September 10, 2026

Different faces for different spaces

POSSE (Publish on your Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere) is a cool idea that works for a lot of indie bloggers… just not me. Occasional cross-posting, sure. But not all the time.

A lot of people are so comfortable in their skin that they can be the same person no matter where they go. Me, though? I’m only on a few different places online, and each one has a different purpose. I see my different accounts as a digital tapestry of me.

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Why you shouldn't put a house spider outside (opens in a new tab)

According to Study Finds, most indoor spiders — the common house spider among them — evolved for life indoors: stable temperatures, low airflow, and a steady trickle of small insects. Release one outdoors, and it’s likely to die.

Wolf spiders can get right the fuck back outside, but I do tend to leave the frail little guys alone. My favorites are always the pretty yellow orb weavers who hang out right outside the door and keep the bigger bugs away though, like this one.

via boingboing.net (opens in a new tab)

Using Leaflet for my weeknotes. Made a test post because I thought today was Friday for some reason, but it’s only Thursday. If that’s the dumbest thing that happens today, I can manage. Anyway, I like it so far. You can subscribe via email or ATProto at notes.txtbased.media)

Nvm one blog is enough lol

September 9, 2026

A shocking 92 percent of US adults are not going to the doctor because it’s too expensive (opens in a new tab)

Those aged 18 to 28 are the most likely to delay or avoid care because of cost (94.2 percent), followed by those aged 29 to 44.

I mean, yeah. Health insurance where I work would cost almost as much as my rent every month and there’s a huge deductible. I can’t even imagine the luxury of actually going to the doctor for something 🤷

via independent.co.uk (opens in a new tab)

September 8, 2026

John Gruber on the iPhone Air (opens in a new tab)

The iPhone Air is the nicest phone Apple has ever made, and probably the nicest device Apple has ever made, period. It’s just so goddamn nice.

I’ve had mine for almost exactly a year now, and I agree. It’s the nicest goddamn phone I’ve ever owned, and I still feel that way every day that I wake up and commence the doomscrolling. And yes; I bought the dumb Apple-branded battery pack and I love it, even though it turns the thinnest iPhone ever into the thickest iPhone ever.

via daringfireball.net (opens in a new tab)

Cities Are Slowing Down Speeding Drivers With More Green Lights—and It's Working (opens in a new tab)

It’s called “rest in red,” and in cities where the approach has been pioneered, it’s both promoting better flow and moderating driver speeds, resulting in fewer accidents.

I could get behind this. The light to turn onto my street stays green long enough to let EXACTLY three cars through, if the first in line punches the gas the second it turns green. I’m definitely speeding if it looks like I can make it. Otherwise I’m sitting there for five minutes waiting to turn left, whether there’s traffic or not.

via thedrive.com (opens in a new tab)