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Developer_Tom

25 karma · joined October 20, 2022

Developer by day, Solopreneur by night

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Developer_Tom··on Farewell potholes? UK team invents self-healing road surface
Yes, fuel duty does bring in a lot of money, but it doesn’t go directly into fixing the roads—it generally goes into the government’s general budget.

Local councils who are responsible for fixing the roads have been underfunded for years and is normally the area that gets squeezed the most. The British weather doesn’t help too with constant rain and freezing winters…

Developer_Tom··on Everyone knows your location: tracking myself down through in-app ads
Imo, the real takeaway here is that ad-tech isn’t just tracking people — it’s that it's becoming a decentralised surveillance network where no single entity takes any responsibility. Even with "Ask App Not to Track," your IP, geolocation, and device fingerprint still end up being leaked! It shows that tracking isn’t a feature anymore — it’s the business model.
Developer_Tom··on Why I created Banner Blog
Thanks for letting me know - this is all fixed now
Developer_Tom··on Why I created Banner Blog
Great thanks, will have a look into that
Developer_Tom··on Why I created Banner Blog
Thanks! Glad to hear there are other platforms out there.
Developer_Tom··on Why I created Banner Blog
Thanks! Totally agree about needing some privacy-first analytics on it.

Wanted to get a great writing experience finished first, but it’s the next thing on my list

Developer_Tom··on Why I created Banner Blog
Yeh definitely agree. Banner blog has support for basic link sharing on social media, but something to look more into definitely!
Developer_Tom··on Why I created Banner Blog
Yeh, I agree. Especially with the most recent updates.

The sentiment behind this is more about making the posts more readable to bots as opposed to trying to game the system

Developer_Tom··on Why I created Banner Blog
Yeh, that’s the next thing on the list.

Wanted to get something out the door for desktop, then it’s on to mobile.

Any things in particular that you’d want fixing?