: Proof that NPR sponsorships work, I heard this sponsor and thought “that exists?” and immediately …
: Saw a neighbor about quarter mile up the road flying a Grateful Dead flag. Made my day. I hope it’s …
: Even if you’re not a Phish fan, you may well enjoy this CBS interview with Trey Anastasio …
: Massachusetts both “Best” and “Most Expensive” while “Affordable”? In a study released in January, Massachusetts was named Best State to raise a family, based on a …
: It’s 11:50PM ET, do you know where your children are? I’m in bed. My son is in his bed. My 13yo …
: Just shuttered the Google Workspace account I’ve had since 2007 for personal email. It was hard to …
: 🏆Huskies🏆#5🏆and #6 Back🏆to🏆Back🏆
: Full self driving has its vocal critics and its supporters. I have a few days of FSD experience in a …
: Big day on tap: 94% solar eclipse around 3PM, and then staying up late to watch my Huskies defend …
: Proud of my Huskies tonight. Played a tough game against a strong team playing at their hottest. …
: Really enjoyed this YouTube video from Molly White on editing Wikipedia, who I have learned is more …
: UConn and Iowa delivered a championship battle, and at the end the refs inserted themselves, instead …
: I felt the New Jersey earthquake all the way up in northeast Massachusetts.
: UConn went on a 30–0 run after half time. Has that ever been done?
: After another great UConn performance, I didn’t get to watch the night’s final two match ups, and it …
: Dried mango: borderline addictive. 🥭
: I will take the NCAA Basketball Tournament over any other sporting event in the world. 1. March …
: Have to give a 20 minute presentation to seventh graders on my career as a designer. I have probably …
: Politics used to be fun. Even moderately productive. Now it’s existential.
: RTO doesn’t improve company value, but does make employees miserable: Study — Ars Technica
: Portland Head Light on a blustery and clear February day.
: “I’m giving up TikTok for Lent.” “OMG. Me too!” –two eighth grade girls
: Usher can sure put on a show. Surprised he’s the 1st to have a marching band considering the long …
: I always poopoo’d propane tank exchange programs. Thought it was safer to take care of my own …
: Not a fan of political parties burning millions on baseless investigations that do not pursue …
: “The phone gives us a lot but it takes away three key elements of discovery: loneliness, …
: How is it that I take daily medicines and supplements, and also forget to take my medicines and …
: What email providers are people using who have their own domains? I’m looking to switch my account …
: Feel as though I should get paid time and a half for any features I work on that involve timezones. …
: Spent a couple hours this afternoon trying to play Radiohead’s Weird Fishes with my son. I, playing …
: Winter pro tip: if you put moisturizer on your hands after washing your hands in the bathroom… open …
: If I have to be at my desk working all day, at least a slow, steady snowfall makes it more pleasant.
: Tonight’s NFL playoff game is exclusively streamed on Peacock, not publicly available. I don’t think …
: Very fortunate to get my first Tyne-Wear derby in eight years, this morning.
: Day one of holiday break. Starts with not sleeping in, because the kids aren’t on break til …
: Stumbled over this past gem doing a web search for something totally unrelated today… Run Your …
: The first step in “trust the process”: “have a process”.
: Happy Inbox Explosion Day. At least one of my messages is honest, subject: “Cue Retail Armageddon”.
: This piano has been our family for a while. My mother’s grandparents bought it for her and her …
: 1987’s “It’s Arbor Day, Charlie Brown” doesn’t get the respect it, and its jazz fusion sound track, …
: You could make worse decisions on your lunch break than typing “The Chicken” into your streaming …
: Sunday morning: fried egg on toasted sourdough. Tomatoes, fried onions, tomato, jalapeño, parsley …
: I wonder how much of my day is spent waiting for Mural to load. I also wonder if it’s my corp’s SSO, …
: Parking spots are labeled “Reserved for Low Emissions Vehicles”
: Nice piece on “Post on your own site syndicate everywhere” which includes featuring micro.blog which …
: Broken I’ve said it before, the Republican Party is completely broken. To get America functioning …
: It dawned on me this morning that since 2007 when I joined Twitter I would have turned to that …
: If I don’t blog about Rick Rubin’s book, remind me me to. It’s fantastic.
