Six Degrees of Ohio

Software Design

: I have been thinking for a long time about how I can use OmniOutliner as an everyday note-taking …

: I really need to figure out how to get Hookmark at emacs org-roam to play together. I suppose I …

: Went to the second #planetarium on our “Ohio Plantetariums Tour” for father’s day …

: Elphaba likes listening to the radio, but doesn’t want me to work today.

: Using Micro.Blog for podcasting It looks I need to take a look at micro.blog for hosting a podcast. I have been looking at Castopod …

: Hold, up, @manton .. Is this the book you were talking about writing awhile back? book.micro.blog …

: If you are proud of your micro.blog blog site, please send me your url. I have not done anything to …

: Johnny 5

: I didn’t pay a whole lot of attention to the trial, but I would really like to see how the …

: Okay, I am seeing lots of people who have made cool blogs with micro.blog. I need to figure out how …

: I really need to get back into this service, but I don’t think i ever got much traction here. …

: Say, @jtr .. I am curious as to how your are doing your social posting between micro.blog and …

: I keep daydreaming about throwing a party with a bunch of machines crunching out text adventures. …

: Does anyone else remember waiting patiently for the mailman to bring the latest #Educalc catalog?

: New track from The Shootouts. This is SOOOO good. It’s a Michael Stanley cover featuring Raul …

: I keep seeing mentions of The Beyonderers everywhere, but I haven’t had a chance to check them …

: I think Tajin Peach Rings are probably my favorite things to be obsessed with right now.

: This week, I am using the rules for the solo game #VOID1680AM to generate my playlist. The show is …

: The Summit FM is playing Mike Farley as part of their 330 at 330 today! WooHoo!! thesummit.fm …

: This morning, @KTYD is talking about cool band names. I haven’t thought about any of them, as …

: So cool to hear Big Pop on WKSU’s “The Shuffle” this morning. I wish we could make …

: so, was the candy “turkish delight” invented in the book, or mentioned in the book?

: Robot vacuum cleans like your drunk buddy walking back to your car

: Friday is always my favorite because I don’t have to program my music or find a good radio …

: Biggest lie every told to us by technology? “Click here to unsubscribe…”

: It would be SO FUN if you could stream the entire back catalog of the show 120 Minutes!

: I can’t believe that after being an HP fanboy for so much of my life, i have to admit that i HATE …

: Cool article on #MorseCode on Smithsonian! www.smithsonianmag.com/innovatio…

: Super #foggy night

: Trying to figure if I should learn #PyQt or #Flutter to create cross platform #GUI desktop apps. I …

: Muggzie invited all his friends over for New Year’s Eve

: My mini me turns 15 today. Happy bird day 🐣!

: I have been wondering if there is any interest in #quadrophonic mixes of modern music. This seems …

: i can’t BELIEVE that Super Mario RPG isn’t part of the SNES lineup on #Nintendo Switch

: I bet if @elecraft brought the #kx-1 back to life, everyone would buy one. #MorseCode #QRP

: While I do love #Mathematica and #WolframLanguage , it seems SUPER expensive ($194/year) for a …

: happy birthday, Feather As I yet tended my flock of one dog and one cat, I was visited by a UFO. Shaped like concentric …

: With Terry Hall’s passing, my YouTube algorithm is crazy with related info. This is a great …

: #PhotoMonday

: And it’s still snowing.

: It’s starting to #snow

: Muggzie is trying to keep warm, even though it’s 21C in here. #corgi

: When I woke and asked Alexa what the weather was today, she said, “It’s going to be a …

: Young people always ask me what the best programming language to learn first is. Honestly, …

: I have been sicker before. With flu, etc. But this past week has been the sickest I have ever been …

: Movies you put on just to hear the soundtrack.. and .. GO! I’ll start: “Garden …

: I just uploaded another archived episode of The Midwest Report, which initially aired on @kcsb …

: I have finally found a place that fits my needs to post some of my backlog of audio stuff. I have my …

: I’m so old, I think of “Disintegration” as The Cure’s newer material.

