Sometimes I put my phone in a case (it’s 99% of the time the dbrand grip case because it’s just too good and too grippy not to use it) and my phone usage changes. When it’s in the case it feels more like a tool, but when I take it out of the case it’s just a nicely designed object. I fidget with naked phone much more than I do with a grippy case. Interesting observation. Today it is in a case, but on the weekend it’s going to be a case off situation. This was a post about me using a case sometimes. I do think about such things too much.

It feels funny to have HomeAssistant set up and ready for a new flat… without actually having done ANYTHING in that flat. But I’m gonna be ready when the time comes!

That’s the issue with PC’s that can’t be moved easily - it’s too hot for me to sit in the office and I had to move out to the living room (because it has AC) and now I’m on my old (M1) Mac. Also - this Mac works perfectly fine but get’s hot when under heavy load. I still love it though.

🍿 Chef (2014) - ★★★☆☆ Too much of a cliche. Heartwarming, but cliche.

Google’s goo.gl shortened links will stop working after August 2025Source: Google’s goo.gl shortened links will stop working after August 2025 | AlternativeTo

Don’t trust the big companies, if the spreadsheet says it’s no longer profitable, you’re gonna be fucked. And in the very end - you WILL BE at some point.

God damn, I’m becoming more and more open-web evangelist. And all I really, really want is just to use the thing I like.

Michael Tsai - Blog - Chromium Browsers Preferencing *.google.com Domains:

It’s easier to jump Chromium ship on Mac - there’s Safari. But on Windows? I don’t want to think about getting to Firefox because they have started making bad decisions and I think this trend will (unfortunately) continue.

I’m fortunate enough to have the means and skills to provide services for people, for free, such as a Mastodon or FreshRSS instance. Currently, I’m considering launching another completely free service. I’m gravitating towards either Pixelfed or Writefreely. Pixelfed would be more labor-intensive but would likely attract more users. Writefreely, on the other hand, would be much easier and cheaper (not only in terms of labor), but I’m unsure how many people are interested in having a blog.

New hat who dis

At this point it feels weird to not start a Saturday this way.

Telegram going more and more crypto route makes me anxious about its future. Also signal is better and I know that one day this will be my default.

I have to connect this blog with DayOne. I’d like to have my posts backed up there.

Being off Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter sometimes makes me feel like I’m missing out on something, like being there would make me happier or more connected. But then I realize that I’m not feeling unhappy or disconnected. Even more, I feel much, much better after getting rid of things that made me glued to my phone. It just feels too good to use them; they can’t be beneficial to my mental health if they feel so dopamine-inducing.

It’s Friday, so of course I’d love to stay up for an insane amount of time just to read ALL of the internet.

TIL: If I want to maintain my macronutrients ratio, normal pasta with tomatoes is off the table. 😅

Never argue on the internet. No one will remember whether you won or lost the argument; they’ll just remember that you are the sort of person who argues on the internet.Source: wisdom/wisdom.md at master · merlinmann/wisdom

I come back to this list often.

🍿 Challengers (2024) - ★★★★☆

If I ever have to ditch Arc, I’ll move to Brave because it’s the only browser that works exactly as I expect. Chrome isn’t it, Firefox doesn’t always work (and the iOS app is really bad), and Vivaldi is just too much to make it like Brave or Chrome. This is where I’m at. Also, I’m using Chrome exclusively for work stuff, and there are literally no issues (apart from it sending all my data to Google instead of keeping it private).

Homescreen, 07/2024.

The only thing that is really missing from CMF Phone 1 is NFC. Other than that - I could manage. This price is unbeatable.

Just make it available and I’m gonna get one. For science, of course.

Hey Apple Computers please update iPad mini cause I want it, thanks.

Because of how time and plans work I might be able to do something with that social.ovh domain in about two weeks but I already can’t wait!

social.ovh was free so I bought it

Thinking about spinning up another Mastodon instance (just cause I like it!) and bought a great domain for it - atweb.blog. I mean - it definitely FEELS cool.

If you’re a media outlet and you’re not hosting your own social media instance (whatever it could be - Mastodon, Pixelfed, anything that federates) you’re doing it wrong. I personally refuse to use content services hosted by 3rd party (or for free) because I don’t want them to mess with my content. Even though most of my content is me whining about internets.