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2026-07-16 16:07:46 UTC

Short of saying “You’ve come to the right place.” Over and over again, in a reassuring tone. I’m not certain how to deal with a support situation I find triggering, which is having a person coming you for support, a person who you have worked with in that support capacity, tell me they weren’t sure who to... 1-1.hjalmer.com https://1-1.hjalmer.com/2026/07/16/short-of-saying-youve-come/

2026-07-13 13:08:07 UTC

Have a coffee grinder on the fritz. In my opinion it died an early death. It was the same manufacturer of a unit that lasted more than 15 years, but this one lasted maybe one. Not going to buy the same device a third time.
For those who grind, what is your best recommendation?

2026-07-08 00:30:59 UTC

Running Dev Beta 3 everywhere. Cost me some time at work today understanding that the mandated Cisco AnyConnect VPN client (v5.x) on my work MacBook was interrupting my network connection. Fortunately I can quit the app. Unfortunately, it’s mandatory and gets re-installed if I remove it. I signed up for... 1-1.hjalmer.com https://1-1.hjalmer.com/2026/07/07/running-dev-beta-everywhere-cost/

2026-07-08 00:16:15 UTC

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I meant Nostr. Mistake #337

2026-07-08 00:11:45 UTC

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The resources and skill required to both understand what it is, why it is, and executing on all of the parts separately. Being useful or fun to read or having art to share is a wholly separate issue. I feel like I could potentially work with a maintained virtual server image that I host and could point dynamic DNS to, but trying to figure out all of the products, hardening a server, not making more than a few dozen mistakes? Damus is a steep climb. This post wont even read like English to some folks, and I'm not even going deep.

2026-05-12 13:42:48 UTC

iPad Thoughts No One Asked For:
For my purposes, I think the 11-inch screen is the superior size. The 13-inch seems like it would be a good idea, but the bulk: the space it needs and the additional weight make it seem more like a traditional laptop. And just that little bit of difference is notable in every... 1-1.hjalmer.com https://1-1.hjalmer.com/2026/05/12/ipad-thoughts-no-one-asked/

2026-05-12 13:28:18 UTC

Breakfast sandwich tip:
Before you microwave, pull the frozen stack apart and remove the slice of cheese. Set the cheese aside. Reassemble the sandwich sans cheese and cook normally. When your sandwich is fresh out of the microwave, put the cheese slice back into place in your sandwich. It will melt fully... 1-1.hjalmer.com https://1-1.hjalmer.com/2026/05/12/breakfast-sandwich-tip-before-you/

2026-05-11 16:03:41 UTC

Was going to keep an old MacBook Air around as a potential additional way to work on my Forever✱Notes scheme. But I forgot that note linking as currently implemented doesn’t work in Monterrey. Clicking links to other notes kept making the Notes app ask for the correct external application. The Web UI for... 1-1.hjalmer.com https://1-1.hjalmer.com/2026/05/11/was-going-to-keep-an/

2026-04-20 14:50:55 UTC

Crucial Track for April 20, 2026 https://1-1.hjalmer.com/2026/04/20/crucial-track-for-april/

2026-04-13 20:03:15 UTC

I checked out a book yesterday, from my local library branch. Dan Brown’s The Secret of Secrets was up front on the “Lucky Day” display. It was on my short list and I figured that beat the price of a Kindle ebook new-release. Also, I read it cover to cover.
The author is reminding me of Alan Moore, in the... 1-1.hjalmer.com https://1-1.hjalmer.com/2026/04/13/i-checked-out-a-book/

2026-04-11 19:47:00 UTC

Thinking a lot about data portability again.
Worried about the future.
Worried about businesses deciding I don’t affordable electronics any longer.
Worried I may not be able to keep using the brand of my choice.

2026-04-09 01:12:45 UTC

Well, I did it again. Killed an Ubuntu install through experimentation. Re-installing.

2026-04-08 19:05:46 UTC

A lesson I have to keep re-learning is when to allow notifications, or when to supply my email address. As a person whose attention can easily be re-directed, I have to help myself.

