: Today’s all about little victories, because those big victories just ain’t happening.
: Marx said that events in history occur twice, “the first time as tragedy, the second time as …
: “I’ve never met a person whose entire identity was ‘high IQ’ who …
: Don’t skip the umlaut, no matter what language.
: Time for some louche behavior.
: I wasn’t aware Richard Dawkins does satire. He writes: “I take (possibly forlorn) hope …
: We received a new M4 iMac today as an early Christmas/birthday gift. Data transfer from the old one …
: The old gray goose is dead Wait, that’s not correct. It’s the kitchen microwave, and it’s not quite dead. …
: My ‘do this today’ list is flowing over.
: “I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords.”
: Whidbey Island, Washington, where I live, just had a whole-island power outage. A couple of years …
: What to Do? What to Do? I have an elderly MacBook Pro Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015 Processor 2.7 GHz Dual-Core …
: I know we’re not overtly political here, but I’m wondering how many people understand …
: I’m going to change my name to Joey Mascarpone.
: I’m shocked to realize I’m actually writing again. I’m 1200 words into a short …
: It’s another morning. I will now become clothed and ambulatory.
: Plenty of Apple updates today, though nothing for this 13-inch, Early 2015 MacBook Pro which is …
: We have returned home from Victoria B.C. because, well, we aren’t Canadians.
: Victoria, B.C. Hanging out here for a few days, marking the occasion of another of my many birthdays. We arrived …
: Behind the House Our back yard CreatureCam recorded no overnight action, and no neighbor offered pies today, so …
: Journaling apps reconsidered I’m giving Ulysses a try as some sort of journaling app. Other evironments within which I have …
: Is it true, as Fredric Jameson once suggested, that conspiracy theory is just the poor man’s version …
: A first for Mrs Me: Wordle 1,155 1/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
: Today I learned there is no need for me to ever look at threads.net again.
: Wasted some time today; Wordle 1,115 2/6 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
: Outdoors (Pacific northwest, Washington, (the temporarily) USA), having dinner, we have visitors. …
: The air this morning is thick with fireworks haze. I’ll be surprised if a foul air alert has …
: If only Biden didn’t sound desperate …
: Lyric: “We are the champignons of the world …”
: I’m wondering how many days will pass before Google ensures that the “udm14” trick …
: Something I’ve not seen mentioned regarding the recent Mac updates: The “Duck” …
: Current reading: about Mesrop Mashtots, who invented the Armenian alphabet in the fifth century in …
: Supported browsers for Recall From Microsoft Support: Recall won’t save any content from your …
: The Washington State Ferry system has let us down again. May 21, 2024 There are normally two ferries running betweenen Mukilteo and Clinton, on Whidbey …
: Crikey, have I been using Bike for a year? The app is bugging me to renew. I’m a fool for …
: I have dried my hands on the cat.
: “Screenwriter karma dictates that the worst things you write will always get prominently …
: Time for another Apple Messaging Failure Yes, it’s happened again. Apple’s Messaging app has forgotten that I have been connected …
: My brain is numb from trying to understand the concepts of capital, capitalists and capitalism; …
: I really have to clean up my ‘follow’ list.
: Notable fatbergs: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatb…
: Whether you follow Cory Doctorow or not, here is a good comment & set of links from Warren Ellis …
: #flamingcarrot fans — how should I pronounce “Ut”, as in “Ut! Here it comes …
: You know, I’m no longer seeing the point of all this.
: “Now is as good a time as any to mulch your office.” ~ Shoe
: I’m supposed to be retired … but I do guitar work, and there seems to be quite a bit of …
: Our cats eat a phenomenal amount of food.
: Today’s challenge: Fit Charlie Stross’s “cult-level fecundity” phrase into a …
: For no good reason we have the Texas-Washington “Sugar Bowl” game on. I haven’t …
: Rhetorical question: Where would social media – and the world – be today if Twitter had …
: Useless Expressions “I’m concerned.” “That’s unacceptable!” These phrases keep …
: So @archimage has set a good example for us. Here are my plans for tomorrow: swap necks on a pair …
: We’re listening to some Tito Puente this Thanksgiving Day. It’s not a great match …
: Good Morning! It’s 32° outside here on Whidbey Island. This morning I realize that the “Minor Figures …
: After having consulted many of the social media websites I conclude there is no hope for humankind. …
: Aretha’s “Chain of Fools” is my earworm this morning.
