Last night, instead of actually reading, I wasted a lot of time conflicted on whether I could finish reading an e-book before it was due at the library or if I should pause and read something else. Usually juggle 2-3 books (at least 1 audiobook)... So much to read. 📚
2023-01-30
Would love to know more about yesterday's mastodon.social DDoS attack. So many people use that instance, when it's slow we notice. In this case, it actually revealed a bug in Micro.blog, sending too many requests to Mastodon. Feel bad that it probably wasn't helping their server.
2023-01-31
I know that 64-bit numbers are insanely large, but I still hate wasting database IDs. Bug caused hundreds of thousands of unnecessary database records. Oh well, onward.
2023-01-31
Woke to the sound of tree branches breaking under the weight of ice. No power. Made a fire. Sun starting to come up. ❄️
We’ve lost more tree branches today than the last ice storm. Hearing the creak and fall, or scraping the roof… Not good. Power has been out most of the day, but we’ve got plenty of firewood. Sitting by the fire with a glass of wine and an e-book and pretending it’s all fine. ❄️
2023-02-02
Driving through the neighborhood and it’s like nothing we’ve seen here… For a moment I imagined a giant ice god, sweeping down with frost and fury, smashing trees. ❄️
2023-02-02
Even though I’ve been personally done with Twitter for years, still sucks to see the API go paid-only. Feels similar to when we had to disable Facebook cross-posting from Micro.blog because Facebook continued to lock it down. But we’ll see… Curious about the price and terms.
2023-02-02
Slowly getting back to normal after a few days without power. Lights came back on last night, and it was like a luxury... Fast internet. Heater. Hot showers. The only reminder of what happened is a yard full of tree branches. Just hoping most of our live oaks survive this. ❄️
2023-02-04
Finished reading: The Dragon Republic by R. F. Kuang. Not sure I’m going to continue the series. There’s great stuff here but I’m no longer feeling much sympathy for the main character. 📚
2023-02-05
Ahead of the Twitter API going paid-only, I've been looking into how much we're actually using it. I'd like to keep offering Twitter cross-posting for the next X months to give Micro.blog customers an offramp. It's hard to make business decisions with Elon's erratic leadership.
2023-02-05
