Hard thing #492 is figuring out how to talk about the book I've written without sounding like a shill every second of the day. I want people to read it, that's all. It's also hard to get an ebook version in the hands of people who want it because ecommerce is stupid. Anyone have any ideas?
January 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Hard thing #492 is figuring out how to talk about the book I've written without sounding like a shill every second of the day. I want people to read it, that's all. It's also hard to get an ebook version in the hands of people who want it because ecommerce is stupid. Anyone have any ideas?
Finally got to try an item on my tech wishlist: the Ember mug. The battery drains in under an hour, the power button is super inconsistent, and you need the app to even use the mug (I would expect it for setting temp, but not just turning it on/off). 3 stars. Very disappointing, actually!
January 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Finally got to try an item on my tech wishlist: the Ember mug. The battery drains in under an hour, the power button is super inconsistent, and you need the app to even use the mug (I would expect it for setting temp, but not just turning it on/off). 3 stars. Very disappointing, actually!
I never got the chance to use one, but 2011's Nokia E7 was the most beautiful phone ever made. Just...look at it! It was the macbook air of cellphones, and I don't know if it's ever been topped. From this we also got the N9 and later the Lumia phones, which were all gorgeous, too.
January 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I never got the chance to use one, but 2011's Nokia E7 was the most beautiful phone ever made. Just...look at it! It was the macbook air of cellphones, and I don't know if it's ever been topped. From this we also got the N9 and later the Lumia phones, which were all gorgeous, too.
No offense to the artists who make the generic LoFi I typically listen to, but sometimes it feels (maybe literally) AI-generated, and can be numbing when it's all I listen to for weeks. Just as much as good music can shape you for the good, I think generic music can make one forgetful of one's self.
January 16, 2025 at 12:47 PM
No offense to the artists who make the generic LoFi I typically listen to, but sometimes it feels (maybe literally) AI-generated, and can be numbing when it's all I listen to for weeks. Just as much as good music can shape you for the good, I think generic music can make one forgetful of one's self.
Called the gas company — because we smelled bad gas when we ran our oven — only to have the tech tell me politely that our oven just needed to be cleaned: top 5 embarrassing adult moment
January 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Called the gas company — because we smelled bad gas when we ran our oven — only to have the tech tell me politely that our oven just needed to be cleaned: top 5 embarrassing adult moment
Kansas City peeps, I need help! In the process of remodeling our house I've come across this wallpaper behind the layers of paint on our walls. I have scoured the web for examples and can't find anything. House was built in 1950. Anyone recognize it? I'd love to discover the historical provenance.
January 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Kansas City peeps, I need help! In the process of remodeling our house I've come across this wallpaper behind the layers of paint on our walls. I have scoured the web for examples and can't find anything. House was built in 1950. Anyone recognize it? I'd love to discover the historical provenance.
Thanks to @hikatie.bsky.social I've wasted two hours (and counting) on this repository of 1940 KC property tax photos. So cool! kc1940.org Current obsession: We can see the houses that no longer exist thanks to 71 highway, _and_ backsolve their addresses using adjacent blocks as reference.
Thanks to @hikatie.bsky.social I've wasted two hours (and counting) on this repository of 1940 KC property tax photos. So cool! kc1940.org Current obsession: We can see the houses that no longer exist thanks to 71 highway, _and_ backsolve their addresses using adjacent blocks as reference.