01JAN25 Update

Sorry I am going to put updates at the
top. I had been just continuing the file
from the bottom but I'm tired of scrolling
down. New Year's resolution is to make
the layout of my entire gopherhole much
more coherent. This will probably mean
placing entries into TXT files. I am
a bit divided on that idea because of the
possibility things will be missed by anyone
who really wants to read what I write.

I am perpetually in a state of worrying how
this all looks to other people while knowing
that I am actually doing this for me. I
think this is one of the most endearing
aspects of Gopher. It is one of the least
performative and most genuine forms of
broadcasting left on the internet. When
I make a post here it's solitary and
distrationless, yet I'm sending it out
to the world.

I recently stopped using Android as my
daily mobile and feel a bit lost. The
newer versions are just too crowded and
try to hard to be everything at once.
It also was just getting to the point
that I was too distracted to actually
do anything worthwhile of the time.

I switched to an old iPhone SE that I
had rebuilt. It physically is practically
brand new. The UI is inflexible, boring
the apps I installed all feel old but
surprisingly just work. My XMPP
performance for calling and video is
drastically more stable. I hate to admit
that this feels like a device I can
probably get by with for alot longer than
my monster Motorola flagship, even though
it itself is 6 years old.

The size difference of the SE vs the 6
inch block I had been carrying is of
course very noticeable. I also repurposed
a wallet case that I had for another phone.
Tomorrow I intend on crafting a new camera
hole so I can make use of the camera
properly. It's lighter, smaller and has
less features. It's exactly what I wanted.
I will enjoy using it until Apple (probably
soon) EOLs it before its time.