: I’m dusting off (literally) a #RaspberryPi to run #pihole and maybe #forgejo. It’s been …
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Just turn it off - #retrotech == fewer ads
After a month or so of taking a “just turn off” approach to the smartphone.
Here are …
: I finally admitted the truth today: I’m never going to program in #Perl again. Despite it …
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Henry Howe and #Ohio #History
This morning I read an article on the life of Henry Howe, the
definitive historian of 19th Century …
: Just why did I pay to have my car "detailed"? Why do I value a clean car? Yesterday we had car “detailing” done, which I only recently …
: Has anybody done #twillo and #emacs integration for SMS<->email gateways? I’m looking …
: Let it Fly On Monday, I flew a #modelrocket that I had built sometime around 1974 for the first time. It flew …
: Notes to self on setting up #TOTP on #KeePassXC codeberg.org/eludom/ho…
: Bloat: A single text 87 character text message converted to #email by Google Voice expanded to 21719 …
: For better or worse, ChatGPT can be your #emacs #orgmode helper... Question: org agenda shows habits for the current day, but when I complete one for the current day …
: Just Turn It Off - Lessons Learned 2 Weeks In. Some notes, TODOs and observations two weeks into …
: md in post previews fine, but text wrapped when posted. I’m trying to post as a md file a blog post. When I paste it into the text window and preview, …
: My 23 year old hand-crafted HTML homepage got its biennial or so face-lift www.port111.com/george/
: Chrome-based browser processes malloc(2)ing 1 TB virtual memory? Top(1) is showing chrome-based …
: A good chunk of the southeastern US got hit hard by Hurricane Helene. I’ve spent time hiking …
: Just turn it off - The battle for your attention Do you really need that tweet notification? Do you really need that pop-up? Do you really need to …
: Just turn it off: The battle for phone-less 2FA I’m on a quest to leave my phone off for peace of mind, focus, etc. One of the biggest …
: I forgot - Algorithmic timelines are disorienting I just poked my head into LinkedIn after some months. It’s clear the timeline is algorithm …
: Be human. It will confuse bureaucracies. Every get frustrated dealing with bureaucracies? I think the thing that really ticks me off is that …
: I have just completed an entire day without turning my phone on. Thanks Google Voice.
: What's gone right for you in the last four years? On a web form I follow the question was asked: “Are you better off than you were four years …
: EmacsConf 2024 CFP out, proposals due Friday. @jtr@taonaw.com you should put something in. I’m …
: An accidental trip through West Virginia I took an accidental trip through West Virginia Monday. Fall is arriving early in the high country …
: 2FA alternatives for banks that insist on texting? I’m looking for ways to do 2FA authentication to banks, etc. that does not require me to turn …
: Here’s A plant I’ve never seen before “Old man’s beard”
: Clipea, your AI command line buddy Clipea is a command line tool that uses AI to help you construct construct: (bin) 402 [07:21:56] …
: All you need is ... Does anyone see the fallacy in this? …
: migrate from Mastodon to Micro.blog? How did you manage migration from mastadon @jtr@taonaw.com ? Did you do the migration as described …
: The Etymology of Cincinnati - Kinky ! More from reading History of Rome by Livy 📚 : The word “Cincinatus”, as in the city of …
: Armed mob seizes Capitoline Hill? Time for a Legal Debate! 📚 Today’s observations from reading The Early History of Rome: Books I-V of the History of Rome …
: Currently reading: The Early History of Rome: Books I-V of the History of Rome from its Foundation …
: Private communications is not a technical problem The arrest of telegram founder Pavel Durov bothers me. As someone raised in the US, I have a fairly …
: Migrating to microblog, off digital ocean I think I ’m going to settle in on curious.port111.com for the blog going forward. I’ve …
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Out in the real word (why I hike) 📝 ⛺️
Hikers all have 1000 stories. When you hike, you meet people. You experience
things. What is that …
: Checking out micro.blog Exploring @micro.blog thanks to recommendations of @jtr@taonaw.com. It’s got a lot going for …
: Gemini Dream 📝 Yesterday while on a walk, I had a conversation with Google Gemini about the Emerald Ash Borer that …
: The song remains the same 📝 📚 If there’s one thing we learn from history, it’s that people don’t learn from …
: into the future @rscottjones, I will probably be mining your Strategies for Aging Seems its something that’s …
: Life is better with your phone turned off.
: It's not safe 📝 ⛺️ What risks do you take? Why? Do you think about it, or just do it? In a recent post, @jarrod said …
: About 1900 miles ago... ⛺️ 16 years ago my son and I started hiking the Appalachian trail with a 47 mile weekend in Shenandoah …
: 6 miles in sky meadows state park. First hint of fall.
: Nihil novi sub sole 🎙️ I’ve been making a third pass through The History of Rome podcast ⌛️. So much of what’s …
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When time is short
Some perspective from a person who spent decades providing financial
advice, planning for retirement …
: Phil Donahue passed … I grew up in central Ohio. There was a regional network of TV stations …
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The TNI is dead, long live the TNI 📝
Today was the day I removed the TNI (Telephone Network Interface) from
my house. The last vestiges …
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Be kind to your call center friends 📝
I’m going to subvert the system and try to connect with humans I talk
to in call centers as …