Well, that is an unfortunately truncated item of loot.

Unless the "..." means "no further comment"🤪

#PradoTraveler #AndroidGame #MobileGame #RPG

But like some creatures, some humans are naturally aggressive.

But "aggressive" does not equal "strong" as a yapping terrier pup demonstrates.

(Image Credit: "Post Knights", Android)

I'm just going to leave this here and hope for advice when I return.

One of the biggest US tech reliance things we have at home is, well, Google Home.

Now, the vast majority of devices are boring; coloured lamps, power switches and speakers.

All family members use these for various functions. Most lights & success can be configured with other apps (e.g. Smart Life) but the primary issue is voice control.

How could we retain voice control with a non-US company's setup? EU options?

RE: https://mastodon.social/@pixelunion/117412000263558162

I've tried to avoid the news recently. But this one is not about politics. Not really.

It makes me glad that I've moved most services to European providers recently. I still need to figure out any lingering "synced via Google email" links, though.

But I don't see my wife's workplace giving up MS Teams, Cloud MS Office, OneDrive and more. But they'd be crippled if that link was cut.

PS if anyone has tips for taking #photos of rainbows on an #android phone, please pass them on.

I was using #OpenCamera today, but maybe for unusual shots, I should use the native camera app?

I'm currently on a Samsung Galaxy s23 if that helps.

Disclaimer: I had to use a filter because my phone camera isn't great.

I took nearly 10 photos of rainbows I could clearly see with my eyes, but the camera wouldn't pick them up.

So I've used mobile apps to adjust the balance here. But #NoAI - hence the power/phone lines still showing.

The rain here was on/off today, which meant #rainbows between sessions of being rained on.

#rainbow #Scotland #Highlands

Micro-rant:

If I wanted to use your app, I would be using your app. If I'm on your website, I should be able to use your website.

I don't need an app for every website in the world, when browsers let me browse many websites in the world.

Especially certain "big name sites" who everyone knows has an app.

*cough*Reddit,Insta*cough*

If you happen to be a financially-supportive Patron, then tomorrow I'm finally continuing the storyline I briefly posted about in August.

The first chapter/episode is below. Anyone above Free member level has exclusive access.

Thank you.

#writing #writingcommunity #fantasy

https://www.patreon.com/posts/167696627

I have begun to feel more in control since using the #Capacities app.

Once I have a thought, agree to do something, or need future me to remember a thing, it goes in the app. That lets me "file it away" for the future without losing it.

So, having that has really helped me feel useful. But I need to also prioritise rest time, so that's "officially" going into the planner from next week.

This week has felt long. I /think/ I'm pulling through this bug, but my base Fibro pain is still really, really high.

I had a phone consultation with my doc, and she has suggested we increase my current "meds experiment" as the low, starter dosage had no effect. So, I can restart taking it in the middle of next week.

I've been gradually increasing my consistency on house jobs, but that causes domino effect interruptions to other jobs die to energy crashes.

So, I'm still a mess.

Some of you have been asking whether or not Vivaldi is affected by Chrome’s #AI API, which some websites are using for tracking purposes. The answer is straight-forward: no. ✌️

As part of our philosophy to reject built-in AI features, we've been disabling all the Gemini-related code bundled in Chromium for a long while — which effectively prevents websites from using this API in Vivaldi.

I'm seriously struggling with also this week. And that's with reduced caffeine, doing caffeine way earlier in the day, not eating much 1-2hrs before bed, and I'm exercising more.

I think it's likely pain thwarting our attempts to get me to an earlier sleep time.

But tonight, I just need to tire myself out so that all I can do is sleep. I'm playing #PradoTraveler on my current season lowbie.

A healer-thief combo. Because, why not?

Serendipity really does have something against me. Still no shiny Applin.

However, I've now caught 3 Shiny Slugma this week.

I'd that one featured in anyway this week?

Why, no. Not in the slightest. 🐌

#PokémonGo

As a general update, wifey and I are still affected by whatever illness swept our local area. I'm generally drained, and my #Fibromyalgia pain is still higher than it should be, even on my meds.

I'm managing some writing and a bit of drawing, though PC monitor size screens still hurt my head.

To anyone following my #LOTR #Fanfiction, there's a new episode up for #Patreon subs! While Caethir is away, the enemy launches a huge attack a his squad.

It seems their captain is the main target, but what else do they want?

https://www.patreon.com/fibrojedi/posts/04-chaos-and-171353040

#lotro

So it's been an "Applin" week in #PokemonGo. Their notifications boldly asked "have you seen Shiny Applin yet?" as though somehow the RNG Powers were on my side.

No. No, I haven't seen Shiny Applin. But I /did/ get a Shiny Slugma, which is now Shiny Macargo.

And, having seen sprites of Shiny Applin, I much prefer my Slugmeister anyway.

Well, I've managed to move a couple of chapter writeups from WorldAnvil to Capacities.

Today has been testing... and my pain levels are horrendous with this virus.

But I had little energy to do my own things after house jobs and family needs.

I need more writing time tomorrow. I want to get back into my world. And I want to give something to my Patreon peeps, too.

For now, it's meds and sleep.

G'night // #StaySafe // #BeKind

If you're playing #PokemonGo this week, as well as Applin, it seems more of the mushroom Pokémon are out. These often earn way more Stardust than most other mons.

And if you have grass-type mega-evolved Pokémon, then you can get extra candy for Applin and others at the same.

Just sharing, as I'm struggling really badly with pain and this bug we all contracted about 2 weeks ago...

How is this OK?

"We'll get data on your use of all apps and you might get slightly quicker installs"?

Some apps are highly personal. Don't they hey enough profiling crap already?

If you see this notice, the next thing you need to do is disable that thing.

#GooglePlay #Android #Privacy

As I'm very out of the loop due to health, can any #LOTRO player tell me whether the upcoming Neighbours system is for all players or those that purchase the expansion? I might've missed it in the two blog posts I read, of course.
Thanks.

#LOTROfamily

Crossposted with @openvibe