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Is it possible for a person to moisturize their crackly old hands without glooping their keyboard?Has science tackled this yet?

Is it possible for a person to moisturize their crackly old hands without glooping their keyboard?

Has science tackled this yet?

Sheesh. Nobody gives you credit for the 60% of time your project *is* online.

Sheesh. Nobody gives you credit for the 60% of time your project *is* online.

I haven’t been on Mastodon much lately.Part of me wants to free up the brain cycles it takes and just bail for a quieter social-media-free...

I haven’t been on Mastodon much lately.

Part of me wants to free up the brain cycles it takes and just bail for a quieter social-media-free online life, and the other part feels like it’s missing out on hearing from a bunch of cool nerds I like.

Nobody’s demanding participation so I guess I could just chill and pop by at whatever strange intervals I end up with.

I miss all of you though. That’s what I’m saying.

Please continue to hold. We are experiencing higher than normal call volumes, but an AI agent will be available to speak with your AI agent...

Please continue to hold. We are experiencing higher than normal call volumes, but an AI agent will be available to speak with your AI agent shortly.

Nothing has changed recently about Feed Canary.https://feedcanary.comIt’s still watching feeds and annoying people when they go...

Nothing has changed recently about Feed Canary.

https://feedcanary.com

It’s still watching feeds and annoying people when they go sideways.

No new features. No slick AI. Not operating at scale. Not gathering information to upsell you on anything. It doesn’t even have a grownup business model because it costs very little to run and I don’t want either of us to have to worry about that right now.

I’d love to hear from you if you’ve got thoughts, but I’m happiest if it’s useful.

Just declared I‘d be making some non-alcoholic tea.But I meant decaf.How’s your brain?

Just declared I‘d be making some non-alcoholic tea.

But I meant decaf.

How’s your brain?

I think about the Star Wars bonus ending all the time.https://garden.mattstein.com/notes/surprise-trench-run

I think about the Star Wars bonus ending all the time.

https://garden.mattstein.com/notes/surprise-trench-run

What other timelines do you have, please?

What other timelines do you have, please?

Feed Canary has been having a rough time for almost a day now. If you’re having intermittent connection issues, it’s not just you and...

Feed Canary has been having a rough time for almost a day now. If you’re having intermittent connection issues, it’s not just you and I’m on the case!

I was driving through an active snowscape yesterday and stopped at a signed crosswalk for a bearded fellow shuffling hurriedly in a thick...

I was driving through an active snowscape yesterday and stopped at a signed crosswalk for a bearded fellow shuffling hurriedly in a thick jacket, shorts, and ornate cowboy boots.

It is a vast world full of mysteries.

Every time I take a sip of water and manage to choke on it, I am amazed at how long I’ve survived.

Every time I take a sip of water and manage to choke on it, I am amazed at how long I’ve survived.

A physical therapist, after a series of performances and measurements, declared me “hyper-mobile and stiff.” It was a reference to bones...

A physical therapist, after a series of performances and measurements, declared me “hyper-mobile and stiff.” It was a reference to bones and tendons and that sort of thing, but it works entertainingly well as a personality assessment.

The default apps post was fun last time so I made a new one for 2024.https://mattstein.com/thoughts/default-apps-2024/

The default apps post was fun last time so I made a new one for 2024.

https://mattstein.com/thoughts/default-apps-2024/

Next free idea: e-reader with bellows, so you can roughly feel when you’ve got one of those long ones to get through.Since I know you’re...

Next free idea: e-reader with bellows, so you can roughly feel when you’ve got one of those long ones to get through.

Since I know you’re going to ask: yes—it makes a wheezing, honking sound if you collapse it quickly for travel and/or amusement.

Keebler’s Law: if you drop a snack at your desk, it will fall immediately next to a wheel on your chair.

Keebler’s Law: if you drop a snack at your desk, it will fall immediately next to a wheel on your chair.

Bend is dry so I spend a lot of time shocking myself, my dog, and other people with static electricity and I do not love that.Apparently you...

Bend is dry so I spend a lot of time shocking myself, my dog, and other people with static electricity and I do not love that.

Apparently you can mix a spray bottle of liquid fabric softener and water (1:10 ratio respectively) and mist everything down and that helps quite a bit. I’ve gone a few days with no zaps and I wish I’d found this little tip sooner.

And now, hearts and stomachs full, we gather around the fire to troubleshoot wifi issues.

And now, hearts and stomachs full, we gather around the fire to troubleshoot wifi issues.

Moved my Backblaze Mac backups to an $80/year 2TB VPS running MinIO, managed by Arq. So far working great and restores are much more...

Moved my Backblaze Mac backups to an $80/year 2TB VPS running MinIO, managed by Arq. So far working great and restores are much more stable—AMA.

Writing Month #4: Future Self Awaitshttps://garden.mattstein.com/notes/future-self-awaits

Writing Month #4: Future Self Awaits

https://garden.mattstein.com/notes/future-self-awaits

I know a lot of people are saying that if you cross post you’re ripping the fabric of spacetime and collapsing dimensions in a way that...

I know a lot of people are saying that if you cross post you’re ripping the fabric of spacetime and collapsing dimensions in a way that leaves us with an unstable reality but I think it’s okay if the jokes are good.