Dave π
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@cheribaker @Miraz It freaks me out a bit! From the time I could drive, I was never in by 11 PM.
Dave π
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@Miraz Wow! I see there is a curfew in my hometown, added 20 years after I was in high school. We certainly were out at all hours back then. Weird!
Dave π
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@birming @alexandra Itβs no accident that when my grandfather emigrated from Norway, he kept moving until he got to Puget Sound. I feel very at home in the Nordic countries.
Dave π
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@Brandon @alexandra Definitely relax your gripβ¦.then cursive glides. I can write faster with certain pens, as well. Thatβs a whole βnother rabbit hole. π
Dave π
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@Brandon That is what I was taught in school in the 1960s. My mother was proud of her cursive, so I drilled on it plenty. Give it a go! Itβs how I journal every day.
Dave π
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@birming @alexandra My favorite car ever was a Saab 900 Turbo, and Iβve had 3 Volvos. My Swedish connection.
Dave π
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Dave π
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@mattmaison @Sheril I do the combo because I know itβll wipe me out either way, and it doesnβt seem worse to double down.
Dave π
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@pratik Very cool!
Dave π
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@alexandra @Miraz Itβs really like a lot of other things in government and finance, where we know itβs stupid, and just canβt get it changed.
Dave π
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@alexandra Makes sense!
Dave π
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@alexandra Itβs a good question, Alex. Iβm not sure Micro.blog would help? Unless you have a lot of followers there. Iβm probably one who mostly looks on Mastodon.
Dave π
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@philomath So good!
Dave π
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@1hawaiiboy I briefly used VisiCalc before Lotus123 came out. Also, a little of Borlands Quattro as they were my client in the late 80s. But, yeah, Excel for decades. What a tool!
Dave π
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@petebrown When you hit your late 60s, even Dad Rock will have passed you byβ¦β¦
Dave π
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@philomath Proving there is nothing that money canβt ruin.
Dave π
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@dennyhenke Looks great, Denny. A hand-crafted site feels like a you thing.
Dave π
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@amerpie A corollary: When people show you who they are, believe them.
Dave π
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@adam Thatβs why I baled out of that blog provider, abandoning a βlifetimeβ account.
Dave π
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@1hawaiiboy Oh, yeah, I forgot that some upscale cars have cooled seats, or at least ventilated.
Dave π
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@1hawaiiboy Thatβs so funny, since I always thought of it as a cold weather feature!
Dave π
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@birming I feel like we are related π
Dave π
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@larand Yep. Buick is irrelevant.
Dave π
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@alexandra Iβve had returning to a book work, yeah.
Dave π
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@alexandra Sounds like time to bail out π€·πΌββοΈ
Dave π
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I wish more people in the financial, tech and retail industries could see past the artificiality of their worlds - to see the planet and its people rather than money and profit at all costs. It can be so isolating.
Dave π
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If youβre annoyed by the Apple Store thing, you should get real and worry about the fβing climate. Prioritize!
Dave π
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JOMO is my theme for the week. Iβve missed out on so much, the joy is endless! π
Dave π
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I'm feeling very grateful this morning for a cozy house, and a cozy room of my own. I've toyed with calling my room a "den" or a "study", but last night I was watching a British show where offices were referred to as "my room" and I like it. It connects with childhood.
Dave π
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Standard of Living: https://blog.seadave.org/post/standard-of-living-iofdpbxt
Dave π
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Iβm finding my switch to Kobo a bit frustrating as not all library loans will download. Some books do, and some do not.
Dave π
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I have kept book lists of my reading since 1995, and only recently came across the earliest file. I have now put together a master list that totals 1,346 books from 1995 to 2023. It is amazing to see how long ago I read certain books. Quite a head trip!
Dave π
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Free Resources https://blog.seadave.org/post/free-resources-f-oedq65
Dave π
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Dave π
@ddanielson@social.lol
Just had an amazing delivery service of some new chairs. They provided a three hour window, and a live tracking map. The ETA got earlier and earlier, and they beat the early end of the time window by 65 minutes. This never happens!
Dave π
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I canβt deny that after using only an iPad for a few years, using a Macbook Air is a joy. Since I started clean, it is taking me a bit to identify and add in the things I need.
Dave π
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Thinking about creativity this morning. I prefer quality and depth over mere quantity. The problem is that I donβt feel I have either right now.
Dave π
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Not Rating TV, Movies and Books - a blog post
https://scribbles.page/odw_tqtu/posts/not-rating-tv-movies-and-books-ml6zuzrx
Dave π
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On Reading as a Private Activity - a blog post
https://scribbles.page/odw_tqtu/posts/on-reading-as-a-private-activity-mizvxt9m
Dave π
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Dave π
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I completely forgot that I have my iPhone set to open the camera with three taps on the back. π€¦πΌ I just read someone referring to it and thoughtβ¦wait a minute!
Dave π
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I am settling in on the Web in these spots -
Blog on Scribbles at https://scribbles.page/odw_tqtu
Mastodon - here at Social.lol at https://social.lol/@ddanielson
Dave π
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I nuked my IG account for the second time. Not worth it for a couple of people. Also got a Kobo to replace a Kindle. Fewer corporate overlords. Or, at least, smaller and different overlords.
Dave π
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The IndieWeb and Corporate Infrastructure
https://scribbles.page/odw_tqtu/posts/the-indieweb-and-corporate-infrastructure-y1grdgrb
Dave π
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Minimalism and stuff
Dave π
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I am trying out Vincent Ritterβs new blog tool.
https://scribbles.page/odw_tqtu/posts/scribbles-test-drive-cwkcuwyf
Dave π
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Listening to The Wall on vinyl, with wired headphones.
Dave π
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I ordered a Kobo today to replace my Kindle. Less Amazon is better.
Dave π
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The answer to getting back some of the old web feel of blogs is NOT for people to charge $5 a month to read their blog.