At this point it feels weird to not start a Saturday this way.

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Telegram going more and more crypto route makes me anxious about its future. Also signal is better and I know that one day this will be my default.


I have to connect this blog with DayOne. I’d like to have my posts backed up there.


Being off Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter sometimes makes me feel like I’m missing out on something, like being there would make me happier or more connected. But then I realize that I’m not feeling unhappy or disconnected. Even more, I feel much, much better after getting rid of things that made me glued... pawel.orzech.me https://pawel.orzech.me/2024/07/20/being-off-facebook.html


It’s Friday, so of course I’d love to stay up for an insane amount of time just to read ALL of the internet.


TIL: If I want to maintain my macronutrients ratio, normal pasta with tomatoes is off the table. 😅


"Never argue on the internet. No one will remember whether you won or lost the argument; they’ll just remember that you are the sort of person who argues on the internet.Source: wisdom/wisdom.md at master · merlinmann/wisdom"

I come back to this list often.
 https://github.com/merlinmann/wisdom/blob/master/wisdom.md


🍿 Challengers (2024) - ★★★★☆

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If I ever have to ditch Arc, I’ll move to Brave because it’s the only browser that works exactly as I expect. Chrome isn’t it, Firefox doesn’t always work (and the iOS app is really bad), and Vivaldi is just too much to make it like Brave or Chrome. This is where I’m at. Also, I’m using Chrome exclusively ... pawel.orzech.me https://pawel.orzech.me/2024/07/17/if-i-ever.html


Homescreen, 07/2024.

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The only thing that is really missing from CMF Phone 1 is NFC. Other than that - I could manage. This price is unbeatable.


Just make it available and I’m gonna get one. For science, of course.

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Hey Apple Computers please update iPad mini cause I want it, thanks.


Because of how time and plans work I might be able to do something with that social.ovh domain in about two weeks but I already can’t wait!


social.ovh was free so I bought it


Thinking about spinning up another Mastodon instance (just cause I like it!) and bought a great domain for it - atweb.blog. I mean - it definitely FEELS cool.


If you’re a media outlet and you’re not hosting your own social media instance (whatever it could be - Mastodon, Pixelfed, anything that federates) you’re doing it wrong. I personally refuse to use content services hosted by 3rd party (or for free) because I don’t want them to mess with my content. Even th... pawel.orzech.me https://pawel.orzech.me/2024/07/08/if-youre-a.html


I would use Google Gemini Pro more if they had a proper iOS app.


The design of our next apartment isn’t about being meticulously planned, but I can share a playlist with you that will perfectly capture the atmosphere we want. Each song will embody the exact vibe of our future home.


"People who drink Caffeine-Free, Diet Coke: Why? What are you getting out of it at that point?"

I just like the taste and it’s not making me unable to sleep at night. Also cola with sugar tastes bad.
 https://blast-o-rama.com/2024/06/25/people-who-drink.html


Turned off the percentage thingy and I’ve never been happier

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I have some BTC that I wanted to transfer from one wallet to another… show me the person who said this is the future of money that takes 5 HOURS to transfer between accounts.


There are days when I hate that I picked up iPhone 14 Plus instead of regular one but whenever I’m watching something or trying to squeeze as much as I can from it’s battery I’m always happy that I did. This screen is amazing, keyboard feels great and battery life is fantastic.

But next one will be smalle... pawel.orzech.me https://pawel.orzech.me/2024/07/03/there-are-days.html


Every now and then it comes back to me how amazing Mastodon and all of the other open platforms are. You can literally spin up a server on your own PC and host YOUR OWN STUFF for everyone. And if you can’t - there are thousands of servers hosted by people like me who just love doing it. 2003 vibes.


Apple Music works better on Windows than it works on my Mac. I’m wondering why - is it because I’ve got 4x RAM on Windows? Better CPU? Whatever it is I hope some day Apple Music on Mac will look and work as fast as Spotify does.


I want my blog to have an app because I’ve grown accustomed to quickly sending tweets in the last decade. Currently, I have CMD+CTRL+OPTION+T set as a shortcut to open Mars Edit’s new microblog window.

Whatever comes has to be as good as this is.

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🎶 Or when you find a band that is very good and then you get a notification about their show happening in a couple months in your city. The best. Royel Otis, here we come!


🎉 Things that I will take about in ~~a year are being set in motion today and I can’t wait! Sorry for being secretive but I don’t want to spoil them too fast!


✨ Test.


Hello and welcome to “What’s in your dock!”.

Today’s dock:

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I’ve got no Facebook, Instagram, now TikTok is out. What I’m gonna do when I pick my phone up out of habit? RSS? Getting old.


Deleted TikTok off my phone (again). This shit is soooo addictive.


Twitter made me more of a microblogger than blogger and it shows.


This time I’m gonna catch them all.

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Guarding dog.

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This dog loves to smoke cigarettes and when I say smoke cigarettes I mean keeping a bone in her mouth.

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Today I was on my first MTG Draft event and… got 2nd place! How cool is that!


Wifey bought me a new retro console and it’s cute AF.

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I love all these new fitness features for Apple Watch but honestly this WWDC was underwhelming. Another one, because for the last couple of years WWDC is showing underwhelming features that are either undercooked, available on Android for the past 10 years or just straight up unusable if you’re not in US. ... pawel.orzech.me https://pawel.orzech.me/2024/06/11/i-love-all.html


I’d love to use Arc on Windows but then I’m using Chrome on Windows (for work) and it works like thousand times faster and then I don’t want to use Arc anymore. I wish they would make Arc suck less.


If you think that Apple has sherlocked 1Password you have - clearly - not used 1Password enough.


Also I’m not installing any betas on my devices, I’m good. Very happy with having a functioning phone for the last couple of years and hope this tradition continues.


To use Siri that’s not dumb you have to spend at least $1000 because it’s not dumb only on iPhone 15 Pro. Holy shit, it works nicely but making it work only on the most expensive phone is shitty even for them.


"“They say it’s the ‘me’ generation. It’s not. The arrogance is taught, or it was cultivated. It’s self-conscious. That’s what it is. It’s conscious of self. Social media - it’s just the market’s answer to a generation that demanded to perform, so the market said, here - perform. Perform everything to each other, all the time, for no reason. It’s prison - it’s horrific. It’s performer and audience melded together. What do we want more than to lie in our bed at the end of the day and just watch our life as a satisfied audience member. I know very little about anything. But what I do know is that if yo... pawel.orzech.me https://pawel.orzech.me/2024/06/10/they-say-its.html


After a month of going to the gym I can finally see some nice changes in our bodies. Main one is that I’m not in pain anymore and I have more energy, but also I can see that my arms and legs got a bit… bigger? Anyway, love it, love the progress, gym is here to stay apparently!


