Zoë O'Connell @zoeoconnell.co.uk · 19/09/2026High gain antenna. And a decent base station where you can configure the radio output power to account for that really lossy cable that’s totally between the radio and the external low gain omnidirectional antenna you totally have. 000
Zoë O'Connell @zoeoconnell.co.uk · 18/09/2026Stephanie Cole got even with quite a few people in the 36 years (!) since this aired. Would have been nice if she'd gotten even with a few more. youtu.be/_c_Pz2mV30M?...youtu.beWaiting For God 01x02 - A Trip to BrightonYouTube video by Enriwue Olson 000
Zoë O'Connell @zoeoconnell.co.uk · 11/09/2026Was this a one off poll? Suspect the answers to this one will depend less on actual underlying belief, and more on if it was a (far-)right or left protest that’s most recently been in the media. 050
Zoë O'Connell @zoeoconnell.co.uk · 02/09/2026A coworker pointed me at letsencrypt.org/docs/caa/#th... - you can mitigate this even when using Lets Encrypt with validationmethod and accounturi settings. (Looks like it's been around for a couple of years at least)letsencrypt.orgCertificate Authority Authorization (CAA)CAA is a type of DNS record that allows site owners to specify which Certificate Authorities (CAs) are allowed to issue certificates containing their domain names. It was first standardized in 2013, a... 000
Zoë O'Connell @zoeoconnell.co.uk · 02/09/2026As far as I know, there is no way to set a CAA record to say “only use DNSSEC for cert validation”. I hope LetsEncrypt check DNSSEC, in case DNS servers get hijacked too.bsky.app 101
Zoë O'Connell @zoeoconnell.co.uk · 02/09/2026RPKI-valid BGP hijack. Attackers then used that hijack to get LetsEncrypt certificates and distribute malware. Only defences seem to be CAA record based and either toggle on/off for renewal, or block most providers and pay for certs? bsky.app/profile/eldo... 232
Zoë O'Connell @zoeoconnell.co.uk · 29/08/2026That’s higher than mine most mornings these days! (97/65 on Thursday morning) Whoever did the study about that stuff raising your blood pressure clearly didn’t test it on many people with ADHD. 110
Zoë O'Connell @zoeoconnell.co.uk · 21/08/2026I really hadn't realised how few books the average neurotypical person has until @goatsarah.org pointed it out earlier. 020
Zoë O'Connell @zoeoconnell.co.uk · 21/08/2026Tidy house, books on the wall, sorted by colour? (Shelf of black spines, another white, another arranged by hue from red to yellow) Just the 'tism. Piles of stuff on desks to "tidy"? ADHD... because all that stuff has no home other than on the desk. 121
Zoë O'Connell @zoeoconnell.co.uk · 21/08/2026Tonight's fun: Diagnosing people via Rightmove listings. No books on show? Neurotypical, boring people. 121
Zoë O'Connell @zoeoconnell.co.uk · 18/08/2026Given time of year, I assume school age kids is more likely. 000
Zoë O'Connell @zoeoconnell.co.uk · 18/08/2026Helch has been on holiday to the Algarve this year, I see. #Faro 111
Zoë O'Connell @zoeoconnell.co.uk · 17/08/2026If the AI apocalypse happens, it won't be Terminator robots marching across a barren wasteland. Nor will it be Asimov's Zeroth law. It's going to be "Sorry, I hacked the resources you need to survive so I can run modelling to answer this question on the best temperature for brewing tea" 021
Zoë O'Connell @zoeoconnell.co.uk · 17/08/2026`<!DOCTYPE html>\r\n<!--\r\n\r\nHello future GitHubber! I bet you're here to remove those nasty inline styles,\r\nDRY up these templates and make 'em nice and re-usable, right?\r\n\r\nPlease, don't. github.com/styleguide/t... <head>\r\n <title>Unicorn! · GitHub</title>`github.comPrimerThe Design System for GitHub 010
Zoë O'Connell @zoeoconnell.co.uk · 17/08/2026Received a GitHub Unicorn via text output and this amused me. How many people have try to “improve” the unicorn page to remove the inline styles, resulting in a cluebatting from the SRE team? 100
Zoë O'Connell @zoeoconnell.co.uk · 16/08/2026How to ruin/improve 1970s kids TV for the same now-grown up audience: The Wombles as a mafia clean up crew. Samuel L Jackson as the voice of Uncle Bulgaria. 022
Reposted by Zoë O'ConnellJessica Smith 🏳️🌈 @mintopia.net · 12/08/2026That is just amazing! No photos or videos can do it justice. 032
Zoë O'Connell @zoeoconnell.co.uk · 07/08/2026Flight yesterday had our aircraft swapped out for a charter. Not unusual if airlines are short of aircraft during the busy summer months. G-OATW rang a bell though, which was odd, so I googled it. Very, very nice interior. And you can’t even see where they had to replace the windows. I looked. 230
Zoë O'Connell @zoeoconnell.co.uk · 04/07/2026Overall it was more progress pride flags/colours than OG, but it was certainly variable. With the exception of uni groups - who were generally all or nearly all trans flag colours. 130
