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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.

!Chef poster

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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.