Notices by Chris Wiegman (chris@mastodon.chriswiegman.com)

@davidbisset We’ve been trying to use this feature in my family for about 18 months. Apple’s default apps are SLOW to warn (for the user can be an hour or more later, for family with sharing can be days later). There are, supposedly, 3rd party apps that do better. We’ve been looking at options but I haven’t tried one yet.

They’re forecasting 2-4” of snow today.

Last time I lived in an area that receives snow I would’ve hated it. Today I actually look forward to it.

@redcrew I see almost no Bears stuff in Chicago... It's all Lions and Packers around me, lol

@Ronnie My dad went to them last year and has been really happy with it. I'm still in T-Mobile for a few reasons but hopefully I'll be able to switch to something less ridiculously priced at some point.

@tewha in some places you have to pay extra for that. https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/44635

@bortzmeyer That depends on your threat model too. I kept my account but deleted my password from password manager as there are a few people with my same name and at least one, who is very right-wing, has wanted my handle for a very long time. That’s an exception, I realize, but it isn’t always black and white for all. @aral @noybeu

I’ve switched from 1Blocker to Wipr 2 and Wipr is definitely doing better at killing ads. I think I’ll keep it and make sure I tip the dev as well (it’s not a subscription like 1Blocker).

@Ronnie It’s 08:45 somewhere? :-P

If it was longer, or super crowded (I get on near the beginning of the route so I always get a good seat) I would probably say otherwise but I really like my bus commute in the morning. There’s something about see all the people and all that just feels very human.

Of course they don't. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/42490932/nfl-says-no-issue-trump-dance-celebrations

I work about a block from Mr. Beef (The Bear), yet I still haven’t tried it. I need to fix that.

@mightbekaren we used to put the plastic film on ours. The indoor version. It didn’t always help, but when it did it was great.

Look, I get it, we want Mastodon, and the Fediverse in general, to be a great place for everyone of any persuasion, and yes, bots are a pain in the ass that must be controlled. But content policing to the point of blocking out large swaths of users or making users new to the platform feel bad for not following standard practices from their very first toot is not going to make them feel warm and fuzzy about the Fediverse. 2/2

It’s reading time!!!

(My favorite time most nights)

@Ronnie Wie geht’s?

@redcrew beef chow fun. It’s my favorite

Out at my favorite Chinese restaurant for lunch. Mmmm

@Jeffro Yikes. I hadn’t seen that news.

@Jeffro I so don’t miss Florida

Enjoyed a nice walk outside this morning before the rain comes in tomorrow afternoon and the temperatures plummet mid-week.