A quest to archives of Paste Magazine’s print edition
Does anyone really dig in and listen to an album more than a couple of times anymore?
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What are you thankful for (2023 Thanksgiving)
During the Thanksgiving festivities at my wife’s parents’ house, my mother-in-law initiated a charming tradition. She asked everyone to write down their expressions of gratitude on small orange pumpkins. Here’s an edited version of the thoughts I shared: I started the list with something physically small. Then, each point covers a progressively bigger thing.
Do you wear ankle socks or tall socks? (when wearing shorts)
A TikTok user pointed out a fascinating trend: one’s sock choice might just be a generational giveaway. You can tell what generation someone belongs to “just by looking at their feet.” This observation holds water in my experience. When wearing regular socks with shorts, ankle socks seem to dominate the Millennial crowd. (this does not …
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YouTube’s experimental ‘play something’ button
The Verge reports YouTube tests a ‘play something’ button for when you don’t know what to watch I can’t tell if I love or hate this feature. (I personally have not seen it yet) Love it We need more randomness on the web. It’s like the old “I’m feeling lucky” button on Google. Or the …
2023 November podcast episodes
Every day, I go through my 98 podcast subscriptions and hand-select episodes to listen to. You can see (and listen to) my daily playlist on Spotify. If you’d like to see how I manage my podcasts, check out “Efficiently managing your podcast subscriptions: A comprehensive guide“
Do you get the words “flair” and “flare” mixed up?
When was the last time you used the word “flair” in a message or your writing?
I might try ChatGPT’s API to build WordPress tools
I think I might get a ChatGPT subscription just so I can see what I can do with the API. This article, “Unbundling AI” reiterated what we know and feel about ChatGPT, but it illuminated in interesting ways. Like, learning all the various methods of prompting is a bit like pre-GUI days when people had …
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Using option-w to close a window
I went to close a text window that I wasn’t looking, but it wouldn’t close. I kept hitting the same key command (⌘-w) over and over. (the MacOS command to close a window). I finally looked at the text window and saw a bunch of this: ∑∑∑∑∑∑∑∑ (option-w) Also, the ⌘ character is really rad-looking.
Do you really want multiple personal profiles on Facebook?
You can now have multiple personal profiles on Facebook. Laughs. Just a couple weeks ago, I did the opposite. I MERGED two of my biggest personal profiles.
How to enable your Mastodon posts to be searchable (tutorial)
Want to make your Mastodon posts more discoverable? Check out this step-by-step tutorial on how to enable your toots to be searchable!