Tag: Tech
Attie Girl
Jay Graber from Bluesky on how the major social media platforms are dealing with AI. In her post, Graber introduces an app called Attie that helps you customize your feed. As far as I'm concerned, Graber gets the benefit of the doubt in terms of using AI more responsibly than the other social media sites. /
Ghost CLI
Ghost CEO John O'Nolan built a CLI (and MCP) for the platform. This allows a user to tweak config settings through chat instead of going through the traditional UI. O'Nolan claims it's much faster, even though he knows the UI like the back of his hand. I'm skeptical that it's that much faster. I think we can get carried away with these new technologies. I recognize this is just a little experiment, but I don't see that it would really change using the tools in a meaningful way.
AT Proto
The announcement by Brid.gy about supporting long form posts through standard.site led me down a rabbit hole of exploring services that take advantage of that capability using AT Proto: Leaflet, Pckt and Offprint.
My Setup
Recently, I made the switch from Windows to Linux, and after a few weeks of toying around I believe I have gotten it to a place where everything has begun to look and feel natural to me. So, I decided now would be the perfect time to document and share my setup. One of the most rewarding parts of switching to Linux was discovering how much more customizable the desktop environment was compared to Windows' limited options. With the freedom to tweak the desktop to my liking this is what I have com...