John Sullivan @johns@librem.one

Pounds of Crayola I have moved so far today: 467

Someone the other day was insistent with me that Sailor Kiwaguro #fountainpen ink was not water resistant (smeared easily) even after drying for over half an hour. They might as well have told me the sky was ivy green. It was coming out of a fine nib pen, was on watercolor paper, and the amount of water was just drops from a brush. Any theories / corroborating experiences? It has to be the paper, right? But I know a lot of people who use it on watercolor paper generally.

Continuing to complain about 2FA practices, sending a numerical code from a short numerical "from" address is terrible and cruel.

I'll be at all of @conservancy #FOSSY25 next week -- hope to see many of you there!
Let me know if you'll be around.

https://2025.fossy.us/attend/tickets/

The class I had with Alice Notley was one of my best and most memorable. "Descent of Alette" is a book/poem I'll keep forever (later in life I would think, "Hey, this is like Lisp!"). A big loss: https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/anselm-berrigan-reflects-on-his-mother-alice-notley

#poetry

Bets on how long it takes to cancel a Spectrum Business account over the phone (the only way to do it), immediately saying no to any promotions offered to stay? HINT: Currently at 40 minutes, and 3 people.

Fraud on my credit card to buy... GEICO auto insurance? This is some seriously risk averse risk taking behavior.

Funny that the company whose system can't tell if I'm saying "Yes" or "No" wants to use my voice to verify my identity.

You know, one of you could have maybe said, hey, John, maybe now is not the time to read a book about the sudden presence of a new secret police force in a previously democratic society.

It's been a really long time since I "lost" an hour fiddling with my dot #emacs. Felt "good". And reported a very tiny bug!

Finished The Book of Love by Kelly Link. Enjoyed it enough that I wanted to rush into another of hers (Get in Trouble is an unread one on my shelf) but going to read Prophet Song by Paul Lynch instead because I have rules. #books

whoever named whole pickles half sour, figure it out

AND THE ANSWER WAS TO CONNECT THE TWO DEVICES WITH ETHERNET AND WAIT. WHAT DOES THE APP EVEN DO

Current status: On hold for T-Mobile to ask how to do something without installing their app, being asked every 30 seconds by the recording if I've installed the app yet. Rage is building.

"We need a song that all of us can sing / A true reflecting. A moody, bright, expansive song. / In all this glass, when every face is seen, / These mirrors will hold conversations with the sun."

from "Liquid Cities" by Lorenzo Thomas

#poetry

Nothing says "we're winning the war on inflation" like getting rid of the penny.

Petition to rename 2FA to 39173847291748FA

From my browser tab -- I guess the intent could be that there is a trademark on the combination of the logo and Login? But it sure looks like they think they own Login. #Delta #Trademark