I have deleted my LinkedIn account of 16 years. I hadn’t even touched it in several years and I’m not sure I’ve ever really gotten much value out of it. I had been considering leaving for a while, and a new terms of service pushed me over the edge, not because of anything in it (I didn’t even read it) but because the cost of reading it seemed higher than the continued value from keeping the service.
Continue reading post "Goodbye, LinkedIn"Toby's Log page 2
RIP Uncle Tom
R.I.P Uncle Tom.
Continue reading post "RIP Uncle Tom"I went to the baseball (Guardians) game with the family last night. My parents got us all club seats for my brother’s birthday.
Continue reading post "#4639"Sequel Ace
I finally moved from Sequel Pro to Sequel Ace. Sequel Pro hasn’t been updated in years. It mostly worked but did have some annoying problems. During a recent OS and app reinstall, I found that Sequel Pro was no longer available on Homebrew, so I went for Sequel Ace, a fork that is still maintained. It is very similar but improved. I like it.
Continue reading post "Sequel Ace"I had a stressful end of workday yesterday. I accidentally deleted the database on three live sites, including our most important e-commerce site, and had to scramble to restore from backups.
Continue reading post "#4622"I went to a Guardians game last night with my brother, sort of. It got rain delayed and we left and ate at a Japanese noodle place instead.
Continue reading post "#4619"Recently, I gave in and set up my work email on my phone. I had gone the first 15 years at Cogneato only getting my email from my work computer, wanting to separate my work and home life.
Continue reading post "#4616"Yesterday evening I went to Blossom to see the Cleveland Orchestra perform Carmina Burana (Orff) and En Saga (Sibelius). The former is one of my favorite classical works and I think this was my third time seeing them perform it. As usual, it was done quite well, and powerfully.
Continue reading post "#4611"New phone: Minimal Phone
I got a new phone, the Minimal Phone. It is an e-paper phone with physical keyboard, both rarities in current smartphones. My Samsung S24 is a bit over a year old, pretty much new for me, but I’ve been wanting an e-paper phone for a long time and the S24 was somewhat disappointing in some ways. I’m hoping the e-paper display will reduce eye fatigue, reduce screen time, and help with sleep issues. I haven’t switched over and won’t until I get a case for it, plus there are some issues that I’m hoping get fixed with an upcoming software update.
Continue reading post "New phone: Minimal Phone"Ideas: Library after-hours lockers
Lockers would be installed outside of a library facility, accessible after hours. If a patron can’t get to the library during its open hours, but wants to take something out, they could request after-hours pickup. A librarian would get those items and put them in a locker. The locker would have a scanner based lock that would be set up for the patron’s library card. At any time, they could come, scan their card, open the door, grab the materials, and close the door.
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