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This is my pocket-sized no politics blog, for thoughts and life updates that are too long for my Bluesky account. You can contact me in the replies or by emailing me at brittany at sameoldstory.co.
My toxic trait
When the going gets tough, I retreat online.
When the going gets tough, I retreat online.
The passage of time, I suppose
Rambling about how we're all getting older.
Rambling about how we're all getting older.
On posting almost everyday.
I think this could be a good habit. Maybe?
I think this could be a good habit. Maybe?
ATP & IndieWeb Criticism: "People don't care about owning their data."
I'm actually not sure this is true?
I'm actually not sure this is true?
I'm feeling some pressure to optimize™ my social media presence.
There are so many cool platforms to try out!
There are so many cool platforms to try out!
What smartphones replaced
This is something watching Columbo makes me think about.
This is something watching Columbo makes me think about.
In the age of LLMs it is desperately important to be able to mute blogs and filter websites.
And that's rare.
And that's rare.
I bought my four-year-old her own phone.
It's not what it sounds like!
It's not what it sounds like!
I'm definitely a homelabber now.
I've recently learned that my husband was impressed by my hard drive replacement the other weekend, which is pretty cool. It was not a difficult thing to do, except for
I've recently learned that my husband was impressed by my hard drive replacement the other weekend, which is pretty cool. It was not a difficult thing to do, except for the screw placement thing I already complained about (and at length, offline), but it did take me a number or
Practicing not fighting on the Internet.
It doesn't happen often, but sometimes somebody makes a post here on Bear Blog that I totally hate. Maybe I think their analysis of politics is not very good, or
It doesn't happen often, but sometimes somebody makes a post here on Bear Blog that I totally hate. Maybe I think their analysis of politics is not very good, or they're making some harsh judgements about a field of work or study they (in my estimation) don't really understand. Maybe
I'm Old, and honestly think you should consider holding onto your social media accounts even if you don't want to use them anymore.
I think the Indieweb is a super interesting project and it definitely does resemble the Internet I spent my childhood and teenage years on more (1997 - 2007, let's say).
I think the Indieweb is a super interesting project and it definitely does resemble the Internet I spent my childhood and teenage years on more (1997 - 2007, let's say). I'm trying to spend more time on this and less time on conventional social media, which is what the Internet
What's the point of having a low traffic blog?
I don't really mean what's the point judgmentally, though it's probably not possible to not sound a little judgmental, because I'm asking why I am (and maybe you are) bothering
I don't really mean what's the point judgmentally, though it's probably not possible to not sound a little judgmental, because I'm asking why I am (and maybe you are) bothering with something here. There are two clear alternatives to the public blog, and they're both easier: social media (where my