: Debating if I want to take Linefeed paid or have it be a thing I let people use who ask. Content …
: Listening to this podcast episode about Beanie Babies and they sound like NFTs, the comic book …
: Part of me has considered basic analytics for my websites, but not knowing is nice too. I was …
: The aforementioned Hobonichi cover.
: One gold star! I’m a real programmer 😂 Interested to see how challenging these Advent of Code …
: I’ll be checking out the Hanami web framework for Ruby for the first time on stream tomorrow …
: If I hear someone talk about how the Greatest Generation stormed the beaches of Normandy, and …
: This booster shot is really messing me up. Hoping I feel better tomorrow.
: I’ll keep crossposting, but I’m going to start avoiding Twitter. I don’t want to …
: People are like, “you know CBD/THC/Adderall/caffeine are DRUGS, right!?“ Yeah, I know. …
: I just made a hot ale flip, which is a colonial era rum drink and holy shit it’s good. Recommended. …
: The fact that you use tell application … with SOAP and XML-RPC services in AppleScript and get back …
: Picked up this bottle of “Just Rum” made in nearby Sandy Oregon. It came with its own challenge …
: I almost forgot this place existed, but really happy to remember you can get tortas in #Portland at …
: Perez won this. I parroted the line after 2016 about 538’s model that “one in three is a pretty good …
: I almost forgot this place existed, but really happy to remember you can get tortas in #Portland at …
: If you were going to give someone who hasn’t used one before a fountain pen as a gift, up to ~$100, …
: I’m thinking of dropping using the Trix editor that comes with #Rails and moving everything to …
: If you’d like to keep up with what I’m doing with my blogging site, Linefeed, I’ve …
: Alright Vancouver and Southwest Washington, I know I give you a lot of shit, but you elected Marie …
: I wonder if there are people in Twitter right now who think everything is great and just really …
: I have not been able to get to my photos on Mac since upgrading to Ventura, and I have no idea how I …
: Low-key, I think screencasts are so popular because it’s a lot easier to monetize than a blog …
: I heard Mar-a-Lago is in the required hurricane evacuation zone, and Trump refuses to leave. Listen, …
: I think I’ve confirmed stimulant medications which raise your resting heart rate have a significant …
: I am so relieved this night is not turning out the way we’ve been led to believe it would.
: I still can’t get over how majestic this goat I met last weekend at the apple farm was.
: I don’t know if Apple is making weird choices or if I am weird, but the number of it’s …
: 70 mg of Vyvanse feels like too much. I want to try a lower dose combined with exercise first thing …
: Mastodon is a compelling open alternative to Twitter in the same way that Emacs is a compelling …
: MetaWeblog support is now available in Linefeed.app, so it can be used with third-party blogging …
: I had a thought driving downtown today. Neither of the languages I know the best and use, Swift and …
: The way I would describe Mastodon is that it seems like something nerds came up that is completely …
: Mastodon truly seems like tradeoffs all the way down. I am sure there are very good technical …
: Got my resume updated and sent out to the people who needed it today and also got the rest of the …
: Sometimes I like to use an IDE — Xcode, RubyMine — for language or framework-specific or language …
: I have officially reached “my knees hurt” years old and I am not here for it.
: At the very least with screencast tutorials, please have the demo project set up beforehand. WWDC …
: I wanted to buy myself a Montblanc Meisterstück 149 (diplomat) fountain pen 🖋️ when I bought my …
: I saw someone remove the feed from a Lamy Safari style pen on YouTube and it looked easy, but I …
: If the tools were better, I think Apple developers would test more. Not being able to easily have …
: I don’t know what’s going to happen precisely with finding a new job, but I do want to …
: I haven’t found OmniGraffle to be that easy for creating a full UML thing — which I’ve tried a …
: I know they’re effective for a lot of people, but I wish more organized tutorial sites were not …
: The reason I’m very serious about things like automated testing and CI is that if I am going to take …
: I did it! GitHub CI is set up for running tests and linting. It’s like I’m a real indie …
: I managed to get down to business and work on my own project today for a few hours like it was my …
: The USB Pre 2 costs over $1000 these days, which is probably way more than most people should spend …
: Wow. Setting up GitHub actions for CI with Rails is about 1000x easier if you use Postgres instead …
: I learned just now that you can have GitHub CI block merging a PR if code coverage goes down. I know …
: My instinct that $5 for a software product is a lot of money is almost absolutely a result of my …
: We need an indie standard for associating posts together as a thread if it doesn’t exist …
: I have zero desire for Linefeed to copy Micro.blog. That’s been a conscious decision from the start. …
: One thing I really enjoy about Linefeed is how fast it is. It’s a testament to my incredible …
: If you write Ruby and avoided RubyMine because it’s a big ugly heavy Java app, you should get …
: 🚨 The startup I’ve been working at had to let me go for reasons out of everyone’s …
: If you don’t want to be on social media which isn’t run by a sociopath and isn’t a Chinese …
: I kind of don’t care what Elon does with Twitter. I just think he sucks and don’t want …
: My Logitech MX Vertical has been a bit jittery over Bluetooth, so I tried switching to using the …
: When living in Silicon Valley if I met people working at different companies and they talked about …
: I’ve gotten great feedback about Linefeed from really smart people that I respect. I’m …
: Had to go by the Oregon Convention Center. It’s too bad WWDC can’t be held here, because it’s such a …
: A Shure SM58 really is a great mic and probably would work better for a lot of people buying an RE20 …
: Working on this podcast idea for the last few days, one part I’m really enjoying is recording the …
: I’ve been thinking about this song lately, so I did a quick recording of it. Maybe other …
: It turns out not starting my day by drinking black coffee on an empty stomach may help with the …
: It may not be everyone’s style, but I really do think Portland — especially the east side and North …
: Went to my blog and say I had nearly 3000 visitors today. I guess my blog post about nil in …
: HTML is so weird. Most other programming and markup languages work by having strict syntax …
: My MacBook Pro now says arriving in June sometime. At this point I’m weighing what I think the odds …
: I wonder if it would be fun to do a micro-podcast about whatever I feel like talking about on a …
: Thinking a bit about what kind of blog I want to write. I do want people to read it, and I …
: Last night, I created a mind map of the areas of my life I feel I need to get in order to feel I …
: 🖋 I don’t find myself using the Retro 51 that much due to the cartridge it comes with bleeding …
: My network has been less than reliable for a while, and the first thing I want to rule out is my …
: 🎵 Listening to the 20th anniversary edition of Rilo Kiley’s “Take Offs and Landings” I picked up on …
: Remember when Apple tried to float the idea that we wouldn’t have to care if apps were …
: Looking into mind mapping more seriously. I’ve been aware of the basic idea for a decade or …
: I’ve started doing my whole analog productivity/bullet journal/place to write things down …
: I’m trying to get back into a GTD in as serious a way as I can think of by reading each chapter of …
: You know what’s a neat feature of Micro.blog? I have no idea how many people are following me. It …
: Stuck before I get started Having something I know I want to do but then being stuck trying to decide on the technicalities of …
: Set up a little writing nook at the new house. Pretty pleased with it.
: I don’t know if I want to call it my “Everyday Carry™️”, but here are some things I like and the bag …
: New Fjällräven messenger bag I picked up at the store downtown today. Love the Kånken backpack, so …
: I’ve used a paper planner on and off for the last four years. My favorite is the Hobonichi Techo. …
: Picked up this Corona #3 portable typewriter from an estate sale recently. It’s about 100 …
: Sending a bug to your old team at Apple that no-one else had reported during the beta cycle is a …
: I replaced the two thermostats in my house with Nest ones this weekend and so far, so good. I’m …
: Took a lovely trip to the Portland Japanese Garden this morning. I’d like to start going during …
: I’ve turned off Xcode’s new tab behavior, and I think it’s better. I haven’t …
: Currently reading: The Way of Zen by Alan Watts 📚
: A question for my web developer friends: assuming I understand but am not great with CSS, is it …
: I managed to get my web project connected to Postgres and on Heroku. I’d been wanting to get it …
: Favorite Apps and Tools (May 2021) I haven’t done it in a long time, but every so often it’s fun to look at the apps and tools I’ve …
: Weren’t Cmd+F and Cmd+Shift+F standard shortcuts for search current scope and global search, …
: Reset macOS Dock to Default I’m a man with a lot of hobbies. The stupidest one, by far, is hitting reset on my iOS home …
: No More Activity Rings The time that I was the most fit was when I lived in Portland the first time from 2009 to 2014. The …
: Can't Quit BBEdit BBEdit — it doesn’t suck, but it sure isn’t leading in features. I’ve spent a bunch of time with …
: The Fast Decline of HEY World Before deciding to come back to primarily posting on my own blog only, I’d been enjoying using …
: Preparing for the Summer I’m usually not great at planning ahead. One reason I love Disney Land, but don’t have a …
: Owning My Soapbox After what’s been going on with HEY, I’ve realized if I care about the words I write, I …
: My COVID Vaccine Experience Yesterday around 2:20 p.m. I drove myself to the Oregon Convention Center, stood in line for about …
: Pretty disappointed by HEY for Domains turning out to just be a rebrand of HEY for Work and not a …
: It’s weird moving back somewhere you’ve lived before. I already know how to get …
: Think I might be able to publish my first public Rails project by the end of next week if I work on …
: Since moving to using Ruby and Rails more instead of Python and Django, I’ve really come arond …
: Even with the help, moving is incredibly exhausting. So glad it’s the home stretch.
: Packers are here finishing up everything I didn’t get to, and then folks coming to put it all …
: Packing just feels never ending. My apartment is full of boxes and it still seems like there’s …
: The Run Loop With Special Guest Gus Mueller The Run Loop returns with special guest Gus Mueller to talk about Acorn 7, Real Basic, unit testing, …
: Useful Shell Aliases Like any good computer person, I maintain a collection of dotfiles. Mine is pretty basic. I …
: The state of Mac code editors I like to think of myself as a typist who doesn’t ask for much. The last thing I ever wanted to be …
: Update and Source Shell Files Alias After doing the bbedit ~/.zshrc followed by source ~/.zshrc a few times, I realized I could write …
: Syncing Scratch Projects and Preferences Between Macs Last week, I moved from the one computer lifestyle to having two different Macs — an M1 Mac Mini and …
: Maybe I’m crazy, but hear me out — using popular open-source libraries for things that are not the …
: A couple of things have really helped me with productivity and focus lately. Locking my phone away …
: A couple of different angles of my little writing nook. If you’d like a letter, just let me know.
: Sometimes I’m too extra even for myself.
