Platform Engineer | Privacy Advocate | FOSS Enthusiast 📍 Sydney, Australia 💬 Signal/Threema I provide commentary on social issues that mostly relate to digital technology. A follow is not indicative of endorsement.https://bsky.app/profile/kennyqin.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/kennyqin.com/post/3mdbqkh3l6c26I haven't posted here in a while and, truthfully, that's partly because I didn't appreciate logging in one day to see a bunch of age verification nonsense. In Australia, Bluesky is not mandated to do anything but, yet, they did. No drastic actions for now but I probably won't post much anymore.25 Jan 2026 22:08 +0000at://did:plc:osaxv4xyvgtd3vuubj533baj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdbqkh3l6c26https://bsky.app/profile/kennyqin.com/post/3m7cfmj5rbk2vI managed to get "Reverse Scroller" set up to reverse the scroll input for my locked down MacBook. It's still insanity that I need a third-party app to do this but at least it's done now. 😌06 Dec 2025 06:44 +0000at://did:plc:osaxv4xyvgtd3vuubj533baj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7cfmj5rbk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/kennyqin.com/post/3m6vl2q25n22cI went searching for my next yearly mobile plan. Again, there's nothing for minimalists like myself. In the last year, I used 12GB of data and that's with more impulse browsing than usual. The cheapest plan I can find is ~$150. PAYG plans are impractical as the cheapest one I found is $51 per GB. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Dec 2025 04:17 +0000at://did:plc:osaxv4xyvgtd3vuubj533baj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6vl2q25n22chttps://bsky.app/profile/kennyqin.com/post/3m6vkfxihok2zIt's been almost two weeks with me trying to adjust to scrolling in reverse to what I'm used to. I hate it because whenever I switch to my non-Apple machines, I then have to re-train myself again. Thinking about just abandoning using a mouse. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Dec 2025 04:05 +0000at://did:plc:osaxv4xyvgtd3vuubj533baj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6vkfxihok2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/kennyqin.com/post/3m5usps6bmk2tGot a mouse to use with MacOS and forgot that you can't have separate "natural scrolling" settings for trackpad and mouse. I want to throw this whole setup in the bin now. No, I can't use a utility to fix it. This machine is locked down.18 Nov 2025 03:36 +0000at://did:plc:osaxv4xyvgtd3vuubj533baj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5usps6bmk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/kennyqin.com/post/3m4ptqahhcc2mI joined a tech interest group today. Most of the participants were 70+. Surprisingly, they were quite informed on a lot of topics. Despite mistakenly claiming that Facebook and Google are owned by the same company, one ~80 year old said his social group shies away from FB due to privacy concerns!03 Nov 2025 10:46 +0000at://did:plc:osaxv4xyvgtd3vuubj533baj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4ptqahhcc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/kennyqin.com/post/3m4hmxpfhuk2bCall me slow but I just found out that #AppleEarPods have a USB-C variant. I grabbed one immediately due to its reasonable price and I'm already convinced that it'll be my go-to for voice calls on Android as well as for as for voice chats when gaming on my #SteamDeck. Such a great product!31 Oct 2025 04:23 +0000at://did:plc:osaxv4xyvgtd3vuubj533baj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4hmxpfhuk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/kennyqin.com/post/3m45q32tfqk27A friend linked an Instagram post with no context whatsoever that I ignored. The next time I saw them, they mentioned a restaurant that apparently they'd messaged me about. I had to kindly tell them that I can't view Instagram posts because Meta makes you log in...27 Oct 2025 05:52 +0000at://did:plc:osaxv4xyvgtd3vuubj533baj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m45q32tfqk27https://bsky.app/profile/kennyqin.com/post/3m3bi4spcjs2cJust switched my default browser search engine to noai.duckduckgo.com. This isn't an anti-AI move. I'm just trying to be mindful of the additional compute being used all the time. https://noai.duckduckgo.com16 Oct 2025 00:15 +0000at://did:plc:osaxv4xyvgtd3vuubj533baj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3bi4spcjs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/kennyqin.com/post/3m2bnzt44ss2k@ente.io is a media management tool that I've been using for 2 months now. I love that I can organise and share (with others) my photos and videos knowing that everything is private. The price is affordable and I can see myself using for many years to come. 🤞 This post was not sponsored. 😅03 Oct 2025 08:36 +0000at://did:plc:osaxv4xyvgtd3vuubj533baj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2bnzt44ss2khttps://bsky.app/profile/kennyqin.com/post/3lyjmeqpcd227TIL about what3words. I quite like the concept but it's proprietary and the company behind it will take legal action against you down for stepping outside their ecosystem making it a nonstarter for me; not to mention that their app doesn't work on my phone without installing more proprietary crap.11 Sep 2025 01:37 +0000at://did:plc:osaxv4xyvgtd3vuubj533baj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyjmeqpcd227https://bsky.app/profile/kennyqin.com/post/3lxxqv4nqz22qI found this government dataset on Telstra Wi-Fi payphones. You can export the data as GPX and import it into an app like @comaps.app. Super cool! https://data.wpcouncils.nsw.gov.au/explore/dataset/find-a-telstra-wi-fi-payphone-near-you/information/?disjunctive.lga03 Sep 2025 23:10 +0000at://did:plc:osaxv4xyvgtd3vuubj533baj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxxqv4nqz22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/kennyqin.com/post/3lwjcpbc26k2uThe