Replied to https://micro.blog/nitinkhanna/2468130 by nitinkhannanitinkhanna (micro.blog)

@dshanske sure, but do you post your battery level? @aaronpk does -> aaronparecki.com
And do you post detailed walks with GPS and photos? @johnjohnston does 🙂 -> johnjohnston.info/blog/yest…

Wasn’t suggesting there aren’t lots of good location based features. I love seeing what people come up with. I was trying to see if I could push someone else to add it. I want to add more location features. I just added private geofencing.
Replied to https://twitter.com/tevyaw/status/1158056579410698241 by Tevya Tevya (Twitter)

@dshanske …if I go to the Bridgy plugin settings & click the button to “Register for Instagram”, it takes me to the https://t.co/IRXkKmhMze Instagram page with this message at the top:

“Couldn’t fetch your web site: Missing required parameter: user_url”

I have decided to deprecate the Bridgy plugin as it misled people about what it did. You can register directly on the Brid.gy website.
Just released another minor bugfix for Post Kinds. This is the 7th in the last few weeks. The recent update, version 3.4, created a few issues, but also revealed some that were already there as I started actually checking more of the data I’ve been storing for a rainy day.

For example, I’m no longer doing backward compatibility retrieval on posts using the older storage formats, which, looking at older posts, means that some things are not displaying. I have been restoring the information to the posts by manually reparsing it, but I may have to release a version to do so automatically, as no one wants to go through old posts.

Fortunately, I don’t have that many, but I do need to make sure those who posted more aren’t subject to the same problem.

Bookmarked Obama Administration Calls for Limits on Testing in Schools by Kate Zernike (nytimes.com)

The administration acknowledged its own role in the proliferation of tests, and urged schools to make exams less onerous and more purposeful.

Finally. I’ve been watching this obsession with standardized testing. It may have taken well too long, if they follow through, the nightmare is ending.
Bookmarked Queens College Professor Believes Algebra Is Unnecessary Stumbling Block Forcing Millions Of Students To Drop Out (newyork.cbslocal.com)

A provocative new book that argues required algebra has become an unnecessary stumbling block that forces millions to drop out of high school or college.

Where was this guy when I was trying to get out of Math Class with a variety of special holidays…Like the 100th Homework assignment?
Bookmarked London Just Reopened the Entrance to This Underwater Tunnel for the First Time in 147 Years by Alissa Walker (Gizmodo)

The first underwater tunnel ever built opened in London in 1843, paving a path for cities everywhere to expand beneath rivers and oceans. Today, the tunnel’s grand entrance hall reopens to the public for the first time in 147 years. The underground event space is part of an engineering museum that celebrates the famous family who built the tunnel—and much of London.

I read extensively about this some years ago when reading about the history of tunnel boring machines. If I ever get a chance to see this…