2026-04-02 14:06:22 UTC

When you Google information and find another sub-Reddit to join

2026-04-02 00:32:24 UTC

"That’s maybe the most important thing. Is to shake off this erroneous notion that life is there and you’re just gonna live in it, versus embrace it, change it, improve it, make your mark upon it. I think that’s very important and however you learn that, once you learn it, you’ll want to change life and make it better, cause it’s kind of messed up, in a lot of ways. Once you learn that you’ll never be the same again.
Steve Jobs"

2026-04-01 20:26:57 UTC

I love any article claiming x or y or z product is a MacBook killer, while being about a device that doesn’t run MacOS.

2026-04-01 19:40:00 UTC

I’m not fried, but today I’m supercalifragicrispy around the edges.

2026-03-23 16:15:59 UTC

Ah, “Progress”
I’m in IT. This is a metaphor and all metaphors fail.
Progress bars or status messages introduce a wierd alternate time, feels like travel when you have never been at this particular departure gate before and have never been to the destination, before.
There are some landmarks on your... 1-1.hjalmer.com https://1-1.hjalmer.com/2026/03/23/ah-progress-im-in-it/

2026-03-22 20:24:29 UTC

I don’t know why but every now and then I get fair to partly obsessed with some part of linux. For a while my Lenovo laptop of choice wouldn’t update to the Ubuntu 26.4 beta release from 25.10. I’m that guy. Today I used a daily build ISO and got it running. Feels like a victory.

2026-03-08 23:10:23 UTC

And then revisiting the topic of the half-century, Apple incorporated 50 years ago on April 1st.

2026-03-08 22:15:20 UTC

A weird thing I have noted, post OS 26.2, is that Shortcut automations for pulling up a note (with the day and date in the title) no longer works. The same automation still works as it always has on older Macs that don’t support OS26.
It seems to have been reported, but wasn’t addressed in 26.3 or in the... 1-1.hjalmer.com https://1-1.hjalmer.com/2026/03/08/a-weird-thing-i-have/

2026-03-08 17:46:25 UTC

I remember when Valley Fair first opened. And this year will be their 50th. And that makes me feel… not very young at all https://www.sixflags.com/valleyfair

2026-02-18 19:36:40 UTC

I’m gathering, based on results, that a note’s Title in Apple Notes, and it’s Name (with respect to Shortcuts and automation) may not be the same data points.
Suddenly an automation that has worked well for more than a year is returning surprises. The automation seems simple enough, but no.

2026-02-18 18:26:16 UTC

Getting really odd returns on iPadOS 26.4 from an automation designed to retrieve Notes with the current day and month in the title.
This is different from iPadOS 26.3 where Notes simply crashed while the automation was running.
Up through 26.2, I didn’t have issues with the exact same tool.

2026-02-11 17:58:18 UTC

"Since the advent of the internet, section 230 has been a target for people that want to control your speech and infringe on your First Amendment rights."
/TechDirt https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/11/an-18-million-subscriber-youtuber-just-explained-section-230-better-than-every-politician-in-washington/

2026-02-11 16:27:35 UTC

Sun goes up.
Sun goes down.
Weather happens.
Seasons change.
My emotions are mine.

2026-02-09 10:23:03 UTC

Lost the last of three sweet little dogs I had the privilege of loving, this morning. A Cairn Terrier named Luci. Poor thing just could not breathe. So we sent her home. Grateful for the doctors who helped us.

2026-02-06 19:43:58 UTC

Today I learned about a little company called Pineider, that has been around since 1774.
If you enjoy fine paper, pens, and leather goods, you may find things to covet, as I have. https://www.pineider.com

2026-01-29 00:13:41 UTC

Threatening your supporters with a visit from your secret police. Classy move. Whatever could be next?

2026-01-24 16:47:08 UTC

Another shooting by federal agents.
I don’t know what to do about any of this.
I tired.
I’m scared.
Leave us alone.

2026-01-23 12:58:07 UTC

I’m not sure how long it has been since the air temperature was this cold, here. https://1-1.hjalmer.com/uploads/2026/dfeba86e1d.png

2026-01-14 17:40:35 UTC

Service I once explored: “We’re deleting your account from lack of use”
Me: “Seems sensible”
Service I once explored: “We’re going to keep sending email as if you have an active account”

2026-01-14 17:13:07 UTC

I love this, And he’s right:
How to Make a Damn Web Site https://lmnt.me/blog/how-to-make-a-damn-website.html

2026-01-11 16:43:22 UTC

The one thing that always inspires me to change something is to take decisive action. Then I see how much better it could be if I would only fix everything I just did.

