Ftrain, by Paul Ford
February 2022
It's not actually that wild, if you just dump some...
Yah the mobile is stellar! I didn't realize how much of a...
Just for the record this is now a modest little place with...
Just for the record this is now a modest little place with a few signups and a handful of active conversations, where I'm putting all my climate links and others are jumping on too (mostly me tho). I've learned plenty from it already, which is great. news.deghg.org
➛I just want to post a ton of links and if someone else...
i sure hope not
Like meeee?
@john_overholt Like meeee?
➛You just did it to me.
@john_overholt You just did it to me.
➛20 mins. It was: (1) Set up a small digital ocean server...
@Chronotope @anildash 20 mins. It was:
(1) Set up a small digital ocean server and ssh key.
(2) Download their ansible repo.
(3) Edit a few config files with no comprehension.
(4) Run ansible.
➛(1) Set up a small digital ocean server and ssh key.
(2) Download their ansible repo.
(3) Edit a few config files with no comprehension.
(4) Run ansible.
Firefox fine for me, actually. Poking around it seems to be...
@Chronotope @reconbot @anildash Firefox fine for me, actually. Poking around it seems to be some sort of JS request-signer thing to keep the bots at bay. Just needs some event to fire and didn't get it I guess.
➛Tweet
i mean
@vgr i mean hub.docker.com/...
➛I mean...you should post this link on the thing.
Hmm. I figured out how to turn federating on but I'm...
@anildash @tinysubversions Hmm. I figured out how to turn federating on but I'm hesitant to be open to the world...yet already tired at the thought of adding individual fediverse sites to the hjson config. Should I just not worry?
➛The only reward I could ever want are sweet world wide web...
Oh god I have no clue. I'm gonna just post the dozens of...
deh-gee-aitch-gee in my brain but not feeling very...
Lol no. Alternatively I didn't fly roundtrip to the bay in...
I haven't turned it on for I do not yet understand it.
@npdoty @knowtheory @michalmigurski @karenkho I haven't turned it on for I do not yet understand it.
➛maybe a nice place for people who want to de-ghg the...
I did this, and expect to regret it, but it was pretty easy...
I did this, and expect to regret it, but it was pretty easy to set up on a $6 DO server. Got my mind off the news. news.deghg.org x.com/...
➛(I mean...I have no clue.)
SURE you are
at some level isn't all climate news nsfw?
it's here if you want it parts don't quite true up yet...
@knowtheory @michalmigurski @karenkho it's here if you want it
news.deghg.org
parts don't quite true up yet (like password recovery emails actually sending) but it was easy to deploy and has moderation tools
➛news.deghg.org
parts don't quite true up yet (like password recovery emails actually sending) but it was easy to deploy and has moderation tools
It'd be super fun to do in flask w. sqlite. The parts that...
If I don't actually want this or it exists you can tell me...
If I don't actually want this or it exists you can tell me and I'll listen. What I want is a steady stream of dense, maybe tagged, climate stuff that is always worth refreshing. Plus conversation. I grab like five links a day now.
➛Let's say I thought there should be a climate-focused link...
Let's say I thought there should be a climate-focused link aggregator ala Hacker News or lobste.rs. Just a dense paginated list of links with voting. Self-registration or invite. Basic moderation. What open source tool/fediverse thing would you recommend?
➛I have long said this.
It's early but it might be a hall of fame GIF.
Never have four words belonged together more than “Linux...
Never have four words belonged together more than “Linux Virtual Reality Helmet.” shop.simulavr.com
➛The one in Hillsdale is the one I just went to!
@thesamstark The one in Hillsdale is the one I just went to!
➛Rodgers Book Barn in Hillsdale, NY. Strong recommend.
@sirjamespants Rodgers Book Barn in Hillsdale, NY. Strong recommend.
➛I just went to a good book barn and it made me think, what...
I just went to a good book barn and it made me think, what are the qualities of a good book barn?
- Far from town
- Cheap, esp. coffee table
- Not just "used"; ephemeral/out of print
- Amusing labeling
- Creaky floors
- Weird posters
- Smells like book barn
- Chairs
- What else?
➛- Far from town
- Cheap, esp. coffee table
- Not just "used"; ephemeral/out of print
- Amusing labeling
- Creaky floors
- Weird posters
- Smells like book barn
- Chairs
- What else?
It keeps me away from the crossword.
@BradyDale It keeps me away from the crossword.
➛People who solve Wordle in 5–6 steps are the true Deductive...
People who solve Wordle in 5–6 steps are the true Deductive Incrementalists who deserve to run the world. Those who solve in 2–4 are merely Luck Exploiters and you should not trust them. This has been known for decades.