I’m just a little bit tired, good tired but tired nonetheless.


With Spotify raising prices in USA (again!) I’m thinking that raise of prices in Poland is inevitable and if they raise them again I don’t think I’d like to pay for it anymore especially when it is Apple-mostly household and we do pay for Apple One with Apple Music included.

Things are getting more expens... pawel.orzech.me https://pawel.orzech.me/2024/06/03/with-spotify-raising.html


About last night.

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Happy days.

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Having a personal trainer is great but it still hurts.


There’s a pretty big thing going on right now that I can’t share yet but if we can pull this off this will be UNREAL move. Please keep fingers crossed but things are looking better than I thought!


O, this is VERY interesting.

Daylight Computer: https://daylightcomputer.com/
 https://daylightcomputer.com/


25th of May. The day we turned on the AC.


Took me two whole days to get my home setup up and running again. It works now!


Fucking hell, this is some kind of different shit, I have to set up everything from scratch because TWO of my backups aren’t really working. What a pain in the ass. I’m actually ditching most of the HA goodies and going back into Home.app for whatever I can. Just because it worked BETTER. It was slower - y... pawel.orzech.me https://pawel.orzech.me/2024/05/22/fucking-hell-this.html


Why I’ve connected new HDD to dietpi setup? Because of magic my setup just blew up, I’ve got backups, but it’s 1:30 AM and I can’t turn my lights off. Holy fuck this is my smart home nightmare.


I think I might enjoy using iPad Pro as my mobile computing device of choice but there’s no way in hell I’m buying that with my own money.


All these years on iOS and I’ve come to discover that it’s actually the iPad, not the iPhone that keeps me hooked into the Apple ecosystem.


Bought myself next HDD for my Plex library. +2 TB it is.


Autistic part of me loves that I’ve bought exactly the same t-shirts. Nine of them to be exact.


Holy fuck, Microsoft Edge added live opened tabs sync and it works SO FUCKING FAST. Thanks, I’m moving to Edge immediately on my Mac and PC.


Without a story behind them I’ll try and list all of the phones I had.

Siemiens C25
Nokia 3310
Nokia 5510
Motorola C650
Sony Ericsson K750
Sony Ericsson P1i
HTC Dream
iPhone (the OG one)
Xperia Neo V
HTC HD2
iPhone 4
HTC One (M7)
iPhone 5
iPhone 6
iPhone 6s
iPhone 7 Plus
Google Pixel (OG)
iPhone X
iPhone ... pawel.orzech.me https://pawel.orzech.me/2024/05/11/without-a-story.html


I mean… this is one way of starting your weekend I guess?

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Cola Zero Zero (without sugar and caffeine) is the best Cola and nobody can convince me otherwise.

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Jonathan from Australian Survivor is better Jeff than Jeff is. I said what I said.


I don’t care about updated iPads as long as they didn’t update the mini. Justice for iPad mini, please update it to the M1 or whatever.


Dear diary, today my Sonos just blew up and I had to reconnect everything. Apart from that Aqara cameras were disappearing every couple minutes from home app but I did unfuck that as well. Today was a good day.


I know what I said about having Arc on Windows but it’s also the buggiest and slowest browser I’ve ever used.


I adore it when my Aqara camera randomly disconnects from HomeKit, forcing me to re-bind it to the system. It’s moments like these that truly make me appreciate the dependability of these cameras. Fucking hell…


Bought myself an app called Tusks that basically makes writing threads/longposts on Mastodon really easy. If you’re into that - highly recommended.

I’m currently in micro.blog-first scenario but I see myself leaving everything and moving to my own Mastodon server, so having Tusks available is great.
 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tusks-for-mastodon/id6473683937


After getting Arc Sync on Windows (with all the cool stuff like extensions and favorites), I’m totally hooked on Arc. It’s smooth sailing on my Mac and iOS, and not too shabby on Windows either.

No other browser syncs tabs, and as someone who switches between Mac and Windows, I need that to keep my sanity... pawel.orzech.me https://pawel.orzech.me/2024/05/03/after-getting-arc.html


"My own Ian Knot (yes – I’m the inventor) is the World’s Fastest Shoelace Knot. Source."

What. I’m gonna do it from now on!
 https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/ianknot.htm


Fucked up my home setup today but thanks to home assistant unfucking was pretty easy. Also - the only things that are missing from HA are thermostats (Eve Thermo is not really playing nice with HA), Nanoleaf Essential bulb (I hate it, can’t wait to change it to something more HA friendly) and my set of cam... pawel.orzech.me https://pawel.orzech.me/2024/05/02/fucked-up-my.html


Love that these automatic updates are actually not happening automatically.

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Added blogroll to my blog, not really done with it but at least it’s here.
 https://pawel.orzech.me/


🎵 Gone Like A Flower - Club Khru - ★★★★★
 https://www.last.fm/music/Club+Khru/_/Gone+Like+A+Flower


"Simply because, if I could ever bring myself to break out of Apple’s walled garden, I would want to steer clear of anything similar. I wouldn’t want to just replace everything Apple with everything Google, for example. Source: "

That’s why I’m trying to get out of this walled garden.
 https://chrishannah.me/micro/2024-04-26-00-30/?utm_source=pocket_reader


No but this is something different. I didn’t know that anything like this was even possible.

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Yesterday was a good day.

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Yeah but Arc just dropped Sidebar Sync for Mobile too and now it just makes sense to use Arc because - apparently - it’s the only browser that keeps whatever tabs you have open between devices and operating systems. Bonkers.


Dear diary, today I’ve used ChatGPT to create backup scripts for my dietpi setup and they do work.


I have an itch to create an app. A Mastodon client. I’m gonna start fresh either way but I’m wondering on which platform should I start. I’m using iPhone everyday but I’m thinking about moving to Android sometime soon and there isn’t anything for Mastodon that I’d like to use so I might as well try to make... pawel.orzech.me https://pawel.orzech.me/2024/04/23/i-have-an.html


April 2024.

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I spent a couple hours during the weekend looking at my read-it-later queue and I’ve found out two things: I’ve saved LOTS of articles during the pandemic, about the pandemic, that are irrelevant four years later. And most of the stuff that I’ve saved pre-pandemic is not relevant after/during the pandemic.


I am rethinking my RSS reading and read-it-later reading flow and I think I’d like to move to Readwise but paying $100 per year to read my stuff is CRAZY. Plain crazy. Currently it costs me nothing, so I think it’s not going to happen.


My existence largely revolves around transferring my saved bookmarks from one browser to another and from one read-it-later service to another. Rinse and repeat.


