Right now I wish I was in the Eastern time zone, because then it would already be 5:00.
@sumudu People come, people go. It's the natural ebb and flow of life. It's also one of the reasons I use the Global feed and not the Home feed.
Jesus Christ, my computer just closed everything I had open and shut itself down. Weird as hell. If IT is pushing something out, their timing sucks.
@variablepulserate Yep. You just have to pay for an "archival account" ($25/year instead of the standard $11/year).
// @matigo @sumudu
@variablepulserate I pay Pinboard to keep a cache of everything, because you never know when it might be useful.
// @matigo @sumudu
@matigo Got a DM from her on Twitter. She lost her job and her apartment and, quote, "isn't feeling much like living." Might be nice for anyone who follows her on Twitter to reach out.
@hazardwarning On a nice day with a fair wind, it's delightful. It can be fun even in adverse conditions, as long as you're not prone to seasickness. Generally, I'm not, though it can happen to anyone (and has to me at least once).
Although I did the official course, most of what I know that's useful I learned by doing, from a family friend who was ex-Royal Australian Navy. As always, there's a difference between the "book" version and real life.
// @JeremyCherfas