: Toooooooooooooon!!!!!!!!! #nufc #HTL #UCL One of the greatest nights at St. James’ Park history.
: “We can’t even agree on the leader of our majority in the House of Representatives, but you should …
: WatchOS 10 Timer app Feedback Apple’s feedback form has a character limit. My feedback on the watchOS 10 Timer app was triple the …
: Current status: crushing Apple’s servers.
: A real shame to lose Molly Holzschlag at only 60. Made a real impact on the development of the …
: I am sitting tonight doing some rare evening work with my MacBook Pro in my lap (99% of the time I’m …
: Newcastle are closing the gap on Manchester City. But they’re not there yet. Still, optimism.
: I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all…
: I hate all this college sports conference realignment. It’s ruining the fun of college sports. …
: If “X” isn’t going to use “Twitter” brand IP any more, maybe Bluesky could buy it? Musk could …
: Denmark 2023 Yesterday I returned from a trip with my family to Denmark. My great-grandfather immigrated to the …
: I wonder how much the credit card industry will lose on transaction fees as EV adoption climbs and …
: Took a few minutes to see if there was anything I actually needed on Prime Day. There’s like 10 …
: We think the world should work the way we see it. We let people, not results, guide our behavior. …
: “Comparison is the thief of joy” — via Mandaris Moore. Origin of the quote is murky, according to …
: My friend’s daughter calls our shared private Slack group “Boomer Discord” and now I can’t stop …
: Had an outing July 3rd to Long Hill in Beverly and Woodman’s in Essex. Some walking and some classic …
: “Like the big tree that fell last March, the death of a huge human being like Jerry Garcia …
: Silo My wife and I discovered Silo this week on AppleTV+ when looking for a show we could watch with the …
: Peanut butter ice cream may be underrated.
: Started reading Daily Rituals: How Artists Work by Mason Currey on a lark today. It’s literally just …
: We’ve been subscribed to the New York Times (digital only) for a few years, when we discovered they …
: Newcastle back to Europe! It’s been a long time since we’ve seen the Champions League. (‘03–‘04) …
: YouTube TV is a fantastic service, but it only takes one playoff game where the fourth quarter is …
: Listen to Marc Tarpenning, co-founder of Tesla, tell his story from the founding as a stealth …
: This “Nature Valley” granola bar I’m eating, below its ingredients says “Contains Bioengineered Food …
: When did Apple start using these rating pop ups for their built in apps? I thought it was frowned …
: Sometimes an “obvious” thing is only obvious when seen in the right context, or by the …
: Received my EV’s title from Massachusetts RMV today. It describes the vehicle as a “Zero Cylinder, 5 …
: Get used to that fight song again in men’s basketball. UConn is BACK. 🖐🏻
: I know I just complained about not being able to watch the Red Sox opening day, but given the score …
: I’m sitting in my office, listening to incredibly loud jet engines, I’m trying to figure out what’s …
: How I Bought a Tesla When I Said I Wouldn’t [You wanted 2,500 words on my first 2 weeks of owning my first electric vehicle, right? You’ve been …
: Drove through a nor’easter to buy an EV today.
: This is heart attack snow. Wow. As heavy as anything I’ve ever shoveled. Going to do a snowblower …
: Seems like all this time NORAD was tweaking their systems to track Santa, perhaps they should have …
: TIL that in 2021 Turkey requested the UN use its Turkish name “Türkiye” when referring to their …
: This beautiful gift of attention that we human beings have is being hijacked to pay attention to …
: If I am not mistaken, this is the coldest I can remember being outside in.
: Emulating Processes — How far can it take you? I came across a tweet about integrating the UX process into the Agile development process. If you’ve …
: Boebert and Gaetz learned this tactic from Sinema and Manchin.
