I was given Prednisone to help heal up my back. This stuff does horrible things to me. Like waking up at 3AM.
My brain is going a million miles per hour. This is what happens when I enter a manic phase, but I’m pretty sure it’s the meds this time.
Some thoughts. This is a brain dump after all.
Stream
I need to get to work on Stream, like desperately. My last release added a teeny tiny feature that I started two days after Christmas in 2021! That’s pathetic.
Stream for Mac is languishing. It’s not in an alpha state yet. It can successfully open its database, refresh feeds you’re subscribed to, and update the UI. It must be done, right? Hardly. There’s so much to do.
When I decided to do Stream for Mac I went with AppKit for everything. Now I’m wondering if I should go all in on SwiftUI? Currently leaning yes.
Mastodon is fantastic!
Yep, that’s right, Mastodon is fantastic. I got my account some time in late 2017 or early 2018, I don’t remember exactly when. Once I understood it a bit better I spun up my own instance and haven’t looked back, I’m loving it.
Mastodon on the Mac
I know of one native Mac App for Mastodon: Mastonaut. It’s now opened sourced and I’d love to spend some time on it. How much time will I spend on it? See my earlier comments above about Stream. Unlikely, but I’d love to.
If you’re a Mac Dev or Designer go help out the Mastonaut project. It could use some TLC.
What’s he thinking?
The Chief Chaos Monkey at Twitter continues his trip down the Q rabbit hole and is totally breaking parts of Twitter by banning folks who link to other sites he considers harmful. Of course Mastodon is on that list.
Of course he reversed that decision later and is now polling folks to see if he should step down as CEO. Who does that? I’ll tell you who. A man that can’t actually run a company, that’s who. Hire me, I’ll give it a shot.
The Back
My back is not so great at the moment. Is this what it’s like to age? I have a feeling it’s not this way for everyone, I mean, how could it be? I have more than a few things working against me. Genetics, obesity, being sedentary, and a totally disregard for my body as a youngster.
All of those things are working against me. I can take care of two; being sedentary and obesity.
Before having knee replacement surgery it was extremely difficult to be up and moving for longer than 30 minutes without looking for a place to sit. It was no way to live, I was existing.
Good news! I got that knee fixed and it’s doing really well! Then two weeks ago today I injured my back putting on a shoe and I’ve been in agony ever since. Last week was the worst. Over the weekend I started feeling a little better and by last night I could walk around – using my cane – without too much discomfort if I took it slow.
This morning it’s painful to do anything. The mornings are the worst. I’ll hit the shower in a bit and let some hot water run on it. It helps a bit.
Once my back is feeling better I must commit myself to, once again, lose weight. Exercise and watching what I eat are the two keys to my success. Both are easier said than done.
That’s it for a glimpse inside my brain this morning. 😃