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How have you adapted to the changes brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic? Sometimes I save Jetpack writing prompts as drafts so that I have something … Prompt: Adapting, Post Covid-19

Share a story about someone who had a positive impact on your life. I’m grateful that this prompt graced my dashboard, because it’s giving me the … Prompt: An Ode to Ed

Sitting here on a day off from work, not really gaming, not really doing much anything besides sipping a soda, and thinking about cooking up some … Engagement Farming: A Disease of the Modern Internet

I’m kind of a weirdo. I have an account on numerous ActivityPub instances ranging from Mastodon, to Misskey, to a rather new one that replaces Tumblr… Community Moderation, The Bad Place, and Doing the Work Yourself

Earlier last year, when Musk restricted access to Twitter’s API (see: X) and started charging for access to it, Reddit’s team, and likely also the … Reddit, Following in Twitter’s Footsteps Like a Lost Puppy

Microsoft, founded in 1975, rushing to the death of its operating system with more bloat than me after a gallon of water and salty French fries, and … Microsoft Desperately Scrambles to Figure Out a Way to Power Tech Nobody Asked For

How do you balance work and home life? Today’s writing prompt is all about that work/life balance, and I feel like this is definitely something I can… Prompt: Maintaining a Healthy Work and Life Balance

You probably read that title and thought,”Dang, what did veterans do?” But actually, I’m talking about vets, animal vets. Veterinarians. You know, … Gofundme: The Vets Who Slammed Me With Years of Debt

WAFRN, it sounds like waffles, but it’s not, or is it? I’m not sure. I don’t know what it stands for! But I’m not here to talk possible acronyms, or … WAFRN, the Federated Tumblr Alternative

You wake up just like before. Maybe you passed out, maybe you fell through reality, or no-clipped as they like to say. But this time it isn’t yellow … Pools