Jeremiah Lee @jeremiahlee@librem.one

Sometimes I wake myself up from laughing in a dream. It’s rare, but it happened this morning. I was dreaming of SNL Stefon as a Barry’s instructor describing NY’s best new workout. Thank you subconscious, I needed that start to a day.

TIL: Why isn’t tear gas illegal domestically? (2010) https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2010/02/why-isn-t-tear-gas-illegal-it-s-a-chemical-weapon-isn-t-it.html

I’ve tried to write a thoughtful post about my heartbreak for the US all week, but haven’t been able to. It always ends in tears, an unsaved draft, and more donations that just feel like throwing money at a problem.

I wish I could more than tweet #BlackLivesMatter.

I write most of my website content using CommonMark Markdown, but the frequency in which I have to intermix HTML for semantic, accessibility, or functional reasons makes me want a text editor that produces stripped down HTML, like a Dreamweaver WYSIWYG lite experience.

Google Docs has no way to use A4 paper with margins in millimeters at the same time as American English spelling and grammar checking.

This is almost as absurd as still having paper size as a primary constraint for a digital document in 2020.

After epic estimation and forecasting, a coworker referred to me as Jira-miah.

iOS 13.5 finally fixed the Notes app bug where URL hit areas were too large (one line above and below).

I am trying to record spoken versions of the new articles I am writing. Apple Soundtrack Pro was a perfect audio editing app and it doesn’t exist anymore. Audacity won’t record from my USB mic for some reason. I am using Garageband, but it fights me because it was made for music.

I love The Webby Awards. Browsed this year’s nominees for best home page and best individual editorial feature this morning and finished feeling inspired about the Web as a platform. https://vote.webbyawards.com/

Well argued and beautifully animated 15 minute introduction to the value of open source software over proprietary software.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je0NucWKsGg

#COVID19 has turned us all into Coldplay during government press conferences:

🎶 “I want to know when I can go back and get drunk with my friends” 🎶

https://songwhip.com/song/coldplay/orphans

This is best visualization of the wealth gap in the US I’ve seen. Worth your scroll. #TaxTheRich https://mkorostoff.github.io/1-pixel-wealth/

[me, trying to go to sleep]

Brain: What ever happened to DHTML?

Perhaps 2020 is the year to stop sharing the *NSYNC meme related to tomorrow.

I watched “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” movie about Mr Rogers and read the “Can You Say… Hero?” article in Esquire it was based on. I recommend it if you need a happy tear in these times.

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I watched “Contagion” (2011) tonight. Prescient.

Now, excuse me. I gotta go wash my hands again.

To clarify: I can do most body weight exercises easily. I am looking for ways to make this much harder without buying an entire at-home gym, which I don't have the space for.

I have lost 3 kg since #COVID19 ruined my quest to be jacked for summer. Several people recommended TRX PRO4 to me, but it is sold out or extortion priced across the EU. Any other recommendations for weight training at home?

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