Done Since 2022-12-04

[mdlbear]

As usual, I'm no closer to... almost anything that I ought to be working toward, than I was last week. (I am marginally closer to downsizing, through having taken the last of Colleen's cookbooks -- two file boxes worth -- down to my daughter's house on Thursday. It's not statistically significant.)

I've gotten back to thinking about and experimenting with converting GoingSideways.blog to a block theme. Which means I've gotten back to approximately where I was... (consults git log)... in mid-July. We're supposed to be back from our hiatus in January, so that's running a bit late. (On the other hand, the choice of base themes and the selection of blocks and tools has expanded some, so the intervening months haven't been a total loss.)

If you bought a security camera from Eufy based on their promise that all your data was stored locally, not in the cloud, I'm sorry to say that they lied. Eufy, btw, is owned by Anker, which until now was my favorite cable and charger brand. More under last Sunday, along with other security and privacy bad news.

If you still miss MacOS 9, you can run it in your browser. If you're looking for a wormhole, physicists have created one using a quantum computer. Or at least, something that is mathematically identical to a two-dimensional hologram of one. There's a glimpse of a fascinating duality between wormholes and quantum entanglement, but you still can't fly a starship through one. Sorry.

Notes & links:
1204Su
  * up 7:15; S=7:22, BP=113/69, P=69, W=19.8; exercises, shower
  @ I Was Wrong About Mastodon why and how moderation scales beautifully
  @ A Twitter User's Guide to Mastodon
  @ Powers of Ten™ (1977) - YouTube (via APOD: 2022 December 4)
  @ EU Leader Uses Mastodon to Tell Elon Musk How Twitter Needs to Be Regulated
  @ Eufy's security cameras send data to the cloud without consent, and that's not the
    worst part | ZDNET
    Eufy’s “local storage” cameras can be streamed from anywhere, unencrypted | Ars 
  @ Samsung’s Android app-signing key has leaked, is being used to sign malware | Ars
  @ Apple Sends DSID With iPhone Analytics Data, Tests Show
    iPhone Privacy ‘Lies’ Exposed Again: Apple Analytics not Anonymous
  @ ‘This is Appalling’ — Tax-Prep Sites Leak PII to Facebook - Security Boulevard
  % It occurred to me a couple of days ago that one reason I'm so attached to the house on
    Whidbey is the weekly "alone time".  Maybe spend one day a week staying in the Lair?
  % also, _just_ realized that I use eating at my desk as a procrastination mechanism.
    -> doesn't make it any easier to get started.
  * Load E's boxes into Molly
  @ UK Publishers File £13.6 Billion Lawsuit Against Google Alleging Market Abuse
    " A separate multi-billion Euro claim will be running in parallel in the EU, handled
      by a Dutch law firm in cooperation with Geradin Partners. "
  * walk: Nautilus.   Remarkably little hip pain
  * 15min: a haphazard attempt at sorting
  % bit the inside of my lower lip (on the left).  I've done this before.  Do Not Like.
  * laundry
  * GS: install "replace Google fonts with Bunny fonts" plugin
    -> broke the slider and CSS max-width.  Didn't check any further.  Uninstalling didn't
       fix it.  Fortunately I'd copied the site to staging before activating
  % 7ish R shoulder hurting.  RSI, presumably
  $ C $60 on AX to Union of Concernned Scientists 
  o make a payment or do other paperwork -> address Medi-pendant box for return

1205Mo  * litter boxen
  * up 7:22; S=7:44, W=198.8; 
  x */1    bio-one in drains:  o box room sink,  o shower -> appear to be out
  & discovered that I didn't have copies of the album working directories on sable.
    -> copy from nova.
  * print out 3 copies of Amethyst Rose tracklist.
  * ~ 3:10 drive down to RS.
  * Made the bed and did the litter boxes when I arrived
  @ How Physicists Created a Holographic Wormhole in a Quantum Computer - YouTube
    quantum entanglement and wormholes are duals??!
    Physicists Create a Wormhole Using a Quantum Computer | Quanta Magazine