2026-01-08 01:35:30 UTC

I promise I won’t post every Spam message. I just wanted to illustrate that if you’re seeing it more, lately, you’re not alone.

2026-01-08 01:31:46 UTC

Telegram Spam tonight:
"Have a wonderful Wednesday, my friend!"
Good grammar! But not someone I know.

2026-01-08 01:27:26 UTC

SMS Spam tonight:
"You’ve been on my mind a lot these past days."
and
"I’ve been thinking of you more than expected."
Two different numbers. Yeah. No. I’m not that popular.

2026-01-06 01:41:39 UTC

Coffee did its job to get me through my day. But Monday hit hard. I’m spent.

2026-01-01 06:41:41 UTC

H A P P Y N E W Y E A R https://1-1.hjalmer.com/uploads/2026/b15d1d5c95.jpg

2026-01-01 02:54:30 UTC

Hot fire on a clear night! 6F and slight breeze https://1-1.hjalmer.com/uploads/2026/5cda55e818.jpg

2025-12-26 04:21:02 UTC

Crucial Track for December 25, 2025 https://1-1.hjalmer.com/2025/12/25/crucial-track-for-december/

2025-12-22 01:47:03 UTC

Status
#solstice #yule https://1-1.hjalmer.com/uploads/2025/ee765e358c.jpg

2025-12-16 08:43:33 UTC

Working with the Forever✱Notes scheme in Apple Notes and I find that there are wonderful reasons to use Notes for the purpose. And I’m learning there are some things that I wish notes could already do.
I wish individual Notes had anchor tags, like old HTML, so I could have a sort of table of contents for ... 1-1.hjalmer.com https://1-1.hjalmer.com/2025/12/16/working-with-the-forevernotes-scheme/

2025-12-15 05:38:06 UTC

Out of twenty things in the list, I have only not owned an encyclopedia, though many of my peers did. The rest of the experiences were all very normal at various points in my life. Just like sniffing freshly mimeographed worksheets at school. Remember worksheets, anyone? Carrying dimes and quarters for a p... 1-1.hjalmer.com https://1-1.hjalmer.com/2025/12/14/out-of-twenty-things-in/

2025-11-13 16:49:08 UTC

That feeling when you learn your phone is still in your car because your glucose monitor app is reporting a lack of communication with the sensor.
Stands to reason.

2025-11-12 03:23:55 UTC

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2025-11-12 03:14:43 UTC

#aurora #mnwx #msp https://1-1.hjalmer.com/uploads/2025/561111674c.jpg https://1-1.hjalmer.com/uploads/2025/57987f0927.jpg

2025-11-12 02:04:55 UTC

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2025-11-12 01:28:55 UTC

Northern Lights visible in Northern sky and overhead in St. Paul, MN. #mnwx

2025-11-09 17:18:52 UTC

TIL, with a heavy heart, that the browser extension for Bear and the Stop the Madness extension on iPadOS make Safari open new tabs with every link.
It does not at all seem to be related to any of the Safari Settings themselves. It is also not every extension.

2025-10-29 03:09:29 UTC

I have studied Plex a little more over the past few days, and found a way to improve recognition of lesser-known films and learned how to show more than one version of the same movie. It’s about metadata in the file names.
Multiple Editions - Movies
New Files Not Appearing After Library Scan https://support.plex.tv/articles/multiple-editions/ https://forums.plex.tv/t/new-files-not-appearing-after-library-scan/840987/4

2025-10-16 23:32:29 UTC

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2025-10-15 21:44:49 UTC

Have learned a bit more about T2 Intel Macs and Apple Configurator. Love it when the envelope gets bigger. Confounded that DFU uses different tools depending on the device you’re working on.

2025-09-29 18:52:44 UTC

So crestfallen that Apple Magic Keyboards — at least circa model A1644 — will only pair to a single device. That is awesome with Universal Control, but not awesome when you are away from that station

2025-09-02 04:32:17 UTC

Crucial Track for September 2, 2025 https://1-1.hjalmer.com/2025/09/01/crucial-track-for-september/

2025-08-30 15:54:26 UTC

I hope you’re having a good day. I wish you the best of luck in keeping the signal to noise ratio trending in a good direction.
No advice. No sales. Just a person here wanting to be a part of building something better for everyone.

