petebrown’s statuslog

Manage on omg.lol
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petebrown

I'm pretty glad I am not one of those parents who feels like they have to constantly be shouting at their kid from the bleachers.

2 months ago Respond
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petebrown

Am I just missing it, or does the Ulysses mobile app just not have the option to add a footnote?

2 months ago Respond
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The MST3K Forever-athon is the fulfillment of something I have wished for since the early 1990s: a channel that shows nothing but back-to-back episodes of MST3K. Like, I can't even believe this exists!

2 months ago Respond
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petebrown

As usual, I don't come down entirely on one side or the other regarding the EU's decision about Apple and Apple's response to it, but I will say that JESUS H CHRIST the online discourse about it is absolutely INSUFFERABLE.

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petebrown

It is kind of amazing how warm 28˚F can feel.

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petebrown

Ugh. All the power has gone out in my home office but no breakers are tripped. I suspect something has gone wrong somewhere inside the wall and I have neither the time nor the energy to deal with it.

2 months ago Respond
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Oh, cool! It looks like Gibberish has added syncing of Thoughts (i.e., drafts) between devices! That was one of the few things that had been bugging me about it.

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I can't remember whether or not I was actually at this particular show at the Euclid Tavern back in 1993, but it's a good reminder of how great a band Craw was.

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petebrown

I think what I really need today is one more person coming at me with magical claims about what they think AI "could" do that they make absent any understanding of how LLMs actually work or the interests and motivations of the companies that build them.

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Oh good. Another Sharepoint site.

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The great thing about a three-day weekend is the four-day week that follows. It's a gift that keeps on giving.

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Basketball

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Another exciting Saturday morning of basketball at the Greenfield Middle School gymnasium!

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I love when I get these "Pete, you're on a roll!" emails from LinkedIn when I haven't been to there stupid site in a few months. Desperate for engagement much, guys?

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Legit copies of the Heisei-era Godzilla movies could be a lot easier to find…

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I mean, I guess at least the good news is that the roof leak is over the bathtub?

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I made a pot of chili for dinner tonight and it was 1) just the right thing for a cold, snowy evening and 2) pretty damn good.

2 months ago Respond
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Fire

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Having taken up a position standing directly in front of the pellet stove, I am finding it pretty hard to muster the motivation to move along.

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Evergreen tree

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That was a very dry Christmas tree that I just hauled to the curb.

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The snow has begun to fall.

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MONSTER ISLAND!

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I really feel like I should be able to put my library card into Apple Wallet.

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Television

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Stranger Things, season 2… watching with the 13yo—his first time through. Having just finished S1, the difference I. The soundtrack is really noticeable.

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Ugh. I just remembered one lingering thing that this keeping me on Dropbox. It's solvable, but it will require some digging-into.

2 months ago Respond
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Supposedly we are going to get some actual snow this weekend, but I will believe it when I see it. Dollars to donuts, it goes south or north of here and we just end up with more rain.

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Hot beverage

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It seems like today might be a three-coffee kind of day.

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Laptop

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I wonder when we will reach the point that the "Is this the year of Linux on the desktop?" joke is older than the median age of the people making the "Is this the year of Linux on the desktop?" joke.

2 months ago Respond
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Apparently I set up a post-to-status.log action in Drafts action a while ago and then totally forgot about it.

2 months ago Respond
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On Mercury Sea by Excellent Skeleton

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Yellow & Green by Baroness

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Prism V by the Danish String Quartet

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Holy Fire by Foals

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This Stupid World by Yo La Tengo

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Jesus Of Cool by Nick Lowe

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Stereo Mind Game by Daughter

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Emotional Eternal by Melody's Echo Chamber

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Book Of Beyond by Numün

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Floodhead by Tape Runs Out

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Bleach by Nirvana

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the record by boygenius

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Your Hero Is Not Dead by Westerman

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Happening by Launder

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Memorial by THUS LOVE

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Beat by Bowery Electric

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The Town That Cursed Your Name by The Reds, Pinks, & Purples

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Memento Mori by Depeche Mode

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Idylls by Love Spirals Downwards

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Transmissions by Juno Reactor

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Dreaming the Dark by Tamaryn

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Cheap Dreams by Small Black

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Intercept! by Bent

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Silence by Monolake

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Music For Real Airports by The Black Dog

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Lifeforms by The Future Sound Of London

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The King Of Limbs by Radiohead

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Avalon by Roxy Music

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Tales Of Ephidrina by The Amorphous Androgynous

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Good At Losing Everything by The Ghost Of Paul Revere

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Time to make the donuts

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Baby Teeth by Dizzy

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Optical Delusion by Orbital… good album, but maybe not what I'm looking for first thing in the morning.

