https://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/ en Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:58:43 +0200 https://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/06/05/location-check-in-orso.html Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:58:43 +0200 http://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/06/05/location-check-in-orso.html <p><a href="https://maps.apple.com/?q=41.901792,12.473536&amp;ll=41.901792,12.473536">Location</a> check in 🗺 — Orso 80</p> [Location](https://maps.apple.com/?q=41.901792,12.473536&ll=41.901792,12.473536) check in 🗺 — Orso 80 https://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/06/05/just-rediscovered-the-joys-of.html Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:15:57 +0200 http://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/06/05/just-rediscovered-the-joys-of.html <p>Just rediscovered the joys of Mars Edit and what a mensch that Daniel Jalkut is, honouring a purchase of version 4 made in 2017.</p> Just rediscovered the joys of Mars Edit and what a mensch that Daniel Jalkut is, honouring a purchase of version 4 made in 2017. https://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/06/05/and-then-to-use-the.html Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:21:02 +0200 http://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/06/05/and-then-to-use-the.html <p>And then to use the Post to MB shortcut I have to create the text some other place and then send it to the shortcut.</p> <p>Quite cumbersome.</p> And then to use the Post to MB shortcut I have to create the text some other place and then send it to the shortcut. Quite cumbersome. https://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/06/05/location-check-in-not-at.html Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:01:49 +0200 http://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/06/05/location-check-in-not-at.html <p><a href="https://maps.apple.com/?q=41.8,12.5&amp;ll=41.8,12.5">Location</a> check in 🗺 — Not at home, definitely not</p> [Location](https://maps.apple.com/?q=41.8,12.5&ll=41.8,12.5) check in 🗺 — Not at home, definitely not https://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/06/04/a-couple-of-days-ago.html Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:44:22 +0200 http://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/06/04/a-couple-of-days-ago.html <p>A couple of days ago I decided I really had to exfiltrate myself from idno. It was not easy, because the supposed WXR file is not fit for purpose. But with outstanding help from <a href="https://micro.blog/help">@help</a> and a lot of BBEdit grep-fu, here I am.</p> A couple of days ago I decided I really had to exfiltrate myself from idno. It was not easy, because the supposed WXR file is not fit for purpose. But with outstanding help from [@help](https://micro.blog/help) and a lot of BBEdit grep-fu, here I am. https://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/06/02/i-embarked-on-trying-to.html Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:05:12 +0200 http://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/06/02/i-embarked-on-trying-to.html <p>I embarked on trying to update a web mentions plugin for my other site, which uses the Grav CMS. I fear that the work may be beyond me, even with the help of an LLM, but we shall see. So I want to follow the Posse of Webmention Scratch-Builders even though I have little to contribute.</p> I embarked on trying to update a web mentions plugin for my other site, which uses the Grav CMS. I fear that the work may be beyond me, even with the help of an LLM, but we shall see. So I want to follow the Posse of Webmention Scratch-Builders even though I have little to contribute. https://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/06/02/i-do-have-vague-recollections.html Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:56:16 +0200 http://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/06/02/i-do-have-vague-recollections.html <p>I do have vague recollections of caffeine being a sleep blocker rather than an arousal mechanism of some sort, and I have to say I have never personally experienced a coffee buzz nor coffee induced insomnia.</p> I do have vague recollections of caffeine being a sleep blocker rather than an arousal mechanism of some sort, and I have to say I have never personally experienced a coffee buzz nor coffee induced insomnia. https://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/06/02/guerilla-gardening.html Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:48:35 +0200 http://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/06/02/guerilla-gardening.html <p>Last time I tried this the forces of evil prevailed quite quickly. Maybe this time will be better, maybe times have changed.