I like Heavyweight podcast but I’m not going to install Spotify to listen to it. Au revoir.

Micro.blog October photo challenge Day 5: toy πŸ“·

Facebook Is Weaker Than We Knew - The New York Times

Facebook Is Weaker Than We Knew - The New York Times: But Facebook’s research tells a clear story, and it’s not a happy one. Its younger users are flocking to Snapchat and TikTok, and its older users are posting anti-vaccine memes and arguing about politics. Some Facebook products are actively shrinking, while others are merely making their users angry or self-conscious. It’s hard to feel sorry for Facebook.

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One of my ASUS ZenWifi units has crapped out after only 4 months. A flashing blue light that won’t go away even with a reset. I’ve eaten the cost and ordered Eeros.

Micro.blog October photo challenge Day 4: sharp πŸ“·

Micro.blog October photo challenge Day 3: majority πŸ“·

Micro.blog October photo challenge Day 2: dark πŸ“·

And this article is why, sadly, I’ve been using Edge on my Mac in recent times. Daring Fireball: The Tragedy of Safari 15 for Mac’s β€˜Tabs’

Micro.blog October photo challenge Day 1: touch πŸ“·

The Bluff Knoll climb was easier some 15 years ago.

This was the most perfect (double) rainbow I’ve ever seen in my life. 🌈

Enjoyed tasting some whisky at Limeburners.

Dog Rock, Albany.

The Gap, Albany.

iOS 15 and the Find My energy drain hit my new iPhone 13 mini last night. From 80% to 10% battery charge overnight. I hope Apple sort this out because battery drain is the worst kind of bug.

This kid gets it. @hemisphericviews

Keep Practising 20: Two Mic Audio Experiment

In which David and I experiment with a two mic, two headphone studio production. With a guest appearance from Benji.

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The internet can be small. I got random help from a stranger via the MailMate mailing list. Turns out said stranger is @PaulGit on micro.blog. Thanks Paul!

Dude, Where's My Car?, 2000 - β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…

I used to know every line of this movie. Shibby!

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I Hate Facebook, and You Should Too

Facebook is a terrible company and I’ve felt much better about myself since deleting their products: notably Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. When ditching use of the apps, there is a withdrawal period of 5-8 days, then after that, it’s fine. Life goes on. Time is returned to your life. You miss nothing of import. I’m still waiting for my “Facebook friends” to check in and see how I’m doing and note they miss my absence…

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