Mastodon Archive

ISO a good, not expensive non-smart-watch. Do any of you use those anymore?

I see we're all back on the Internet today.

TIL enshittification has its own Wikipedia page (since June?)

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enshittification

In the most shitty example of enshittification from the shittiest platform: if you share a Mastodon URL in an Instagram message, Instagram turns it into an internal link to a (likely non-existent) Instagram account. Despite the fact that it starts with HTTP.

I'm still baffled by the fact that I cannot buy a book from my phone except from the company that owns the device's operating system. This seems like the definition of monopolistic practices that legislation was designed to prevent. Legislation that has been used to prevent similar issues with other OS's. But for some reason we're all like, "Aww...ok (shrug)"

Pretty Perfect Christmas Morning

daniel.industries/2023/12/25/pretty-perfect-christmas-morning/

Holidaydream by The Polyphonic Spree thepolyphonicspree.bandcamp.com/album/holidaydream-sounds-of-the-holidays-vol-one

Excitement at church this morning! A leak in the roof above the sanctuary and it's bucketing down all morning! Positive: I might get to operate like one of those kids at basketball games who run out between plays to wipe off the floor.

Christmas shopping in the best Dallas neighborhood (Oak Cliff)

I watched Rebel Moon last night so you don't have to. Don't.