Archiving my Twitter, Facebook and other social network activity
I have a bad habit of starting blog posts, getting 90% done, and then never finishing them. I’m trying to combat that by taking some advice I read* a while back:
Instead of saving a draft when you’re mostly done but not satisfied with the writing, schedule the post. If you really think of a way to make it better, you have time. If not, it was good enough *and* you actually got the piece out.
We’ll see how it goes…
*Sadly, I can’t remember *where* I read it.
Interesting article on ways Los Angeles can source more of its water locally in the future.
Stormwater capture is a big one. In the early 20th century, the area built a flood control system to deal with the massive deluges that hit every decade or so, but during off years (and especially during drought years) it only serves to flush water out to sea that we’d be better off using to replenish reservoirs or ground water.
How Los Angeles Could Source its Water Locally
A new report challenges the city to think bigger about its plans to source more water locally.
This is pretty cool: Firefox has a new extension that isolates your Facebook session from the rest of your browsing. That way Facebook isn’t able to track you as you visit every website that happens to have a Like button or embedded FB comments.
Facebook still knows what you do *on* FB, but this cuts down on their ability to track you elsewhere.
via @NETIZEN
@kemonine I’ve been meaning to do something similar, but aside from the photography, i’m still not sure how I want to divide it up. Probably one for the technical side of things, maybe one for pop culture/fandom, and another for the rest. But I need to decide first. Then I need to figure out where’s best suited for each…
@kemonine I’ve been thinking about this a lot, not just in terms of people abusing the network, but in terms of how much I use it, who I follow, what topics are discussed… It’s still possible for a bunch of people to act in good faith without being toxic, but end up putting you in a worse mood. You have to curate your experience. And I think segmenting across instances helps with that, but I’m still figuring out that balance.
@peter Yeah, we’ve both been using the mobile website since then, also. I’ll have to check out the basic version for messages, that’s helpful.
I’ve been running an experiment since I replaced my phone last month to see how long I can go without using FB on it. Just over a month so far. Putting a roadblock in front of it so I have to be deliberate about getting on the site has helped me be more deliberate about using it.
@peter My wife & I stopped using the FB app on our phones when it started asking for access to SMS (supposedly to confirm your #). It’s made for a number of missed messages from family & friends as FB drops more features from their mobile website.
Funny thing: A few years ago I made a point to only use FB on my phone b/c the desktop site was too addicting. Now it’s the other way around. I feel better logging into FB in a private window for 10 minutes or whatever & closing it.
Instagram has added the ability to link to hashtags & other users in your profile.
But it’s not rolling out evenly. I’ve linked my main account to a topic specific one & back. Both accounts have shown me the announcement of the new feature, but only one of them is actually linking the name in the bio. (This is in the same install, on the same device.)
I guess it’ll fill in eventually.
It’d be nice if they were willing to let you link *out* of the silo, though.
Realized just why I feel so detached from current #TheFlash comics.
Long series can be:
– Static: You have a handle on the status quo & follow stories within it.
– Dynamic/Illusion of Change: Things change superficially, balancing familiarity with novelty.
– Dynamic/Progression: Things change, and you can get attached to the characters’ journey.
– Dynamic/Churn: Things change so fast you can’t get your bearings.
I was a fan of 20 years of progression. A decade of churn has left me exhausted.
So apparently the sender domain name in DKIM is case-sensitive?
Why?
Domain names themselves *aren’t* case-sensitive. There is no difference between Example.com and example.com. Not for IP routing, not for email routing.
What purpose does it serve for email from blah@Example.com to fail DKIM when sent under the exact circumstances & from the same computer as email from blah@example.com?
Reminder to self: No more pre-built desktops unless *every component* is upgradable.
I just spent 2 1/2 hours convincing an old Dell to see the new graphics card again after upgrading the processor. It’s mostly working now, but everything before Windows finishes booting will only go out on the old onboard video.
@peter If I could just get Kids’ Youtube to disable autoplay…
I love that Mozilla is asking for donations in the amounts of $3.14, $15.9, $26 or $53 on Pi Day!
🍕🥧 #π
Good article by Anil Dash: 12 Things Everyone Should Understand About Tech
There are a few key things that I’ve learned about the way tech works in the 20+ years I’ve been creating technology, and not all of them are obvious. I hope you’ll take a look & share these principles, and help identify any ones I missed
Twitter locked the two project-specific accounts I use regularly, but not the personal account I use to log into Tweetdeck. Supposedly for behavior violating the Twitter Rules(tm), but all I had to do was verify my phone number on each.
I only tried to log in b/c Tweetdeck wasn’t loading their columns. I suspect that it was Tweetdeck’s error causing the suspicious behavior to begin with.
Or Twitter just really wants a phone number on every account now.
It’s funny how spicy foods can be both comfort food and discomfort food at the same time.
“small b blogging” (via ma.tt) – interesting read on how blogging has changed over time, and inding a big audience vs. a small (but more focused) audience.
It’s really weird to see what YouTube has “recommended for you” when you’re on a clean browsing session & it only has your shared IP address to go on…
Wait, what? Alexa devices are laughing at people, unprompted…
https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/3/7/17092334/amazon-alexa-devices-strange-laughter
That seems like a weird kind of thing to be a bug. It’s probably intentional on *someone’s* part.
It really makes you wonder about the security of things like Amazon Key.
Update from the article: Apparently there was an “Alexa, laugh” command that was picking up on sounds that it wasn’t supposed to.
Which brings up an entirely *different* set of concerns over internet-connected voice activation.
Sometimes I’m annoyed that Pocket won’t tell me how many unread articles I have.
Sometimes I’m relieved.