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: September photo 📷 challenge day 24 Belt I had this belt for about 15 years.

: Any idea how I would go at trying to get my data (check-ins) exported from Foursquare? There are a …

: September photo 📷 challenge day 22 Road Almost skipped this one… One of the side streets in …

: September photo 📷 challenge day 23 Day In the Life That’s just me in the corner… …

: September photo 📷 challenge day 22 Road Almost skipped this one… One of the side streets in …

: September photo 📷 challenge day 21 Fall

: September photo 📷 challenge day 20 Disruption Who hasn’t had this sort of disruption at work?? …

: September photo 📷 challenge day 19 Edge

: Got a new MacBook Pro 14, and I gotta say, the screen is phenomenal. It’s like my eyes are …

: Blade Runner, 1982 - ★★★★ I watched Blade Runner more than once, but this time, I did so after reading Do Androids Dream of …

: September photo 📷 challenge day 18 Fabric I’m having fun with the different photo modes on the …

: Currently reading: Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke 📚 I think someone here mentioned it. …

: September photo 📷 challenge day 17: Intense 🎶 These hot sauces are not kidding around. I only dare …

: September photo 📷 challenge day 16: Oof! Oof, this hits the spot! London fog (oat milk) and almond …

: September photo 📷 challenge day 15: Red The red tail on my mom’s favorite animal (I can’t stand him)

: September photo 📷 challenge day 14: Statue When we visited Copenhagen, we saw these statues …

: Docking a new Mac? I’m looking for a good docking station solution for a MacBook pro 14''. When at home, I want …

: Stomach/head issues again I spent most of my evening with a paralyzing head/stomach pain combo. I couldn’t do much …

: September photo 📷 challenge day 13: Glowing

: OK fine, I will also talk about the Apple Event: Oh, a USB C! Am I sure this is an Apple event? I love my camera, but having a 120mm and micro lens …

: Hey @manton.org, this looks pretty good…! When was this implemented, and who should I thank?

: September photo 📷 challenge day 12: Panic Here’s a goofy one from pre-COVID days. I call it …

: The most important thing in any reminder/notes system is to stick to it. Scattered notes in 5 …

: September photo 📷 challenge day 11: Retrospect In retrospect, I enjoy small parties with a few good …

: Finished reading: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Blade Runner, #1) by Philip K. Dick 📚 I …

: September photo 📷 challenge day 10: Cycle I talked about my sand timer (hourglass) before; …

: September photo 📷 challenge day 9: Language After traveling from Bangor Maine to Portland and now to …

: Flight from Maine back home got cancelled due to weather and United is telling us no refund because …

: September photo 📷 challenge day 8: Yonder

: September photo 📷 challenge day 7: Panorama From Bar Harobr :)

: I’m in Bar Harbor, Maine. It’s pretty here, quiet. There are plenty of boats and fewer cars, …

: September photo 📷 challenge day 6: well I’m on vacation, and while there’s no well, …

: The Mastodon in the room I recently wondered if the folks on Mastodon who read my posts are aware of my Micro.blog blog. The …

: September photo 📷 challenge day 5: Forest A magical path in the woods…

: September photo 📷 challenge day 4: Orange A woman and her dog taking a nap betwe stops on the NYC …

: September photo 📷 challenge day 3: Precious I can’t think of anything precious that is not …

: Where do my photos belong? A few weeks ago, Jack decided to stop using Glass. Around that time, Manton wrote about what’s …

: September photo 📷 challenge day 2: Buildup

: September photo 📷 challenge day 1: Abstract

: Evaluating writing in a notebook Today, I wanted to know if my notebook 📙 has been useful to me. I’ve been writing down notes …

: My movie watching habit in org-mode Not too long ago, I organized my routines on Emacs with new habits. I’m particularly satisfied …

: Grumpy Old Men, 1993 - ★★★ I felt like I wanted to watch something lighter, and this was definitely it. It's the 90s through …

: Pouches and Organizers As evident from the notebook, I was thinking about pouches this morning. I was inspired by Adam …

: My brain when I don’t sleep: “I think I can figure out how to get Emacs Org-mode instead …

: Finished reading: The Maid by Nita Prose 📚 yesterday. Nicely written, from a somewhat different …

: The latest S3 video is now up:

: I was looking into Star Trek strange new worlds yesterday, then realized I never watched it’s …

