A nice G and T to start an evening of cozy mysteries with my favorite person. Using Hendricks and Fever Tree Elderflower. It seems to be a good combination. Mysteries could be Misomer Murders, Death in Paradise, or Foyle’s War.
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Current status: Browsers are Dia Pro on macOS/Firefox on Linux. Browser independent bookmarking with Webcull for hierarchical and Pinboard for tagged “Read It Later”. Feedly/NetNewsWire for RSS. I can always move back to Safari if needed, but I’m not sure I will at this point.
Hmmm. Dia takes a little getting used to, but I kind of like it. Sticking it out for a bit longer.
Switching back to Dia for a bit. I like Safari and have done most of my browsing there, but there are interaction quirks that Chromium browsers might not have. We shall see.
Billionaire Russian criminal mastermind in charge of nuclear arsenal meets billionaire American presidential doofus in charge of nuclear arsenal on American soil. What could go wrong?
Music in my head: “Complicated Life” from Muswell Hillbillies by The Kinks.
Also meeting with lawyers this afternoon to talk about our HOA transfer of control. Fun times.
Jeez. I hate Youtube announcement videos. They are nearly as bad as the help videos. “This meeting could have been an email” equivalent is “This video could have been a blog paragraph.”
Attending a 60’s party this evening. About the only thing I can contribute is my vast knowledge of 60’s music and cartoons. Clutch Cargo anyone?
I’m actually getting used to working in Linux (Pop!_OS just because it comes with the hardware I use). I’ll never get used to vim variants or emacs. I’ve tried, but I refuse to live in mode hell. The sublime suite and VSCode are tolerable. Macs are still my jam for personal use.
I agree with most everything Mr. Doctorow says in this: https://pluralistic.net/2025/07/31/unsatisfying-answers/#systemic-problems.
Another smoky day here in the Northland. AQI of 160. It’ll be nearly 4 solid days of this by the time it is supposed to clear up tomorrow. I’ve seen a few folks masking, more than the usual number. MPR meteorologist says this is the worst air on the planet except for Kinshasa.
Pretty yucky out there. It even smells of smoke. I’m sure those pesky Canadians are doing this on purpose.
I’m having a brain wave on improving our site license checking on a server that handles thousands of concurrent users without overloading the system and user logs with expiry messages. The next question: Is it worth pursuing? The current scheme works almost all of the time.
A most reasonable session with my personal torturer: push ups, dead lifts, a rotator cuff thing, and a hip flex. I can do this.
I’m sensing a desire for the next iPhone. It would be the first time I might upgrade specifically for a better camera. Waiting to see what the specs would be. Is it going to be a street photographer’s wet dream?
Back at the gym for a bit today doing my personal torturer’s recommended workout. I was supposed to be doing this for the last two weeks, but missed a few days. I had to dial it back a bit. New session tomorrow.
Currently up: Molly Maher and her Disbelievers
Waiting for The Wailin' Jennys
Just took on Bluesky. There are folks there I follow that have abandoned X.
I am righteously pissed off at Meta. It’s a damned prison. I’m not posting anything original there ever again.
Yet another quick test. ###
Nearly done with the setup. Moved all my sites to a new server. TLS-ified. Changed the microblog to a subdomain. Just a few more tweaks needed. Photos are still wonky.
Testing after a domain change.
Failed in configuring a DDNS to run a home web server. I suspect a firewall hiding somewhere at Spectrum and was too lazy to poke around. Decided to keep the VPS at Linode/Akamai instead. Easier config.
Heading back to Rochester today. Planning on Hwy 14 again. Probably pick up some Spotted Cow in VIroqua for my daughter.
Met George and ME for lunch today in Beloit. Back in Madison now for dinner with my sister’s fam.
I’ve completely missed the Coldplay bandwagon.
They are playing Camp Randall tomorrow evening. Hard to find a room anywhere in town. The Terrace at the Union is more packed than usual for a Friday evening. Good thing my sister’s neighbor is letting us stay for a couple of nights.
Off to Madtown today. The scenic route awaits: US 14 through the driftless area of Wisconsin. Just beautiful.
I think I’m moving my main site to a local server. It’s a single page that would reference all the various subdomains. It’d save me a few bucks a month. I need something to do in my “spare time”.