Fedi on Fire first beta is now released! I just had to try and do it... Watch those endless Fediverse posts flow! :meow_hearteyes: Check it out at https://fedionfire.stream
🆕 blog! “Why is there no OpenBanking API for personal use?”
The recent news that MoneyDashboard is suddenly shutting down has exposed a gap in the way OpenBanking works. It is simply impossible for a user to get read-only access to their own data without using an aggregator. And there are very few aggregators around. Why is it impossible for me to get programma…
#Reddit users are mad about the #API charges that hit third party #apps, but I actually find this from #Huffman much more concerning: "...data licensing is a new potential business for us."
What he's actually saying - they want to sell user data to AI companies for them to train their models. This should be a reason to delete all your content and leave the platform. In Europe, you should raise a #GDPR-deletion request.
🆕 blog! “Free Open Banking API using Nordigen / GoCardless”
A few weeks ago I was moaning about there being no OpenBanking API for personal use. Thankfully, I was wrong! As pointed out by Dave a company called Nordigen was set up to provide a free Open Banking service. It was quickly bought by GoCardless who said: We believe access to…
Heads up in case any of you are playing with Kitten¹, I’m going to implement a major API change today (it’s still pre-release/experimental so expect these things… though there should be fewer with time):
Instead of your routes receiving positional arguments like this:
Blackout: Reddits Geschäftsführer geht in die Offensive, Drohung an Moderatoren
Weite Teile von Reddit sind weiter nicht öffentlich. CEO Steve Huffmann versichert nun, dass die Plattform nicht einknicken werde. Und es gibt eine Drohung.
The official documentation isn't 100% clear on things (why am I getting LUA_TNIL for functions?), and the best I can find with some simple web search is kinda relevant stackoverflow (🤮) posts, except they're mostly about calling host functions from Lua side, the rest are things that seem I've nailed so far....
Is there a concept in #programming for whether an #API is inward or outward? For example, suppose I have an interface whose intention is that other code can implement it, but it's only supposed to be called by the internals of my code: it's public for implementation, but internal for callers.
🆕 blog! “Combining 3 transport APIs for one info screen”
Last year, I blogged about how I turned an old eReader into an Information Screen. I've since updated the display to show me three different sets of transport information. At a glance, I can see the next bus, whether there are delays on the Elizabeth Line, and if my regular trains are running. Here's how…
I’m old enough to remember how #Twitter started. They had a very open #API. You could even have Twitter notify you via SMS of new tweets. Internationally! (That’s where the 140 character limit comes from.)
This open API led to 3rd party integrations, led to massive adoption.
And bit by bit, they closed down the API again – because people were now locked in anyway.
Don’t focus on whether projects or networks have open APIs. Focus on whether they have open governance.
I am curious about selling a Reddit account rather than deleting it. Might as well get something from this shit show. Will accounts go up in value after the 1st July? I know nobody has a crystal ball.
A lot of people who had been regularly posting here in the #fediverse are missing now.
I know many of them are still active on #X (#twitter) and while posting here they were actually cross posting. I looked at a few of those accounts and found most of their posts here stopped around 180+ days ago. Probably the time when twitter made some restrictions to their #API usage that prevented people from #CrossPosting ?
I know it's wishful thinking but I really hope all the media coverage of the protests will tank Reddits upcoming IPO.
It's over - Sync for Reddit is offline
Where can I find tutorials on embedding Lua scripting into applications
The official documentation isn't 100% clear on things (why am I getting LUA_TNIL for functions?), and the best I can find with some simple web search is kinda relevant stackoverflow (🤮) posts, except they're mostly about calling host functions from Lua side, the rest are things that seem I've nailed so far....
It's over...
OC Will Reddit Accounts Go Up In Value?
I am curious about selling a Reddit account rather than deleting it. Might as well get something from this shit show. Will accounts go up in value after the 1st July? I know nobody has a crystal ball.