: Joyland, 2022 - ★★★★ When this movie starts throwing punches, it doesn’t let go. Joyland has many layers that are both …

: Productivity tricks at work The quality of work at my job this week has been higher thanks to a couple of renewed workflows I …

: Good morning! Todays breakfast sandwich 🥪 is one of my favorites: goat cheese, reddish, brussels …

: Have you ever read The Moon is a Harsh Mistress? There’s a catchy phrase there, TINSTAAFL: …

: I tried to get into Stage Manager like all the cool kids for the last two days, but I can’t. …

: I must have spent an hour this morning reading posts on Microblog. Intriguing points from @jack, a …

: I picked up The Maid by Nita Prose 📚 at random from the library recommendations (most popular list …

: On my way back from the coffee roaster, I took a detour with my camera. Most of the photos …

: Anyone has an idea how to quickly scan something to iCloud as a PDF file? I want an independent PDF, …

: I finished reading: Dark Matter by Blake Crouch 📚 last night. I feel the central idea of this book, …

: Checklists, the me version A good checklist… Breaks down complex known projects (“How do I start this huge …

: So I gave up on Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake 📚 a few weeks back. I found that the more I read, …

: I guess it’s my turn to test Scribe from @amit. I’m especially interested in it because …

: Somewhat better now… Added a bunch of my old posts with photos to the photos category, so …

: Meh. A second morning of poor sleep. The humid grey depressing weather outside doesn’t help …

: Cactus test, from the kitchen window 📷.

: This weekend, I wiped my Windows partition and managed to delete my local Linux backup & games …

: A new S3 Video..! About time. In this video: Arc browser My new Photos page, why, and what it …

: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, 2018 - ★★★ A collection of shorts by the Cohen brothers that takes place in their favorite time period. Some …

: It’s all a matter of perspective 📷.

: Today we ran out of almond milk, so I tried flax milk. Bleeeh 🤢. Not a fan. I will need to make …

: Today’s album: “sharp mornings” 📷

: How much should we blog? Jack is taking down his RSS feeds for his detailed “vents” and going back to the regular RSS …

: Time to wake up and smell the coffee ☕. Ethiopian French roast 📷.

: Guuhhhhh, I’m getting desperate here. Does anyone know of a way to export an Excel sheet to a …

: Pre-coffee.

: Embracing the iPhone: Week 1 About a week ago, I wrote I miss the nice things about having a “real” smartphone. Since …

: This is the second episode on this podcast I listen to, and so far it’s pretty interesting. …

: The photo page on the blog is now set to post any photos (in JPEG format, not PNG, so screenshots …

: I’m trying Arc browser (thanks to @jack) and I’m hooked. So far it passed the test of …

: A Man Called Otto, 2022 - ★★★ A tested and proven formula, the other movie that comes to mind immediately for me is Gran Torino. …

: I have a question for those of you who use Automator on their Mac . I have a folder action that …

: A short walk after work 📷. I love having this park so close, with all its flowers.

: On the techie side 💾, I can’t resolve my issues with VMware (it’s slow to the point …

: Running thoughts - an audio recording Playing around with my new ability to upload video files, here are some motivational thoughts about …

: I miss the nice things I miss having a functional smartphone with me. You may recall that I have GrapheneOS installed on my …

: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, 1964 - ★★★★ I'm sorry I haven't watched this sooner. A masterful Satire, frighteningly still related today …

: Looking into Emacs Denote Prot’s Denote is an interesting package to explore. It has limited use for me because most of …

: Tetris, 2023 - ★★★½ This movie surprised me for the better. I thought this was going to be a flashy movie about a …

: The real kings of NYC parks 📷

: I am now on Bluesky. Feels like old-school Twitter back when everything was cool and without ads. …

: Is there some sort of a way to get into Bluesky that I’m missing? There seems to be a waiting …

: Today on my lunch walk there was so much yellow in front of me it made me dizzy just to take this …

: Today is my Emacs day - the day I created my first “for real now” journal entry in Emacs …

: Apple came out with a Classical music solution not too long ago, and most reviews amounted to …

: Those of you who have cats 😺: have you found a way to get rid of the litter box smell? I’d …

: Going Micro.blog Premium I decided to give Micro.blog premium a go. I’ve been on the regular tier for a while, enjoying …