1 year ago Respond
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A Left Turn by The Underground Lovers. Never heard this band before, but I really like it!

1 year ago Respond
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Late Developers by Belle & Sebastian

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SLEEP: Tranquility Base by Max Richter

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The 12yo has discovered the wonders of the distortion pedal.

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This weather—freezing rain and sleet all day long—is gross.

1 year ago Respond
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Man Of Colours by Icehouse

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Pencil

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It is hard to explain how much I enjoy using a good pencil.

1 year ago Respond
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Transmission Suite by 808 State

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Trilogie de la Mort by Éliane Radigue

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58F, while lovely, does not seem right for February in Massachusetts and it makes me anxious.

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Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

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The Blue Album by Orbital

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This Stupid World by Yo La Tengo

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There Is No Enemy by Built To Spill

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Promontoire by Benjamin Moussay

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Ghosts VI: Locusts by Nine Inch Nails

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I have gone for a walk around the block and I think that is enough of being outside for today. 13F, feels like 2F

1 year ago Respond
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Ghosts V: Together by Nine Inch Nails

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Cook

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Making a big pan of mac & cheese from scratch

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Pedestrian Verse by Frightened Rabbit

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I seem to have entered a phase of waking up at 3:30 every morning.

1 year ago Respond
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Looking at the weather forecast for the next 48 hours and I am not thrilled.

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Everything Is by Neutral Milk Hotel

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I didn't really want to spend the morning getting yelled at by both kids about how they shouldn't have to wear a coat even though it's 16 degrees out, but I guess that's what we're doing.

1 year ago Respond
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Music For Programming, Episode 66: Conrad Clipper. I find this podcast good for any kind of focus work, really.

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The Loon by Tapes 'n Tapes

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Now is the hour when The Small Cat goes CRAZY

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Tactical Neural Implant by Front Line Assembly

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Senjutsu by Iron Maiden

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Laptop

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Early-morning (for me) work meeting, the downside of having a dispersed team.

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Epoch by Tycho

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Suss by SUSS

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Complete Mountain Almanac by Complete Mountain Almanac

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The cats are very eager to go out.

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Choose Your Weapon by Hiatus Kaiyote

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Love Beyond the Intersect by Space Dimension Controller

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Drift Code by Rustin Man

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Beet by Eleventh Dream Day

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Cosmogramma by Flying Lotus

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Snowflake

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Snow day for the kids (although it’s mostly rain at this point). Not a snow day for me, of course.

1 year ago
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12 by Ryuichi Sakamoto

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Pasar de la Luces by Mint Field

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The Heavy Hours by The Heavy Hours

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_Music For Magnesium173 by Ian William Craig

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Tremblers and Goggles By Rank by Guided By Voices

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Strays by Margo Price

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Mama’s Gun by Erykah Badu

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93 'til Infinity by Souls Of Mischief

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An actual cold morning. 18F, or what used to be normal for this time of year.

1 year ago
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Fan-Tas-Tic, Vol. 1 by Slum Village

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Interview With the Vampire, S1, E4; this show is so much better than the book

1 year ago
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Lunchtime run has left me feeling even more tired than usual at 8 PM

1 year ago
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Powerslave by Iron Maiden

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Highfalutin by Lowly

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Formentera by Metric

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Sunday evenings are always such a weird time.

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10,000 Hz Legend by Air

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Good For You by Houndsmouth

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It's my last day of work before the holiday break, so of course I have a 6 AM meeting.

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Early-morning writing

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Sitting in front of the pellet stove and enjoying a glass of hot glögg. One day to go before the holiday break.

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I wish there were any rhyme or reason to when Airplay chooses to work and when it doesn't.

1 year ago
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Comradely Objects by Horse Lords Noisey, angular stuff… I like it!

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Watching Miracle On 34th Street. It's the remake, but it's not terrible.

1 year ago
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Listening to Dusk by Pulse Emitter on Apple Music

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Or maybe this?

1 year ago
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this will work

1 year ago
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my status from Drafts

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with status.lol

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