Brad Enslen

Jul 2018

Like: Suck it up! Can pasta straws really replace plastic ones? | Life and style | The Guardian

Straws made from sugar, wheat, bamboo and pasta are vying to replace the now-reviled plastic ones. But are any up to the...
Jul 2018

Test.

Jul 2018

Bookmarked: Google’s iron grip on Android: Controlling open source by any means necessary | Ars Technica

From the archives: Android is open—except for all the good parts. Source: Google’s iron grip on Android: Controlling ope...
Jul 2018

I’m starting to think the EU’s nasty attitude towards UK leaving is mostly fear combined with a bit of miff.  The EU is afraid.  Britain was the stabilizer for the EU, the big nation-state with massive democratic political legitimacy and insulated from continental tribal history.

Jul 2018

Weird Android Tales 2018

I have a Nokia 6.1 (US 2018) phone running AndroidOne. No complaints except the camera locks up every once in awhile, bu...
Jul 2018

Federal Government Should Not Be Funding Local Projects

You are a local town council. You need to put in something like sidewalks or a new sewer or a trail. So you apply to the...
Jul 2018

Ways to link Micro.blog and Wordpress blogs together?

I’m trying to figure out how to have both a Micro.blog and Wordpress blog on different URL’s and have them l...
Jul 2018

Testing: Qwant Search Engine, Day 1

Yesterday I started my 30 day test of Qwant search engine as my default search. I did a few test searches and generally ...
Jul 2018

Bookmarked: Math Union Study Devalues Citation Statistics (and PageRank) – SEO Theory

You’ve heard it a million times. You’ve probably blogged about it enough until you’re sick to your stomach. PageRank is ...
Jul 2018

Vivaldi the Browser You Should Try

Vivaldi is my browser of choice for all my computers, Linux and Mac. (Sorry, I don’t have Windows, but I would use...
Jul 2018

Like: In Praise of Email | Dan Cohen

Remember a decade or two ago when it was our national pastime to complain about email? More recently, as I’ve reassessed...
Jul 2018

Bookmarked: WordTsar – A Wordstar clone

Wordstar was the second word processor I ever learned and used. Certainly the first I used in MS-DOS. (The very first wa...
Jul 2018

Like: Webmentions: Enabling Better Communication on the Internet · An A List Apart Article

Breaking down the walls between the internet’s many social silos, Webmentions offer a new level of freedom for web inter...
Jul 2018

Notes: Things to think about for blog 7/19/2018

Wiki plugin - potential uses. research needed. Knowledge Base plugin - potential uses, better than wiki for me? research...
Jul 2018

Like: Vivaldi now includes Qwant, a search engine that respects your privacy | Vivaldi Browser

Our latest minor update includes the addition of the Qwant as a search option. Read more about our collaboration with th...
Jul 2018

In reply to: Catalog of Internet Artist Clubs | Kicks Condor

In reply to: Catalog of Internet Artist Clubs Kicks! Great find. That is one of the best done websites I’ve seen i...
Jul 2018

Like: Reply to Ryan Boren et al on the WordPress Link Manager, Calypso, and Indie Blogging

Oh there’s just so much to say about the start of this thread, and it gives me so much hope for the open web as we...
Jul 2018

Hey Indieweb: Update on State of Webring Hosts 2018

I was checking out the webring stub on Indieweb.org and the list of hosts. As of 7/18/2018 here is an update on the info...
Jul 2018

EU, Google Antitrust Decision

Despite my dislike and distrust of Google, I use an AndroidOne phone. The EU’s ruling that Google Android violates...
Jul 2018

I’ll say one thing for Wordpress: there is no shortage of boxes you need to check/uncheck before you can post.  😀   So testing putting nothing in the title on a post.

Jul 2018

7/18/2018

I had all notifications from Mastodon turned off. I just turned them on. Because? More and more people I know are findin...
Jul 2018

7/17/2018

Added a “Podcasts” category to my Blogroll page in addition to the blogs. Not a lot there yet but these are ...
Jul 2018

Opinions Wanted: What to do with Old, Ancient, Obsolete Blogs?

I’d like to get the advice of other bloggers. I have 2 ancient blogs from 2004ish on Blogger. Both were about eboo...
Jul 2018

New Urbanism and the IndieWeb Share a Common Thread

It just occurred to me that there is a common thread in both New Urbanism and the Indieweb. Both find that they dislike ...
Jul 2018

Reading: Showplace Alleys Break Free From Seedy Stereotypes - CityLab

“We’re starting to realize they’re just as powerful as a park or plaza.” Source: Showplace Alleys Break Free From Seedy Stereotypes - CityLab