Purisima Creek Redwoods
Took a break this afternoon with Ginger and walked around in the redwoods. I love living here.
So Chrome is now breaking a system-wide keyboard shortcut (⌘-Q) for no discernable reason. One fewer reason ever to open Chrome, got it. Thanks, Google!
What is wrong with people?
Happy Halloween from El Granada, CA.
My AirPods are getting very flaky in their old age. They drop the connection to my phone periodically, and they charge unreliably in the case. I hope Apple will announce a new model next week.
Am I right? Is the latest version of Safari automatically lazy-loading fonts, CSS, and JS by default? If so, that’s kind of huge.
If I win the lottery, I intend to prove once and for all that money absolutely can buy happiness.
UPDATE 2018-10-24 16:10: I did not win. We’ll have to wait a little bit longer for me to prove my thesis.
Ugh. 🤦♂️
If you haven’t tried to process decade-old 24p standard-def DV footage on a modern Mac lately, I congratulate you on your good fortune.
I’m really sick of Bill Maher’s disdain for the phenomenon he calls “political correctness,” which might more properly be named “simply not being an asshole.”
Amazon’s delivery options are increasingly bizarre. I don’t understand how the concept of asking customers to let delivery drivers enter their homes and cars ever got past the smell-test stage.
Took a break this afternoon with Ginger and walked around in the redwoods. I love living here.
Google is doing away with chatbots. How was this conclusion not broadly obvious within the first five minutes of the existence of chatbots?
Please, just quit giving your data away. Please?
We were startled by this sight out over the ocean tonight. It seems SpaceX launched a rocket from Vandenberg Airforce Base. That’s 279 miles South of us.
No.
Imagine for a moment that we lived in a country which prosecuted open, wanton felonies.
I’m just going to say this: the NBC app for Apple TV is hands down the absolute worst piece of software ever inflicted upon this sad Earth.
Sometimes I seriously wonder if we’d all be better off if we just burned the Internet down forever.
This goes without saying, but Google’s iOS apps continue to be wet trash.
California voter tip: if you see an ad for a ballot proposition, vote the opposite way. If there’s a commercial, there’s dirty money behind it.
I am pulling the trigger on MacOS Mojave. I know some key things are going to break in the process. Why do I do this to myself?
Analysts Totally Surprised by Entirely Predictable Decade-Long Phenomenon
I continue to be baffled, personally, by the rise of all this talking-furniture crap:
Amazon proceeded to announce a new $60 Amazon Basics Microwave, which of course, has Alexa built in. Yes, you still have to put the popcorn in the box yourself, but if you’re too lazy to hit one button, you can ask Alexa to get the popping started.
If I am standing at the microwave already—*to put the food in it*—why in this or any other world would it be easier, better, etc. to talk to the thing rather than simply to tap a few buttons?
What is wrong with people?
Bean Hollow State Beach. I’ve been indoors too much lately.
This moron has to go. Now.