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      <title>Why You Shouldn&#39;t Sign In With Google or Facebook</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[Why You Shouldn&#39;t Sign In With Google or Facebook&#xA;&#xA;If, like me, you want to avoid interaction with big tech, the issue of website sign ins is important.    Lots of websites allow you to create an account  but why do that when there is an SSO (single sign on) to sign in with Facebook or google.  &#xA;&#xA;I found a link to this on the Fediverse earlier, and I think it makes some good points, the price having a single sign-in or using the same credentials for the same website, you don&#39;t do this normally as you would use a unique password for each website.&#xA;&#xA;How to geek - single sign on.   If you want to carry on the conversation, the original post is [here](&#xA;https://qoto.org/web/statuses/112993944040482681)&#xA;&#xA;Tags&#xA;&#xA;#Privacy,#Google,#Facebook,#SSO,#Security,#UserAccounts,#Websites&#xA;&#xA;hr&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;table&#xD;&#xA;thead&#xD;&#xA;trtda rel=&#34;me&#34; href=&#34;https://qoto.org/@zleap&#34;Mastodon/a/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://wiki.ircnow.org/?n=Shelllabs.Intro&#34;ShellLabs/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://joinmastodon.org/&#34;Join Mastodon/a/td/tr/thead/table&#xD;&#xA;center&#xD;&#xA;AI statement : b Consent is NOT granted to use the content of this blog for the purposes of AI training or similar activity.  Consent CANNOT be assumed, it has to be granted. /b&#xD;&#xA;/center&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;a href=&#34;https://liberapay.com/PaulSutton/donate&#34;img alt=&#34;Donate using Liberapay&#34; src=&#34;https://liberapay.com/assets/widgets/donate.svg&#34;/a&#xD;&#xA;]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why You Shouldn&#39;t Sign In With Google or Facebook</p>

<p>If, like me, you want to avoid interaction with big tech, the issue of website sign ins is important.    Lots of websites allow you to create an account  but why do that when there is an SSO (single sign on) to sign in with Facebook or google.</p>

<p>I found a link to this on the Fediverse earlier, and I think it makes some good points, the price having a single sign-in or using the same credentials for the same website, you don&#39;t do this normally as you would use a unique password for each website.</p>
<ul><li><a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/why-you-should-not-sign-in-with-google-or-facebook/" rel="nofollow">How to geek – single sign on</a>.   If you want to carry on the conversation, the original post is <a href="https://qoto.org/web/statuses/112993944040482681" rel="nofollow">here</a></li></ul>

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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2024 14:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Embedding Mastodon posts</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[Embedding Mastodon posts&#xA;&#xA;Just found this on Mastodon, so sharing and this is also an excuse to try it out. &#xA;&#xA;iframe src=&#34;https://mstdn.social/@feditips/106744035608034544/embed&#34; class=&#34;mastodon-embed&#34; style=&#34;max-width: 100%; border: 0&#34; width=&#34;400&#34; allowfullscreen=&#34;allowfullscreen&#34;/iframe&#xA;&#xA;Links&#xA;&#xA;Feditips&#xA;&#xA;Tags&#xA;&#xA;#Mastodon,#Embed,#Websites&#xA;&#xA;hr&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;table&#xD;&#xA;thead&#xD;&#xA;trtda rel=&#34;me&#34; href=&#34;https://qoto.org/@zleap&#34;Mastodon/a/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://wiki.ircnow.org/?n=Shelllabs.Intro&#34;ShellLabs/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://joinmastodon.org/&#34;Join Mastodon/a/td/tr/thead/table&#xD;&#xA;center&#xD;&#xA;AI statement : b Consent is NOT granted to use the content of this blog for the purposes of AI training or similar activity.  Consent CANNOT be assumed, it has to be granted. /b&#xD;&#xA;/center&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;a href=&#34;https://liberapay.com/PaulSutton/donate&#34;img alt=&#34;Donate using Liberapay&#34; src=&#34;https://liberapay.com/assets/widgets/donate.svg&#34;/a&#xD;&#xA;]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Embedding Mastodon posts</p>

<p>Just found this on Mastodon, so sharing and this is also an excuse to try it out.</p>

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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2021 18:10:13 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Free Code Camp Update 02/10/2020</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[Free Code Camp Update 02/10/2020&#xA;&#xA;I have now completed all the modules in the FreeCodeCamp responsive web design course.&#xA;&#xA;Profile can be found here that details the time line for this.  I have also updated my LinkedIn profile with this update.&#xA;&#xA;As yet I have ONLY completed the actual modules and have not undertaken the assessment projects. However my intention was to follow the course to help support Paignton Library Code Club anyway.   &#xA;&#xA;#learning,#freecodecamp,#web,#design,#update,#html,#html5,#css,#css3,#flexbox,#grid,#websites,#codeclub&#xA;&#xA;hr&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;table&#xD;&#xA;thead&#xD;&#xA;trtda rel=&#34;me&#34; href=&#34;https://qoto.org/@zleap&#34;Mastodon/a/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://wiki.ircnow.org/?n=Shelllabs.Intro&#34;ShellLabs/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://joinmastodon.org/&#34;Join Mastodon/a/td/tr/thead/table&#xD;&#xA;center&#xD;&#xA;AI statement : b Consent is NOT granted to use the content of this blog for the purposes of AI training or similar activity.  Consent CANNOT be assumed, it has to be granted. /b&#xD;&#xA;/center&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;a href=&#34;https://liberapay.com/PaulSutton/donate&#34;img alt=&#34;Donate using Liberapay&#34; src=&#34;https://liberapay.com/assets/widgets/donate.svg&#34;/a&#xD;&#xA;]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Free Code Camp Update 02/10/2020</p>

