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Replied to @dshanske is that the big red thing in the middle of the picture? by

@dshanske is that the big red thing in the middle of the picture?

Yes, to the right of the green things. I was posting it to test some new improvements on my site, but was challenging anyone who noticed to see if they could identify it beyond what kind of conveyance it was.

Replied to https://archive.jgregorymcverry.com/just-paid-for-web-upgrade-to/Quick Thoughts Blog by

Greg McVerry (archive.jgregorymcverry.com)

Just paid for web upgrade to @pocketcasts as seems to be the only way to get history, hoping to download an OPML file or scrape history to publish listen posts., but after paid upgrade my history says “Once upon a time… All your played episodes will appear here.

I tried this ages ago, but it never worked for me. Has it changed?

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nitinkhanna (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.

Liked WPWeekly Episode 361 – Introduction to the IndieWeb With David Shanske (WordPress Tavern)

In this episode, John James Jacoby and I are joined by David Shanske. David introduces us to a set of philosophies known as the IndieWeb, explains how it’s different from the Open Web, and ho…

Replied to https://twitter.com/tevyaw/status/1158055774540587009 by Tevya (Twitter)

Have you tested IndieAuth? It should just work, but this suggests some sort of login error.

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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.

Liked New York Public Library’s Iconic Lions Back In Action After Cleanup (newyork.cbslocal.com)

The $250,000 project is all thanks to the New York Life Foundation and donations from hundreds of New Yorkers.

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Forcing webmentions for conversations on websites that don’t support Webmention Within the IndieWeb community there is a process called backfeed which is the process of syndicating interactions o

Incredibly old…Is this your way of telling me that I need to update refbacks?

Replied to Extra Feeds Plugin for WordPress (BoffoSocko)

For individual posts, the Extra Feeds plugin will add code into the

of one’s page to provide feed readers that have built-in discovery mechanisms the ability to find the additional

You were asking for such a thing during IWC Online. I commented it was easy and could quickly build it. So I did. Glad people like it.

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 New Yorkers Are Getting Into Dining Solo As Long As You Mind Your Manners (newyork.cbslocal.com)

Eating solo has become more popular in recent years. What used to take guts, now is easier with a little help from hand held devices.

Okay, so I’m a trendsetter now….

Bookmarked New York State Court Of Appeals Won’t Hear Case Seeking Personhood For Chimpanzees (newyork.cbslocal.com)

An animal rights group seeking legal personhood for chimpanzees will not be getting a hearing in the highest court in New York State.

Isn’t there a middle ground between saying animals have some rights and deciding they are people?

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 The Microcomplaint: Nothing Too Small to Whine About by Teddy Wayne (nytimes.com)

It was once considered unbecoming, or annoying itself, to moan publicly about trifling personal ordeals. Now we tolerate, even encourage, the microcomplaint.

This is pretty much a large part of my professional life…other people microcomplaining.

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?