Productive couple of days for my rather neglected Linode instance. Upgraded the distro from Ubuntu 14.04 to Debian 10. Moved DNS from Amazon to Google. Moved various static sites from S3 to Linode. Somehow it all still works.
I understand the popularity of email newsletters, especially for publishers. It’s a simple way to get paid content out, easier for users than a private RSS feed. But that doesn’t mean I want to read newsletters in my email app.
Feedbin, which I am already using for my regular RSS subscriptions, bridges the gap. As part of my Feedbin account, I get a secret email address, and anything sent to that address ends up in my RSS reader. Problem solved!
But it quickly gets annoying to sign up for newsletters (often creating an account) with an email address that is neither memorable nor truly mine. Fastmail, which I am already using for my regular email, makes it easy to find specified emails sent to my regular address, forward them to my feedbin address, and put the original in the trash.
In fact, Fastmail lets me use “from a member of a given contact group” as the trigger for this automatic rule, which makes the setup for a new newsletter very simple:
This is very convenient, for newsletters as well as other mail that is more of a notification than an email. Here are some of the emails that I now read as though they were feeds:
I installed homebridge on my Synology so that I could connect my thermostat with HomeKit. Surprisingly easy, minus a few rounds of trial and error on getting the configs right.
In the most recent iOS update, Files app can render html pages. (Before then, only iPadOS could do this.) So now I have an easy way to periodically generate a dashboard or report on my iMac and have it sync via iCloud to my mobile devices.
Maybe Washington Post should separate headlines more clearly; this one had me scratching my head for a while.
I literally bought new AirPods yesterday.
I highly recommend Footpath for planning a running route. Draw your route with your finger and you get mileage and elevation profile.
We have been having so much fun with Zelda at our house. I would usually consider myself a casual gamer, but I can’t put this down.
I really wanted to do a Route 1 road trip this summer, but it seems a shame to detour around Big Sur.
I accidentally called 911 while trying to change my watch band.
Tonight I went to “Into the Woods,” currently on tour in Los Angeles. I’m a fan since I saw the movie version, but it was way better on stage. Amazingly talented people, highly recommended.