</p> <img src="https://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/uploads/2026/img-0189-rrp.jpg" alt="Six small iris offsets, their leaves trimmed to reduce wind rocking, planted around the base of a street tree."> Last time I tried this the forces of evil prevailed quite quickly. Maybe this time will be better, maybe times have changed. <img src="https://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/uploads/2026/img-0189-rrp.jpg" alt="Six small iris offsets, their leaves trimmed to reduce wind rocking, planted around the base of a street tree."> https://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/06/01/151301.html Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:13:01 +0200 http://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/06/01/151301.html <p>Researchers in Sweden optimised school lunches to reduce GHG emissions while staying essentially the same. Negative result very positive; no changes in amount eaten, amount wasted and meal satisfaction.</p> <p><a href="https://eatthispodcast.com/schoolfood">Listen here</a>.</p> <img src="https://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/uploads/2026/schoolfood-cover.jpg" alt="Cover artwork; school children in Sweden enjoying their lunch"> Researchers in Sweden optimised school lunches to reduce GHG emissions while staying essentially the same. Negative result very positive; no changes in amount eaten, amount wasted and meal satisfaction. [Listen here](https://eatthispodcast.com/schoolfood). <img src="https://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/uploads/2026/schoolfood-cover.jpg" alt="Cover artwork; school children in Sweden enjoying their lunch"> https://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/05/31/top-albums-from-lastfm-on.html Sun, 31 May 2026 17:00:01 +0200 http://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/05/31/top-albums-from-lastfm-on.html <p>Top Albums from last.fm on 31/05/26 1, The Chieftains, Tears Of Stone, (10);</p> Top Albums from last.fm on 31/05/26 1, The Chieftains, Tears Of Stone, (10); https://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/05/27/naty-is-ahead-of-the.html Wed, 27 May 2026 11:24:41 +0200 http://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/05/27/naty-is-ahead-of-the.html <p>Naty is ahead of the curve in using less water to cook pasta, which I am now doing regularly. For rice, at least brown rice, I probably use too much water as I invariably end up draining it when it is done. Better that than scorched rice. I need a small rice cooker.</p> Naty is ahead of the curve in using less water to cook pasta, which I am now doing regularly. For rice, at least brown rice, I probably use too much water as I invariably end up draining it when it is done. Better that than scorched rice. I need a small rice cooker. https://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/05/25/eat-this-newsletter-too-much.html Mon, 25 May 2026 17:20:30 +0200 http://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/05/25/eat-this-newsletter-too-much.html <p>Eat This Newsletter 303. Too much to summarise in such a confined space, but I believe it will satisfy your need for food-related goodies encountered online.</p> <p>Try it at <a href="https://buttondown.com/jeremycherfas/archive/etn-303-rationality-rampant/">buttondown.com/jeremyche&hellip;</a></p> Eat This Newsletter 303. Too much to summarise in such a confined space, but I believe it will satisfy your need for food-related goodies encountered online. Try it at [buttondown.com/jeremyche...](https://buttondown.com/jeremycherfas/archive/etn-303-rationality-rampant/) https://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/05/25/this-may-not-look-like.html Mon, 25 May 2026 15:35:28 +0200 http://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/05/25/this-may-not-look-like.html https://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/05/25/domain-prices-in-for-my.html Mon, 25 May 2026 12:10:31 +0200 http://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/05/25/domain-prices-in-for-my.html <p>This is sound advice to shop around and maybe consolidate domains. Glad I moved from Gandi a long time back.</p> This is sound advice to shop around and maybe consolidate domains. Glad I moved from Gandi a long time back. https://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/05/25/ongoing-by-tim-bray-tab.html Mon, 25 May 2026 11:51:49 +0200 http://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/05/25/ongoing-by-tim-bray-tab.html <p>Just the other day I was looking for a way to prevent myself accidentally closing an open tab, when along come Tim Bray with an extension to that idea that I immedately want to try.