After two months of being on windows I’m starting to think about installing / at least virtualising Linux alongside Windows. Mostly because of all of this Windows related bloatware. I’m worried about games because I love playing games, so that’s why I’m thinking of virtualising Linux. I’ve got enough CPU, ... pawel.orzech.me https://pawel.orzech.me/2024/04/22/after-two-months.html


🏮🛋

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WTF, linkedin, why

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OMG our new lamp is just perfect. Another great lamp added to the collection!

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Finally.

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Look who is a patron for the League of Pigs 😎.

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Peaceful.

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First emulators are coming to iOS! iGBA is available but please don’t download it yet since it’s stolen code from an open source code with added ads and tracking. But other than that - it works if you want it to (and plays games perfectly fine).


My blogs folder on freshrss is the only one that goes bonkers because bloggers are the only people that will mess with their blogs and - for example - re-release all of their 1000s notes to RSS.


I was grandfathered into some kind of Day One Plus (that basically gives me everything that Premium does apart from custom icons and ability to add more than 10 pics and attaching videos) and finally pulled the trigger to get into Day One Premium. After 113 days I think I’m hooked.

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Oh, look! The best shoes are currently on sale, highly recommended. These are THE ONLY shoes I’m purchasing. I’ve had the green ones for 4 years now and just acquired new ones, retiring the old pair.

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Is there this big Android community just as big as there is Apple community? I’d like to follow more people from Android world to see new apps and stuff like that.


Coincidentally, I’ve managed to save up some spare change that would enable me to make the purchase today and get the Pixel 8, but I’m choosing to be patient and wait for the Pixel 8a. May 10-ish can’t come soon enough.


Sunday funday.

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Yesterday I’ve connected most of the things I was able to connect to Home Assistant without the dongle. Even though not much has changed I’ve grouped all of the lights in each room so now I have buttons to turn on/off lights in each room individually quite easily!


My drafts are wild - this is what welcomed me when I wanted to post a thing today.

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I pulled the trigger last night and purchased a dongle for Home Assistant, which enables me to connect directly with Thread/Matter/Zigbee, along with a very affordable Zigbee-enabled sensor. I believe this signifies my transition from Apple HomeKit to a more platform-agnostic system. I’m here for it.


🍿 Madame Web (2024) - ★★★★★

 https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w780/rULWuutDcN5NvtiZi4FRPzRYWSh.jpg https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/634492


My work is not physically demanding (hey, I sit at the computer for 8 hours), but the first thing that starts to suffer is my voice. After a few hours of meetings, by the end of the day, my voice always gives out.


The only way I feel comfortable using my large phone (14 Plus) is with the dbrand grip case. It’s extremely grippy and sturdy, so even if I drop it, I’m confident it will withstand the impact.


I contemplated on smaller iPhone test but I cannot. SE can’t use two esims at the same time and my personal & work sim cards are esims. Bummer! I liked the idea of a really, really small phone again.


Got my wife’s SE (2 gen) and I’m thinking of an experiment of using a smaller phone (than my 14 Plus). I’m definitely going to miss my big phone camera and keyboard but I’m really considering going all in.


Pretzels 🥨.

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Safe travels.


Wifey made a cake yesterday for Easter. She’s crazy, it is very good.

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A couple months ago an Asian Market place opened in the neighbourhood and they serve THE BEST Asian food I had in a while. Menu is small - mostly pho and bahn mi but whatever you get you’ll be surprised how good it is.

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I need more photographers in my feed, like - really good ones to get better with my pics. Do you have anything that you look at frequently? I don’t care about the genre, I need good photography.


I hope Pixel 8a has a good battery.


Thinking about moving from Obsidian to Evernote because Evernote has better UI and works better on Android (without Obsidian Sync, and if I have to pay I can pay for Evernote as well as for Obsidian). Why shouldn’t I do it?


"The very thing that makes the Fediverse special—the ability to seamlessly cross a platform boundary and talk with one another—relies on striving to keep things as open as possible. An open network fulfills the promise of an open internet. Open is good. Open lets ideas flow, it lets people share cat pics and express love for one another, and it helps us to learn. Meta may be awful, but the Fediverse is neither for nor about them—it’s about empowering our friends and families to connect even if we’re using different software or services. Source: Neatnik Notes · A Fediverse, if you can keep it"

Clap e... pawel.orzech.me https://pawel.orzech.me/2024/03/26/the-very-thing.html


I wish I started doing my smart-home in Home Assistant. It’s now just a pain in the ass and lot’s of money to dig out of this Apple-only hole.


Sunday.

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The local government campaign is already underway.

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I love that Threads are federating. Ability to read people and not use Threads is great. I can read people who have no idea what mastodon is - on mastodon!


Exclusive: Google Pixel 8a boasts 120Hz display, Tensor G3, DisplayPort output, better availability

Just release it already, I can’t wait for it. I know what I said about renting out a phone being cheaper but if this is going to be as cheap as I think it is and will have this long support (like 7 years or... pawel.orzech.me https://pawel.orzech.me/2024/03/23/exclusive-google-pixel.html


I went for a walk.

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Arc added Sidebar Sync to their app. Finally it’s usable on Windows! Moved from Brave to Arc. I can use it on all of my devices now!


Seems like our online Ikea shopping spree was a success! Not only is the new mattress GREAT, but - by mistake! - we ended up buying not 4 small towels, but 4 sets of 4 small towels (I even intended to get 7 and overlooked that it’s a multipack). Awesome!


Two minutes to read it is still longer than my AI superpowers.

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Google Gemini Advanced offers 2TB storage for ~$25/month (like ChatGPT Plus). Tempting, but currently it’s browser-only in Poland - no mobile app yet. Meh, I wish they added mobile app in Poland - I’d actually think about using it instead of ChatGPT then.


Thank God it’s Saturday.


It feels nice to sit on the couch and watch Game Knights Live after a long day of work.


Found out that I can subscribe to having an iPhone (or Android phone) for a year for about $45 per month. And then after 12 months I’m either buying it cheaper, giving it back or exchanging it for a newer model. It’s actually interesting idea, paying $45 per month just to have the newest phone without actu... pawel.orzech.me https://pawel.orzech.me/2024/03/11/found-out-that.html


I was really close to pulling on the trigger and getting an Android phone but I think I want to see what Google does with Pixel 8a and if Nothing comes up with Phone 3. S24 makes the most sense right now but I think I could spend less and get something as nice.


📺 The Dropout (2022) - ★★★★☆

That’s scary.

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Mountainhead from Everything Everything is beautiful. Very sad and painful but beautiful. Can’t stop listening to it.

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I want to witness a big move from iOS to Android. I’m here for it, who’s gonna do it first? What phones people will be getting?


At this point I don’t even rememberer last time I was on Instagram.


If you think that EU is in the wrong in Apple vs EU case then you should feel bad.


Apple terminated Epic’s developer account.