: The top couple of books for adult ADHD everyone says you should read are about 500 pages long, and I …
: I’ve been working on a little Django Python project I want for personal use here and there for …
: Trying to get more exercise and also more sun in the morning to help with sleep and general health. …
: A far lonelier death One of my best friend’s dads just died of COVID after battling it for several weeks until he was …
: I’ve spent the day watching the Capitol building be raided and trashed by armed terrorists …
: Daily Planners for 2021 The last few years I’ve enjoyed keeping a paper journal of some kind for both personal and …
: I’m surprised that the further we get away from the election, the less threatening all the bluster …
: It’s Morning in America Again Congratulations to everyone on electing Joe Biden President of the United States. No one knows what …
: The “Butt in Chair“ Writing Process I’ve been reading all of John Scalzi’s Old Man’s War series of books — of which …
: I think Trump was trying to project strength – or something – when he went back to the White House, …
: If you’re into video games and watching other people play them, come follow me on Twitch and …
: This is the view out of my office window today. I guess ever year now the state will catch on fire …
: Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Just watched the trailer for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, and I’ll definitely be playing …
: September I feel like I just looked up and realized it was already September? I haven’t even blogged …
: I’m doing a little project in my free time of re-reading K&R’s “The C Programming Language” and …
: Really digging this sort-of-retro terminal theme and font combo I’ve got going. The theme is …
: Even if you don’t care about the topic, this post on how to name servers is worth reading just …
: Things I’m Doing Since the Lockdown Next week will be my third working from home, and there’s no clear date when it will end. I’m still …
: BitBar: Easy Custom Menu Bar Apps BitBar is a free app for macOS which — essentially — lets you create custom menu bar apps from shell …
: More Parseable Output, Please. Since reading Unix: A History and a Memoir by Brian Kerninghan (of K&R), I’ve been a …
: The Growth of Command Line Options, 1979-Present This post shows the growth of arguments for a bunch of the most common Unix commands over time. The …
: I don’t necessarily want to say I’m one of histories great innovators for having the idea to label …
: Added a new pin to my denim jacket which I’m pretty into 😉 Wondering if anyone will notice I …
: Script for Better Man Page Viewing If you’re on macOS, you can open man pages in a separate, nicely formatted, window by using …
: I wrote seven tests today of my own free will to confirm all the variations of a string that could …
: It seems almost too obvious to say, but something I’m thinking and trying to do at work is to …
: “I’ve ripped off very few songs in my life, but I’ve ripped off the Hot Pockets …
: Filter Through Command in BBEdit I’ve used BBEdit for a long time, but only recently started digging into the scripting side of …
: Set up MacPorts as a replacement for Homebrew last night. So far so good I think? The only package …
: I’m trying to make a habit of saying “thank you” instead of “sorry” …
: Using os_signposts with Instruments is so cool and useful for seeing what your app is doing and …
: I’m looking for alternatives to Napkin for marking up and combining multiple images in a …
: I’ve been using NetNewsWire on macOS for months, and I’m now using the iOS beta as well. …
: Off to a good start exercising in 2020. Ring Fit Adventure is definitely making it a lot easier to …
: I’ve been playing Ring Fit Adventure each day for over a week, and am enjoying it. I don’t know how …
: It’s been a wild and eventful week for me, which has involved a late night trip the emergency vet, …
: Ever since NetNewsWire started putting out usable builds several months ago, my RSS reader has moved …
: Every time I read an article about Drafts, I think I need to figure out how to use it more. Drafts …
: Started playing City: Skylines on console and am already obsessed. Never realized how much I was …
: A not unexpected – based on the people I’ve met at work – but still delightful thing to happen is …
: I really enjoy using fish as my shell, however, the little bits of incompatibility or things are …
: I had one of those nights last night where I woke up at 5 AM and couldn’t get back to sleep for a …
: Pilot Vanishing Point 2019 Limited Edition I love the Pilot Vanishing Point. Depending on which day you asked, I’d more often than not say it’s …
: I moved all of my old blog content from Wordpress to Micro.blog, and can recommend it as a host if …
: The booting sounds of that Mac SE actually appeared on a recording I did as a sort of backing track …
: Ordered an improbably long T15 screwdriver (aka a “Mac cracker”) with the intention of …
: I finished applying for a new apartment this morning in Campbell, so hopefully, that goes through …
: The extra wide lens on the iPhone 11 is fantastic. I didn’t realize how much I’d use it, but I have …
: Wasn’t sure if I had work today or not… but the full parking lot when I arrived sort of gave …
: Decided the classic mouse ears are really the only way to go at Disneyland.
: Me Feige, I don’t feel so good. I don’t want to go… to Sony.
: Air conditioning is out in my office again. I think we have that kind where it only works when …
: Weight continues to trend in the right direction and the changes I’ve been making are still feeling …
: I recorded myself playing ukulele and singing a Mountain Goats song on my bed into GarageBand, and …
: To quote the poet Fred Durst: it’s just one of those days.
: Felt warm in my office yesterday, so I decided to bring in a thermometer to see what was up. …
: I don’t know what the consensus is on Automattic acquiring Tumblr, but my take is if you like …
: I’ve been playing music with a friend from work, and kind of annoyed that there’s …
: My new policy is to default notifications to off for anything that isn’t an actual person …
: I only just recently found out “git checkout -” will take you back to the previous …
: Would anyone be interested in starting an online book club with me? Converse over iMessage or email …
: I’d like to start integrating some of the ideas from the Slow Media Manifesto into the way I …
: Did you know you can do find/find and replace in Xcode using regular expressions? Most developer …
: Getting localization right in your app is a surprisingly tricky thing when you take into account RTL …
: I am having a very Reginald Barclay kind of day.
: I wouldn’t have minded it being a little bit smaller, but this is pretty handsome for a $100 …
: This probably could have been predicted, but I have learned a lot in my first seven months or so at …
: I’ve been using these Micron Pigma PN pens lately, and like them a lot. The lines end up being …
: I would not have thought this, and sort of think it sounds silly to say aloud, but using the bullet …
: Here’s the key for the new bullet journal I’ll be using at the office. It makes sense …
: I don’t know what it says about our society that “lose 15 pounds” is a perpetual …
: Making myself a “habit scorecard” today by tracking things I do and marking what’s a positive, …
: I can’t get what Ezra Klein said in the clip I posted the other day out of my head. The United …
: There’s a new version of Soulver out! That’s an insta-buy for me. It looks fantastic …
: A predictable side effect of waking up earlier is that by 6 pm I am already pretty tired 😴
: Getting out of bed at 8 am consistently a few days in a row wouldn’t count as an achievement …
: Getting your first PR in before the morning standup is a pretty good feeling 💪
: Feeling a bit overwhelmed, so probably not going to make it out tonight. I am going to try to get to …
: Ordered one of the new 15” MacBook Pros this week. Went for the 6 core model with a 1TB SSD and 16GB …
: Are there any good learn to draw apps on iPad that I’m not finding? Preferably something that …
: Getting on a plane to Portland for the weekend. Glad I remembered the Netflix download feature …
: If you’re disappointed in Game of Thrones right now and need a new gritty fantasy series to get …
: Has anyone tried any pet GPS trackers, and if so, have one you can recommend? Preferably one that …
: Don’t know what changed but Apple Music’s recommendations have gotten really good for me lately.
: Fish is awesome, but mostly I have to share this blog post due to the abundance of puns it contains. …
: Found this tool called BitBar which lets you write shell scripts (in any language, since it’s …
: Wow. MarsEdit is on SetApp now? It’s insane how much you get for $10 a month now.
: Speaking of books, I’ve been reading more on Apple Books lately. Next up is Red Shirts by …
: I finished reading “How Democracies Die” last night. It was a really good book that put some new …
: I’m about halfway through “How Democracies Die” by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt. I suggest …
: I don’t know how you do this legislatively, but my Presidential platform would definitely …
: So if you’re ever talking to me in person and I touch my ears for no reason, now you know why.
: One of my greatest fears is going to an hour long meeting or lunch with a group of people and not …
: Today I learned only 10% of people have pollen allergies. That means 90% of everyone never has to …
: Trying to get into this whole time tracking thing using @TimingApp. It’s pretty impressive! Watching …
: Tip: The editing extension from iMovie is insanely useful for quickly removing sound and adding …
: apple.news Mayor Pete Is the Democrats’ Folksiest Heartland Hope. Really! - New York Magazine
: Starting to feel like soldering things together and just having them not work at all is a critical …
: Ooh. Someone made a Calorie tracking app that looks like some taste went into it. Definitely going …
: 🎵 Apple Park doo doo doo doo doo doo 🎵
: Whenever I read something which talks about how much X has gone up over the last thirty years, or …
: It’s neat to realize that a lot of stuff you would imagine needing to program a …
: Learning electronics has been good for my programming skills in a very general way in that it makes …
: Added this little blue smoke monster I got from @Adafruit to my jacket. Hopefully, he won’t scare …
: All of the circuit design app options out there are… rough. I’m probably going to end …
: There’s no reason to judge meat eaters if you’re vegan, and if you aren’t, …
: Four days after surgery for a deviated septum, turbinate reduction, and getting Latera implanted, I …
: I had no idea how much I would enjoy having “Hey Siri” on my AirPods. The speed and …
: I didn’t expect a mechanical pencil to be my new favorite thing, but there it is.
: Honestly, in some ways I probably find vim a little less head scratchy than getting Sublime set up.
: It turns out if you’re not afraid of typing you can become kind of passable at using vim in …
: I’m taking my new Doc Martens out for a walk around my old neighborhood in San Francisco today …
: Hello, handsome. My first RPN calculator. Now I need to learn all it can do. I dig the retro 70s …
: I am somewhat determined to get good at using an RPN calculator. You know, for fun?
: I’ve written a lot of AppleScript in the last decade, but, as far as I know, yesterday is the …
: Neat. I can now connect through VPN to my home network and ssh into my Raspberry Pi. Now I just need …
: Looking very intently at a crash log, a coworker comes up behind and whispers in my ear “something …
: I’m considering trying to find a small thing I could do with a microcontroller in assembly for …
: Putting together a kit you solder yourself is sort of like lego, but with a useful end result, and …
: I managed to solder this TV No More together without burning myself and it works! I can now turn off …
: Got a bit of goodies from @adafruit. Can’t wait to get into and start soldering later!
: Got my deviated septum and turbinate reduction surgery scheduled for the end of the month. I’m …
: I 👏 wrote 👏 a 👏 script 👏 for 👏 inserting 👏 claps 👏 into 👏 sentences. I’m sorry.
: Writing really detailed comments around a piece of code that you just came to understand is a really …
: That’s pretty much all I’ve got. Truthfully, I still feel like I’m just starting out and …
: Oh and much less importantly, I guess I’d tell them to get really good at using the command …
: After nearly eleven years (!) into my career as a professional software developer, I think the most …
: Last night I made a metronome using an Arduino. That was fun! This morning a person backed into me …
: If you deal with log files at all and haven’t seen lnav before, do yourself a favor and check …
: If you can get by without sync, the current version of NetNewsWire is extremely usable. It has …
: I also don’t understand how sending kids to public school from 5-18 is totally natural, but …
: I don’t understand why when we’re talking about healthcare or free college, the question …
: I’ve started keeping journal at work using Notes. Each day I keep a log of the things I do, …
: Does anyone have a badge reel thing that they think is fantastic? I’m looking to upgrade to a …
: What’s the best app for annotating a screenshot in 2019? I’ve used Napkin for a long …
: My review of ant traps is that Terro are awesome and work and the Raid ones are completely useless.
: Finally got to watching The Death of Stalin and enjoyed it. Steve Buscemi and Jason Isaacs have …
: Went to the doctor this morning to follow-up on the sleep study I did at home last month. It appears …
: Haircut successful! I am no longer a curly poof ball and once again a regular adult looking member …
: Three weeks in I can say with that the Beddit 3.5 is the best sleep monitor I’ve used for accuracy …
: Realized if I don’t feel up to doing a full class on the Peloton, but I want to close my …
: On day three of closing all my rings. Really want to make it the entire month of February.
: A lot of people seem to like books more than reading, or think that owning a lot of books is a …
: Trying Fish Shell. Need to find a good tutorial on it, but so far I’m digging it. …
: I got one of the new Beddit 3.5 sleep tracking systems from the Apple Store. The tracking is …
: BBEdit is a hell of an app. It’s not the tool I want for everything — it generally can’t …
: Been using Banktivity recently for managing finances. I have a few complaints, but it’s really good …
: People always say this about the folks they work with — but holy crap the people on my team are …
: Kind of surprised this very popular text editor I just tried that gets updated all the time …
: I kind of forgot my birthday was today until, yesterday, but there it is! I am now 34.
