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A comprehensive index of the audio notifications/effects found in the cross-platform “productivity app” Craft.

Mar 13, 2024: Paste for macOS App Store Review Though I’ve lamented recent changes to Paste’s iOS/iPadOS app, the macOS version remains just about perfect to use. It also remains the …

Mar 2, 2024: Finally got around to - once again - washing DAVÖD as thoroughly as I could last week. Discovered that the crud in all the door sills problem is not …

Feb 23, 2024: why should he.

Feb 22, 2024: Road Rage of The Deep

Below is an excerpt from my just-republished 2019 Volkswagen Atlas Review detailing my singular encounter with capital-r Road Rage in the entirety of …

Feb 22, 2024: concord Noun capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river Synonyms Concord capital of New …

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Feb 3, 2024: Champion's Online Review (GameTrack) I’ve been trying GameTrack's premium tier for the past month and thought I should at least have one go at the review function… This …

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Jan 24, 2024: Audio Waveforms Visualized in a Snap via Siri Shortcut Just wanted to highlight and demonstrate @verdictum’s absolutely incredible Visualize Audio Siri Shortcut. RoutineHub Page iCloud Share URL …

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Jan 12, 2024: Just stopping by on my way home this rainy morning and noting to myself to come back and set aside an afternoon to update “H-Town.” …

Jan 7, 2024: David Zipper on The War on Cars Intrigued to both discover the existence of The War on Cars podcast this morning 1 and to hear from someone I’m positive I’ve read before …

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Dec 31, 2023: Apple Music Live NYE 2024 Interviews Peggy Gou’s Set Honey Dijon’s Set KAYTRANADA’s Set

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Dec 29, 2023: and here I thought the video (Beat Breaker vs the Pony instrumental) was funny but then went to Picsart and “made”… this

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Dec 23, 2023: brocade Noun thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern Less specific fabric cloth material textile Related brocade Verb weave a design …

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Dec 20, 2023: cogitate Verb consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one’s mind Less specific chew over think over meditate ponder excogitate contemplate …

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Dec 5, 2023: phantasmagoria Noun LookUp a constantly changing medley of real or imagined images (as in a dream) Less specific representation mental representation internal …

Dec 4, 2023: Apple Music Replay 2023 See the full-sized image here. Apple Music Share URL WTF Shortlink - https://davidblue.wtf/am23 Playlist ID: pl.rp-0AA8HygLJv7 Market Tools

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Nov 28, 2023: obloquy Noun state of disgrace resulting from public abuse Synonyms opprobrium Less specific shame disgrace ignominy a false accusation of an …

Nov 27, 2023: Siri Simone Voicemail Greeting Whyp Raw File As of iOS17, it would appear that responsibility for synthesizing the Default Greeting preview (locally on one’s device) has now …

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Nov 15, 2023: epistolary Write.as Adjective written in the form of or carried on by letters or correspondence; “an endless sequence of epistolary love affairs”; …

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Nov 15, 2023: being real…

Nov 14, 2023: bawl Verb shout loudly and without restraint Synonyms bellow Less specific shout Related bellow bellowing holla holler hollering hollo holloa roar …

Nov 14, 2023: Diamond Bay Car Wash (Google Review) Sorry about the narrative - I found the experience about to recount oddly significant. Its gist: Digital payments on-site do not appear to be …

Nov 13, 2023: utile Adjective being of use or service; “the girl felt motherly and useful”; “a useful job”; “a useful member of society” Synonyms useful Antonyms …

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Nov 12, 2023: I finally bought the least popular Seiko 5 color! I can see why, now… the face isn’t exactly readable. but boy, it’s so stupid how …

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Nov 9, 2023: My First Ever OpenStreetMap Contribution Excited to contribute my first “commit.” The iOS app is really something, ain’t it? Changeset Page Diary Page Source Node …

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Nov 5, 2023: Gas Price Sign Update A manual (non-digital) Break Time primary fuel price sign. Gas Price Sign Update To date, the most utile function I’ve yet found for ChatGPT: helping …

Nov 4, 2023: exiguous Adjective extremely scanty; “an exiguous budget” Similar to meager meagre meagerly stingy scrimpy Related meagerness meagreness leanness …

Nov 4, 2023: Messed around with LightRoom for far too long early this morning and… well, you guessed it. At least I finally got around to trying such a …

Nov 3, 2023: The Drywall Whiteboard Last known capture of the Drywall Media/Extratone whiteboard, December 14 (Titanic Day,) 2016. He Carries His His - KOPN rimes Ninh Him DIE ANTWOORD …

Nov 3, 2023: Creating a one-liner for Secure ShellFish widgets Creating a one-liner for Secure ShellFish widgets Attempting to use ChatGPT to help me craft a one-liner command for Secure ShellFish’s widgets. You: …

Nov 3, 2023: efficacious Adjective marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect; “written propaganda is less efficacious than the habits and …

Oct 21, 2023: Adobers and I spent our bi-yearly morning together.

