: This thing where the iOS Trailers app is now part of the TV app is awful. No way to navigate to it, …
: I will continue to offer technical support on social media.
: Last time (years ago) I needed to scan 35mm slides I used a combo flatbed/printer, which is tedious. …
: Hiding out at a coffee shop ☕️
: Still trying to figure out how Bluesky works. There are multiple feed options but I still haven’t …
: At “hang out at the Public Market and eat a large lunch” stage of the move.
: Not sure about the September photoblogging challenge…
: At the “hang pictures on the wall” stage of the move 🖼️
: Seems it never rains in Southern California.
: Cleaned out the storage closet 🧹
: I never thought to try this until today, but it turns out you can share a Mac’s wifi connection out …
: I wasn’t using Threads before it was cool.
: Too much to do and it’s Monday.
: Stone Brewery, Liberty Station
: Still don’t understand coroutines.
: Already at the “just go out and buy it” stage of the move.
: Moving day 1, TV and phone 📺📞
: An Immense World by Ed Yong 📚 This is a wonderful book which has taken me far too long to read due to the vagaries of library …
: Fennel sausage and roasted fennel 🍕
: There are few problems that can’t be solved by a new Apple Watch band ⌚️
: Today I said “I’m going for a walk as soon as I get out of this meeting” but here I am still at my …
: Fifty years ago www.gocomics.com/doonesbur…
: Today I learned that HTTP header field names are case insensitive, probably not for the last time.
: Now that X has rebranded can we start using “tweet” as the generic term for a microblog post on any …
: Waiting for the repair shop to call 🚗
: There are few problems which can’t be solved by a 25 foot HDMI cable.
: Using an LCD video projector for the first time. The video is great, but the only audio output is a …
: Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway 📚 This is another fast read, an old-fashioned detective story in the vein of Sam Spade, but set in a …
: Renewed 1Password for one more year, as long as I can still use version 7 I think I’m stuck.
: On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-Reed 📚 This is an even shorter book which I added to my library queue last month, written by a Texas-born …
: The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi 📚 This is a very quick read, especially when you are stuck on a cross-country plane trip. I also …
: Fraction of people wearing masks in a crowded airport and full flight is well below one percent.
: I would like to stream all of Ahsoka right now, please.
: Harrow the Ninth and Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir 📚 I read the first book in this series (Gideon the Ninth) some time ago, and actually read the second …
: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/arc…
: Spicy Italian chicken sausage 🍕
: Witch King by Martha Wells 📚 Everybody loves Murderbot, but Martha Wells writes other stories, including this recent novel set in …
: Shopping for a simple text editor which will run on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
: Today has all the worst features of Monday and Humpday combined 🐫
: Signed up for t2.social, not sure why. Still not on Bluesky and not feeling it for Threads.
: I have successfully forgotten what day it is.
: This is truly the longest of long weekends.
: Pretty much off the grid for the weekend.
: Time to pack for the long weekend 🧳
: Swift and C++ interoperability looks really good.
: Well I finally go to see Asteroid City, which is even more meta than I thought possible.
: Time to shop for a new Mastodon instance? I use it to follow, not post (all the posting is here on …
: Not ready for the solstice 🌎☀️
: More about Juneteenth: thegrio.com/2023/06/1…
: Juneteenth should be celebrated in this country not just by remembering history but also repairing …
: Well we made it to the movie theater with plenty of time to spare: one week, to be exact. Turns out …
: Well I finally have to decide if I want to keep my 1Password subscription going for another year or …
: On a jury, trial starting today.
: Sitting in the jury pool waiting to see if I get impaneled.
: Completely forgot that I have to report for possible Jury Duty tomorrow.
: Sautéed fennel and plant based sausage 🍕
: Ninth and tenth concerts, chamber music and a chamber opera.
: Seventh and eighth concerts, more vocal music.
: No concert tonight, at the movies for Spiderverse.
: Sixth concert, vocal sound track for a silent film.
: Third, fourth and fifth concerts, chamber and vocal music.
: Second concert, harp and violin sonatas.
: Rainy day, perfect for staying home and backing up all the computers 🌧️💻🖥️
: Feeling under the weather, still not ready for WWDC or pretty much anything.
: Finally downloading the new, sucky Max app. Probably going to cancel my subscription anyway unless …
: Still in the mountains, but now with WiFi!
: Memorial Day is coming up, and that means peak season for Apple rumors!
: Trying out new software this week…MarsEdit, Mimestream, and Ivory for Mac (finally!).
: All happy dogs are alike; each neurotic dog is neurotic in its own way.
: Time to clean the house (again) 🧹🏡
: Not a fan of the ReactNative redesign of the Micro.blog iOS app.
: People who want to know how long a big software project will take are doomed to disappointment.
: Fresh out of snapshots to post. Also out of wine 🍷
: Installing the tool chain on a new laptop. Why was it not installed by IT?
: Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.
: Probably not going to a movie tonight 🍿
: These aren’t the droids you’re looking for 🤖
: Still recovering from Mayday.
: Happy Mayday to those who celebrate! 🌸🌿🌺
: Out like a (very damp) lamb.
: Why do people have so much trouble getting up before dawn to celebrate Mayday? It’s just one …
: Time to clean the house again 🧹🏠
: Considering newsfeed bankruptcy for today.
: Still not caught up from last weekend.
: Playing around with spatial audio.
: Off early for the weekend trip.
: Assessment time, in more ways than one.
: No problem can’t be avoided by spending money on impulse buys.
: Saw Suzume today, it was very much in the tradition of Spirited Away.
: Knocking off early this afternoon.
: So many bugs, so little time 🐞🕐
: Sautéed red onions and sliced salami 🍕
: Yesterday was a good day for democracy.
: Spending a rainy morning booting up old computers 🖥️
: Off shopping and visiting the art museum.
: Day off work tomorrow which just means that everything has to be finished today.
: I have now reached the point where code commit rules are preventing all commits because the checks …
: 1 - Download Apple Classical on the iPad. 2 - Remember that it’s iPhone only. 3 - Delete Apple …
: Happy to support (and vote for) Elizabeth Warren for another term in the Senate.
: In a sudden fit of optimism I have put the snow shovels back in the garage.
: Planning a weekend trip to…Worcester?
: Why is local file sharing always such a problem?
: Starting to feel like Spring.
: Code coverage requirements are no substitute for good design.
: Happy Vernal Equinox here in the N. H., and Autumnal for those in the S. ☀️🌎
: Sweet Italian sausage and sautéed onions 🍕
: I’ve been working here for over ten years and today I had to print something for the first time.
: Stopped at Pavement Coffee this morning and got an Everything Bagel 🥯
: Clocks have been sprung forward 🕰️
: Today I set up ATSC 3.0 on the HDHomeRun box (half a dozen local channels) and Live TV on the Plex …
: My name is Carl and I buy too many Apple Watch bands. Also, does anybody have recommendations?
: I’ve been waiting for the Apple Music Classical app to launch, and it’s finally here! …
: Happy to get the Sunlit update which allows me to add descriptions to pictures, still working my way …
: I have refused to delete the (non-functional) Twitterrific from my devices, which made it easy for …
: Off to Maine for a weekend trip, where there is a Winter Storm Watch for all day on Saturday.
: Off to the dentist for cleaning 🦷
: Instance ownership should not be left up to wishful thinking.