: Rode my bike to work for the first time this morning, which was awesome. It’s a short ride, …
: Received my new bike yesterday. For how little you see people cycling here, Cupertino is pretty …
: Has anyone tried one of those home shiatsu neck massagers and have an opinion for or against? I’ve …
: Went to the doctor this morning and found out my sinuses are all messed up and that’s why I don’t …
: Having fun playing with my Ember mug today. I feel like I would have made fun of this until trying …
: I need to make a point to check out Script Debugger. I write a ton of AppleScript and the ability to …
: It feels nice to be going into a break having gotten everything I needed to before done 💪
: If you’re an experienced Mac/iOS developer and want to work with me and a team of highly …
: If you’re an experienced Mac/iOS developer and want to work with me and a team of highly …
: Tempted to drop the $199 on the entire objc.io book series. They all look real good.
: Just finished Creative Selection by Ken Kocienda. Really fantastic. If you’re interested in …
: Why you should have Practice Hours as a developer – freeCodeCamp.org
: I’m programming in my free time more since I got the iPad Pro than I have in a long time. Each day I …
: I’ve had trouble meditating in half lotus without my legs falling asleep, so I decided to try …
: While still having a lot to figure out about my sleep, the one thing I’ve figured out is that …
: I’m still alive and I made it to California. Things are going great!
: The fourteen months or so have been pretty crazy, but good, and I think it’s ending up in a place …
: Where’s my Let’s Go Bulbasaur game? The fact him he’s Pokémon 001 just shows me sometimes you get it …
: Last day in Seattle. Movers come tomorrow morning. Spending it in my pajamas watching YouTube …
: Just signed the paperwork and made it official. As of the end of this month I will be moving to …
: I’m really trying to get my head around any explanation, even if it’s just pretense, …
: This is what my inbox in Mail looks like most of the time. I get visibly uncomfortable when I see an …
: Today has been a very tiring day, but it ended well ☺️
: Twenty-four hours in I’m still loving the 40mm Watch size, but you definitely notice the battery …
: If you go to the help menu, PCalc comes with an ePub book explaining the app.
: PCalc makes me want to get a lot better at math and also makes me think I need to read a tutorial on …
: My meditation/shrine area has moved up to my office. Currently having a disagreement with Link on …
: Oak may be my new recommendation for a meditation app. It’s free, has nice guided options, doesn’t …
: I’ve been extremely pumped to vote in the Nov 6 election for almost two years, and now …
: Kind of thinking of getting another mechanical watch instead of a new Apple Watch. The health stuff …
: At the vet with Link to get a hurt toe checked out. Poor little guy.
: Survived the one day retreat today with my Zen sangha. Legs and back are a little sore but otherwise …
: Got up for my second week volunteering with the food bank. Going a lot faster this week (or at least …
: “What Buddhism Teachers of Self and No-Self” The idea of non-self is sort of a hard …
: I wrote a Shortcut that downloads the gravatar image for all of your contacts that have an email but …
: Based on this PEW poll, it seems like the only thing Republican voters really get fired up about is …
: When I first started looking at the Shortcuts app I couldn’t really think of much I wanted to do …
: Feeling quite anxious today and not sure why. Maybe a walk would do me good.
: Volunteered driving around, picking up donated groceries and lifting heavy boxes for the first time …
: Oh I thought of a second thing. It’s a crime that you can’t trigger a Shortcut based …
: The only thing I would like (and I’m really surprised is missing) is to be able to also say to …
: My favorite Shortcut I’ve made so far is called “I’m up.” It turns on all my …
: I need to declare Finder Tags bankruptcy, delete all the ones I have and figure out if there’s …
: The biggest thing I’ve noticed from intentionally eating significantly less sugar is that I …
: Purchased a new kapok meditation cushion and matching zabuton from DharmaCrafts that I’m …
: The community aspect of Insight Timer is nice, but them seeming fairly uninterested in an API/Siri …
: I am on a quest to use all of my Imperfect Produce box this week. So far it’s going pretty …
: Leaning towards the 40mm Apple Watch Series 4. I think as a man with non-massive wrists I could …
: Finding the Field Notes reporters notebook — paired with a Palomino Blackwing 602 — to be the …
: I’ve been thinking about what I eat and how to be more mindful of it. I think I’d like …
: Looking for a recommendation for code snippet tool which integrates well with Xcode. I’m aware …
: The Palomino Blackwing 602s are pretty expensive for pencils, but also seemingly last forever, so …
: I’ve started using the Timing app to track my workday, and am seeing a nice improvement in my …
: Everything with the Apple Watch is like “here’s something kind of cool we only …
: I’m not ruling out that I’ll get a new iPad, but I’m not really planning on it. …
: I think today is a write everything I need to do out on a piece of paper sort of day. Maybe that …
: I really want to embrace tags in OmniFocus 3, but I think I’ve really programmed myself for …
: Went a Mariner’s game and had a blast. Apparently you can sit like 12 feet from the field here …
: Maybe I could make some kind of a reading list app that can connect to Goodreads and output a …
: After getting Visual Studio Code all set up, it’s so fun I really want to do some kind of a …
: Switched from Adderall to Vyvanse to help manage my ADD. So far I’ve noticed less trouble …
: Wow, the debugging support in VS Code is kind of great. I can see why people like it so much.
: The “hey guys” discussion from the other day has made me want to record an episode of Morning …
: Been successfully waking up early the past few days and planning to stick with it. The two things …
: For Micro Monday I will point you to fellow Seattlite @cheri who not only makes my feed more …
: Hanging out at Waterwheel Lounge for unofficial Xcoders. Also this place is near my house and has …
: I’m going to try to post more mindfulness specific stuff to @awaken in between podcast …
: Pico: A New Android Client for Micro.blog I don’t use Android, but Pico by Belle B. Cooper’s new app Pico looks like a great …
: Just found a perfect use for Drafts and am unreasonably excited about that. Need to just move it to …
: Had a bit of sticker shock when my prescriptions came out to about $200 at the pharmacy with my new …
: Reading With a Pencil This makes me feel as though I should be reading more books on paper, or at least have a notebook …
: It’s crazy to me that to this day, NetNewsWire 3 for Mac is still the best an RSS reader ever …
: I’m kind of surprised that Photos doesn’t convert your JPEGs to HEIC in the background, …
: You can pick up the puck style Airport Express for $25-$40 used. Thinking it might be worth getting …
: I’ve come around on the idea that it’s okay to make and share something just because …
: Short podcast today based on a group meditation prompt last night. Starting to feel comfortable …
: I’ve been having so much fun doing my short form meditation podcast, I think I may finally …
: On the one hand I feel like my dog is smart and empathetic because he seems to pick up on my energy …
: Considering Auphonic (I only use the loudness targeting) and Micro.blog both have APIs… I …
: I never thought “acoustic foam” would be a motif I would like for my office, my podcast …
: I know it’s because not many people use these features, and maybe Shortcuts will come to the …
: Making a quick podcast outline right now if anyone has any feedback or topics they’re …
: Feels like I have the echo situation in my office mostly under control now. Planning to record a new …
: I think what I’ve discovered is if you want to put a dent in room echo using foam, you need a lot of …
: Just put up the second episode of my Morning Awakening podcast. If you’re interested in …
: Man do I ever have a fluffy handsome blonde dachshund.
: Trying to set up the room to have a little less echo when podcasting.
: I’m liking the wallet/folio case more than I thought I would, but would much prefer one …
: I still want it to be fairly extemporaneous, but I think having a general outline to collect my …
: Decided to post the next episode of Morning Awakening tomorrow since I was having trouble collecting …
: Got my Rickenbacker 360/6 back from the shop. Looking pretty handsome next to my Gibson J-45 (true …
: If you’re in Seattle they are doing free automatic car washes at Brown Bear Car Wash today.
: I’m trying out one of those wallet folio cases for my iPhone X. I’ve always thought they …
: Morning Awakening Podcast I’ve just posted the first episode of a new short-form podcast about mindfulness and …
: I’ve just posted the first episode of a new short-form podcast about mindfulness and …
: Hmm. How do I add a title to my Micro.blog post for my podcast if the description is less than 280 …
: Pretty enamored with the idea of microcasting. Every podcast doesn’t have to be a whole giant …
: Suprised that Shorcuts doesn’t have a way to get a variable passed in with a Siri command, …
: My idea for doing a show about meditation isn’t to put myself up as an enlightened expert. …
: I registered @awaken for my new microcast i want to start. Now I need some artwork and to actually …
: Possible title for most-days mindfulness microcast: “Morning Awakening.” Impressions? My …
: There’s so much smoke in the air in Seattle today it looks foggy out. Can’t wait for this to pass.
: I was lucky enough to get to be the guest on @Monday for this weeks episode. If you’re into …
: Reversing a Swift String in Place One of the interview questions at my old job we’d ask sometimes was to reverse a string in …
: For today’s Micro Monday, check out @ablaze and his meditation podcast/blog @grindwell. I just …
: Mastodon and Micro.blog Having used Mastodon and Micro.blog now, my feeling is that there’s room for both because …
: Is there something people are using to send their Micro.blog posts to Mastodon?
: Link has snapped and gone full on crazy dog doing laps around the house.
: Hard to get anything done when you have a dog this cute.
: Ohh. Do I start a new a Microcast blog on Micro.blog or upgrade my current account?
: Thinking of starting a microcast. Maybe 5 minutes regularly on mindfulness and meditation stuff I’m …
: My co-worker who’s in town from New York joined me at home today to work together, and Link is …
: Managed to wake up at a decent time today after my sleep being messed up this week. Hopefully I can …
: Sticking With Tile After Trying Trackr I’ve used Tile trackers since they first came out on my keys, wallet, backpack – …
: Matias mechanical keyboards feel great, but they really look like something from 2004, which is a …
: Getting my broken iPhone replaced ended up being fairly painless. Probably would only saved me …
: My iPhone fell in water for about half a second and stopped working entirely yesterday. Debating …
: Could not sleep at all last night. Need to do something different today to not have the same …
: Sarah Sanders saying she can’t guarantee Trump never said the N-word on tape means he …
: I’ve been taking Link out to go potty every ninety minutes and he’s just started poking …
: Obviously @manton is the hero here, but I did imagine him tenting his fingers like Mr. Burns as he …
: “We aren’t fancy here. We just call things what they are. It’s a stick. It …
: Is there a stage of moving where you dump out a couple of boxes to find something and then your new …
: It’s sort of interesting that I have so many more people following me on Twitter than …
: What is a fact based right-leaning publication that a liberal like me could read to be aware of what …
: Link (my dachshund) hurt his foot yesterday and had to be rushed to the vet, but he’s looking much …
: Back to work today after a two week break, and getting settled back into what I was working on. …
: Set up Tweet Delete to automatically delete anything I post to Twitter after 30 days. Maybe …
: Trying out Icro for Micro.blog. Looks great so far!
