Just found the website of Freedom from Facebook, which wants the FTC to break up the company. I don’t think we need government intervention, we need user intervention. Delete your account, and if you hold the company’s stock, sell.

WSJ:

The free service, called Experian Boost, will be used by consumers who opt in and link the bank accounts they use to pay their phone and utility providers to Experian, allowing the company to track their monthly payments.

Never.

America: after dark, Sonic etiquette requires that you turn off your headlights while parked in the stall.

The Verge on Facebook’s data download strategy:

In the meantime, Facebook’s data protection tools mostly serve to distract users from the more aggressive data collection happening behind the scenes.

It’s so refreshing to encounter the work of quality journalists.

It’s a bit foggy out there.

How slammed is UPS? I just saw a driver in a golf cart with a trailer making deliveries.

Fresh dill smells amazing. One of my favorite kitchen aromas.

Stunning sunrise. Happy Sunday!

Benedict’s cookie game is strong.

All aboard, The Polar Express!

iMac is semi-operational. Restored from Time Machine backup, but most preferences weren’t saved. Oh well.

My 2014 iMac on the lastest release of Mojave keeps freezing and restarting. Disk Utility can’t repair the corruption. Looks like I’ll be spending the day reformatting my hard drive and restoring from backup.

Candlelit dinner to celebrate the Feast of St. Lucy.

Mail carrier leaves a postage due notice in the mailbox. He came to my door to do a pickup and didn’t even ring the doorbell (I was home). I wish I could say this degraded service is a result of the holidays.