Oct 20, 2023: Obsidian: Automatically Adding Public Obsidian Publish URLs to Notes? Obsidian Forums Obsidian Discord WTF Howdy folks! I hope I’m not missing something - I’ve searched the forums, subreddit, etc. off and …

Oct 14, 2023: irenic Adjective conducive to peace; “irenic without being namby-pamby”; “an irenic attitude toward former antagonists” Similar to peaceful peaceable …

Oct 13, 2023: Who wore it better?

Oct 12, 2023: The New Colossus Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty …

Oct 12, 2023: Clippings Backup Taio Action GitHub Issue URL Scheme - taio://actions?action=run&name=Clippings%20Backup WTF This action uses the Get Clippings action step to return the …

Sep 29, 2023: Open in RoadStr Siri Shortcut Open an Apple Maps location in RoadStr from the share sheet. GitHub Issue iCloud Share Link Showcuts Source Repo File An extremely simple, but …

Sep 9, 2023: Approaching Catcalling with Care “This conversation explores non-confrontational approaches to deter catcalling, offering insights on supporting victims and engaging with …

Apr 29, 2023: Non-Commercial, Open Source, and Federated Social Platforms as Effective Community Alternatives This essay seeks to examine the breadth of donor-funded, open source, federated social networks as technical alternatives to commercial online …

Apr 5, 2023: Honk Button Userscript Honk Button Userscript Prompt: Write a userscript that displays a button in the top right corner of any webpage which plays a honking sound.

Mar 8, 2023: FX050 FX050 An artificially-generated verse about my virtual airline flight. From Memphis skies, we take to flight Our journey’s set, destination in sight …

Dec 12, 2022: Jayson App Store Review I Am No Longer Afraid of JSON All of Simon’s apps are genius and wholly unique, but Jayson will always have a special place in mine own heart as the …

Nov 5, 2022: Keychron K2 Having broken my beloved Varmilo VA108M (which I absolutely intend to fix one day in the near future, FYI,) months ago and just last week completely …

Sep 14, 2022: On Drafts' Mail Integration One of the app's most universal 'native' advantages, revisited. I've spent more cumulative time playing with my Obsidian configuration in the past 24 …

Aug 31, 2022: Fucking Off Forever* *Or at least until I can regain a reasonable editorial perspective of current happenings. As I touched on in my 2021 overview of The Psalms, this …

Aug 6, 2022: Siri Shortcuts and the DJ Screw Discography The most magical configurables I've ever created for iOS by a long way. Though I don't believe I've ever discussed it, here, the continuance of the …

Jul 24, 2022: macOS Ventura Wallpaper Siri Shortcuts macOS Ventura Wallpaper Siri Shortcuts These two Base64-Bound Baddies might simplify your yuppie existence for another few weeks. Somehow, I managed …

Jun 5, 2022: Retrieve Live NPR Program Information with Siri Shortcuts A modified shortcut to query live program information from your NPR station. This past month, MacStories hosted a community Siri Shortcuts contest …

May 13, 2022: iPod Shuffle First Generation Anecdote Sorry I’m so late with this but I forgot I had something to contribute lol. My first and only dedicated mp3 player was a first-generation iPod Shuffle …

Mar 13, 2022: TildeTown on iPhone with Blink Shell The ideal means of On The Go participation in The Tildeverse. I was completely unaware of the Tildeverse’s origin story – documented in a Medium post …

Mar 4, 2022: Run Siri Shortcuts with Hyperlinks Imagine running shortcuts from anywhere you can place a link. There seemed to be a bit of confusion regarding a shortcut I posted on RoutineHub a few …

Feb 27, 2022: Apple Rag Review A quick review of Apple, Inc’s first venture as a textile company. Now that Apple, Incorporated is a textile company, I thought it might be pertinent …

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Sep 26, 2021: SYSTEM COLORS Telegram Themes SYSTEM COLORS Telegram Themes (For iOS, that is.) Make no mistake — I did virtually nothing to create the following themes, nor do I know anything …