: Checked out my local Soto Zen group today for morning meditation and dharma talk. Will definitely be …
: Due to the accusations of sexual assault against the leader of Shambhala – and my centers response …
: My living room basically looks like an Apple ad now, but stereo HomePods really do sound pretty good …
: Went and used the automatic car wash today and picked up a little friend on the way home. Brown Bear …
: Just finished my first Peloton ride at my new house. Feels good to get my fitness and exercise rings …
: Third-party mail apps like Airmail look appealing, but I always end up going back to Apple Mail …
: Sitting around working while I wait for fiber to get installed at my new place, which is clearly the …
: Having used Perforce for several months at my previous job, I am thrilled to be back on Git. Also, …
: The Guest House This poem by Rumi was sent to me by one of my meditation teachers, and I liked it so much I wanted …
: The August Smart Lock Pro and Keypad I ordered for my new place showed up this morning. Pretty …
: Considering I’m typing this on a 2012 pre-Retina iMac, I think I’m allowed to say I …
: Be Focused: Pomodoro Timing App I don’t know about other people, but for me, if I want to be the most productive, it’s …
: Ordered an August Smart Lock Pro with the keypad for my new place. Excited to try it (assuming the …
: An Automatic Watch for Under $100 When I mentioned the other day that I was interested in getting a non-smart watch which …
: I started an Instagram for my dog, so, now he has one, and I don’t. I have to admit, …
: The Purpose of Meditation Something I keep hearing from friends when they find out I meditate is that it’s not for them …
: Considering a non-smart watch for wearing, and especially for outdoor activities when I don’t …
: Discovery Park Hike [gallery …
: Opinel N°8 Knife I’m not a “knife guy,” but I wanted something to carry around that would be reliable for …
: I visited the new Apple Store in Seattle at University Village the other day. It’s right next …
: Getting a coffee and a donut at Mighty O with Link before we go on a little hike today.
: View Public Interface for Swift Files in Xcode If you miss header files in Swift you can switch between the implementation and public interface for …
: Thoughts on Apple Rebuilding Maps Eddie Cue gave an interview to Matthew Panzarino on TechCrunch where he detailed Apple’s …
: I do not understand walking dogs off leash in a neighborhood. It’s dangerous for the dog, …
: I moved Link’s bed next to where I work. All he’s wanted is to do is lay next to me and sleep all …
: I wrote a 1500 word blog post on my new car as someone who hasn’t ever owned a decent vehicle …
: My New 2018 Subaru Outback In 2014 I bought a 1988 Dolphin RV, which I barely used for two main reasons: It felt more like a …
: A fact not found in the MacStories review, however, is that the real best reason to use Drafts …
: Resource for Learning Drafts After I mentioned that I wasn’t sure how to get started with Drafts, Eli on Micro.blog pointed …
: Justice Anthony Kennedy Retiring US Supreme Court Anthony Kennedy judge to retire - BBC News: The conservative has been a swing vote …
: Based on the amount of text I deal with, I can tell that Drafts is something I’d really …
: Saw Incredibles 2 (it was great) at Seattle Cinerama tonight and got some pictures of the Blade …
: 2018 Reading Challenge Update In a previous post I set a goal for myself to finish fifty books in 2018 – very slightly less …
: Swapping out my Matias Tactile Pro in favor of the WASD Code keyboard to shake things up and get a …
: A new Overcast which supports AirPlay 2 can’t come fast enough. I’ve been using the …
: Six Figure Salary is “Low Income” in San Francisco SFGate: The high cost of living likely accounts for what some perceive to be a "Bay Area exodus." …
: Spending a lot of time at the Seattle Shambhala Center lately and learning a lot. Such a beautiful …
: Showing Up Is the Hardest Part It’s a total cliché, but the hardest part of anything really is showing up and starting. …
: Two thoughts after this weekend: I don’t think you really create more trash when camping, but …
: Preview of Sunlit 2.2 Manton just posted a preview of the next version of Sunlit on his blog, and it looks fantastic. …
: I guess I really like text editing and writing apps. Need to spend some time to figure out where …
: Camping on Camano Island First Night [gallery ids=“1941,1944,1945,1947,1950,1951,” …
: Living the Stereo HomePod Lifestyle $600-750 (I got one refurbished) for two speakers is a pretty big ask, but my initial feeling is …
: RetroBatch Batch from Flying Meat My friend Gus Mueller recently released a new app I heard about from him a couple of weeks ago …
: I went from not-too-excited about the HomePod a month ago to my third getting delivered tomorrow. …
: Trying Something Different Thinking that instead of posting to Twitter/Micro.blog, etc., I will try writing everything on my …
: Equatable Swift (NS)Objects How to implement equality with different kinds of Swift objects was pretty obvious once I read the …
: Sea-Tac Airport Today Don’t know what’s up today, but this definitely the worst line I’ve ever seen at …
: Today at SEATAC is the longest airport line I’ve ever seen.
: Moving to Managed Wordpress Until now I’ve been hosting my blog myself using WebFaction, and it’s worked great. That …
: Migrating my blog over to Wordpress.com. It’s not expensive and then I don’t have to …
: Ugh. I really need to figure out how I’m going to fix my Wordpress install or move to …
: The Sunday sit at the Shambhala Center yesterday ended up being about 90 minutes (3x25 with a couple …
: Before AirPlay 2 I always had the option to send whatever audio my phone was playing wherever I …
: Is there a way to tell Siri to play to all of my speakers that aren’t my Apple TV in one command?
: Celebrity deaths usually don’t bother me so much, but Anthony Bourdain is someone who …
: 🎶 I’ve been standing at the edge of the window, barking at the cat across the alley, never …
: 🎶 I’ve been standing at the edge of the window, barking at the cat across the alley, never …
: Tempted to install the WatchOS beta just so I can get the yoga workout type.
: Oh wow. I guess the cross-platform thing is happening.
: My number one Micro.blog feature request is to add the Safari pinned icon image :-D Also, I …
: Ooh this new meditation cushion set (zafu and zabuton) is much nicer (Link had an accident on my old …
: I really want to be able to go into the Home app and say (for example) “Play ‘The Final …
: It only does about 1/100th as much as the Echo can, but I like HomePod way more than I thought I …
: Are Apple Podcasts play locations supposed to sync on HomePod and it just doesn’t work or is that …
: Still sticking with the Peloton and loving it. #peloton #fitness
: Signed up for a seven week meditation course at the local Shambala center. I think getting the …
: Wearing my favorite shirt today.
: Happy Scale is such a great app for getting a picture of the way your weight trends are going …
: Man. What am I supposed to do now? I re-watched every episode of Star Trek the last time something …
: Thanks for all the support everyone. I loved working at Sonos and my team was awesome. Bummed to go …
: Because I did not mention in my last tweet I should say that I do iOS and Mac dev primarily for ten …
: Due to a reorganization my position at Sonos (along with many others) has been eliminated. I’m …
: If you’re on Strava you can add me by searching my name or going to my profile here: …
: Did my first Peloton ride this morning. It was fun and pretty tiring!
: Hoping that the combination of yoga, spinning, and eating pretty well is enough to be in shape.
: One more day until my Peloton bike (@onepeloton) shows up! Pretty excited. Gotta make room in my …
: Early on in my career I was always using Bonjour/NSStream/sockets and writing things that did things …
: Don’t know if I know anyone else crazy enough to buy a Peloton bike… but if you did, …
: Haven’t written any Bonjour code in a while. This sure brings back memories to working at …
: Started using the Insight Timer app for meditation. If you’re using it, let me know and …
: Made it to my second yoga class of the week. Going well so far. Pretty convenient having it across …
: Unfortunately because I am trying to get my financial game in order and it’s not cheap to fly …
: Going to quit drinking and start yoga again. There’s a good looking yoga studio across the …
: The Fisher Space Pen writes way better with the fine refill. This is the AG-7, which is the original …
: Listened to the latest Do By Friday and then wiped down everything on my desk with disinfectant …
: Micro.blog people – do you send your posts to Twitter or do you keep those as two separate …
: Me when I splurge and spend the $4.99 for a one hour delivery Prime Now delivery window. …
: After spending some time with the Fira-Code font, I’ve found that the ligatures have not …
: Woah. Did Mailbutler completely update itself and become a web service since the last time I checked …
: Thinking of trying to consolidate all of my calendars to one service. Maybe FastMail? iCloud sharing …
: No one ever succeeded after being criticized for going too far at a White House Correspondents …
: Well, I’ve never implemented NSFastEnumeration before, but this seems like as good a time as …
: What’s the static blogging engine people like right now that has easy import from Wordpress? …
: I love how if I don’t blow ads, but only block tracking, I still get the “Ad Blockers …
: If anyone has any good recommendations for a 4k 24” monitor, lemme know. This Dell P2415Q …
: Got the notification I needed to start paying for Micro.blog and gladly did :)
: If Apple could just pull off the subset of Gmail features they already have in their apps even 2/3 …
: Got all of my personal mail moved over to FastMail and will be using a domain I own going forward. …
: SetApp has really become a great deal. BusyCal just showed up today, which is awesome.
: New Hobonichi cover and multi-pen. Digging them so far.
: At this point, I’ve been wearing an Apple Watch every day for four years and the only things I …
: I wonder if they’ll release an Apple Watch face this year I won’t hate. The Siri face is …
: Trying out using Sunlit to maybe scratch some of my not-using-Instagram itch. Not exactly sure what …
: I wonder if there’s any reason it would be a bad idea for me to direct all of my e-mail (work, …
: Going to try just using Better as my only ad blocker. The company who makes it seem like good people …
: The “unsubscribe” feature in Apple Mail on iOS and macOS is unreliable enough I might …
: Finally saw Black Panther and liked it. I also think Wakanda’s system of government has some serious …
: My main issue with iTerm is that I don’t need most of is features, and the icon isn’t as …
: Informal poll: What monospace font/size are you currently using for programming and terminal?
: Installing Fonts Using Homebrew I had no idea you could do this, but now that I do, but it turns out you can install fonts from the …
: Woah. Never noticed this. The default resolution setting on this MacBook Pro is a scaled one. …
: I like the idea of “more space” on by using the scaling on my 15” MacBook Pro, but …
: Are there any Regex tools out there that people really like? Mac is preferred, web is acceptable.
: Heard a HomePod the other day for the first time. It was in a Best Buy, so maybe that’s what …
: Just finished the Nanoblocks Saturn V. Slightly smaller than the LEGO one.
: I sincerely wish I got better results from DuckDuckGo, but it’s not even remotely close to Google.
: Facebook is now deactivated. The only thing keeping me there was that I didn’t want to create …
: Finished the LEGO Saturn V. Took a long time but was fun. Thinking of getting a little bookcase for …
: Trying out using my Hobonichi Techo for my everything/bullet journal. I was missing too many days …
: After this week, C++ is starting not to look as crazy as it used to. I’m also beginning to …
: The Saturn V LEGO set I’m constructing is halfway complete. For never having built any LEGO …
: Ever since I heard of the idea of gender quotas in politics, I’ve thought we should implement …
: I think I may have bit off more than I can chew.
: Does anyone have the Beats Studio 3’s and have an opinion on them? I want some wireless noise …
: I would bet that in a world where the only other version control system I’d ever used was …
: I feel like I am reliving something @marcoarment went through several years ago as I hop between …
: Bought the yearly membership for Grammarly, and I like it quite a bit. Unfortunately, it …
: As simple of a tool as it is compared to the competitors, YNAB (You Need a Budget) is insanely …
: I bought a Waterpik and I have to say… it’s pretty rad. I always thought they were more …
: What I really want is a version of Automator where you can create a little form in it and use values …
: If this was 2009 I’d totally be starting a Mac automation podcast right now.
: Editing and posting the new episode of The Run Loop tonight! Moving to a bi-weekly schedule after …
: Weirdly I think that being able to write AppleScript (combined with shell scripts) and use Automator …
: Looking for a guest for the next episode of The Run Loop after the one coming out end of this week. …
: Giving using a Pomodoro timer a shot again to help increase focus. It’s helped in the past, …
: Managed to get Outlook working again! I actually think it was an issue with our SSO provider and not …
: This is a lovely situation to be in: Outlook for Mac prompts me to log in, and then freezes and …
: Today I have worked with code in: Objective-C, Swift, Kotlin, Java, and I even updated a little bit …
: I have a feeling that setting my 401(k) to max out is going to end up being one of the smartest …
: A bit run down today but still stayed focused and got a lot done. Feeling good about that.