: It always kinda surprises me when I hear that Fleetwood Mac had albums after “Tusk”

: If I ever decided to get the band back together, I’d hire the PR team that handles Tears for Fears.

: This is kinda magic. youtu.be/OODA_K5hx…

: For my end of the year Discount Drug Mart points (I got 200), I can either get a bottle of 50 …

: Sometimes, I really think I’d like to sit down and model the perfect music-playing app.

: I figured out where I went wrong on my last attempt to use #omnifocus for both work and personal. I …

: One thing I learned from going through lockdown, remote work, and virtual meetings.. 47% of people …

: Sometimes, I want to take away the paste function from junior developers and ALL ACCESS to #Excel …

: I just started playing with the the #warp terminal. I can’t believe I didn’t know this …

: I STILL think one of technology’s greatest achievements is the ability to stream a FLAC radio …

: Rialto theater Akron oh

: Merry Christmas!!

: I check 80m for Franklin County Amateur Radio Clubs Snail Net. A slow speed CW net at 2000EST …

: When they say that liquid chalk erases with water, it’s a big fat lie.

: I FINALLY got my #DMR hotspot working again. The modem is some janky Ali Express three dollar model. …

: I just set up a Google Calendar for #hamradio events that would be interesting to people learning …

: Muggzy and his baby

: Killer feature idea for #OmniFocus . The text area in the tasks is in #OmnoOutliner mode. @omni

: It would be SO GREAT if you could run two different databases in #OmniFocus . The problem is, I have …

: BBC Radio 6 is playing Georgio Moroder’s “Chase”.. And I just had a massive …

: I just set up a Google Calendar for #hamradio events that would be interesting to people learning …

: If anyone has #APRS handy, if you send me a message at KB8QPT-9 .. It will be the first APRS message …

: Muggzy suns his buns on Black Friday.

: Why is it that Mexican dads are paranoid that every little thing will “burn the pinche house down”. …

: More adventures in grocery shopping

: Adventures in grocery shopping

: You know you’re at a poser store when they sell Mrs. Meyer’s, but they only have lemon verbena.

: I REALLY need to get this antenna built. I tuned i to the Ohio Slow Net, and there was only ONE …

: Elphaba the #cat is happy to see me, even thought it’s technically not caturday.

: After noticing that it’s been 25 years since we lost Michael Hutchence, I also see that …

: me: do you want me to make this lasagne soup recipe? baby: NO! every time they try to make a soup …

: I can’t believe it’s been 25 years since we lost Michael Hutchence. He was only 37 when …

: i would love to hear from someone who was able to buy #TSwizzle tickets. I am super interested in …

: The lady at the #butcher shop was telling me about how hardcore #chefs use #suet to make pastry …

: What is the asr song you heard that killed you like Dahmer?

: Did someone say #caturday ? This is Elphaba.

: Jolson

: Speaking of my fearless #dog pal.. Lobo. AKA Buddy.. AKA Mugzy.

: Whoever sent this, I love you so bad!

: I finally spent the ten minutes required to figure out how to use attachments in #orgmode. I really …

: every time I answer a question on stack overflow or reddit, I have the overwhelming urge to end my …

: I REALLY need to figure out how to quickly set up all of my apps in Stage Manager in #macOS. Like, …

: Perfect ending to autumn. The last day before autumn wind turned to winter wind.

: When the light is hitting perfectly in the neighborhood

: It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood 📷

: It looks like the Mobilinkd is sold out and will not be available in the forseeable future. Does …

: Just started changing the oven time, now it’s Octember the 49th. F!ck!

: Trying to decide if it’s easier to change the time on the stove or just deal with it for 6 months.

: This little fella showed up on our doorstep last night.

: I have a friend who is producing a movie and needs a few props. The props should have a local feel, …

: Local movie house needs Local Music props for film I have a friend who is producing a movie and …

: This is a test This is just a test to see how markdown works in micro.blog and another test what …

: TIL: Make sure you have EVERYTHING you want installed in your docker container before you deploy it. …

: Elphaba and a deer. Sussing each other out.