: Heading back home. This wasn’t the magical vacation it was last time, but you can’t make …

: Halation and Accessiblity As a result of a conversation with Pete yesterday, I did some of my own digging into accessibility …

: One of my favorite “bald guy” hacks is the noggin water splash. If it’s hot, go …

: This photo doesn’t do it justice, but I had to capture it as I was walking, with only the …

: Question for you weather gurus out there 🌞 ⛈️. When you look at the radar map in a weather app and …

: “Yes your dog can come in. Yes we have a restroom. Yes you can use it.” I don’t …

: On my way to a short fireworks escape vacation for a couple of days. Took the camera bag with me, …

: VMware is too slow to be usable For the last hour or so, I tried to get VMware working on my Windows desktop. My Linux mint VM, …

: Cities: Skylines 2 Looking forward to Cities: Skylines 2 🎮 coming this October Cities: Skyline is a dangerous game if …

: Another grey rainy day with some 75% humidity until the afternoon… At times like these I …

: The George Washington Bridge on a foggy day. Believe it or not, this was the view from our apartment …

: Pride 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️at the Westfield World Trade Center

: Of DnD, Shadowrun, and attempting my own thing Back in 1984, William Gibson wrote Neuromancer, a book that gave birth to the Cyberpunk genre along …

: my two cents about facebook & ActivityHub My niece graduated from kindergarten, and I wanted to send a reply in a short video. I don’t …

: I now have an official email with my domain…! Hooray. It’s my name here at the domain, …

: The flowers decided to show face and enjoy the breeze. I did the same. 📷📷📷

: From Wired: The US Is Openly Stockpiling Dirt on All Its Citizens wired.com Read: www.wired.com …

: The fireworks started here in NYC. Since COVID, I hate those with passion. The sleepless nights for …

: The Thing, 2011 - ★★★ I'm not sure I watched The Thing, or I don't remember if I did, but this movie makes me want to …

: “The Cage” on West 4th Street in Manhattan 🏀. I watched an intense game between the …

: Installing Emacs from source Thursday evening I felt smart and decided to clear some space in my boot partition on my Linux Mint …

: I thought I’ll make a nice little video about CSS “reverse engineering” on my …

: The old and the new. NYC.

: So I bought Diablo 4 Out of nowhere, I bought Diablo 4 🎮 yesterday for full price. It came up to about $75 bucks, tax and …

: Meanwhile, in NYC… I skipped my morning run today. Sitting here with an air purifier we just …

: Why WWDC23 makes me (even more) grumpy Not specifically an Apple thing, but Apple-emphasized. To put it simply, it’s Money. The way …

: So once again Apple “introduces” technology people can’t afford to do something …

: Knives Out, 2019 - ★★★ An entertaining watch with smart kind of fun. There aren't enough mystery movies, and this one is …

: The last post makes me think I should write an update on how life’s been without (well, almost …

: The Wikipedia for Maps - OpenStreetMaps This morning I re-discovered the Wikipedia of digital maps: Openstreetmaps. I had an account there, …

: self-portrait of NK by NK - from Florence

: Added some of my old posts from the old blog and realized that the time on those is all around …

: At my usual corner, taking a sip, having a thought.

: A few additions to my wiki today on the more technical side of things. A new CaptainLog as well.

: Liquid Sky, 1982 - ★★★★ I'd like to say this movie is before its time, but it's not. The issues it raises were present in …

: The index page for Micro.blog on my wiki wasn’t up, so I created a new one. Also created the …

: A bit of RSS magic here, a bit MB customization there, and poof! A new movie 🎥 review page on the …

: Leviathan, 1989 - ★★ Your typical 90s suspense flick with all the clichés. I enjoyed the story, and the effects are nice. …

: The Beast, 1975 - ★★★½ Ok, let's get this out of the way first. Yes, there's horse dick in this movie. Lots and lots of it. …

: I recorded another S3 video Monday, and I didn’t get around to post it until yesterday. The …

: As a privacy advocate (yes, this is a term that fits me at this point I think) I have a hard time …

: After Micro.Camp 2023, quite a few folks got excited about Mars Edit. And for a good reason. …

: A cult movie lovers' fantasy come true Yesterday I finally got around to check out a place that’s been on my radar for a year: Film …

: I’m switching back to Celsius this week. I grew up on the metric system, and at this point my …