: The Run Loop is officially being relaunched and the next episode in a couple weeks is going to be a …
: After watching Shape of Water and Star Trek: Discovery this year, I think Doug Jones might be my …
: Aw. Just read that Things 3 is a “rewrite”, which means any hope that my code from when …
: Really need to figure out how to get my hands on another one of these App Camp for Girls stickers …
: I do wonder who the people are who look at Trump, his personality, and the things he’s said …
: On the plane back from Boston. What a week.
: I don’t believe that anyone is actually proposing arming teachers as a serious policy …
: Mint has no envelope budgeting support, but it’s free and if you’re more interested in …
: The state of envelope budgeting software in 2017: Simple (the bank) works, but you have to set up …
: I really miss MoneyWell back when it could connect to my bank and everything worked. That was by far …
: Been trying out different budgeting apps. My feeling is that Banktivity would be cool if the …
: What a crazy weekend. By which I mean I ate a bunch of food and then fell asleep on my couch with my …
: My policy on Micro.blog is to follow anyone back who responds to me automatically, because basically …
: Three months in switching to @Simple as my bank has been life changing, and changing banks was easy. …
: An experiment I’m running: Just took the Amazon and Prime Now apps off my phone to see if that saves …
: Or, for that matter, the number of times professional audio engineers have fooled themselves by …
: If you don’t think that you could be tricked into thinking a speaker is better because you can …
: Sonos One does not mess up your wood furniture, and you can get two (which can be stereo paired for …
: The main thing I get from looking at retirement calculators is that retirement is really really …
: I will be completely debt free in one week!
: Huh. Never thought of a smart power strip, but this is actually pretty neat and not too crazy …
: Would really love a checkbox when writing in Micro.blog to not syndicate a specific post to Twitter …
: I’m not ruling out the idea that this is just my body rejecting C++.
: Been sick for a few days. Back in the office but still feeling a bit run down and might head home …
: I think I just passed the point where this C++ code I’ve been in all week is starts to look …
: My Pilot Vanishing Point showed up. This is a very sexy looking pen. (AF stands for “and fun”, …
: Micro.blog is really turning into a great community. Meeting lots of interesting people.
: I have never coded C++ in my life before yesterday and now it’s a thing I’m doing. I …
: Midori MD paper is the bomb dot com. Can’t believe how much better my pens look on it than on …
: Giving this bullet journaling thing a try. Here’s my first attempt at a weekly spread.
: I bought these rad Japanese sticky notes that have fountain pen friendly paper and… now I …
: I just deactivated Facebook. I don’t foresee missing it, but curious how many problems I will …
: You can get a stereo pair of Sonos One’s for about the price of a single HomePod. I feel like …
: Link has moved to taking up a position next to stationary stuff. d.pr/i/yy4QsK
: I can only imagine that if you see the code for the Mac version of Messages your face melts like the …
: My little baby stationary shelf. Have a feeling ink will need its own shelf soon at this rate.
: For a $2 fee and about 90 seconds of your time, you can opt out of seemingly all junk mail. …
: Opt Out of Junk Mail For no reason today I thought to Google “opt out of junk mail”, which lead me to an FTC …
: I need a new carry-on bag for a trip next month. Has anyone tried the Away Carry-On?
: It might make me basic, but Apple Mail is really the only mail app I’ve managed to be into for …
: Goal for this week is to get rid of all the clothes I don’t wear or don’t fit me. I …
: Love these Kokuyo notebook covers. So great for $13 on Amazon.
: Got my Code keyboard with MX clears. Don’t know if I like it as much as my Matias Tactile Pro but …
: I store everything in OmniFocus, review what’s there in the morning, and then move over what I …
: Ended up going with a WASD Code keyboard with MX Clear switches since I need to use it in an office …
: My daily plan setup before I’ve put any secret work stuff in it.
: Want to get a new mechanical keyboard. Blue or clear switches? Are blue switches too loud for an …
: You know… MPMediaPropertyPredicate is really not the best.
: This $13 A6 cover fits my techo perfectly.
: Want to find some really good old fashioned looking stamps since apparently a signet ring and a firm …
: Ready to write some letters.
: Picked up a Hobonichi A6. Instead of trying to make it my real calendar and todo thing, I’m …
: Thinking I may participate in International Correspondence Writing Month… but I’m about …
: Oh and it said no caller ID.
: A guy with a strong accent just called, asked my name and hung up when I said yes. Sounded like …
: Man birthdays are really the fucking worst.
: Had a good birthday breakfast. Now I’m ready for my birthday nap.
: The WASD Code keyboard looks cool… but I feel like the command key being in the wrong place …
: Might start drafting blog posts on paper. You know, because I’m weird.
: “What We Lose With the Decline of Cursive” www.edutopia.org/article/w…
: Has anyone I know tried using a Hobonichi planner? How was it?
: I think I might have reached the point today where I could start calling this a beard.
: Just finished reading Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott. That is a heck of a good book if you want to do …
: Can’t believe how fast my penmanship is improving after just a couple days of practice. All I did …
: Really digging the heck out of the LAMY 2000 I got. Feeling bad for my other pens.
: Just finished reading The Handmaids Tale. Holy shit Margaret Atwood can really paint a picture. …
: We’ve been sent good weather today.
: How adorable is this little Japanese notebook? Can’t wait to get through my current Field …
: Liking the look of my current desk and chair. Need to replace this pre-Retina iMac with a MacBook …
: I find AirPods to be somewhat weird with every Mac (including the most recent TouchBar ones) …
: The switching between devices on AirPods (iOS to Mac) is better than with other bluetooth …
: Something I just said to a colleague in Slack: “Xcode 3 was the good one. It’s all been downhill …
: Got a couple of fountain pens and would like to improve my handwriting. If anyone knows of a book …
: It has been a couple of years, so I think I may give a beard a try again. If it comes in with a lot …
: American Democracy Is Doomed American democracy is doomed - Vox: To understand the looming crisis in American politics, it's …
: This macOS bug where the emoji picker pops up in every new text field I enter is extremely …
: One downside of working in the greenest commercial building in the world is it gets pretty chilly …
: 2018 Reading Challenge This year I read a bit less than the year before, at only about twenty books or so. For 2018 …
: So apparently everyone uses Launchpad except me — including a bunch of technical folks — and I was …
: Not a lot of people in the office today, or, as our President might say: Millennials HATE work. …
: I wonder how long Launchpad is for macOS. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone use it.
: Ugh. I know it’s a small thing, but there is literally nothing immune to this mans vanity and lack …
: Me, upon hearing about “Booktube” (the part of YouTube where people talk about books): “Can’t …
: What Mac oriented productivity blogs are people reading these days? Is that still a thing, or are …
: No idea why, but I used to use the Leopard/Snow Leopard style grid version of Spaces a ton, but have …
: And… I’m back on OmniFocus. Sorry Things.
: Things 3 is really really impressive. Biggest complaints are: undo support still sucks (it’s …
: The story of Super Mario Odyssey is amazing to me. In a nutshell, Bowser tells Mario: …
: Thinking I should put a public repo on GitHub on useful scripts I’ve been writing. Wish there …
: Feeling pretty comfortable with writing shell scripts (always more to learn). Thinking the next …
: What’re peoples favorite places to host Wordpress sites nowadays that don’t require …
: Todays ideas for Mac apps: 1) A modern regex app that wasn’t abandoned four years ago. 2) A …
: So many terrible ideas for apps only I would want, so little time.
: Autosleep looks like it’s the sleep tracking thing for me. The most accurate as far as …
: Micro.blog Now Available for Everyone As of today, anyone can sign up for Manton Reece’s fabulous Micro.blog with a code or having …
: Congratulations on the launch, @manton!
: A Great Qi Charging Stand for $20 I’ve been using this charging stand1 with my iPhone X for about three weeks, and I …
: Investing in Skills I’m pretty comfortable on the command line. I can move about, issue commands, edit my profile, …
: And it’s over. One monitor is clearly the most I can handle.
: Trying out being a vertical secondary monitor stud. Don’t know if I have what it takes.
: Use SF Mono Outside of Terminal and Xcode I really like the SF Mono font Apple includes in Sierra and High Sierra (even more than Menlo), but …
: RevenueCat Makes iOS Subscriptions Easy My friend Jacob Eiting just released a new service to make adding subscription payments into iOS …
: I Bought a $60 Smart Water Bottle and It’s Sort of Cool As of yesterday I believe I have hit peak millennial. It happened when I received my Hidrate Spark …
: Life Update Astute readers/listeners/friends may have noticed that I haven’t published a new blog post or put up …
: It turns out I am employable.
: This morning until early afternoon was full on crazy. Trying to refocus my brain now.
: It’s a bit embarassing to be getting winded and have to take a break during aikido with the …
: Doing my first run tonight! I’ve been getting fairly winded at aikido so I need to get my …
: I’ve disabled cross posting from Micro.blog to Twitter out of solidarity for the boycott. I …
: Built my 50s bar cart. Looking a little sad though. Need to get some more things for it.
: One speaker is cool but they shine so much more once you’ve got them in every room.
: It’s weird and awesome to work on a product you use everyday. As a user, I really can’t recommend …
: It’s pretty incredible the discussion on gun control has successfully pivoted by the right to bump …
: Do I know anyone in Boston? I will be there November 13-17 if you’d like to get together.
: Really need to figure out how to get Star Trek: Discovery. As such a big Trek fan, I don’t …
: Still unclear on the benefit of a 64GB Apple TV if you aren’t playing games vs a 32 other than …
: I’m the ten millionth person to say this, but it’s true. The only thing I don’t …
: Notes is so crazy good in iOS 11 — how have they not killed the paper texture background?
: Posted a fix today that used a little bit of bitwise math, which always makes me feel like I am …
: Woke up early for a company all hands today. Going to need a nap when I get home.
: After using the Playbar I can report it sounds pretty darn good, even without the sub. Good job, …
: Two iOS simulators running side by side? Man. What a time to be alive.
: Moving across the street to work was a fantastic idea. At least for someone as terrible at mornings …
: Ooh my Sonos Playbar has been delivered. Pretty excited to hook that up when I get home.
: I am now a licensed driver in the state of Washington! This is the first time I’ve ever …
: Falling back into Objective-C pretty easily. Will need to make sure to maintain some side projects …
: I’ve completed my first week at Sonos. Everyone is incredibly nice and I was able to start getting …
: Installing iOS 11 GM on my main iPhone… 🤞
: I don’t actually have any trouble hitting escape on the touch bar without looking, but not …
: Capitol Hill gets nuts on Saturday night. Glad I picked an apartment in the back of my building so …
: The studio equipment is set up in my new apartment in Seattle!
: Can anyone in Seattle recommend a good tailor to take some sleeves in?
: Got my Doc Martens and a warm Barbour jacket so I think I’m fully Seattleized now.
: Tried out a new dojo tonight in Seattle and it was great. Will definitely be going again.
: Moving into my new fourth floor apartment and… the elevator broke. Ha.
: Having done this drive several times it’s unbelievable how much easier it is to be vegan on a …
: Starting the drive towards Seattle. First stop is the Veggie Grill in Corte Madera.
: Can anyone recommend a good Wi-Fi camera? Preferably one that works with HomeKit if that’s …
: Made a point to come to one of my favorite aikido people’s 7am class I never made it to …
: Oh my god! I’m so happy right now. #twinpeaks
: In one week I will be on my way driving to Seattle. Taking my 4th kyu test for aikido the day …
: Controversial: I do not think this is a particularly strong season of Game of Thrones.