: Today’s substack newsletter from John Naughton contains this splendid quote: “The last …
: We’re nearing the end of our two-night stay on Orcas Island. Cold and rainy, but what else …
: Had a restless night after yesterday’s covid booster. This morning I strained my lower back. I …
: I do not know any adults who chew their fingernails.
: Yes, I can be pedantic. Why do you ask?
: For the first cup of the day …
: I suppose if I had LOTS of money I would buy a fine new iPhone, but I am no stranger to …
: I have not learned how to add alt text to images in my micro.blog posts.
: Today (September 19) is International Talk Like A Pirate Day. In that spirit I will begin reading …
: Gimme air! Bad air this morning — Purpleair numbers are about 145 at 7am. We have a small air filter running …
: Rusticating We’re in the middle days of our ‘camping’ getaway. Not far away from home, but …
: Doing that camping thing. Ms Me and I, camping for the first time in a year.
: I fired up one of the many “AI” or “LLM” apps. This one is known as …
: For no good reason, I was surprised to find a post by Manton on Threads: www.threads.net/@manton
: We’re dealing with this year’s outbreak of “rabbit hemorrhagic disease.” I …
: Some people here in town (Langley, Washington, USA) had to take their potted plants indoors because …
: This seems as good a time as any for a leisurely sit-down and an ounce or two of Lost Republic rye.
: For those who may have been too often married: punchdrink.com/recipes/r…
: Sunny day with excellent coffee from freshly-ground beans. I will not disturb the moment by taking …
: Preferred pronunciation: 🎶 Save the scones for Henry Jones Alternate pronunciation: 🎵 Save the …
: Ruth Mottram (@ruth_mottram@fediscience.org) has a good piece about climate scientists fleeing to …
: H/T to @benwerd for pointing us to the Mother Jones piece on Kissinger.
: Oats in my coffee For this morning’s coffee I’m trying out a non-dairy …
: NYTimes is effing with Wordle again. I am not amused.
: It’s always a good thing to take in useless information. Like this: “If the ratio of …
: We’re going to Vancouver (BC) for five days next week. Which should I take: * the 2020 M1 MacBook …
: Over on the birdsite, @matthew_d_green writes: “Chrome is replacing the ‘lock’ …
: Apropos of Bluesky and the others, Techdirt has an excellent piece on the current …
: Bluesky terms of service For anyone considering Bluesky, there is a side-by-side-by side presentation of terms of service for …
: My calendar suggests Easter isn’t over until the last colored egg has been found. #holiday
: O gawd, I just looked at the #birdsite for the first time in a couple of weeks. Those promoted …
: I’m currently reading two different things. The first is a collection of essays by Italo …
: What a time to be alive! #currentevents
: Twitter Issue I suspect ‘Twitter’ has begun blocking third-party apps: I can log via web browser to …
: My desktop Mac mini has take to forgetting it has a bluetooth keyboard attached. This is not …
: The long national nightmare continues. I say to the people of the USA: Welcome to the 1850s.
: MarsEdit for micro.blog posts scrafford.com/2022/11/1…
: Naming your computer - a survey Thanks to @spgreenhalgh @technocrat @warner @mariovillalobos @Pilchuck @maique — great gear names! …
: I’m working up an ActivityPub connection between micro.blog and the mastodon world. But I …
: Trying to get my digital house in order. Two steps forward today and only one step back.
: I’ve been spending a bit of time on counter.social (@blimey), but micro.blog is my home!
: Q: Do you name your computers? If so, give an example.
: After only a few hours of using iPadOS 16.1 (20B82) on my 5th generation iPad, I have yet to notice …
: Dave Winer’s been busy. He has a thing called feedland.org. Signup via your twitter …
: I’m looking at all the apps on my iPad and wondering “What was I thinking??”