: Neptune Frost, 2021 - ★★ I gave this movie about half an hour before giving up. A cloud of buzzwords in different languages …

: Failed to finish List of movies I could not finish, usually because they're bad or because I can't follow the plot …

: My thoughts about Mirco.Camp and what I learned Micro.Camp 2023 is over. I had fun, enjoyed listening and participating, and got exciting new ideas …

: Thanks to Micro Camp 🏕️, I learned Glass is now available on Android and the web. It’s also …

: View during lunch 📷

: Privacy vs Convenience on the Mac With GrapheneOS installed, I am motivated to lock down the Mac a bit further. I dusted off my …

: Trying out GrapheneOS Update: I now have this process documented on my wiki. GrapheneOS is a hardened Android OS variant. …

: Company of Heroes 3 is Fun I was skeptical about buying Company of Heroes (CoH) 3 🎮 because of the mixed reviews. I’m …

: Is there anyone who thinks encryption on a social network is a good idea? Twitter in particular? The …

: Currently reading: Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our …

: Yesterday, I went to visit a bookstore 📚 I thought I had been to before. Turns out it’s the …

: I think I’m starting to enjoy stickers more after my vacation in Italy… 📷 Captured on …

: Writing down thoughts like rain. And books. The notebook 📝 “mind dump” experiment seems to find its footing. I can name it and …

: Back Home Being home is good. I missed my corner, my writing, and my tech. But I also miss the breakfast at …

: Day 8 - Copenhagen Copenhagen also has public bathrooms on main streets and plazas, food boxes made from pure cardboard …

: We’re heading home through Copenhagen. We have a connecting flight back to NYC tomorrow. …

: We’re leaving Firenze tomorrow, and I think this is a good picture to capture a moment that …

: Day 7: Resting One of the things we don’t like about Italy..? The mosquitos. This guy had its friend keeping …

: Folks of micro.blog, what kind of posts do you find more discussion friendly? Do you feel you …

: Day 6: A Wine Tour The wine tour turned out better than I expected. Small intimate group, fun guide, and the best part …

: Finally, a relaxed day in Florence. I went on a walk and captured more of the essence of the place. …

: I think today’s adventure in Rome, which involved lots of rain, several public bathrooms in …

: Day 4: Rome Rome is… Like New York. Similar grunge with millennia old structures scattered about. We …

: This morning we woke up early to take the train to Rome. NK suggested we catch a snack before we …

: The streets in Florence are narrow. The sidewalks often fit only one person. Even then, if you …

: The best places in a trip like this are serendipitous. We stumbled upon a local bookstore, with …

: From a pass under the highway heading to a restaurant tonight in Florence. The whole tunnel is …

: Day 3 - Walking Firenze I wanted to use the phone for quick updates, but I couldn’t join the local network until a …

: Copenhagen It’s like IKEA in this airport. There’s No music walking down to the connecting flight, …

: Day 0 The morning in NYC started with this. Time to wake up and make some coffee. I walked toward the …

: Brand, Shmang Even though I have several videos on Diode Zone, a PeerTube instance, I’m been thinking of …

: The S3 video from last week is up:

: Getting ready to pack for a long trip. The flight is Wednesday. I woke up worried I won’t have …

: My wiki can be addicting. I forget how fun it is to organize information, make it more presentable, …

: I keep reading that Mastodon is “complicated” from mainstream media, like Verge and …

: I can’t get over the fact that the Mac mini (M1) restarts so fast it’s actually easier …

: Human errors and an Emacs tip My Linux desktop stopped syncing my Emacs files yesterday. I noticed this in the morning, realized …

: Non Monogamous Just like I wrote about my name not too long ago, it occurred to me I should write about being …

: After a good nap, I was able to work more on an animated gif for a knowledge base article I’m …

: My list writing this morning was interrupted by trash that had to be taken out, then dishes, and …

: S3 video for this week I’ve been struggling with sleep issues this week, and it shows in terms of creative energy. …

: New journaling guides I just created a new list of instructions for my journal-writing routine: Scan a note with a list …

: For the last couple of weeks, I have had the task “WIKI Mac wipe @ Home”. I wiped my …

: Another S3 video I recorded yesterday! In this one: I’m working with a Mac Getting back into …

: Note to self: If you’re using apps made by (and made for) Linux folks, use Homebrew. Sure …

