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Finished Silo season 3, and I have questions. Of course I do. That’s why they’re making season 4.

The big one is still why. I was glad when Juliette started pushing people to ask that too, and I like that it was a good catalyst for what eventually led to the survival of Silo 18 at the end.

What I don’t like are all the clichés and the parallel storyline which, while important to the show and interesting in its own right, was too long and too involved. They should have kept it to one dedicated episode perhaps. I’m all about LGBTQ+ in shows of course, but having one here felt forced and artificial, you know, as if you can’t get the seal of approval if you don’t have one gay relationship taking place, and two women at that (two birds with one stone to get the marketing right). Meh.

There are a few plot holes, like the whole light bulbs thing (for what? And couldn’t they bring the plants upstairs, toward the roof, which does open to the sun every morning?), but overall I enjoyed it and will watch season 4 when it’s out.

Jack seems to like Small Prophets, and I think I’m going to check it out myself next.

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One thing I’m enjoying over at Bubbles is the non-tech blogs. Every other blog list I visit is usually mostly tech-related stuff, and then it’s usually developers. I’m a techie myself, and I don’t have anything against developers, but it’s nice to see more blogs about humans just being humans.

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Emacs Config Gems - Part 6

Part 6 of my Emacs config gems: abbrevs, and the two grammar checkers I tried. Harper is fast and light but basic; LanguageTool is thorough but needs Java and 10GB to get close (but not quite) to the online version. I don’t really use either today.

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I Don't Miss the Good Old Days

The old web was a lot of work, and I don’t miss it because we have its best part today. I have better tools, better people, and a life I can lead without adult supervision. Risky? Probably. Fun? Hell yeah.

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Thoughts about Silo

The clichéd portrayal of AI in “Silo,” questioning its logic and the narrative choice to keep inhabitants in the dark instead of promoting knowledge and transparency. But it makes me grumpy, so, win?

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This wasn’t a fun night. My sleepy brain convinced me that removing it or taking out the batteries would set off the alarm, which was the last thing I wanted at 3 in the morning… So I tried to ignore the beeps until I couldn’t anymore and took the batteries out. Solved. I feel dumb. And tired.

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A walk in the park. The neighborhood park. 📷🌼

A vibrant purple flower stands out sharply against a blurred background of similar flowers and green foliage. A cluster of white flowers with delicate petals and yellow centers is shown against a background of green foliage. Vibrant leaves with a striking combination of purple and green hues are shown growing on a plant.
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Feels good to geek out about Linux and Emacs and some computer science history. The more I learn, the more I enjoy learning. The next episode of Emacs Gems is being made one geek fact at a time 🤓

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I replaced my kitchen sink drainer from the one that comes with a stopper:

A metal kitchen sink drainer is placed on a white surface upside down with a black rubber stopper attached to the top of it.

To this regular metal mesh:

A metallic mesh sink strainer is placed on the edge of a white surface

I should have done it years ago. The one with the stopper always blocks the drain and requires reaching into the dirty water to open it at an angle, and then food pieces go down the drain. What’s the point of ever doing that? And if for some reason you need to fill up your sink, why get a dedicated rubber stopper?

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Thunderbird on macOS and Linux

After struggling with the Mail app’s small text on Mac I switched to Thunderbird, which, despite its quirks, kinda works. For now.