David S. Atkinson's Blog, page 143
November 10, 2016
A Moment Of Seattle Television Nostalgia
Yesterday was rough for everybody. Instead of a post today, let’s have a little nostalgia for a bit of classic Seattle public access television from the mid nineties. I used to watch this all the time, and mainly laugh.
Aside from any possible chance this guy could have been right, I just couldn’t take this guy seriously. I really just couldn’t.
Still can’t.
November 9, 2016
Not Really Feeling It Today
Not really feeling it today.
Have a hot dog.
November 8, 2016
Happy Easter So Soon?
Happy Easter!
So soon again?
November 7, 2016
I’m Hungry
I’m hungry.
“I want to keep fighting because it is the only thing that keeps me out of the hamburger joints. If I don’t fight, I’ll eat this planet.” – George Foreman
November 6, 2016
Ha! I Get To Continue Laughing At Facebook!
A couple of days ago I had an update on Facebook trying to force me to use Messenger on my phone. This has been going on for about two and a half years now, and I’ve held out. When they removed messages from their mobile app, I started bringing up Facebook open in a mobile browser to get to messages. Then, recently, they killed that too. I debated whether I’d ignore messages until I could get to a desktop, ignore messages entirely, give in, or whatever…but I get to continue laughing!
I did a little looking. Though the mobile version of Facebook that would come up when opened from a browser on a phone instead of using the app no longer had messages either, there are ways to force Facebook to load the desktop version of Facebook from a phone. Of course, it’s a little clunky trying to use the desktop version of Facebook from a phone, but I’m managing.
Most importantly, I can still avoid downloading Messenger. At this point, it’s just about thumbing my nose at them for trying to force me.
November 5, 2016
November 4, 2016
Tomorrow Night!
Tomorrow night! Saturday November 5. Doors open at 8PM. An evening of poetry & drinks at Fort.Greene: Ft. Green Presents Cheeseburger Nebula Galactic Press!
Readings by Janelle Fine, Hillary Leftwich, Dustin Holland, Khadijah Queen, Lorenzo James, David S. Atkinson, Monique Antonette Lewis, and more. Fort Greene Bar, 321 E 45th Ave, Denver, Colorado 80216.
I promise I’ll stop posting about this soon.
November 3, 2016
Facebook May Be About To Kill My Messenger Workaround
It’s been about two and a half years since I decided to play chicken with Facebook on the whole messenger app. As of yet, I haven’t caved. To date, I can still open Facebook in a web browser on my phone rather than have to install messenger. However, I’m now getting warnings that will be going away too. (Update: before this went live access from a mobile browser went down. I still have not installed messenger.)
Not a bad run, two and a half years.
What will I do? Will I install messenger? Will I ignore all Facebook messages until I can get to an actual computer? Will I just ignore them entirely? It’s hard to say. Honestly, it isn’t as if I really have that much against the messenger app, just that I don’t want to be forced to it when they remove features from their main app/web interface. It’s kind of a game at this point.
I still think this whole thing is a bit dumb on their part. Perhaps mine too, but that’s to be expected.
We shall wait and see what develops.
November 2, 2016
I Am Not The Only One Thinking Of Trainspotting Upon Seeing Chuz Fitness
I am not the only one thinking of Trainspotting upon seeing Chuz Fitness.
I mean, why would I choose Chuz fitness when I could choose something else? “And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you’ve got heroin?”
November 1, 2016
Saturday!
Remember: Saturday! An evening of poetry & drinks at Fort.Greene: Ft. Green Presents Cheeseburger Nebula Galactic Press!
Saturday November 5. Doors open at 8PM. Readings by Janelle Fine, Hillary Leftwich, Dustin Holland, Khadijah Queen, Lorenzo James, David S. Atkinson, Monique Antonette Lewis, and more. Fort Greene Bar, 321 E 45th Ave, Denver, Colorado 80216.
Last time I reminded about this I tried to make a Guy Fawkes Day joke with the whole “remember, remember” line, forgetting that the fifth is actually Guy Fawkes day, so the joke kind of fell flat. Come out anyway.
