Dennis Jerz

Twitter was fun for many years, but now? Meh. I don't see myself spending much time on Elon's X. I'm still on Facebook and Instagram, and still blogging at jerz.setonhill.edu.

Twitter was fun for many years, but now? Meh. I don't see myself spending much time on Elon's X. I'm still on Facebook and Instagram, and still blogging at jerz.setonhill.edu.

@marykaycooper Shortly after Musk took over, Twitter showed me -- without any warning or buffer -- extreme videos of people hurting themselves or even dying. Just short clips designed to shock, without context. I don't expect that from you, of course! But I don't want Twitter show me that.

@DennisJerz Change your settings!

@marykaycooper ??

Just in case you need a reminder that AI should not be completely trusted yet...

@marykaycooper Its a lovely picture of trees. But this is what I saw on this platform which shall not be named.

I was a believer of the 9/11 inside job conspiracy theory for 15 years. It was my gateway to the rabbit hole. Thankfully, today, I am now an ex-truther. This picture clearly shows the core of WTC 1&2. This picture is one that no 9/11 conspiracist will show you because it destroys their argument. You can see quite clearly that there would have been no controlled demolitions needed for it to collapse. Do all the mental gymnastics you want, but the truth is simple. A plane flew into each building. The impact, explosion, and fire weakened the core. The weight of the floors above the impact zone buckled the steel. And it all came down. No mystery. No inside job. Stop believing fantasies and wake up!

I do *not* like this. When a month ends on a Sunday, there's no way to drag an item between months. It will take me six clicks to change the date on each one of those items stranded in the lower left box. And if I later decide to shift them back, that will be more clicking.

I sometimes grumble about my course management tool @Canvas_by_Inst. Just now I thought I'd lost a draft of an assignment. But when I reloaded the page, I got a message asking whether I wanted to load the auto-saved draft. Yes, please. Thanks. That saved me a chunk of time.

@mkirschenbaum Anne Lamott, "Shitty First Drafts."

Unlimited carryover + no contracts + Tracfone Rewards = 😊

@Tracfone This error message provides just the right service that fits my lifestyle! Giving me a phone number that gives me a bunch of automated responses and says you're closed is a really fun touch!

@Tracfone Look at this screenshot of a fun, non-working page! There's no place to type a number, and the "ENTER NUMBER" button is not active.

@Tracfone Your website gives an error message that suggests I call a 1-800 number. The 1-800 number says you're closed and suggests I try the website. Texting to 611611 gives me web links. Do you see the problem here?

@Tracfone The agent suggested that I try entering IEMI2, and I had to repeat that the website didn't give me a text entry form -- there is no way for me to enter any number.