Recently, my blog was featured on Coil's list of monetised content. I'd like to take a little time to explain what Web Monetisation is, how to get set up with it, and what my thoughts are. Quickstart Stick this line in the <head> of your HTML page. <meta name="monetization" content="$ilp.uphold.com/ieELEKD7epqw"> That's it. You should replace my uphold address with your own. Unless you want me to get paid for your work. What is web monetisation This is a draft …
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In a future where people stop ageing at 25, but are engineered to live only one more year, having the means to buy your way out of the situation is a shot at immortal youth. Here, Will Salas finds himself accused of murder and on the run with a hostage - a connection that becomes an important part of the way against the system. This is a wonderful piece of high concept sci-fi. Where time is literally money - and only one man can bring down the corrupt system. It is a beautifully realised…
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Digging through my old tweets, I found this gem. A billion dollar idea that I never did anything was. Terence Eden is on Mastodon@edentWhat if your phone's front-facing camera captured your reaction to reading a text message? #bluesky❤️ 0💬 1🔁 011:01 - Fri 03 October 2008 If my hazy memory is correct, we'd been asked to imagine future uses for a mobile phone with a front facing camera. The year was 2008. The iPhone had been out for a year - and it would be another two before it got a selfie-ca…
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I've spent six-months working from an old kitchen table, and there is never quite enough room for all my monitors and associated kit. With the news that we're all going to be working from home for a while longer, my employer very generously agreed to pay up to £150 for a WFH desk. So I spent £147. It's a gorgeous and spacious model. Lots of rooms for monitors and gadgets - and a chunk of storage space in the side. And, as it was flatpack, lots of fun to assemble. Terence Eden is on M…
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I hate the Internet of Things. It's a load of overpriced junk, which abuses your privacy and demands a monthly fee in return. That's why I was pleasantly surprised to see this fall out of the eufyCam 2C box. There's no monthly fee. The recordings stay in your home. The batteries last for ages. I can get on board with this! The package costs around £220 (discount of £40 if you use my code) and you get a smart-hub, two cameras, mounting points, and some flat ethernet cable. Set-up was easy. I…
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None of us are going out to gigs in the foreseeable future, right? So the next best thing is watching shows on video. Nick Mason's Saucerful Of Secrets is an epic blast. Recorded at the Roundhouse, it is gorgeously colourful and has just the right amount of "backstage" interviews", And, being a disc, there's no sticky floors and the beer is a lot cheaper. The surround sound speakers get a good work out. Being a modern recording, it is sonically perfect. So you don't get any of the grunginess …
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Here's a quick one-liner to reduce the precision of location stored in a photo's EXIF metadata: exiftool -c "%.2f" -TagsFromFile @ -GPSLatitude -GPSLongitude photo.jpg (Thanks to the EXIFtool Forum for their help.) Why is this useful? Modern phones automatically attach a GPS location to every photo you take. GPS resolution is around 10 metres. When you share your photos, you're often sharing your precise location. I wanted to upload some photos to the Wikimedia Commons of an interesting…
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