Notes

Notes are my shorter posts; kinda like my own little microblog. They have their own RSS feed and are automatically syndicated to my social profiles.

💬 17 August 2025 at 07:35

I switched from Notesnook to #Obsidian last week for notes on my phone (separate from work notes). I see what all the fuss is about now - it's very good.

I particularly like how everything is just an md file that I can open anywhere.

💬 15 August 2025 at 07:59

Last day of work today, then it's 2 weeks of time off. 🎉

💬 12 August 2025 at 20:20

First #run back after a week on Chicago and lots of indulgence. Plus, ~30 degree heat. Feel good now that my heart has stopped trying to pop out of my chest. 🏃🏼‍♂️

💬 12 August 2025 at 18:16

Yes, Hooman. I am fluffy. Whatcha gonna do about it?

💬 11 August 2025 at 18:38

You know what really pisses me off? When my wife sends an urgent text asking me to bring the washing in as it's about to rain. Only to moan at me for not immediately seeing the message.

...if it's so bloody urgent, call me! 🤣

💬 9 August 2025 at 09:42

If you deliberately don't capitalise the text you write, I'm probably not going to read it.

It's not edgy. It makes you look like a Muppet.

💬 9 August 2025 at 08:05

Finished watching The Pitt last night. Probably one of the best TV series I've ever seen. Superb.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31938062

💬 5 August 2025 at 01:29

Why TF does #Ubuntu not automatically switch to dark mode when it's night time? Like, it's 2025 FFS.

💬 3 August 2025 at 10:04

When did people start substituting putting the phone to their ear in favour of being on loudspeaker in public?

Fucking idiots.

💬 2 August 2025 at 21:23

Flying to Chicago (via Dublin) at 8am tomorrow morning. That means I'll be up at 04:30. On a Sunday. Brilliant.

💬 2 August 2025 at 18:24

When I used an #iPhone Siri was good enough for my use case - set a timer, what's 65f in c, remind me to do xyz at 10am on Monday.

On the other hand, #Gemini is absolute dog shit. Reminders don't work properly, timers are hit and miss, and answers to simple questions are ridiculously verbose. It's just shite. 💩

💬 1 August 2025 at 13:56

Trying #Beeper after reading about it on @mike blog. It works well and it's handy not having 3 messaging apps, but it's gonna take some getting used to.

💬 1 August 2025 at 11:25

Brilliant. Thanks #PiHole. 🤦🏼‍♂️

💬 25 July 2025 at 21:05

It's not just me, this potato looks like Admiral Ackbar, right?

🏷️ #StarWars

💬 24 July 2025 at 21:18

Fedi #hivemind, I need you.

I use OneNote in work. It's shit, but it's all I have. I need a better way of managing my notes and particularly my to do list. The latter is really the most important. Ideally it has an option to set "next action" so I know what's due on any given day.

I can't install anything on my work laptop, so I intend to run it on my personal Ubuntu machine, for both work and home.

Any recommendations?

💬 22 July 2025 at 19:46

RIP Ozzy. 🦇

💬 22 July 2025 at 06:51

Lots of butthurt people responding to my wrist phone post (lots of good dialogue too BTW).

Remember folks, opinions are like arseholes. Everyone has one. 🙃

💬 20 July 2025 at 20:11

Sitting here staring at this screen trying to decide whether I should cancel the redirect on my #fosstodon account...

💬 20 July 2025 at 18:44

Upped the distance on my runs today from 2.5km to 3.25km. Did it in 19:05, which would equate to a 29 min 5km. Happy with that.

Although temping, I'm not gonna go further than that for a few more weeks. 🏃🏼‍♂️💨

🏷️ #running

💬 13 July 2025 at 17:20

My Sony buds have finally bit the dust after repairing them last year.

I took the Pixel Bud A's out of the cupboard that I got free with my 9a. Garbage. No ANC and v.poor sound quality.

Looks like I'm on the hunt for a new pair of buds. 🙁

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