: It’s important to be silly. With yourselves, with your close ones. Being silly is closer to …

: My Name My name is Shay. Pronounced like Shy. And yes, I’ve been asked if I’m shy too many …

: I’m going through my old posts (on my old blog) to choose what to put up again here, with the …

: Lost Kings and hunches As I watched The Lost King 🎬 yesterday, I was thinking it was a movie about a passion gone too far. …

: I'm up again. Thanks for reading. This is the second time I woke up tonight, 10 minutes ago. I’m in the bathroom, on the shower …

: Another macOS “secret” I got to share with the micro.blog community: When blogging from …

: Smart Folders, where have you been my entire life?! I’m starting to really not hate #macOS …

: Spring is here, and some of the flowers in the nearby garden are blooming

: Why did I switch to Lightroom I take photos on my phone and on my camera. The workflow on the phone is easy: snap a picture, edit …

: As I write this, I’m copying over unsorted photos (ARW files) from my Synology to a local …

: Some moss was covering a rock in patches, on a walk a couple of days ago

: Working with a MacOS instead of Linux As I keep working with the Mac for my wiki and blog, I experience more Apple features I’m …

: How many Brandons? Sometimes you read something that resonates well with what you’re going through. Every now and …

: Sometimes I can’t sleep. Actually, it’s more than sometimes. At this point, I’ve …

: I’m behind on the photos challenge, but I’ve been working on my wiki and other …

: Gave up on Horizon Zero Dawn 🎮 I want to like Horizon Zero Dawn (HZD), but I can’t. I tried. I’m wondering why it took …

: In my second official S3 video, I talk about the getting more comfortable recording and editing …

: I couldn’t really find pictures 📷 of an instrument, so I took a walk to the park thinking I …

: The spice shelves at our home. I also have a thing for owls. #mbmar

: Changes to the wiki: upgrading, markdown implementation, and creating a personal (local) wiki. More …

: Sometimes, you go to take a chance and take a dark tunnel to reach the light at the other end. …

: I came to appreciate the National Weather Service’s graphs. It gives a general idea for the …

: Reposting old posts If you go to the first page of this blog, you will notice something odd. There are some old posts …

: Took a picture 📷 of this insect about a year ago in the Brox. Day 22 - #mbmar

: Went to the #moma to see the making of Pinocchio. The movie was excellent! Here, on display, the …

: This is Aloe. The only house plant I didn’t kill. His doing fine since 2019! #mbmar 📷

: analog. I’m told it works.b&w because of course. #mbmar day 19 📷

: The supreme court, NYC. Portico #mbmar day 18 📷

: Medicine for the mind I’m on a train heading to Pennsylvania. We were stuck in New Jersey for an hour or so. Some …

: Two years ago, in New Mexico. Early morning flight with a hot air balloon 📷. The dogs were barking …

: This was once a road. Now it’s just a quiet path. #mbmar day 16 📷

: That nice feeling you get when you look at your blog and see a stream of thoughts, ideas, and …

: A pigeon observing the street with patience before taking flight. #mbar day 15

: Updated the Micro.blog guides on the wiki. Still have much more work to do… Pages, best …

: Today was a snowy stormy day, so here’s a nice picture from a walk a few days back. Horizon …

: Games teach you hard life lessons Today I beat the Fire Bellowback in the Sigma vault in Horizon Zero Dawn. The boss’s weapon: …

: The stuff that keeps me connected: my loyal Raspberry Pi file server and my router. #mbmar day 13

: As I mentioned a few days ago, I want to start creating S3 videos. Without getting into too many …

: Shiny cocktails with good people at the bar #mbmar 📷

: So, recorded my first S3 video. Now I need to sit down and edit it and fix the me-going-on-tangent …

: Gimcrack: A toy; a pretty thing; an ornamental object of no great value. I don’t think I have …

: This is one NYC ritual that is going away… A photo 📷 to remember #mbmar

: Personal challange: a weekly video This morning I wrote some of my thoughts down in my notebook: This will not make a whole lot of …

: I have this photo 📷 I took at random about a year ago. Something about all the cans stacked neatly …

: Keeping Bald When I saw Hollie’s post about growing long hair, I thought it was a good idea to write about …

: The other day I took a nice walk: #mbmar

: I wracked my brain all day yesterday for the photo challenge 📷 and couldn’t find something for …