Honestly seeing what apple does and how they are managing this need to be compliant with European law is just making me consider becoming more system-agnostic (and in the end - probably less apple dependant). Now it’s definitely a good thing that I’ve bought PC. ... pawel.orzech.me https://pawel.orzech.me/2024/03/06/apple-terminated-epics.html


My Defaults and Software EDC - Windows edition! https://pawel.orzech.me/2024/03/01/my-defaults-and.html


One day I’m gonna come back with my defaults and my software EDC now that I’m on Windows because being on Mac is easy - you just use Apple stuff or the same apps that are on Mac and on iOS but adding Windows to the mix - that makes things interesting!


New lamp, looks pretty!

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Finally got photos from last trip developed so… Please allow me to show you some more pics!

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I want an android phone 🤷🏻♂


Apple Music works better on Windows than it works on Mac.


Windows might make me more open to giving Android another try, but there’s no comparable alternative to the Apple Watch on Android, which is a downside (especially since I’m now actively engaged in sports and rely on these fitness tracking features).


Windows on my PC is working great. I love that I am able to play games in my spare time, but what I love the most is that I’ve got LOTS and LOTS of CPU and RAM to use. I can open every single thing I want to have opened, and there are literally zero issues. In terms of a mental shift, I believe that Window... pawel.orzech.me https://pawel.orzech.me/2024/02/25/windows-on-my.html


Since becoming a Windows user I’m trying to move from Apple-only apps to cross-platform and it’s actually going pretty well? The only thing I’m seriously missing is Things but Microsoft Todo (especially being free!) is actually a pretty good alternative to Things.


If your device doesn’t have usb-c port for charging I don’t want it


But I’m also an audio nerd who owns a handful of very nice headphones and earbuds. And sometimes I just want to plug in my USB-C dongle, lay on the couch, and truly sink into a new album. And it’s those moments where I’m inevitably disappointed with Spotify, because I know what I’m hearing isn’t the best i... pawel.orzech.me https://pawel.orzech.me/2024/02/24/but-im-also.html


"He ended his talk with a slide showing a huge QR code, which got a laugh."

“Anybody holding up a camera?” Joyce asked. “Who’s gonna [photograph] the QR code from the NSA guy?”


Bought some colorful binders for MTG cards and seems like I’ve got a nice backdrop for photos now? These are not great obviously but it’s a good start and with some magic called postproduction they might look good!

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ADHD Traits May Have Evolved to Provide Foraging Advantages, Study Says : ScienceAlert

This is what I’m gonna tell myself everyday to feel better oh look squirell!
 https://www.sciencealert.com/adhd-traits-may-have-evolved-to-provide-foraging-advantages-study-says


Pretty sure that’s not a dog but it’s all god YouTube, liked it anyways.

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That’s just my first day on Windows PC BUT… it works fine? I guess there’s not much that annoyed me or drastically changed the way I think/work? It definitely feels weird to work on something that makes noise (quiet one, but noise nonetheless). Also feels weird to do everything I did on Mac and then see th... pawel.orzech.me https://pawel.orzech.me/2024/02/21/thats-just-my.html


My 2023 in songs. I have to admit I didn’t know that I’m listening to so much hip-hop.

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Thought about doing Pawel.69 but it’s gonna be easier at work if I’m not gonna have the ~sex number~ in my username.

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Signal » Blog » Keep your phone number private with Signal usernames

Huh their take is actually very, very good. Usernames just as a way to contact someone without phone number and you can change your username and then nobody can link it to your phone number? Brilliant.
 https://signal.org/blog/phone-number-privacy-usernames/


Yay! Signal (beta) added usernames! Finally.

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Is there a #Beluga alternative? I like how it works (and how it’s designed) but it’s only one man thing and I’m not 100% sure it’s here to stay. (Also the app is so-so without support for proper desktop, etc)


It’s going to be refreshing to use a device without a battery. Counting days till it’s here! Wednesday can’t come soon enough.


Because new PC is coming on Wednesday, today is a day I’m gonna move shit around in the office to make space for it. This also means that one of the consoles (probably Xbox) is making its way back to the living room. PS5 and PC will be in the office while Nintendo Switch with Xbox will be in the living roo... pawel.orzech.me https://pawel.orzech.me/2024/02/17/because-new-pc.html


"The Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died in jail, the country’s prison service has said, in what is likely to be seen as a political assassination attributable to Vladimir Putin.Source: Russian activist and Putin critic Alexei Navalny dies in prison | Alexei Navalny | The Guardian"

I’m not saying it wasn’t expected but it was unexpected.
 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/16/russian-activist-and-putin-critic-alexei-navalny-dies-in-prison


Remember when I said I’m gonna buy this PC in a week? It’s gonna be here next Wednesday. 😅


I will be able to play games! This is going to be crazy. Also with 64GB of ram I might be able to have SEVEN tabs in Chrome!


Next two weeks might be crazy so I’m gonna order a PC in about a week so it will come after all that craziness. I’m actually really interested in how it is gonna go. I’m ordering a proper PC (without getting rid of my MacBook Air) because to get a Mac that allows me to play games I’d have to spend two time... pawel.orzech.me https://pawel.orzech.me/2024/02/14/next-two-weeks.html


It is also interesting that 10-15 years ago when I was using Windows there were apps for everything and nowadays it looks more like a desert. On other hand though - everything is a website these days, so I’m not sure if that’s even an issue?


High chance of me actually buying a proper PC (that I can always use to VNC into my mac if needed). I think it’s going to be interesting considering I’m thinking about getting an absolute beast of a PC (you know, these CPU numbers are big and there’s like lots of RAM so it has to be good).

And to think th... pawel.orzech.me https://pawel.orzech.me/2024/02/14/high-chance-of.html


Persona 5 Royal is a great game. It is also an awesome Switch port. Highly recommended. 👌

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Thomas 🔭✨::
Mastodon stans: “Federation and open protocols are awesome so everyone can run servers and services!”
[someone makes Mastodon to Bluesky bridge with the federation and open protocols]

Mastodon stans: “No, not like that!”"

Sometimes I don’t get people. You wanted an open network, right? Right? Eh.
 https://wspanialy.eu/@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io/111922427956623603


February 2024.

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Also, I’m on a photo too! Unfortunately I got a bit chubby during my stay (food was too good to pass on) but I’ve fortunately already lost whatever I’ve gained there. But here is my face! Also - from now on - I’m Mr Snack.

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Just to add to my last post with pictures from Tenerife. These are all fully digital shots taken with:

Sony A6000 + 50mm/1.8 + 24mm/1.8
Canon G5 X Mark II
iPhone 14 Plus

All of them were instantly transferred to my iPhone, and post-production was done in Lightroom on the iPhone. I used some analog-like p... pawel.orzech.me https://pawel.orzech.me/2024/02/11/just-to-add.html


Tenerife, 2024 https://pawel.orzech.me/2024/02/11/tenerife.html


Interesting to see so many people being unhappy with current state of 1Password meanwhile me - on Chromium-based browsers and Firefox - I haven’t been happier with 1Password. I would like to pay less but there is NO WAY I’m gonna ditch it for iCloud passwords.