: Happy to be able to fit in a few more words in my posts without triggering truncation, I have been …
: Why does transferring money have to be so complicated? 💸
: Had to go out and scrape the heavy, wet “wintry mix” off the driveway and boy are my arms tired.
: Hiding from the “wintry mix.”
: I have started using the beta version of Mona for reading my Mastodon timeline, it has lots of …
: So many meetings, so little time.
: The point of having a President is that they are just people, not anointed rulers whose authority …
: A fun weekend of doing housework and paying bills 🧹💸
: Off to watch Bugs Bunny cartoons.
: There’s always a schedule conflict somewhere.
: Herb and garlic chicken sausage 🍕
: It’s like mid-March outside and we are still in February ☀️
: Missed posting a photo again yesterday, simply not in the habit yet.
: Out of bread flour this morning, so no pizza today.
: Trying to get in a little early spring cleaning 🧹
: Missed posting a photo yesterday.
: Waiting for the bus, which is running far behind schedule 🚌
: Slippery invisible frozen slush on the sidewalks this morning—welcome back to New England!
: Annual Review I’m a little late doing this numbers this year for my third Micro.blog anniversary on January …
: Missing out on the New England deep freeze 🌴
: Today I leaned that you can get a couch with USB ports on at each end 🛋️
: Not ready for Groundhog Day.
: First time reposting from Mastodon on my blog: aus.social/@geordie/…
: Great ad read for Micro.blog on this week’s Rocket podcast.
: Fresh spinach, fresh garlic, and caramelized onions 🍕
: Time for some house cleaning 🧹
: Time for the annual Micro.blog export and backup.
: Interesting article about string theory: Requiem for a string: Charting the rise and fall of a …
: Well I did get my comic book, but not at the place I usually go; the New England Comics store in …
: Oh yay, tax forms have started to arrive.
: It turns out that the default Mastodon RSS feed does not include boosts.
: Home again to rain, snow, and freezing slush 🏠
: Last day of vacation, at least it stopped raining.
: I’m wondering if it’s safe to change my blog’s Hugo version from 0.54 to 0.91. Is …
: I feel certain that the Dark Skies app would have warned me about this sudden cloudburst.
: Why is CarPlay so slow in the rental car? Completely unusable.
: I haven’t signed in to Twitter for over a month and I’m still upset that they broke access for 3rd …
: Definitely suffering from jet lag today.
: It turns out that one can subscribe to any Mastodon account from an RSS reader: Mastodon and RSS.
: Too many irons in the fire on my last day before vacation.
: I finished playing Gris on the iPad, I’m not very good at this type of game and found parts of it …
: Took the tree down, still need to pack up the rest of the decorations 🌲
: Back in the office at last, but only a few days before the now-traditional January trip.
: My RSS feeds are flooded with important news items from CES, it must be January.
: Back at work, which means back to the Zoom meetings.
: New Year observed today, last day of the work break.
: In a fit of extreme optimism I have replaced the now non-functional Dark Skies weather app on my …
: Ground beef 🍕 Yellow onions and green bell peppers 🍕
: Wondering if I still have time to fulfill my 2022 resolutions…
: At the museum to look at some Art.
: Waiting for the 3D fish movie to start 🍿
: So many passwords, so little time.
: First day done, eleven to go!
: Happy Saturnalia to those who celebrate 🪐
: Project for next week Moving from 1Password to iCloud Keychain
: This morning I was running for the bus and the driver saw me down a side street and kindly stopped …
: Solstice at last, now the long wait for Spring 🌞
: Had to spend most of yesterday being the grumpy old developer who says “I don’t think you did quite …
: I didn’t get to “vote” but not only should that guy not run the bird app, he shouldn’t own it or any …
: Interesting article about attempts to resolve inconsistencies between quantum theory and cosmology …
: Secret Wassail Recipe Ingredients: 6 Oranges (cut in half) 1 Box of White Raisins 1 Box of Cinnamon Sticks 12 oz Silvered …
: Only two weeks until the Dark Sky app stops working, making a valuable spot available on my first …
: Ordered four more Covid tests from USPS, available again today.
: This has been a week and it’s not even Friday yet.
: A nice guide to Sonos speakers at The Verge
: With the Discovery Channel takeover at HBO, most of the SF shows I was watching are now gone. Time …
: Well it took a few minutes (and a couple of restarts) to get my phone number moved to the new esim; …
: Finally had time to switch mobile carriers, there were a few delays but it seems to have …
: Planning to switch phone carriers today. Wish me luck!
: Not ready for Monday, or December for that matter.
: Half mushroom and half sausage 🍕
: Time for another attempt to get Time Machine running again on the MacBook.
: The randomly selected Mastodon instance was randomly offline early this morning. Down for …
: Karen Attiah makes a case for sticking with the bird app Washington Post
: Social networks need to prioritize user safety over enabling harassment. Calling harassment “free …
: Fish gotta swim, bird apps gotta devolve into a right wing echo chamber. Washington Post
: I am still watching the local COVID case trend, it seems to have leveled off instead of continuing …
: Running low on motivation and milk, time to go to the grocery store and stock up on both.
: Just made a commitment to support my randomly selected Mastodon instance with an annual Patreon …
: I have been taking part in ritual dance for over forty years now, still going with Newtowne Morris.
: For the moment I plan to retain (but not use) my bird app account. I’m slowly building up my …
: Turkey pepperoni and roasted fennel 🍕
: Interesting update on what is happening back on the bird app: www.theatlantic.com/technolog…
: Still seeing rabbits graze on the lawn, and yesterday a whole flock of wild turkeys hunting for …
: Boston Common Frog Pond opens for ice skating today!
: Since challenge prompts are selected randomly, what are the odds that one will be a repeat?
: Trying to quit the bird app cold turkey. Already suffering from withdrawal.
: Is it too late to start working on my novel for NaNoWriMo?
: Twitter is being “managed” like somebody trying to drive a car with a missing tire. Lots of sparks …
: These days social media feels like trying to ride a barrel over Niagara Falls.
: Harvard Square has lost almost all of its funky character, becoming a vast desert of franchise …
: I have been using various models of the aluminum case (“unibody”) MacBook Pro as my sole work …
: Still waiting for the next big thing to arrive before I leave Twitter.
: As colder weather arrives I need to adjust my exercise schedule.
: Every time I feel a bit under the weather there’s a suspicion that it’s COVID.
: I have my Twitter client (Twitterrific of course) set to never display badges, linear timeline, no …
: I spend a lot of time as C++ minister for the junior devs.
: When you are absolutely certain it’s a good idea to ask why.
: The US political system only works when there is a general consensus of support for democracy.
: I was sad to learn that the Mars InSight Lander will be shutting down soon due to power supply …
: Warm Autumn days are a faint echo of Summer.
: I not exempt from posting today if I want to complete the challenge.
: Last night I watched an online interview of author N. K. Jemisin by LeVar Burton, there was a lot of …
: Next week we get to vote on an initiative to remove citizenship requirements for getting a driver’s …
: As we enter the holiday season it’s one feast after another.
: Still trying to figure out Mastodon and how it interoperates with Micro.blog.
: Happy Halloween to those who celebrate 🎃
: My iOS development profile vanished for unknown reasons (after updating to iOS 16.1 and Xcode …
: So long, and thanks for all the tweets.
: Behind reading my Twitter feed today, and not sure I really want to catch up.
: Doctor Who is moving to Disney+? What is happening?
