THE WRITTEN RECORD

Author: Chris

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Damn.

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Minnie

After a third-party seller fiasco on Amazon, I have finally secured a refurbished 2014 Mac Mini desktop. Of course her new name is simply “Minnie.” Let’s hope that Apple will support this outdated operating system for a few more years…

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Daily Defaults

A recent trend going around the fediverse and blogosphere is showing off what your default software tools are so now it is my turn. In the past, I would try the latest shiny software to see if I could incorporate…

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FoxCast

Since the migration to the new accounts are almost complete, I did have to start fresh with a new Apple ID and recreate the FoxCast channel on Apple Podcasts. I am also podcasting on Spotify if you are so inclined.…

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Grey Matter

I just successfully migrated all of my digitized notes into a new personal database which I used to call “Grey Matter” as a second brain, or pensieve. A second brain is a system where I can collect, refine and process…

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Success

The clean slate protocol I initiated a few days ago is a success. After creating a new domain name and building a new website, with a new e-mail account and a new Apple ID, I am slowly migrating some of…

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Reboot

After recent price increases, subscription fatigue, privacy concerns and probably long overdue contentment, it’s time for a change. I’ll be withdrawing more from technology, technology blogs and restructuring everything to maximize privacy, reduce monthly subscription spending and pursuing avenues of…

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Jack

Pumpkin carved.

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Retro Audio

With the announcement of Apple raising their digital subscription package , Apple One, 9to5mac.com/2023/10/2… I’ve decided to go backwards instead.

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Exadelic

The world’s most powerful AI has awakened to sentience. And decided you are it’s worst enemy. Currently reading: Exadelic by Jon Evans 📚

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After a brief hiatus I am back on Micro

After a brief hiatus I am back on Micro.blog. The capability to have a painless long-form blogging experience coupled with short form micro-posts is appealing. Even better- no algorithms or adverts. Wordpress and Ghost are no longer viable options for…

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Mojo Island Geocache

GCA06T7 has been upgraded with a new container and is even more secured. I placed a tiny cache on the island last year but was concerned with rising water levels. So last week I dropped an ammo box filled with…

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A Home in the Digital Forest

“And then there’re personal sites, the house in the forest. It’s the place people escape to when they’re tired of the noise. However personal sites are not isolated islands. They interact and stay connected, using links, mentions, emails, and RSS.…

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Sweet Sixteen

Sweet sixteen. Recovered from the Internet Archive.

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The FoxCast Episode 3

The mojochrome.com website is under renovation. Time to build your own website and stay away from social media. 21 Lessons For the 21st Century by Yuval Harari Going deep into a storm water drain to find the hidden cache!

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