knirirr @knirirr@mamot.fr

Unfortunately for me I have ended up having to use iTunes. Simply adding a few mp3 files to an iOS device via this POS software is an ordeal, worse still when it's having to assist someone else in doing this. I am not surprised that there doesn't seem to be a simple means of copying one's own music files to a device - corporations would rather one paid a subscription for access to their libraries (a service I neither want nor need), so why bother improving things for outliers?

Fun today trying to contact Apple support about the useless courier they have used to ship a replacement product back to me.

Here’s an example of that respite.
https://mamot.fr/media/eHZrCK5wXh9dnC8zgPk

At present I’m maintaining a legacy application. It was written in a hurry by a dev unfamiliar with the platform, with no tests or security. When I took it over I too was unfamiliar, and was tasked with various rushed and vague feature requests. Unsurprisingly, the result is a horrendous mess which saps the morale of those who work on it. There’s neither time nor money for a rewrite, even if we did have clear specifications and funding.

At least the weekend is here, bringing a brief respite.

As I spotted that there's a #knitting hashtag I might as well mention this knitting counter app: https://knirirr.com/beecount/

It would appear that planning for the Smallsword Symposium in Edinburgh is proceeding nicely - this year it will be the 6th and 7th of October. I'm hoping they'll update https://smallswordsymposium.com/ soon; too much information tends to go directly on a certain social media site on which I have no account. Anyway, it's an excellent event, well worth attending if you like historical fencing. #HEMA

@musicog are you still here? Probably not, but I thought I'd try just in case.

Here’s a photo of some ducks through a window; this is primarily a test of image posting from this client.

Trying Mustor now - still no option to see oldest toots last, but Amaroq seems to have stopped connecting.

@r4vi thanks for the follow, though I'm afraid I'm not doing anything particularly exciting here at the moment. I hope this might change one day (finding a client that shows things in my preferred order would help).

I wonder - is there a Mastodon client which is capable of showing which toots are unread? It feels a bit odd scrolling back through time rather than forward.

This lizard turned up today whilst out in the country. I'm pleased by the nice resolution of the photo, taken on a Nexus 6. https://mamot.fr/media/B7rZMh2JtbgH7yzA5ds

Quelques reconstituteurs anglais en guise des poilus de la première guerre mondiale.

"Batemans, WW1 Weekend 2017"
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ttelyob/35578690823/in/album-72157687115378026/ https://mamot.fr/media/6KPqCR_VKnuDfrcAoCQ

Some excellent beer from Saturday night. https://mamot.fr/media/6sd3N5VXgV-u3kMR6Dw

I'm using an Android phone now and so trying Tusky. Looks good so far.