sxa's Technical Musings

[Short link to this article if you need it - http://goo.gl/pVdsoM - or retweet me . This article is a useful collection of links I've gathered for myself as much as being a blog article for others!] The Facebook messenger app that was introduced appears to have generated quite a bit of controversy. Facebook split out the messaging functionality into a separate app from the main one and blocked the main one's ability to manage private messages, this effectively forcing people to install the new app to keep their existing functionality. Not inherently a problem in itself, but it seemed to stir up a bit of controversy about the permissions that the application had. It wanted access to your camera and microphone. How could that be. The level of outrage seemed to reach fever pitch on some parts of the internet about how having acces to that meant that they could spy on you and record everything you're doing. It got ridiculous, and the media didn't help - I saw this appear...

[Short link to this article if you want it - http://goo.gl/WFPIzm - or retweet m e] Undecided on the #indyref ? Download the #ScotSept18 ebook for unbiased information to ensure you know the facts: http://t.co/kJ7B7slc5F — ScotlandSeptember18 (@ScotlandSept18) September 17, 2014 I'm a bit late in posting this but what the hell ... The Scotland independence referendum is coming up to it's climax. I've finished drafting this just after midnight - voting will commence in a few hours. The question is simple: "Should Scotland be an independent country" That's it. Yes or No. I currently live in England after living in Scotland until I was 22 therefore I don't get to vote in this. Scotland has been part of the United Kingdom for many years, and there are plenty of arguments on both sides. The white paper is available here if you want to see what's being proposed. And some of the things that would still be shared at least to begin with are co...