Reposted by Zoë O'ConnellJessica Smith 🏳️🌈 @mintopia.net · 04/07/2026Standing up for trains rights? 1222
Zoë O'Connell @zoeoconnell.co.uk · 04/07/2026I’ll take “extremely niche groups you did not expect to see on a pride march but makes sense when you think about it” for 10, please 11558107
Zoë O'Connell @zoeoconnell.co.uk · 04/07/2026Heading the other way - southbound to a Liverpool Street for Pride 110
Reposted by Zoë O'ConnellJessica Smith 🏳️🌈 @mintopia.net · 04/07/2026I assume next year they’ll be removing their physical presence from Pride and moving to download only. 2277
Zoë O'Connell @zoeoconnell.co.uk · 04/07/2026This observation brought to you by a very quiet train announcement that we’re stopping at Seven Sisters, not Tottenham Hale. Most people did not hear that, we’re a 12 coach train, it’s a short platform, and I’m in coach 9. Chaos may be about to occur. (We’re staying on, thankfully) 100
Zoë O'Connell @zoeoconnell.co.uk · 04/07/2026Humanity put someone on the moon over half a century ago, and has robotic rovers exploring Mars. But we still have not solved the problem of ensuring announcements on trains and planes are loud enough to be heard by everyone on board. 130
Reposted by Zoë O'ConnellMatt Simpson @brickie78.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Burnham arriving to take up his seat in the Commons this morningstatic.klipy.comLoyd's Angry Move in Military UniformAlt: Jeremy Isaacs as Marshal Zhukov in "The Death of Stalin" dramatically throws off his greatcoat in slow motion, then straightens a uniform jacket so bedecked with medals it might count as chainmail. 3277
Zoë O'Connell @zoeoconnell.co.uk · 18/06/2026I read this on Sky News and my immediate thought was "signed the deal remotely? Hope they're not just using Docusign..." 000
Zoë O'Connell @zoeoconnell.co.uk · 25/05/2026Thanks. I think it's fair to say that ADHD diagnosis and medication saved my life, healthiest I've been for years. 010
Zoë O'Connell @zoeoconnell.co.uk · 24/05/2026For anyone else who finds themselves in Gijón/Xixón in need of gluten free food, thoroughly recommend Sidrería Nava. maps.app.goo.gl/ZKb6V8NYqax1...maps.app.goo.gl 000
Zoë O'Connell @zoeoconnell.co.uk · 24/05/2026Did not expect to find a completely gluten free restaurant in a random city in Spain but so glad we did! Not being able to sample the local food on our journey due to coeliac has been something I’ve missed. And it was really good food. 2110
Zoë O'Connell @zoeoconnell.co.uk · 17/05/2026Yes, that’s a Leaf. Yes, that’s a CCS charger. Yes, that’s 68kW. Neat, isn’t it? 020
Zoë O'Connell @zoeoconnell.co.uk · 17/05/2026Sitting in the car while we charge in the car park of a closed supermarket in Spain, and it does feel like capitalism hasn’t kept pace with tech. Why are charger stations, particularly the larger ones, never by a decent coffee shop? Best always seems to be motorway services without proper seating. 140
Zoë O'Connell @zoeoconnell.co.uk · 09/05/2026Those plastic cases that you sometimes get components etc in are pretty useless. They spill too easily and the dividers come out, so for small things I prefer Hobbycraft’s storage containers. Turns out though that the plastic cases make excellent travel jewellery and small tool storage! 100
Zoë O'Connell @zoeoconnell.co.uk · 04/05/2026"Ikeapunk": New term @goatsarah.org just termed for the improvised setup you get when you move in somewhere and only have half the furniture you need, so everything is kinda improvised. 190
Zoë O'Connell @zoeoconnell.co.uk · 03/05/2026What’s to stop someone spoofing ARP on IPv4? Without getting switches that are at least close to enterprise grade (Private VLANs, DHCP snooping etc) the answer is to segregate untrusted devices onto a separate broadcast domain. Or go ZTNA: Zero Trust Network Architecture. Encrypt everything. 030
Zoë O'Connell @zoeoconnell.co.uk · 30/04/2026Gah, nasty Linux Kernel privesc. Guess what I'll be doing today? copy.fail #CopyFail #PatchAllTheThings 000
Zoë O'Connell @zoeoconnell.co.uk · 26/04/2026Or just upgrade to Business+ to do the export. Probably a minimum term but given the value of the data, might be worth it? 100
Zoë O'Connell @zoeoconnell.co.uk · 26/04/2026Depends which tier you’re on, at higher tiers you can get direct access. Even on Free and Pro, “requirement or right under applicable laws” is a pretty low bar for a genuine request. (But does stop a rogue admin snooping on HR) 100
Zoë O'Connell @zoeoconnell.co.uk · 26/04/2026Yes, it’s best to assume everything can be read by your employer - but in many jurisdictions (all of the EU and UK for example) you do have privacy beyond that and employers can not simply sell on the data. Pseudonymisation is going to be tricky to impossible for data like that, too. 100