I might try to use Bitwarden because they’re ... pawel.orzech.me https://pawel.orzech.me/2024/02/11/interesting-to-see.html


I would like to like WhatsApp more (I know, Meta, etc. but you can’t really go off of it unfortunately) but it’s working slow most of the time. It just feels soooo slooooow. Why? What makes it feel so slow?


I hate every single article about “would Steve Jobs hate Vision Pro”. Because he’s dead for more than 10 years, lots of things has happened since then. And - as always - people obviously never change their mind and definitely it’s worth to judge something by random words of a person from ~20 years ago.


Skiff is basically winding down it’s business after being acquired by Notion. I even wanted to use Skiff at some point but I stayed with Fastmail because I wanted to use email and not put all my eggs into something that isn’t battle tested yet. In retrospect it was a great decision. Sucks to be Skiff user ... pawel.orzech.me https://pawel.orzech.me/2024/02/10/skiff-is-basically.html


There are multiple different blogging engines but micro.blog is the only one that does everything I want. It’s a really unfamiliar feeling to feel satisfied with software I’m using and having literally no feature requests.


Spotify is more Apple than Apple Music is. Apple Music feels like an Android app.


“I used to listen to your podcast” | daverupert.com

"It’s fine. I take no offense. In fact, that’s part of the magic of podcasts! There’s an ebb and flow to them. Here’s ten reasons I give up on podcasts"

This sums up 10 years of my podcasting experience. It’s all good!
 https://daverupert.com/2024/02/no-podcaster-don-t-cry/


Deleted a bunch of indie games from Switch to download Witcher again. Maybe this time I’ll be able to finish the DLCs.


All that hype about Persona game left me with Persona 5 order for Nintendo Switch. It’s coming on Tuesday and I can’t wait till I get my hands on another 100h+ game that I struggle with.


I like holding my iPhone without a case but I’m also worried when I’m holding it without a case.


Chess.com moved out from Apple Arcade and I’m mad. Is there any good chess app with one time payment or even free? Because I loved their Apple Arcade version and there’s no way in hell I’m gonna pay $50 per year to play chess.


Dear diary, today was a good day.

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Here’s for another year of Fastmail!

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The only good thing is that it all happened BEFORE I’ve started moving her off Fastmail to gmail, so there’s literally nothing to do.


Remember my all-gmail thingy from two weeks ago? Just reverted everything to Fastmail because my wife likes it too much (I do too, honestly). Oh well.


Feels good to be on Huel again. I didn’t take it on holidays and I did regret it a couple times when I was wondering what should I eat. Today there were no questions asked. Also - got this new curry madras and I like it very much. So far mexican chilli, katsu curry and this madras curry are the best.


A reasonable thing to do is to keep my iPhone as long as possible, observe what’s happening between Apple and Google and then decide what phone should I get.


I can’t stop thinking about getting a Pixel phone. Honestly this might be it, I might pull the trigger.


Figuring new stuff out.

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I think Google Chrome is the best looking browser out there. 🤷🏻♂


I think I might just make an experiment and just on paper figure out how expensive putting my smart-home on Google-enabled system would be. Like, if I would like to go Android, how much actually I would need to spend?


Pretty good so far! I didn’t miss a day, even if some of my entries are just „too tired to even think about my day”. I’m really happy with how my journal is shaping up. I can see and understand what I did and feel a month ago. Also I’ve convinced some friends to journal as well and their feedback was nothi... pawel.orzech.me https://pawel.orzech.me/2024/01/26/pretty-good-so.html


People hating on these new Apple policies and blaming the EU - just wait for the EU’s response. I’m pretty sure the EU will hold Apple accountable and push for the abolition of most of these fees. Also, Android, Windows, or even macOS are as open as the EU wants to make iOS, and there are no ridiculous fee... pawel.orzech.me https://pawel.orzech.me/2024/01/26/people-hating-on.html


Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store in the European Union - Apple

"This change is a result of the DMA’s requirements, and means that EU users will be confronted with a list of default browsers before they have the opportunity to understand the options available to them. The screen also interrupts EU users’ experience the first time they open Safari intending to navigate to a webpage."

😂😂😂
 https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/01/apple-announces-changes-to-ios-safari-and-the-app-store-in-the-european-union/


Holidays are perfect for changing investment strategy. I’m gonna sleep better now.


TIL: you can have as many as 8 (eight!) eSIM cards added to your iPhone. Found out because I wanted to get local esim for internet and it just let me without deleting any of my simcards. Also - I can use dual-sim with two esims!


Wife (2). She’s stunning. 😍

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Wife 😍

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🔗 Platform Tilt: Documenting the Uneven Playing Field for an Independent Browser Like Firefox - Open Policy & Advocacy

"Platform Tilt: Documenting the Uneven Playing Field for an Independent Browser Like Firefox"

 https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2024/01/19/platform-tilt/


Interesting times app-wise. Just testing something out.

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One of these is not made by Google.

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In a motion to tighten our budget I think I’m gonna move us from Fastmail to gmail with forwardemail.net to use our custom domains. $3 per month instead of $10 is a welcome change. And I don’t care about email that much (I only care to use my own domain and not gmail’s).


Hear me out - but what if I’d switch to Windows actually? A proper desktop machine with lots of RAM and pretty good graphics? I could do the work, play games and even virtualise shit and make dev things for fun too!


I would like an Android phone just to fuck around and find out part of it.


"But I need to remember, now and again, that Apple is a corporation, and corporations aren’t people, and they can’t love you back. You wouldn’t love GE or Exxon or Comcast — and you shouldn’t love Apple. It’s not an exception to the rule: there are no exceptions.Source: inessential: Corporations Are Not To Be Loved"

 https://inessential.com/2024/01/17/corporations_are_not_to_be_loved


OMG since I’m no longer podcasting I think I can try iPad only because I think I’ll be able to do everything on iPad now! Holy shit. I think I’m gonna try it.


So, I had to go on vacation to finally successfully self-host Yunohost with all the apps I wanted? Because it works flawlessly, fulfilling all my expectations, and costs approximately $5 per month with Contabo VPS. Great stuff.


I think not wanting to be on the internet is next level holidays. 🤙🏻


It’s important to all of you to meet this gentleman.

