Mike Rockwell @mike@libertynode.net

Hi, I’m Mike. I suppose I’ve put off my Mastodon #introduction long enough.

I’m a husband, a father of one, an open web enthusiast, free speech advocate, writer, Happiness Engineer and Product Ambassador at Automattic. I usually post about pop punk music, Apple products, software, and other geek-related topics.

Weblog: https://initialcharge.net/
Pixelfed: https://libertynode.cam/mike
Homepage: https://mdrockwell.net/

I’m getting a ton of spam messages through #OpenWeb’s submission form. Hopefully the reCAPTCHA integration will fix that.

The Apple cider donuts tasted good, though.

Went apple picking at a different orchard this year because the one we had been going to closed.

The new place is crowded, expensive, and didn’t even have the variety we usually pick. :\

I set custom timers for a ton of different timeframes through out my work day and they are always measured in minutes rather than hours.

The extra tap to move the selector doesn’t seem like much, but doing it several times each day is getting annoying.

On WatchOS 9, when you go to set a custom timer, it seems to *always* select the hour section first, regardless of what you previously interacted with when setting your last custom timer.

Introducing the Framework Laptop Chromebook Edition https://frame.work/gb/en/blog/introducing-the-framework-laptop-chromebook-edition

September by Earth, Wind & Fire

https://song.link/i/1456444818

#music

She used a MiFi controller and I basically just treated the RP2+ as a controller. I could play without issue while watching the TV.

Game streaming is pretty cool. Last night Becky and I played a few levels of TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge with Steam Link. She connected with the Apple TV and I used the Retroid Pocket 2+.

Just found out the Apple orchard that we’ve gone to each year for the past five years or so has closed permanently. This stinks.

Trying out time blocking again and feeling productive. I don’t know why I don’t stick to it.

Decentralization rules.

What the heck is up with Control Center’s Home view on iOS 16?

What’s going on with the Pixelfed TestFlight? I figured we’d have more information on it by now.

This is Important https://thenewsprint.co/2022/09/16/this-is-important/