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Day 62
Supply Chain Woes
After weeks of waiting for cabinets, we're waiting again.
ποΈ March 29, 2021
π·οΈ KitchenRemodel
Apple's Home Strategy
Apple's home strategy is basically Β―\_(γ)_/Β―
Let's talk about Apple's strategy for the connected home. Spoiler alert: there isn't one right now.
ποΈ March 17, 2021
π·οΈ Apple
π·οΈ Home
π·οΈ Automation
52 Fridays
Weird year, huh?
Fifty-two weeks ago, my company sent us home. We got an email from the big boss saying, essentially, βwork from home until further notice.β1 That
ποΈ March 12, 2021
π·οΈ personal
Day 29
It's been a while
Feels like it's dragging along, but progress is being made!
ποΈ February 24, 2021
π·οΈ KitchenRemodel
Day 15
Short Weekend
Electric done, drywall up!
ποΈ February 7, 2021
π·οΈ KitchenRemodel
Day 9
Going Up
The drop ceiling is gone!
ποΈ February 2, 2021
π·οΈ KitchenRemodel
Day 1
Getting off the paper and into the space
Getting from the drawing to the actual space is a big first step.
ποΈ January 26, 2021
π·οΈ KitchenRemodel
It Begins
A quarantine kitchen remodel
In the hopes that a Covid vaccine makes it possible to go out and do stuff later this year, we're tackling our kitchen.
ποΈ January 24, 2021
π·οΈ KitchenRemodel
Day One
Breathe.
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are officially leading the country. They're hitting the ground running.
ποΈ January 20, 2021
π· ABC News
π·οΈ Politics
Impeached Again.
Objectively the worst President ever.
Donald J Trump got impeached today. Again. Let's have some fun with charts
ποΈ January 13, 2021
π·οΈ Politics
2020 Year In Review
What a shit show...
Well, 2020 is drawing to a close, and I for one am ready.
ποΈ December 19, 2020
π·οΈ Personal
Create Random Wallpapers With Shortcuts
Spice up your lock screen!
One of the new/not so new features in iOS 14 is the ability to set wallpapers using Shortcuts. This is great if you want to schedule a different
ποΈ December 15, 2020
π·οΈ Shortcuts
π·οΈ iOS
π·οΈ iPadOS
Chrome is Bad
Chrome has been I.E. for a while, now.
Loren Brichter has started a one-page website to let us all know how bad Chrome is.
ποΈ December 13, 2020
π Loren Brichter
π·οΈ Chrome
π·οΈ Mac
π·οΈ Linked List
AirPods Max Are Here
But why?
Apple announced the newest member of the AirPods family this morning: the over-the-ear AirPods Max. Or, AirPods Maxes? Β―\(γ)/Β― Pluralization is
ποΈ December 8, 2020
π·οΈ Apple
π·οΈ AirPods
WeekNotes 20-49
Week 49: Nov 30 - Dec 6
ποΈ December 6, 2020
π·οΈ weeknotes
Get Device Info Using Shortcuts
Days off mean overcomplicated automations
Sitting here watching Monsters, Inc. with my son on a lazy Friday-after-Thanksgiving, I was building out a new Shortcut that required my Device
ποΈ November 27, 2020
π·οΈ Shortcuts
π·οΈ iOS
π·οΈ iPadOS
Delete Birthdays With Shortcuts
Quickly remove birthdays from your contacts
Remember a few years ago when social networks on phones were brand new and we all gave Facebook or Twitter or Path or HeyTell or whatever to our
ποΈ November 21, 2020
π·οΈ Shortcuts
WeekNotes 20-46
Week 46: Nov 09 - Nov 15
ποΈ November 17, 2020
π·οΈ weeknotes
Pence Is A Liar
Taking credit where it's not due
The Trump administration is taking credit for a COVID vaccine. Problem is, they had nothing to do with it.
ποΈ November 9, 2020
π NBC News
π· Dado Ruvic/Reuters
π·οΈ Politics
π·οΈ Linked List
WeekNotes 20-45
Week 45: Nov 02 - Nov 08
ποΈ November 8, 2020
π·οΈ weeknotes
46
The right team at the right time.
Save for massive reversals in several states, America will have a new president in a few short weeks, and I for one can't fucking wait.
ποΈ November 8, 2020
π· ABCNews
π·οΈ Politics
Vote.