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Some time ago, we purchased some random spotlights for our living room, which already had spotlights installed. However, since they had the exact light color and power, we didn’t end up using them much. Recently, I decided to buy an empty shell and installed an IKEA Tradfri light inside, connecting it to o... pawel.orzech.me https://pawel.orzech.me/2024/01/11/some-time-ago.html


I believe I have captured some of my best photos with my Canon camera simply because of its pocketable size. However, every time I pick up my so-called “big camera” (the A6000, which isn’t actually that big), I instantly realize what I miss with the Canon. The picture quality, depth of field, and the freed... pawel.orzech.me https://pawel.orzech.me/2024/01/11/i-believe-i.html


My phone spends 99% of the time in Apple Leather Case and somehow I still managed to scratch it quite deeply. That sucks.

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Another year of micro.blog has been paid. Too happy with it to find an alternative (is there even an alternative that isn’t Wordpress that I hate with power of thousand suns?).


Happy with Stage Manager. It me.

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Google is seriously testing my resistance when it comes to the Google Pixel phone. Today, I discovered that the Pixel 7a is on sale in Spain with a whopping 33% discount. Now, I already have a phone, an iOS phone to be exact, and I’m deeply invested in the iOS ecosystem. But despite all that, the temptatio... pawel.orzech.me https://pawel.orzech.me/2024/01/09/google-is-seriously.html


Today, I stumbled upon a comment claiming that socialism destroyed families and suggesting that we should encourage people to have more children while getting rid of socialist policies. I was so close to venting my thoughts by creating an account, but then I snapped back to reality and reminded myself that... pawel.orzech.me https://pawel.orzech.me/2024/01/09/today-i-stumbled.html


I’ve found out about Tailscale. WTF, why I’m so late to this?


I’m doing actually good with my Day One usage. I said I’m gonna journal and I’m doing it most of the days!

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Deleted Instagram and Threads from my phone a couple of days ago and I find myself going to Mastodon/RSS a bit more. It’s actually a welcome change!


Jack Baty | Skipping the good parts:
Hell, I skip past a lot of the set pieces, too. I suppose that in my old age, I'm less interested in the "action" portion of action movies.
You don’t have to be “old”. My wife & I are doing the same. Fighting is just booring.
 https://baty.net/journal/2024/01/06/skipping-the-good-parts


I think micro.publish would be a welcome addition to people using Obsidian and micro.blog. So just to share it out there - do yourself a favour and check it out.
 https://github.com/otaviocc/obsidian-microblog


I’m really tempted to get the Pixel 8 Pro and see if Android could better suit my workflow compared to iOS.

However, there are a few things I’ll miss. I’ll definitely miss find my (we have lots of these trackers), and my entire home setup will need to be moved to homeassistant or a similar app (Google Hom... pawel.orzech.me https://pawel.orzech.me/2024/01/06/im-really-tempted.html


I’ve made change to email system for wspanialy.eu and forum.yeswas.pl. Hope nobody will notice any difference and I can save a couple bucks every month.


Pad Thai. Very nice.

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Quick story in two pictures about my iPad usage. I wish I would be able to use it more but there’s not enough space for me to put all of my apps on it. Also I’m not sure if I’m iPad person and most of the time I’m using it as life counter for MTG. And when not used as life counter it stays in the kitchen s... pawel.orzech.me https://pawel.orzech.me/2024/01/03/quick-story-in.html


"I know, it might be wishful thinking, but there’s no doubt that we’re seeing a resurgence for blogging. It’s to be expected, given that the biggest hit to blogging was Twitter.Source: 2024 is the Year of the Blog"

This is exactly what I feel. My RSS reader is FULL of blogs that are active DAILY. This is great, honestly I have vibes from early 2000 and I’m here for that.
 https://bored.horse/post/2024-year-of-the-blog/


I was searching for an app to calculate my stock gains/losses and came across Sharesight, which seems to be exactly what I need. I imported all my data from XTB and calculated my gains, factoring in currency fluctuations. If anyone knows of a better tool, please let me know!
 https://portfolio.sharesight.com/refer/UZV04


Just updated my defaults. Whenever I make changes to my setup that stick, I also update the post.
 https://pawel.orzech.me/2023/11/07/my-defaults.html


OMG, I think I’ve finally found in what way Instagram is making me miserable! Looking at all of these beautiful interiors in cities I’ll never live is THAT THING! Good reason to cut it out my life I guess.


In 2023 I’ve posted on my blog 684 times. That’s pretty fire number I’d say.


Microsoft Edge is better Chrome than Chrome is.


My tabs situation, most of the time. Hi there, 2024! Looking good.

It was a really pleasant new year’s eve party! Ready to fall asleep since it’s 4am.

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If you need a co-host hit me up. Just joking! Please leave me alone 😂


Today, I bid farewell to the YesWas Podcast. It’s been an incredible 10 (!) years of co-hosting this show with Wojtek Wieman. While the podcast will carry on, I’ve made the decision to step away. It’s been quite the journey, and I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for all the support throughout the ye... pawel.orzech.me https://pawel.orzech.me/2023/12/29/today-i-bid.html


Homescreen. Again. Mental note.

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And then, when I finally found one that looks good, it’s priced at 3800 euros. Come on, I might have expensive taste but it doesn’t mean a machine that doesn’t resemble a Christmas tree should be considered expensive! I’ll go with the MacBook Air with M1. I love this cute little thing, even though the only... pawel.orzech.me https://pawel.orzech.me/2023/12/28/and-then-when.html


Also why is every laptop that isn’t made by Microsoft or Apple really badly designed? Touchpad not in the middle? Keyboard lightning up with every possible colour? This weird thing under the display? WTF people.

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Sometimes I wish I wasn’t so deep in Apple ecosystem, because with Windows+Android combo I’d hack my way out of most of my current issues, I think. Not sure if I’d like to try though (and success of that action would mean SO MANY CHANGES).


I wish Apple made a computer that would work as a gaming station. Because I want to play games on my pc but the idea of having ANOTHER device is making me mad.


During the holidays my routines were nonexistent. That means, obviously, I didn’t take any of my prescribed meds because I forgot about them and I ate food irregularly. It feels good to be back to my normal schedule - all medication taken, already consumed one Huel… I’m definitely back on track <3.


20 Things That Happened for the First Time in 2023 - The New York Times:
20 Things That Happened for the First Time in 2023
A series of surprising and serious events and trends that were unprecedented until now.
Number 5 will shock you?
 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/05/special-series/20-things-that-happened-for-the-first-time-in-2023.html?unlocked_article_code=1.I00.viOe.oyWs_7Xx-u2Q


The Anti Social – just something I was thinking:
Probably in 2020 when everyone felt hopeless due to Covid, I created an entry I dated to Dec 31 with 50 memories I loved from the year. And another post on the same day with the books I read, and some of the movies and tv shows and other media I enjoyed.
I’d love to have this kind of will to journaling. I’m doing my best and it’s fine but I’d like to be like this guy one day.
 https://aj.bourg.family/


Same.

