Chris Wiegman @chris@mastodon.chriswiegman.com

So the response to potential monopoly issues with your competitor is to... firm up your own monopoly? https://www.ft.com/content/fd311801-e863-41fe-82cf-3d98c4c47e26

What I do wish is that there could be a viable alternative as far as the completeness of the ecosystem. Google is, frankly, close (and arguable has much better services) but the issues that come along with putting my data in Google just aren't worth it to me.

Today I have a mash of tools that really work, at least so far. I worry if it will all work when I start traveling again but that's a bridge I can cross when I get there.

My final straw was when I needed the 4th keyboard replacement on my top-of-the-line 15" 2016 MBP in 2 years. That was beyond unacceptable. Add in things like a useless touchbar and bugs galore such as losing synced notes, reminders and more and I don't regret leaving apple

I stumbled on this this morning and it describes, almost to the letter, my own experience with Apple and why I left its ecosystem.

TL;DR: They don't build 'em like they used to (though they still charge as if they do).

https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-i-may-dump-apple-in-2020-and-why-you-should-consider-it-too/

@baturkey I can't speak to Emacs but I was quite happy with Hugo and it's syntax highlighting

@vickysteeves So jealous!

Another order shipped to me via DHL means more time spent dealing with their support as I'll never get it.

@person @gray I wasn't familiar with that one. I'll take a look. Thanks

@gray I tried an Amazfit a few months back... Sent it back quickly for more reasons than I can fit in here. I'm really thinking Garmin might be my next option, one of their simpler bands that is. We'll see.

@sean But now you'll have a great "back in my day" story to pull out in 20 years

I switched auto-delete services on Twitter before I started my Twitter break on the 14th. Realized it was still logged in on one machine this morning and there were a few DMs. I wonder how many I missed that the new service already nuked?

@brainblasted @jk Oh nice! Here's to hoping I get a shipping notice on mine soon as well!

@gray We're at the same point, after just about as long, with Fitbit. Add to that the Google buyout and I don't know where to go next. As it's the one device that has helped me get moving more, though, I know I want to get something.