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  • Any recommendations for low-volume Mastodon or Pleroma hosting? I want to set up an instance for my own use. mastohost seem well-priced…

  • I’ve been playing around with ChatGPT and it’s fun to see the responses it generates across different domains. It pretty accurately generates HTML code, and can help break down complex, technical topics into more digestible material.

  • I’ve been working on the self assessment for my annual review, and it feels weird, to say the least, against the backdrop of the recent tech layoffs.

  • 15 years ago today I signed up for a Twitter account. Will it be #MyLastTwitterAnniversary?

  • The recent changes to Google Maps Timeline in the Android app are buggy. When saving changes to past events it jumps to the most recent event, and scrolling is slow to the point that the UI becomes detached.

  • A 970 file PR is one of the largest I’ve seen, and still a work in progress! It doesn’t seem like it can be broken down due to the architecture of the plugin and the nature of the breaking changes it needs to address.

  • The Sony NW-ZX707 is a thing of beauty but at a reported $800+ I’d be more interested if it was a ‘dumb’ Walkman without Android and it’s built-in obselence.

  • House of the Dragon Ep 3: Second of His Name | Official Website for the HBO Series | HBO.com from hbo.com1 hour 3 minutes Stream Season 1 Episode 3 of House of the Dragon online or on your device plus recaps, previews, and other clips. Late to the party but I started watching House of…

  • I’m curious. Has anyone managed to build a personal (music) recommendation engine? Something where you could plug-in your own trusted sources. The same music daily across each of the eight personal Spotify auto-generated playlists is tiring.

  • https://scottmallinson.com/blog/2023/01/06/894812/ by scottmallinson Implemented better caching on my website through Cloudflare Cache Rules. Let’s see what impact it has on loading times as well as on server load and bandwidth. This post serves several purposes: to test caching changes I’ve made on my website, #indieweb replies, and Micropublishing to Twitter.