Hubzilla
I have been working at a snail’s pace at the Hubzilla installation, with flagging enthusiasm as I’m not really convinced of the need for it. Zap would have been a better fit, but Hubzilla has better instructions. I just had a look at Friendica; which I once used, though never installed. I suppose that’s another a candidate. There’s no platform that really wows me. I have always thought that the best way to use social networks would be a desktop client like pidgin. Android clients exist, but I see nothing similar in Linux. Anyhow, I still need a server.
Lately I’ve been thinking that WordPress still offers me the best ability to create websites, among the platforms that I understand. But my indecisiveness is prodigal.
Gardening
I just bought the chain saw attachment for my Stihl combi tool. It’s quite impressive. I have always been scared of chain saws, and like the idea of keeping the chain on the other end of a rod; as with the hedge trimmer.
So I took the new toy out for a spin this afternoon. All went well, though, due to my lack of experience, there was one occasion when I got the thing stuck in a tree trunk, which is awkward when the machine is at shoulder height. I had to call for D and eventually she came. While she held it, I managed to climb up on the roof and push the trunk away from from the blade. I never thought to disengage the machine end from the chain saw attachment; that would have made it a little less awkward to handle.
Anyway, the machine did quite an impressive amount of work, lopping off high branches and weed trees. The expense already seems worthwhile.
The outdoors
There are less mosquitoes this year; possibly because we haven’t set up drip irrigation to the plants around the balcony. I’ve been sitting outside, and although I put on some Odomos, it wasn’t needed. There hasn’t been a single mosquito buzzing around me. It’s really pleasant outside in the evening, during the hours when no breeze enters the house and the walls continue to radiate heat absorbed during the daytime.
