Aaron Parecki

Got stuck in a research hole looking for a new laptop/travel bag. Can't quite find anything that fits all my requirements though. Must be able to fit the following:

• Laptop: 7.75" x 11"
• Keyboard: 5.5" x 15.25"
• Headphones: flattens to 6.5"x7.5"x1.5" or collapses to 6.5"x5"x3"
• Kindle, notebooks: 5"x7"
• DSLR: 3.5" x 4.5" x 6"
• Battery: 3.5" x 6.5" x .75"
• Various wires and cords

For reference, I can currently fit everything in my small Tumi sling bag, except the keyboard sticks out the top by an inch and so I can't zip up the compartment. That bag would be perfect if it were just a little taller.

I want something that doesn't *look* like a backpack, and is nice enough looking to carry in a semi-professional setting. Most backpacks with two straps are too casual looking, and most of the one-strap slings are too small. More zippers are generally good, since I tend to carry lots of little things that would all get lost in a single compartment.

The only ones I've found so far that are close are:

• https://www.amazon.com/Targus-13-3-Inch-Tablet-Backpack-TSB80704/dp/B00KVLM9GQ
• https://www.amazon.com/Victorinox-31374701-Travel-Sling/dp/B00Q845R8W
• https://www.amazon.com/Victoriatourist-Travel-Canvas-Shoulder-Lightweight/dp/B01HU9EE1Y

Any suggestions?

I really need an SSH server running on port 443 so I can tunnel everything on overly-restrictive wifi hotspots.

I'm pretty pleased with the timestamps of both of these posts. One year to the minute!

https://aaronparecki.com/2016/01/12/14/webmention
https://aaronparecki.com/2017/01/12/13/webmention-rec

We did it! Webmention is now a @W3C recommendation! Congrats @SocialWebWG and @IndieWebCamp! https://www.w3.org/TR/2017/REC-webmention-20170112/ https://twitter.com/w3c/status/819624363645353985

Why do I always feel like fading out a song is cheating?

Okay *now* I'm freaking out about Flickr https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedNews/status/818589759320637440 #yahoo

#internetofshit https://twitter.com/find_evil/status/816846566799470593

Norway is replacing FM radio with a 20 year old digital format and how is this the first I've heard of it? http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/world/norway-fm-radio-switch-off-digital-1.3923612 #merica

Pretty impressed that Amazon basically tells you build an #OAuth2 server without actually saying it explicitly https://developer.amazon.com/public/solutions/alexa/alexa-skills-kit/docs/linking-an-alexa-user-with-a-user-in-your-system#how-account-linking-works

Lifehack: Watch the Times Square ball drop live and then go to bed at 9:30 Pacific time and wake up on the 1st with 3 extra hours of sleep

I'm doing #100DaysOfIndieWeb! Here's what I finished this week: https://aaronparecki.com/2016/12/30/7/week-in-review

Currently debating between #100DaysOfMusic or #100DaysOfIndieWeb for my #100Days project.

#100DaysOfMusic - The goal would be to write a short 10-20 second song every day. The goal would be to write something that's "finished" enough to be able to use it as a podcast or video intro song, so it doesn't have to be long, but has to sound decent. I want to get back into writing music, since I've only done a tiny bit over the last couple years, and it helps to have a more concrete goal. The only way to get better is with practice, so forcing myself to limit myself to 1 day for each "song" means I won't be able to get stuck down a path of trying to make something sound "perfect", and will just focus on trying out new things all the time.

#100DaysOfIndieWeb - The goal would be to make a visible improvement to any of my IndieWeb projects every day. Some of these projects are things like the interface I'm using to write this post, or the IndieWeb chat client, or the validators for some of the specs. The motivation for this is that I was just looking through the GitHub issues on some projects and realized there are some issues that have been open for over a year. I never regret making progress on these projects and would benefit from an excuse to do so regularly.

Crazy idea... maybe I can do both?

@1password Any chance you're working on an iOS keyboard so I can avoid switching out to the app all the time?

TIL iTunes podcast episodes can be PDFs! Why have PDF newsletters via podcasts not replaced email newsletters?

Hey #DecentralizedWeb your Slack invite page is down but I can't figure out who to ask about it! No contact info on http://www.decentralizedweb.net

If your unsubscribe link asks me to type my email address before it unsubscribes me, I'm marking your email as spam.

My vanity call sign application just went through! I'm now officially W7APK on the radio! I even made a website in the "classic" style that I've seen on so many other ham's websites: https://w7apk.com/ I'll be expanding the website as I continue experimenting on the radio!

Anyone know of a place that can custom print a mini 3x6" vanity license plate? I want to find a place that can do an aluminum plate with embossed letters like a real plate. Most of the online ones either have terrible stock designs or are only plastic.