: Pretty stoked that I’m going to have fiber and not Comcast at my new apartment.
: My goal is to be waking up at 6 AM when I get to Seattle so I can go to yoga before work and aikido …
: Need to get my sleep schedule back in order before I start my new job. Super tired today after …
: Fulfilling my goal of going to lots of aikido so far. Planning to take my next test the day before I …
: Turns out it’s not that expensive to have some people come out to pack and load your one …
: I’m probably fifteen years late on this but Pandora radio works pretty well.
: Ahh. I’m so ready to be in Seattle. Three more weeks!!
: Getting an apartment in 2017 when you’re 32 is basically like ordering something off Amazon.
: Can’t wait to get like 5 more Sonos speakers. I have a feeling one is okay but they really …
: I’m going to miss my dojo a lot.
: My plan right now is to try and go to aikido every day for the next month and get my next rank …
: Reading this book Grokking Algorithms. It’s awesome. Short. Lots of pictures. It’s a …
: Almost back home… to Seattle and back in less than 24h. So tired.
: I did this time because I’m starting to wonder what’s up.
: Getting sick of hearing “no.” I feel like I’m doing good at these interviews and …
: I’m going to be in Seattle tomorrow night if anyone wants to meet up for a drink.
: Had an interview I felt went really well on Thursday… should hear back today. Pretty nervous.
: Podcasting Gear (July 2017) I’ve switched about my gear quite a bit since I started podcasting, and I think things sound …
: Counting Bits in an Integer During a tech screen I was given the task of writing a function to count the number of bits in an …
: Interviewing at different places alternately makes me feel like I’m either really good or the worst …
: If there a trick to getting better integration between Wordpress and Micro.blog? I just have it …
: I’m going to try something new. If I think of a stupid idea for an app that does one thing, I …
: Putting Code on Dropbox On the latest episode of Under the Radar, David mentioned that he stores all of his code in Dropbox, …
: If Object-Oriented Programming Were Announced Today Graham Lee has a post titled If Object-Oriented Programming were announced today: Here’s an idea: …
: Ugh, come on Nintendo. This is baby town frolics.
: Should be hearing back about a job today/possibly tomorrow 🤞
: Almost definitely switching to T-Mobile this year. Unlimited international data is awesome, and it’d …
: I’m still using a late 2012 non-Retina iMac, so I’d really like to replace it with a …
: Wow, that is a steep price increase going from 1TB of storage to 2 on a MacBook Pro.
: Up First by NPR The Up First podcast from NPR is a morning briefing show that’s about ten minutes long; …
: Trying to make sense of the sorts of things that are in messages (flights, invitations, etc) and …
: MailButler makes Mail better, but only on my Mac. Apple Mail is good enough, but I’d really …
: If there was a Slack for The Run Loop, would you be interested? Considering opening that up if …
: Had a good interview yesterday at a company I liked. Kind of proud of myself for getting so on top …
: Back to using a regular mouse for the time being. I occasionally get some discomfort in my right …
: Another podcast edited and uploaded! Noah Read (@noahread) was a fabulous guest.
: What’s the best IRC client for Mac right now? Colloquy is pretty dated looking.
: Hire Me If you’re looking to hire an iOS developer with over nine years of professional experience for …
: So many different people I’m talking to that I have to keep track of. Going to need to get my …
: My startup had to let me go. Not my fault and on good terms. I’m going to need a new job or …
: So, this is happening. The Run Loop will be live at 360iDev! Tuesday at 6:30 after Stump 360. …
: There is a couple literally making out at this coffee shop. Late 20s maybe? Super weird.
: I’ve been using a Beddit 3 sleep tracker for about a week now and I like it, but think the app …
: I actually really want to try writing some server side Swift now. Could be fun.
: I had a great talk with @khanlou about Beacon, server side Swift and more on @TheRunLoop this week. …
: Ugh. Not feeling so hot today. I don’t know if I’m sick or ate something or what.
: Curious to see if the toothpaste @getquip sent me lasts three months. I feel like they sent exactly …
: I bought this weird Japanese toothpaste roller thing at the Container Store for $5 and it’s …
: These Beyond Burgers are so crazy good.
: According to my Elgato Eve the humidity in my bedroom has dropped from 78% to 52% in about four …
: Cran-Raspberry Lacroix is a winner 👍
: Really pleased to see the Micro.blog app go live! Congratulations @manton.
: Went and got a large dehumidifier. I live in the foggy part of San Francisco and I’m tired of …
: I woke up crazy early today and I’m now exhausted. Just trying to stay up until at least 10.
: Wow. ProMotion on the new iPad Pro is way more noticeable and cooler than I expected.
: I believe I have fixed my blog so that a moderate or even high amount of traffic will not take it …
: Lots of walking today to get my mind off things. Feeling a bit better I think.
: Man, today is rough. I wish I could’ve seen Nick Sensei again and told him how much of an …
: Nokia/Withings scale is great so far! Syncs with Apple Health, and works on carpet.
: It’s too bad Apple bought Beddit or I’d totally get one of these. It looks sweet.
: I guess another option would be to see what a hosted Wordpress site costs and then I don’t …
: Is there a preferred static blogging system people are using that’s easy to migrate from …
: Ended up going with the Nokia (Withings) scale. A lot of people seem to like it and it’s only …
: The Focusrite Clarett 4Pre is a crazy good value for the money. Beats the Duet in nearly every way …
: If you’re not used to being in front of a mic or haven’t been on podcasts a lot, this …
: How to Sound Good on a Podcast If you read this blog, you know that I do a weekly interview podcast called The Run Loop. The show …
: Thinking of trading in my Fitbit scale for one that works with HealthKit. Is Nokia the best choice …
: Going to PodCon I’m going to be attending PodCon in Seattle December 9-10, 2017: We even love podcasts we’ve …
: Laura Savino on The Run Loop On the latest episode of The Run Loop, Laura Savino comes on the show to talk about natural vs …
: Nice! I have found someone to buy my Duet. Killing it at selling things I don’t need.
: Digging this setup. The SM7b would be tough to use if I didn’t already have a good preamp …
: My new thunderbolt audio interface did not come with a thunderbolt cable… ugh.
: My Gimlet shirt showed up. Sweet!
: The latest episode of The Run Loop with Laura Savino (@savinola) is up. Rate, subscribe, recommend! …
: Autolayout is incredible. I’ve written so little manual layout code the last couple years.
: I was on an SM7b this week, but my guest had the ATR2100 and she sounds really good.
: I cannot believe how good the Audio Technica ATR2100 sounds for podcasting. Way better than Yeti or …
: What sorts of things could I offer Patreon subscribers that might encourage more people to join? …
: Wow. I’m sure those Parachute sheets are amazing, but holy crap are they expensive.
: I have a lot to do between now and the end of the week. Best plan is to start with some coffee.
: If you have questions about any part of recording/editing/podcasting, please send them along for a …
: Writing a new app over the next three weeks. Thinking I’m going to use NSCoding unless someone …
: First dentist appointment in a long while and was told I make little plaque and my teeth are great. …
: Greg Pierce of Agile Tortoise on The Run Loop Greg Pierce – of Drafts and x-callback-url fame – was kind of enough to come on The Run …
: Fun Run Loop with Greg Pierce (@agiletortoise) yesterday Lots of automation and new App Store talk. …
: I’m not counting touch ID as part of the Touch Bar either.
: It’s surprising that the only feelings I’ve heard anywhere on the Touch Bar are neutral …
: It was crazy beautiful out in San Francisco. Could see clearly to the ocean from forty blocks away.
: If anyone ever sees my bathroom, I better hope they don’t listen to a lot of podcasts or …
: I am fairly obsessed with the new Twin Peaks. Don’t know how much more Dougie Coop I can take …
: Apparently you’re not supposed to rinse your mouth out when you’re done brushing? …
: Giving a Quip electric toothbrush a try.
: Just bought a ticket for PodCon. It’s cheap. Other people should go too so we can hang out. …
: I’ve used Zencastr for four episodes so far and it hasn’t had a hiccup. I record Skype …
: What’s the best and easiest way to sell something like an iMac? Kind of big to ship, but it …
: Thinking I should sell my late 2012 iMac and get a MacBook Pro. Weird because I’d have two …
: “America’s favorite iOS development podcast outside the Dakotas™”
: They’re not terrible or anything, but not “recorded in a professional studio with nice …
: So far all of the podcasts I’ve heard recorded in Apple’s booth sound kind of off to me? …
: Added my second ever sticker to a laptop. @microdotblog
: I have a gently loved Rode Podcaster with desk boom and shock mount if anyone would be interested in …
: Making sketches and wireframes today ✏️
: The weird bug bite from my terrible San Jose hotel is almost gone, so, things are really turning up …
: Oh cool. The expensive sleep tracking alarm clock I bought’s company is going out of business …
: Went on a walk to clear my mind. Still pretty bummed out but I think getting out of the house was …
: The WWDC episode got way more downloads than previous episodes. Hoping a significant portion of new …
: I can probably think of at least the first ten episodes off the top of my head. If anyone listened …
: Thinking of doing a show on audio production for podcasters. One topic per episode plus listener …
: If you’re not used to being in front of a microphone, this is a good primer on mic technique. …
: I just found out one of the sensei’s at my dojo is in the hospital and may not be long for …
: In case you missed it yesterday this episode with Marco and Gus at WWDC is especially good. …
: Yesterday was rough and ended up resting pretty much all day. Feel mostly recovered from WWDC now.
: Planning on catching up on WWDC videos this weekend. Any especially good ones?
: The first night a fire alarm would periodically go off and I’d have to press the button, and …
: Whatever amount I saved on my terrible hotel this year at WWDC was definitely not worth it. Reviews …
: Marco Arment and Gus Mueller on The Run Loop Marco Arment and Gus Mueller come on the show this week to discuss the past, present, and future of …
: Managed to run into a bunch of friends and stayed later than expected. At the Fairmont bar.
: Taking off shortly to SF after saying goodbyes so if you see me, grab me!
: Taking off tomorrow afternoon. This has been a great week. Too short. It was really fun to meet so …
: This Beacon app is a godsend. Can’t believe we’ve gotten by without it for so long.
: A little surprised I’m just now getting my first Philz of the week.
: If you’re looking for a good place to eat near WWDC, Good Karma is vegan and fantastic. The …
: Good turnout for the indie microblogging meetup!
: May have wimped out on the street recording yesterday. Feel free to shame me and make me do it if …
: It goes without saying, but @macgenie is a very nice lady.
: Not the most excited to take mic stands on the Caltrain but at least I’m not flying cross …
: Going to watch the keynote from my apartment and then get down sometime early this afternoon.
: Excited to pack up my gear and head down to WWDC tomorrow, microphone in hand.
: Spending the day in Sacramento. Haven’t been here in years and years.
: Are iBook Author books still a thing? I like what they can do but not if it means no one will read …
: My magnets for @TheRunLoop arrived! Hit me up if you want one during WWDC.
: I’m going to be making at least one Veggie Grill outing during WWDC. Probably Wednesday. Let …
: Fact: Ouran Highschool Host Club is the greatest anime/piece of cinema ever created.
: Wonder what the chances are that Apple has be worked on a non-screen verison of a Siri speaker and …
: Jean MacDonald On The Run Loop This week on America’s favorite iOS development podcast listened to in forty out of fifty …
: Then I could just send it to people before we record. Other people could use it too.
: I think I may create a blog post/video for how to get setup to be a remote guest on a podcast, …
: Sometimes it takes a lot of experimentation to figure out where that button should go.
: I love Veggie Grill so much. Surprised they don’t have a location in SF yet.