A representative government requires work
Thatβs all. Just vote. If you get it, you can stop reading now. If you havenβt voted yet, and you are physically able, vote in person. Itβs
ποΈ October 29, 2020
π·οΈ Politics
The Solo Loop Sizing Kerfufle
Revenge of the Returns
Turns out, releasing a watch band that has a dozen different size options was probably a really bad idea when everyone is allergic to the inside these days.
ποΈ September 23, 2020
π· Apple
π·οΈ Apple Watch
President Trump Encourages Voter Fraud
Disgraceful.
President* Trump encourages voters in battleground state North Carolina to send in mail-in ballots, then vote in person. This is, of course, illegal.
ποΈ September 2, 2020
π NBC News
π· Mandel Ngan / AFP - Getty Images
π·οΈ Politics
π·οΈ Linked List
Tracking Vacation
Shutting off the life loggers for a bit
Sometimes, shutting off all the things that keep you on track helps keep you on track.
ποΈ August 29, 2020
π·οΈ Tracking
π·οΈ Logging
π·οΈ Mental Health
WeekNotes 20-34
Week 34: Aug 17 - Aug 23
ποΈ August 23, 2020
π·οΈ weeknotes
WeekNotes 20-33
Week 33: Aug 10 - Aug 16
ποΈ August 16, 2020
π·οΈ weeknotes
WeekNotes 20-32
Week 32: August 3-9
ποΈ August 10, 2020
π·οΈ Weeknotes
Two
Hard to believe itβs been two years since this little guy joined us. Itβs absolutely crazy and amazing to watch this tiny person learn and grow.
ποΈ August 6, 2020
π·οΈ Parenthood
WeekNotes 20-31
Week 31: July 27-Aug 2
ποΈ August 2, 2020
π·οΈ Weeknotes
Weeknotes 20-30
Week 30: July 20-26
ποΈ July 26, 2020
π·οΈ Weeknotes
Thoughts on Video Conferencing
Some nice things to do and think about
We're all video conferencing a lot more these days. Here are some of my thoughts gathered over several years of working with remote teams.
ποΈ July 22, 2020
π·οΈ WFH
π·οΈ Video Conference
117 New Emoji Coming This Year
And in iOS14, you can finllay search for them.
Lots more options for gender, non-gender, skin tones and more this year. Also, Ninjas.
ποΈ July 20, 2020
π Via Emojipedia
π· Emojipedia
π·οΈ Emoji
π·οΈ Apple
π·οΈ Linked List
Weeknotes 20-29
Week 29: July 13-19
ποΈ July 19, 2020
π·οΈ Weeknotes
Are Distributed Systems Really Distributed?
When Gatekeepers don't keep the gate
Bottom line is, you're only as secure as the guy who holds the admin password.
ποΈ July 16, 2020
π Via Inessential
π· Twitter
π·οΈ Security
π·οΈ Linked List
Automating Meeting Notes With iOS14 Shortcuts
With no-confirm automations, iOS14 is a powerful beast
I take a lot of meeting notes. Like a LOT. This Shortcut grabs the data out of a calendar event in Outlook, and spits out a Markdown file that can be edited in any standard text editor. And now, it does it automatically.
ποΈ July 8, 2020
π·οΈ Shortcuts
π·οΈ iOS14
Zoom Adds Standard End-to-End Encryption
Took ya' long enough
They seem to always come around to the correct decision, even if it takes them way too long in some cases.
ποΈ June 19, 2020
π Via The Zoom Blog
π·οΈ Encryption
π·οΈ Linked List
Window Whomp Whomp
Some people are just assholes
A pickup baseball game happened in the middle of the busy road where I was parked and the unpopular underdog nerdy kid hit a last minute home run to
ποΈ May 5, 2020
π Instagram
π·οΈ Instagram
π·οΈ Micro
Vegas, Baby!
Well, Quarantine. It's just like Vegas!
Happy birthday to my favorite lady! This picture is from her last birthday, when we celebrated in Vegas. Weβre locked in and unable to celebrate in
ποΈ April 9, 2020
π Instagram
π·οΈ Instagram
π·οΈ Personal
π·οΈ Micro
Super Tuesday
Don't Boo, Vote!
Itβs Super Tuesday, yβall
ποΈ March 3, 2020
π Instagram
π·οΈ Instagram
π·οΈ Politics
π·οΈ Micro
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