: Happy #halloween! 📷

: Just installed MacOS Ventura. For some reason, the Micro.blog app doesn’t seem to obey stage …

: Just enough #Frankenfurter to keep from getting sent home from school. Trick or treat!

: Just enough #Frankenfurter to keep from getting sent home from school. Trick or treat!

: Baby went as Robert Smith for #halloween

: Happy #halloween!

: Maximum #autumn overload!

: Wild turkey in my back yard! Hmmm.. is turkey the plural of turkey?

: You know you’re sketchy when you have to double triple, quadruple check the recipient before …

: Just started thinking about this. I need to figure out a way to connect micro.blog to my #gemini …

: Wild turkeys in my backyard

: Big autumn

: #autumn morning

: Everyone who passes through your life leaves a musical groove. There are songs, movies, books, …

: Ofrenda Everyone who passes through your life leaves a musical groove. There are songs, movies, books, …

: #autumn hit my back yard all at once!

: So, we cut a face into our little buddy here, and filled his orifices with peanut butter. Then, we …

: Seeing how much the crowds are growing every time I see @TwinTemple , the #patriarchy might be in …

: Watching @TwinTemple and @BridgeCitySin , my teenage 80s concert going brain kept thinking “Twin …

: I got to give blood in October this month, which means, I got the Vampire badge!

: Happy Halloween!

: My bestie has painting magic.

: Spooky Skeleton says “Take my picture, or I’ll follow you home!”

: I have been in the back-end programming world exclusively for a bunch of years now and have not …

: My social posting workflow is probably gonna look like: Drafts -> Micro.Blog -> #twitter / …

: Now that I am cross-posting to #mastodon and #twitter from #microblog , I wonder if the micro.blog …

: Testing cross-posting from #micro.blog @microdotblog

: And here I go again. Watching the entire Veronica Mars series. Starting from S1E1. And of course I …

: For the past month, I changed all my temperature readouts (I’m in USA) to #Celsius. I think i …

: Some days, the only thing that saves your life is the ability to grep your shell history.

: I really need to figure out a way to completely split my work and home life in #orgmode . When I am …

: about three times in my life, i hated twitter. when those times came, i deleted EVERYONE i was …

: For once in my life, I have my entire life (work and personal) in OmniFocus! My work life has been …

: I finally moved my work life from org-mode to OmniFocus. I have a folder for “Work” …

: A baby and a dog 📷🎞

: A baby and dog 📷🎞

: Baby tamales waiting to be born 📷📷🎞

: The faith of a dog as he watches you cut up a pork roast. Faith that something miraculous is about …

: Shawshank prison

: Kitty says “merry Christmas “

: Merry Christmas

: Merry Christmas

: Christmas parade

: Shawshank prison tour

: Are hashtags a think on micro.blog ?

: Again, I am thinking about how to manage my social media. I was messing with #mastadon again, and …

: Happy halloween!

: Happy Halloween!

: I don’t get why #developers use horrible and inconsistent naming conventions. “This was done like …

: After trying 3 different web based project management systems, we finally get to try @omni ’s …

: I have to look up how to create a user and database in any database.. EVERY SINGLE TIME..

: i need to look at fastmail. the only deal breaker. does it do encrypted email?

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: Man, do I hate giving blood.

: Halloween!

: Reasons why I switched back to OmniFocus - My life really is too complicated to plan on paper. …

: After being away from @omni OmniFocus for several years (used a paper based system, and org-mode) I …

: I haven’t been on here in a long time! Time to start posting again. Is there integration with …

: Some applications I ALWAYS have running: Emacs, Mathematica, Grammarly, Drafts. How about you?

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: say, @manton .. i think i remember signing up for a book on the micro blog platform. Did i miss the …

: Can someone show me examples of photo blogs using micro.blig?

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: say, @manton .. how do we go about tagging our images as photos so they show up in the photo …

: Halloween!

: Baby at Hobby Lobby getting her christmas list together.

