Testing ActivityPub Comments
Apparently since I’m publishing these blog posts via ActivityPub, Mastodon/fediverse replies should appear here as comments?
Category: ramblings
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Install Mastodon with Docker on Ubuntu 22.04 (behind a Synology reverse proxy)
MoreI found myself needing a Mastodon server that I could manage for testing on a project I’m working on. I found a walkthrough guide for the setup that was pretty close to my situation, but not quite, and I found myelf a little stumped at certain points when things weren’t working out quite right.
I […]
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Lola the Cat
Morefelis ambitiosus
June 11, 2010 – September 8, 2025
On December 6, 2010, my then-wife adopted a young cat from the Animal Welfare League of Frederick County (Maryland), already named Lola at the shelter, a.k.a. “KITTY #8 LOCKLAIR,” according to the initial vaccination document that we were given. Her cat Lola moved in the same […]
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Oldest “Legacy” Sequels
MoreI was recently watching The Color of Money (1986), a sequel to The Hustler (1961), and that got me wondering — how old is the concept of a “legacy sequel,” and could I think af any earlier sequels?
After posting my question on farious social medias, and chatting with friends, I think we came up […]
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UHD Drive Firmware Flashing for MakeMKV on macOS
MoreMy old Blu-ray drive just died on me, so I had to get a new one. The only one that I could pick up locally that seemed to be on the MakeMKV approved list was an LG BP50NB40 with the SVC code NB52. As of this writing, they are still available at my local Best […]
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Thanksgiving Drinks 2024
MoreFor thanksgiving this year, I made two cocktails for pre-dinner drinks. Here are the full recipes.
A recipe from Jeffrey Morgenthaler, this whisky and apple cocktail with spiced notes tastes like Thanksgiving in a glass.
Recipe printed courtesy of jeffreymorgenthaler.com
A persimmon infused twist on the negroni, the original recipe was published in Imbibe […]
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What do I like about horror?
MoreI’ve been doing a sort of movie scavenger hunt the past month called HoopTober, which has several “quick easy” rules; different categories and directors and such that you have to find horror films to fit into. The event is named after Tobe Hooper, probably most well known as director of The Texas Chainsaw […]
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