: Had to mow the lawn again, it has kept growing into the fall 🌱
: Fixing link errors one module at a time.
: It is happening here, again www.nytimes.com/2022/10/1…
: Trying to get back into the work flow after the long weekend.
: Rainy vacation day, but supposed to clear out for the actual weekend.
: Packed up and ready to head out for an extra long weekend.
: Friday will be on Wednesday this week 📅
: Back in the office, but taking the end of the week off.
: The Twisted Ones and The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher 📚 I read the first of these books in installments over the last few weeks, and then the second while …
: Roasted eggplant/turkey pepperoni 🍕
: This sounds like fun antikythera.xyz
: Watching the Crew-5 launch prep.
: Meetings, meetings, meetings.
: Back in the office, but not quite ready to work yet.
: Waiting for the asteroid impact 🛰️
: Negative rapid test this morning 🦠
: Trying to deal with student loans, new loan services, and new accounts, in anticipation of partial …
: Interesting article in The Atlantic about the politics of diverse casting in genre media: …
: Putting the fans away, thereby ensuring an early fall heat wave.
: First full day of Autumn and it is definitely jeans weather here in New England 👖
: I’m thinking I should be running a tanking test of my own 🍺
: Went to concerts by two different chamber music groups this weekend, and both featured pieces by …
: Went to see a live club performance by the Swedish band Kolonien last night, they were great and …
: Trying the T-mobile free Network Pass for a few weeks, using an e-SIM for the first time.
: Probably not warm enough for shorts today 🩳
: Still figuring out iOS 16. I am now using a custom lock screen but need more apps to provide …
: Interesting posts about The Rings of Power title sequence: twitter.com/Literally…
: Garlic and black pepper sausage, fresh oregano 🍕
: Finally getting to the laundry 🧺
: I did not order a new iPhone but I did order new AirPods.
: I did not order a new Apple Watch.
: Packing up for camp (assuming we get negative rapid tests this afternoon).
: This was not me: twitter.com/WCVB/stat…
: I am happy to say that my one-day career as a truck driver is now over.
: Where has the summer gone? 🕶
: Scrub for the big rocket today 🚀
: The Seventh Bride by T. Kingfisher 📚 Having read Nettle and Bone recently and enjoyed it greatly, I decided to pick up some other works …
: Where is the line in linear TV?
: Yet another interesting article, this time about the smallpox vaccine: …
: All dev meetings should take place at a beer garden in the banks of a river 🍺
: Another interesting article, this time about dark matter vs MOND: twitter.com/skdh/stat…
: Back to the dentist for cleaning 🦷
: More rain, but still substantially below normal this summer 🌧
: Interesting article about the distant galaxies detected by the space telescope: …
: Have not watched that dragon show, no spoilers please! Liking The Sandman a lot so far.
: A long week of waiting for builds which don’t happen.
: Signed back up for Netflix so that I can watch The Sandman. What else did I miss the last few months …
: Feels like it should be Friday by now.
: Having fun with git. And by “fun” I mean too many branches.
: I’m not sure I’m ready for the Westworld season finale.
: Roasted green bell peppers, sweet Italian chicken sausage, fresh oregano 🍕
: A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik 📚 I greatly enjoyed the author’s Temeraire series of Napoleonic adventures (with dragons), and her …
: Updating the Synology, which requires making sure that none of the computers is trying to back up at …
: Dropping my Glass subscription for now, I’m just not using it.
: Finally some relief from the heat!
: Hoping that the heat wave will finally break tonight ☀️
: Back in the (air conditioned) office again.
: Packing again for the return trip.
: Another day of heat and humidity ☀️
: Another hot day on the way ☀️
: Backing up and updating all the computers today.
: The family heirloom chests have finally arrived 🚛
: Reading books on my phone again 📖📲
: Finally found the bike helmet and took the bike out today 🚲
: Waiting for the heat wave to break ⛈
: We went to see Marcel the Shell with Shoes On last night, it was not what I was expecting. Clearly I …
: ScrollViewProxy is not my friend.
: Left to work laptop at the office, and of course today is the one day I need it at home 💻
: Thank goodness Twitter is back!
: Time to make the pizza (dough).
: Back at work fighting with the build system 🖥
: Walking tour of Nubian Square.
: On the ferry North Drumlin, Spectacle Island South Drumlin
: Created an AppKit version of my SwiftUI app, previously I had been using Catalyst to run the UIKit …
: Breakfast pizza (scallions, cherry tomatoes, sweet chicken sausage, bacon crumbles, fried egg) for …
: Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher 📚 This is a delightful book, a post-modern fairy tale with engaging characters, a tangled plot, and …
: Dinner at Bright Ideas (pale bitter and lime sour), also a taco truck (not shown).
: Taking a trip this weekend, but not where we were intending to go.
: Garlic and fennel sausage, roasted bell peppers, fresh oregano 🍕
: Vacation is postponed, and perhaps will be cancelled entirely, due to unchecked Covid spread.
: Had to rip a CD this week, it took a lot more effort than I expected 💿
: Three more days until VACATION!
: Went to yoga today, which was more challenging than I had hoped it would be 🧘🏼
: Used the last of the Tealuxe Golden Tippy tea this morning. End of an era. ☕️
: Is it wrong to insta-block any Twitter account which promotes NFTs? If so, I don’t want to be right…
: Hot Italian sausage, sautéed onions, pickled yellow peppers, cooked in the new wood pellet oven 🍕
: All countries should join this treaty, and in particular the US should retire all nuclear weapons …
: How about Apple supports RCS messages but makes them purple? 🔵🟢🟣
: I think I need to get another keyboard.
: Definitely suffering from jet lag, not a hangover.
: Full moon rising from cruising altitude.
: Thinking about re-subscribing to Netflix for a month so I can watch Sandman.
: Feedly is down for maintenance the next few hours.
: Noumenon by Marina J. Lostetter 📚 Who doesn’t love a fleet of multigenerational interstellar ships? At the beginning of this …
: There’s always more stuff to move.
: Cheney acting as prosecuting attorney.
: Good opening speech from Bennie Thompson.
: Downloaded Xcode 14, rebuilt the SwiftUI app, and it works with no changes on iOS 16 simulator!
: Ready to watch the WWDC Keynote on the Studio Display. Let’s see if there are any audio problems…
: After a two year hiatus the Marlboro Morris Ale took place again this past weekend. Newtowne were …
: Done with merges for the week, going for a walk.
: Making travel plans and taking rapid tests.
: Cheesesteak pizza (roasted bell pepper, roasted portobello mushroom, chopped tomato, sliced steak) 🍕
: Obi-Wan looks old and tired. I know the feeling.
: Lots of tables in the street in front of restaurants this week.
: Is 9:30 AM too early for lunch? Asking for a friend.
: Since it’s Monday I suppose I should go to work sometime this morning.
: Doing laundry and running backups, as usual.
: Still haven’t decided what to do about 1Password. It seems that 1P8 is not in the App Store? Also …
: Alas left my umbrella on the bus ☂️
: I keep trying to concentrate but nothing happens…
: Summer weather is here already ☀️🕶
: Nothing scheduled for today.
: Lord Hobo (Life, Red Eyes, 617 IPA, Rye IPA)
: Got my teeth cleaned today, ouch! 🦷
: Work is getting a bit too interesting.
: USians, don’t forget to call Mom today.
: Finally Friday, taking the weekend off.
