Brad Enslen

Nov 2023

Today must be telemarketer day as I’m suddenly getting a lot of calls, some robo and some human. Both types are sales calls but I definitely categorize the robo calls as scams.

Dec 2022

Anyone remember Girder and Panel sets? This let you build a city of International Style skyscrapers. Always wanted a set but never got one. #NewUrbanists need not apply.

Dec 2022

Daycares in Finland Built a ‘Forest’, And It Changed Kids’ Immune Systems www.msn.com/en-us/new…

Dec 2022

Pro Tip: Places for Americans NOT to visit for vacation or work -

North Korea, Iran, Russia, Myanmar, China, Afghanistan, Florida and Texas.

Dec 2022

Vivaldi integrates Mastodon in its desktop browser. vivaldi.com/blog/viva…

Dec 2022

Why colds and flu viruses are more common in winter | CNN www.cnn.com/2022/12/0…

Dec 2022

I was never a fan back in their heyday, but the lyrics are really beautiful.

Listening: Bon Jovi - Bed Of Roses (Official Music Video) - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch

Nov 2022

From my misspent youth. Listening:

Little Feat - Down on the Farm - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch

Nov 2022

How to Weave the Artisan Web | Whatever

whatever.scalzi.com/2022/11/2…

Nov 2022

Yet Another Study Shows U.S. Broadband Users Are Being Ripped Off By Local Monopolies | Techdirt

www.techdirt.com/2022/11/3…

Nov 2022

I guess this is a shopping weekend. I dimly remember when rural county seats had a Woolworth’s Dept Store and a Sear’s Catalog store. Small towns had a grocery, plus a hardware store that also sold one brand of kitchen appliances.

I could go back to that.

Nov 2022

Listening: Nico Santos “Play With Fire”

youtu.be/rJ-IS2v5M…

Nov 2022

I went to the supermarket at 6:00 AM and there were only, five other customers in the store. Pure bliss.

Nov 2022

The Internet Archive just put 565 Palm Pilot apps in your web browser www.theverge.com/2022/11/2…

CC. @e_mydata

Nov 2022

I logged in to Mastodon on my phone browser and it looked and worked pretty good. I’m not a power user though. Still it looks like I won’t need to mess with any apps.

Nov 2022

Our stockpiles of weapons are hollowing out supplying Ukraine. Peacetime procurement is not going to be enough. Make no mistake, we are at war. We must mobilize our factories and produce wartime quantities. Yesterday.

Nov 2022

A SUV is really just a station wagon.

Nov 2022

According to the e.foundation (eOS) “App Lounge” rating, the Mastodon Android App is rated 10/10 for privacy (the best rating). So if you are moving to Masto at least the official app respects your privacy. FYI.

Nov 2022

The trending term Ukraine War live updates has disappeared from Twitter. So has the report. Also disappeared from Twitter search and even my search history. Strange and spooky. #1984

Nov 2022

Twitter keeps showing pics of pizzas on my timeline and it’s weighing on my mind.

Nov 2022

2024 Elections: So Trump says he’s running. This means a Trump vs. DeSantis Bedlam Iron Cage of Crazies Smackdown Challenge in the Primaries as the GOP implodes. I shall order popcorn.

Nov 2022

Another mention of Micro.blog by Dave Winer in re. two way RSS. Interesting.

Nov 2022

Just vote, because it is your duty as a citizen.

Nov 2022

Clocks Status:

Smartphone and Computer - they take care of themselves.

Analog wrist watch and analog electric alarm clock - I changed.

Microwave - I changed.

Both cars - if they don’t change time on their own I can jolly well wait 6 months.

Nov 2022

The Bronze Age was way better than the 1970’s. Just saying.