Replies – Scott Jack

@mdrockwell @numericcitizen I switched to DDG long ago too, and Google couldn’t pay me to go back to them. The control that corporation has over content — and the internet — is terrifying. Unless you use something else you see what Google wants, and it’s about to get worse.

@peterimoore I recall an article expressing concern that DDG surfaces extremist content if your search doesn’t have enough legitimate results or isn’t common enough, but I haven’t experienced that. I treat Google as a backup for search and maps, and don’t often have need for it.

https://www.dandy.cat/2021/03/25/jessica-walter-arrested.html by

Sean Anderson (dandy.cat)

Jessica Walter, ‘Arrested Development’ and ‘Archer’ Star, Dies at 80 Damn, this one sucks. I’m not familiar with all of her work, but I am very familiar with and love Arrested Development. Lucille Bluth was one of the all time great characters. I’ll miss her a lot.

@dandycat “I don’t know who that is and I’m not sure I want to find out.”

https://kimberlyhirsh.com/2021/03/18/yo-what-are.html by

Kimberly Hirsh (kimberlyhirsh.com)

4yo: What are you defending? Me: My dissertation. 4yo: Why do you have to defend it? Me: A man riding in a cart points at the sky and says "Tradition!" He's Tevye from Fiddler on the Roof.

@kimberlyhirsh “How did this tradition get started? … I don’t know.”

Man I need to rewatch Fiddler—last time I saw it was freshman year of high school.

ETA: Also, did you add the alt-text to that GIF? That was super cool to see.

Geometry #002 by

Paulo Pinto (paulopinto.page)

Geometry #002

@paulopinto Beautiful shot!

https://updates.inqk.net/post/1616224080.html by

Michael Camilleri (updates.inqk.net)

It’s disappointing how little the Kindle has advanced in the past couple of years.

@pyrmont Black e-ink seems to be good enough for most readers, but I wonder if the real issue is E Ink the company. As far as Kindle, I’m thinking about jumping to Kobo because of better library support.