: BBQ chicken and green onions 🍕
: Time to renew my library card 🪪
: My schedule is starting to get perhaps a little too complicated.
: I started going to the Mayday celebration in Cambridge, MA over 40 years ago; the last two years it …
: Made it to the last concert of the BEMF season last night, after eating oysters, cod cakes, and …
: Two-factor is great until you leave the phone needed to authorize at the office and have to make a …
: Unconquerable Sun by Kate Elliott 📚 I’m not sure what to make of this book, it’s a combination of space opera, court …
: Now following Mastodon accounts from Micro.blog. This doesn’t seem to pick up “boosts” and many of …
: Trying to remember where I set up my Mastodon account.
: Now considering closing my Twitter account.
: Packed and (mostly) ready to go.
: I’m taking tomorrow off so today is effectively Friday.
: Sausage and roasted tiger stripe bell pepper 🍕
: The party went well, it wasn’t like old times but much fun was had.
: Cleaning went well and we went out for a very nice dinner on the patio, but then I had to drive half …
: Cleaning up for the party tomorrow 🧹
: The Spring dance season is approaching a little too rapidly.
: Got back from my walk (after sitting out a short drizzle midway through) just in time to avoid a big …
: Nothing scheduled for today 🗓
: Friday at last! Now I just need to make it to the end of the day.
: I just deleted all of my old tweets. There were not that many.
: Yesterday was extremely spring-like, today April showers 🌧
: Too much going on at once this week.
: Finally have my transit pass back for the commute today 🚊
: Went to a wine bar and a soprano recital last night, living La Vie Bohème. Today: spring cleaning! …
: Went to a wine tasting for the first time in years 🍷
: Finally made it to the new ramen place, it was an experience and the food was great!
: Watched the first episode of Moon Knight last night, it was very confusing 🌙
: Went to a bar to see some friends play old time music 🍺
: Today I got to ride on one of the new Red Line trains during the morning commute. It was very nice, …
: Sweet Italian sausage, spinach, and roasted garlic (so many) 🍕
: Dodged some rain showers to see a concert last night, music of C.P.E. Bach.
: Another nice dance yesterday evening, even if we didn’t get to try the new ramen restaurant in …
: New comics day, and for the first time in two years I’m going to stop by New England Comics on the …
: I left the house to go to dance practice last night at 7 PM and it was still light out.
: Today is the most Monday of Mondays.
: Finally? Getting rid of passwords: www.wired.com/story/fid…
: The solution to this problem is obvious: redraw the time zone boundaries. …
: After two days this week commuting to the office I’m staying home today so I can go to yoga again …
: Went to High Street Place this morning and had a breakfast sandwich. Then when I got to the office …
: Back in the office for the first time in two years.
: Hot Italian sausage, roasted yellow bell pepper 🍕
: I took my last ride on an MBTA electric trolly bus today, they are taking them all out of service …
: Last evening we went to a dance, one we went to regularly in the before times, it was nice to see …
: Behind on the laundry again 🧺
: Went to Night Shift Brewery in Everett last night and had mac and cheese samplers for dinner 🍺
: Today is definitely Hump Day 🐪
: Apple product announcements today, hoping for a stand-alone monitor 🖥
: We signed up for the Peacock streaming service so that we could watch We Are Ladyparts and the …
: Pancakes for breakfast, donuts for lunch 🥞🍩
: The MST3K Season 13 premiere was a great disappointment. Low production values, technical …
: Trying to decide if I should cancel my Netflix subscription until the next season of The Witcher …
: Running through my tea supply pretty quickly 🫖
: Mushrooms, olives, red onion, chard, and feta 🍕
: Applying for summer dance camps in an act of entirely unwarranted optimism.
: This week I have to decide if I want to continue to work from home or start commuting to the …
: Went to Turtle Swamp Brewery last night to see some friends play Cajun music and had some gumbo and …
: Despite several inches of snow we made it to the concert by Le Concert des Nations last evening, a …
: Here comes the snow again ❄️
: Thinking about joining the 1Password exodus. I have 360 items in my database.
: I’ve been alternating episodes of Around the World in 80 Days (set in 1872) and The Gilded Age (set …
: Sausage, pepperoni, calamata olives, sautéed onions and garlic, roasted red bell pepper 🍕
: A couple of weeks ago I rewrote my parser from scratch, it is now much smaller, more recursive, and …
: Today is the Presidents’ Day holiday here in the States, traditionally dedicated to George …
: Yesterday and today we saw two of the best concerts I have ever seen. On Friday, as part of the …
: This is brilliant: This Place Was Home.
: There is an almost complete lack of dancing this week.
: I started listening to the audio book of Christopher Paolini’s novel To Sleep in a Sea of Stars and …
: Off to the dentist for a cleaning 🦷
: Yesterday it was warm and springlike, today it’s snowing.
: One last trip to Stone Brewery
: One more day before heading home, time for another trip to the airport to stand in line.
: Wednesday is now waffle day.
: The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry by C. M. Waggoner 📚 I picked this book from a list of random fantasy novels on the library ebook search page before …
: Spent the day adding super- and sub-script support to my feed reader, as one does in order to …
: 26 years, a significant milestone for any coder.
: Hollenbeck Canyon Wildlife Area
: I may have bought too many empanadas.
: We went to a very nice violin recital last evening.
: Sweetwater Summit Regional Park
: Finally made it to the pool this morning 🌊
: Currently enjoying the complete lack of snow.
: Waiting to board the connecting flight.
: Waiting for the ride to the airport.
: After three cancelled flights, tomorrow’s has not been cancelled, and we have boarding passes. Now …
: Off to the airport the day before our (three times) rescheduled flight in order to spend even more …
: Alternating digging out the car and waiting on hold with the airline.
: It’s snowing hard, and the wind is blowing the snow around after it lands, making it hard to …
: www.washingtonpost.com/arts-ente…
: Waiting for the Nor’easter tomorrow.
: Sausage, roasted fennel, and mushrooms 🍕
: I am enjoying Around the World in 80 Days but I feel that they need more scenic vistas.
: Restarted the routers this morning, download speeds are back to full speed on the iPad.
: Still have not figured out why some devices are seeing slow download speeds, but I did get all of my …
: Fun with home networking; why is the iPad download speed 100 times slower than the laptop?
: Weekend at last, time to go shopping!
: Morning routine now includes the Encanto soundtrack, darn you LMM.
: Updated the DSM on the Synology.
: I’ve finally started watching the Jodie Whittaker episodes of Doctor Who and I think the most …
: Oh, the dreadful wind and rain 🌬🌧
: Moving furniture this weekend.
: Turkey pepperoni, red onion, chard with a whole wheat crust 🍕
: Back in the icebox this weekend 🧊
: Almost caught up with the Peter Capaldi episodes of Doctor Who. No spoilers, please!
: It was a little chilly yesterday 🥶
: What am I doing? Today marks my second anniversary on Micro.blog. 2020: 219 posts, 38 pizzas, 8 books 2021: 459 …
: Black Helicopters by Caitlín R. Kiernan 📚 At long last I have read this companion piece to Agents of Dreamland from so long ago, although the …
: The telescope is now fully unfolded 🛰
: Finally got all the backups working. I ended up reinstalling the OS on the media server, after which …
: Several inches of snow already and it’s still coming down 🌨
: Twelfth Night is past, the tree is undecorated and out on the curb, waiting for the first serious …
: The entropy of your Git repository is S = k ln W where W is the number of branches. And as everybody …
: Looking forward to the new season of Finding Your Roots which starts tonight.