: Every night I go to sleep around midnight, I regret it. I wake up a few minutes before 6, no matter …

: Engineering you say? This is an old picture 📷 I took years ago (heavily modified with whatever …

: Had a lot of coffee, took a nap (coffee makes me calm and sleepy) and then I had to go for a …

: On with the photo challenge 📷: Zip. my old Israeli slippers, which have zippers. These are sometimes …

: My take on explaining Micro.blog When I joined Micro.blog, I was confused. Coming from Mastodon, I didn’t know how to wrap my …

: Here’s my contribution 📷 My morning solitude: coffee, notebook to write ideas down, and the …

: This must be the first time (or the first time in a long time) that I couldn’t launch into my …

: “Why no RSS?” - an update on why I don’t have RSS on my wiki, and what workarounds …

: Had a nice social gathering of sorts with a few folks last night 🍺🍷. Thankfully no headaches this …

: Using your blog as a 📔 journal, yay or nay? You’d think it’s easy to use your blog as a journal, but in reality, it’s not that …

: It is here. I’m part of the ⌚ cult now. Now to get a nato band before I scratch my wrist off.

: Maybe it’s because I drastically lowered my sugar intake in foods and drinks 🤔, but I can tell …

: Good morning 🌞 What is the plan for today?

: Mousa - Movie Review (it sucks) 🍿 Mousa has a problem. Its main actor, Karim Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, is trapped in a crappy movie. The …

: Mousa, 2021 - ★★ (contains spoilers) This review may contain spoilers. Mousa's has a problem. Its main actor, Karim Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, …

: Took a walk earlier today, and started to see the beginning of spring… 🌻 🌷 It was good to …

: Writing in a notebook after all this time My pocket notebooks 📓 showed up earlier than I thought, and I was eager to write some thoughts down …

: I decided to use a KVM switch with my Mac mini Over a hundred techies responded to my question: “folks with Linux and Macs, what’s your …

: So after I broke my micro.blog by mistake with a youtube video, I guess I should try to upload my …

: It's official: you don't need to buy books to play DnD Dungeons and Dragons​ (DnD) is a game that happens in the mind. There are many props (which you …

: My partner keeps outdoing himself. Check this out: homemade peach plum margaritas and The Last of …

: #100DaysToOffload is not my thing, and that's fine I was looking into trying out the whole 100 days to offload business. Everyone’s doing it, I …

: I have a couple of things to say about writing 📝. More than a couple of things, actually, …

: Good morning, ☕ from me and Allo

: Time to leave the apartment to shop for some groceries and stretch my legs. This cold had me stuck …

: The guilt and benefits of working remote Wednesday afternoon. I wake up refreshed from a 10-minute nap. It’s cold outside, but the …

: From LastPass to KeePassXC - a quick import/export guide. Recycled and refreshed from my old blog, …

: About getting tips without getting paid I updated my About page. I added a blurb about this website, mentioned my wiki, and cleaned up a …

: CaptainLog - this time a PeerTube video I’ve made a couple of changes to my Wiki, and CaptainLog is overdue for an update. Since …

: Hello @eludom@fosstodon.org this is JTR from Micro.blog, you should see this as JTR at my domain. …

: Cleaning my RSS subscriptions. I forgot how nice it is to read personal blogs.

: I regret giving up my Pixel 4a Intro: I read “There are too many iPhones” from @gr36 this morning, which got me to …

: I updated my old blog one last time. I like writing in Emacs, which is what I used to do on the old …

: Made a couple of changes to How I browse the net: bookmarks, org-mode, and a password manager and …

: It’s only appropriate to get serious about the Micro.blog section in my wiki at this point, …

: Added “comment on micro.blog / Mastodon” plug-in 💡. I hope this will help with comments …

: How I browse the net: bookmarks, org-mode, and a password manager. I was recently asked about bookmarks, and I realized my browser/bookmarks workflow might seem a bit …

: taonaw.com now directs to micro.blog! Transferred my domain to micro.blog successfully. taonaw.com will take you to the new blog now, …

: CSS Fixed The CSS is fixed, with the help of my partner. No more white highlights or pink ones. to quote …

: Oblivion - 2013 A bit of The Matrix thrown into a cheesy heroic story about freedom. Good for a chill night for easy …

