Finding ideas I’m never short of ideas for writing these days. I’ve kept a habit for years of capturing any ideas for articles into Apple Notes. When I sit down to write for the day I usually have an idea of what I want to say, but if I feel
Unscribing attempts Sometimes, an unwanted email isn’t actually “spam”, it’s just an email that you’d have rather not gotten. My general thesis is that if you keep up with this fight over time, eventually your inbox is generally pretty clean, and the fight doesn’t seem so overwhelming to
Blow drying your hair There’s a Great Clips right next to the highway I needed to get on to go to the event, and one of the services they offer is a shampooing. I could just go to Great Clips, get my hair washed, hop on the highway and go straight to the
AI Clones This video by Sara is good. We’ve come a long way from Will Smith eating noodles. Clickbaity YouTube thumbnail and headline aside, I’ve been thinking about an idea I heard on a podcast today. What if I were to use AI to do a talking head of myself,
Enjoying the beauty It’s the start of the year. That means we’re talking about goals, dreams, resolutions, hopes, and the like. These things are important, although I have varying opinions on the value that should be placed on them depending where I am in life. Having a thought about where I
Cheap is fine Last year I was talking to a friend about the tools I use online. He commented that he doesn’t pay for anything and always looks for the free tool. At the time I teased him a bit, feeling good about all the tools I pay for, but there’s
Everything at once When I tackle a new idea I wrestle between jumping in with effort focused in a specific area and planning and organizing the idea to be a full force effort on all fronts. The former is exciting, makes progress quickly in a small direction, while the latter both increases the
AirPods noises Thanks to Patrick (and the folks at ATP) for bringing attention to the different noises that AirPods can make. Sound UI is so limited, and even though I’ve figured out most of the noises over the years, not all of them are obvious. One note: I want a way
Community and play Recently I had the privilege of sitting down for one of the longest games of my life. A little over a year ago some friends introduced me to a new game called Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition. This tabletop board style game, along with the fantastic expansion Prophecy of Kings, is
Testing Nintendo Music I had a realisation the other day that I’m using Nintendo Music so much I should probably go ahead and cancel Apple Music. I’ve started testing out Nintendo Music the last few days and love it. Currently I’m on a Donkey Kong Country kick. My controversial take