BREAKING NEWS! OLD DOG LEARNS NEW/OLD TRICK

After having used the web for roughly 28 years, this old man (60) just NOW started using rss feeds to get his daily news headlines/links. Like. 👍

Sero Sed Serio!

#OldGuy
#OldDogNewTricks
#RSS
#NewsFeeds

Today I've taught myself how to create GIFs....... my life is so bloody exciting I can tell yas(!!)

#OldDogNewTricks

I've had this account for a bit and it's time to use it. Not too sure I fully understand this place, but I'm sure I'll figure it out. #newthings #gottalearn #olddognewtricks

First ever tie-dye results. My wife’s (MUCH better) attempt is the one with the yellow bullseye. Mine is less, uh, dye-ey? Oh well. Onward and upward! #tiedye #olddognewtricks

Finally learned cribbage after 40+ of curiosity. Had a strong bout of beginners luck in my first 3-handed game. I'm the black pegs. This includes a hand of 24 (quadruple run for 12, 15s for 8, pairs for 4). Probably won't see a game this good for while, but I had fun and I'm looking forward to more. #cribbage #oldDogNewTricks

@danetchells I’m not quite 4 weeks from retirement but I very recently discovered that the washing instruction label on the inside of t-shirts, shirts, jumpers, etc is always on the left - it’s revolutionised my early morning getting dressed in the dark look
#EveryDayIsASchoolDay #OldDogNewTricks

I know it's because of licensing hijinks, but it's really annoying to subscribe to Paramount Plus (to see #startrek) and find only the English language audio tracks there.

To watch Star Trek in Spanish, I have to start my VPN, claim to be from Mexico, and watch Star Trek on Netflix!

Many programs in the US *have* Spanish language tracks, but they aren't available in the US. Dios mio!

#LearningSpanish #OldDogNewTricks

Got serious about #Learning #Spanish yesterday. Started out making #FlashCards using #Logseq's built-in capability, but what's up with the "You can run through the cards once a day" limitation?

Switched immediately to #Anki. Ah -- many good decks for language learning designed by others, free, easy to use, useful immediately.

(Also using podcasts, watching #StarTrek and #StarWars in Spanish, and finding a tutor for conversations.)

#AmLearning #OldDogNewTricks

@eatthelove @djzap
@ju_and_the_cats

Here’s a cool discovery - if I say the word “hashtag” to my iPhone’s keyboard dictation, it camel cases things!

#CamelCase
#WeirdTricks
#ThisIsFun #EasierThanTryingToEdit
#OldDogNewTricks
#OftenI’mSurprise

@KLB @markwyner

Here’s a cool discovery - if I say the word “hashtag” to my iPhone’s keyboard dictation, it camel cases things!

#CamelCase
#WeirdTricks
#ThisIsFun #EasierThanTryingToTarget
#OldDogNewTricks
#OftenI’mSurprised

@Squish @markwyner
@KLB

Here’s a cool discovery - if I say the word “hashtag” to my iPhone’s keyboard dictation, it camel cases things!

#CamelCase
#WeirdTricks
#ThisIsFun #EasierThanTryingToTarget
#OldDogNewTricks
#OftenI’mSurprised

One thing about starting over on this platform, its shown how comfortable and complacent I'd become on other sm apps, now, while both attributes are fine in their place, there certainly is a place for uncertainty, finding ones way and learning new things in this life

#olddognewtricks

A little bit of light bedtime reading ☺️ #DysguCymraeg #OldDogNewTricks

Past career as a graphic designer. Hobbyist Rails programmer that couldn't get an internship about 6 years ago. Still enjoying programming / game design with my 13yo. We're doing a Unity VR class free online.

https://learn.unity.com/course/create-with-vr

#OldDogNewTricks #Programming #GameDesign #Unity

Can we just make audio alerts say what they are? I have no idea what all these beeps and pings mean. Just play a voice saying, "email, dude," and "another discord to ignore."

#OldDogNewTricks #CurmudgeonAndProudOfIt #BurnEmailToTheGround

EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN

I'm going away for a month. When I return, in the new year, I hope to have a new outlook on life. Because, right now, THIS is how I feel.

#newlife #newthoughts #new #anew #renew #rethinking #reawakening #relearning #renewal #newoutlook #openmind #awakening #awaken #thisisthefirstday #newstart #radicalacceptance #therapy #behavioralchange #behaviouralchanges #olddognewtricks #mentalhealth

Glad to be here! Now, to figure it out. If anyone has any pointers for yet another Twitter refugee, I'd appreciate them! #olddognewtricks #DoTheyEvenUseHashtagsHere
#newbiedon

I was today years old when I finally figured out that running an electric shaver lightly over my face is more effective than mashing the shaver head against my skin.

#LateBloomer #OldDogNewTricks #shaver

Needlecase/book in progress but fancied having a go at some #BrazilianEmbroidery. I’m going all out on the colours, which I might regret later, but it’s fun. #OldDogNewTricks #needlework

I think I’m beginning to understand a bit better how mastodon differs from my previous experiences with social media platforms, and what I need to do to get (and MAKE) the most out of it.
Closing out a post with a list of relevant hashtags seems critical to connecting with interested parties, far more so than TWTR. Listing them after instead of embedded inline greatly improves the experience of those that utilize reader apps.. btw.

#Mastodon #MstdnHowTo #OldDogNewTricks #justaboydad