pride flags, particularly the trans pride flag. The camera is tilted towards the sky so as to avoid capturing any identifiable faces of people.
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cait, probably overthinking @cpf.sh · 19/07/2026
PowerPoint Karaoke at #emfcamp: campers, nuclear engineers and furries are, in fact, one and the same 🥰
A Venn diagram at EMFcamp on stage B of EMF, furries and  the nuclear industry. The Venn diagram is now a circle.A Venn diagram at EMFcamp on stage B of EMF, furries and  the nuclear industry. The Venn diagram is currently separate.
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cait, probably overthinking @cpf.sh · 19/07/2026
Join me on Stage A at 2pm today at #emfcamp to learn how to debug a human 🩺💻
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cait, probably overthinking @cpf.sh · 18/07/2026
london underground signalling is powered by interlocking dogs and cats.. wonder what the furry high commission has to say about this (Laurence Stant's talk was excellent, highly recommend!) #emfcamp
A diagram of an interlock lever, featuring a "lock dog" and a "cat" within the locking bars.
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cait, probably overthinking @cpf.sh · 11/07/2026
@info hi folks - can I just check what the gate opening time is? the ticket email and website conflict
With Electromagnetic Field fast approaching, here are your tickets and some more details about the event. The gates will open at 11am on Thursday 16th July to allow you to set up and get comfortable, and our programme of content kicks off at 11am on Thursday.Arrival & Departure Times

Site opening times
The site is open to the public from: Thursday 16th July 10:00 It closes: Monday 20th July 12:00 (midday)

More detailed times

* Thursday 16th July 10:00 Gates open. You can be on site from now; it's intended for folks to have a chance to set up their tents, find one another and get comfortable.
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cait, probably overthinking @cpf.sh · 10/07/2026
well, this is a new one on me. blocked from logging into the @cloudflare dashboard (on both work and personal accounts, I might add) by the CloudFlare WAF... both on and off a VPN 👀 I hope logging into the dashboard wasn't too suspicious a request(!)
A screenshot of the bottom of the login page from dash.cloudflare.com. A message is showing saying "API Request Failed: post https://dash.cloudflare.com/api/v4/login (403)". The Firefox Network Inspector is open viewing the response to that 403 request, which consists of a generic Cloudflare WAF "Sorry, you have been blocked" page (that then goes on to explain that the site operator is using a Cloudflare WAF...)
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cait, probably overthinking @cpf.sh · 09/07/2026
it is in your best interests to keep an eye out for the Moons around Site @emf 👁️🌙👁️ #EMFCamp #FOTM #moonhunt
A round, coloured, shiny circle with "FOT", a pixelated star, and a large pixelated M overlaid on top of the pixelated surface of the moon. A light is being cast over the circle demonstrating how it shines.
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cait, probably overthinking @cpf.sh · 06/07/2026
@ret these appeared in my tl like this and i can't help but think they're connected
Toot from Ret reading "Probably the most sensible role to be replaced by an Al agent at most companies is the CEO." immediately followed by "(This is not a slight against PHP devs btw, y'all rock)"
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cait, probably overthinking @cpf.sh · 14/06/2026
zohran mamdani suspends bedtime in new york by executive order. in response, the UK government institutes national 8:30pm bedtime for 17-year-olds,, www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/14/starmer-to-announce-australia-plus-ban-on-social-media-for-under-16s
Teenagers will be banned from all the main social media platforms, and online products that are not covered by the ban - such as gaming apps - will face new restrictions such as having the option to chat to strangers removed. There will also be restrictions for older teenagers up to the age of 18 that prevent "scrolling" late at night - after 8.30pm.
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cait, probably overthinking @cpf.sh · 19/11/2025
libreoffice I love you but why is this how your system automatic dark mode looks in calc
A blank LibreOffice document. The application background is bright white, exactly the same as the light theme. The cells of the spreadsheet, by contrast, have a black background.
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cait, probably overthinking @cpf.sh · 09/08/2025
[selfie, ec] pov some queer cat is pawing at you,
A selfie of me in a "blep" cat t-shirt with fishnet arms, in a black choker with a triangle necklace, and light blue denim shorts.
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cait, probably overthinking @cpf.sh · 27/07/2025
more than 100,000 people turned out to protest at #LondonTransPride yesterday - the love and the power of my queer siblings is incredible, in spite of the horrors 🏳️‍⚧️💖🏳️‍🌈 #TransRightsAreHumanRights
A photo looking out over Langham Place filled with a high-density crowd assembling prior to the main march. Several are holding protest signs and banners. There are large transgender pride flags being carried by protestors. Identifiable faces have been blurred for privacy.
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cait, probably overthinking @cpf.sh · 24/07/2025
friends fear she may be too deep in searches for AWS documentation
Search results for "codedeploy service role iam passrole", in "Search region: United Kingdom", in the English language. The top four are:

