A space for mostly short form stuff and responses to things I see elsewhere.
Listened to the first episode of Bundyville, because it was on 99PI. Instant subscribe. Very fine narrative podcast about an important subject.
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@kulturnation Glad you found it interesting. Not easy for me to add the link, as I only had the 99pi one at the time.
, Aug 30 2018 on micro.blog
Twitter weirdness. Ability to follow links seems to have changed. In Safari, with mu-block, I can click on a link shared directly by someone, but not on a link in a retweet. Is this a change in behaviour, or something I simply never noticed before? Or both.
#indieweb
Far and away the weirdest nagware I've ever seen. A website distributing PDFs of academic papers requires me to wait 120 seconds until I can download, but the clock ticks only while I am on that site. I can't go and do anything else. Of course, I can also "donate".
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@jeremycherfas seems a little suspect?
, Aug 23 2018 on micro.blog
@cn I didn’t think to check what they were doing in my browser while I sat there.
, Aug 23 2018 on micro.blog
@jeremycherfas how many complex calculations can your browser accomplish in two minutes?
, Aug 23 2018 on micro.blog
@cn I’ve never thought to wonder.
, Aug 24 2018 on micro.blog
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Terrific. FB Just banned a friend's link to my latest podcast episode (Brown v. White; Our Daily Bread 23). Twice, for reasons unspoken that I can only imagine. They did not ban my link to the same post.
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Managed to find some time to join [virtual Homebrew Website Club](https://indieweb.org/events/2018-08-22-homebrew-website-club) today. If you're interested in #indieweb and have a moment, come and join us.
After enjoying a lovely day off yesterday, I've been paying for it today. Haven’t been away from the desk for more than about half an hour at a time. Mind you, most of that was to make a bread, and now that I’m done, I think I’ll go for a walk while the microbes do their thing.
How I wish Prince had written a song called Purple Grain.
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@jeremycherfas I’ve heard of purple carrots…
, Aug 16 2018 on micro.blog
@cn And there is actually purple wheat, but that wasn't my entire reason.
, Aug 16 2018 on micro.blog
@jeremycherfas The most popular discussion area for Dylan fans on the Internet is called "Expecting Rain." My best Dylan buddy likes to needle them by always referring to it as "Expectin Grain," which I've always found to be hilarious.
, Aug 19 2018 on micro.blog
@Ron That is rather good. I may have to steal it, which would be appropriate, even if only you and your buddy recognise it.
, Aug 20 2018 on micro.blog
@jeremycherfas We became friends because we're both big fans of Bob Dylan. So we know that in some contexts, stealing can be a very good thing. Bob sometimes said it is part of the folk process. I think we would both encourage you to steal it, if you find a good use for it. :)
, Aug 20 2018 on micro.blog
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Episode 01 of my contribution to Dog Days of Podcasting is up. [The Abundance of Nature](https://www.eatthispodcast.com/our-daily-bread-01/)
I'm going to be exploring the history of wheat and bread every day in August.
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@jeremycherfas Would love to know what you thought of it. I wasn’t impressed after first reading it, but after some time, I think I’m appreciating it a bit more.
, Jul 28 2018 on micro.blog
@vasta I enjoyed it, partly as a fan of the music. Still drafting a “proper" review, which may well show up here eventually. Bottom line: I found the second half a bit overwrought, but also wanted to get to the end.
, Jul 28 2018 on micro.blog
@jeremycherfas Yup. I think my initial struggles were with the second half, but it definitely kept me rapt. Looking forward to the review!
, Jul 28 2018 on micro.blog
@jeremycherfas Found the link to Bundyville on my own, read the interesting text. And subscribed. Thank you for sharing this podcast!
kulturnation, Aug 30 2018 on micro.blog