Broke the #bicycle out for the first time this summer. I got this thing second-hand from Facebook marketplace a couple years back and never really had it serviced. I know I probably should.

Anyhow, the brakes were feeling kind of off, so I decided to have a look at them to see if it was a simple enough problem that I could fix myself. I don't know the first thing about bike repair, but after a few moments of following cables and using my eyes and brain, I was able to determine that whoever last did the brakes on this thing knew even less about what they were doing than I did.

Long story short, my rear brakes actually work now—though I should probably have someone who knows what they're doing have a look at it. I just lack the funds to do so at present.

Also, bike repair is less scary than I originally thought.

Had to do a purge of the stuff in my bag. I was in denial about it, but it was starting to throw my shoulder out. Nothing in it was that heavy, but the cumulative weight was getting excessive.

Hard decisions had to be made.

Had to replace my glucose monitor because it turns out that they expire (who knew?)

Anyhow, I officially hate the new one. It's clunkier, has a worse interface (everything is pictographs instead of text), requires more blood, is slower, and the first reading I got from it was very decidedly wrong (presumably because I hadn't applied enough blood). It said 3.2 mmol/L. I'm pretty sure I'd be, if not dead, at least feeling a little off at that reading. Did a second test (with more blood) and got a more reasonable result.

Life pro tip: when charging your devices, it is helpful to ensure that both ends of the charge cable are connected.

In other news: I guess I'm using my spare earbuds today.

Damn it!

I heard my alarm, silenced it, acknowkedged what it was for, and then proceeded to not take my pills. 🤬

Hey fedi,

I want to do some experimentation with #sixels. What's the simplest graphics format that I can export from #krita that I can then write a tool to convert into the sixel format?

My naïve guess would be bitmap, but knowing the formats of that era, I'm willing to bet there are at least a half dozen different incompatible .bmp formats.

"You know that #ADHD meds are addictive, right? They're basically speed!" 🤡

Listen... if I were in danger of getting addicted, I wouldn't need daily reminders to keep me from forgetting to take them. 🤦‍♂️

@Katy Lamothe and I went out for a walk in a little wooded area near the apartment, because... you know... health. We were immediately eaten by mosquitos, so we pulled the plug and came home with an emotional support pizza.

This was kind of the antithesis of what we were going for, but hey, I get to eat pizza. Thus, I'm going to call it a win.

Now that we've replaced our (long overdue) mattress, it's only served to reinforce what trash our pillows are.

Damn it. 🤬

Reading up on Sixels.

My god, some of the stuff hardware/software engineers came up with in the 80s was elegant AF.

Interesting article on the whole phenomonon of AI replacing human workers:
cbc.ca/news/world/ai-agents-te…

I loved the marketing spin from an AI company that said:

She outworks everyone. And she’ll never ask for a raise

What this really means:

We don't have to ask for a raise. We'll just wait 'till you're dependent on our product and then jack up the price because you won't be able to do anything about it at that point.

If it weren't for all the people who are going to lose thir jobs over this nonsense, it'd be amusing to watch.

So, I've struggled with restless leg syndrome for years. It always happens when I'm getting tired, and, frustratingly, makes it difficult to sleep. I thought it was something I'd just have to live with. It turns out, sleeping with a weighted blanket makes a huge difference.

Maybe that can help soneone else.

Also, it turns out I just really like the feeling of sleeping under a weighted blanket.