Clair @chigh@squid.cafe

#Introductions

I’m an IT guy, specializing in #DNS & #DHCP.
I‘ve been building a hate-group #DNSBL, based upon the SPLC’s list. For #BIND & #pihole.

I like #fountainpens. Introduced to them in school & loved them since. I went for years w/o using them until my wife & I decided to buy 1 for 1 another.

I like #analog & #digital #photography. I ❤️ toy 📷.

Also interested in #biology, #astronomy, #cycling. I’ve ridden my bike for charity in #aidslifcycle, the #av200, & the #RTCC #TheRideTO.

I think I need to find some comic books in German. I need more than just duolingo. For music, I have a bit of Deichkind and loads of Einstürzende Neubauten. Need more Germsn TV. I hate that I have no one to talk with to push it even though I am incredibly self conscious of my speaking.

I guess I’m officially old. I can’t drink coffee anymore without missing hours of sleep. 👴🏻

It’s all fun and games until
You realize how many media files don’t have proper tags, except in the accompanying cue sheets. I had modifying those files after the fact. Maybe it’s just me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Just installed Plex on my Raspberry Pi and I am left wondering… Why haven’t I don’t this before now?

Flu shot appt obtained. The Kids are actually happy and relieved. Typically, they’re anxious about them.

From newfeeling.ca: "Untethered from the runtime limits of physical media, streaming should aspire to a music culture that reaches far beyond pop digestibles"

https://newfeeling.ca/2021/08/24/how-music-streamings-option-anxiety-birthed-another-single-serving-economy/

Oh yeah! I need to pay a bill. 😅

I sat down at my computer to do _one_ thing.

Have I done that thing? I can't remember what it was.

But I have taken a photo of my German cheat sheet, listened to a song, and now posted twice to here.

#adhd

I have to have a “cheat sheet”. Some days I don’t need it (and am proud like a little kid grasping a concept for the first time) and others, I wonder how I even got this far in life.

It has taken me a really long time, but I feel like I am starting to understand conjunctions in German. At least on a structural level. I’m not missing nearly as many and having to repeat as many exercises. Now, understanding when and why to one over another sometimes is another story.

This is entirely on “level one”.

Ok. The new Lego shuttle is pretty awesome.

I could also use some understanding.

Alle vs jeder.

I don’t get it and I can’t ever remember the difference other than to write down what Duolingo wants as the answer. Why can I not just absorb the language?

I could really use some object permanence right now.

Ace Attorney characters as fountain pens. I love this thread. I don't know Ace Attorney, but it seems spot on.

https://twitter.com/Foervraengd/status/1386653511665045511?s=20

My biggest fear would be that I haven't taken the proper backup and everything's lost. Probably a worst-case scenario, but it's the one that takes up the most space in my brain.

One of the things I really don't look forward to is upgrading the OS on this instance. While a clean system and restore mastodon from backup would be ideal, that's more work than time I can afford right now. I don't know how well uplifting Ubuntu's going to work. 😟

Spending time finally catching up with Agents of SHIELD.

"United States Senate has a higher calling than an endless spiral of partisan vengeance..." Just what does McConnell think he's been doing for the past 12 years?

Lockdowns have not been good for my ADHD. Surviving, obviously, but it's more difficult and annoying.

Optimizing mouse for games is the problem. 🙄