: @help Cross posting from So Many Hills on Micro.blog to SMH on Bluesky does weird things when using …

: ComplaintsThe best way to complain is to make things better.Complaining can be a form of …

: "Most of the trouble in the world is caused by people wanting to be important." – T. S. Eliot

: Beware professional FOMO social media connections: The problem isn’t with (social) networking …

: build your identity around what you love and value rather than what you oppose … This isn’t …

: There’s definitely a time for slow, slower, slowest – Nicholas Bate …

: The correct amount of ads for a publication that’s directly supported is zero. That’s the amount we …

: Timothy Snyder sums up what I’ve learned about Pete Hegseth, a person I’d never heard of …

: This tidbit will sit with me for a while: We also keep the tines of the fork upward like a scoop, …

: “Mum Does the Washing,” by Joshua Idehen. Do not sleep on this. H/t Andy Cush at Hearing Things

: John Gruber experiences a different Apple News+ than me. I canceled my latest free trial early …

: More examples of drumpf +mob being all about tactical wins with zero fucks given about strategy or …

: For me the worst philosophical sin is not being wrong, or even making logical errors. It is being …

: 🔗 Pink Floyd's Echoes I’m usually not a fan of male pomposity. A shirtless man band strutting around a Roman amphitheater …

: … it was a useful lesson in humility, a reminder that for all our presumption in explaining China to …

: 🔗 The End of Inevitability I have a foreboding of an America in my children’s or grandchildren’s time – when the …

: 🔗 Throwing Muses – “Drugstore Drastic” Excited!!! Throwing Muses, the long-running indie rock band led by Kristin Hersh, are getting ready …

: When the musician Brian Eno spoke to the New Statesman in May, he seemed to be irritated about the …

: This is a time when it is frightening to be alive, when it is hard to think of human beings as …

: 🔗 We Need To Fight For Free Speech More Than Ever Either way, the point stands: we need to protect our free speech rights more than ever. Trump and …

: "… be an example of what you want this country to be. Lead with courage and compassion, face down …

: Make the time. I hate that sentence. It assumes a lot about agency, not to mention the reader’s …

: Eight years ago today, the day after the 2016 election, I rode a Delta 747 to Tokyo. It was planned …

: Dear @manton, I’m trying to get #org2blog in #Emacs working with MB via metaweblog API. …

: What colour is this blowing autumn wind, that it can stain my body with its touch? — Izumi Shikibu …

: I kind of wanna marry these two: Not just Douglas Adam’s fans, but Starship Titanic fans; Pink …

: Celebrate #Chattanooga’s historic Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium turning 100 with an …

: The Truth Is Paywalled But The Lies Are Free – Nathan J. Robinson 🔗

: Color Green IG getting ready to go in at Cherry Street Tavern IG #livemusic #Chattanooga

: The Pink Stones IG #livemusic #Chattanooga at Cherry Street Tavern IG

: The Pink Stones IG on stage in #Chattanooga

: I wish the Apple loud sound notification on the Watch had a “I’m wearing ear protection” or “I’m …

: Getting ready to see Color Green IG and The Pink Stones IG play Cherry Street Tavern IG in …

: Finished reading: The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle 📚💙 Engaging read. I’m still reflecting …

: TIL TWIT is still around. Good for them. I thought they closed up shop years ago. Happy for the fans …

: This new traffic pattern in #Chattanooga’s North Shore delights me. The right lane should …

: Foursquare is shutting down their city guide app and website. Sad but I hope this is true: …

: #ivoted

: I’m voting. Nothing like some partisan video recording all the cars and people in line. I took his …

: Your writer-ly "freedom" does not constitute my $50 Dear author/journalist/media professional, I might have enjoyed your writing in big …

: Nina Ricci is a delight! Cohutta Song Fest CSF on FB

: Kathy Reed & Lonesome Redwingon stage at the Cohutta Song Fest CSF on FB CSF on IG. The 2pm act …

: Listening to Jayron Weaver IG FB at the Cohutta Song Fest #livemusic

: Some more shots of downtown at the Cohutta Song Fest. Cody Ray, John Benjamin Davis & Daniel …

: Suns going down and the trains keep rolling through, but the music 🎶 keeps going. The fire 🔥 is …

: It’s so very Southern that people aren’t yet packing into the Cohutta Song Fest 🎸🎤🎵because of high …

: In the Round with: Cody Ray, John Benjamin Davis & Daniel Foster (from Chattanooga or there …

: Anna Shilholster, John Buckner, Nick Stuard on stage at the Cohutta Song Fest #livemusic

: I’m at the Cohutta (GA) Song Fest tonight. Lots of music. Instagram Waiting for the music to start …

: In #emacs #orgmode. can one export headings and subheadings into separate org-export (maybe via …

: I have a hack that works extremely well: I read mostly bad reviews, specifically two-star ratings. …

: This is your reminder that… Pundits are not Journalists. Op-ed is not news. Polls are propaganda. …

: I am digging this song. I don’t think I’ve ever been eager for a Cure album, but I might be for …

: Offered without comment: Trump’s rampant lies about FEMA’s Hurricane Helene response, briefly …

: This kind of article shouldn’t be needed, yet here we are: FEMA isn’t running out of money for …

: I do not care for Green Day even a little bit and this album definitely is not for me, but I find …

