It is getting too quiet in here. I suppose that means it is time for another blog post.

Quoting @NPR@press.coop: https://press.coop/@NPR/110976544282151001 #retoot

Post by NPR. "Idalia strengthens and is now predicted to hit Florida as a Category 4 hurricane The National Hurricane Center said Idalia is now forecasted to be at Category 4 strength at landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast on Wednesday, with winds that could reach at least 130 mph. #press npr.org/2023/08/29/1196705979/…" The post contains an image with the following description: "" Posted on Aug 29, 2023 at 23:54

Post by NPR. “Idalia strengthens and is now predicted to hit Florida as a Category 4 hurricane The National Hurricane Center said Idalia is now forecasted to be at Category 4 strength at landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday, with winds that could reach at least 130 mph. #press npr.org/2023/08/29/1196705979/…” The post contains an image with the following description: “” Posted on Aug 29, 2023 at 23:54

Well, Florida is going to be a mess soon. The VoIP Hurricane Net is activating Wednesday to respond with this situation. I’ll likely be listening in since I am nowhere near the targeted area and won’t directly connect to the EchoLink node(s).

From there we shift to the problem of decay at Google. Quoting @billbennett@mastodon.nz: https://mastodon.nz/@billbennett/110976040958094828 #retoot

Post by Bill Bennett. "It's not only Google search that has degraded to the point where it is barely usable. The New Zealand version of Google news is worse that it was… and that’s something I didn’t think was possible." Posted on Aug 29, 2023 at 21:46

Post by Bill Bennett. “It’s not only Google search that has degraded to the point where it is barely usable. The New Zealand version of Google news is worse that it was… and that’s something I didn’t think was possible.” Posted on Aug 29, 2023 at 21:46

I’m not sure how much more I can say to that. My preferred search engine lately is either DuckDuckGo or Bing. I don’t really get decent results from Google either lately.

Moving onward, quoting @davidbisset@phpc.social: https://phpc.social/@davidbisset/110944822936661457 #retoot

Post by David Bisset. ""We've made some changes to our privacy policy." 🤔" The post contains an image with the following description: "Two bathroom stalls - front view, one right next to the other. Both have their closed doors raised up so you could see people sitting on the tiolet." Posted on Aug 24, 2023 at 09:27

Post by David Bisset. ““We’ve made some changes to our privacy policy.” 🤔” The post contains an image with the following description: “Two bathroom stalls - front view, one right next to the other. Both have their closed doors raised up so you could see people sitting on the tiolet.” Posted on Aug 24, 2023 at 09:27

There’s not really a good let alone innocent explanation for that.

I wish I could say there are simpler times ahead. I’m not supposed to lie.