Crucial Track for April 21, 2025 
Hjalmer Duenow's Crucial Track for April 21, 2025
The song Eyes of the World (Live) by Grateful Dead
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I am curious. I help people frustrated with how difficult it is to use technology. I value autonomy, self-determination, empowerment, and uplifting people were they are, as they are. Neurodivergent. Norse. Gen X
Putting this here for posterity. Just updated an HP Elitebook x360 1040 G5 laptop to Ubuntu 25.04.
I used the recommendation here which has resolved an issue where the only sound device was Dummy Audio:
BANG & OLUFSEN speaker no sound on Linux Mint 21.2 on HP ENVY 17 https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=416746
Two take-aways from my one-pager edit, today.
I can open an SVG file in BBEdit to get the vector information—no need to find the raw HTML online.
I still don’t understand all of the components of the SVG data and how CSS interacts inside of the template I’m customizing.
But? It works. 
Hjalmer Erich Duenow
My name is Hjalmer. I help people frustrated with how difficult it is to use technology. I am deeply curious. I seek autonomy, self-determination a...
As an HTML hobbyist, it is excruciating to constantly come up against the difference between what I think I know and what I actually know. This is how I learn best, but it is so humbling. I thought I understood including in-line SVG images. I’m progressing.
Crucial Track for April 20, 2025 
Hjalmer Duenow's Crucial Track for April 20, 2025
The song Highwire Days by The Psychedelic Furs
I was diagnosed with ADHD back in the late 1900s, and recently I’ve learned enough to strongly suspect a second diagnosis. This knowledge does a lot to explain myself to myself, what I do and why. But let me tell you the gravity of the consequences does not stop revealing itself to me.
I wouldn’t say I’m never satisfied. But I would say that satisfaction with anything I work on is temporary. Today I’m thinking about the design of my vanity one-page website. I’m thinking about the link to it from Micro.blog, and I’m also thinking about a major CSS overhaul of my Micro.blog itself.
I stopped using my real name at restaurants. I have been using “Silver” because my beard is mostly grey. I figure that would help people wondering who was whom. But if I tell people “Silver”, what I see on the receipt is “Siler” and “Sliver”. So, problem not solved.
TIL that adding an RSS source to Micro.blog does require separate settings for replication, and therefore does allow distinct replication options. Micro.blog does not assume you want each source handled identically, even if that is your own intent.
Also?
Micro.blog does not know that a service you wish t... 1-1.hjalmer.com 
Resonance
TIL that adding an RSS source to Micro.blog does require separate settings for replication, and therefore does allow distinct replication options. ...
Some things just do not work in Safari on iPadOS. Some things just do not work in Safari on MacOS. I do try to stay Apple-native on Apple devices, though I do wish Apple allowed alternate web tech on iOS. But sometimes, I just switch to Firefox to get me over some bumps in the road.
Might need to switch up strategies. My window for reading at bedtime is becoming more variable and shorter.
Aurora visible overhead in St. Paul MN, tonight
Apparently, the mechanics of Animal Crossing New Horizons will allow multiple purchases of a legitimate artwork. So now I have two gotchas when shopping and I need to keep an inventory. Yes, I deeply enjoy ACNH.
That feeling when you pre-order the next book in the series you just finished and the projected availability is not for 10 more months. This is better than not knowing if there is a next book in process, but also anticlimactic. Checks watch: Yep. Still 10 months.
Feeling super snarky at work today. I’m aware that I’m feeling snarky and for the most part it doesn’t get out—but I’m not in the clear. I will apologize to one person as one of those after-the-fact realizations that I could have said the same thing without saying the same thing.
Can I just say I was filled with rage today when I was asked to assist a person with a technical issue, and the first time they suggested was 12PM-1PM? I honestly understand that folks are busy with meetings throughout the work day, but lunch is not a free space. No.
I didn’t expect to enjoy lavender in my coffee as much as I do.
The Big Mashup by Airiel.
Five stars. Would recommend.
Somehow I made it to 1PM without needing the Authenticator app on my work phone. Which means I didn’t realize I had left my work phone in my car this morning. My gratitude to the FindMy app which showed me a truth I could hardly believe.
Maybe, if the weather was bad overnight so the commute was a challenge even after a co-worker asked for one more thing before you left the house, and the coffee in your travel mug tastes good, and you’re already late, maybe Rob Zombie can finish his song before you go inside.