: I did fix the drawer but ran into backup issues. Will make another attempt later this week, as I …
: Today I’m going to try and get copy backups in place. Also fix the silverware drawer.
: Starting the new year by going through all of my external storage drives and figuring out …
: Is it too early to start drinking? It’s 2022 somewhere…🍷
: Last day to fulfill this year’s New Year resolutions, but I’ve forgotten what they were.
: For a social introvert with severe pandemic anxiety perhaps a visit to the belly of the beast was …
: Off to the absolute worst place to go right now.
: Starting the post-holiday diet a bit early.
: Down to the last few days of a really bad year.
: Today: freezing rain, the White Witch of New England winters.
: The launch went very smoothly (knock on wood for the rest…) 🛰
: We didn’t quite get all the cleaning done, but close enough. We did go out for a lovely dinner, …
: Still negative this morning. On the other hand, the virus is greatly complicating our modest holiday …
: Exposure Late last evening I got my first Coronavirus exposure notification on my iPhone. This is the opt-in …
: Watching the single-season series Emerald City from a few years ago, it is very dark and very …
: The solstice at last; winter is here, but from this point on the days will start getting longer …
: Despite the cold we managed to host a small outside gathering, everybody tested negative before hand …
: Fire pit 1 Fire pit 2 (a bit smokey) Fire pit 3 Wassail in progress
: Sleet, snow, and rain — the three wise men of New England winters.
: Spinach with roasted garlic chicken sausage 🍕
: Starting to think about maybe doing some gift shopping.
: Unseasonably warm again yesterday, went for a long walk.
: Second antigen test: still negative.
: So far we seem to have avoided the virus despite three days of (double masked) air travel and a …
: This is a fascinating look at paper based security (via @cynixy on Twitter): …
: I vividly remember this short video from many, many years ago: boingboing.net/2021/12/1…
: People seem to think that if you are fully vaccinated then you can’t get infected or be …
: One household has cancelled due to Covid exposure, which is good, but the chances of getting exposed …
: The one thing we should not do is travel across the county to attend a large family gathering. Yet …
: Just a light dusting of snow last night ❄️
: For some reason I now have Apple TV’s in three different rooms, and we use at least one every day, …
: The car is not yet in the garage, but we finally got the replacement parts and the fridge door is …
: Objective for today: get the car into the garage 🚘🏠
: New takeout place for dinner tonight.
: Here we go: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/…
: Red pepper and garlic sausage with sautéed onions 🍕
: Tree is set up in the living room, tonight we decorate 🌲
: Loft bed is gone, next up is getting the tree in.
: Today I need to disassemble the loft bed so we can get it out of the house.
: The fridge arrived yesterday, had to argue with the delivery service to get them to unpack it, and …
: Went to see Encanto in a theater, it was pleasant but not outstanding, but the design and animation …
: Another lovely concert yesterday, this time a couple of minor Telemann vocal pieces. The singing and …
: Yesterday was our annual kill-a-tree day, a bit early this year 🌲
: Bunker Hill Monument Charlestown Marina Zakim Bridge
: Down by the harbor yesterday evening.
: Feeling a little run down this morning after getting a booster yesterday 🦠🚫
: Yesterday was definitely a Monday, lucky for us it’s a short week.
: We drove down to Woods Hole for a chamber music concert and enjoyed a beautiful afternoon.
: We lit a fire in the fireplace last night, first time this autumn 🔥
: Went to the (spacious and largely empty) brewpub for beer and chicken wings on a sunny but chilly …
: Yesterday was unseasonably warm, probably the last warm day this year.
: Sautéed fennel and sweet Italian sausage 🍕
: We went to see The French Dispatch last night, it is the most Wes Anderson of all Wes Anderson …
: Still waiting for the new fridge. Is it really “tracking” if the status just reads “in transit?”
: Another concert yesterday evening, which was lovely; many kinds of renaissance wind instruments, …
: Lots of rain and wind last night, then this morning a tree dropped a limb on a nearby power line, …
: Behind on the laundry, among other things 🧺
: And here’s another by Howard French in The Guardian which expands the discussion from American …
: Great overview by Jake Silverstein in the NY Times on how the 1619 Project is part of the continuing …
: Well at least I made it to dance practice yesterday.
: The worst part of the DST time change is having to get up at 2 AM to change all the clocks.
: Last evening we sat around the fire in the back yard with friends, it was cold and cozy at the same …
: Took a walk up to Lone Tree Hill yesterday.
: The leaves have turned and the temperatures have dropped, can winter be far behind?
: Salami and spinach, in the new oven! 🍕
: Setting up a new laptop but not migrating from the old one. A lot of my data is cloud based but not …
: I’ve never been a make expert but I can sort of understand how it works. Now I have to learn cmake …
: Finally set up my home “office” back at the house and got some actual work done.
: Another short dance out yesterday on a beautiful fall day, followed by perhaps too much beer and …
: Went and visited my daughter today, she is doing well and was making soup. We brought donuts.
: I’m supposed to be cleaning and reorganizing but I took a nap instead.
: I went for a walk by the river.
: We got the new electric range installed today, it’s very nice, now we just need to figure out how it …
: Yesterday I walked down the street where I lived when I first moved to the area many years ago.
: Went to a concert, limited seating to keep social distance, fully masked at all times, proof of …
: Watched the launch on NASA TV this morning 🚀
: Slept in our own house last night, for the first time in six months.
: Went dancing this weekend as hoped, something which has been missing from my life this past two …
: Dancing last night, perhaps the biggest thing I’ve missed during the ongoing emergency. More this …
: Another great article by Ed Yong in The Atlantic makes clear that the only way to prepare for the …
: Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells 📚 Speaking of shorter books, here is the latest novella in the Murderbot Diaries, according to the …
: This experiment did not go well. Desperate measures. Edible but overcooked on the bottom. Chicken, …
: Smol snapper we met on the bike trail (note pine needles for scale):
: Interesting article by Jessica Nordell about the challenges of diversity in academic mathematics. …
: Very loud thunder-booms last night, it felt like the whole house was shaking.
: The only thing we’ve found which helps cope with our current stress is listening to the live album …
: Archivist Wasp by Nicole Kornher-Stace 📚 My new plan to get back into reading is to sample shorter works, which brings me to this title from …
: After updating to Safari 15 on the Mac the tab color option didn’t last more than one day before I …
: It’s the equinox but things are far from equilibrium.
: So far iOS 15 seems to be working fairly well.
: Downloading iOS 15, wish me luck.
: Went for a short walk on a long bridge.
: Moving day 3, last one for this week.
: Moving day 2 but not much actual moving.
: Here we go again, moving day 1.
: Oh good, another moving day coming up tomorrow.
: The size/feature combinations of the iPhones 12/13 Pro/mini don’t appeal to me, but Watch 7 looks …
: I’m going to watch the iPhone event today, but I am not going to buy a new iPhone. Or so I keep …
: Chicken sausage, sautéed onions, and fresh basil 🍕
: Back to work today, and I would prefer a day with no basement floods or flat tires please.
: Nothing scheduled today, I guess it’s time for laundry.
: The sun is out again today but we are not quite to the weekend yet☀️
: Today would have been a wonderful day to be at camp, but alas it was not to be. Instead we are …
: A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher 📚 As you may have noticed, book reviews have been few and far between this summer, as I have simply …
: The long weekend is ahead but not quite here, plus it’s moving time again.