1206Tu
  & awake 4:05; S=5.8; gave up trying to get back to sleep 4:25
  * up 6:30ish; S=6:42;  exercises
    % headache p=3
    % both headache and back seem to be doing better after exercises.
  @ Infinite Mac Nice hack.  MacOS9 in your browser
    GitHub: A Mac with everything you'd want in 1995, all in your web browser.
  * Some work with block themes for GS.  Hansen looks promising, at least for layout.
    The "Style" tab is identified with a vertically-split circle.  :P  Can one add fonts?
  % meloxicam with pm drugs

1207We  Pearl Harbor  * litter boxen
  & awake 3:30ish;
  * up 6:30; S=???;
    % apparently I didn't use the CPAP at all last night.  Why do I think I did?
    % having a cat sleeping next to me is way too much like sleeping with Colleen
  * start putting medicine cabinet together.  -> Completed step 1.
  @ Crabs Aren't The Only Things Evolution Keeps Making. An Expert Explains.
    " Charles Darwin believed evolution created "endless forms most beautiful ". It's a
      nice sentiment but it doesn't explain why evolution keeps making crabs."
  @ Apple to encrypt iCloud - The Washington Post
  @ [sf-lug] Bozo-free social network (was: Whew...)
  @ Liberapay is a recurrent donations platform.
  & KF:  teach N the basics of recording with the H2 and the A+H mixer.  We are probably
    going to want more inputs for the business, but the A+H is sufficient for the group
    either live or multi-track.
    -> should get some more microphones and eventually an interface with more channels.
    -> ordered an SM58 and SM57 from MF.
  % meloxicam with pm drugs
  * complete assembly of medicine cabinet.  Something of a struggle--more hands needed
    I'll worry about installing it tomorrow

1208Th
  * up 6am; S=6:38; exercises
  @ I Found the Perfect Replacement for Twitter. It’s LinkedIn | WIRED
    " LinkedIn posts are gradually changing. My newsfeed is starting to include genuinely
      interesting comments, links to good articles, life updates from friends,..selfies "
  @ 18 Best Wireless Headphones (2022): Earbuds, Noise Canceling, and More | WIRED
    Best for Producing Audio: Audio-Technica ATH-M50xBT $200  BT with optional cord
    Best Cheap Headphones:    Audio-Technica ATH-M20xBT  $80  BT with optional cord
  @ PSE substations among five attacked in Pacific Northwest in November | Sea. Times
    " Domestic extremists “have developed credible, specific plans to attack electricity
      infrastructure since at least 2020,” according to the DHS report. "
  * noon E' coming today not Fr.  means I'll have to do litter boxes tomorrow or Sat.
  * noonish head down to E's
  @ FFmpeg - Ultimate Guide | IMG.LY Blog
  : would have put up the medicine cabinet except I can't find the angle brackets I _know_
    I have somewhere.  Maybe in the house.  If not I can probably get them at Freddie's.
    Or, better, find some at RE and bring them down Monday

1209Fr  * litter boxen
  & awake 3ish
  * Up 5:30; S=5:04;
  * load drugs
  * install medicine cabinet.  A bit of a struggle.  Finally found the angle brackets.
    The plastic anchors were ineffective; used them for positioning while screwing
    directly into the stud between them.
  @ You get the internet you deserve • The Register content mills and AI
  : Google sent me an email with download links for Colleen's data -- account hadn't been
    used for six months.  The only big file is 11GB of mail.  My guess is that Chrome's
    password data is _not_ included, so I'll have to deal with that soonest.
  @ *privacy not included | Shop smart and safe | Mozilla Foundation
  @ Raspberry Pi Hired An Ex-Cop And People Are Pissed
    Raspberry Pi Under Fire by Creators Who Are Upset it Hired a Former Cop
    Best Raspberry Pi Alternatives in 2022 - PC Guide
  * transfer $ to E for holiday gift
  ~  K choir concert -> I'm not going

Comments

Re: Things Evolution Keeps Making

[ng_moonmoth]

Borrowing a line from a well-known statement about history, evolution doesn't repeat, but it rhymes. Looks pretty close.