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I find that Safari tends to cache websites aggressively. Other browsers recognize the change immediately when I publish updates to my site’s CSS, but Safari often does not.
Great little tip from @ericgregorich!
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The experience was absolutely delightful, and it was really exciting to be able to get this sort of feedback in a conversational format. I was naturally able to pick up on something the bot said and then ask a follow up question to dig down a little deeper or to get it to clarify something it said. This is one way that LLMs are different from a blog post or a book and they’re more like choose your own adventures where you get to choose where things go.
Great idea to use conversational LLMs to dive into what specifically you want to learn.
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Shame on the folks at Mountain Dew. Shame on PepsiCo. Shame on Elon Musk, because this shit is so bad that he must be involved somewhere along the line. If there is any greater indication that we’re speeding head on into full societal collapse, I don’t know what it is.
This is the most fun I’ve had reading a blog post in quite a while. I could almost taste the disgust in their voice.
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That’s it. Nine steps to audiobook freedom. Also, shoutout to Libro.fm for being cool and a not-so-friendly “sup?” to those annoying publisher restrictions. Who needs borders on stories, anyway?
Bookmarking this for later use. 📚 🎧
Got the first ski of the season in today and, boy, are those legs in protest! One day earlier than last year’s start, so maybe an even longer ski season this year. 🤞⛷️❄️
🎙️ The first half of Connected this week had me giggling like an idiot. One of the highlights of every week. (Out of respect for @ismh@eworld.social’s strong feelings, this will not be cross posted to Threads 😝)
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OK, there are clear benefits to taking the new Meta Quest 3 to the bathroom, though. As Redditor Tall_Whole_5777 describes: You don’t need to touch screens or buttons to watch and control a YouTube video.
I guess I can’t disagree, even if I want to. 😂
Empathy requires each of us to never ever forget that we should treat fellow humans like human beings and not human-shaped objects. No exceptions and no excuses.
— Andy Ihnatko
Jealousy is not a bad emotion to have about the results of someone’s hard work and years’ worth of effort. However, the response is emulating the effort put in and not worry about the design or the way they do things. Not least because if you do finally achieve the emulation you desire, it won’t be yours anyway.
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With the amount of blood that I was losing, I couldn’t have laid there very long before I would have died. Loss of consciousness and blood is a bad combination for threatening brain damage, too.
I am grateful that I’m living in the current future where we have trusted mobile devices that volunteer to jump in to save us if we are knocked out.
Make sure this is turned on for you and your loved ones.
🔗 The kids are okay // Annie Mueller
It’s like asking if the ocean concerns itself with the ongoing fate of a singular drop of saltwater. The ocean isn’t mean; it’s just so big.
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Alongside the dozens of new iPhone features found in iOS 17, Apple also took the opportunity to update the collection of ringtone and alert sounds. There’s a bunch of new tones to choose from in the Sounds setting for incoming alerts, text alerts and more.
I just got around to listening to these and I quite like the new ones. They sound modern and nice. 👍
Scrub Daddy, Donation Daddy, Bot Daddy. Are you getting it yet? These are not three different daddies.
NSFW maybe? Depends where you work.
@robb@social.lol, you made me snort/spit take my drink. 🤭
🆕📝 Mac Reincarnation Diary: The Plan Pays Off
TL;DR: The fresh install of macOS in July went well, it’s (somewhat) faster now, and I’ve got a checklist you can follow to see how I personalize my Mac.
A few weeks ago, I started to type out a new post expressing my love for the ‘Smart Speed’ feature of @overcastfm@mastodon.social because I had crossed 1000 hours of silence stripped from what I’ve listened to. It ended up being a rehash of what I wrote back in February 2022 when I reached 30 days of silence saved:
So, instead of those 724 hours of silence, I’ve been able to listen to 724 more hours of my favorite podcasts, without adding any extra time over the last six years.
You can probably just substitute “1000 hours” for “30 days” and get the same effect. What a great feature!
🆕📝 Crashing Clockwise #530: ‘The Noise of the Youth’
Happy Thanksgiving! Here’s a little podcast side quest in case you need a few minutes to yourself.
I’ve been trying Kagi for a few days, but my quick searches via Keyword Search not playing nice with it might be a deal breaker. Both use Safari Extensions (necessary for Kagi as the default engine), which I think crosses the wires. Might have to wait for Kagi to become a built-in default option.
Update: Kagi has its own quick searches.
Trump was impeached twice, openly colluded with hostile foreign dictators, was found liable for sexual assault, and is currently facing four separate criminal investigations related to unlawful document retention endangering national security, campaign finance violations, and state and federal charges for his attempted insurrection. […]
But don’t forget, when Biden was a senior in high school, Trump was just a mere freshman.
🔗 I moved from my self hosted Mastodon instance to a micro.blog account // Rach Smith
I recently learnt that micro.blog accounts can federate with Mastodon, so I decided to try it. It only costs $5 USD/month and creates no sysadmin/ops work for me. I am technically storing my data with “someone else”, which is what I was trying to avoid by running my instance, but the company seems like a small group of people trying to make a product people like, and as someone who works in a small group of people who trying to make a product people like… that appeals to me.
🆕📝 A Few Rambly Thoughts About Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Movie
So, I went and saw the Eras Tour movie a few weeks ago. There were things that happened on that stage that I didn’t think was possible.
🆕📝 Letters with Kev, November 2023 [#2]
In our latest exchange, @kev@fosstodon.org and I chat about Scouts, ambitions, wristwatches and distractions, and — of course — blogs.
Parks & Rec is so goddamn funny every single time. S3E2 (Flu Season) and S3E3 (Time Capsule) are two absolute banger classics, and it’s such a treat that they’re lined up one after the other. You probably don’t even need me to link to those episodes; I’m sure you can picture them already.
If you're on the edge of subscribing to shoutouts, I have some good news, and it's running until the end of the month, you can get 40% off on the yearly (usually $20) using OMGWHATAREYOUDOING. Use it, share it, print it on T-Shirts 😋
It'll help keep the lights on if you're able ✌️❤️
Shoutouts is so good that I’m using it for two different projects. Go get it!
Dropshare Cloud is sunsetting on January 31st, 2024. As an existing Dropshare Cloud customer, you are eligible for special pricing when purchasing a Dropshare for macOS license to use the app with any of the over 27 supported storage providers.
Damn. I love Dropshare and have used their cloud sharing feature for years because it was easy, well-done, and free with Setapp. This is yet another reminder that you should own your space on the web. Looks like I might have to build some shortcuts to replicate it for Micro.blog uploads.