: I have been reading about at-home antigen tests and now I am worrying that my ragweed allergy …
: This looks interesting www.macrumors.com/2021/08/3…
: It’s going to be a very long week.
: Not a great start to the weekend.
: We are getting things done, but for every task we complete two more spring up.
: Fortunately the storm was weaker than feared, and we were outside the impacted area, this time. …
: Moved but not unpacked, plus big storm coming 🧳 ⛈
: Worried about the storm hitting New England tomorrow.
: Today is more Friday than usual.
: We have to pack up and move again this weekend, not looking forward to this.
: Olives and bell peppers, one with chicken sausage 🍕
: I got to the end of the Glass waiting list and set up an account, what are some good names to follow …
: It’s looking to be a tough week and it’s only Tuesday.
: never get involved in a land war in Asia — The Princess Bride by William Goldman
: Very worried about the climate change emergency.
: Too many things happening, but not the right things.
: Alas my schedule today will prevent me from attending most of the live Micro.camp sessions.
: Delta variant has forced cancellation of the end-of-summer getaway, and I’d guess more bad news is …
: Still not up to speed, and GitHub is having problems.
: Off to a slow start this week.
: Very worried about variants.
: A return to summer weather today ☀️
: We are still going to restaurants but only when we can get an outside table. One improvement is …
: Off to the dentist for a cleaning today 🦷
: Finally caught up on my Twitter timeline, which has mostly been #Apollo50 the past few days.
: We went to see an outdoor performance of The Tempest last night, it was a lovely summer evening and …
: Big thunderstorms last night, with major road flooding in several places.
: Roasted artichokes (except for the middle one) 🍕
: Now playing two Patterned screens a day for stress relief.
: Not ready for the weekend, never mind next week.
: Playing Alto’s Odyssey: The Lost City from the start, it’s pretty much the same as the original but …
: Patio seating at bars and restaurants is great when it’s not raining.
: Chicken sausage and mushrooms 🍕
: Back to work, or something like it.
: Thunderstorms in the night ⛈
: Started to check out audio books from the library. So far the experience is not bad using the Libby …
: Slept in for a change but still suffering from sleep debt.
: Herb sausage with caramelized onions 🍕
: It’s going to be a long week.
: This summer is both going by too fast and taking forever to end.
: Thunderstorms are keeping me awake ⛈⛈⛈
: Still not ready to quit Twitter, where I follow a bunch of astronauts and space probes, plus a …
: Lots of rain this weekend, wish we could send some out west 🌧
: At camp with 150 other fully vaxxed people.
: Half the year gone, where does the time go?
: Hump day but with a short camel 🐪
: Hot Italian sausage and roasted bell peppers 🍕
: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 📚 This novel is both much lighter than the author’s earlier Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell while at …
: It has been a long week, but we finally made it to the weekend ☁️
: Turkey pepperoni, roasted bell pepper and roasted onions 🍕
: Another trip to the auto shop today 🚗
: Finally returned that overdue library book.
: Unity by Elly Bangs 📚 As I have noted several times that current circumstances make it difficult for me to sit down and …
: Integration Test Email #1 This template is used by integration tests only.
: Took the bus today, first time in a while. I still have money on my fare card from two years ago 🚌
: SwiftUI attributed strings I’ve been working on a pure SwiftUI feed reader which uses Text elements for most of the …
: Last day before returning to town.
: Still pretty busy, haven’t even downloaded Xcode 13 until now.
: Less rain than expected so far.
: Trying to get caught up, despite the busy schedule we did manage to fit in a swim in a pond …
: It seems that New England has moved to the tropics while we were out of town.
: Achieved the goal of swimming every day, but came one G&T short of finishing the gin. Homeward …
: Time to pack for the return trip.
: Today I learned that posts are ordered by date, not post ID, and that post ID can be out of order.
: The vacation can’t end until we finish the gin.
: Next week seems to be WWDC and BEMF.
: We are well into the last week of our vacation.
: I think these are white tailed kites, we didn’t have the binoculars to be sure.
: Crows have been using small rocks on the path to break snail shells, I saw several similar tableaus …
: It’s a lovely morning in the village, and you are a windup goose.
: Torrey Pines State Nature Reserve
: Setting up a GitHub account was easy, now I have to set up two-factor authentication, personal …
: Today I finally set up a personal GitHub account.
: Dealing with NSAttributedString has always been too complicated.
: Sweetwater Regional Park Trail
: New vacation goal: go swimming every day.
: My plan is for this to be a non-work coding vacation, and maybe even get some reading in. Instead …
: Today: actual packing. Also moving stuff from one room to another.
: Time to update my packing list.
: Broccoli florets and crushed fresh garlic 🍕
: Today I’m going to move the compost bin.
: I returned the books I wasn’t reading to the library…and a book request I made weeks ago is …
: Today our summer construction project kicks off, probably not the best time but here we are.
: Just not able to sit down and read a book, time to return the ones I’m not reading to the …
: Closing in on the basement reorg.
: Getting together with friends this weekend, it has been a very long time.
: Today I have a day off work, most of which is going to be used cleaning the basement.
: Today I finally made the decision to cancel my Hey account. I have never liked their mail clients, …
: Still waiting for iOS 14.5 to be released, maybe it will happen today or tomorrow?
: Roasted fennel and sausage 🍕
: Too much going on this week. I need a vacation.
: iOS 14.5 is coming next week (I’d guess Tuesday).
: Apple product announcements today!
: Watching the helicopter data download livestream 🚁
: The pollen forecast for tomorrow is “High.”
: I realized that the UPS was reporting a power loss when I printed something. The printer is on the …
: Turkey sausage and fresh cherry tomatoes 🍕
: This is a good first step, but what we really need is total nuclear disarmament. …
: Still not sure when I should file my taxes.
: Apple is holding a product announcement next week, which I hope means that iOS 14.5 will be released …
: Yet another article, this by Adam Jentleson in The Atlantic, explains why we must abolish or curtail …
: I’ve continued to take long walks during the day but now that means more pollen exposure, and …
: Up way too early again today.
: I’m starting to think it’s time to cancel my LinkedIn account.
: I’m waiting impatiently for iOS 4.5 to release, if it doesn’t happen soon I’m …
: Variants seem to be driving the growth in cases: www.nytimes.com
: 100 streaming services and nothing’s on. Also channel flipping is much harder now.
: Spring and early summer events are going virtual again this year. Community spread continues to …
: The oven has once again decided it just can’t be bothered. Worked fine the evening before and …
: This is our second pandemic Easter, with no dancing, no feast, and no Peabody’s Punch.
: Hot sausage and red peppers on top 🍕
: Spring in New England, down to freezing last night.
: More shopping today, but by appointment and in an empty store.
: I am also not in the mood for April Fools.
: I’m trying to write a new app using SwiftUI and running up against edge cases. I need to …
: Perhaps it’s time to buy a new car.
: Today’s expedition: get the car to the shop. 🚙
: Less pollen today under a chilly grey sky.
: Turkey pepperoni this time. 🍕
: Feedly seems to be stuck in “scheduled maintenance” today.
: It’s definitely spring here in New England, trees are starting to release significant amounts …
: More and more places are accepting contactless payments of all types.
: Rainy day, listening to the raindrops falling on the driveway outside the window.
