Scratch Pad: STT, Dumplings, Interfaces

At the end of each week, I usually collate a lightly edited collection of recent comments I’ve made on social media, which I think of as my public scratch pad. I tag on what books I may have finished reading. Knowing I’ll revisit my social media posts, I’ve found, serves as a positive and mellowing influence on my online activity. I mostly hang out on Mastodon (at post.lurk.org/@disquiet), and I’m also trying out a few others. And I generally take weekends off social media. ▰ My go-to speech-to-text app transcribed “Disquiet Junto” as “Disquatento” and I’m like, “Do you even know me?” ▰ Dan dan noodles for lunch. Also, dumplings and a bao, but offscreen. Also, experimenting with filters. ▰ May the Force be with Bru’ ▰ The appropriate way to celebrate May the 4th is to play the Mos Eisley Cantina music in 5/4 ▰ Was discussing a new and still quite inexplicable piece of music gear with friends, and we were flummoxed by the contrast between its reported capabilities and its exceedingly…