2022 January
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I first wrote about Wordle back in November. Back then I thought it was neat and played it a few times, but not with any regularity. The past couple of weeks, it's kind of gone viral. Seems like people everywhere of all shapes and sizes are playing it! I've also started playing it regularly, though I don't post the results on social media, a couple of my chat groups are active early in the morning when the new Wordle comes in. The game itself is simple and clever. Difficult enough so that solving it feels good yet not too complicated
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Very good, nuanced take on web3 and NFTs
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Recently signed up for an account on a hospital's web site to get test results for someone else and the site has the option to specify that you are creating an account on behalf of someone else because they are "technologically challenged". I like that they understand that a lot of patients (esp. elderly ones) might not be tech-savvy, although I'm not sure what changes in the backend depending on this choice.
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2021 December
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Have mercy on those of us who don't always have access to fast broadband.
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First you had Spotify Wrapped, then there was even a Duolingo Year in Review, now there is Reddit Recap!
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🔗 app.wombo.art via web
Online app for AI-generated artworks
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Previously The Rotten Bananas Saga. The Demand Letter Late November, I got an email that went something like this: Dear [My Mother's Name], Our client, Globe Telecom, Inc., has referred to us for immediate legal action the matter of your unjustified refusal to pay the amount of 2,399.00 as of November 16, 2021 consisting of unpaid balance for the account number [AccountNumber]. Our client’s records show that since the month of January 9, 2018 and until now, despite repeated demands from our clients, you have failed to pay the total amount of 2,399.00. Your continued refusal to pay our client
2021 November
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Drew DeVault on instant messaging etiquette. Mostly about IRC but also applies to Slack, Discord, etc
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Detailed report of how big tech funds and encourages spread of misinformation, all in the name of chasing profits
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"Any application that could be done on a blockchain could be better done on a centralized database. Except crime."
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In October 2020, I migrated this site from serving static Hugo-based files to a site running on a custom Django-based backend. My internal name for that backend is Cypress, which has no particular meaning other than I wanted something that was an alternative to Wordpress. (Yes, I am aware there is a testing framework by that name, that's a problem for future me.) So it's been a bit over a year since I decided to write my own custom blogging system. I decided to write about it for a bit because of some recent posts from other bloggers I follow
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It's 2021 and printers are still terrible and unpredictable machines that randomly dont work or do weird things :/
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Some notes on posting to Mastodon via their HTTP API using Python. The backend of this site uses similar code to enable automated syndication to my Mastodon account. Creating an access token Go to your mastodon preferences (it's the gear icon above the search bar in the web interface) and click Development. (Or go to [yourservername]/settings/applications) Click "New Application". Specify application name. Default permissions should be fine. Save. Click your application name in the grid on the Development page. Your access token will be in the top part of the screen. Posting a status (or as they call it, a
2021 October
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This is the last entry in a series, all of it is fairly good reading.
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🔗 Rewilding Your Attention via web
Warning: Medium
2021 September
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A while back I wrote about an app some friends and I used to play called Draw Something, where players made crude drawings using limited tools and the other player had to guess what the drawing was. While cleaning up some old photos during the past week I found another batch of Draw Something screenshots; I had forgotten that we had a second wave of playing the game back in 2017. It's fun to look at these screenshots and see how the drawings were made and guess what we were thinking of back then. This app may or may not