</p> Just the other day I was looking for a way to prevent myself accidentally closing an open tab, when along come Tim Bray with an extension to that idea that I immedately want to try. https://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/05/25/cycling-from-brussels-to-bruges.html Mon, 25 May 2026 11:25:38 +0200 http://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/05/25/cycling-from-brussels-to-bruges.html https://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/05/24/top-albums-from-lastfm-on.html Sun, 24 May 2026 17:00:01 +0200 http://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/05/24/top-albums-from-lastfm-on.html <p>Top Albums from last.fm on 24/05/26 1, Henry Kaiser David Lindley, A World Out Of Time, Vol. 2: Henry Kaiser David Lindley in Madagascar, (17); 2, Bruce Posner, Donald Garvelmann, Celtic Keyboards: Duets by 19th and 20th Century Irish Composers, (15); 3, Calexico, Carried To Dust, (15); 4, Ruben and the Jets, Con Safos, (13); 5, The Little Willies, For The Good Times, (13);</p> Top Albums from last.fm on 24/05/26 1, Henry Kaiser David Lindley, A World Out Of Time, Vol. 2: Henry Kaiser David Lindley in Madagascar, (17); 2, Bruce Posner, Donald Garvelmann, Celtic Keyboards: Duets by 19th and 20th Century Irish Composers, (15); 3, Calexico, Carried To Dust, (15); 4, Ruben and the Jets, Con Safos, (13); 5, The Little Willies, For The Good Times, (13); https://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/05/22/good-to-see-that-the.html Fri, 22 May 2026 11:13:33 +0200 http://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/05/22/good-to-see-that-the.html <p>Good to see that the RSS feed of my photo site seems to be working properly now.</p> Good to see that the RSS feed of my photo site seems to be working properly now. https://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/05/22/wellsprings-of-affection-and-generosity.html Fri, 22 May 2026 11:10:58 +0200 http://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/05/22/wellsprings-of-affection-and-generosity.html https://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/05/19/180608.html Tue, 19 May 2026 18:06:08 +0200 http://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/05/19/180608.html <p>Latest episode looks at the hipster baristas and Chinese espresso, both of which show that even traditions that define an identity are not as immutable as people sometimes think they are.https://eatthispodcast.com/espresso/</p> Latest episode looks at the hipster baristas and Chinese espresso, both of which show that even traditions that define an identity are not as immutable as people sometimes think they are.https://eatthispodcast.com/espresso/ https://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/05/18/very-good-luck-a-geohash.html Mon, 18 May 2026 18:29:09 +0200 http://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/05/18/very-good-luck-a-geohash.html <p>Very good luck, a geohash very near me just as I was heading out for my usual walk, and it is just slightly off my usual walk.</p> <p><a href="https://geohashing.site/geohashing/2026-05-18_41_12">geohashing.site/geohashin&hellip;</a></p> Very good luck, a geohash very near me just as I was heading out for my usual walk, and it is just slightly off my usual walk. [geohashing.site/geohashin...](https://geohashing.site/geohashing/2026-05-18_41_12) https://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/05/17/top-albums-from-lastfm-on.html Sun, 17 May 2026 17:00:01 +0200 http://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/05/17/top-albums-from-lastfm-on.html <p>Top Albums from last.fm on 17/05/26 1, Johnny Cash, American Recordings, (13); 2, Offa Rex, The Queen of Hearts, (9);</p> Top Albums from last.fm on 17/05/26 1, Johnny Cash, American Recordings, (13); 2, Offa Rex, The Queen of Hearts, (9); https://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/05/15/bikes-for-rent-at-the.html Fri, 15 May 2026 13:14:56 +0200 http://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/05/15/bikes-for-rent-at-the.html https://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/05/15/the-atlantic.html Fri, 15 May 2026 13:11:57 +0200 http://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/05/15/the-atlantic.html https://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/05/10/bubbles-and-gatekeeping-island-in.html Sun, 10 May 2026 17:23:54 +0200 http://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/2026/05/10/bubbles-and-gatekeeping-island-in.html <p>Telling it like it is.</p> Telling it like it is.