: You can’t realize how many tweaks you’ve made to your computer until you moved to …
: Paper Tray FTW! A couple of years ago I amazed the family by fixing the refrigerator thermostat, which involved …
: Serious question: Is TikTok really an essential iOS app?
: Alison Martino said “Have you ever, BTW, typed ‘James Rockford’ into Google Maps – try it, …
: I am wondering, for the nth time, why iCloud file sync can happen anywhere from near-instantaneous, …
: Wordle 295 3/6 🟨🟩⬛⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
: “To misquote The Bard, hell is empty and all the devils are running in the Ohio Senate Race in …
: Last night we watched “The Dead Don’t Die”, a Jim Jarmusch film from 2019 … …
: I will now take a break from WWIII by eating pizza and watching “Murder in Provence”.
: I cannot express how much is loathe Snapchat “filters”.
: I stayed away from Wordle for a while. But then – Wordle 252 3/6 🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩⬛⬛🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
: I didn’t buy enough “This is Fine” t-shirts.
: Autocorrect: the new Grauniad
: 2022-02-07. Our Wordle is not strong.
: I’m always late to the party. In practice, this means the beer is gone.
: Some time ago I refretted a friend’s Django-style guitar. Here’s a photo from early on …
: I’ll have extra vaganza with that, please.
: Today I deleted all the emails in my gmail account. In box, Sent, Deleted, Spam — all of it. The …
: Now reading: “DISCOVERIES: A VOLUME OF ESSAYS BY WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS.”
: It was too late to pull the batter, combine and refill into the loaf pans. So about an hour from now …
: While the timer was ticking away I started cleaning the countertop. That’s when I found my …
: The gods are pooping on me — the kitchen gods, anyway. Today’s batch of my locally famous …
: The Hitchens theme is now doing yeoman’s work here. But Yes, Pat Dryburgh and P. I. Moore did …
: TV commercials Are they still called that— TV commercials? In any case, I will be indescribably happy when images …
: The end times Here's a fresh two-part signifier of the apocalypse: https://nonfungibleolivegardens.com …
: Quote of the day: “One may cower within, but one cannot avoid,— le Bec de la Mort, the . . . ‘Beak …
: After a couple of weeks of too-busy time, I’ve finally taken a few moments to link this domain …
: I’m having All The Fun trying to transfer my domain to the micro.blog universe. I’ve …
: I’m re-reading “Marley” in anticipation of the Christmas season. BUT I …
: Ooo, I’m not making good use of my “Literal” account. I hope @JohnPhilpin …
: Flu shots today for everyone in the household … except for the cats, of course. Extra …
: I’m busy dumbing down my iPhone, deleting apps left and right. (Comma splices, too.) Soon it …
: My placebos only work about half the time. Maybe they’re past their expiration date.
: This seems wrong: www.newscientist.com/article/2…
: How have I lived this long without having learned about the “comma pump”? …
: Ulysses Test From Ulysses to micro.blog … will it work?
: Time to lurch ahead! News at 2 AM.
: Currently reading “The Reactionary Mind” by Corey Robin, second edition
: Now’s as good a time as any to give “social media” a skip.
: My new life goal is to record a reggae version of “Clair de lune”.
: It’s a good thing I don’t have a day job.
: As of 5 PM Pacific time, you can still sign up for a parler.com account and buy shirts at …
: I don’t dare track the time I’ve wasted with document sync between platforms. And about …
: I’ve been reduced to reading about the Khazzoom–Brookes postulate.
: So, are we doomed? www.fireeye.com/blog/thre…
: Today’s fun reading: “A damn stupid thing to do”—the origins of C …
: Name of my new band Fritters
: Today’s best phrase: “Ghost-of-Hugo brainwashing”
: Oh, look! Mutt 2.0 Release notes: www.mutt.org/relnotes/…
: I have too many projects: find my desk offload many pieces of digital hardware retrograde 2018 …
: Our fire danger index is low. We’re hunkering down for the coming rains.
: South Whidbey Island, Puget Sound. Winds are here. Gratuitous percussion thanks to tree bits dancing …
: Today would be a good day to bump the Mac mini’s RAM to 32GB.
: iPad crashed again this AM. I was standing near it, yes, that must have been the cause.
