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I wrote yesterday about trying out Godspeed as an alternative to Todoist. Well since I am on break, I am also running Reminders in parallel (triple parallel?) with all of my tasks.

With Raycast, adding tasks is relatively easy. It is much better at handling repeating tasks than it used to be to be and it is syncing faster than Todoist.

I thought @hotdogsladies@mastodon.social was saying “table steaks” this whole time. Being a non-meat eater my whole adult life, I thought this was some sort of table-side steak preparation method that I was unfamiliar with.

“Table stakes” is the actual phrase.

#TITMTLTR

Nebula is finite

I have been using YouTube less and less. Ever since the adblock crack downs, the experience has become hampered more and more. I could pay for YouTube Premium, but that puts money in Google’s pockets, and… no. So, for the last six months, I have been using Nebula.

There have been some benefits worth sharing:

  • Knowing that I am contributing directly to creators is cool.
  • The player is simple and beautiful.
  • I don’t need all of the extensions that I installed to clean up and improve the visual look and functionality of the YouTube experience.
  • There is no algorithm. I am consciously avoiding algorithms in as many aspects of my life as I can control.
  • The creators are professionals, and their creations reflect that. In the early days of YouTube, I used to enjoy the silly one-off uploads from a random moment of someone’s life or a re-upload of an old commercial or TV show, but I don’t find myself watching that as much anymore.
  • I am able to subscribe to individual creators via RSS. I know this is possible with YouTube, but I wasn’t able to find it in Nebula until recently.
  • The classes are excellent, and with a little more variety, they are worth the price of a yearly subscription alone.
  • The corporations are not on it. You won’t find anything that was recently broadcast on TV, and there is very little breaking news. Time has passed between something happening and someone creating a video for Nebula, and I appreciate that pause for processing and reflection.
  • There is a lot of original and exclusive content that I have been exploring recently. Because of the security the platform provides, creators are less thirsty for likes, subscribes, and all that other nonsense at the beginning, middle, and end of every video on YouTube.

These are all great, but the most important feature has been that Nebula is finite. It is enough. A manageable amount of videos are uploaded every day. In the evening that I am writing this, there have been around 15 videos uploaded for the day, of which only 1 of these interests me. That is the perfect ratio. I’m not missing anything that I would have wanted to see, and even if I might, it is easy enough to take a glance at the site, and something of high quality will quickly surface.

There are a few creators (commentary YouTubers: Danny, Drew, Kurtis, and some from the synth/bass community) that I miss because they are not on Nebula, but as I said before, I can subscribe to their RSS feeds.

Nebula is a slower and more thoughtful video platform—one that I can actually wrap my head around. I get nothing if you check it out, just let me know if you find anything cool that I haven’t seen.

Is there an uncanny valley for typefaces? UI with fonts that are not in the San Francisco family all look slightly ehhh to me.

I have been on Todoist f..o..r..e..v..e..r.., but I can feel an enshittification happening and Godspeed is looking VERY attractive.

edit: So it is not ready to replace Todoist yet, but I am considering running this in parallel for the next month and seeing what happens. It truly is fast, but almost too fast. Deleting and completing in a task manager should feel very different from each other and I am not getting that tactile feeling from Godspeed.

I’ve been a long time customer of Aloha Tofu products, but I went to the factory for the first time this morning. As with everything in life, getting it fresh from the source is so much better.

My home for the last 15 years is 4,172 miles (6,715 km) from where I was born and grew up. While that definitely seems like a lot, and I know is not the only way, it works for me. I’m not planning on going back anytime soon, and I am happier for that each and every day.

How far are you?

Spring break starts in 5 hours. 4 hours and 59 minutes. 4 hours and 58 minutes. 4 hours and 57 min…

Best decisions I ever made were neither becoming a sportsball fan nor a Disney adult (Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, etc. included).

I’m willing to trade the Oscars and the Superbowl for eons of free time.