Microposts

The only way to use RCS on an Android device is to use Google Messages. I know that’s a carrier issue, but still…

I have been playing around and am now disabused of the notion that iOS is more private/secure (I know there’s a difference) than Android. I’ve got my Samsung device pretty impressively locked down. The app ecosystem is terrible, horrible, no good, and very bad, but PWAs can make up for some of that.

Bad Actors - ★★★★

Finished reading: Bad Actors by Mick Herron 📚 Probably Herron’s best installment of the Slow Horses series. This will make a great season if the Apple TV+ show makes it this far.
This image shows the exterior of the north transept of Westminster Abbey in London, a Gothic-style cathedral with pointed arches, intricate tracery, and a large rose window.

At the start of the day tell yourself: I shall meet people who are officious, ungrateful, abusive, treacherous, malicious, and selfish.

—Marcus Aurelius, Meditations (trans. Robin Waterfield)

My wife did not appreciate my morning recitation of P. D. Q. Bach lyrics over coffee.

My wife has decided that our her Corgi needs a ramp to get on our bed instead of the set of foam stairs she’s been using for years. 🙄

I’ve said I don’t need to add Linux to my list of hobbies. Will I end up hating myself if I start playing around by adding Linux to my Intel MacBook Pro?

TIL MacOS has a built-in digital color picker, which was exactly the tool I needed.

I just conducted a whole lot of business with a piece of pineapple stuck between my teeth that I did not feel but was very much visible. How’s your day going?

I’m glad TextExpander gave me a heads up on my upcoming renewal. What they really mean is, “Thank you in advance for your upcoming donation because we no longer make anything of value.” No, thank you.

PDF Expert doesn’t suck as an Adobe Acrobat alternative.

I’ve downloaded 99 books from my Kindle library before Amazon locks them down. Now, I need to figure out how to use Calibre. I’m assuming it’s fairly simple and straightforward.

This image the west doors of Westminster Abbey in London. Westminster is a Gothic-style cathedral with pointed arches, intricate tracery, and a large rose window. Westminster is known for its historical and religious significance.