: Oblivion, 2013 - ★★★ (contains spoilers) This review may contain spoilers. A bit of the Matrix thrown into a cheesy heroic story about …

: Forgot that WhatsApp doesn’t care what phone number to tell it to use, if you switch to a …

: Frustrations with fine-tuning CSS I spent over an hour trying to fix a few annoying #CSS issues on the blog, and I give up for now. …

: It's time to call it: Micro.blog is staying

The problem with waking up to tweak your blog at 4 in the morning is that you don’t keep …

: Still confused about #microblog. My posts (like this one) will show on #mastodon OK, but then …

: Should I get an Apple Watch? I’m trying out CoPilot (blame Wheezy Waiter for this). I discovered that my Fitbit Sense, …

: New updates to the wiki, and a CaptianLog explains what’s new: taonaw.gitlab.io/taonah/

: 2FA has one big problem: it's tied to your phone. 2FA, the holy grail of security. Until you don't have access to your phone number anymore. Good-luck …

: A Local Pizza Joint Maybe I have a thing for pizza. I mean, most folks do, no? A walk to one of my local pizza joints …

: I love it how whenever I test something on Mastodon (to check if cross-posting works, or if some …

: I love it how whenever I test something on Mastodon (to check if cross-posting works, or if some …

: @JTR@micro.blog I think I finally get it... I can @ my new micro.blog account from fosstodon.org, …

: OK, blog improvements on micro.blog now include: 1. A logical, ISO date for posts 2. Links to RSS …

: ...resolved. Yes, I had to read up and play with Hugo again. It wasn't too hard, though still …

: maybe I should just go with tumblr. Ha.

: To be fair, and to be less of a grumpy man over here, I'm not against learning. Micro.blog also …

: I'm annoyed. micro.blog is based on Hugo, which is good and all, but it also means I need to …

: I enjoyed The Mist. It wasn't fantastic, but it was good and had a point that didn't feel …

: The Mist, 2007 - ★★★ (contains spoilers) This review may contain spoilers. This was an OK movie. I enjoyed it. It was good enough to hold my …

: next movie up - "The Mist" based on a story by Stephen King. So far, I like this one much …

: Thoughts about work iPhone as a Personal (but not private) phone It’s not the first time I’m thinking of switching over to my work iPhone as my main …

: mehhh this #covid bullshit is annoying 😅 I've been healthy since Tuesday, pretty much. But I am …

: Gave up on The Colony. Here's what I had to say: "too much "been there, done …

: The Colony, 2021 - ★★★ I started watching yesterday, got bored, started watching again today, got bored again, decided it's …

: I want to try creating videos again. This one is: How to Enable advanced web interface on #mastodon …

: I'm using this article: …

: I need some video editing help. I'm using openshot, and when I'm done with a project it …

: Why is it hard to describe a single cough vs plural coughs? Am I coughing once, or more? What if I …

: Thoughts from Exploring Micro.blog Micro.blog is an unexpected, possibly excellent, solution. First, the obvious: setting up a blog and …

: I'm sorry folks. This is not breakfast. For me, this is not even lunch. Eek.

: Mastodon guys podcast idea I don’t want my only “real” blog post to be about being sick, so here’s …

: Playing around with Micro.blog. More like trying to wrap my head around its mastodon relationship. …

: First Post on Micro.blog I’m testing Micro.blog to use for quick blog-like updates. If you’re reading this on …

: This is another test post, to see what posts here do with my existing mastodon account which I …

: The problem with Signal No, I don’t mean the new “hack” from Cellebrite, which still seems to make waves1. …

: Belladonna of Sadness, 1973 - ★★★ (contains spoilers) This review may contain spoilers. This movie is not fully animated. At least not in the traditional …

: Watched & Liked Belladonna of Sadness Oblivion The Mule

: Curious about these Leonor Will Never Die

: I read a good argument in a NYTimes opinion piece by Laura Vanderkam in favor of flexible work …

: DMing for the first time in 25 years Last weekend, I ran a DnD session. Three curious players stepped into a fantasy world I created for …

: The price of Privacy When I started researching privacy more seriously, I didn’t know what I was looking at was the …

: From LastPass to KeePass I’ve been using LastPass for the last 5 years and have been happy with it. I recommended it to …

: Libre and clothes When I write, I live in Emacs (with the awesome Solorized theme) inside org-mode. With time, I found …