: Ugh. I think I’m getting a cold.
: I was surprised he’s using a shotgun mic since they’re usually super directional, but he …
: I am such an audio nerd. Based on two blurry pictures I’m pretty sure I’ve revserse …
: Man, now that I know about the podcasting studio I sort of wish I had a WWDC ticket just so I could …
: I finally started listening to S-Town. This is quite a story.
: On my way to Fanime! This will be an experience.
: Will be in San Jose for WWDC Monday through Thursday. About $125 a night? Not bad!
: Will be in San Jose for WWDC Monday through Thursday. About $125 a night? Not bad!
: Now that I have a portable recorder, I keep thinking of podcasts I could do that involve getting out …
: Chris Parrish On The Run Loop Snappy dresser and all around charming individual Chris Parrish joined me on The Run Loop to talk …
: Man I love these pink sunglasses 😎
: I dislike people who perform (esspecially drummers) on Market so much. It’s charming until you …
: So what I learned today is to have a pre-flight checklist for podcasting. Turn off fridge, make sure …
: I’m just going to have to roll with it. Ugh.
: I didn’t talk that much this time. I’m seriously wondering whether I could re-record all …
: Shit. I accidentally recorded the internal mic from my computer. I don’t know what I’m …
: Drinking a dry martini in honor of Sir Roger Moore.
: Thinking of getting photos I could use for professional type things. How do people go about that?
: Sad to hear about Roger Moore. He had quite a life and career.
: So I left the house and it is both foggy and cold out. Never doing that again.
: I should really try to leave the house today. Working from home can make you pretty sedentary if you …
: Heard multiple times you can get banned from Amazon for returning too much, so my policy is that I …
: Reconsidering my plan for WWDC week in San Jose. If you have a hotel and want to share cost, let me …
: Pretty neat the same thing that I can walk around with to record on the street interviews can scale …
: This Zoom H6 is pretty fantastic and does a lot for the money. Can even be used as a mixer with …
: Which was suprising to me since I’ve basically been obsessed with it for the past month.
: Hard balance talking too much about your thing vs getting it out there. Got messaged yesterday …
: I need to get back to working on my side project app at night. It’s for meditation 🙏 Probably …
: Coding Python after only using Swift for a while is quite a change.
: Incase you missed it, I recorded a really good episode with Brent Simmons where we talked about JSON …
: I like the SM58 because it sounds pretty good, takes EQ well, and isn’t too finicky regarding …
: Going to need a couple more mics for panel show at WWDC. Thinking of just picking up a couple SM58s, …
: I’ve been a bad aikidoka the past couple of weeks. Need to get my big boy pants on and go to …
: Brent Simmons On The Run Loop Brent Simmons stars on the latest episode of the critically acclaimed series The Run Loop. We talk …
: Due to setting the wrong date in my CMS, this weeks episode with Brent Simmons is out a day early. …
: Really not sure how I feel about the trailer for Star Trek: Discovery. My initial thought is I hope …
: Need to get better at double checking the date when I hit schedule an episode to go out. Have messed …
: Adding a JSON Feed to my wordpress site via the plugin was super easy, so I did it. …
: My mic flag showed up! This is a pretty silly thing I thought of.
: I set a goal of $50/month on Patreon to cover all my hosting costs for the show. Check it out. …
: I can already tell if I don’t stop calling podcasts “pods” as a joke it’s …
: I also may have gotten one of those things TV stations put on their microphones with their …
: Bought a news style mic and a portable recorder. Will be doing on the spot interviews during WWDC as …
: My favorite tofu burritos in SF.
: I feel like around episode 50 is when I’m going to figure out how to end a podcast.
: Woo! I was able to be quick and buy a podcast ad on Overcast.
: Going to give Zencastr a try for recording the next episode. If it works as advertised, it’ll …
: This new pop filter will make moving my microphone around way less annoying.
: The Run Loop With Bob Cantoni Bob Cantoni came on the show this week to talk moving from indie to working for a compoany, …
: New episode of the Run Loop with Bob Cantoni. We talk about activism, moving to product, and more. …
: Next episode is uploaded and scheduled to go out tomorrow morning ☺️
: My Run Loop stickers arrived. They look good!
: Really digging Micro.blog. Kind of want to make a Mac app for it.
: Found a guest for this week, and it’s a great one!
: Guest on The Run Loop has to reschedule last minute due to personal issues – open to …
: Realized I’ve been recording near a window and putting some heavy curtains up will probably …
: Early start today. Did some coding, sent a build, went across town to the music store and back for …
: Got the new compressor hooked up. Fun to play with… need to be careful not to overdo it …
: New compressor arrived! My podcast will definitely get big now 🙄
: Turns out Amazon was right! Not what I guessed was going to happen.
: Hmm. Amazon says arriving today and USPS says tomorrow 🤔
: Want to try to record an episode of The Run Loop at WWDC… now just have to think of three or …
: That Sonos Playbase looks pretty sweet, but man is their stuff expensive.
: Today I learned: those things that sit under the burners are called drip pans, and they can be …
: Kind of want to get a red betta fish and name it Sidon.
: Ordered 200 small stickers for WWDC a day or two ago and they’ve already shipped! Excited to …
: Going to be a Core Data at the laundromat sort of day.
: The Run Loop Episode 2 with Manton Reece This week on The Run Loop I was lucky enough to be joined by Manton Reece, creator of Micro.blog and …
: Ordered a new router. This Netgear r6400 has… not been great.
: Going to try a different intro style for episode 2 of The Run Loop and let the guest introduce …
: My desk is getting rather cramped since adding my API lunchbox. http://d.pr/i/VQy7P
: Really happy with the response for the first episode of The Run Loop. Lots to improve, but a pretty …
: It might be a little too busy to talk over, so that’s my main concern at this point is to not …
: I don’t know if I’ve made a podcast intro or a song. I kind of like it though. Going to …
: My New Podcast: The Run Loop The first episode of my new podcast, The Run Loop, is now available in iTunes, Overcast, and …
: Come on Apple, approve my podcast! The suspense is killing me.
: Fabulous! Very excited to be on Micro.blog :) Good job, Manton!
: Help Manton Hit His Indie Microblogging Stretch Goal Manton Reece has four days to go on his “Indie Microblogging” Kickstarter, and he still …
: Very Short Squatty Potty Review I do not want to go into detail other than to say: it does what they say it will, and it’s …
: The "Unsubscribe" Mailbox for Apple Mail I don’t know how I’ve ended up on so many mailing lists for products I don’t care …
: The CocoaPods App Managing third party code on iOS has always been a pain. In the past 9 years or so I’ve done …
: New JSON Formatting App by Samuel Goodwin My vivacious and charming friend Samuel Goodwin has just released a new app for formatting JSON …
: Getting Started with Meditation and Preparing for What Comes Next If you’re like me, you’ve felt anxiety, stress, anger, and a bunch of other emotions in …
: Washington Post Discount for Amazon Prime Members Going forward from the election it’s both important for us to support the free press and to be …
: Stupid Rice Cooker Tricks A few weeks ago, I heard Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin discussing rice cookers and how great they are …
: Replacing Dropbox With iCloud Drive I’ve been using Dropbox for several years, and I can’t remember ever having a serious …
: What I've Learned in Four Months of Aikido I mentioned previously that one of the reasons I neglected to post here the last few months is …
: Breaking the Blogging Seal For no particular reason I haven’t kept up blogging the last few months, even though …
: My Request for Apple Music: Challenge Me a Little I use Apple Music for streaming. I try to give it as much data to work with as possible so it can …
: Stanley Kubrick Exhibition Last Sunday I had the opportunity to check out the Stanley Kubrick Exhibition currently at the …
: Meat Is Killing Our Planet and We Won't Even Talk About It Producing meat is destroying the planet, and eating it is destorying our bodies. This isn’t …
: Health Experiment (Week 1 Wrap Up) The purpose of this experiment is to find out what would happen to my body and mind over 30 days if …
: Health Experiment (Day 7) It’s the end of the first week! I’ll be following this one up with a wrap up post for …
: Health Experiment (Day 6) A relaxed Sunday. Walked enough to make sure I hit my move goal, but nothing else special. Stats …
: Health Experiment (Days 4 & 5) I managed to miss blogging over the weekend – so I thought I’d just combine Friday and …
: Health Experiment (Day 3) No extra exercise yesterday. I still made sure I hit my move goal on my Apple Watch, but I’ve …
: Health Experiment (Day 2) I almost didn’t go to yoga yesterday because I was afraid it would cause my knees to hurt …
: Health Experiment (Day 1) Yesterday was a good day other than that my knees were still hurting from last week at WWDC, which …
: An Experiment to Get Healthy Back when I was working from home in Portland my weight didn’t fluctuate that much. I ate …
: Hello Sense, Allergies, and Better Sleep As I’ve written about before, going to bed and waking up early has been an ongoing problem for …
: Creating StoryWorth for iOS 1.0 I’m really excited to announce that a new app I’ve been working on for several months …
: Reducing Cognitive Load of Code I found this post called “How to reduce the cognitive load of your code” through Gus …
: My Weekend With Twilight Princess HD I spent a good part of the weekend playing The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD that came out …
: Moving From Parse to OneSignal for Push Notifications Parse is shutting down, and if you want your app to keep working, you’ll need to move to …
: Email Validation String Extension I’ve been using this extension on on String to make checking if a string is a valid email …
: Less Gross Storyboard Segue to a Navigation Controller This is a really ugly piece of code I’ve found myself writing in Swift whenever I’m …
: Streaming Zelda This Weekend I’m planning on finding time tonight and this weekend to stream the last five dungeons of “The …
: In Praise of Non-Magical Pointing Devices Last week I tried playing a game on my Mac for the first time in a long time. About a minute in I …
: Finally, Peace Returns to Hyrule I’d never beaten the original Legend of Zelda before. It’s a hell of a game. Really …
: The "Why Am I Anxious?" Checklist I’ve come up with a list of things I should ask myself and do if I’m feeling anxious or …
: Brent Harping on Swift Limitations Brent is harping on limitations you hit when trying to use protocol oriented programming in Swift: …
: How John Zeratsky Became a Morning Person This post on Medium by John Zeratsky echoes a lot of what I’ve felt, and what I’m trying …
: Spreadsheets Are Cool I’m not accountant, I don’t financially analyzing anything besides my personal budget, …
: Fixing My Messed Up Sleep Schedule Sleep has always been a huge problem for me. My issue isn’t that I don’t sleep enough, …
: Cultural and Unconscious Biases This post by eevee is specifically talking about video games, but I think a lot of it is a good …
: A Reasonable Take on Gun Control This article on Huffington Post lays out what I think is an extremely a reasonable take on gun …
: Quickies for NSString A list of what the title says from Mark Dalrymple. I’m sure he created this years ago, but …
: Brent's Post About Social Anxiety Brent wrote a post that pretty much describes how I’ve felt my whole life. This part grabbed …
: Overcast 2 Overcast 2 by Marco Arment is now available on the App Store. I’m sure I use Overcast more …
: Auto-Incrementing Build Number Script I got this from somewhere I can’t remember. I’ve been using it a while and it works very …
: Functions as Factories Cocoa at Tumblr: Factories are a fairly well understood design pattern in software development. The …
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: Ninety Days Justin Williams recommends that you don’t spend more than ninety days on a 1.0. I’m with …
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: Photos+ My friend Justin Williams has just released his new photo viewing and management app, Photos+. …
: What if Apple Got Rid of Star Ratings? I may be overlooking something that would make this a terrible idea, but it’s something I …
: Handling Colors Better in Your Apps When I’m working on an app something that I try to avoid is to have lines of code like this …
: Deformed Freak Born Without Penis The Onion reports on a truly sad story: Sources said the abnormal, visibly blemished creature has …
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: North by Midwest 05: Spicy Taco With a nation in crisis only one podcast featuring myself and Bob Cantoni have put feet on the …
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: North by Midwest Episode 3 Bob and I have put out a new episode of everyone’s favorite podcast themed on one host being …
: OmniGraffle 6 OmniGraffle 6 is here and looks fantastic. I was using OmniGraffle 5 last night.
