Kirk McElhearn / is on Nostr

Writer, podcaster, photographer, lazy zennist, cat whisperer.

Lapsed New Yorker in Shakespeare's home town.

Chop wood, carry water.

http://mcelhearn.me/

Last Notes

2024-08-08 18:47:48

38 things you didn’t know Siri can do
Siri can do a lot; do you know all the questions and commands it can respond to? Here are 38 prompts that you may be surprised you can ask Apple’s virtual assistant.
https://kirkville.com/38-things-you-didnt-know-siri-can-do/

2024-07-31 19:23:28

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@npub12ez…uyf6 I’ve ordered mine. That’s a great period, unjustly overlooked.

2024-07-10 11:55:38

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@npub1qw5…037m That’s close to what they used to call British racing green.

2024-07-07 17:58:02

An Italian newspaper had a headline Veni, Vidi, Vichy, when writing about the rise of the far right in France.

2024-06-05 08:17:55

Facebook wants to use YOUR content to train its AI—and you can’t opt out, if outside Europe
Facebook wants to use all your content to train its AI, but you can't opt out; you can only request to have your data not included in their training model.
https://kirkville.com/facebook-wants-to-use-your-content-to-train-its-ai-and-you-cant-opt-out-if-outside-europe/

2024-05-29 18:50:35

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@npub1hvd…9sq9 It’s currently 4.4%, which is better than regular savings accounts here. And it’s tax-free.
https://www.nsandi.com/products/premium-bonds

2024-05-28 18:31:51

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@npub1hvd…9sq9 It would be hard to explain how premium bonds work in the UK, but it is essentially a savings account where each pound is a lottery ticket, each month. So no money burned.

2024-05-07 16:50:59

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@npub1qw5…037m But it’s not about the performers. It’s about the event, it’s especially about the point down at the end.

2024-04-07 21:25:39

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@npub1qw5…037m I read that first as replicant tracking systems, which would actually be a good thing.

2024-03-31 15:25:32

From the department of “50% of everyone is below average.”
https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/112/190/995/245/919/647/original/73812c5217d15622.jpeg

2023-10-22 16:31:17

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@npub1ahq…wjwd Maybe it worked when you first set it up, and so it still works, but they’ve changed it.

2023-10-22 16:21:06

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@npub1ahq…wjwd That tells me this:
https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/111/279/581/825/301/616/original/37192ad47fed5ddb.png

2023-10-22 16:15:17

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@npub1ahq…wjwd I tried that. But Google Photos still shows all the photos in my Apple photos library, and I don’t want to see them.

2023-10-22 15:58:35

I got an Android phone. I want to view photos I take on that phone in the Google Photos app on my iPhone, but not share photos from my iPhone. I want to keep them segregated.
Is that possible? I can’t see how.

2023-08-17 20:23:33

Since I bought an Xbox in January, my first ever console, I’ve found several games that I can’t get through because I don’t have the reflexes of a teenager. You’d think game designers would think about accessibility, allowing users to skip segments after failing a few times. I almost gave up on a game I’m playing now because it took 30 tries to kill all the bad things (and most of the game isn’t about killing, but discovering things). Maybe offer an option to slow down gameplay for old people?

2023-07-27 21:40:40

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@npub1hvd…9sq9 @npub1eee…e209 Wordpress is certainly heading in that direction.
https://wordpress.com/blog/2022/12/19/write-and-publish-your-newsletter-on-wordpress-com/
And they run Woocommerce.