Trustees hike: Charles River Peninsula
A lovely property. An easy hike with a lot of interesting stuff to see.
Trustees of Reservations doesn’t know how to treat members or fully maintain their properties
They don’t respond to emails, phone messages, or paper letters, and they don’t maintain the trail markings or signage at their properties.
New: WP+Masto POSSE — publish to both WordPress and Mastodon
A few days ago, I asked the fediverse if anyone knew of a tool I could use to publish an article on my blog and publish the same article as a thread on Mastodon. I already have a way to post summaries of and links to my blog postings into my Mastodon account. I’ve also already set… Read More: New: WP+Masto POSSE — publish to both WordPress and Mastodon »
New Thunderbird Extension: Per Folder Preferences
An extension to automatically adjust global Thunderbird preferences based on the mail folder you’re currently working in.
AdaptHealth wins the incompetent medical equipment supplier of the day award
They gave me incorrect instructions multiple times, then failed to deliver as promised, then refused (so far) to fix the failed delivery.
Endorsements for Boston, MA Democratic primary election, September 1, 2026
Vote for Ed Markey, Margie Palladino, Daniel Lander, and Linda Champion.
AI’s going really well, eh?
To illustrate how well AI is going, here’s a prime example of the confidently wrong phenomenon, a.k.a. mansplaining as a service… I asked free Microsoft Copilot Chat: if I rename a shared file in Google Drive, does the name change for just me or everyone? The correct answer is that in fact it does change… Read More: AI’s going really well, eh? »
How hard should it be to get an electric wheelchair repaired with insurance coverage?
Because one healthcare horror story per day isn’t enough, I want to tell you the story of how I’ve been trying for over two months to get my uncle’s electric wheelchair repaired. It’s still broken. It still hasn’t even been picked up by the company that is supposed to repair it. First, some background information.… Read More: How hard should it be to get an electric wheelchair… »
Health insurance bureaucratic hell: Healthfirst, Integra Partners, Edgepark
A case study in why Healthfirst, Integra Partners, and Edgepark all suck. More broadly, the entire American healthcare system sucks, especially for elderly people, and it’s only going to get worse.
1Password problems running tally
Ride along as I document the many problems, ranging from trivial to substantial, that I’ve run into with 1Password.