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If I’m gonna consider getting Ricoh GR III just slap me and tell me to buy Sony A7, because I DO already have ASP-C camera with exchangeable lenses and what I’d actually want is full frame camera. Thank you.


Christmas are actually the worst time for me food-wise. I’m not a fan of fish, mayo, mushrooms… therefore I can’t really enjoy them. I actually miss Huel, I’d love to have it with me 🫣


Reminder to myself - Canon G5X Mark II is great but my old Sony A6000 beats it in low light conditions. Bigger sensor is bigger sensor, no way around that.


Christmas Eve made me do it, finally. After a year of not posting I just pulled the plug.

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Apple please bring Journal.app to macOS. I like it very much but because if iOS only limitation I’ve started using Day One couple weeks ago. It works fine - sure. But I liked Apple’s UI a bit more.


Tip during Christmas: create new NextDNS accounts for parents (or add them to your plan) with custom configuration and just set it up on their router. Quick, easy and this will make their local network much safer. You can also tweak config from far away pretty easily. Thank me later.
 https://nextdns.io/?from=fqxhxaet


Pokemoning hard. Anbernic RG35XX (love that name, rolls out on your tongue perfectly) is awesome device to play retro games on. Highly recommended if you have that itch in you. Plays everything up to PS1 included, charges with usb-c and costs ~$50-60. Love it.

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Interesting times when to have chromium-based browser that WORKS as intended I’m actually thinking about using Chrome again.


Also - dear Arc. Before you change the way the web works, please make your browser work. Like, make it NOT freeze every couple of minutes with all of the buttons unusable. Make it not hide tabs (and I know they are hidden because camera shows there’s an active tab using it)… Please, get basics right first.


Jack Baty | But you ARE building a web browser:
I love Arc. It's great. The team building Arc is enthusiastic, talented, and obviously love what they're doing. But I have to admit that their year-end video "We're not building a web browser" has me a little concerned. I mean, you are building a web browser. Be excited, sure, but calm down a little on the change-the-world rhetoric. It's still a web browser. And the "I remember when I used Apple. My kids use Arc." was dreamy nonsense.
At this point my takes are Jack’s takes. I could just copy his posts to show what I’m thinking. This is exactly my take ... pawel.orzech.me https://pawel.orzech.me/2023/12/22/jack-baty-but.html


Katurah and her million dollar mistake. Damn, this season is pretty good!

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Jack Baty | Safari and Arc:
Lately, however, I've noticed that I spend a lot of time "managing" things in Arc. I organize the sidebar. I pin and unpin tabs. I make spaces for no good reason. I "traffic control" sites so they open in specific ways. There are many things one can tweak Arc, and I've been tweaking all of them.
I find myself doing the same stuff all the time. What works for me is using Arc during workday and then moving to Safari, and to streamline this proces I’m using this little app called Velja so changing default browser is just as easy as clicking in the menu bar and picking what’s ... pawel.orzech.me https://pawel.orzech.me/2023/12/20/jack-baty-safari.html


Just made my third Huel order. At this point I’m addicted to Mexican chilli and pasta bolognese. This time I’ve added Vanilla powder instead of Chocolate. I’m gonna mix them two! 😎


OMG, Safari is just SO FREAKING FAST after emptying its history. Who knew? Apparently keeping 100k history entries isn’t recommended.


Maybe, just maybe, Safari being slow could be related to Safari having 100k items in history. Maybe. Who knows, I guess we will never know?


Because of the usual problems with Arc, I’ve installed Firefox just to check it out. The last time I had Firefox installed was a really long time ago, and I have to admit that it works pretty well. It’s also surprisingly fast.


The day when they’re gonna dead is coming sooner than later I’m afraid…


Actually I might try to have less widget and more apps area. Let’s see how this one works out.

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Didn’t add a photo for that December post lol.

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December (but a couple weeks in 🫣), 2023.


Got in touch with my finance advisor regarding insurance for me & wifey and he created some sort of urgency regarding agreeing to the terms. And because I’ve worked closely with sales team last couple of months I had this feeling that whatever he’s hurrying up is into probably isn’t that great. Ugh.


This one tastes likely a dessert from when I was like 7. Also next time I’m getting this powdered and I’m gonna combine this with chocolate powder. Highly recommended.

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This is what actually made TIKTOK for me usable. Because I’ve banned like 350 people there lol.


I’m on Threads and because I’m getting older I know that what works for me is pre-muting/banning people I know that I wouldn’t enjoy content from. So I’m going to „for you” and whenever I see someone I just don’t want to read - I’m muting them. I won’t even see reposts from them. It’s perfect.


Should I get MacBook Pro 14" with M1 Pro, 16GB RAM and 1TB ssd for 9999 or MacBook Pro M3 Pro 18GB Ram and 512GB ssd for 13999? Honestly, is there a difference worth 4000 of money? I need something that’s just a notch better than M1 MacBook Air and with a fan.


Not sure what’s making me mad - Arc because it’s a resource hog or MacBook Air that just can’t keep up


Holy shit, it works!

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🍿 Past Lives (2023) - ★★★★☆

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Unfortunately I’ve found Huel I can’t stand taste of. Sweet and savoury. It’s sweet and bitter. Tested curry (katsu) today too and it’s great.


Yeah. Not sure about my console gaming this year 😂. Nintendo Switch wrapped (lol) is going to be much better but this wasn’t the year to play on „proper” consoles I guess.

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Journaling app is fine but I’d like to have it on my Mac. Otherwise it’s just inconvenient to add stuff there.


I really wanted to use Fastmail app on iOS more but because it’s just a website wrapped as an iOS app, it doesn’t work that good and unfortunately is unavailable offline. And I do love me some offline email.


Homescreen, December 2023.

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Apple Pushes Collaborative Apple Music Playlists Launch to 2024 - MacRumors:
Collaborative Apple Music playlists, a feature that Apple has promised for iOS 17, won't be coming in 2023.
Honestly, how they are gonna try and compete with Spotify when they’re adding new features every couple weeks? Sound quality is important, but overall experience is just so much more than just the music quality. And I’m writing than after moving to Spotify two-three weeks ago and actually ENJOYING listening and discovering music once again. Can’t say that about my past year of Apple Music usage unfortunately.
 https://www.macrumors.com/2023/12/11/apple-music-collaborative-playlists-2024/


Everything Everything are GREAT.

[song.link/o…](https://song.link/https://open.spotify.com/track/4HoOTJ8tM7ikMkEkoJTisX?si=624ea485d3504fa1)
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Three doctors in a week just to hear that everything is fine. I mean, that works for me!


I am always Ash. Always.

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Wifey got me the leather band for Apple Watch and I love it! Pairs perfectly with Count Up dial (or any “classical” dial).

