Black smoke is a good sign. There will be no quick deals here.

More people in the square looking at a smokestack than I saw at one time during the Francis funeral. It won't be today. And probably not tomorrow. All the better: let it take a week, as the severity of the situation is well-known to every man in the Chapel.

Reopening Alcatraz is the weirdest, most surreal, silliest decision yet.

The Chicago Cubs win 9-2. Pitching is a bit banged up, but that won't matter if they continue on as the strongest offense in baseball.

When Primal web just... stops working.

I fear true censorship resistance at Bluesky would alienate most of their users, and at this point, they know it. View quoted note →

Developer focus has left us with many good mobile options for Nostr, and a desert when it comes to desktop. So, yes: Web (or projects like Notedeck) above all, and let mobile chase.

Typical Illinois Weather: day I need to be outside, 84 degrees. Days I will be inside, 70's and beautiful.

Made my first song recommendation at the end of Mass today. "And if you don't like it," I said, "listen until you do."

With all the great publishing utilities I have... LaTeX is still king in my world.