: What if it turned out that we all thought animals were friendly because they can’t speak. What …

: Does anyone have any input on the current #Wiki software currently available? We will need to …

: They say cache invalidation is the hardest computer science problem. Not true. Reliably getting an …

: I have always wanted to throw a “text adventure” party, where there were a few machines …

: Upcoming Junior Developers I can’t imagine being a junior developer right now. There are so many languages, so many …

: A Solution for Mass Shootings? The more I think about it, a drug dealer really is pretty much like a piñata or a piggy bank. …

: Wondering of the new Madder Rose album is going to follow up the new album with a tour.. …

: Ohio Musicians — Call for Submissions I host a weekly (Saturdays at 8PM EST) radio show on terrestrial radio (FM) and streaming on the …

: I was listening to WKSU (Kent State Public Radio) and I SWEAR I heard @macgenie talking about Bikini …

: Left Coast 70s is the radio station to listen to, if you want to see what the 70s would have been …

: We need three more players to start #werewolf play by email game #494 If this sounds interesting, …

: Is anyone out there using the Micro.Blog <> Mastodon connection? I am really not sure how to …

: I Just saw a reference to the country Andorra twice in a row in a design document I’m looking …

: For those interested very new and modern alternative music, check out BagelRadio each friday from …

: taking a hard look at my life right now. trying to see what i can ditch, move around, or catch up …

: Out of burning curiosity. Has anyone spent any amount of time with Mastodon and ended up grokking it …

: Is anyone using micro.blog in conjunction with Mastadon? I played with Mastadon for a minute, but …

: I need to start bringing my CW skills back up to speed and then get my qrp stuff back on the air.

: I think i have been using microblog wrong this whole time. The desktop app is only a small part of …

: I am trying to figure out if I’m doing microblog incorrectly. It seems like my timeline is always a …

: I really need to sit down and figure out what I am gonna do with my microblog.. Is anyone else using …

: Another #Werewolf by email game starting up! Game 494. If you are curious, and would like to play, …

: Every time I see a code of conduct, I check it out to see what it requires. In this case, it was for …

: For those of you who miss playing the #Werewolf game, I am starting up a few games over email. …

: Werewolf by email, anyone? Is anyone interested in learning how to play Werewolf over email? If we have seven people who want …

: While I am always looking for submissions for all genres, I am specifically looking for submissions …

: I really need to do a deep dive into this platform and see what’s going on.. I am building a …

: Learned a new programming language/framework this week.. elixir/phoenix .. wrote this …

: I should probably let all Bagel Radio listeners know that during “480 Mintutes” (all day today) and …

: While i will always use OmniFocus to run my life, I will probably always think that OrgMode is the …

: one thing i need to look into with omnifocus, multiple databases. It seems like it would be handy to …

: okay, so i just checked off “upgrade to omnifocus 3” IN omnifocus 3.. imported from my …

: i don’t think my last post made it.. I just installed OmniFocus, and bought the upgrade to 3 …

: OMG! I just saw that OmniFocus 3 was available on desktop. I bought the upgrade without even firing …

: So, is it overkill that I always have Mathematica open instead of the normal calculator? It’s like a …

: It drives me crazy when systems use UTC, but a 12 hour based clock. My brain has a hard time dealing …

: DAM.. the Wolfram Challange. I might see if I have time for this: …

: trying to decide if i like mastodon.social.. it seems like alot of posts are people selling rental …

: I feel like an email chain of 45 emails means that you’re using the wrong communication medium.

: just heard about the @rosemaryorchard automation podcast on the way in to work.. gotta go find and …

: Ohio Music Radio Show - Call for Submissions Please share with your Ohio Music People - I am still gathering submissions for an upcoming Ohio …

: Call for Submissions: Radio show featuring Ohio musicians Please share with your music people.. I have the opportunity to host a radio show on FM/Streaming …

: omg, @macgenie .. you guys are getting an in-n-out! www.wweek.com/restauran…

: Got a peculiar complaint about some code I wrote this morning. It does alot of complex things too …

: hey, @macgenie .. i just heard you mentioned on ios today! Very cool! twit.tv/shows/ios…

: Say, @macgenie . Can you email me a mailing address? Got something for you that you don’t see every …

: I think i heard this morning that the “This American Life 24/7” channel will be closing down soon. …

: I hereby propose a new name for StackOverflow.com: “RTFM:TL;DR”

: I think it would be REALLY useful to turn a folder in your inbox into an RSS feed. that way, you can …

: This morning, I saw an Amish riding his buggy down the road. He wasn’t watchign the road, he was …

: say, @rosemaryorchard i remember you talking somewhere about an automation package that was a little …

: Hey, all! Looking for suggestions for an all platform (macos, ios) RSS feed reader.. thanks!