elevation graph feature is something I'm greatly looking forward to being added to @comaps.app. Sadly, it seems like there are blockers before it can be added. https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/issues/1338 [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Aug 2025 11:54 +0000at://did:plc:osaxv4xyvgtd3vuubj533baj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwjcpbc26k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/kennyqin.com/post/3ltfwciqd4k2sTIL: After installing Fedora Silverblue, you should almost immediately install the Flathub version of Firefox if you want a functional browser for video streaming. This is because there are a bunch of dependencies that are a pain to manage that just work out of the box with the Flathub installation.07 Jul 2025 23:18 +0000at://did:plc:osaxv4xyvgtd3vuubj533baj/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltfwciqd4k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/kennyqin.com/post/3lsngihhoqs2bTell me you're an evil company without telling me you're evil. People often ask me why I disallow them to take photos of me. It's because of bullshit like this. 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jun 2025 05:31 +0000at://did:plc:osaxv4xyvgtd3vuubj533baj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsngihhoqs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/kennyqin.com/post/3lslqqoj4ns2hUnpopular opinion: Steam sales need to stop being glorified. Games are often on sale throughout the year and often cheaper on other legitimate websites. This has been true for many years now.27 Jun 2025 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:osaxv4xyvgtd3vuubj533baj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lslqqoj4ns2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/kennyqin.com/post/3lsavq62vps2yJust had a scramble to join a video call because Zoom no longer seems to allow Android devices to join through the browser by using "Desktop site". I, relunctantly, installed the APK which didn't work anyway. I then resorted to joining the call without a webcam on another device. Boo. 👎23 Jun 2025 06:00 +0000at://did:plc:osaxv4xyvgtd3vuubj533baj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsavq62vps2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/kennyqin.com/post/3lpjsvtyiac2vI've been waiting like 5 years for this. lol [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 May 2025 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:osaxv4xyvgtd3vuubj533baj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpjsvtyiac2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/kennyqin.com/post/3lp6zs2ywuc26I've seen a bunch of people and orgs make a huge deal out of the Steam "leak". They even go so far as to link to Steam's official announcement where Valve says it's all a load of nothing. 🤦15 May 2025 07:51 +0000at://did:plc:osaxv4xyvgtd3vuubj533baj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp6zs2ywuc26https://bsky.app/profile/kennyqin.com/post/3lntrkfzrqs2hThank you to the person who let me use their Windows machine to install the "XBox Accessories" Windows app so that I could update the firmware of a few official XBox controllers so that they could pair with my Linux machine over Bluetooth.28 Apr 2025 02:59 +0000at://did:plc:osaxv4xyvgtd3vuubj533baj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lntrkfzrqs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/kennyqin.com/post/3lli4b4ek222kThe "Limited Access" to Contacts feature in iOS 18 is great. It should be the default and users should be warned when giving apps full access. Users should be responsible for the contacts shared with an app. In reality, most people will just give full access. https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/iphone/iph9536aa9a5/ios29 Mar 2025 00:49 +0000at://did:plc:osaxv4xyvgtd3vuubj533baj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lli4b4ek222khttps://bsky.app/profile/kennyqin.com/post/3llbindncrk2lI've found that LinkedIn becomes a lot more tolerable once you've configured your notifications properly. Those LinkedIn Premium ads though...26 Mar 2025 09:42 +0000at://did:plc:osaxv4xyvgtd3vuubj533baj/app.bsky.feed.post/3llbindncrk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/kennyqin.com/post/3ll7bgwlwgc2eFinally some movement on an F-Droid build of the official Bluesky Android client. I'm hyped! https://github.com/bluesky-social/social-app/issues/898#issuecomment-274389173625 Mar 2025 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:osaxv4xyvgtd3vuubj533baj/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll7bgwlwgc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/kennyqin.com/post/3lkuntekhhk2dOvernight, a bunch of Australian Mullvad servers started being blocked by Reddit. Back to using frontends. Redlib has been working well so far.21 Mar 2025 07:10 +0000at://did:plc:osaxv4xyvgtd3vuubj533baj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkuntekhhk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/kennyqin.com/post/3lkrznp6k3k2gMy current, temporary desktop setup is a Steam Deck with a basic M/KB combo connected to a UGREEN USB hub connected to a GL-MT300N-V2 via Ethernet. My Android phone works well as a webcam. I have a notebook but it doesn't satisfy the gaming itch. It all just works. 🤓 Sent from my Steam Deck.20 Mar 2025 06:03 +0000at://did:plc:osaxv4xyvgtd3vuubj533baj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkrznp6k3k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/kennyqin.com/post/3lkppcgx26k2tGot scammed in the last few weeks with this no longer circulated 1977 Australian 2c coin. Presumably, it was given as a change where the cashier thought it was a $2 coin. I think it's the first one I've ever held and it's pretty neat.19 Mar 2025 07:53 +0000at://did:plc:osaxv4xyvgtd3vuubj533baj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkppcgx26k2t