I’ve had a handful of Meross plugs around the house and they are reliable. I did just have to unplug and plug three of them back in last week because they’d gone offline, but I think that was the first time in two years. Having the button as a physical failsafe is also a nice feature.

The reason Calendly (or Cal.com, which I prefer and is free for individuals) will survive is the people who use GCal for personal stuff and Outlook for work. The scheduling tools from one can’t read from the other, so that creates a space for them to exist. If I didn’t have to use Outlook for work, then this would be…

The lines weren’t improvised. They weren’t the script he had that day, but they weren’t improvised. He had been giving some version of I Have A Dream for weeks leading up to the MoW. The organizers required everyone to submit their remarks for approval and they told King his needed to be less confrontational.…

“Burnt” and “too strong” are two entirely different things. They over-roast their coffee. It is burnt. As a result, the flavors are not good, not “too strong.”

Minor point: Thurgood Marshall School of Law is part of Texas Southern Univ, an HBCU in Houston, not Texas State, which is in San Marcos.

Good tip. I just found it available and “bought” it. There were a couple of things left on my list from this summer, so now I can catch up on those easily.

I’m still cruising on a Spotify offer for $9.99/mo with free Hulu (with ads, doesn’t seem to be affected by the forthcoming price hikes). Prime Video is a nice add on for Prime, which I’d have anyway. I get Max free with my cell service (AT&T, which also has a 25% teacher discount on top). I pay for Netflix, I pay for…

The former head of all special ed for our district (including gifted) was hired as superintendent a couple of years ago. In my state, gifted is an IEP, which has its advantages, but also creates barriers when things start to go sideways. The state underfunds special ed, so in her previous positions she wanted to work…

Those who say gifted programs should be eliminated because they only serve the elite should instead be fighting for more equitable gifted identification.

Glad it’s not just me getting those.

So, less “editing good” and more “edit gooder”?  :)

“The answer, as far as I can tell, is that it’s not on any side of TikTok. There are no videos of this type.”

Editing good:

When I was a kid, we had a neighbor who let the neighborhood kids play basketball in his driveway. Then he sold the house. The new owners didn’t want the kids playing in their driveway. Maybe they were worried about liability, maybe they were bothered by the noise, maybe they were just jerks. Doesn’t really matter.…

I have a standing personal moral code against buying non-packaged food from a gas station. There is no Wawa, Quiktrip, or Buc-ees that can persuade me otherwise.

I’ve been doing a frico egg, leaving the yolk somewhat runny, then dropping the whole thing into a 6" tortilla with a bit of hot sauce and green onions on top. Fits perfectly, makes a great, crunchy, eggy, breakfast handheld.

It doesn’t matter how mobbed she’s been, if someone came running up at her, hollering and reaching from behind, her security would also stop them (if not. she needs better security). She’s embarrassed because being famous didn’t make her any better at this and she got bonked in the face. Sucks, but again, don’t go…

I love this movie. The first time I saw it in the theater, just as the first building explodes, with the explosion traveling toward the audience, just as it reached its end, a storm knocked out the power to the theater. We truly didn’t know if that silence and black screen was part of the movie or not for a few…

“But keep in mind that this is only the first step. They’re using AI art in a way where they can justify its deficiencies as a creative choice and say that they aren’t really taking work from human artists because they wanted it to look bad, actually. The next time won’t be this obvious or as brazen.”

This. Over…

Oh sure, I’m fine with that. I’ve got a job, a kid, and a spouse who doesn’t always share my preferences for what to watch, so I almost never watch stuff right away and I do so 1-2 episodes at a time. I watched Wednesday, I am also sure I did not do so within four weeks of release.

I’d also be really intrigued to see…