Opened Facebook. Criticized some obvious political spin. Got blocked by my cousin. Sigh. I hate election season.
@penaddict I was driving to Asheville during the Hungarian Grand Prix yesterday and my wife played the audio for me. Wasn’t sure how that would work… but it was awesome.
Picked a really good day to unplug for a week.
@boylan.xyz 🤣🤣🤣 Exactly!
Just noticed that the Mercedes F1 team is sponsored by Crowdstrike. Funny that a racing team is sponsored by a company that’s now known for the biggest crash of all time.
It’s an early beta, but I really like where Iconfactory’s Project Tapestry is going.
That fact that one bad update to a third-party system can completely shut down businesses, hospitals and airlines… scary. You’d think these systems would be more resilient than that.
Woke up in the middle of the night and couldn’t go back to sleep so I finished submitting a manuscript to a journal for peer review.
@pratik You forgot about, "I'm sorry if what I said offended you, but..." followed by a continuation of arguing the same point in a different way... 🤣
Spent the evening troubleshooting some fonts that I’m going to sell through MyFonts. Finally think I’ve got everything fixed, but I want to look at again with clear eyes in the morning.
@jasongraphix I'm commenting on this from Micro.Blog, but I have no idea if you actually can see it. Love the idea of open social networks, but the details are challenging.
I wish Cotton Bureau made stickers.
@gedeonm Yes. Scored backing is a must! And thanks for reminding me that I have some Project Tapestry stickers coming my way at some point.
The ACC and Florida State/Clemson are going to settle, right? These cases will be in the courts for years, probably heading all the way to the Supreme Court. The uncertainty will hurt the ACC and Florida State and Clemson will end up in the Big 12, where neither of them want to be.
We bought our soon-to-be middle schooler a phone today. Pretty sure he was the last in his friend group to get a phone. We’re still not letting him get social media apps, but he was cool with that because none of his friends use social media. They just text each other.
Fun fact: One of my favorite pieces of memorabilia in my office is an autographed Dr. Ruth program from when she visited the University of South Carolina in the mid 1990s, signed “Bob, Great brochures! Thanks, Dr. Ruth.” She signed autographs for hours after her talk. RIP Dr. Ruth.
Stopped by Rutledge on my way across campus today.
The South Carolina Women’s Basketball team deserved the ESPY for Best Team. Undefeated national champs. Glad they won. 🏀
Early in my career, the president of the insurance company I worked for told me “When you are losing money, you can’t make it up in volume.” I thought about that when I read this collection of clips and links that Michael Tsai pulled together about the economic realities of AI.
@pratik Wow. The lack of communication is incredibly frustrating. We just had an unexpected leadership change in our division — also higher ed — and everything is a little up in the air. It absolutely makes you reevaluate your priorities and assumptions. Good luck navigating everything.
@sod This is genius. I was trying to figure out what to do with my old pages and was going to archive them in Notion or something, but this is a much better idea.
So tonight, I’ve learned that Lego is releasing a Jedi Bob Starfighter that will be released on my birthday. And my family thinks that Jedi Bob bares a striking resemblance to me. So I guess I know what I’m getting for my birthday this year.
@crossingthethreshold Wow. How'd you do that?
@vazquez Me, too. And judging from the number of comments on the post, there was absolutely demand for Google+ invites.
According to Facebook Memories, 13 years ago, I was sharing Google+ invites with friends. 🤣
I’m taking (and sharing) a lot fewer pictures this year compared to past years. I’m not actually sure why… It’s not a conscious decision… I think I just need to get back in the habit of taking pictures of the world around me.
@sim0ne I imported my Twitter feed into Micro.Blog. And I'm currently moving select blog posts from my old blog to Micro.Blog manually. I can't save everything, but I do want to keep the stuff that means a lot to me.
What an exciting British Grand Prix. As a new F1 fan, I never got to see Hamilton when he was dominant. So cool to see him win this one at Silverstone.
I’ve decided to publish a Now page again. I’ve tried it before and I didn’t stick with it. I like the concept though so I’m going to give it another go.
@dfj I started college in 93 and worked in a computer lab on campus. I remember using the beta versions of Netscape and visiting some of these websites.
My 12-year-old tried again to watch the Lord of the Rings, but gave up after about an hour. He really wants to like it, but he just can’t get into it.
@vazquez I feel exactly the same way. It was difficult to leave. The new options aren't the same, but I've cobbled together something that works for me for live events. I'm really glad I moved on.
@JohnPhilpin My podcast app is full of stuff I’ve avoided over the last couple of weeks, but it’s been building for a long time.
@mikahsargent Congrats!
@pratik @manton @danielpunkass @markstoneman I'd love this. I use Mars Edit for longer posts. This feature would make me much more likely to use it for all posts, long or short.
@symbo1ics.bsky.social Completely agree. Glad there is an alternative and I'm happy to support it.
@vazquez I remember the newborn schedule. Time flies, though. Last night, my youngest was counting down until we could watch it together.
@pratik That certain movie gets mentioned very often when people see the images. We're just thankful that everyone is fine.