Switched from FreshRSS to CommaFeed a couple weeks ago, now I’m finally following @kev’s lead and trying out Miniflux. At first glance it looks pretty stripped down and basic, but it’s surprisingly powerful! Lots of integrations and options. Love to see the Linkding support. Favorite reader so far!
Micropost
Got my Indieweb is Punk sticker in the mail from @jim! Perfect addition to my humble little Surface Go 2.
I’m obsessed with this new throwback diet cherry Coke. I am such a sucker for marketing gimmicks like this.
The new episode of South Park did not hold back lmao 100% accurate depiction of Trump
Started playing Lunar: Eternal Blue for PS1. Arguably one of the best JRPG’s to come out of the 90’s; immersive anime cutscenes, a sassy pink flying cat who thinks she’s a baby dragon, and some spicy NPCs 😆
I don’t normally buy games right at launch, especially remakes, but I couldn’t help it with Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 & 4. Most of the ROMs I play are games I never even knew existed when I was younger, but this one is pure nostalgia for me. Best soundtrack ever.
Switched to CommaFeed for my RSS reader. FreshRSS started throwing these random SQL errors and the UI was too clunky for me anyway. CommaFeed has been around for a decade and it does everything I need. Super clean UI, feels like the spiritual successor to Google Reader, in the best possible way.
Pro tip of the day: medical tape works better than packing tape for concealing ripped khakis at work 🥴
I posted about ChatGPT psychosis a couple weeks ago. I’m starting to feel like Castlevania psychosis is a thing 😅
I’ve been playing nothing but ‘vanias for months. Faced as many impossible boss fights and dead ends as I can handle in 2D for a while. I need to play something from this decade now.
Me: I’m sick of paying $50 a year for Feedbin
Also me: I’ll host my own FreshRSS instance with a .media domain name that renews for $60 a year
I decided against starting a second blog. I was trying out Ghost because I thought it would be cool to have a site I could eventually monetize in some way, but I don’t wanna ruin something I do for fun. Might do more with WallChicken.net one day, but for now it’s a gif of Simon Belmont dead 🫡
I’ve been a diehard Tiny & Sumo theme user since I came to Micro.blog but I’ve gotta say, MNML is so rad! Super clean and easy to tweak the style. Bonus points for being built by a fellow punk rocker too lol thanks @jim!
So You Got Drunk and Bought Eight Domain Names You’ll Never Use — a self help book, by me
I’m getting this PikaPods/Ghost setup figured out after all. It took me a minute to grasp needing something like Mailgun to do automated emails for logins, etc but it makes sense. I’m not doing too bad for my first time deploying a fancy web app instead of using some old school host with cpanel!
The more I explore self hosting, the more I appreciate how easy it is to use Micro.blog 🫣
Tonight, we’re drinking Writers' Tears 🍻
UFO whistleblowers at the congressional hearing when asked what evidence they have, who’s piloting the crafts and where they were spotted:
There’s nothing like the calm after you finally address the thing you’ve been stressing over all day.
Yooo Digg.com TestFlight just launched! I didn’t think it would be here so soon! 🤩
It feels like Christmas in June. I never thought I’d be using Digg.com as a mobile app in 2025!
I’ve been test driving Overcast for the last few days. Apple Podcasts is too cluttered for my taste but going full RSS feels too stripped down. I honestly love the way they do advertising on the free version—they just showcase podcasts at the bottom instead of normal ads. Really liking it so far!
I love thebackgroundnpc’s take on this. Nintendo is the Disney of gaming—they feel so cozy at the surface but then you realize their business model is capitalizing on nostalgia without bringing anything new to the table. They’re just selling us the same stuff over and over again at higher prices.
I’ve been toying with the idea of starting a separate blog for retro gaming stuff but I think that would take away from my personal blog here. I like having everything mixed together in one chaotic place.
Bought a couple giant Madagascar hissing cockroaches for my tarantula. He didn’t really like them and one was way too big to feed him anyway, so I’m keeping that one as a pet. These things can live up to seven five years! 🪳
Girlfriend is not happy. Will probably post pics…eventually!
From Digg Groundbreakers:
ICYMI: christianselig, creator of Apollo, the beloved (and now dearly departed) 3rd party Reddit app, has officially joined Digg as an advisor. Kevin shared the news in a recent update, but if you missed it: yes, that Christian is now helping us shape the future of Digg’s mobile experience.
LOVE this! Apollo was my favorite Reddit app before the great enshittification.
They’re doing an old school Digg.com style video AMA with questions from the Groundbreakers group [screenshot]
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Honestly can not WAIT for Digg to be back 🤩
This news from the Digg.com Groundbreaker group is a week or two old at this point, but the mobile app looks like it’s coming along pretty nicely! Love that they’re building this alongside the website right from the start.
I know I’m getting old because I’m starting to actually look forward to riding around the yard on a little red mower every week like Hank Hill.
I keep seeing ads on TikTok for these barefoot shoes. I’m sure they’re probably really comfy and good for your feet but I can’t get over how perfect they would be for a Ronald McDonald cosplay 🤪
I used to think Canadian geese were a nuisance but then I realized they’re just the raccoons of the sky. Drinking dirty parking lot water out of pot holes and stealing food out of the trash. They’re cute. And terrifying.
Any time we get a severe thunderstorm warning in central Ohio it rains for like 10 minutes and then it’s done. I want a good storm dammit 🥱
You know, sometimes I don’t even believe my backwards seasonal depression is real. Then suddenly it’s 80 degrees outside and I can’t even begin to comprehend how humanity has survived so long on this hell planet 🥵🔥