COVID test says it’s not that. But my daughter has had flu-like symptoms this past week and it looks like it might be my turn
Twitter did not let me add my ActivityPub-compatible name to my display name on my Twitter profile though it looks like others have done so. It’s in a pinned tweet and in my profile, should anyone be interested enough to look at my profile page.
I was pleased to learn that in the Discover section on Micro.blog, you may not always need the full @name@fully.qualified.domain string to locate ActivityPub accounts. In some cases the username alone was enough. Many times, name@fully.qualified.domain was enough.
Yesterday I found about 8 Twitter accounts that I follow mentioned or listed a Mastodon address. Did a quick Twitter search for “mastodon” on followed accounts. Today I learned of Debirdify, which helped me to find about 100 more accounts I could follow directly from Micro.blog.
But what if Apple became a mobile operator? It would accept inbound calls and send them to me as FaceTime over any network. When I make a call, Apple can decide if that’s an in-network call or if (like with SMS) it goes to a 3rd party. No phone needed, just a mobile data plan.
If I could set my Apple Watch as the focus for my phone number, I’d be happy to carry an iPad exclusively. Or heck, just make a cellular-capable iPad operate as a phone so I don’t have to keep three computers on my person, just two or one.
Reading and writing is wonderful. I have a brain that likes to make connections. Between consuming some social media posts today, then writing an update to my Now page, I’ve learned some things that have helped me to clarify my own values and principles.
Went to download FileZilla for my Windows laptop. I decided to get the paid version. $16 isn’t too much to pay for all the years I’ve enjoyed its functionality.
I would like to thank @manton for making Micro.blog ready for this moment in time. This service is really much greater than the sum of its parts.
Apparently it’s a very Black Friday for trees in my neighborhood. At least three chainsaws running within earshot.
As a person who grew up in the midwest, I didn’t know I loved cornbread stuffing so much.
I just watched the first 5 episodes of Wednesday. Would recommend!
For a few days I was really worried I was going to need to create another account. But I just learned I can follow ActivityPub right here.
Sorta wondering if ActivityPub will be the thing that finally makes syndication take off. I’ve loved RSS ever since I understood what it was, but the whole following an ID might make it easier for some to understand.
Interesting times.
Feedle: a search is an RSS feed.
Looking forward to discovering new sources!
I don’t know what to do about social media. I’ve ghosted Facebook. I’m about to do the same to Twitter.
I don’t know anything about Mastodon, yet.
I’m ruminating a lot.
Temps dropping to 17F tonight. It’s cold enough for now. In January and February when the rises up to 17F, we’re going to be relieved.
#mnwx
The story of moving out of our home to make way for a remodel starts and ends thusly: We were not prepared.
House was born in 1947. Not zero risk of lead-based paint.
Demo for renovation starting soon.
This just in: King size matresses resist. They do not want to be moved.
Minnesota, where we love to bitch about the weather and double or triple commute times. And, we chuckle at recent transplants who haven’t been through a full season, yet. Oh, and we are getting 3-5 inches today, and then the possibility of snow over the next three days.
“…I don’t wanna belong to the… to any of it. I just wanna be…”
—Iggy Pop sampled in Crystal Method’s Post Punk
I still maintain it’s difficult not to put a little swagger into your step when Crystal Method is stimulating your auditory nerves.
Found my first-Gen AirPods Pro in an easy chair that I sit in daily. Reported them lost in the Find My app. My phone was often within 2 or 3 feet of where I found them. Found them when looking in the chair for my phone. Possibly the metal chair mechanism blocked signal?
Notification Fatigue:
I read the message on my watch. I clear the notice on my iPhone screen, then I launch the Messages app to clear the notification on the app icon.
In Apple’s house, using apps and hardware they themselves designed, I expect that to be a cleaner experience.
I voted my conscience. I choose to see voting as my responsibility, and I am grateful I live in a place where we can respectfully and privately add our input.