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My old Apple AirPods (not the pro ones, and not the newest ones) are already quickly dying on battery but this time I’m looking at Nothing Ear Sticks or Ear (or whatever they’re called) and I think it’s going to be fine using not-Apple headphones? Bose QC45 made my mind more open to alternatives.


Threads reveals countdown for an EU launch next week - The Verge https://pawel.orzech.me/2023/12/08/threads-reveals-countdown.html


Ok, had bolognese pasta Huel today and I’m sold. I like everything I’ve got, I’m definitely gonna try some different flavours next time but it’s good. It’s really good.


Facebook Messenger Rolls Out End-to-End Encryption by Default - MacRumors:
Meta is rolling out end-to-end encryption for personal messages and calls on Messenger and Facebook, finally delivering on a pledge it committed to some time ago.
 https://www.macrumors.com/2023/12/07/facebook-messenger-end-to-end-encryption/


Just had my first Huel meal. I have to admit - it’s really autism friendly (at least for me!). Had this Mexican chilli instant meal and it was really fine, I can see myself having this an unhealthy amount of times in a week.


Yeah, I think paying for unlimited searches was the only option here. Two weeks in and I’m at 356 searches.

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If anyone wants ~free money~ to spend on Huel, just use my link.
 https://huel.mention-me.com/m/ol/vl4mw-b3ef150209


People complaining about Google killing next product they have used, meanwhile you can literally use a product, pay for it and don’t worry about it actually going away.


OMG. Finally. And it’s coming in 2025!

www.youtube.com/watch
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I moved my personal browsing to Safari (it makes easy for me to divide then my two workspaces to work and personal).

But then Safari counting tabs and telling me THE TRUTH isn’t that welcome!

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Elevator Music on my 2023 Wrapped isn’t something I had on my bingo card.

🎶 Meditation

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Kagi Search Changelog:
Nov 30, 2023 - Quality of life improvements
Interesting development in my life - I’m reading a changelog for a search engine that I’m paying for.
 https://kagi.com/changelog


I’m still reading all of new App Default’s and whenever I see someone using Chrome it feels weird. I know people are using Chrome, I know it works fine, but it’s always surprise to see Chrome and not Safari, Firefox or something on Chromium.


Castro Podcast app https://pawel.orzech.me/2023/12/02/castro-podcast-app.html


Firefox on the brink? | BryceWray.com:
Once Firefox slips below the 2% threshold in the government’s visitor analytics, USWDS tells government web devs they don’t have to support Firefox anymore.
The biggest surprise for me was how popular Safari actually is.
 https://www.brycewray.com/posts/2023/11/firefox-brink/


Report: Threads expanding to Europe in December:
Meta’s Twitter competitor, Threads, has slowly found its own spot in the social media space and, soon, may seen an even bigger expansion as the platform is reportedly coming to Europe in December.
I wonder how popular is it actually going to be.
 https://9to5google.com/2023/11/30/threads-europe-expansion-report/


Why you can't divide by zero | Garrit's Notes https://pawel.orzech.me/2023/11/30/why-you-cant.html


"… I’ve not seen a list of active bloggers that long in years, outside a few directories. It’s more than double the number of sites I had in my RSS reader’s “IndieWeb & Personal Blogs” folder after many years of slow curation."

Blogging is where it’s at, again

Same! My RSS reader is BLOOMING!
 https://chrismcleod.dev/blog/blogging-is-where-its-at-again/


It’s us!

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Spotify Wrapped for YesWas | Podcast is here! Thanks for all your ears:)

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When I was younger I wanted to have as many Spotify followers as possible and right now I would actually rather the other way around.


I’m doing a research about a ~thing~ and then I find this chart. You can basically put anything as its name and it can be used to prove anything. Projected food delivery market size. Projected number of people. Projected growth of the length of my cat (I don’t have a cat).

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🔗 Hall Of Shame: The 10 Most Dubious People Ever To Make Our 30 Under 30 List

"While our process correctly weeded out folks like Fyre Festival impresario Billy McFarland and, yes, even Elizabeth Holmes––one-time superstars who all wound up fraudsters––others slipped through."

 https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesunder30team/2023/11/28/hall-of-shame-the-10-most-dubious-people-ever-to-make-our-30-under-30-list/


Moved to Spotify and got blessed with this masterpiece: www.youtube.com/watch
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YSMeFykdvU


Also I think I want to host Yunohost for me and wifey. But not on local machine, but some kind of VPS. It would be nice to be able to connect from everywhere to it, have an option to sync with it and have control of my own data. Might give it a shot quite soon!


That extension for Torn and no split-view is something that’s keeping me off using Safari only. I wonder also how good Google Meet is going to work on Safari, I’m gonna try tomorrow and maybe - just maybe - there’s still hope for it!


Thinking of just going all in Safari to give it a fair shot. You know - with all these filters, etc. I think extensions will work better on Safari (but there are fewer of them and there isn’t any for the browser game I play!).


That’s my replay / wrapped however you’d like to call it

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The masculine urge of moving between different read it later apps without actually reading anything later


Kagi got me, I became Kagi Professional user (fuck yea I’m a Professional user)

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No way around the greatness of user-generated playlists on Spotify. It’s just another world, Apple Music is way, way behind. Just because they treat them as second category playlists which they shouldn’t be.


Once you go Arc, you can’t go back. I miss Apple Pay though.


Thinking about getting that Kagi unlimited. I know what I said, I just find myself going back to these days when searching didn’t suck.


My Software EDC https://pawel.orzech.me/2023/11/24/my-software-edc.html


First holidays of 2024 are booked. Can’t wait!


Bombay Bicycle Club!

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Of course plane tickets day before Black Friday are increasing in price. Of course.


Added another reflink to my about page - YNAB and ClearVPN. So if you wanted to get some discount or longer trial - feel free to check it out.
 https://pawel.orzech.me/about/


🍿 Contact (1997) - ★★★★☆

Honestly? Too much religion, god and stuff like that. It’s just weird.
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And now - by mistake of setting custom DNS - I’ve fucked up BOTH of my local servers. Damn. DAMN.


That Nintendo Game with Ring-Con that makes you do exercise in front of your TV has my seal of approval. 🫡


NextDNS messes with iMessage, with App Store, actually lots of Apple services suddenly aren’t working (even though blocklist or log is empty!). Also some of random, normal, regular websites are broken. Getting to old for that. It would be great if NextDNS would work but it just doesn’t for me.


Tried for 100th time to use NextDNS on router and all our devices but it messes with so much that I can’t actually rely on it. 1.1.1.1 it is.


Leather case. On the left - new, dark blue (I ordered black one but fine). On the right - green one after 10 months. I’m returning the right one because something tells me that is NOT supposed to be happening.

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