: I have never mastered the ink pen.
: Island County, Washington State. Far from the Four Seasons Landscaping Company.
: Tools are tools, nothing more. If the tool intrudes, cast it aside. Move on.
: It seems to always devolve around workflow – how do you input stuff, and what then do you do …
: Hey, I thought I could get away from The Politiks here. Am I following the wrong people?
: There has been an update to the Simplenote app on MacOS. Lots of good stuff, at first glance. But …
: Our backyard juncos don’t seem to care much about the 2020 election.
: Much like the vote counts, my post-election-night iOS updates took a while to resolve. (And do I …
: The Microsoft Arc Mouse things seem a bit odd to me. Here are some links: duckduckgo.com
: Hey, it’s mighty nice here in micro.blog … there is a sanity that seems to be driven …
: Devolution I’ve had one iPad or another for several years. Three hardware versions and an uncounted …
: Apple looks ready to die on the hill of In App Purchases (IAP).
: This republic has gone bananas.
: Buckle up, folks, buckle up.
: “Always bet on the cornered rat.”
: #Autocracy is here, it’s just not evenly distributed.
: “One expects a certain institutional lag.” - Graeber
: Q: Does “Quantitative Easing” mean cutting back on wine?
: Camano Island is once again missing. If you know where it should be, you can just make out a …
: “it was easier to rename MARCH1 and SEPT1 than wait for Microsoft to allow users to disable …
: Does emacs have a disorg-mode? I think it would suit my workflow.
: We are having root beer floats in the back yard.
: The Big Bangs have begun here in Langley, WA. There doesn’t seem to be any fun to it all—just …
: The Oxford Comma should not be applied indiscriminately.
: There’s too much smiting going on.
: Today I’m looking for “Our Exagmination Round His Factification for Incamination of Work in …
: I’m only now learning about the “fourth plinth” in Trafalgar Square. See …
: I have it on good authority that Sciatica is a small college town in upstate New York.
: I can’t help thinking “Sciatica” is actually a small college town in upstate New …
: What’s the worst that can happen? (asking for a friend)
: We’re having some impressive thunder here on Whidbey Island.
: modest goals #100DaysToOffload
: Here we go. I’d like people to estimate trump’s emotional age. #trumpsemotionalage
: Thursday. Sitting in a parking lot in Seattle’s U district. The streets are nearly empty — no …
: My iPad (5th gen) is going through a ‘which way is up?’ phase.
: This rasorial behavior has to stop!
: Only now have I discovered there is a U S Intellectual History blog: s-usih.org
: And now the thunder. For heavy drinkers, “May the fifth be with you.”
: Thunder is here. Domesticated farm animals are alarmed and calling out, forest birds are zooming for …
: Today’s Prediction: By summer solstice 2020 (June 20), funeral homes will be loading …
: We do too much food prep and cooking. Time to turn the downstairs bathroom into a walk-in. Or buy …
: Coyotes roaming the area today around 7 PM. Bigger than we had imagined.
: Reading I was planning to read William Gibson’s “Agency” but Warren Ellis told me …
: Rob Brydon’s “small-man-in-a-box” thing is very strange.
: Always a good time when you read Dr Drang <leancrew.com/all-this/…>
: Things Clearly, I am putting the wrong, um, /things/ into the excellent do-this app called …
: Old iPhones I have a few old iPhones – two 4, and one 6 which has SIM and is running in …
: 5th gen iPad and the Logitech Slim Folio’s batteries Fresh out of their packaging, new CR2032 …
: Today I fooled around with a mouse connected to my iPad 5th gen. Swell.
: Q: If I assume my pieces of physical mail are contaminated with COVID-19, how long must those pieces …
: I weigh 10.5 stone! And I’ve held this weight for the past 28 years. Not bad, I say. Hurts arm …
: Media Paywalls and Covid-19 Coverage Great variety of links – kottke.org/20/03/med…
: Halloween Track List I’m working on my playlist for halloween 2020. First up, that Grammy …
: Mike Pence couldn’t lead anyone down a lighted hallway.
