josh whitkin
joshwh.bsky.social
josh whitkin
@joshwh.bsky.social
Soccer! Sydney! Unschooling!
Its my birthday! (Testing out a manual version of Facebooks very effective birthday reminder system)
December 10, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Explaining why you are doing something minor, like standing near a door but not exiting, to strangers who don't care, is a sign of ... a) getting old. b) good coffee. c) both
December 1, 2024 at 4:08 PM
December 1, 2024 at 2:24 AM
@racsow.bsky.social you're my favorite person on Bluesky
December 1, 2024 at 1:33 AM
@craigcaptures.bsky.social is this your post on Facebook? Its well written. " This 2006 novel by Vernor Vinge is set in the year 2025...
"Four time Hugo Award winner Vernor Vinge has taken readers to the depths of space and into the far future in his bestselling novels A Fire Upon the Deep ..."
November 23, 2024 at 10:45 PM
barista of best coffee in Oaxaca! Kiyo Cafe
November 23, 2024 at 4:02 PM
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Hi Bluesky community! 👋

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November 19, 2024 at 1:32 PM
I saw this very, very good experimental jazz trio tonight at Lila Downs bar on Oaxaca (thank you Rame Cuen!). And jotted down some notes during the show.

Here's the cleaned up version.

docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Jazz experimental is a roller coaster ride
Jazz experimental is a roller coaster ride. The ride begins easily enough with the head, a comfy little 8 bar melodic rhythmic intro. You, the audience, relax as the track takes you behind the cur...
docs.google.com
November 22, 2024 at 6:25 AM
The oldest tree in the world. Or so they say. 2000 years old. El Tule, Mexico. Its lovely. And good on you, state of Oaxaca, for protecting it!
November 20, 2024 at 7:34 PM
@manelcamacho.bsky.social I was curious what "marine energy" is. Is it related to generating electricity from ocean wave movement?
March 12, 2024 at 9:20 PM
I discovered this 2 years ago. It was amazing! I had no idea bagels are just ... things you can make. I had assumed they required 100 years of apprenticeship or something.
Did you know? You can just make bagels. You don't need to ask for permission or anything!
February 13, 2024 at 3:37 AM
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It's a talking D20 that announces what you rolled and then makes fun of you for rolling low.

Now that we've got the hardware and software working, she's going to record all the audio files.
February 11, 2024 at 5:43 PM
A rant about dark endings:

Oh writers! All that talent..and i can't read you. John Steinbeck, Cormac McCarthy, your gorgeously tender characters in delicious tension, rich prose... and then, always, the dog dies.

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February 11, 2024 at 8:01 PM
I'm into shelf talkers (the little review cards on bookstore shelves). You?
February 9, 2024 at 12:02 AM
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I simply want to import all of my Facebook data (photos, captions, etc) into something else for offline viewing (like Day One), but neither of them makes that possible!
November 14, 2023 at 11:08 PM
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I have a question can I import my friends from Facebook or other accounts to here and how do I do it? 
December 21, 2023 at 12:03 AM