Jeffrey Inscho

Category: Notes

This is where I keep my shorter thoughts and quick updates. My brain in real-time. These are generally fleeting and published in the moment. Notes are automatically cross-posted to Mastodon and Bluesky, and hit the RSS/JSON feeds, but they are not delivered to readers who subscribe to the site via email. Longer articles and posts I think deserve more visibility live on the main homepage feed.

    Death to the algorithm.

    I bought my first pair of Birkenstocks and have been wearing them non-stop the past few weeks. What took me so long to get on board? I am finding them to be great active recovery shoes, in addition to casual everyday wear.

    Andrew Schmelyun gets his daily news from an ’80s era dot matrix printer. Awesome.

    Molly White puts a name to the practice of syndicating posts from a personal/owned domain to external social media platforms:

    The short-term solution to these problems is a little-known acronym called POSSE. Short for Post (on) Own Site Syndicate Elsewhere, it’s not a protocol or even a piece of software, but rather a philosophy.

    I’ve been doing this for a while now and highly recommend it.

    Bright Eyes cancel their remaining 2024 tour dates. Pitchfork reporting a statement from the band:

    Over the past week, Conor has undergone multiple tests to determine the cause of his recent vocal problems. It’s come to light that he has developed a condition that is exacerbated by excessive singing, requiring both treatment and recuperation.

    I’m wishing Connor a swift recovery and I hope to see him on stage in 2025.

    As an avid cyclist, how can I be this bad at marking all the reCAPTCHA squares that contain bicycles?

    In my continued effort to eradicate algorithmic recommendations from my life, I am exploring alternatives to Spotify for music & podcast streaming. Current thinking is a local file library with iTunes Match enabled (music) and freestanding podcast app. How are y’all doing it? Advice welcome!

    The ultrarunning community is usually super chill & we are typically very supportive of others as they crush epic runs. This report of Camille Herron removing accolades from the Wikipedia pages of Courtney Dauwalter and Kilian Jornet - and ‘fluffing’ her own - are surprising and troubling.

    Tomlinisms hit different when the Steelers are sitting atop the AFC North. Coach Tomlin responding to a question about motivational tactics used in a closed-door locker room after Sunday’s win over the Broncos:

    I can’t give you all the ingredients to the hot dog. You might not like it.

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