Vegetable garden prep is underway. We’ve cleaned, repaired the fence, and even started planting some lettuce.

Vegetable garden prep is underway. We’ve cleaned, repaired the fence, and even started planting some lettuce.

It is easy to get on the AI hype doom bandwagon. Concerns about AI wiping out the entire working class or AI doing entire jobs with no need for humans,

It is easy to get on the AI hype doom bandwagon. Concerns about AI wiping out the entire working class or AI doing entire jobs with no need for humans, and market analysis pieces about AI that have the ability to rock the stock market are scary. Not to mention

(or why I don't make New Years' resolutions) Just two months down in 2026, and I have already failed at the one thing I resolved to do - make use

(or why I don't make New Years' resolutions) Just two months down in 2026, and I have already failed at the one thing I resolved to do - make use of my digital camera instead of always using my iPhone. Instead, I bought a new iPhone, the iPhone 17 Pro.

Our family is obsessed with Stranger Things. As we watch it all the way through for the third (fourth?) time, I can’t help but now notice the little inconsistencies and

Our family is obsessed with Stranger Things. As we watch it all the way through for the third (fourth?) time, I can’t help but now notice the little inconsistencies and loose ends that don’t add up. Here’s my running list. WARNING!! This post contains MAJOR spoilers, so if you haven't

The last week of February 2026 was a crazy week for AI. The current regime tried to compel Anthropic to provide unfettered access to Claude to basically do whatever the

The last week of February 2026 was a crazy week for AI. The current regime tried to compel Anthropic to provide unfettered access to Claude to basically do whatever the fuck they want, to which Dario Amodei was basically like, nah, bro, we good. And while I am generally NOT

Last week, I read some terrifying articles in which two people shared their perspectives of where all this AI shit is headed. Cal Newport, however, does not agree with Matt

Last week, I read some terrifying articles in which two people shared their perspectives of where all this AI shit is headed. Cal Newport, however, does not agree with Matt Shumer's take on AI, his argument being that the job-takeover of AI is much more narrow than we are being

Lately I feel like the world's slow burn has been set to broil. Things are not good. And often times, I feel kind of hopeless, like we are going to

Lately I feel like the world's slow burn has been set to broil. Things are not good. And often times, I feel kind of hopeless, like we are going to have no choice but to succumb to authoritarianism and our new tech overlords. Sometimes it feels utterly impossible to do

According to Obsidian, the graph view is a core plugin that lets you visualize the relationships between the notes in your vault. Online there is a love/hate relationship with the

According to Obsidian, the graph view is a core plugin that lets you visualize the relationships between the notes in your vault. Online there is a love/hate relationship with the Obsidian graph view. Some people see the sharing of these graphs as a useless flex (see here and here). Meanwhile,

Someone on Mastodon reminded me that I wrote about Taio years ago. So I thought it would be a good time to revisit my use of Taio because, yes, I

Someone on Mastodon reminded me that I wrote about Taio years ago. So I thought it would be a good time to revisit my use of Taio because, yes, I still use it with Obsidian. I mostly use Taio to access my .obsidian and .trash folders on mobile. These folders

The enshitifcation of the internet hit social media hard in recent years. I am old enough to remember the raw excitement of MySpace, Tumblr, Twitter, and Live Journal. Each platform

The enshitifcation of the internet hit social media hard in recent years. I am old enough to remember the raw excitement of MySpace, Tumblr, Twitter, and Live Journal. Each platform was thrilling, new, and fresh. It felt like we were conquering a new world. And I am not the only

When I decided to move my journaling from DayOne to Obsidian, there were two things I knew I was going to miss - the calendar view and the map view.

When I decided to move my journaling from DayOne to Obsidian, there were two things I knew I was going to miss - the calendar view and the map view. Way back when I last used Obsidian, there was not a simple way to replicate these features within Obsidian. Thankfully,

A fun little CSS snippet for Obsidian that makes the entire vault appear in Monospace font. Because Monospace just feels more productive. Or something. Eliminates the need to do custom

A fun little CSS snippet for Obsidian that makes the entire vault appear in Monospace font. Because Monospace just feels more productive. Or something. Eliminates the need to do custom font installations.

Evernote is getting a lot of flack lately and for good reason. It was recently acquired by Bending Spoons, a company that has acquired a number of other apps and

Evernote is getting a lot of flack lately and for good reason. It was recently acquired by Bending Spoons, a company that has acquired a number of other apps and proceeded to enshittify them. It appears Bending Spoons is now doing the same with Evernote. Evernote’s pricing recently jumped to

About a year ago, my tween kid started talking obsessively about The Amazing Digital Circus. Like many of my tween’s obsessions, I got to listen patiently as she described the

About a year ago, my tween kid started talking obsessively about The Amazing Digital Circus. Like many of my tween’s obsessions, I got to listen patiently as she described the plot, the characters, the episodes…my initial reaction was “this sounds pretty freaking out there.”But I watched an episode with her

The minute I heard The Forkiverse Experiment episode of the Search Engine podcast, I was all in. I requested an account before I even finished listening to the podcast. I

The minute I heard The Forkiverse Experiment episode of the Search Engine podcast, I was all in. I requested an account before I even finished listening to the podcast. I have long been a fan of decentralized social media and Mastodon. The concept sounds amazing - no single ownership, no

For most of the last 15ish years (maybe even longer), my primary camera has been my iPhone. I’m not a photographer but I enjoy taking pictures, sharing them with others,

For most of the last 15ish years (maybe even longer), my primary camera has been my iPhone. I’m not a photographer but I enjoy taking pictures, sharing them with others, and occasionally posting to social media. As iPhone cameras improved, I saw less of a reason to carry around a

It is currently January and this means it is pretty cold out and nothing is growing. We did plant some garlic, which should be ready to harvest in about July,

It is currently January and this means it is pretty cold out and nothing is growing. We did plant some garlic, which should be ready to harvest in about July, but other than that, our garden is bare. 🪏 However, this is when the work begins. We use this time

My read-it-later and bookmarking workflow is a mess. Digitally, my stuff is just…scattered. Random tidbits in Apple Notes, links and notes in Obsidian, remnants from when I used Readwise and

My read-it-later and bookmarking workflow is a mess. Digitally, my stuff is just…scattered. Random tidbits in Apple Notes, links and notes in Obsidian, remnants from when I used Readwise and synced those highlights, articles I clipped to Obsidian using the web clipper and then forgot about, and interesting YouTube videos

A new journaling routine for 2026 After over 14 years of using DayOne for journaling, I made the decision to switch my journaling routine to Obsidian. This was not a

A new journaling routine for 2026 After over 14 years of using DayOne for journaling, I made the decision to switch my journaling routine to Obsidian. This was not a decision I made lightly; DayOne was the longest running third-party app on my phone. But it was time, and this

Last year I read Careless People, by Sarah Wynn-Wiliams, a tell-all book about the inner workings and people of Facebook/Meta. My thought while reading it was “holy shit, these people

Last year I read Careless People, by Sarah Wynn-Wiliams, a tell-all book about the inner workings and people of Facebook/Meta. My thought while reading it was “holy shit, these people are evil.” The overall premise that I took away from her book is that they (the people who run Facebook/Meta