kinda wild that TikTok shut us down at the account level so it won’t even work on a VPN
been waiting multiple days for confirmation emails for both Pixelfed and loops.video… i signed up skeptical that either would reasonably scale and this doesn’t really help lol
made Hainan chicken and rice for dinner and it was a lot of work, even with the instant pot version lol
Supreme Court Backs Law Requiring TikTok to Be Sold or Banned
RIP
Supreme Court Backs Law Requiring TikTok to Be Sold or Banned
The decision came a week after the justices heard a First Amendment challenge to a law aimed at the wildly popular short-form video platform used by 170 million Americans that the government fears could be influenced by China.
just did my last quarterly estimated tax payments for the city of Portland 🥳 (because our new payroll provider actually does withholding unlike ADP, which is fucking ridiculous given they’re one of the biggest payroll providers in the country)
Exclusive: Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes
i mean, it’s interesting, but the headline makes it sound like an official app. also, Bluesky limits images to being under 1 MB. that’s kind of a bummer for any real photo sharing
Exclusive: Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes
More good news for those looking to exit Meta's social app ecosystem in favor of a more open alternative: An independent developer is building a
I checked in at Forest Park / Portland / OR
love a misty hike
China Weighs Sale of TikTok's US Operations to Elon Musk as One Possible Option
no. just shut it the fuck down
China Weighs Sale of TikTok's US Operations to Elon Musk as One Possible Option
Chinese officials are evaluating a potential option that involves Elon Musk acquiring the US operations of TikTok if the company fails to fend off a controversial ban on the short-video app, according to people familiar with the matter.
really wish that more restaurants would just have websites instead of announcing everything on instagram. i don’t want to be on any meta platform but that’s literally the only place that restaurants post.
finally risking it all and opening this ten year old nigori sake that someone found in their house and gave me last year. pray for me
Nintendo’s next Lego console will be a Game Boy
neat! i look forward to this selling out instantly and not being able to get one
Nintendo’s next Lego console will be a Game Boy
Your Switch 2 announcement is in another castle.
feeling especially at peace with our early decision to defederate xoxo.zone from Threads
finally getting around to watching Hereditary and what is up with this trope of “person goes to group therapy and finally decides to deliver an epic monologue as everyone else stares down at their feet”