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About the 10th time I've done this today:% emcas-bash: emcas: command not foundProblem solved:% alias emcas=emacs;-)

About the 10th time I've done this today:

% emcas
-bash: emcas: command not found

Problem solved:

% alias emcas=emacs

;-)

“Have a Cigar” by Pink Floyd and “Rock and Roll” by Boston (both recorded around the same time), what are some other songs about...

“Have a Cigar” by Pink Floyd and “Rock and Roll” by Boston (both recorded around the same time), what are some other songs about signing record contracts?

TIL UTM, as in that annoying UTM_source parameter that you should always remove before sharing links, stands for Urchin Tracking Module...

TIL UTM, as in that annoying UTM_source parameter that you should always remove before sharing links, stands for Urchin Tracking Module https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTM_parameters

I saw the vanity plate HTTP451 while out driving today and now I want HTTP404 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_451

I saw the vanity plate HTTP451 while out driving today and now I want HTTP404

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_451

“PLEASE BE PATIENT, STUDENT DRIFTER”

“PLEASE BE PATIENT, STUDENT DRIFTER”

Best music to drown out blathering VC pitches in a coffee shop? The Black Angels "Directions To See a Ghost" is hard to beat!

Best music to drown out blathering VC pitches in a coffee shop? The Black Angels "Directions To See a Ghost" is hard to beat!

OMBY is 10 years old this year, so I wrote about it!https://www.grwster.com/projects/2025/omby/

OMBY is 10 years old this year, so I wrote about it!

https://www.grwster.com/projects/2025/omby/

The thing you're looking for is always, by definition, in the last place you look... Life Hack: when putting it away, PUT IT IN THE...

The thing you're looking for is always, by definition, in the last place you look...

Life Hack: when putting it away, PUT IT IN THE FIRST PLACE YOU LOOKED! ;-)

ANDOR!

ANDOR!

TFW you find an app signing key you last used 8 years ago and you still remember the password

TFW you find an app signing key you last used 8 years ago and you still remember the password

Maybe The Singularity was always more about the decline of civilization than the rise of technology

Maybe The Singularity was always more about the decline of civilization than the rise of technology

Hah, this is great!Teslas famously rely on video sensors for automatic braking and self-driving, which was a terrible...

Hah, this is great!

Teslas famously rely on video sensors for automatic braking and self-driving, which was a terrible decision:

https://youtu.be/IQJL3htsDyQ

Also, Space Mountain!

In 1986, they changed their name to the more promotable "Goo Goo Dolls"Huh, I wonder what they were before?Oh, dear, they...

In 1986, they changed their name to the more promotable "Goo Goo Dolls"

Huh, I wonder what they were before?

Oh, dear, they originally called themselves the "Sex Maggots" ;-)

“I’ve been living in the future”I was on a cruise and two days ago we sailed far enough east that we lost an hour, and then ship time...

“I’ve been living in the future”

I was on a cruise and two days ago we sailed far enough east that we lost an hour, and then ship time stayed put as we sailed back and the rest of y’all caught up with us ;-)

Is there an independent and trustworthy organization that vets news websites? Something like Charity Navigator for news?

Is there an independent and trustworthy organization that vets news websites? Something like Charity Navigator for news?

What’s the best alternative to Safari on a Mac that isn’t Chrome or Firefox?

What’s the best alternative to Safari on a Mac that isn’t Chrome or Firefox?

Still not sorry I dumped the NYT and moved my support to The Guardian

Still not sorry I dumped the NYT and moved my support to The Guardian

I have decades of microblogging posts from various defunct or abandoned platforms and I wasn't happy just archiving them away, so...

I have decades of microblogging posts from various defunct or abandoned platforms and I wasn't happy just archiving them away, so I've started curating some of my favorites and whacking them into a generic format that allows them to co-exist and, honestly, makes them easier to navigate. Probably not of much interest to anyone else, but it's making me happy ;-)

https://www.downtherathole.com/microblog/

Ugh. Good day to go get that 6mo booster shot.

Ugh. Good day to go get that 6mo booster shot.