Sam Schlinkert @schlink@octodon.social

Came home to a new error from Kubuntu today. Very good instructions at least! Not sure what exactly caused it though.

In general Kubuntu has been pretty stable, but this error/crash recovery procedure would be tough for most non-developer Mac users I think

Apparently Signal is down rn. Feel like it happens maybe twice a year (at least in the US)?

I think I've been using Wire for over a year and I've never experienced a real outage (knock on wood!). I guess that makes sense given their economic models, funding, etc., but still kind of interesting. (I use Signal too, but with fewer people.)

I'm surprised my Federated timeline doesn't move faster, given how many users are (supposed to be?) in it. It's only maybe twice as fast as my Home tl, and I only follow ~475 users.

Do I (*gulp*) still not understand the specifics of the Federated tl and, by extension, how Masto federation works?

Only 51% of US teens use Facebook, according to Pew. That's a 20% drop since 2015, the last time the firm surveyed teens' social media habits.

http://money.cnn.com/2018/05/31/technology/facebook-teen-usage-pew/index.html

Should I try to learn how to use Mutt for email? Do any of y'all swear by it (or another terminal-based email client)?

https://medium.com/@stessyco/gmail-from-the-command-line-with-mutt-mac-os-x-92d047bcd74f

Hamburger Helper: Hey remember when we made that mix tape?

Arby's: Hold my fountain drink
https://arbys.com/saucy_af/

T-shirt maker sinks rival with dubious trademark of 150-year-old nautical icon

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/05/t-shirt-maker-sinks-rival-with-dubious-trademark-of-150-year-old-nautical-icon/

behold, one of my favorites videos I found on the internet recently-ish: Shred It (some nsfw language, joy)

http://digg.com/video/shred-it-bro-truck

What are y'all reading this summer (fiction or non-fiction)? My list so far:

- 'Bad Blood' by John Carreyrou (about Theranos)
- 'Habeas Data' by Cyrus Farivar
- 'Now My Heart is Full' by Laura June
- 'Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in 40 Questions' by Valeria Luiselli
- 'Asymmetry' by Lisa Halliday

I'm also looking at this list from Vulture: http://www.vulture.com/2018/05/books-to-read-this-summer-2018.html

On a recent trip to the Memphis Zoo, Jessa Gillaspie brought a ring to propose to her girlfriend, Becky McCabe. But Becky beat her to it. "I guess that's a yes."

watch video on birdsite: https://twitter.com/cnni/status/1001868862575476738

or facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cnn/videos/10158395163856509/

This man apparently found a cat under his bed who had given birth to kittens and it is really cute. "Is this what it feels like to have a child? I think I'm falling in love."

Birdsite thread: https://twitter.com/ParisZarcilla/status/1001748442119593984

y'all are all so awesome and helpful — thanks fediverse!

CNN: An estimated 4,645 people died in Hurricane Maria and its aftermath in Puerto Rico, according to an academic report.

That figure dwarfs Puerto Rico's official death toll of 64 https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/29/us/puerto-rico-hurricane-maria-death-toll/index.html