: Everything is more complicated than it needs to be, I am trying to bring more simplification into my …
: Still have not resolved the share extension problem, perhaps because I spent the evening in the …
: Trying to figure out why some iOS share extensions are not working. In particular Sunlit is not …
: Green peppers (not roasted this time), shiitake mushrooms, and red wine and garlic salami 🍕
: The Equinox is finally here.
: Spring is almost here, and finally mass vaccination, but the virus is still with us at a much higher …
: For some reason the Reeder app on all of my devices suddenly stopped fetching data from Feedly, so …
: I am still recovering from the time shift to DST.
: It’s the Ides and March is back to being more lion than lamb. 🌬❄️
: Turkey sausage and roasted green peppers for Pi Day 🍕
: Our Declaration by Danielle Allen 📚 I have been reading this book on an off for a while, mainly because it is organized into many short …
: A nice summary in The Atlantic by Ronald Brownstein arguing that voting rights should be the major …
: Finally, we need to greatly improve social equity, removing barriers which suppress and impoverish, …
: I am not alone in my opinion on the filibuster www.nytimes.com/2021/03/1…
: After voting rights, the second major issue we all face is the climate crisis. We need to enact the …
: First up, the new voting rights act is desperately needed to block the numerous suppression efforts …
: In current US politics you can’t be for voting rights, climate action, and social equity while …
: Another wasted hour arguing with the Plex server about metadata.
: I’m trying to keep on top of things by checking my to-do list every morning, but so far this …
: There seems to be a problem with my posts not appearing in the micro.blog feed. They are showing up …
: I really miss going out to a movie.
: Sausage and sun-dried tomatoes 🍕
: March continues to be a lion this week.
: I’m more than ready for spring to arrive, impatient for warmer weather, leaves and flowers, …
: Roasted fennel and prosciutto 🍕
: The Liar’s Dictionary by Eley Williams 📚 It has been difficult for me to read new fiction these days, but this brief novel proved to be a …
: When you look up hypocrisy in the dictionary there should be a picture of Mitch McConnell.
: Mushrooms roasted with rosemary and garlic 🍕
: Today is National Pizza Day 🍕
: I think the only hope for conviction in the Senate would be if the political donor class makes it …
: I got a warning from my bank that “scammers are targeting customers like you.” I guess I …
: The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking) by Katie Mack 📚 It has come to this, I’m trying to read nonfiction in the hope that it will be engaging enough to …
: FORTRAN -> C -> C++ -> Java -> Objective C -> C++ -> Ruby -> Java -> …
: I am now of the opinion that February is the cruelest month.
: We had snow, rain and clouds today, so any groundhogs out and about would not have seen their …
: Waiting for the Nor’easter to arrive…
: I’ve been waiting for a Big Sur compatible update to Dave Nanian’s excellent disk …
: Last night I woke up from a dream about being back in the office. I think that this was a hopeful …
: It’s finally time to start work on the 2020 taxes. The regressive and complicated system here …
: Last night the new UPS reported a short power outage but I don’t see anything else in the …
: The Arctic Vortex is showing up this weekend.
: It feels like the mid winter blues are really settling in.
: Today I wore a shirt with buttons!
: Back to work (again). But first a visit to the dentist.
: Somehow I didn’t manage to get all of the laundry done yesterday. Perhaps today?
: Home again, now to catch up on the laundry.
: I’m taking the rest of the week off to worry and fret relax and recharge.
: Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of …
: Sausage, roasted red peppers, and sun dried tomatoes 🍕
: If we want to live on this planet it is important that we not destroy it. …
: My first year on Micro.blog Speaking of anniversaries, last week marks one year since I started posting here on Micro.blog. …
: I’ve been digitizing some old cassettes and splitting the tracks using Rogue Amoeba’s …
: Took a long walk between rainstorms.
: No walk yesterday due to rain.
: Some good news at last, but also more bad news.
: The House has finally done its job, now the Senate must do the same.
: Looking forward to Disenchantment Part 3 on Friday. Not looking forward to right wing militias …
: Excellent essay about the need for real change by Ibram X. Kendi in The Atlantic: …
: After a nice weekend it’s back to work again…
: Prosciutto, roasted green pepper, and red onion 🍕
: I strongly endorse this opinion piece by Dana Milbank in the Washington Post: …
: The President has not resigned and the Cabinet has failed to do their duty, so it’s down to …
: The President should resign. If he does not, the Cabinet should remove him from office. If they do …
: This editorial in the New York Times makes an important point: even though the current attempt to …
: I expect recounts but the news from Georgia is good. Today we need a majority in Congress to honor …
: Taking the car in for service today 🚗
: Attempting to throw out the certified results of a legitimate election is a violation of the oath to …
: Potato, egg, and sausage calzone 🍕
: Two more days on holiday and then back to work.
: So far I’ve managed to post at least once every day this year!
: The day is finally here, only a few more hours left before 2020 ends in all time zones. Then we only …
: Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots 📚 It has been difficult for me to sit down and read a book lately, despite reading being the best way …
: How could I forget the Oxford Comma?
: Last pizza of the year, spinach, sausage, and mushrooms 🍕
: Always be suspicious of conclusions that reinforce uncritical hope and follow comforting traditions …
: No one else looks out upon the world so kindly and charitably as the pedestrian; no one else gives …
: Sometimes people carry to such perfection the mask they have assumed that in due course they …
: but bein alive & bein a woman & bein colored is a metaphysical dilemma i havent conquered …
: It was wearying, trying to adjust to all the paces life required. — Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
: Opening lines I’ve been taking part in Microblogvember by posting a daily quote which includes the prompt word, …
: Call me Ishmael. — Moby-Dick; or, The Whale by Herman Melville
: The first years of man must make provision for the last. — The History of Rasselas, Prince of …
: Nice sunset + no more leaves.
: To represent something symbolically, as we do when we speak or write, is somehow to capture it, thus …
: Wonderful piece by Clint Smith at The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/arc…
: The border is a line that birds cannot see. — “The Border: A Double Sonnet” by Alberto Rios
: Another nice day at the river.
: O, Wind, if Winter comes, can Spring be far behind? — “Ode to the West Wind” by Percy Bysshe …
: Better pass boldly into that other world, in the full glory of some passion, than fade and wither …
: A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible. — …
: And whereas sense and memory are but knowledge of fact, which is a thing past and irrevocable, …
: I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train. …
: The memory of a particular image is but regret for a particular moment. — In Search of Lost Time by …
: Far and few, far and few, Are the lands where the Jumblies live… — “The Jumblies” by Edward Lear
: I cannot seriously believe in it because the theory cannot be reconciled with the idea that physics …
: I never guess. It is a shocking habit — destructive to the logical faculty. — The Sign of Four by …
: No man for any considerable period can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, …
: Say it loud! I’m black and I’m proud — “Say It Loud — I’m Black and I’m …
: When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly …
: Every body persists in its state of being at rest or of moving uniformly straight forward, except …
: One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them. — The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. …
: Data visualization matters: purplestatesofamerica.org
: I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery — air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, …
: How puzzling all these changes are! I’m never sure what I’m going to be, from one minute to another. …
: But stoops to conquer, and but kneels to rise. — Letters to His Son by Lord Chesterfield, …
: The end is near. I hear a noise at the door, as of some immense slippery body lumbering against it. …
: Polls are closing; now the waiting begins.
