I am a heavy user of dictation on the iPhone — I probably dictate as much or more than I type — but don’t use it on the Mac or iPad. If I have a full-size keyboard available, it’s easier for me to type.
The online conversation community seems to gravitate toward corporate-owned silos rather than commons, and seems to like its arbitrary 300-character limits. These two trends are frustrating to me.
When I turned 50, I decided to get a tattoo, but I did not follow through because it seemed like too much of a commitment.
When I get dressed in the morning, I don’t like putting on T-shirts with messages on them because I may not agree with the message in the afternoon.
I used “harrumph” in a work chat this morning. I’m at an age now where I can “harrumph,” and I plan to take full advantage of this privilege.
Apple reviews
The Best Apples to Eat Right Now, According to an Apple Reviewer
I love apples. I literally eat an apple a day. My go-to apple is now Cosmic Crisp.
For a few years, I loved Honeycrisps, but I now find them barely edible. I think Honeycrisps are different now.
Reviewer Brian Frange ranks SweeTango as number one. I’ve never had one but I’ll watch for it.
❤️👍
I work on a core team of eight people, five of them women, including the manager. We use ❤️ to acknowledge messages on Teams. But lately, I have been uncomfortable with the ❤️ and I am using a 👍 instead. On the other hand, I don’t want to send a message to my colleagues that I don’t like them — I’m just not comfortable with the ❤️.
Unrelated: I’ve been told I overthink things.
Which social media platforms do you get the most value from?
For me, the answers are:
- Facebook. Sigh.
- Reddit, but 90% of my activity is reading and the occasional comment
- Tumblr
- Mastodon
- Bluesky is a distant fifth
I don’t like Discord, so I decided to drop all the Discords I participate in. If those communities go to a proper community platform, I’ll gladly rejoin.
I do LinkedIn for professional reasons.
I don’t do Instagram and Threads now, but I might go back.
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