Archiving my Twitter, Facebook and other social network activity
Kiddo’s been wanting to learn programming, with the ultimate goal of modding Minecraft. We’ve done some Ruby, but he’s impatient, so last night I we started Java with a simple program that repeats a println X times.
He wanted to pass it the integer limit.
After a few minutes, I suggested we watch a movie & check back later.
After dinner, he decided to stop it & we timed some shorter runs.
I think he has a better understanding of scale now!
I remember an old Windows ping tool that animated two stick figures, one saying “Hey!” whenever a ping went out and “What?” whenever one came back.
Whenever waves of new users arrive, there’s always a fine line to walk between welcoming them and helping them learn about Mastodon…and posting normally so they don’t look at the timeline and say, “WTF, all Mastodon ever talks about is Mastodon. I’m outta here.”
@wilw Not sure if it’s official policy on your instance, but it’s common etiquette across a lot of Mastodon.
In response to a comment about Twitter “Likes” showing up in followers’ timelines.
@JordiGH @jskellogg Yeah, it’s sort of a semi-boost. It doesn’t appear on the main tab of your profile with your tweets & retweets, but there’s a chance it’ll show up to your followers as they view their timelines as “So-and-so liked ____” if they’re using the website or official clients.
Because this year wasn’t weird enough already, the upcoming Christmas special from DC #Comics is the “DC Nuclear Winter Special,” featuring post-apocalyptic holiday tales. 😕
I’ve got an old “Weird Al” song running through my head now.
And a need for an emoji based on a certain Jackie Chan meme.
http://smashpages.net/2018/08/17/dc-comics-goes-nuclear-this-christmas/
@snipejaeg Glad you got it working!
Needy email from FB: “A lot has happened on Facebook since you last logged in.”
FFS, it was literally *yesterday*.
I think I’d use the site more *without* the constant begging to come back.
@OldBrushNewPaper @DialMforMara I’ve been infuriated by that too. IMO push notices on a social platform should be reserved for actual interactions – requests ot notices from *people*, not requests from the platform.
This brings back memories of my old spamfighting days.
https://wordtothewise.com/2018/08/your-idea-will-not-work-here-is-why-it-wont-work/
Is there a concept of an #ActivityPub hub?
I’m thinking long-term it would be cool to have my own federated microblog, full blog, and photo gallery, using the most appropriate software for each, but present them as accounts on a single hostname instead of having to do a separate subdomain for each.
I saw a T-shirt today with the slogan:
Chemically speaking, whiskey is a solution.
@offtheball I’m always amused by the dancing around they do in that exchange to get around the censors.
Though considering they managed to get “You’re out of your Vulcan mind!” on the air in another episode…
Stumbled on a link to this in another article. I was literally planning to use this feature to set up a list sometime this week that I could use to narrow down the FB firehose when I only have a few minutes, in hopes that I might actually keep up with at least some of my friends instead of avoiding Facebook because I’m so far behind.
So much for that idea.
https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/09/facebook-is-shutting-down-friend-list-feeds-today/
Finally spotted the plant whose spiky seeds keep puncturing bike tires. It’s a low, creeping mat that can grow right next to the path and spread onto it, and the seeds grow in clusters. The dried seeds’ spikes punch straight through, sometimes to the inner tube.
Unfortunately I have no idea what it is, since it doesn’t match my previous guess (sand burr / sand spur) from what I can tell.
@abetterjulie Yes, that looks like it. Thanks!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribulus_terrestris
And damn, puncture vine is an accurate name…
Spotted at the county fair last night:
Deep fried Twinkie dogs and Zucchini Weenies have been joined by triple-decker donut burgers, chicken-in-a-waffle-on-a-stick, and the donut chicken and ice cream sandwich. But for sheer “because we can” ridiculousness: deep-fried filet mignon. What a waste.
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@janellecshane This is all I can remember seeing off the top of my head at other food booths:
Deep fried Oreo
Oreo Churros
Deep Fried Snickers
PB&J Sriracha Funnel Cake
Cinnamon Roll Ice Cream Sundae
Gouda, Bacon and Jalapeno Grilled Cheese
Ravioli on a Stick
Gouda and Ravioli Grilled Cheese
#reintroductions #introductions Hello, my name is Kelson. I’m a computer programmer in the #LosAngeles area. I like #scifi, #fantasy & #comics (behind on a lot, keeping up w/ #TheFlash, Saga & #JessicaJones). I tend to talk about #webdevelopment and #tech, and I still have a #blog.
I also talk about #books at [edit: @KelsonReads@Bookwyrm.social ] & post scenic #photography at @kelsonv
Saw this on birdsite:
Scientists Slowly Reintroducing Small Group Of Normal, Well-Adjusted Humans Into Society
ITHACA, NY—In an ambitious attempt to revive a population long considered to be on the brink of extinction, scientists announced Friday they have slowly begun to reintroduce normal, well-adjusted human beings back into society.
7YO is experimenting with HTML and Notepad++: “There. Now I can see the crulfs.”
Me & wife: “Crulfs?”
I look over at the screen. “Oh, CRLFs!”