: i think Pinboard and Cappuccino are is my current “Read it later” jam, as Pinboard allows …

: i really miss the LastFM radio app. That was the best radio and recommendation engine that ever …

: WOW! a new gin blossoms album.. pretty good, so far, too! 🎵🎧

: Has anyone run across Sweet and Spicy Skittles yet?

: ok, @macgenie i am finally on season 2 of orphan black. this is a GREAT show. BUT! if you try to …

: say , @rosemaryorchard .. is there a way to create a Perspective in OF3 that excludes projects by …

: WOW! @rosemaryorchard .. i just watched your OmniFocus video. what a great service you are doing. I …

: As i look back on some of my older code and code other folks have written in projects i’ve been on, …

: i HATE HATE HATE PHP.. and javascript! .. OH! DANG! that was the Ambien talking.. But still true..

: say, @manton . just out of curiosity.. are you writing this app in straight up xcode/swift.. or …

: just out of curiosity, is developing courses on how to be a better developer more lucrative than …

: After moving from Evernote to DevonThink, I think the biggest trick is figuring out how your brain …

: say, @rosemaryorchard … are we getting omnifocus 3 for macos today, also?

: What is everyone using for Grocery List Management? I have been using Paprika for a long time, but …

: Never trust a developer who uses a mouse or doesn’t have their system so hot-rodded that it is …

: One thing i see with a great deal of newer developers is that they kind of expect the job to be …

: say, @manton , i am sure a million people have asked for this, but i would LOVE a badge or an …

: so, i bought a year subscription to Capuccino today after using it for a minute. I really need an …

: One beef I with my apple watch.. If i were detained by some evil villains who wanted in my computer, …

: Sooo…. does ANYONE out there use Allo? i think i have one friend on there, and have sent ONE …

: say, @macgenie , i just listened to your inbox zero episode last night.. i have managed to keep my …

: I put together an awesome bot system for standard SMS. It only has one use case right now. I really …

: OH BOY! “Book: Programming Neural Networks in Pharo”! .. Neural Networks in Smalltalk! …

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: On this house, we serve the song.

: I think one of the things an old developer knows is when a problem cannot be solved. Once you know …

: Trying to remember who suggest i try DayOne to start journaling. what a GREAT idea. so much …

: I love companies the forego the idea of being “All Platform” and going HARD on their …

: say, @manton .. is there a changelog available when a new version is released? i think i just got a …

: One last downtown kent

: More downtown kent

: Downtown kent

: The kid units

: oooh! new version of the client! thanks, @manton!

: Just started listening to the podcast “Mac Power Users”.. i haven’t even heard of this …

: Micro.Blog sorta reminds me of Amateur Radio when i was a kid. I am starting to recognize handles …

: Is anyone else out there SILLY for OrgMode on Emacs?

: In ONE night, the trees have budded and sprouted leaves. that’s just the weirdest thing.

: Another trick Omnifocus has, “Focus.” I and set up my forecast view to show only work things …

: I also plan tasks like i write Smalltalk. Lots of tiny methods, rather than one monolithic plan. …

: I also make it dead simple to add tasks to omnifocus. Using Siri or Alexa, so I can do it quickly …

: I do a review every three or four days. I found that a week is MUCH too long for my workflow. Trying …

: I ended up going moving to devonthink from evernote because I could natively use omnioutliner and …

: I ended up going moving to devonthink from evernote because I could natively use omnioutliner and …

: Just listened to @theweeklyreview episode no. 1 with @macgenie and @jamesdempsey. i thought it was …

: during our interview, i remembered that I had a radio show on RealAudio on my blog back in the day! …

: okay, now i remember. PHPNuke was one of the open source CMS’s that we tried.. it just kept …

: I had the awesome opportunity to be interviewed by @macgenie for the micro.blog podcast! Tune in.. …

: I’m an animal lover and all, but I would kick a yellow jacket or a hornet right in the junk.

