Category: Uncategorized
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Specific Post Category Sharing to Mastodon from WordPress
I added this snippet which seemed to do the trick of only sharing WordPress posts categorized as “Status” up to Mastodon. The rest I’ll share manually
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Cruising
Our country does not provide the education and upbringing that allow its citizens an interior life. For the creative class to point fingers at the large, breasty gentlemen adrift in tortilla-chip-laden pools of water is to gather a sour harvest of low-hanging fruit. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/05/royal-caribbean-cruise-ship-icon-of-seas/677838/ Another supposedly fun thing… Also on: website
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This has got to be one of the craziest things I’ve ever heard. Unbelievable. Bloody pigs mask? eBay will pay a $3 million criminal penalty for a harassment and intimidation campaign targeting a Massachusetts-based couple who ran a newsletter that was sometimes critical of the company. — Read on www.cnn.com/2024/01/11/business/ebay-cyberstalking-settlement/index.html Also on: website
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Recipe Cruft-Cleaner
I’m not so much of a recipe-using cook, but sometimes I like to review several recipes when I’m making something to get ideas for spice/ingredients that I might not be thinking of incorporating into my version or to get an idea of different cooking times, etc. The bloat of online recipe sites don’t help with…
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True
The things that youBelieve are trueWell, they’re just not so.You’re plain mixed up, a bit confusedHell you don’t know It’s time for you to leave the stageBecause, hell, you’re blinded by your rageIt’s your twilight timeand the ones taking your place won’t look like you You pick and choose your evidenceYou hold on tight to…
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2023 Musical Developments and Review
This past year felt like a big year for me as far as improved or developing musicianship compared with recent prior years. Most likely this is because this is the first year in 35+ years of playing guitar that I kept a rehearsal/practice journal and made even the slightest effort to structure my practice around…
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Lunch Walk
Cold and windy but still did 2 miles around Princeton. X100F trying to use the same Kodak Chrome sim I’m using on my X-E2s
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AI Art and Traditional Illustration
Recently, I’ve come across discussions online debating the role of AI-generated visuals in the art world. Some argue that AI poses a threat to professional illustrators and advocate for its limited use in creative processes. While I understand these concerns, I’m trying to understand my perspective a bit here, and I’d like to explore this…
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Researching ABLE accounts with ChatGPT4
Spent my lunch hour researching ABLE accounts with ChatGPT4. Overall positive experience (I sanity-checked the results). Some interesting findings: The average annual maintenance fee for ABLE accounts, considering a range of states, is approximately $42.67. This is based on the fees of several states, which generally range from $35 to $60. NJ’s program offers ZERO…
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Series: Bodies on Netflix
Bodies, 2023 – IMDB – (4/5*) Enjoyed the sci-if/crime drama/mystery combo here. Terrific job weaving the various timelines together. Compelling and engaging enough that we watched all 8 episodes over 4 nights and couldn’t wait to see how it ended. Every night we turned to each other to say how much we hoped the ending…