: Was watching a musician YouTube video last night that featured Sting’s music. This morning all I can …
: Just a Few Things Last year, against David Allen’s precept to keep all your to-dos in a single system, I decided …
: Who else is shocked the anti-government party is bad at governing?
: Scary Pockets coming to The Paradise in Boston, in April…
: Graupel in the yard this morning. ❄️ #mawx
: While I was sick last week I finally watched the movie Moneyball, which I’m only 11 years late to. I …
: It’s been a week I presume it was the flu that had me so miserable for two days, and then recovering the next three …
: I am sorry for people who do not derive joy from competition like this. What a wonderful game.
: Extra Time in the World Cup Final? I am the winner this year. ⚽️❤️
: 😶🌫️ Day 4 with what I think is a flu. Trying to work. This must be what they call “brain …
: I take my elderly dog out between 9–10pm nightly, so she can make it through the night without an …
: Spring Cleaning in December The other day, I opened up Safari and asked myself, what am I doing with these hundred bookmarks …
: The Shipping Forecast My lovely wife occasionally likes to fall asleep listening to a sleep story on the Calm app. Her …
: Functional Music You should consider using music beyond just listening to your favorite artists. Most people listen …
: Three drummers in the house now. This means we buy sticks in bulk.
: This mini boulder in my front yard is showing signs of erosion.
: FCC Broadband App allows you to tell the FCC if you’re getting what your provider claims is available. I learned of the FCC Broadband Map today, which you can help build by downloading the FCC Speed Test …
: Going through my recently-followed Mastodon accounts for people I followed on Twitter with whom I …
: One of the most annoying American things is “how to fix soccer” which is by far the world’s most …
: Links of Note — 28 November Trying this type of post again. I always find so many things, and forget to log them here. …
: Congrats to our friends in Canada on your first ever World Cup goal! ⚽️ 🇨🇦
: I’ve been on the internet—probably daily—since the mid-nineties. Today is the first time I bought …
: Spirited on AppleTV+ (and in theaters?) is a modern reimagining of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and …
: Sad to hear of the passing Philip Keyes, the first director of the New England Mountain Bike …
: Director's Commentary I’ve been thinking about why I took a few months to publish my Tesla review, and I think I figured …
: My Long Awaited Summer Road Trip Tesla Model Y Rental Review This summer, I spent a week in Washington, D.C. with a Tesla Model Y rental from Hertz. I wanted to …
: Thinking through my sites I’ve had a lot of blogs over the years. One I created with my college roommate from the CMS up in …
: Our HomeKit automations have been haphazard since iOS 16 was launched into the wild. This morning I …
: Exit voting polls found that one in eight midterm voters were under 30, and 61% of those between the …
: I wonder, with almost all of Apple’s hardware incorporating aluminum, where they rank in the world …
: IA Writer is my favorite text editor. Distinct, opinionated, strong visual sense, and most …
: Two thoughts on learning Derek Sivers delivered a speech at The Berklee School of Music in 2008 that I came across the other …
: New wood stove day. Will be much cleaner and efficient than our old one. Getting a major chimney …
: What a game at St. James park today. Amazing to watch Newcastle firing on all cylinders. What a way …
: I was delighted to learn that a friend of my is also a a member of the Dean Allen (RIP) fan club …
: Georgia could save themselves a lot of run-off expenses and delay if they would just implement …
: I’m no minister, but if I were, my church would be the woods. #mbnov
: Newcastle give me a penalty shootout win in the League Cup as a birthday present tonight! #NUFC #HTL
: One of the more thought provoking posts discussing the long term goals and effects of the Twitter …
: My favorite color in our yard is this certain shade of red of our Japanese maple.
: NightWare is a digital therapeutic system […] for Apple Watch to disrupt nightmares related to PTSD …
: I cannot understand how I can vote at a single location for entire town of 28,000 and it takes me 5 …
: Very busy at our town’s only voting location at rush hour tonight, but it’s always super efficient.