: I need to figure out how to interface with Paprika so i can send plain text to my grocery lists via …

: My 10 year old asked me to make her a playlist of Hippie Music so she can learn to be a Hippie. I …

: Tonight, I need to start looking at mini library plans. My daughter wants to build one at our house.

: I swear.. KROQ2 might be the funnest radio station ever.. for us fellas of a certain age..

: I just found a ten year old article I wrote encouraging people to start using markdown in their …

: Turkey at my bird feeder!

: Watched the second episode of Orphan Black, and listening to the @macgenie podcast for that episode. …

: One feature I’d like to see on micro.blog is the autocomplete of usernames when you mention them. …

: Is “Instant Pot” just a Midwest thing, or it is everywhere?

: Just starting to watch orphan black. @macgenie

: One thing i don’t like about Medium’s subscription policy is that if i throw a few …

: Wondering of there are any other Smalltalk or Pharo enthusiasts here..

: I have been on devonthink for a few weeks now, and i am finding it endlessly useful. i don’t …

: I wish there was something like OrgMode, but with a clean Mac interface. I think OrgMode and …

: Wow.. so, I started adding Emacs OrgMode files to my DevonThink files. This is the kind of …

: So, does anyone use Allo? I have used it once.

: Looks like I can do it with share. Not native app? Checking to see if I can post from drafts.

: say, @manton .. would it be handy to have a little emoji of some sort on the “discover” list …

: omg.. the ins and outs of google analytics is REALLY boring.

: For those into Latin Music, my buddy Tio Chuy will be spinning on KCSB (University of California, …

: I think i found the way to keep the deer out of my bird feeder. Added about a tablespoon of cayenne …

: An internet radio would be a really good study in interface design. I have yet to find one I really …

: i have over 1,000 facebook connections (friends). I got burned out hearing all of the insanity, so i …

: say, @manton .. what are the criteria for users showing up in your “discover” feed. are these …

: Still snowing here..

: For the old guys out there who write software in a “Let’s break stuff” world.. …

: Anyone have any suggestions for a good (high fi) grateful dead station? 🎵

: Jamming BBC Radio 6 all morning.. Still need to write my own internet radio app, just so i can have …

: AppStories Podcast talks about how they use #DevonThink .. so interesting! Does anyone else …

: Does anyone else out there use DEVONThink?

: in case there are other old guy developers on here.. here’s an article i just put up.. …

: With all this talk about pen and ink. Have you all played with post crossing? www.postcrossing.com

: Have you ever done a software trial and immediately regretted it when the phone calls and emails …

: okay, i admit it. i am just posting this to get the night owl pin..

: is there anyone out there using the Bullet Journal as a hybrid system with OmniFocus? @omni

: Am I the only one who still thinks that cramming state into a stateless protocol (web app …

: A client needs an app to track things.. with a database.. and it needs to be social.. how long do …

: Am I the only one who has a HUGE pet peeve with someone coming to my desk and and writing with my …

: hey, @omni .. will there be a new desktop version of omnifocus, too?

: You can also join the live chat with the DJ and other listeners around the world at: …

: For those interested in that kinda thing, a friend of mine live hosts an internet radio for 8 hours …

: does anyone else out there dig internet radio? i am always looking for interesting stations with …

: Does anyone have any definitive reasons why they may like Spotify more than Apple Music?

: Although the new Paper Dollhouse album came out this year, it reminds me a long time ago. I am …

: for those interested in deep cuts latin and afro cuban jams, my buddy has a show coming up on Santa …

: Relistening to Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Async this morning before checking out the new release. I …

: Has anyone noticed that most reddit answers start with “i don’t know anything about …

: Dangit.. just saw amzon echo is on sale for $85.. i ordered one.. this is the third echo in my …

: This is only a test