What I saw somewhat recently #92: March 3, 2022
An LED light on a frozen pond I had a much longer list of links that I was going to share but I slowly pruned that list down to just a few….
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Ice skating commit log.
Noah hates printers too.
Discord and Slack are yet another silo. By all means have chats, but bring some of the content out to your blog!
Top 3 reasons to transfer Stripe subscriptions from one account to another
After transferring tens of thousands of subscriptions in my side gig, Good Migrations – which is a service that helps individuals and businesses transfer their Stripe subscriptions from one Stripe account to…
Tumblr turns on ad-free tier
Tumblr: As of today, you can set up ad-free browsing on your personal desktop computer, from anywhere in the world, and then enjoy the same effervescent Tumblr you know and love (yes,…
Printers are terrible.
This weekend I cooked a smoked barbecue dinner, painted, read, worked in the darkroom, shopped w/ Eliza, got in the hot tub, ice skated, etc. Guess what I didn’t do? Look at any social media. Over 60 days now. Feels good.
Audio: Starting and finishing
Recorded on February 18, 2022 Join me as I scan some photos and chat about starting things and finishing things. Are you dealing with the same thing? Write a comment! (Audio clip…
🔒 SSL is back on cdevroe.com – I put that off way too long.
Scripted a quick security cam process on the Ubuntu laptop for outdoor cameras I plan to setup. Takes a photo every few seconds from multiple cameras. Now to find some POE IP cameras.
Both Cypress and Red Oak are now available as Micro.blog plugins. I’m planning on updating both to work with WordPress 5.9’s new site editing feature in the near future.
I’m still experimenting with Ubuntu via a virtual machine. Unlike macOS, core OS updates are very quick to install. It is refreshing. I think I’m ready to install it on an old laptop and, maybe, use it for a week for fun.
Pocket Casts must have had a bad sync because all of my old subscriptions just popped back up. NO. GET OUT OF HERE POCKET CASTS!
What I saw somewhat recently #91: February 9, 2022
Penelope, January 2022 This week I feel like I'm at war with my photo library. I'm attempting to move files around, verify back ups, and generally do a clean up – and…
Tom MacWright on blogging
Tom MacWright: There just aren’t as many active blogs as there were in the past. I think this has amplified the benefits of blogging: you can make more of an impact and…
Block Protocol – A specification for web blocks
No, this doesn't have anything to do with blockchain. Joel Spolsky writing about Block Protocol: As a result of the non-standardization of blocks, our end-users suffer. If someone is using my blog…
Photos for Mac tip: To delete auto-generated date folders in the source list drag them all into each other until they are all in one folder then delete that folder.
All this hubbub around Spotify and podcasts reminded me to try out their app to see if they've improved since last year. They haven't. It is still a terrible app to watch/listen…
My social media bacta tank is working
For context, you may want to read my post from early January I am quitting social media. There were two main actions I took when I decided to pull the plug on…
Never play Wordle before coffee.
I’m planning to write about how leaving social media has benefitted me, what I’ve done with that time, and further steps I’d like to take.
I'm looking forward to using the updated Apple Music app in macOS 12.2. I'll likely update today.
I've decided not to buy the current crypto dip. I just don't care about speculation anymore. I now own almost zero crypto, which I hope will help me to stay objective in…
Star Wars Visions was a lot of fun.
Feels good to be slowly adding some new RSS feeds to NetNewswire.
cdevroe.com weighs in at approximately 5.3GB. Or, almost 1GB greater than March of last year.
Moxie Marlinspike on Web3
Moxie Marlinspike*, ex-CEO of Signal, on Web3: I decided to explore some of what has been happening in that space more thoroughly to see what I may be missing. To explore Web3…
Robin Sloan on Web3
I've been meaning to link to Robin Sloan's "counterweight to the growing hype" of Web3 for many weeks and forgotten. I think it pairs nicely with my link to Molly White's Web3…
Web3 is going just great
Readers of my blog may already be familiar with my thoughts on crypto and NFTs. To reiterate, in short; I'm bullish on blockchain, so-so on Bitcoin, looking closely at Ethereum, and skeptical…