Category: Notes

  • I’ve been trying to achieve an easy way to POSSE from my phone with a nice interface, good editor, handles photos, etc. Neither iOS shortcuts nor the WordPress app are especially satisfying to use. Beluga looks interesting. Thanks @matthiasotthttps://beluga.social Also on:

  • Prompt: Write me a powershell script to run on a MICROSOFT Windows device that returns the enabled TLS versions.ChatGPT: (copy script, run): You’re running v. 1.2 (true!)MICROSOFT’S CoPilot (copy script/run): You don’t have any TLS (false!)Copilot, why you so dumb? Also on:

  • Dreary gray winter day, I’m looking out my window at the melting remains of last week’s snow. Need to turn around the energy for the afternoon’s projects, time to pull in the heavyweights: Gilberto Gil and Jorge Ben. https://album.link/i/1600510419 Also on:

  • Started listening to The Practice of Practice, trying to add a bit more structure to my practice sessions to make the best of my limited time. Verdict is still out. Audiobook has had several glitches in the first 30 minutes or so but looks like good material will be covered: https://thepracticeofpractice.com Also on:

  • Currently listening to this gem by Asleep at the Wheel. After a morning working on chord substitutions, there’s nothing like some western swing to illustrate just how many voicings you can fit into some simple changes. These Western swing cats were geniuses. Also on:

  • Seeing so many folks posting about their Apple Vision orders. Channelling my inner Steve Ballmer (who was notoriously wrong about the iPhone), I hate this thing and hopes it’s a flop. I don’t want to live in a world where these things are as ubiquitous as iPhones. Looking down at your phone while you talk…

  • This has got to be one of the craziest things I’ve ever heard. Unbelievable. Bloody pigs mask? eBay will pay a $3 million criminal penalty for a harassment and intimidation campaign targeting a Massachusetts-based couple who ran a newsletter that was sometimes critical of the company. — Read on www.cnn.com/2024/01/11/business/ebay-cyberstalking-settlement/index.html Also on:

  • Almost as good as wearing PJs inside-out, here’s our song Snow Day for all you #newjersey folks enjoying today’s snow: https://kul-d-sack.bandcamp.com/track/snow-day-live Also on:

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  • Read: Curation Is the Last Best Hope of Intelligent Discourse.

    The role of human curators is not just to select and present content but to imbue the digital landscape with a sense of reliability and authenticity that only human insight can provide. In an age where technology can easily mislead or overwhelm, trusting in human curation becomes not a preference but a necessity for preserving…