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Shawn Freebern

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Freelance overthinker He/him, raising kids & cats in Vermont Great at starting projects, not great at completing them

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Can you share the shortcut somehow? Or more screenshots of the details?

Feels like the type of thing that needs to be duplicated to be puzzled out, but I like puzzling.

02.03.2026 02:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

So, I have a 15-year-old who loves Clair Obscur, Genshin, Split Fiction, Mario Odyssey, Zelda (on switch but not super nintendo classic)... do you think she'd find enough fun stuff to do with one of these? Or is the appeal mostly to people who want pocketable retro games?

17.02.2026 19:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Things look surprisingly dry, did you have a bunch of snow & it melted, or just a low precipitation winter?

14.02.2026 22:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Very nice, a step up from mine

45 minutes snowblower

15 minutes regret life choices

11.02.2026 19:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I used to rely on caffeinated products before bed, otherwise the nonstop overthinking would keep me awake. Turns out there are better options!

09.02.2026 18:23 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Not convinced it’s over yet but I love your optimism

06.02.2026 13:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
The Porthole The Porthole is a simple, beautiful infusion vessel designed by Martin Kastner. It can be used to create striking cocktails, oils, teas, and any other infusion.

I’m jealous! I have their cocktail book, and it’s fascinating. Also rather involved.

Also, you can buy that thing for yourself! I’ve talked myself out of it so many times, but maybe someday I’ll find the right excuse... www.crucialdetail.com/products/por...

01.02.2026 02:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Both! At least the version I had there was a little usb-c β€œpuck” with mute & volume controls, and you could choose to plug the headset into that or just plug straight into the mic/headset jack on the MacBook.

(I don’t know if all new MacBooks have a headphone jack, but all the ones in my house do)

27.01.2026 22:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve had good luck with a Jabra evolve corded mono headset - doesn’t pick up the piano lessons getting taught in the next room.

Also check if you can get a corporate discount… prices through my office ordering system were much more affordable than buying direct.

27.01.2026 22:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Just do what I do, wait for that one guy to publish his awesome newsletter summarizing recent media nonsense and making it palatable.

27.01.2026 22:05 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.

"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame. "Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

this is my entire immigration policy and I am not ashamed of it

04.11.2024 23:02 πŸ‘ 227 πŸ” 60 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 4

Agreed, definitely use hot water to store energy! Any insulated water bottle that keeps ice cold in the summer will keep water hot for a good stretch of time too, fill them up and use the heat as needed. Not exactly simple but better than nothing.

24.01.2026 22:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

if you have one of those emergency survival blankets (they look like really thin foil) you can make a tent with that and any heat source and it'll retain a ton of heat. Like, a tiny candle will work, just make sure you set it up so you don't melt things / start fires.

24.01.2026 22:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm guessing this sort of thing requires a fast processor?

Like... if I've got an old linux box sitting around with no purpose, that doesn't make your next two hours any easier

22.01.2026 19:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Apple Watch screenshot saying β€œyour heart rate rose above 120 BPM while you seemed to be inactive for 10 minutes”

Apple Watch screenshot saying β€œyour heart rate rose above 120 BPM while you seemed to be inactive for 10 minutes”

I get these helpful notifications on my watch before meetings like that

21.01.2026 23:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Only 10 minutes? You’re amazing!

21.01.2026 22:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Pineapple it is, then

21.01.2026 22:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

wait, dates or figs? I have an open bag of dates from making date bars this weekend, and fig jam in the fridge that was too sweet for the flatbread nonsense I was attempting, so I might need this recipe

21.01.2026 22:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

No one is "abstaining" from AI. AI is an everyday routine techology for most of us. What we're "abstaining" from is theft-based, ecocidal, socially and politically harmful slop-creating GenAI.
Anyone who doesn't differentiate between forms of Machine Learning is a hack, a liar or a fool.

20.01.2026 17:35 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This labeler may not be a perfect fit, but it might help depending on your use case. You can hide posts from accounts with incomplete profiles, accounts that only make replies, that sort of thing...

bsky.app/profile/prof...

20.01.2026 18:04 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

good luck, some of those seem like work

20.01.2026 03:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I need more leftovers that'll survive freezing. I have a few winners (parbaked pizza crusts, shepherds pie, chili) but lately when I try freezing half of something I discover that the internet lied about how edible it'll be when thawed.

19.01.2026 19:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Is there a family tree / timeline sketched on the site somewhere? Or did I imagine that?

17.01.2026 13:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Would they be starting this fall if things work out?

My harpist is planning to be there, assuming it’s still possible to travel from the states in 9 months…

11.01.2026 21:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I've run out of second chances for @welch.senate.gov in VT as well. There is zero reason to vote with the opposition, yet he keeps doing it. Just embarrassing.

10.01.2026 03:32 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s clunky and yeah, gross somehow. Just not pleasant to hear? But I can probably handle six episodes.

09.01.2026 02:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m still only halfway through the episode but that was my biggest stumbling block too! Like a loud wrong note in a goofy but otherwise fun musical performance.

09.01.2026 01:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I would watch that show!

08.01.2026 21:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot of the "following feed preferences" settings from the bsky interface, allowing the user to choose whether to show replies, reposts, and quote posts in their "following" feed.

A screenshot of the "following feed preferences" settings from the bsky interface, allowing the user to choose whether to show replies, reposts, and quote posts in their "following" feed.

Do you have a favorite? Is there a difference between that and the built-in bsky setting to disable reposts in your following feed?

I have "quiet posters" and "latest from follows" feeds that help filter noise, but a quick toggle to hide/show reposts would be awesome at times.

05.01.2026 20:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œMood” says my 19-year-old

02.01.2026 02:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0