➛judge your friends and loved ones by the amount of time...
judge your friends and loved ones by the amount of time they let you think about tube amps before intervening (15 minutes)
➛i have utter faith in my anti-tube-amp support system which...
i have utter faith in my anti-tube-amp support system which consists of: internalized consumer guilt, @richziade already typing "NO NO NO" on Slack and @maureenflaherty yelling
YOU'RE NOT BUYING A FUCKING TUBE AMP up the stairs when she sees this tweet
➛YOU'RE NOT BUYING A FUCKING TUBE AMP up the stairs when she sees this tweet
just saw a picture of a tube amp and thought, you know
just saw a picture of a tube amp and thought, you know
➛holy shit i see it too
@andrew__yarf holy shit i see it too
➛Ernie...yes.
@ShortFormErnie Ernie...yes.
➛A true trendsetter!
@juliasilge A true trendsetter!
➛MAINLINE Protestantism, Frank. LGBTQIA+ weddings and...
@frank_chimero MAINLINE Protestantism, Frank. LGBTQIA+ weddings and anti-war rallies. Sweet organ music.
➛I'll tell you one place where the vibe shifted really fast,...
I'll tell you one place where the vibe shifted really fast, and it was called Galilee.
➛Youth group, Tom. Hayrides. Summer gatherings with prayer.
Hot Methodist Summer
Hot Methodist Summer
➛what if the vibe shift is a return to mainline protestantism
what if the vibe shift is a return to mainline protestantism
➛It's true, after ten minutes blue smoke came out of one ear.
Okay he did great. He taught me a lot.
Okay he did great. He taught me a lot.
➛I'm on some island? Seems nice.
I'm on some island? Seems nice.
➛I've agreed that my 10yo son can teach me Fortnite for 30...
I've agreed that my 10yo son can teach me Fortnite for 30 mins but only if (1) he doesn't try to touch the controls; and (2) he only responds to direct questions—without offering advice. The phrase “it'll end in tears” keeps rattling in my brain.
➛Claude Shannon would have been amazing on Twitter.
There's just a lot to know about Alan Tudyk.
Also his wife is the choreographer on Peacemaker?
this joke didn't bomb it missaled
this joke didn't bomb it missaled
➛Showing this to the next client who questions why they need...
That tweet is a calculated bet on growth in the irony...
That tweet is a calculated bet on growth in the irony market.
➛My NFTs are insurance against the vibe shift.
My NFTs are insurance against the vibe shift.
➛Why? In only 7 years Thurston Moore will be in his 70s.
We have to ask ourselves: Did Mercury Records have a point?
We have to ask ourselves: Did Mercury Records have a point? archive.org/...
➛Nothing is more true to the spirit of prog rock than this...
Nothing is more true to the spirit of prog rock than this sentence from Wikipedia: “Upon the album's completion, Mercury Records refused to release it, objecting to its uncommercial material and in particular the song ‘∞’.” en.wikipedia.org/...
➛...FAIR
@thirdcoast ...FAIR
➛I wrote about how I can't learn anything except through...
I wrote about how I can't learn anything except through lurking. wired.com/...
➛I run my mouth a lot about how it's good to feel humbled...
I run my mouth a lot about how it's good to feel humbled but actually it blows.
➛Cc @SaraJChipps.
Cc @SaraJChipps.
➛I've been both of these people.
I've been both of these people. youtu.be/...
➛I inspected element on a Seamless order page and hacked the...
I inspected element on a Seamless order page and hacked the entrees (i.e. “bag of chips” became “[you're all that and a] bag of chips”; “[we go together like] arroz y frijoles”) and printed it for this year's Valentine's card. The joke won't be funny twice—so it's yours now.
➛sweet srl poster
Glad you thought of me here.
@everyplace @Foone Glad you thought of me here.
➛For whatever reason I thought this street find would be a...
For whatever reason I thought this street find would be a collection of comic short stories and joke is on me.
Extremely early Kermit.
Extremely early Kermit. youtu.be/...
➛They estimate $20b-40b and a decade to get it done (they...
They estimate $20b-40b and a decade to get it done (they landed in 1969 for $28b).
➛Idk if this is anyone else's thing but here's space...
Idk if this is anyone else's thing but here's space telescope namesake James Webb of NASA on Meet the Press in 1961.
otrrlibrary.org/...
➛otrrlibrary.org/...
I've been making the same jokes for decades. But I guess...
That cut is so deep my head fell off.
“I would prefer knot two.” —Bartleby the Sailor
“I would prefer knot two.” —Bartleby the Sailor
➛Break a leg and let me know if I can help!
