Today is the "Global Day of Unplugging," apparently. If such a thing might benefit you in "elevating human connection over digital engagement," I fear you're going to need more than just one day.

Clawing my way out of the Matrix in the early 80's.

Just in case you needed any further clarification on where Bluesky is headed.

RE: Coinbase's shenanigans... Sounds like a warning to this skeptic.

The value here is in decentralization. That needs to be at the forefront of it all. *whispers* not currency deriving utilitarian value from USD.

The war rages on: YouTube is apparently not working properly with uBlock Origin.

My favorite sound is the crack of a ball off a bat. So great to hear that sound again. #MLB

First good night's sleep in a while -- but did I sleep too long? Always a balancing act.

Vice rose to relevance because it took a neutral look at things in the world, and died when that perspective went skewed. They may be closing down, but they lost what made them great a long time ago.

Expect sportsball posts, nerds. We start with a crucial lesson: team owners and GMs are mostly liars. Never complain about what a player makes, versus what the owners bring in and horde. #WhiteSox #MLB

Been waiting for the self-hosting part of Bluesky, but now I just don't care. Nothing decentralized about some janky "protocol" one has to literally register on Discord (lol).

If the people I trust (like Nadim here) can't audit the code, it's a no-go every single time.

Rabble's presentation at Nostrasia was really good. He understands the "normie" perspective and what's necessary to appeal to the masses.

A Catch-22 in the Priestin' World: A lot of priests hand out their personal cellphone numbers. I don't like this, because I have a hard enough time keeping track of phone calls on one centralized phone in the office. Can't handle two "business" lines. And yet, I'd not be opposed to receiving texts. Except texts are awful for privacy, namely because there isn't any (and only nominally so with iMessage). The things people communicate to a priest are often sensitive: privacy should be guaranteed, rather than placing it at the whimsy of the NSA's full access to SMS/MMS. I forced my family and friends on Signal years ago, but it was never an option for parish contacts because... then they'd have a voice number to call me at, which would guarantee disorganization and non-returned phone calls. Until today. UNTIL TODAY. How many people will I be able to strong-arm on to secure coms? That remains to be seen, but at least it's an actual possibility today. Thanks @Signal.

Done with True Detective: Night Country and I'd like a time refund, please.

A happy Sunday to all! Fading fast here. Rare nap in my future?

I pray for parents. There's something almost countercultural about becoming one these days. I see you and love your sacrifice.

About right, random Brave Browser load up image.

For good Mexican food, there is no substitute.

I was probably the last American who hadn't seen "Interstellar." Pretty good scifi.