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: FCModel and Current Thoughts on Core Data Marco Arment’s Core Data alternative that sits on top of SQLite and FMDB is on GitHub and …
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: Introducing My New Company: Braid Labs I’ve been a bit quieter the last couple of months on my blog and Twitter, and it’s not for no …
: How I Fixed Not Being Able to Remotely Connect to a Mac As long as I’ve had my iMac (about six months), I’ve been unable to connect to it …
: The San Francisco Rent Explosion The San Francisco Rent Explosion: In San Francisco, the median rental price for an apartment …
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: Pat Metheny on Many Reasons Kenny G Is a Douchebag Pat Metheny is a well known jazz guitarist with three gold albums and twenty Grammys. He also really …
: North by Midwest Episode Two The second episode of myself and Bob’s wonderful self-help podcast — North by Midwest — is …
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: Jumping to Protocol Definitions With Pragma Mark Using pragma marks to organize source files is one sign that the person who wrote the class put a …
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: Bob and I Have a Podcast My friend Bob Cantoni and I first met at Çingleton Deux about nine months ago, and came up with the …
: Interview With Kim John Il's Sushi Chef This interview with Kim Jong Il’s personal chef of ten years kind of blew me away. The man …
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: The Cheapest Generation Link: The Cheapest Generation Article in The Atlantic about how millennials just aren’t as …
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: Nick Bradbury Joins Automattic Nick Bradbury (FeedDemon, Social Sites, Glassboard) has taken a job at Automattic (the people who …
: Springboard #7 I had a fun time recording Springboard with Ash Furrow recently. We talked about completion blocks, …
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: From Gmail to FastMail Late last week — due to nothing wrong with Google’s services — I turned off my Google Apps for …
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: Systematic #41 Brett Terpstra was kind enough to have me as a guest on his show Systematic, and the episode is out …
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: Comparing Dancing Couriers The Candler Blog has a good post comparing different variations of Courier (and also Pitch), with an …
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: The absolute bare minimum every programmer should know about regular expressions “The absolute bare minimum every programmer should know about regular expressions” is an older …
: Mr. Reader And The Services Menu for iOS Federico Vittici at MacStories has an article up about a new feature of Mr. Reader (RSS reader for …
: Browser Bookmarklet For Pinbook Justin Clark has made a bookmarklet for Pinbook that takes the URL and title of a page and sends …
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: The Unreasonable Effectiveness of C Damien Katz: That we have a hard time thinking of lower level languages we'd use instead of C isn't …
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: Holiday Expense Tracking With Numbers This year as I buy presents for the people closest to me, I’ve decided that I need to keep …
: Dropping iOS 5 One of the changes that I made in Pinbook 1.2 was to supporting iOS 5. I started working on Pinbook …
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: A Couple of Songs From Last Night Spencer and I recorded two songs last night, and I thought I'd share them. They were both recorded …
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: Realmac On Designing For Retina I found this post on Realmac Software's blog about designing graphics for retina extremely useful.
: The Statement You Make Matters Jesse Thorn on why the clothing you wear matters: Clothing is a way we represent ourselves to …
: Tokens for Mac Tokens is a new Mac app that makes it easy to generate, share and track tokens for your App Store …
: Black Pixel on The Next Web Daniel Pasco and Michael Jurewitz Interviewed on The Next Web: When it came to Kaleidoscope, the …
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: The Five Stages of Hosting Pinboard Blog: As a proud VPS survivor, I thought it might be fun to write up five common options …
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: Jetpack Temptation Fuck Jet Packs: We’re conditioned to think that more features are better. That …
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: MacDrifter on Blog Portability MacDrifter “Things I Have Learned About Blog Portability”: In my continuing efforts to migrate off …
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: Apple Does the Right Thing for 3GS Users The Verge: iPhone 3GS gets shared Photo Streams and VIP email with new iOS 6 beta release: With the …
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: Mike Daisey's New Column in the Portland Mercury Mike Daisey has a new column in the Portland Mercury: For me, the pyramids door Egypt symbolize one …
: A Ride in the Rain Just went on an extended ride through the east side of Portland in the rain, on the bike I received …
: Nothing is More Fundamental Jeff Atwood on the new iPad and it’s display iPad 3 reviews that complain “all they did was …
: Photos From the Portland Farmers Market One of my favorite times in Portland is the several months out of the year when the PSU Farmers …
: Investing in Customer Service There's good article in The New Yorker this week about how Uniqlo and other companies have become …
: Making Instapaper Folders Useful I haven't ever known exactly what to do with folders in Instapaper. But I'm a sucker for systems and …
: iPad 3, iPad 2 and iPhone 4S Cellular Speed Tests I wanted to see what the real differences were between Verizon's LTE, and the AT&T 3G …
: Addendum to Previous Post In the previous post I talked about my reservations regarding the way that iCloud syncing is handled …
: Shawn Blanc's Review of Byword Shawn Blanc on iCloud Syncing: The iCloud integration is, as with most other apps, painless and …
: Desk Reorganization With Snapshots I did a little reorganization in my office today and took some snapshots. I've been trying to find a …
: The CueCat Brent Simmons — “Each Generation is Doomed to Reinvent the CueCat”: Here’s the thing about the …
: Putting Duck Duck Go in the Safari Search Bar Ever since Google started prioritizing Google+ in search results, I've been courting new search …
: Got My Tactile Pro UPS just dropped off the Matias Tactile Pro I ordered from OWC. I'm going to write a full post about …
: Dyson DC35 Digital Slim Review I'm terrible at cleaning my house, especially vacuuming. I came to a realization that the only way …
: Mechanical Keyboard Decision Making Over the past couple of weeks I've been obsessing over getting a mechanical keyboard. Mechanical …
: Take Control of BBEdit The people at TidBITS have released the latest in their Take Control series of books — “Take Control …
: Photos Edited Using iPhoto for iPad I edited a few pictures from the last few days using iPhoto for iPad and posted them to my Flickr. I …
: Immodest Predictions Gruber asks, “What would it take for the iPad 3 to be deemed an immodest update?”: But if a faster …
: Ownership Over the past week I've moved away completely from the template-based hosting service I was using, …
: Omni Sync Server Out of Beta The Omni Group: Today, I get to do something we’ve been looking forward to for a while now: …
: New Blog Home I've moved this blog to a new host — so sorry if you saw repeats in the RSS feed.
: On Creative Work Spaces Looking at this gallery of beautiful work spaces (via The Loop), my initial thought is actually — …
: New Albina Development Site This week I finally decided to put together a new site for my company using just HTML, CSS and …
: Preview Current BBEdit Document Using Marked I’m a big fan of Brett Terptra’s app Marked for showing Markdown previews while writing …
: Closeby 1.0 A new app I created called Closeby is now available on the App Store. It uses your address book to …
: Logging NSData Containing String in the Debugger I'm trying to eliminate ever using log messages in my code for debugging. I'm sure a a lot of people …
: Other Developer Tools Location in Xcode 4.3 Incase anyone else was wondering Instruments, FileMerge and the rest went in Xcode 4.3:
: Archival Clothing Snapshots From Portland Archival Clothing: Snap views from last month's field trip up to PDX. The Archival Clothing folks …
: 12 Million. Ever. parislemon: Across all the various OEMs that make Android tablets, 12 million have been sold in …
: Manton's Follow-Up on Sandboxing Manton Reece, on sandboxing for Mac apps: I'll admit I have some regret leaving the Mac App Store. …
: Xcode Build Script for Automatically Updating CFBundleVersion Since Git doesn’t create numeric build numbers, I haven’t known exactly what to do with …
: Christa on Designing Piezo This post by Christa Mrgan on the evolution of Rogue Amoeba’s Piezo is awesome. Also love that …
: MacDrifter on Switching to BBEdit MacDrifter: It was worth the investment. I don’t mean just monetarily. I invested many hours into …
: Still Using Siri Marco Arment responding to Boris at The Next Web on Siri But I still use Siri. My wife still uses …
: Thunderbolt Audio Interfaces From Apogee and Universal Audio Apogee Symphony 64 Thunderbolt: The latest addition to the Symphony I/O module line-up, the 16x16 …
: xScope 3 I’ve used xScope whenever I’ve done user interface work for the past couple of years, …
: Slender for Mac and iOS Developers My friend Kyle Richter has released his new app, Slender. It’s a simple and attractive way for …
: 360|MacDev 2012 360|MacDev is in a few weeks, and if you write — or want to write — Mac software, you should be …
: Why Brent is Trying Bing It wasn’t the crap, it was losing trust: Running a search at Google was starting to feel like …
: Five Years Ago in San Francisco Five years ago today, Apple announced the iPhone. I was living with my girlfriend at the time in …
: Learn and Work Hard The Mac App Store turned one a couple of days ago, and it’s gotten me thinking about the past few …
: Coding Isn't Necessary, But It's Good to Know I’ve been talking with friends and reading blog posts in the past few days over the idea of …
: Article On Portland Coffee Culture And Home Brewing Willamette Weekly: Why is Portland, of all places, the capital of American coffee culture? There’s …
: Essential Tools 2011 After reading Justin’s list of his favorite tools for power users and developers, I started to …
: Woody Guthrie's New Years Rulin's Thirty-three “New Years Rulin’s” from Woody Guthrie’s journal on January 31st 1942. …
: Brewing Coffee With Zero Electricity Marco Arment had a post earlier about making coffee when your house’s electricity is out. I …
: GTD Wagons and Dirty Dishes Part of using GTD is falling off the wagon. Everyone gets overwhelmed and lets their system linger a …
: Hope You Got a Good One The Verge: Samsung has just distributed the worst news of this Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade cycle: …
: Kindle Fire First Impressions I finally got to put my hands on a Kindle Fire today. I only used it in a store for a few minutes, …
: Justin William's Developer and Power User Tool List Justin Williams: This is the third installment of my must have must have list of tools and …
: RSS Folders Followup I posted a couple of weeks ago about getting rid of my somewhat arbitrary RSS folder setup in favor …
: Microsoft's iOS Apps Microsoft releasing what looks like a pretty cool game, as well as the other stuff they've been …
: CocoaConf Address Book Slides Here's the slides from my address book talk at CocoaConf two weeks ago. Hopefully you'll find …
: Goodbye, RSS Folders Although I'd add or subtract every once in a while, I've had my folders in Google Reader pretty much …
: Simple Is the Greatest Kind of Empowerment My mom is not technical. When someone makes reference to normal people not understanding things like …
: Stumptown Brewing Guide < p> < p>If you’re interested in making better coffee at home, the Stumptown …
: Five Thousand Things Fortune quoting Steve Jobs from the lost Cringely interview: Designing a product is keeping five …
: 360|MacDev 2012 I’m very excited to be speaking at 360|MacDev this year Feb 3rd & 4th. This is going to be …
: Delayed Execution of Blocks If you want to delay execution of block for a set number of seconds, you can use dispatch_after() in …
: Procrastination Contexts If you’re using GTD, you know what a context is; and if you’re a human being you …
: Steve Jobs, Fear, and Trying I’m scared to write. I’m often scared to write, anyway, but about Steve Jobs dying …