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Had mine since April, 2010. It doesn’t turn on anymore, on my list of to-dos to try and revive it.

Photo of original iPad I've had since April 2010. Photo of original iPad I've had since April 2010.

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Yeah, a resolution condemning things Trump does, that’s going to make him pause and reflect. Keep on winning, Dems.

Democrats Move to Condemn Trump for January 6 Pardons politicalwire.com

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A small hike yesterday to close off a highly bizarre week.

Blue skies, amber winter grassland and rolling hills during a hike in Nebraska.Blue skies, amber winter grassland and rolling hills during a hike in Nebraska.Blue skies, amber winter grassland and rolling hills during a hike in Nebraska, with a large bale of rolled up hay.

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Netflix sent me notice about my rate increasing. While I could absorb the cost (and normally didn’t pay attention to the increases in the past) I decided on a whim to just cancel my account. They are clearly baller because there was no attempt to retain me (member since 2009), just good luck and thanks for the great years. 😂

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Pluralistic: Enshittification isn’t caused by venture capital (20 Jan 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

When tech critics fail to ask why good services turn bad, that failure is just as severe as the failure to ask why people stay when the services rot.

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I’m in Kansas City helping out a relative recover from a health issue. My wife sent me this awesome video of the kiddo trying his ice skates for the first time.

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Also a Cymbals wiki.

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Cymbalsmiths of the world

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Regardless of what happens to Tik Tok, a large number of people are taking a well deserved detox from the platform today.

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From @gruber@mastodon.social: Google Search, More Machine Now Than Man, Begins Requiring JavaScript

The web would be better off if browsers had never added support for scripting. The web would be much faster; much better for its original purpose of delivering content to consume, not software to interact with; and much more secure and private.

One reason why I support NPR: their html-only version of their news site. I wish more sites did this.

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Immigrants drive Nebraska’s economy. Trump’s mass deportations pledge is a threat

The town I live in has two primary employers: Tyson beef packing and a Walmart Supercenter. Trump (unsurprisingly) got north of 70% of the votes in the area.

Last January, the state’s economic chamber released a report saying Nebraska had no choice but to welcome immigrants to “address the workforce gap.”

Nebraska might need immigrants, but it also voted overwhelmingly for President-elect Donald Trump, who has threatened to carry out mass deportations of people living in the U.S. illegally.

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RIP David Lynch. I hope that he, every day, once a day, gave himself a present. Like Agent Cooper said.

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I’m visiting a relative who is battling a health issue. She has cable tv, which I haven’t watched or had access to in 20 years and there it is: a commercial with Tony Hawk peddling a supplement to combat the side effects of statins he is on.

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It has been an Anthrax kind of day.

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Monday is the first day back to work after a couple of weeks off. Naturally the little one can’t sleep (he hasn’t been feeling well to be fair), so he and I are hanging out on the couch. Gonna be a rough morning for both of us.

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Little guy is kicking off the new year with heavy congestion, cough, and sore throat. Bringing out the big guns to make a canja de galinha.

Chopped potatoes, carrots, celery, and garlic are neatly arranged on a wooden cutting board beside a knife in a kitchen setting.
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Beautiful day spent outside with my family.

A weathered wooden railing leads into a natural landscape with bare trees and a clear blue sky in the background.My wife and son walk across a wooden bridge with railings over the Platte river on a sunny day.

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I fell asleep in a bad mood on the couch and woke up at about 2 am. I just spent the last couple of hours listening to the latest The Talk Show episode with Kagi founder/CEO Vlad Prelovac. Kagi has been rock solid for me and this episode confirmed a lot of my assumptions on their product approach.

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Greetings from central Nebraska in December.

A person wearing sandals stands on a patch of dry, brown ground with sparse vegetation.
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I am truly fortunate to have amazing co-workers. The environment we work in has been challenging in the most unhealthy of ways but this week I got to spend the week in Austin and have personal connections with people I have only known via Zoom.

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Frost, with occasional child at the window

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I clearly haven’t reached gen z with my YouTube drum videos.

A YouTube analytics screenshot shows audience age demographics, with the largest groups being 55-64 and 65+ years.
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Decided to start watching one Bruce Willis movie every night through the new year. Starting off tonight with “The Jackal” (1997). Saving Hudson Hawk (one of my top 10 all time favorite movies) for the turn of the new year.

The Weekly Notepad: Dec. 1 - 7

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Counting the days for Christmas/New Years break. I am taking a little over two weeks off of work. No travels really but lots of play with the family, and much needed rest.

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My hopes were pretty low on trying this NA bourbon but I was pleasantly surprised. Worked well as a whiskey sour and straight, on the rocks.

A glass is filled with NA bourbon  from "Free Spirits Non-Alcoholic Bourbon."

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