Let's Talk About White People
Let’s Talk About White People - A white guy looks at what it means to be white in 2024, what it’s meant in the past and what a hopeful future looks like - louplummer.lol/lets-talk… #Blaugust2024
ImageOptim - Free and Open-Source Utility to Reduce File Sizes
Today on App Addict - ImageOptim - Free and Open-Source Utility to Reduce File Sizes - ImageOptim is a tiny utility that every Mac user should have in their toolkit. It integrates a half dozen image optimization tools behind the scenes to quickly and efficiently provide an optimum file size without quality loss, including MozJPEG, pngquant, Pngcrush, 7zip, SVGO and Google Zopfli. As part of the… - apps.louplummer.lol/post/imag… #Mac Apps #Blaugust2024
The Devil's Tramping Ground
The Devil’s Tramping Ground - A 40-ft circle of bare earth in the central North Carolina woods has been reputed to be haunted for over 300 years. - linkage.lol/the-devil… #Blaugust2024
What a Day
What a Day - The first day of classes at my university job was stressful mixed with mishap and disappointment - louplummer.lol/what-a-da… #Blaugust2024
Mind Node for Mind Maps
Today on App Addict - Mind Node for Mind Maps - I’ve used the Mac and iPadOS versions of Mind Node mind mapping software for about 10 years. I checked my documents folder and found mind maps for deploying different versions of Mac OS X server when that was a thing, plus deployment plans for new laptop models, tech support documents… - apps.louplummer.lol/post/mind… #Universal Apps #Blaugust2024
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Free Roaming Horses in the Eastern US
Free Roaming Horses in the Eastern US - There are wild horses in several eastern states in the US which can be seen and visited by those interested. - linkage.lol/free-roam… #Blaugust2024
Learning Lessons, Lessons Learned
Learning Lessons, Lessons Learned - Lessons learned from organizing in a totally different era help navigate the current political climate. - louplummer.lol/learning-… #Blaugust2024
Better late than never, I updated my /now page - news on what I’m reading, writing, watching, enjoying and bookmarking
This Week's Bookmarks - Common Misconceptions, Spurious Correlations, Mushrooms, Best Movies of the 2000s, Woodstock, Horse Breeds, Image Prompting
List of common misconceptions - Wikipedia
Say What You See — Google Arts & Culture
Spurious Correlations (tylervigen.com)
The Best Movies of the 2000s, According to IndieWire Editors
Best Woodstock Performances: Hendrix, The Who & More at 1969 Festival (archive.ph)
These remarkable horse breeds are like no other on Earth (cnn.com)
24 Hour Wallpaper from Jetson Creative
Today on App Addict - 24 Hour Wallpaper from Jetson Creative - I don’t see my desktop during my working moments, but when I lock my computer, I have a different wallpaper displayed on each of my monitors. I also have a Keyboard Maestro macro that runs when I unlock my computer and hides all open apps for privacy reasons in case… - apps.louplummer.lol/post/24-h… #Mac Apps #Blaugust2024
Moderates, liberals, progressives and radicals need to keep their eyes on the prize and not their fingers pointed at each other. If you think tearing down statues is wrong, then don’t tear down any statues. If you think fighting fascists in the street is wrong, then stay on the sidewalk but stay in the struggle. Conversely don’t impose any purity test on middle aged folks who are frightened but still committed to ending white supremacy and the abdication of presidential responsibility. We are all in this together and the enemy of our enemy is our friend. - Me in a 2020 organizing letter
The Golden Age of Piracy
The Golden Age of Piracy - The Golden Age of Piracy was a 70-year period during which men like Blackbeard terrorized the seas. They have been memorialized in books and film. - linkage.lol/golden-ag… #Blaugust2024
Brand Loyalties
Brand Loyalties - I examine the effect of marketing on my tech, car, eating and clothing purchases. - louplummer.lol/brand-loy… #Blaugust2024
Bitcoin is 15 years old.
To put that in perspective: The web started in 1991. 15 years later, in 2006, we had youtube, twitter, amazon, ebay - the world was unrecognisable. What have we got in that timeframe from #blockchain? Ashes. “A thriving market for magic beans doesn’t make the magic beanstalk real." - lib.rs
Start from Innovative Bytes
Today on App Addict - Start from Innovative Bytes - Start by Innovative Bytes is an app launcher with extra features that make it different enough from FolderPeek and XMenu to be worth checking out. Like the other two apps, it offers a way to access your favorite apps, folders, files and URLs from the menu bar. It also lets… - apps.louplummer.lol/post/star… #Mac Apps #Blaugust2024
Making a More Accessible Web
Making a More Accessible Web - Making your website more accessible is a process you can start today with a free shortcut and a couple of good guides. - linkage.lol/making-a-… #Blaugust2024
The Random Joy Blogging Brings
The Random Joy Blogging Brings - Completing a blog post is much more than checking off a task on a to do list, it’s a chance for all types of joy. - louplummer.lol/random-jo… #Blaugust2024
Almighty - Tweaking and Utility Collection
Today on App Addict - Almighty - Tweaking and Utility Collection - Almighty, a collection of tweaks and utilities bundled into one app is by Khoa Pham, the same developer behind the popular low-priced clipboard manager PastePal. There are 50 different settings and utilities in the app, and you can enable and disable at will. They can be launched from the menu… - apps.louplummer.lol/post/almi… #Mac Apps #Blaugust2024
Unlike cynicism, hopefulness is hard-earned, makes demands upon us, and can often feel like the most indefensible and lonely place on Earth. Hopefulness is not a neutral position either. It is adversarial. It is the warrior emotion that can lay waste to cynicism. Each redemptive or loving act, as small as you like, such as reading to your little boy, or showing him a thing you love, or singing him a song, or putting on his shoes, keeps the devil down in the hole. It says the world and its inhabitants have value and are worth defending. It says the world is worth believing in - Nick Cave