🎬 It Comes at Night (2017)

I just watched It Comes at Night

★★★½☆

🔗 https://michaelharley.net/watching/2026/08/06/it-comes-at-night/

#FilmMastodon #JustWatched

What happens to our blogs when we die?

Does anyone want to read my dumb blog after I'm dead? Hell if I know, but I want to give my family the opportunity.

https://michaelharley.net/posts/2026/08/06/what-happens-to-our-blogs-when-we-die/

#Blaugust #Blaugust2026 #Blogging #IndieWeb #SelfHosting #11ty

The Navy projects that between 2028 and 2056 it will build 15 Trump-class guided missile battleships, with the subsequent 14 costing $18 billion each. By contrast, the USS Gerald R. Ford, the U.S. Navy’s premier nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, cost approximately $13.3 billion.

Surely they'll cancel the program as soon as the current admin is out... right??

Trump-class battleship program will cost $275 billion, CBO report says

On my site: https://michaelharley.net/links/2026/08/05/trump-class-battleship-program-will-cost-275-billion-cbo-report-says/

#USpol #Politics

Look at this sweet boy. Say hi to Lennie!

https://michaelharley.net/photos/2026/08/05/disco-ball-lennie/

#CatsOfMastodon

How I make my blog posts more resilient

I imported a bunch of old posts from 2012-2019 and here are some lessons learned about post resilience.

https://michaelharley.net/posts/2026/08/05/how-i-make-my-blog-posts-more-resilient/

#Blaugust #Blaugust2026 #Blogging #IndieWeb

📺 Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S2 (2023)

I just finished Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2

★★★½☆

🔗 https://michaelharley.net/watching/2026/08/04/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-s2/

#TVMastodon #JustWatched

Why I switched from Firefox to Vivaldi for browsing

Mozilla finally did it. They pissed me off enough that I've made the switch.

https://michaelharley.net/posts/2026/08/04/why-i-switched-from-firefox-to-vivaldi-for-browsing/

#Blaugust #Blaugust2026 #Firefox #Mozilla #Vivaldi #Privacy

I think white cloud mountain minnows are underrated. I really like this little things y'all.

https://michaelharley.net/photos/2026/08/03/white-cloud-mountain-minnows/

#Aquarium #Aquariums

Smarter Thermostat with Home Assistant

I set up Home Assistant to automatically switch my thermostat between heating, cooling, or both based on weather forecasts, so it stops trying to heat the house on summer mornings or cool it on winter evenings.

https://michaelharley.net/posts/2026/08/03/smarter-thermostat-with-home-assistant/

#HomeAssistant #HomeAutomation #Blaugust #Blaugust2026

📚 In the Blink of an Eye by Jo Callaghan

I just finished reading In the Blink of an Eye by Jo Callaghan

Liked the premise though I think the implementation could be a bit better.

★★★★☆

🔗 https://michaelharley.net/books/2026/07/21/in-the-blink-of-an-eye/

#Bookstodon