: I’m not sure I can even watch the news this evening. I have a foreboding feeling about tonight’s …
: I’m a big soccer fan, but I don’t follow MLS closely. I stumbled over the MLS Cup this evening and …
: The Massachusetts middle school cross-country state championships are held at a decommissioned …
: I’ve taken most election coverage in the past two weeks as a license to panic. This story on 538 …
: I attended a meeting in our company’s office today. I think there were possibly ten people in …
: Confused/optimistic: does this post about Mastodon mean I can use my micro.blog instance as my …
: I need to figure out how to post regularly online. It’s not about the posting, it’s …
: NYT: The BBC has suspended regular programming and shifted to continuous news coverage of Queen …
: Marshall Point Lighthouse, Port Clyde, ME
: Reagan Airport is the worst thing about visiting DC. You can’t be anywhere downtown, especially the …
: Jefferson and a bird, a man and a mountain
: The Air & Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles Airport has three things I’ve always wanted …
: Stage one of our all-electric trip to DC
: Bass drum maintenance night. New batter head, new beaters for the double pedal.
: It’s the last day of elementary school for this family.
: Is it just me, or is the bass clarinet having a moment? I think I first heard it in popular music a …
: I really loved this series on Weird Internet Careers by Gretchen McCulloch. I could certainly read a …
: Found this very interesting… a music school bought a record label: A New Model for a Music …
: When I mentioned to my son that I was finally going to go and see Trey Anastasio after listening to …
: Have a nice trip, Jason Jason Kottke is taking a sabbatical from his landmark blog. Kottkedotorg holds a lot of meaning to …
: “Nothing is invented and perfected at the same time.” — John Ray
: I started working through Gaddiments by Steve Gadd tonight. I spent maybe 45 minutes on page 1, …
: Be very wary of what you grant access to on your smartphones, folks… Anomaly Six Demo’d Surveillance …
: RIP Taylor Hawkins, a drummer’s perspective Devastated to hear of the loss of rock great Taylor Hawkins. My heart goes out to his family and his …
: Has anyone tried custom domains for iCloud email yet?
: In honor of the Blizzard of ‘22, we made Challah French Toast. It was wonderful.
: Oh, no. My favorite basketball player of all-time is an anti-vaxxer 🤦🏻♂️ I’m so embarrassed. …
: Links of Note -- 16 January 2022 This past week I’ve had significant trouble getting my weather station software to run on …
: The world isn’t changed by the perfect people. It’s changed by the people who show up.
: Links of Note — 8 January 2022 I have begun a concerted effort to retain links that I have found worthy of sending to friends and …
: Resolve 2022 — On the Web Edition I’ve never been one to make New Years resolutions, but there are things lately I’ve resolved to work …
: College Doesn’t Prepare the Workforce (Also, That’s Not it’s Job) My pal AK writes about higher ed topics. I am behind with my RSS, and just now spotted his piece Cut …
: The End of an Era, the Start of the Next This week, my parents sold their mom-and-pop hardware store, Christiansen Hardware, after ~27 years. …
: October Music The last month has been full of music. Before I get into all the new-to-me stuff I came across, I …
: It’s that time of year where parents look up how to do double digit multiplication and long …
: I somehow found my self discussing “Drums + Space” with my manager’s boss today in a 1 on 1, and I …
: If you’re having a tough day, and perhaps your tools are letting you down, take solace in the story …
: Closing in on 9 inches of rain for July, according to my rain gauge. #mawx
: There is no right way …every piece of advice is a starting point, a proposition for you to say “Yes” or “No” to. And each …
: Reality is Messy Over-optimization is a problem. foundational UX work doesn’t […] lend itself to predictable, …
: Pickering Wharf, Salem, Mass.
