“NFTs are an occasion for commerce masquerading as art, just as so many ostensibly meaningful experiences of the 21st century turn out to be occasions to spend money masquerading as life.”
This is the best article on NFTs yet.
V for Wikipedia remains one of my absolutely essential iOS apps. It’s been on my homescreen for years. It’s beautiful, fast, and a ridiculously useful bridge to the world’s knowledge in Wikipedia.
For those doing Advent of Code in TypeScript, uvu is a really nice tiny test runner that works well with single-file scripts.
I showed my 6-year-old Jurassic Park. He seemed mostly bored by it. Crushed. 🦖
Contrary to popular belief, covering anything with chocolate does not make it automatically better.
Me: “The Lincoln Cathedral is really, really old. It was made in…”
5-year-old: “1997?”
Me: “1072…”
It is with a heavy heart that I recognize the end of Pumpkin Spice Latte season for 2022. It ended too soon. 🎃
Hands down, this MacBook Pro is the best computer I’ve ever owned. It’s so fast and so nice to use.
My son’s been asking about getting a bunch of Sharpies, so I took him to Staples. Of course, he picks the largest Sharpie that has ever Sharpied.
It’s legitimately shocking how broken Shortcuts is in iOS 15. There’s been periods in Apple’s history where software quality has been… lacking, but this is really something else.
After about a decade of using OmniFocus, I’m giving Things a shot. I’m appreciating the opportunity to fully rethink my systems. Initially I thought I’d have issues with how prescriptive it is, but so far I’m finding it actually fits the way I think pretty well.
The only thing that’s making the multiple hours I’ve sat at this car dealership waiting for a repair bearable is the Weather Channel they keep on in the background. They’re the best at making it seem like a little bit of rain is the coming of the apocalypse.
Ben’s Survivor Rule #42: Throwing the challenge is never worth the risk.
Sometimes, McSweenys nails the current milieu.
“The Canada Elections Act [entitles you to three consecutive hours off from your work](You can take time off work to vote. Here’s what you need to know https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ask-time-off-work-to-vote-1.6155783?cmp=rss) day to vote without any loss of pay.”
I really appreciate Canada. 🇨🇦
Screw B-Trees, the most unfair interview questions are anything that involves the JavaScript Date standard library.
A few years ago my wife bought me a Kindle for my birthday, and I converted all my reading to the Kindle. I love the e-ink screen. But the feature that I’ve grown to rely on is the highlighting.
I’ve never really been a highlight-while-reading person. In university it always shocked me to see people tarnishing the pages of their incredibly expensive textbooks with brilliant yellow highlights. But, of course, highlights made on a Kindle are digital and sync their way up into the Amazon cloud. The highlights are downloadable, storable, and are a great starting place for notes.
To this, I’ve…
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Tonight’s pizzas. Plain cheese for the kiddo. Plant-based sausage, garlic & pepper for the adults. I also tried for garlic knots but many of them were set aflame. Photos next time when they’re not mostly made from carbon.
Read: Staff Engineer: This is the best description of Staff+ roles I’ve ever seen. Featuring interviews from a ton of active staff-level developers, it’s an incredible look into a role that’s often unclearly and poorly defined. 5/5 📚
I was on Amazon looking for a replacement crisper bucket for my fridge. I did not find one.
But, some of these before and after photos are amazing.
Who stores their eggs in a pile at the bottom of a fridge?
There is no way that the food on the left is the same as the food on the right. Someone has clearly become a healthier eater.
The secret to keeping your fridge tidy is to throw out half of what’s in it. (There might be some truth in this one.)
Bird show at Mont-Tremblant.
Glass needs more cat pictures.
Free business idea: Insurance for your kids visiting your in-laws. Oh, did they pull too hard on the blinds? Did they break the couch? No problem.