Tuxphones.com looks interesting if you want to keep up on the latest on Linux on phones news.
Is the EU Democratic?
Structure: The EU Commission: Commissioners, one per state, are appointed by each member state’s leader. They are...Om Malik: The Scourge of Robocalls The last paragraph is spot on.
My thought: Who shall guard the guardians?
Google and the Android Monopoly
This remains a problem: Google has locked up all the Android smartphone OSM’s with contracts restricting what othe...In reply to Charlie: Webrings If you are looking for something old school as a webring host try Webringo I’ve made a couple of experimental webrings there and everything works even though the site is very quiet. Good place to try out ideas. Webringo does not spam you either.
The cool thing is you can opt for good old HTML ring code and customize it if you want. Love me some HTML. Good luck!
I need to mess with the CSS on my hosted Micro.blog blog soon. I want linked text to be readily noticeable. I may go old school. Remember in the 1990’s when all links were blue? Yeah that, I don’t care what it looks like.
With phones, having the choice between only two operating systems, iOS and Android, is not a real choice. We need to get some more options and quick.
What the Heck is Populism?
What is populism? Is all populism the same? Is all populism bad? Is populism a symptom of governments, political parties...Back to privacy search engine Mojeek.com as my default for a couple of weeks as part of my ongoing tests. Normally I use DuckDuckGo, but Mojeek uses it’s own crawler which makes it very important, long term, in the search space and they are expanding their index so I want to see if I notice that. This is how search engine geeks have fun. :-)
“Video Killed the Radio Star” by Walk Off the Earth featuring Sarah Silverman I like the original but this is a good cover that brings the song back for a new generation.
📚 Dresden Files Series Books 1 - 15, by Jim Butcher a Quick Review
📚 I just got done binge reading all 15 books of the Dresden Files series by author Jim Butcher. Dresden Files are action...Ever get confused about where your search results are coming from? Search Engine Map will show where the search engine results come from. Source End the confusion.
Staycation over. Spent the last week not doing much except reading for pleasure. It’s been a long time since I could immerse myself in a fictional world like that and it felt kinda nice.
📚 Currently reading “White Knight”, Dresden Files #9. By Jim Butcher. These books are immersive and addictive. I think the writing and editing improve with each book.
Does popcorn count as a Whole Grain?
Asking for a friend.
I have no opinion on Cardi B. I don’t feel compelled to have an opinion on Cardi B, for or against, as social media would have it, cos I know nothing about her. All this focus on celebs is just a distraction.
Got the early spring fertilizer and crabgrass killer down on the lawn. This year I’m switching from Tru-Green service to doing it myself with Scott’s 4 Step. Saving a lot of money this way.
1st Year Anniversary on Micro.blog
I have hit my 1st Anniversary on Micro.blog. “On This Day” has started to show posts from 2018. I might have...Twitter Survival Guide: Don’t click on “Promoted Tweets”. Most of the time, these go to sites made to show maximum advertisements over maximimum page views. Click bait.
Political Correctness does not seem to be totally compatible with comedy, free speech, art, literature, etc. Amongst people of goodwill, what a person is saying is much more important than how they say it.
This. The EU has bigger problems to deal with than Brexit And this is only part of the problems. There is more.
Trump is creeping me out.
B2evolution version 6.11.0-beta adds Webmentions support for Indieweb. This is a great addition to an excellent CMS.