Social Notes

Short posts that are often pushed to social media (a.k.a. tweets).

  • I merged my modernization of Press This into trunk a little bit ago. There are some things I know it still needs, but it can marinate on the main line. I realize the total number of people who still use it could probably fit into a minivan with a row of seats down. #wordpress

  • My 7th grader walked out with other students and marched to the Capitol to protest ICE’s strategy and tactics. Legacy of Tinker continues. #1a

  • When I was a kid, the rumor was that the school district superintendent would decide to have a snow day based on how fast his dog came back to the door when he was let out for his morning constitutional. I could see that being true in the early 90s. If it were true now,…

  • Gov. Abbott actually said ICE needs to “recalibrate” how they are working in Minnesota. Of course, the Kool-Aid flows in his blood so he still blamed others for causing the situation. Nevertheless, more than I expected from him. h/t https://www.statesman.com/politics/texas/article/abbott-ice-minneapolis-shooting-21315704.php #txgov

  • Trying something new. Disconnected my Mastodon instances from Jetpack Social and am using a plugin I wrote to auto-boost from my site’s ActivityPub feed to my Mastodons. #wordpress #activitypub

  • Austin ISD is closed tomorrow. #SleepInSunday is now also #SleepInMonday. #atx #atxwx