: At 3 Sister’s bluegrass festival in Chattanooga. Sister Sadie were great. Can’t wait to …

: I wonder why people buy Sonos kit. Sonos today announced a series of new commitments that are meant …

: 2nd day on air 📻 for the WUTC pledge drive! Tomorrow tune in to 88.1 at 7a, 2 & 5 to hear my …

: Quick #Emacs-Mac Tip: to get railwaycat’s Mituharu 29.4 port in homebrew, try something like: …

: At the #WUTC pledge drive, #Chattanooga public radio wutc.org/pledge It’s my new job, …

: Climate change isn’t to blame for where a hurricane touches down, or if it does at all. But Helene’s …

: I am adamantly opposed to the conception of grind culture. I swear to god, if you 💯💯💯 me, I will …

: Following Prot’s Emacs: commands in popup frames with ‘emacsclient’ made sense for …

: Uugh. I have to use wetransfer for work. Its website is … not for me. Great opportunity to use …

: I forgot how devastating being called “immature” is when you’re an elder teen or …

: Puzzling out how to modify #emacs #writegood mode to ignore #orgmode source code blocks using …

: I use ispell/hunspell/flyspell in #Emacs for spell checking. Still rely heavily on Malabarba’s …

: My RSS and social news workflow is changing again. The new Reeder dovetails with Reeder Classic on …

: I ❤️ Bandcamp Fridays! Great way to directly support artists, esp. as they’re squeezed for profit …

: ❤️the new Reeder from Silvio Rizzi but I can’t get it to auth with micro.blog on MacOS. It …

: WTF?!?!?! Where did this “Shake to Undo” option come from on iOS/iPadOS? And why is it …

: Q: Why did the FDA recently reject MDMA-assisted therapy? A: They believe it could be a gateway to …

: Tourism survey response Make it a pedestrian, bike, and other non-car modes of transportation city. Inexpensive parking …

: Chatted with a friend yesterday about my Substack post. She’s ramping up to a possible …

: Quiet City pop-up concert at Vagabond Barber Co. 05 Sep. @ 8p If you’re in #Chattanooga this week check out the Quiet City pop-up concert at Vagabond Barber …

: When your speaker, TV, car, printer or digital books are connected to the internet, you’re never …

: Messed around on Substack again. Still don’t get why it’s attractive to writers or …

: Listening to Falling Water play at Cherry Street Tavern in Chattanooga. They’re playing a free …

: Struggling getting the org-capture-template property :refile-targets working in Emacs orgmode. …

: Uni is fully engaged, a new job is immanent & my ailing tech stack is refreshed, so I’ll …

: Ben writes: My girlfriend and I were talking about the Beatles. I said the album covers for “Abbey …

: fediverse symbol ⁂ No. Just no.

: Steven Knight from SellCell: iPhone 16 Pre-Launch Survey: 62% of iPhone Users to Upgrade to iPhone …

: The school announced Tuesday that the Cowboys will sport QR codes on their helmets linking to a …

: I think what lasts is almost always what has a dedicated following among one or more of the …

: I’ve got a working theory for my edu workflow on devices: Emacs & org-mode on MacOS, beorg on …

: Both Sides-ism … I’ve heard many people complain that they are fed up with both sides of the political discourse …

: Follow-up to my Hum for Wordpress post. I also had to put a redirect in Cloudflare to get it …

: I kicked the tires on Ghost.org the other day. It’s not for me. Deleting that test account was …

: To get Hum for WordPress working with my custom shortlink domain I needed to tell Namecheap to set …

: In a pique of frustration I moved all my other websites to a single self-hosted WordPress install. I …

: 🔗 Ryan Broderick on hopeful election pragmatism I’ll put this disclaimer here one last time. We are still early. Anything can and probably will …

: MacPad displays at home & on the road This is part 2 of my MacPad notes. See part one here. Configuring displays is a bit tricky. At home, …

: MacPad out of a 16" MBP '19 & 13" iPadPro '24 I made a MacPad out of my new-to-me MBP 2019 16" (oyamasan) and a new iPad Pro (akasan). Follow …

: Finished reading: Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree 📚 Listened to the audiobook read by the …

: 🔗 Birchtree: A good story doesn’t require homework I think the [Marvel Cinematic Universe] was …

: 🔗 A Useful, Clear-As-Day, Couldn’t-Be-Simpler Guide To Canada’s Hockey Arenas, Places, And Centres The average American hockey fan might be seeing this, and thinking Isn’t there already a …

: Frustrating: Books on Watch won’t sync, let alone play, my copy of a DRM-free M4B audiobook. …

: Denial of Service isn't just a river in Africa “Today was not a security or cyber incident. Our customers remain fully protected. We understand the …

: More Nightfall goodness, this time with (PLVNET)[https://plvnet.bandcamp.com]. They are rocking out. …

: Listening to (In The Company Of Wolves)[https://www.instagram.com/inthecompanyofwolvesindie] at …

: Got my lady and friends some of Chattanooga Whiskey Experimental Batch 038: Peach Infused Gin …

: “The art of conversation is the art of hearing as well as of being heard." Excerpted from …

: The lady and I are out at Riverfront Nights in Chattanooga listening to Bee Taylor. She is a great …

: And so it goes … My move off of the Wordpress-on-Dreamhost setup I’ve had since 2011 (maybe earlier) is …