I want to share a tiny video, and even this almost-idle motivation quickly reminded me the degree to which massive ad-based networks have completely destroyed the “free hobbyist” section of the market.

This has easily been the best move we’ve ever made, including the logistics. However, I am still tired in all new ways and very slow to getting our usual habits up and running again.

As ever: there’s nothing so draining as moving home.

You know that thing where you move home and then do way too much of the physical moving yourself and are then reminded of how you don’t have the kind of physical health to do that sort of thing and then you are just in several points of recurring pain.

Yeah.

In new home. Cell coverage is terrible — not that I’m terribly disappointed by that fact! — and the internet won’t be here until as late as Monday.

Will update once I’m back on wi-fi 👋

Fruit is a weird word to look at.

Looking at the original introduction to TIL and I am struck that everything included has changed, to one degree or another. I’m ok with that.

The smallest degree of change has been for the Micro.blog usernames (to uppercase) and the About page URL (to custom domain). I’m also ok with that.

Between the rude person playing their music out loud on the bus — whilst singing along! — and the jarring effect of this Costa shop meeting my music in my earbuds, I’ve come to realise;

  • I miss my AirPods Pro;
  • I need to stop using Costa;
  • and I’ve been spoiled with the XM4’s at home.

There are multiple companies who offer high-speed broadband packages for our new home 👀

A cup of coffee and a cup of tea later, and I still feel half-awake. Time for a walk!

Oh… I am now in my seventh year of Micro.blog.

Am I wrong that in most cases I find it weird broken account access isn’t given some sort of special automated action for people to take? Like, I have to wait for you to reply to my email when such a fundamental idea as accessing the service is broken… just feels weird.

I have reserved eightten books at one of our libraries. You know; priorities.

Another day, another new town, another new café, another new library.

I regret not bringing coffee.

Work is progressing. The Sidekick is gorgeous and works so well for how I like to work; a wonderful addition from the folks at Cortex.

A 'Sidekick' notepad open with a page dated the 15th of October 2023. Includes notes about my upcoming updates to TIL with mysterious scribbles covering certain words.

Started a new entry in my work journal for the first time in two months. We’ve not even moved into the new house yet; such is the positive effect of this county.

The power of Home is awesome.

1Password 7 is still really good.

Next in line for my jabs. This pharmacy is in a church…

I tripped up iCloud with a demanding sync task:

Small plain text files.

Now testing out Dropbox, and if it works I’ll know it’s not my challenging conditions but instead the folks in Cupertino to blame for this seemingly basic failure.

Today I sat next to Truro cathedral. It was nice.

Covid jab booked. I hope they’ll bundle in the flu jab as well.