Ash Furrow @ashfurrow@mastodon.technology

Good morning 😈

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Thanks for all the well wishes everyone. You've made this less difficult on me and I really appreciate it ❤️

I will stay on the fediverse at @ashfurrow@masto.ashfurrow.com , a single-user instance I set up with https://masto.host

I encourage all local users to find or create an instance, and migrate to it using these docs: https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/moving/

All further announcements about the shutdown will come from @announcements. Thank you again 🙇

I have sad news: mastodon.technology will be shutting down by the end of 2022. Access will be restricted no earlier than December 1.

More details here: https://ashfurrow.com/blog/mastodon-technology-shutdown/

I encourage you to export your data and migrate to a new server as soon as possible.

Thank you to everyone who trusted me as their admin. This was a difficult decision. I wish I could continue, but I can't.

These two did NOT get along when we first got Clementine in January. And Clem was also very, very shy. It’s great to see them interact and be cute together 🥰

Happy #caturday! Bandita can dish it out, but she cannot take it 🤣

[cw cat ec]

Coworker: hey did you get hit bad by the storm?

Me: not too bad, it missed us 😃

*power immediately flickers ominously*

we’ve had 50 km/h wind gusts all day, they’ll be here all day tomorrow 💨😵‍💫

James Hoffmann has a helpful intro to coffee flavours: https://youtu.be/O9YnLFrM7Fs

I’ve been pulling shots this week with a really light roast, grown at a high elevation. it’s been satisfying to chase after these delicate tasting notes by making small changes in my technique.

I never really liked Yirgacheffe’s but now that I know what I’m doing, I’m really enjoying this one!

okay so, getting back into espresso. it’s been two weeks and I’ve learned a lot. I have a good luck prep routine and I’m pulling consistent shots. I’ve also hacked a kind of pre-infusion by diverting brew pressure out the steam wand. this new “measure your yield” thing, with brew ratios, is game-changing!

also, I’m learning more about coffee itself. hard to believe that I was roasting my own beans but didn’t really grasp how elevation and process affect flavour.

updated: I have over-corrected the caffeine levels

weird toots are usually due to over-caffeination

this morning, it’s just the opposite brb

“you don’t have to have kids to own a label maker, but it helps”

remember: you don’t need to be a dad to own a label maker.

Thank you to all the Patrons for their help funding the hosting costs of mastodon.technology! And an extra thank you to the following users:

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Let's not forget our awesome moderator team, too:

@fuzzface
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I really appreciate the help & support. Have a great day everyone!

Tired of being woken up before 6am by concrete saws and backup alarms (the old beepy ones)

At least construction season will be over soon.

I have a smart light that is programmed to fade in a half hour before sunset. Last night I started turning on at 7:30pm and I still haven’t recovered 😵‍💫