I have great news for Stewart’s Shops customers in northern New York, at least in the Lake Placid region: they finally accept tap to pay again after a multi-year hiatus. Should be great for bikers and runners.

I did a new thing today and had an absolutely grand time with it. Can’t wait to share more. 😁

Hot Take™ , coming in 🥵: I don’t begrudge this transition to (essentially) email addresses as usernames for the web. If everyone had a domain to use instead, I think that’d be best, but user@domain.name is okay in my books.

The buildup of entire little worlds on the forest floor fascinates me.

Which is taller? Distance can abstract height.

🆕📝 7 Things (Which Are All Trust Clicks) This Week [#108]

Oops, all Trust Clicks edition!

Moving day 🥲 🙂 📷

Text replacement is one of my very favorite things across the Apple ecosystem. Add it once, it works everywhere. I must have hundreds by now. The only things missing for me is variables, like for the current date. (Settings → General → Keyboards → Text Replacement)

🆕📝 Yep, Everyone Is Right. Callsheet Is Great.

Congrats to @caseyliss@mastodon.social on the launch! I have a feeling this one is going far. 🚀

🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#107]

Offshore wind potential in the US is huge but untapped // The Verge

Offshore wind resources are plentiful enough to generate up to a quarter of the nation’s electricity by 2050, in time to help meet global climate goals.

Harness the wind!

A thing that just happened. I wanted to light a candle, but my electronic plasma lighter was too low on battery. I searched through my car for a charger, but couldn’t find a micro USB plug. I walked away, defeated. Then I realized that I had moved a pack of matches out of the way while digging. 🤦‍♂️

🆕📝 Threads (Actually) Adds Auto-Generated Alt Text

Some tests were performed.

I’m testing out transitioning from 1Password to iCloud Passwords with help from Simon Støvring and Ricky Mondello. So far, so good. 👌

Looks like we’re gonna be New Yorkers for a bit…we bought our own piece of the Adirondacks! 😁 📷

Why my internet presence has been quiet this past week:

🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#106]

So, I’ve been doing more tweaking to the Hello theme on my Micro.blog, but I feel a bit uncomfortable just editing the code in the browser. I got hosed once by updating the theme and losing all my changes. What are people doing for version control? Git’s kinda overwhelming.

I’m heading out into the woods tomorrow for a multiday trip and am wondering if I should update to Public Beta 2 from Beta 1. Does anyone with experience know if battery life is better, worse, or the same on B2?

🆕📝 ‘Google’s Reading Mode app for Android can save you from the worst of web design’

Based on The Verge’s description, Google is very close to nailing the reading/listening experience across its OS.

🆕📝 Alt Text Is (Maybe) Enabled on Threads

Threads’ alt text implementation could turn out to be the best yet, if only we could all try it.

Second Shortcuts commission done. 💪 That was a tricky one.

😳 CC: @ismh@eworld.social

And with the flurry of posts today, July 2023 has become my most prolific month on HeyDingus. And still I have so much that I haven’t found time to write!

🆕📝 Quick Tip: Get Visual Narration Anywhere There’s Text

There’s a narrator living in your phone, just waiting to be called upon.