2025-08-01 16:22:19 UTC

Crucial Track for August 1, 2025 https://1-1.hjalmer.com/2025/08/01/crucial-track-for-august/

2025-08-01 01:22:28 UTC

My kid’s listening to Laurie Anderson. Excellent!

2025-07-08 03:07:21 UTC

Looking West on Margaret Street, enjoying the sunset earlier this evening https://1-1.hjalmer.com/uploads/2025/3b35e719d0.jpg

2025-07-04 19:55:28 UTC

Sometimes it rains on the island. Even in July. https://1-1.hjalmer.com/uploads/2025/8f805d9782.jpg

2025-06-30 00:18:30 UTC

Crucial Track for June 30, 2025 https://1-1.hjalmer.com/2025/06/29/crucial-track-for-june/

2025-06-28 19:37:21 UTC

I’m at the point in my Animal Crossing New Horizon’s play where I take everything to Cyrus to see what’s possible. I haven’t thought of everything, yet.

2025-06-26 02:55:13 UTC

Crucial Track for June 26, 2025 https://1-1.hjalmer.com/2025/06/25/crucial-track-for-june/

2025-06-24 16:14:21 UTC

TIL that Apple Wallet/Apple Pay can inject information into your order that you did not expect. I created a problem and it has consequences. SO just be certain that your billing and shipping address in the Apple Wallet app are what you expect with respect to the order you are placing and for whom.

2025-06-23 14:00:02 UTC

That moment you decide to bookmark a page after searching for the chat for the link. Then you realize there is already a shortcut clearly visible at the top of the browser window.

2025-06-23 13:55:55 UTC

The feeling you get, as you rush to head out the door in the morning, when you pour hot water out of the coffee pot—instead of the coffee that you thought you brewed.

2025-06-15 17:58:29 UTC

Happy Father’s Day!
#acnh https://1-1.hjalmer.com/uploads/2025/83ac0c10b0.jpg

2025-06-07 21:00:15 UTC

ACNH Fit Check https://1-1.hjalmer.com/uploads/2025/c756a43c95.jpg

2025-06-05 14:00:14 UTC

I went to the store before it opened in order to get the thing. There were enough for everybody who was there. Now I can’t use the thing until I get home from work, but I’m excited.

2025-06-02 01:51:24 UTC

I have been playing ACNH for years, now. But only recently discovered how really useful Cyrus is on Harv’s Island. I dropped A LOT of Bells, today.

2025-05-28 16:42:19 UTC

Crucial Track for May 28, 2025 https://1-1.hjalmer.com/2025/05/28/crucial-track-for-may/

2025-05-26 01:43:05 UTC

It’s a Lofi Girl and Animal Crossing kind of night chez moi

2025-05-24 19:27:00 UTC

Having built a few manual collections in Plex, and seeing how many collections Plex will create for you automatically, I think it would be nice to offer the ability to build collections around characters, directors, actors, or studios. Plex already has the metadata. https://www.plex.tv

2025-05-13 20:07:45 UTC

Interesting day for Teams rooms where I work. Five of them were down hard. I think four cases out of five required a hard shutdown of the Teams PC. All of these were basic rooms with a TAP or table-top touch panel and a single display. A few had ancillary mics.

2025-05-11 16:04:29 UTC

ACNH Fit Check https://1-1.hjalmer.com/uploads/2025/2025051110362800-s.jpg

2025-05-10 13:01:35 UTC

Morning coffee https://1-1.hjalmer.com/uploads/2025/ebd37c628b.jpg

2025-05-05 01:55:16 UTC

Xfinity may not be having a good night. One ping session I let run for a while showed 78% packet loss. Posting this via mobile.

2025-05-05 00:02:43 UTC

Tonight I used Nookmart for the first time. If there is stuff you want for your island that you haven’t managed to find via normal means, or there is no overlap in your social circle of folks who are also playing Animal Crossing New Horizons, well the selection is swell and delivery was fast. https://nookmart.com/

2025-05-03 21:32:11 UTC

Oof.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail was released in 1975.
Just 50 short years ago. https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/762-monty-python-and-the-holy-grail

2025-05-02 02:16:32 UTC

Crucial Track for May 2, 2025 https://1-1.hjalmer.com/2025/05/01/crucial-track-for-may/

2025-05-01 02:23:18 UTC

Crucial Track for May 1, 2025 https://1-1.hjalmer.com/2025/04/30/crucial-track-for-may/

2025-04-27 19:40:26 UTC

Crucial Track for April 28, 2025 https://1-1.hjalmer.com/2025/04/27/143516/

2025-04-27 05:17:46 UTC

Fellow tape heads:
If you used to create mix tapes, then mixes on CD-R, do you also now spend time building playlists in your favorite electronic medium?
For example, I have dozens of playlists in Apple Music and I add music to them (or create new lists) on a regular basis.

