I just logged in to my car dealership to schedule an appt for service. The software automatically filled in my current vehicle mileage so obviously the car is phoning the manufacturer with data and the dealer has access to it. Not surprised, just noting privacy of where you go, how much you drive, where you are, etc. is gone with modern cars.
Brain worms explains a lot.
Interesting: I got a referral from SwissCows search engine. I don’t remember ever seeing them in my stats before. They use Bing as their search source.
Question: Those of you who have weekly newsletter summaries, what day of the week do you find is best to send out that newsletter?
Going through a car wash, when the “Tri-Foam Spray” sign lights up, I always yell, “Tri-Foam Spray! Tri-Foam Spray!”
Cos it’s a Rule.
#momentswithbrad #carwashfun
The first best thing about the morning: that first cup of coffee.
The second best thing about morning: breakfast.
The third best thing about morning: Second Breakfast.
So far, the hardest part of starting a new blog on Micro.blog is selecting a theme. There are so many good themes it was hard to choose. The problem is with me making a choice. I’m glad they are all there.
I just upgraded from regular Microblg to Microblog Premium and, no fooling, it has to be the easiest thing I’ve ever done online. Zero friction. Other online service companies should take note. More blogs on the way.
I just saw this: in France, a vending machine for guitar strings in a train station. I don’t think you would ever see this in the USA, because we go for for fast sales of high demand stuff that will kill you like candy, chips and in my youth, cigarettes. No place for music and arts.
Podcast Recommendation: Under the Influence with Terry O’Reilly A fascinating weekly look at viral marketing campaigns both historical and present-online told in an entertaining manner. Why some worked and why some failed. Try it.
Fair warning, XTwitter is on borrowed time with me. I can no longer follow or unfollow people for the last few months and it’s like Russian roulette if other account settings will work and I don’t know why. I can still post, read and comment but it seems like many people that I follow have quit posting or post less.
What a world, what a world.
Kids and teens can’t wait to grow up and be adults. They think it’s gonna be cool. Well, I just bought three bags of rocks. Read: gravel. Not fancy gravel, but lowly “general purpose” gravel (cheapest) because I have to fill a hole washed out by the sump pump. Adulting is not about cars, sex and booze, it’s about paying your hard earned money out to buy bags of fecking rocks. Plus sales tax. They tax rocks.
You’re welcome.
I have totally lost the plot as to when somebodies reply to my post gets added to the post page on my microblog and when it doesn’t and who is talking to whom. Indieweb webmentions et al, plus Fediverse plus native MB timeline (or is it Fediverse masquerading as MB timeline?)
Review Vito and Nicks II Frozen Pizzas
Friday is officially Frozen Pizza Friday (FPF) around here. Something I started during pandemic lockdown. I’ve bou...Bluesky is a good source for cat pics. That’s all I use it for, cat pics.
Advertising is about making you feel insecure and that you will only be happy if you use their product.
I still miss the White Castle that closed in Chesterton, Indiana. It wasn’t much but it was handy for Slider Emergencies. All the others are too far away.
I’m predicting that superhero capes will be the next Spring clothing fashion fad. Just imagine yourself jogging with your cape streaming out behind you. Or mowing the lawn or walking the dog. Spice up suburbia, wear that superhero cape like a boss.
AI ate my homework.
Twin Peaks’ Agent Cooper: How TV’s strangest detective was born
One of my favorite shows.
“Every year, back comes Spring, with nasty little birds yapping their fool heads off and the ground all mucked up with plants.”
– Dorothy Parker
Some people are saying the 2024 solar eclipse is a government trick or something.
I’m putting myself on record, right here and now, that I am pro solar eclipse. Because we have to keep things polarized.
Good morning. I’m marking time until the local Burger King opens.
Yesterday, 30 March 2024, I heard one of my neighbors mowing their lawn. Just for the record: it’s still frellin March here in Chicagoland. It snowed like a day ago. I will not mow my lawn until at least April. It’s a Rule.
#suburbia #burbs #wtf #lawnwars
Supply chain? Where did all the cat pics go?