The Art Of Not Asking Why

I’m looking for a good docking station solution for a MacBook pro 14''. When at home, I want it to connect to LAN, power, SD card, and a coupe of USB-2s (two would be good) as well as USB-Cs.

How do you use your Mac at home? I have a KVM switch connected to my PC, which I use for Windows at the same time. I prefer to use my big mechanical keyboard and screen.

I spent most of my evening with a paralyzing head/stomach pain combo. I couldn’t do much besides to lay down and hope to sleep. I think the trigger was eggs, though I can usually eat them and be OK. I think it’s the combo of an egg and certain oils. I wish I had a better idea so I know what to avoid.

This is an issue I’ve had for years with different levels of severity with different kinds of food. I know, for example, that too much sugar will cause headaches, but not to this level.

I usually don’t eat a lot of fats (no red meat, little fired food, I eat cheese occasionally, on a single slice of bread), and I’m fairly active, so maybe there’s something about handling a lot of it (as in two eggs) at once? No idea.

Edit: 2023-09-14. 10:52: After an episode like this, as I was taught by Nat, one of the best things to eat is wholesome buckwheat, known as Kasha. It looks like this when ready:

1. Oh, a USB C! Am I sure this is an Apple event?
2. I love my camera, but having a 120mm and micro lens always on me? Tempting. The size though…
3. Why are all these phones so BIG y’all?!
4. This action button is a smart idea, but I can see how some folks (sorry Mom!) will have a problem programming and getting used to it.

And as usual, everything is so, so expensive, and somewhat “cold” and without a soul. I don’t know exactly what it is, but it feels more like a money-making machine than the old days of Ohh and Ahh. Maybe they should have some of their excited users on the stage next time after they tried the new stuff for a while? That’ll show some excitement and relatable real-world experiences 🤔

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

The most important thing in any reminder/notes system is to stick to it. Scattered notes in 5 different apps mean you’ll never find what you need when you need it.

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

I always wanted to read this one, and now I did. A couple of flaws made this story less believable than it could have been, and that’s a shame. The world-building is leaning to extremes, as well as the sexist roles of women, perhaps typical to the era in which the book was written. The story itself is not so much SciFi as it is a criticism of religion and the human condition, but if that’s the point, it’s a bit blunt. Overall, I did enjoy this one, and it’s well-written; I guess I just expected more from the book that gave birth to Blade Runner. I think it’s time to watch it again now.

Flight from Maine back home got cancelled due to weather and United is telling us no refund because we’re economy. Anyone ever heard lf this?

I’m in Bar Harbor, Maine. It’s pretty here, quiet. There are plenty of boats and fewer cars, no air conditioning. Thankfully it’s not needed, especially around the evening. Too bad I’m not a lobster person, but there are plenty of other good things to enjoy.

I recently wondered if the folks on Mastodon who read my posts are aware of my Micro.blog blog. The answer is not really:

While not surprising, this was still somewhat discouraging.

My independent Mastodon account on Fosstodon is not set to automatically cross-post my content from the blog; I use my Micro.blog Mastodon account for that. I like to keep my Mastodon content separate from Fosstodon since both places have different communities and follow other interests. Another reason is formatting and hashtags: Micro.blog does not use hashtags (for a good reason, in my opinion), and formatting as well as the length of posts work differently.

What I usually end up doing is to reply to my Micro.blog Mastodon account with my Fosstodon one. This comes up on the blog as a footer with additional remarks that didn’t make it to the main post while also giving the option to use hashtags and converse with Mastodon folks directly.

The problem is that people don’t seem to make the connection that both of those accounts are mine. I presume some Mastodon folks find my blog through my Fosstodon account’s retoots, but I don’t know how many (tinylytics might come in handy here).

I’m considering re-posting some of my older posts on Fosstodon semi-regularly to point folks to my posts without trying to be too obnoxious about it. I do want more comments and discussions on my blog, but I don’t want to become one of those folks who chime into any conversation that might be remotely connected to something they wrote and point to some vague reference on a post I wrote a couple of years back. I unfollow people who do that myself religiously.