: GOWER Enough, Captain. You have astonished him. — Henry V Act 5 Scene 1 by William Shakespeare
: Concentrate your energy and hoard your strength. — The Art of War by Sun Tzu
: Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary… — “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe
: Herring River estuary on a rainy day.
: Herring River and another forest path.
: This is what I’ve been thinking the past four years: New York Times
: Broccoli and sausage, before and after. 🍕
: Since I’ve already cast my vote I don’t feel the need to watch or even pay attention to the …
: Waiting impatiently for the first public release of photos from OSIRIS-REx touch-and-go asteroid …
: Turkey pepperoni on top this week. 🍕
: Should I start cross-posting to Twitter? Assuming that it starts working again…
: Twitter is down and I’m anxious I’m going to miss something! Send help.
: My ballot has been “accepted” which means that it’s in the system and will be …
: Rainbow adirondack chairs in Belmont, MA, 5:30 PM EDT (UTC-4) for A Day in the Life. Sharing …
: There is a drop box outside town hall, ballot has been delivered!
: Alas I can’t deliver my ballot today (Monday) as town hall is closed for “Columbus …
: Ballot arrived! I have voted, but now I need to wait until Monday to drop it off.
: According to the state’s election site my ballot is on its way. As soon as I fill it out I’m going …
: If it’s Friday it must be PIZZA! 🍕
: Anxiously waiting for my ballot to arrive in the mail. The sad part is that it hasn’t even been …
: Season 1 Finales 📺 I didn’t expect the first season of Raised by Wolves to end well for the characters, but I was not …
: Chicken meatballs, roasted green peppers and red onions 🍕
: I’ve been watching Raised by Wolves (HBO Max) and Ted Lasso (Apple TV+); both are dropping their …
: Agents of Dreamland by Caitlin R. Kiernan 📚 I feel as though I had already read this slim novella, and I can’t be certain that I haven’t, even …
: Life goes on, most pretty pizza so far. 🍕
: Lamb sausage, kale, feta, and fresh orange tomatoes. 🍕
: Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir 📚 It’s hard to discuss this book without spoilers, but I will do my best. The story revolves around …
: So I bought a small Synology NAS and put in several SATA hard drives which were gathering dust. I’m …
: Last pizza before Labor Day, mushrooms and turkey bacon 🍕
: Lovely sunset again #mbaug 31
: Flakes every morning #mbaug 29
: Emotions at the end of the day #mbaug 28
: Relentless pursuit of pizza #mbaug 26 🍕
: Or What You Will by Jo Walton 📚 “You already know the plot of Twelfth Night, right?” asks the narrator of this strange, dream-like, …
: Graceful fog on little cat feet #mbaug 23
: Home away from home #mbaug 22
: Thursday pizza, artichoke hearts and prosciutto 🍕
: The mail-in ballot for the primary finally arrived today, and I filled it out immediately and took …
: Green bell peppers and turkey sausage 🍕
: Filter to black-and-white #mbaug 13
: Sound of wind in the trees #mbaug 12
: I have no problem supporting a Harris-Biden ticket.
: Black-and-white coffee-and-ice #mbaug 9
: 88 Names by Matt Ruff 📚 I read the author’s Lovecraft Country some time ago (and the HBO series based on that novel starts …
: Network Effect by Martha Wells 📚 If you are a follower of the Murderbot Diaries then you have already read the latest addition to the …
: Pizza is on Friday this week; I blame global warming. 🍕
: Daytripping to a different (better?) world #mbaug 7
: This article by Ed Yong in The Atlantic is a hard look at the many unforced errors in the US …
: If Trump is not ready to face the electorate, he should resign now.
: Mushrooms Pizza on Thursday, one with mushrooms and one without. 🍕
: Today I went for a short hike.
: I was struck by this short essay by Eddie S. Glaude, Jr. in The Atlantic, and in particular the …
: I’ve been seeing this a lot lately, and I don’t know what it means: what makes a mess “hot?”
: I really enjoyed watching Prehistoric Road Trip on PBS, it offered a winning combination of fossils, …
: Roasted bell peppers and pancetta. 🍕
: Cross posted on Facebook This is my last post on Facebook. I have moved my social networking blog to another service and will …
: I found this article by Isabel Wilkerson in the Times Magazine to be interesting and thought …
: Also it is vitally important that all citizens vote this fall, up and down the ticket.
: Happy birthday USA, wear a mask, Black lives matter, let freedom ring, with liberty and justice for …
: Chicken and spinach sausage, one a bit crispy. 🍕
: Canoe Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary
: Robert Hills Conservation Area
: I got to drive a car with radar cruise control and it was great! Having the system take care of …
: Margherita on the porch (third pizza still in the oven). 🍕
: I’m a little worried that celebrating Father’s Day might be seen as an expression of …
: Sausage and broccoli rabe. 🍕
: Cleaning out the basement, V.32 bis and V.34X Plus.
: Barbecue chicken pizza this week, using leftover Blue Ribbon sweet sauce. 🍕
: Turkey pepperoni and kalamata olives. 🍕
: Artichoke and sausage a day early. 🍕
: The Clone Wars are over, I’m glad to be rid of Maul but I’m going to miss Ahsoka.
: Made broccoli and potato pizza and forgot to take a picture.
: Wanderers by Chuck Wendig 📚 Spoiler alert, this is perhaps not a book one should read during the present emergency, as major …
: We’ve been watching the free NT Live archive performances on YouTube each week, but the next two are …
: I’ve been thinking I was wasting my money on the Apple Arcade subscription, but last week I …
: Broke down today and started the 14-day trial subscription to the Criterion Channel. By the time …
: Remarkable abstract decorations around the edges.
: Everything is falling apart.
: The willows are leafing out.
: Last of the cherry blossoms.
: Elizabeth Warren may no longer be running for president, but she is continuing to put her energy …
: It may be snowing outside but at least we have pizza. 🍕
: Spring in New England may be cold and wet but at least the daffodils are up.
: Social distancing Friday: went to the supermarket for potato chips (ruffles) and batteries (AA and …
: Social distancing project today: getting the inspection sticker for the car.
: Social distancing project today was (finally!) replacing the broken toilet seat.
: Social distancing for today: I’m no @danielpunkass but I’m working on my technique.
: First social distancing project: connected all ethernet capable devices in the TV cabinet via wire …
: Elizabeth Warren did her best to save the country, but sadly the country has decided that it does …
: I took advantage of early primary voting today to get the jump on Super Tuesday.
: Many years ago, in a presidential primary, I actually did vote for Joe Biden. But this year, on …
: The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez 📚 This first novel is a story of far future travel, found families, love, and loss. Although set on an …
: Anyone can wear the mask. io9.gizmodo.com/the-most-…
: The Last Skywalker 🎥 There has been much discussion about the merits and failings of The Rise of Skywalker, and in …
: I have too many passwords for too many accounts. Even with a password manager I’m not keeping track …
: Trying out the NetNewsWire 5 beta for the first time.
: “When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights, are considered more important than …
: Today I have been reading some MLK: kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclope… …
: Cambridge 1 is closed for good. www.cambridge1.us
: I have yet to see any mention in the press of how wrong it is to hold any sort of pro-gun rally on …
: Back home again, just in time for some seasonable temperatures and maybe even snow.
: Last day in California before returning to New England. No swimming again because they are …
: So after many months of not dealing with WordPress I have finally given up and decided to let …