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MacOS 26 Beta 2 is worse

I went from this…

Macos 26 safari shows dark text on a dark background.

To this…

Macos 26 safari shows text correctly but makes all the buttons incorrectly.

It’s going to be a long summer.

Crucial Track for June 12, 2025

"WAP (feat. Megan Thee Stallion)" by Cardi B

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What's a song you only listen to when you're completely alone?

That's a weird prompt. The fact that you would online listen to alone but you'd put it on your blog.

Sure, I'll bite.

I listen to it because it has a great beat and different from the musical misogamy that I enjoyed in my youth.

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Crucial Track for June 11, 2025

"Nobody Speak (feat. Run The Jewels)" by DJ Shadow

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What's your favorite opening line from any song?

This song is not for kids, but makes me laugh every time I hear it.

Picture this I'm a bag of dicks Put me to your lips

Yes, definitely not going to listen to that at work.

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Crucial Track for June 10, 2025

"Invincible" by Kirsten Arian

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Share a song that makes you feel invincible.

One of the best tracks on the Lego Batman soundtrack. It's a fun song that just gets me going.

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Crucial Track for June 9, 2025

"Nobody Wants to Be Lonely (With Christina Aguilera)" by Ricky Martin

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What song do you turn to when you need to cry?

I really enjoy this song because it also gives me hope in the despair. I also think about how Christina Aguilera should be a bigger name in music. She can sing very well, but I think it just comes down to song choice.

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IndieWeb Movie Club: June 2025 | dead.garden

Jo has a wonderful post about this month's IndieWeb Movie Club. The movie of the month is Mary Poppins and she's got a very cool easter egg on the page.

Hey all! For this month's IndieWeb Movie Club I encourage people to (re-)watch 1964's Mary Poppins! Especially for those of you with kids this might be a great movie to watch together. Despite being 61 years old I think it holds up very well.

I feel the same way and I’m very happy she suggested this so that I have another reason to watch it.

If you want something off the beaten path, you can check out this Funny or Die sketch on YouTube.

The Mathening

Teacher pointing at whiteboard

I’ve been thinking about writing a post about math (or maths) for months after hearing about if from Fractal Kitty and her passion for Mathober.

(Un)fortunately, I don’t have any math specific topics that I want to discuss, but I’m not happy with just sitting on an idea when I can share it with you all in case you need it1.

Resources

Math in Style
This is my favorite tip about math in the browser. Sarah has several posts about styling math and I encourage you to check it out. I had no idea that this existed and I feel that if you take anything from this post, it should be this. I think this is a great alternative to including something like MathJax.
Math to MathML
This is a really cool tool to help get functions into MathML for the site. It also does LaTex if that is what you need.
MDN: Math
While you’re looking over the Mozilla documentation, think about giving a donation so that this resource can continue being.

  1. For those who are curious, I haven’t added it to my style sheet for this site yet. It’s a sort of chicken-and-egg issue. ↩︎

The Residence - ★★★★★

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Cordelia Cupp has an eye for details.

This was a happy find! The whole family gathered around to watch this one as we really like whodunits. The show has a wonderful cast and lots of twists and turns that kept us entertained.

I think the best thing about the show is the interaction between the different characters. Every episode focuses on one character and what they were doing before, during, and after a murder has taken place. I feel that it’s more important than actually solving the murder as we are drawn into why the murder happen.

One thing I liked about the show is brave enough to have moments of silence. A lot of shows are focused on making sure that the viewer is constantly engaged. The Residence shows the power of just being quiet in western culture. A lot of us are not wired to have a quiet moment and do not know what to do when nothing is stimulating us.

Overview

A brilliant, eccentric detective must solve a murder in the White House residence — where the staff and guests at a state dinner are all suspects.

Crucial Track for June 8, 2025

"Killing In the Name" by Rage Against the Machine

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What song feels like a personal anthem right now?

I didn't hear the message of this song when I first head it years ago. It saddens me we are still dealing with these things.

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Crucial Track for June 7, 2025

"Pardon My Freedom" by !!!

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Share a song that represents rebellion or freedom to you.

I shared this song with my kids. I'm not always feeling this way but it feels good to put this one on and cut loose.

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