May 16, 2021: Is Sienna Guillory my Mom? in This Present Time I can have regular interactions with my adolescent celebrity crush that I *actually* would not be able to convince my 14-year-old …

Apr 20, 2021: Writing the Definitive Guide For Using an iPhone With a Bluetooth Keyboard Writing the Definitive Guide For Using an iPhone With a Bluetooth Keyboard When I graduated high school in the Spring of 2012, my mom offered me a …

Mar 24, 2021: Periscope Twitter Public Policy , Periscope Twitter Public Policy , Just FYI, this hyperlink is broken. We’re 8 days out and still haven’t heard back about downloading broadcasts. …

Dec 9, 2020: Concerning Discovery in Streaming Music Concerning Discovery in Streaming Music Reclaiming tastemaking for listeners in the Spotify era. Last week, Spotify users were treated to the …

Nov 23, 2020: Too Much Freedom (Thread) AMERICANS: FINALLY HAVE ENOUGH 'FREEDOM' YET? I am so fucking sick of Freedom. Freedom sucks. Freedom doesn't work. I'm tired of trying to figure out …

Nov 18, 2020: Thread on The Social Dilemma Notably missing from both the film and this interview: not only have these issues been discussed and researched for decades, now, but a biome of …

Oct 19, 2020: The Social Dilemma’s Dilemma The Social Dilemma’s Dilemma The pop culture discussion of tech’s greater issues missed in (at least) two major ways For those of us who’ve written …

Jul 14, 2020: Writing About Facebook is Overwhelming still working on my post about Facebook. it's over 7500 words now... sorry. so far, I've used the word "Facebook" 135 times. I'm pretty sure I'll have …

May 6, 2020: Profound. Love this review. Profound. Love this review.

May 1, 2020: Beginning a sentence with “but.” Beginning a sentence with “but.”

May 1, 2020: Needs a comma here. Needs a comma here.

Sep 29, 2019: Vril's 'Anima Mundi' With Anima Mundi, Vril departs from his Berghain roots and delivers an introspective exploration of his eternal soul. If I’m allowed to have …

Aug 13, 2018: It's Transfiguration Time It’s Transfiguration Time Extratone will be refocusing as a dedicated electronic music magazine with print issues on hand before 2018 is out. It’s …

Jul 15, 2018: Update: I was much too hasty in this proclamation. Update: I was much too hasty in this proclamation. Having now pounded through a few thousand words with LibreOffice Writer running on Linux Mint 19, I …

Jun 22, 2018: What has Bandcamp Done for You as an Artist? When did you first begin using Bandcamp as an artist? How has Bandcamp performed for you as an artist differently from other online music distribution …

May 22, 2018: Percy Hole, Editor at The Sun, Dies Pursuing Rock Springs Story Percy Hole, Editor at The Sun, Dies Pursuing Rock Springs Story Percy Hole, who in his seven years at The Sun contributed in no small part to its …

Feb 17, 2018: 'Mom and Dad''s Discrepant Defense Against Stale Industry and the Population Problem ‘Mom and Dad’’s Discrepant Defense Against Stale Industry and the Population Problem A “fun” movie. The Earth will reach its maximum occupancy load …

Apr 8, 2017: Give Voice to Hunger The world today is a wealth of topics and perspectives, but daily biological functions are universal. Everybody gets hungry, and we are in the …

Apr 4, 2017: Good email. Good email.

Nov 29, 2016: For God's Sake, Just Sit Down to Piss Outline * Preface * Not necessarily directed at young men of color. (Or definitely not directed at them, but at white, CIS, straight young men.) * …

Oct 3, 2016: Actually… I think you can do both, sorta. Actually… I think you can do both, sorta. The latter would seem to be a spreading disease at the moment.

Oct 1, 2016: and yet we’re still forgiven and yet we’re still forgiven see what we have asked of this land: juicing zea jabbing through chapped flats see what we have asked of her soldiers: …

Sep 22, 2016: The language here is some of the most insightful I’ve ever seen on the subject, if I’m interpreting… The language here is some of the most insightful I’ve ever seen on the subject, if I’m interpreting effectively. (I could just be extrapolating.) You …

Sep 19, 2015: E E — Skrillex (@Skrillex) May 15, 2010 It came to my attention today that my good friend Sonny Moore (commonly known as Skrillex) Tweeted …

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