@brian@hoosier.social
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brian

@brian@hoosier.social

I live in Lebanon, #Indiana where I am a husband and father of 2. Loyal son of Wabash College (#WAF). VP, Solution Engineering and Technology at Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE). Hobbies include #pokemongo, #audiobooks, #podcasts, and #weightlifting (although it doesn’t quite outpace my love of #food).

#MastoAdmin for #HoosierSocial

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brian, (edited ) to firefox
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My and experiment is going well. But email feels like a bigger commitment along this path. I looked at the usual suspects like Proton, Mailfence, Fastmail,etc. I also ran across (https://disroot.org). This is much more than just email! They offer and all sorts of other stuff. A group of loosely aggregated open source stuff, and feels less seamless as a result. But definitely interesting. Anyone have any experience with them?

brian, to random
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Work has been kicking my butt lately but I’m 100% hype about today’s prospects. I’m sitting in my pjs drinking coffee, scrolling timelines, and waiting to pre-order new phones. Then headed to a golf scramble for the day. I’m an absolutely terrible golfer, but I’ll be outside with great weather, fun guys, and no emails. Positive vibes today!

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brian, to SanFrancisco
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Heading to #SanFrancisco tomorrow for a conference. I’ll have some time in the afternoon to walk around. Last year I hit Fisherman’s Wharf, Lombard Street, and Ferry Building…all that stuff along the Bay. This year my list is Haight-Ashbury, Painted Ladies, Mission District, and Deli Board but I don’t know that I’ll be able to get to all of them. Any recommendations? Hotel is near Powell Street station at Market.

#CA #California #travel

brian, to random
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My wife has been an elementary teacher for 25 years and I trust her opinion without reservation. Teachers don’t want this.

https://www.wishtv.com/news/local-news/indiana-moves-closer-to-state-funded-teacher-gun-training/

brian, to DeGoogle
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I think the next step in my #degoogle effort is starting to take direction. I've been looking at various #email options and I'm leaning towards #Zoho mail. They have the privacy/security stuff you would expect, but also seem to have all of the stuff I'm looking for to handle multiple addresses from multiple domains in one place. And cheap!

Anyone have any feedback, pro or con, about Zoho?

brian, to random
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Guys, it’s happening! My daughter is becoming Mastodon-curious. She asked me if there was a server for D&D. I got to say yes, but also explain that you can follow anyone from any server. I got “ah ah ah, i see.”

I need to remind myself to slowly and gently blow on this ember.

brian, to random
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I’ve never found a task manager that I like. I’ve tried em all and nothing sticks. I keep falling back to sending myself an email and, if it is in my Inbox, it is a to-do.

brian, to Indiana
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Jasper #Indiana is featured on the latest episode of the 99% Invisible podcast for the role played in the introduction of the in-sink garbage disposal.

"In the middle of the 20th century, the small town of Jasper, Indiana did something that no other city had done before: they made garbage illegal. The city would still collect some things, like soup cans and plastics, but yucky junk, like food waste, wouldn’t get picked up."

https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-monster-under-the-sink/

#HoosierMast

brian, (edited ) to random
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Bent my pull-up bar (pic in reply, Mastodon doesn’t allow for poll & pic in the same post)

#weightlifting

brian, to Starwars
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I’m enjoying #Ashoka a little more with Ep 3. Fun action. I didn’t watch Clone Wars or Rebels, so I’m sure there is a lot I’m missing.

I thought some of the “A New Hope” callbacks were a little on the nose, but I didn’t mind them at all (e.g., Force training with the blast helmet, rookie in the tail gunner spot).

#StarWars #Disney+

brian, to random
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I'm a #pixelfed noob, but I don't understand how following #hashtags works at all.

brian, to random
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Letting the kids paint their parking spot is a cool tradition at the high school. My son is working on the coin from Pirates of the Caribbean.

brian, to mastodon
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Another 4 digit post backlog on my Home timeline. #Mastodon has absolutely become an #NFL community!

brian, to random
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I have a pair of earbuds that I bought for $20 in 2020 when we first all went remote. These things have been great but I fidget with the case, including the built in USB cable and now it is shorted or frayed or something and I have to finagle it to charge. I could replace them in a heartbeat, but that isn’t the point! It is now a mission to limp these cheap, low quality, broken things along and see how far we can go.

brian, to random
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Current status

brian, to mastodon
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Just attended a fun call with @jaireeo from @DigitalScholarshipIUI about #Mastodon. Our #HoosierSocial Superstar @thekitmalone had her ears burning because we talked about her contribution to the #indy community and how that is translating to this platform.

Thanks for letting me participate. See y'all on the #Fediverse!

#HoosierMast #Indiana #indianapolis

brian, to random
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Yo fam, new merch just dropped.

#Mastodon

brian, to random
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I just finished #TheLastOfUs. I know I’m late to the party, but I’m not great with scary stuff and kept putting it off. It was totally worth it. Excellent story.

#HBO

brian, to random
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Heading out to satisfy the required 2nd trip to Menards whenever I attempt a home improvement project. Now I can pick up the things I should have bought the first time around.

brian, to wordle
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I’m still a loyal #Wordle player, but my daughter introduced me to #Connections and it is great!

brian, to PokemonGO
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A question for the #pokemongo players.

Anyone else having trouble with your auto-catcher? I have 2 different versions (the original Go-tcha and the Go-tcha Evolve) and they both are acting the same. I have to fully unpair them from iOS Bluetooth devices and remove them from Pokemon Go settings, then re-pair and re-add them in order for them to catch. They'll stay connected & working for a session or two and then fail. They will appear to be connected but not do anything (throw, spin, etc.)

brian, to random
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Buying a car is an exhausting experience.

brian, to random
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4 hours of taxes. And I’m 1000% confident that I f’ed things up multiple different ways. What a waste of time.

brian, to random
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A few more pics from our party. Check out these cool ceramic skulls that have stuff that changes the color of the fire. No filters, this is how it looks.

Ceramic skulls in the fire.
Ceramic skulls in the fire.
Ceramic skulls in the fire.

brian, to random
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Annual “fall festival” party with family & friends. Chili, hot dogs, nachos and all sorts of desserts (and a touch of alcohol). The photo is featuring my lovely wife’s jack-o-lantern shoes.

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