-  IAMロールを活用したAWS CodeDeployによるオンプレミスへの安全なデプロイ方法 | DevelopersIO 
-  ステップ 2: CodeDeployのサービスのロールを作成する - AWS CodeDeploy 
-  CodeDeployが使用するIAMロールの作成 :: Amazon ECS マイクロサービス & CI/CD ハンズオン 
-  【データ基盤構築/AWS】IAMのPassRoleで権限を渡すこととロールにポリシーアタッチして権限を渡すことの違い
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cait, probably overthinking @cpf.sh · 02/07/2025
buying one and getting one would generally be my expectation tbh but you do you ig
Uber Eats notification entitled "Now live: Buy 1, get 1" with text underneath reading "Nice! You've unlocked this limited time offer from GDK. Order now!"
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cait, probably overthinking @cpf.sh · 23/04/2025
[trans rights, inaccurate media reporting] I've complained to the BBC about their "InDepth" analysis of last Wednesday's Supreme Court judgement, which catastrophically fails to fact-check the baseless statements made by the EHRC about its implications […] [Original post on social.mashed.cloud]
A picture of the text I wrote to complain to the BBC. The text itself is too long to fit in the alt text box here; I'll put it in the replies.
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cait, probably overthinking @cpf.sh · 07/03/2025
erm. not entirely sure that headline is right, BBC
US is trying to capitulate to Ukraine - retired lieutenant colonel tells BBC
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cait, probably overthinking @cpf.sh · 04/03/2025
🐱
A variant of the "IQ bell curve" meme.

At the low end of the bell curve, a Hello Kitty "My Melody" is sitting with text reading "no thoughts, head empty". Below it on the x-axis is the text "mrau :3".

In the middle of the bell curve, a My Melo is standing up with text reading "Normal amount of thoughts, head working". Below it on the x-axis is the text "NO YOU CAN'T JUST MAKE ANIMAL NOISES SPEAK WORDS THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE!!!1!".

At the high end of the bell curve, a My Melo fluffy sofa is shown with text reading "too many thoughts, turns into chair". Below it on the x-axis is the text "mrau :3".
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cait, probably overthinking @cpf.sh · 17/02/2025
a timely reminder for us all
Practice Guide for Computer
Adapted from Ron Miller’s Advanced Improv Practice Guide

Before starting your daily practice routine, read and seriously
consider the following:

A. DAILY AFFIRMATIONS
1. How fortunate I am that in this life I am one who has been allowed to create beauty with computer.
2. It is my responsibility to create peace, beauty, and love with
computer.

B. I WILL BE KIND TO MYSELF
1. IT IS ONLY COMPUTER
2. No matter my level of development in computer, how good or bad I think I am, it is only computer and I am a beautiful person.
3. I will not compare myself with my colleagues. If they do computer beautifully, I will enjoy it and be thankful and proud that I live in fellowship with them.
4. There will always be someone with more abilities in computer than my own as there will be those with less.

C. REASONS TO DO COMPUTER
1. To contribute to the world’s spiritual growth.
2. To contribute to my own self-discovery and spiritual growth.
3. To pay homage to all the great practitioners of computer, past and present, who have added beauty to the world.

D. RID YOUR SELF OF THE FOLLOWING REASONS FOR BEING A PRACTITIONER OF COMPUTER
1. To create self-esteem
2. To be “hip”
3. To manipulate
4. To get rich or famous
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cait, probably overthinking @cpf.sh · 27/01/2025
[selfie, strong ec] I may be going slightly insane from placement + work + ambulance driver training + trying to exist as a human being all at the same time but we stay slaying :heartSparkleEnby:
me, looking at the camera, wearing a black choker with a necklace pendant, a goose sweatshirt, and blue dungarees, against a background with a Progress pride flag and a Pusheen poster entitled "6 Reasons you should consider being a cat"
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cait, probably overthinking @cpf.sh · 20/01/2025
[Trump inauguration; meme] at the time of writing, #Trump's #wikipedia page has `{{Current}}` at the top. i suggest this is the wrong template
This article is about a current disaster where information can change quickly or be unreliable. The latest page updates may not reflect the most up-to-date information. Please help improve this article using reliable sources or help by discussing changes on the talk page.

[followed by Donald Trump's Wikipedia page]
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cait, probably overthinking @cpf.sh · 06/01/2025
this is the future the liberals want. the apis are poly now. because of woke
A screenshot from the Google Cloud Console:

Poly API

Google

With the Poly API, you can access Google's growing collection of creative commons 3D assets and interact directly with poly.google.com to search, download, and import objects dynamically across desktop, mobile, virtual reality, and augmented reality. You can find all types of assets for your applications, and easily search for them by keyword, category, format, popularity or date uploaded. You can even filter by model...
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cait, probably overthinking @cpf.sh · 05/01/2025
[selfie, ec] assigned silly goose at jumper
Me wearing a jumper with a picture of a goose with "silly goose" written above it, underneath some blue dungarees.
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cait, probably overthinking @cpf.sh · 04/01/2025
Briefly thought I had an answer to this in the National Rail Data Portal... but... oh... that's a new error message on me
Sorry, we have already reached our maximum capacity of 500 users.
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cait, probably overthinking @cpf.sh · 30/12/2024
Just finished playing through @iftas's #TrustAndSafetyTycoon - it's a pretty fun look at the challenges of effectively moderating community platforms online, albeit an obviously opinionated one! Would recommend nonetheless for people interested in #TechEthics: trustandsafety.fun
The End!
Won via IPO and stayed to grow Yapper
Score: 1924
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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cait, probably overthinking @cpf.sh · 30/12/2024
[genitalia reference, but sfw image] This may be one of the greatest sentences I've ever read on #Wikipedia: "the jury did not equate inserting yogurt with practicing medicine" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Practicing_wi…
The "yogurt defense" was made famous by the trial of Carol Downer, one of the developers of menstrual extraction. She was arrested at her self-help group and charged with practicing medicine without a license, as she inserted yogurt into the vagina of another woman to treat a yeast condition. Downer was acquitted; the jury did not equate inserting yogurt with practicing medicine.
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