<p>I have now completed all the modules in the <a href="https://www.freecodecamp.org" rel="nofollow">FreeCodeCamp</a> responsive web design course.</p>

<p>Profile can be found <a href="https://www.freecodecamp.org/paulsutton" rel="nofollow">here</a> that details the time line for this.  I have also updated my <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-sutton-5737171b8/" rel="nofollow">LinkedIn</a> profile with this update.</p>

<p>As yet I have <strong>ONLY</strong> completed the actual modules and have <strong>not</strong> undertaken the assessment projects. However my intention was to follow the course to help support <a href="https://personaljournal.ca/paigntoncodeclub/" rel="nofollow">Paignton Library Code Club</a> anyway.</p>

<p><a href="/paulsutton/tag:learning" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">learning</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:freecodecamp" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">freecodecamp</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:web" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">web</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:design" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">design</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:update" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">update</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:html" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">html</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:html5" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">html5</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:css" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">css</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:css3" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">css3</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:flexbox" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">flexbox</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:grid" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">grid</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:websites" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">websites</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:codeclub" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">codeclub</span></a></p>

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      <title>Chemistry Help</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[Chemistry Help&#xA;&#xA;I came across this website on the Fediverse as part of a thread on science.  I had a look and it appears to be something could really help anyone studying Chemistry&#xA;&#xA;Chemtube3d&#xA;&#xA;A discussion that mentioned Atomic Orbitals led me to this page on the above website. This site has some nice simulations of topics that are included in the A&#39;level Chemistry Syllabus.&#xA;&#xA;There is also a website with a nice forum on science that I found too. This has a section on Chemistry and then sub forums for Organic, Inorganic and Physical chemistry. &#xA;&#xA;Science Forums&#xA;&#xA;$\LaTeX$ may also be of interest to Chemistry students as you can type set Chemical Formulae etc. &#xA;&#xA;In a sort of related topic, I found a useful site that gives tips on technical writing, I am familiar with some of the ideas presented here, well mostly Constructivism by Jerome Bruner from studying the Supporting Learning in Primary Schools course with the Open University. &#xA;&#xA;Technical-writing &#xA;&#xA;I am trying to follow some of this idea when writing instructional blog posts. Provide information on how I do things but put quite a lot of emphasis on the reader actually going away and researching topics.  Everyone&#39;s system and circumstances are different. &#xA;&#xA;#science, #chemistry, #study, #alevel, #help, #support, #websites, #forum, #simulation.&#xA;&#xA;You can find me on Friendica at zleap@social.isurf.ca&#xA;&#xA;---&#xA;&#xA;cc-by logo&#xA;&#xA;Licenced under Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)&#xA;&#xA;hr&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;table&#xD;&#xA;thead&#xD;&#xA;trtda rel=&#34;me&#34; href=&#34;https://qoto.org/@zleap&#34;Mastodon/a/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://wiki.ircnow.org/?n=Shelllabs.Intro&#34;ShellLabs/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://joinmastodon.org/&#34;Join Mastodon/a/td/tr/thead/table&#xD;&#xA;center&#xD;&#xA;AI statement : b Consent is NOT granted to use the content of this blog for the purposes of AI training or similar activity.  Consent CANNOT be assumed, it has to be granted. /b&#xD;&#xA;/center&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;a href=&#34;https://liberapay.com/PaulSutton/donate&#34;img alt=&#34;Donate using Liberapay&#34; src=&#34;https://liberapay.com/assets/widgets/donate.svg&#34;/a&#xD;&#xA;]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Chemistry Help</p>

<p>I came across this website on the <a href="https://fediverse.party/" rel="nofollow">Fediverse</a> as part of a thread on science.  I had a look and it appears to be something could really help anyone studying Chemistry</p>
<ul><li><a href="https://www.chemtube3d.com/" rel="nofollow">Chemtube3d</a></li></ul>

<p>A discussion that mentioned Atomic Orbitals led me to <a href="https://www.chemtube3d.com/a-level-orbitals-all/" rel="nofollow">this page</a> on the above website. This site has some nice simulations of topics that are included in the A&#39;level Chemistry Syllabus.</p>

<p>There is also a website with a nice forum on science that I found too. This has a section on Chemistry and then sub forums for Organic, Inorganic and Physical chemistry.</p>
<ul><li><a href="https://www.scienceforums.net/" rel="nofollow">Science Forums</a></li></ul>

<p>$\LaTeX$ may also be of interest to Chemistry students as you can type set Chemical Formulae etc.</p>

<p>In a sort of related topic, I found a useful site that gives tips on technical writing, I am familiar with some of the ideas presented here, well mostly Constructivism by Jerome Bruner from studying the Supporting Learning in Primary Schools course with the Open University.</p>
<ul><li><a href="https://mkaz.blog/misc/notes-on-technical-writing/" rel="nofollow">Technical-writing</a></li></ul>

<p>I am trying to follow some of this idea when writing instructional blog posts. Provide information on how I do things but put quite a lot of emphasis on the reader actually going away and researching topics.  Everyone&#39;s system and circumstances are different.</p>

<p><a href="/paulsutton/tag:science" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">science</span></a>, <a href="/paulsutton/tag:chemistry" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">chemistry</span></a>, <a href="/paulsutton/tag:study" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">study</span></a>, <a href="/paulsutton/tag:alevel" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">alevel</span></a>, <a href="/paulsutton/tag:help" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">help</span></a>, <a href="/paulsutton/tag:support" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">support</span></a>, <a href="/paulsutton/tag:websites" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">websites</span></a>, <a href="/paulsutton/tag:forum" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">forum</span></a>, <a href="/paulsutton/tag:simulation" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">simulation</span></a>.</p>

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