Patrick is tops. A good, thoughtful, brilliant human (huge...
I had forgotten that part! GOD what a BOOK.
@Jo_Livingstone I had forgotten that part! GOD what a BOOK.
➛Composting through it.
Composting through it.
➛I kind of want "POSTING THROUGH IT" on my gravestone.
I kind of want "POSTING THROUGH IT" on my gravestone.
➛Exactly. Apple's parsley on a disc of wagyu vs a nice diner...
@phyllisstein Exactly. Apple's parsley on a disc of wagyu vs a nice diner with a big menu that serves breakfast (Arduino devices) all day long.
➛Absolute comfort zone.
@phyllisstein Absolute comfort zone.
➛Oh wow! I had no idea. Just figured the skulls went fast.
Went after the line died down. It was pretty picked over...
No it was yesterday but now that I know I'll tell you!...
attending one estate sale is the equivalent of maybe 30...
attending one estate sale is the equivalent of maybe 30 episodes of "tidying up with marie kondo"
➛They want the TRUTH, Eddie!
@phyllisstein They want the TRUTH, Eddie!
➛Tweet
too much
Thank you. I know I should not be bothered that the Stupid...
...........R Studio........... Wordcels 🤝Shape Rotators
...........R Studio...........
Wordcels 🤝Shape Rotators
➛Wordcels 🤝Shape Rotators
Related, I always wanted a BIG JOHNSON T-shirt but it was...
Growing up I absolutely assumed I'd have many more...
Growing up I absolutely assumed I'd have many more opportunities to go for a walk with a friend, kick a stone, and shout “I refute it thus!”
➛I mean my guess is that unless you officially renounce or...
@helenhousandi I mean my guess is that unless you officially renounce or switch to something else...you are still Southern Baptist.
➛You know, officially, I'm still a Presbyterian.
You know, officially, I'm still a Presbyterian.
➛You: Wordcels can never be shape rotators. Me:
Context:
Context: roonscape.substack.com/...
➛Tweet
I'm tired of knowing things.
I'm tired of knowing things.
➛But words ARE shapes.
But words ARE shapes.
➛And everyone was angry.
And everyone was angry.
➛Well it's all of it ever since 95 or so. I like having it...
Love mutt I mean.
Love mut but: notmuch inside of emacs with a custom...
Update two this was 310,000 emails, oh boy.
Update two this was 310,000 emails, oh boy.
➛I'm dedicated to this work.
@quinnnorton I'm dedicated to this work.
➛Still got it.
Not YOUR newsletter, I would never filter it, I want to...
Not YOUR newsletter, I would never filter it, I want to read it right away.
➛Update, made one leeeetle improvement and accidentally...
Update, made one leeeetle improvement and accidentally tagged 78,000 emails as “List/Goodish/Eh” (which is where I normally put the danker/more annoying Substacks). Took five hours to sync/unsync. Should have left it alone. But really. Done this time. For good. Swear.
➛If it's Ukrainian cheese on AliBaba.
@doriantaylor If it's Ukrainian cheese on AliBaba.
➛That's on me
@doriantaylor That's on me
➛the original doesn't glitch but it glitches hard on twitter...
the original doesn't glitch but it glitches hard on twitter which makes it even better
➛sometimes you find a gif that's just a good gif
sometimes you find a gif that's just a good gif giphy.com/...
➛that one nails it. so good.
(Erased an earlier version of this tweet because I got the...
(Erased an earlier version of this tweet because I got the title of the book wrong and didn't mention the author.)
➛Maybe once a week I think about this paragraph from THE...
Maybe once a week I think about this paragraph from THE VISIONARY POSITION, a book by Fred Moody about the late-1990s VR industry.
genuinely horrified by this
@jcsalterego genuinely horrified by this
➛Jim...sometimes I do read the source code for emacs, which...
Cronjobs running nightly, don't forget brew cleanup.
@smartwatermelon Cronjobs running nightly, don't forget brew cleanup.
➛It's terrible, I have no excuse but to write.
I'm done. There's nothing left.
Everything is on GitHub or SyncThinged to geographically...
You just have to run pulseaudio -k, load up pavecontrol,...
I just...started spontaneously working through the things...
I just...started spontaneously working through the things on my TODO list. I'm free?
➛Today I was at the office, working in my text editor on my...
Today I was at the office, working in my text editor on my Mac, using it to access my email via a ssh proxy to my home Linux box, and I realized that for the first time in my life I had...done enough configuration. Finally no longer configuring, but...configured.
➛“Looks good.”
@vtitunik @sternbergh “Looks good.”
➛