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If you are into optical media, this is your sign to stockpile burners while it is still half-affordable.

"This week, Sony Corporation has drawn a line under its Blu-ray disk recorder business. Kyodo News reports that the final Sony-branded Blu-ray recorders will be shipped this month."

https://www.tomshardware.com/monitors/televisions/sony-will-ship-its-final-blu-ray-recorders-this-month-exit-from-japanese-market-the-end-of-an-era-for-the-segment

I just published "Why I would buy any MacBook Pro that includes 5g or LTE on day #1" over on @joe

As I said previously, I have been using Google Fi (formerly called Project Fi) since 2018, and I like it a lot. I liked the idea before I bought a subscription because it promised to work almost anywhere, and I keep using it because Google offers four free data sims per account that draw from...

https://jws.news/2026/why-i-would-buy-any-macbook-pro-that-includes-5g-or-lte-on-day-1/

It's slow, but #GitHub seems to be up for me.

https://www.githubstatus.com/incidents/54hndjxft5bx

is tempted to write a web app to generate a fediverse filter list based upon what bugs you.

I have been thinking about og:image values lately for https://jws.news (example: https://jws.news/2024/working-to-replace-ifttt-and-pipedream/). How do you come up with a memorable, descriptive image without needing to find something that symbolizes something super specific (like replacing Pipedream in an automation workflow)? I want to avoid just using a screenshot of the thing, and I want to cut down on the time I used to spend searching through Unsplash and Openverse.

I just published "How much money do I make running this website?" over on @joe

People have asked me before about my earnings from this blog. Recently, someone even accused me of using it to “profit/benefit from the destruction of the planet and society.” I want to clarify the expenses involved in maintaining this site and the income it brings in. I’ll categorize the costs into three parts: ongoing fixed...

https://jws.news/2026/how-much-money-do-i-make-running-this-website/

That's neat.

"Open-Meteo is an open-source weather API and offers free access for non-commercial use. No API key required. Start using it now!"

https://open-meteo.com

#FreeAPI #Weather

Is this thing on? 🎤​ https://jws.social has officially moved over to @fedihost .

I wish that @codepen had #Fediverse support.

I need to spend some time today moving this GoToSocial instance over to the new host. The old host is shutting down.

I just published "How to use wa-grid with Vue" over on @joe

Last month, we explored using wa-card with Vue.js. In the final example, we created a grid layout using CSS, but Web Awesome also enables this with a WA component. Today, we’ll extend that example by integrating the WA component. Previously, we learned how to center content using Bulma and Bootstrap. WA provides a similar approach...

https://jws.news/2026/how-to-use-wa-grid-with-vue/

I got word from the boss that they are willing to buy me a ticket to @CypherCon for 2026. 👍​

I just published "Flirting with the Samsung ecosystem" over on @joe

I have been exclusively buying Google Pixel phones for a very long time. I replaced my OnePlus 3 in 2018 when I started using Project Fi (now called Google Fi) because at the time, they were doing something where as long as you were using a Pixel phone, your phone would look at the T-Mobile,...

https://jws.news/2026/flirting-with-the-samsung-ecosystem/

I just re-upped my @codepen subscription, but since 90% of my pens are kept private, so I can preschedule posts for https://jws.news, my CodePen profile looks a little sad. I might need to do something about that this year.

I had to reboot the server that runs @gmmke and boosts things onto this account. Hopefully, I got everything right.

If you haven't already guessed, I am trying to post the bulk of my travel photos to @pics . At the current rate of three per week, this might take a few years.

Over the past few days, I finished writing three blog posts for @joe and started two more. Once I get the snow shoveled and the dogs fed, I want to try to finish a little more.

I just published "This blog angered people" over on @joe

Last week, I posted about how to use wa-card with Vue, and I was accused of “Profiting/benefiting from the destruction of the planet and society.” That annoyed me enough that I want to explain the blog’s purpose. For the past 14+ years, I have written about the things that interest me (who I am, what...

https://jws.news/2025/this-blog-angered-people/

I asked the boss for funding for a ticket to get into @CypherCon , last week.🤞

I wanted to do basically this very thing, a few years ago.

https://youtu.be/4l4UWZGxvoc?si=1aCWa8GJ21SKg7KH

#MacOS #AI #LocalLLM