Learned today that some Apple apps misidentify themselves as "facebookexternalhit Facebot Twitterbot". They're literally impersonating other web scraper bots. iMessage is one for sure, maybe also Safari itself. A client got permanently banned because of this nonsense. "Think Different", indeed.

Today is my cake day on Reddit. I've had a reddit account for 19 years now. LOL

Bananas are coming along beautifully, and we just cut up the little white pineapple. One half to eat now, one half to dehydrate!

Full Double Rainbow!!

Well, looks like I've entered my unpaid part time musician phase of life. I've got 2 "bands", a regular solo gig for tips, another regular gig for charity, and now an "anti-corporate" market gig, also for tips. Maybe I can turn this into a PAID live musician before AI steals my desk job from me.

Adderall is a fuckin' miracle. Been off any ADHD meds for a year. This week, I'm back on the lowest dose. Staying on task, and especially task SWITCHING is now _EFFORTLESS_. That stuff seemed impossible a week ago. Life-changing.

Hell yes. As a child of a great and talented mother, a younger brother to a brilliant woman, and the lesser half to my incredible, unstoppable wife, I agree 100%. Feminism is the moral default. If you don't consider yourself a feminist, you're the bad guys, and frankly don't deserve to breed.

Michelle@michellesea.bsky.social · last wk.

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Anybody have weird non-words they say to cats when they're being cute? My go-to sounds sort of like "dya-booh!" I sometimes wonder if it's a swear word in another language. :P

If AI data centers should be allowed to exist at all, we should require they provide 100% of their own electricity, on 100% their own property, and 100% from solar or wind, with 0 gallons of water used. Completely self-sufficient, or it can all 🎲.

They can't even read, can they?

Hoodlum 🇺🇸@nothoodlum.bsky.social · last wk.

He’s boycotting Walmart because they’re selling Obama jackets. Ohana is the Hawaiian word for family. He’s one of the people who didn’t know there’s a “B” in dumb.

First pineapple at the new place! Waited 2 years for this lil' dude!!

Be aware of the pothole, and another further ahead. Perfectly clear. 10/10

Laura La@laurala.bsky.social · last wk.

One of the things I love about Hawaiʻi is that it knows who it is. This image triggered that thought:

Just got my first draft of my first ever song arrangement for looper pedal, ‘ukulele and bass. Very rough, but it's the start of something brand new. Could I have solo open mic performances in my future? Maybe!

Just played 3 songs with the band I'm in at an open mic night! Turns out the entire bar was musicians, there to jam together the whole night! But... no pressure. O_o Had to stay late and chat with some of them, and I made a contact to play again with them!! Now, time to study!!!

Today's tomato harvest, and we're about to get a white pineapple, then bananas!!

All buttoned up! Reverse camera comes on when reversing, front camera comes on when you flip the little silver switch up. Glad to be done with this project! (for now). I'll be hooking up the speakers and a microphone as well, for radio, bluetooth, and hands-free calls. In a 37 year old truck. xD

The shopping carts are safe! (I got the front camera on the truck working!)

Camera kinda works (terrible video quality), and some of the fancy wiring I was up all night soldering. Never enough ground wires. :P

First boot-up of the stereo.

Was up most of the night soldering wires. I do love making wires, but a man has limits. Might have a working front/rear cameras on the truck today.

I'm sure no one cares, but I replaced the crusty old battery terminals with new, in prep for the stereo/backup camera install. Never seen such shiny terminals on a 37 year old vehicle. xD

Mostly rain, a few gusts but mostly avoided straight-line winds. Power still up. No big deal where we are. I hope everyone closer to the ocean is well.

Rain getting heavier, better check the attic...

Cat 3 incoming. Batteries charged, generator fuel topped up, bathtub full of water, laundry done, vacuuming done, plants put away, showers complete. E hoʻomākaukau. We ready.

Well, here we go again. Gas can full, hurricane hooking north.

Hey, cool! They're holding!... Wait... WAIT!

Luke BOO 👻 ber@coolhand.bsky.social · last yr.

Everyone stop, this is important

Ended up getting Dim Sum in Chinatown for breakfast, food trucks on the North Shore for lunch, dinner is leftovers and Panda Express. Coming home soon, bellies full. A wonderful day overall!

Dim sum for breakfast? Sure, why not? xD

My favorite songwriter, Elle Cordova. <3

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Advice on things to do on O‘ahu? We're taking another day trip over there, and I know nothing. Something SLIGHTLY touristy - one step above laulau from somebody's garage, but nothing like waikiki beach.