: “It is thought that the Pythagoreans prohibited the consumption of beans, because that food …
: A bunch.app / trackpad preferences tip. If you happen to have Brett Terpstra’s handy utility called Bunch, and if you happen to be …
: mac messaging fun: send iMessage to two contactis: success 30 minutes later send iMessage to same …
: Sexy Lamp Test “One of the phrases that’s been popularized in online storytelling discussions in recent years …
: Abundant hail around 8:45 AM. Also, some blue sky.
: I'm not keeping close enough track of iCloud capabilities. For example. Today I was looking at an ArsTechnica site on the iPad. For reasons not relevant here, …
: “In its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in …
: Woohoo! I have received my micro.blog sticker, along with a tasteful thank you card. Thank you, …
: Today’s Ubuntu server install identifies my Mac keyboard as Romanian. I think I shall start …
: Monday morning. A pair of great horned owls have been calling since around 6 AM. They hoot in …
: The Gift of Telecaster I’ve just given a neighbor his first electric guitar. He’s a long-time 70s folkie so …
: Just watched “Three Days of the Condor” for the first time in many a year. Lumet was a …
: Wikipedia, ever helpful: “For varieties of language, see Dialect. For electrical insulators, …
: 20° f around 7 AM. Humming bird feeders frozen solid. We have been told to expect 4 to 5 inches more …
: Cat Marcel has high blood pressure. His new meds are flavor free, thanks be, so he’ll be …
: I don’t see 5.0 App Store ratings very often.
: One of Buck Henry’s many great achievements was getting the phrase “Presidential …
: How to exit VIM Relatable stories here, even if you were only on the periphery of UNIX admin: …
: I discovered the morning that my iOS microblog app 1) no longer runs, and 2) has disappeared from …
: The old iMac is too long in the tooth.
: Winds around 40 mph here (48.03030561,-122.40615238). Occasional bangs from falling trees or …
: More wind this South Whidbey evening. Weather apps refer to ‘gusts up to 17’, but …
: Dual Boot Adventures This afternoon I took a bite out of the spinning HD in my superannuated iMac and pushed a Linux …
: December 18, 2019 Today we … paid $2.799 for a gallon of gas; purchased some last-minute …
: “If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.” Anatole …
: Working title: “The Vegetarian on the Stair”
: During my last visit to B.C. I read that electric float planes were in the works. Now, test flights …
: This, for me, is great news. The murder mystery is not dead! …
: Coyotes tonight around 9:05. By our rough audio count (we never see them) there were between four …
: “The punctuation barbarians have won”: …
: There is too much to read. To be read. Life is short, and getting shorter. Time to write!
: About the origins of stop motion animation: kottke.org/19/11/the…
: I have that syncing feeling.
: I am surprised to learn the Jasper Fforde’s real name is Jasper Fforde. Yet I have come to …
: I cannot explain that “batch of a batch” line.
: This morning – OK, before noon: I made a batch of a batch of soy milk, which I then …
: Something something halloween
: I retrieved an old Apple mouse from my box of ‘stuff’ to see if it still worked and …
: The OS called Catalina I wonder if there is any way to buy a new iMac without MacOS Catalina. Probably not. So my thoughts …
: I’m old enough to remember when Jimmy Breslin wrote about “The Gang the Couldn’t …
: I feel I have been here before …
: I would say something, but i have an Apple device.
: My Apple devices have become agressive about updating to 13.x.x. Turning off “Automatic …
: Taking a break in the area of Leavenworth, Washington. A big wind last night blew some stuff into …
: I have no plans to be an early adopter of iOS 13.
: Beginning now, just, to get a feel for micro.blog. Thanks to (esp) @macgenie and @martinfeld And a …
: On occasions, I’m a dim fellow. Like now. Here’s a question whose answer I feel should …
: And now we return to freedom’s land.
: Charging while we can Wacky weather since 8:15 PM here on South Whidbey Island. Nearly constant lightning, plenty of rain, …
: We have a cat who is getting on in years. He has on his back about twelve years, but he still gets …
: In my fine little town near the south end of Washington State’s Whidbey Island there is a …
: One-piece bridge for my current refretting job. I’ve never encountered a bridge that’s …