2025-04-26 03:50:19 UTC

Crucial Track for April 26, 2025 https://1-1.hjalmer.com/2025/04/25/crucial-track-for-april/

2025-04-24 03:53:45 UTC

Crucial Track for April 24, 2025 https://1-1.hjalmer.com/2025/04/23/crucial-track-for-april/

2025-04-23 20:04:30 UTC

Ugh. I was one radio button from success. @help do I need redo a source, ie: delete and recreate, or could the import of an RSS source and publish to my blog be toggle on from the back end? I don’t see that I can change this in the UI myself. https://micro.blog/help

2025-04-22 19:57:50 UTC

When you love a song, do you always?
I do.
I horde favorite songs. I retain sentimental affection.
I think without exception.

2025-04-22 19:57:49 UTC

Crucial Track for April 22, 2025 https://app.crucialtracks.org/profile/hjalm/20250422

2025-04-22 03:09:34 UTC

I realize I’m of a demographic, one that still regularly watches prime-time programming, but it really is cringe to see commercial after commercial for new medications with really alarming side-effects.

2025-04-22 01:18:26 UTC

Crucial Track for April 21, 2025 https://app.crucialtracks.org/profile/hjalm/20250421

2025-04-21 10:14:32 UTC

Putting this here for posterity. Just updated an HP Elitebook x360 1040 G5 laptop to Ubuntu 25.04.
I used the recommendation here which has resolved an issue where the only sound device was Dummy Audio:
BANG & OLUFSEN speaker no sound on Linux Mint 21.2 on HP ENVY 17 https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=416746

2025-04-20 20:51:19 UTC

Two take-aways from my one-pager edit, today.
I can open an SVG file in BBEdit to get the vector information—no need to find the raw HTML online.
I still don’t understand all of the components of the SVG data and how CSS interacts inside of the template I’m customizing.
But? It works. https://hjalmer.com

2025-04-20 20:11:43 UTC

As an HTML hobbyist, it is excruciating to constantly come up against the difference between what I think I know and what I actually know. This is how I learn best, but it is so humbling. I thought I understood including in-line SVG images. I’m progressing.

2025-04-20 16:35:29 UTC

Crucial Track for April 20, 2025 https://app.crucialtracks.org/profile/hjalm/20250420

2025-04-19 21:54:16 UTC

I was diagnosed with ADHD back in the late 1900s, and recently I’ve learned enough to strongly suspect a second diagnosis. This knowledge does a lot to explain myself to myself, what I do and why. But let me tell you the gravity of the consequences does not stop revealing itself to me.

2025-04-19 21:49:42 UTC

I wouldn’t say I’m never satisfied. But I would say that satisfaction with anything I work on is temporary. Today I’m thinking about the design of my vanity one-page website. I’m thinking about the link to it from Micro.blog, and I’m also thinking about a major CSS overhaul of my Micro.blog itself.

2025-04-19 21:05:52 UTC

I stopped using my real name at restaurants. I have been using “Silver” because my beard is mostly grey. I figure that would help people wondering who was whom. But if I tell people “Silver”, what I see on the receipt is “Siler” and “Sliver”. So, problem not solved.

2025-04-19 18:24:30 UTC

TIL that adding an RSS source to Micro.blog does require separate settings for replication, and therefore does allow distinct replication options. Micro.blog does not assume you want each source handled identically, even if that is your own intent.
Also?
Micro.blog does not know that a service you wish t... 1-1.hjalmer.com https://1-1.hjalmer.com/2025/04/19/til-that-adding-an-rss/

2025-04-19 18:17:23 UTC

Some things just do not work in Safari on iPadOS. Some things just do not work in Safari on MacOS. I do try to stay Apple-native on Apple devices, though I do wish Apple allowed alternate web tech on iOS. But sometimes, I just switch to Firefox to get me over some bumps in the road.

2025-04-19 16:04:04 UTC

Might need to switch up strategies. My window for reading at bedtime is becoming more variable and shorter.