: The Talent to Use Your Talent I was listening to Ezra Klein interview Jeff Tweedy, about creativity and creation, and Jeff’s …
: My kids are home all summer because my wife works in K-12 public education. They just returned from …
: Massachusetts finally has the iOS/Android Exposure Notifications enabled. The emergency orders were …
: Creatively Stalled Yesterday, I had the opportunity to do whatever I wanted to do for the morning. I had been telling …
: I’m no Chelsea fan, but I can really get behind Christian Pulisic on the pitch for the Champions …
: “Life really does begin at forty. Up until then, you are just doing research.” —Carl Jung
: New AppleTV 4K arrived this afternoon. I looked at the instructions in the box, which read, …
: Conspiracy theory: my dog is constantly under foot in the kitchen because she hopes I trip on her …
: Spring is in the air! No—quite literally I see so much pollen, floating debris, etc. flying outside …
: First day back on the trails for 2021, and I sure did miss it.
: Had a 2hr presentation to my manager’s new boss today about our product. The entire time this one …
: Finished season 2 of For All Mankind last night. Still thinking about Tracy and Gordo 😬.
: Plum Island, Mass., this past Saturday.
: Completely without context, I told my wife that the title of the podcast episode I was listening to …
: We had an rare visitor to our backyard this morning, Great Blue Heron.
: Yesterday my lunchtime walk was in 70° weather, almost wore just a t-shirt. Today, lunchtime walk …
: I cannot help but see parallels between the failed European football Superleague and Brexit. Except, …
: Recent Links of Note - April 17, 2021 Sometimes doing something impactful isn’t the result of being more clever, sometimes it’s just …
: Today marks the milestone where all my children are in double digits.
: Downloaded the Oregon Trail reboot, that Apple Arcade recently released, on our Apple TV and …
: Apple placing the “Rest to Open” TouchID message directly overtop of the battery level indicator on …
: Adorable story out of Iceland: A Tiny Icelandic Town Campaigns for the Oscars
: If you’re screensharing with me, and you have 32 tabs open, it’s going to make me anxious.
: Messenger RNA technology might kick-start a new age of vaccines (Podcast; full transcript available) …
: Turned on my “Get Up” mix playlist on Apple Music this morning. The first half hour was random EDM …
: You can watch a livestream of a stop sign that’s occasionally obeyed in Salem, Mass. on Twitch. …
: Recent Links of Note - March 21, 2021 Starting a new series of posts here tonight, gathering links I’ve been browsing that don’t need …
: Unless your father is also on your sports team, “Jr.” doesn’t belong on your uniform. Change my …
: This is the first year I haven’t filled out an NCAA March Madness bracket since, perhaps middle …
: Twitter recently added the capability to add alt text to images uploaded to the service for …
: “It’s weirdly hard to follow people by the actual website that they actually own.” — @jmartucci …
: Comparing today’s homepage headers of The National Weather Service and The Storm Prediction Center.
: If the minimum wage had grown since the 70s along with the increases in worker productivity… it …
: That… was the first time I’ve received a robocall for a school committee candidate. I already voted. …
: Perhaps the last day I’ll be walking for the season where I need dress for near-zero windchill.
: The Great Reopening Debate I’m tired of the back to school debate. People treat this as if it’s black and white. I …
: Adieu HomePod We love our one HomePod (full size) in the kitchen. It feels heavy like a good speaker should. It …
: I’m one week into my micro.blog experiment, and was looking up if I might be able to create a …
: It’s 55°F out, it’s lunchtime walk time, and I have no idea how to dress for this. My mind is still …
: Moved from working in my office to the couch next to the wood stove in the basement, in the late …
: Pandemic Haircuts are not just needed by humans 🐕
: The color of this Earl Grey in the sunlight.
: Cal Newport Interview on the Ezra Klein Show: Stop. Breathe. We Can’t Keep Working Like This We were promised, with the internet, a productivity revolution. We were told that we’d get more …
: Newsletters via Feed Readers When I am in my inbox, I’m not in a mindset of reading for pleasure, or for learning. My inbox …