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I finally caved and purchased the Boox Palma. I’m going to try it for a few days and see how it goes. The plan is to use my phone much less and even rely on my Apple Watch a little more, so I can leave my phone in another room.
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Spent last week near the beach.
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My Apple Vision Pro Demo
I had the opportunity to demo the Apple Vision Pro yesterday. The following is a write-up of my experience. The Demo My store had a section blocked off with a couple of tables where a few people could do the demo simultaneously. Unfortunately, it was a sitting experience and quite loud in the room. It was not the ideal setup because of the noise and the other people in my “view,” but it didn’t deter the experience much. Continue reading →
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It seems that perfection is attained not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing more to remove. — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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Losing the ability to read and think deeply
Deep reading and comprehension are declining due to overwhelming digital distractions and rapid consumption of content, raising concerns about the ability to focus on complex material. Continue reading →
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Document your work!
Document your work! Please document your work! I’m speaking from the context of a software developer/architect, but this also applies elsewhere. Currently, it may feel like a waste of time. You may think, “I’ll remember this.” or “I’ll never do this again.” I’ve been there (and still think this). However, documenting has so many advantages. I’m pushing myself to do better at it constantly. More documentation with less effort. {{more}} Continue reading →
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Finished reading: How to ADHD by Jessica McCabe 📚
A solid book packed full of tips for those living with ADHD.
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I’m starting to enjoy using the sidebar in Vivaldi. It’s been useful for showing email from Proton, notes from Reflect, RSS from Sublime Feed, Mastodon, Micro.blog, and more. I’m trying to get more familiar with the keyboard navigation and Quick Commands feature as well. Overall, I’m impressed.
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📺 Fallout (2024) - ★★★★★
I enjoyed the show. it felt a lot like the game. It was pretty gory, which may put some people off, but I still found it fun to watch.
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This is a test to see if I could use EchoFeed to automatically copy my posts from this Mastodon account to my blog hosted on Micro.blog.
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Well, my Logitech mouse now has AI integration. Assign a mouse button to trigger it. Select some text, and trigger the button. It will open a dialog to help you build a custom prompt, and then you can send it to ChatGPT. At least it’s optional and doesn’t have AI Built in, it only creates a prompt.
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I installed the Unhook extension in Vivaldi. Now YouTube only shows my subscriptions and search. No algorithm, no comments and no distractions.
I also uninstalled the YouTube app from my phone and subscribed to my favorite channels in Feedbin.
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Proton now allows automatic backups of all your photos to Proton Drive. I gave it a try. It was extremely slow, which is fine. But then I saw there is a 500 GB cap on Proton Drive storage. I only uploaded a few photos and then turned it off.
I feel there are better backup solutions for my photos.
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I’m slowly moving my domains from Cloudflare and Hover over to porkbun. My main domain was successful. Now for the rest. I’ve heard good things about porkbun. Simple and affordable. Hopefully, it’s worth it.
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Thoughts about code comments
Thoughts about code comments For many years, I thought my code should be clean and easy to read, and therefore I didn’t need to use comments. The code itself should be “self-documenting. Over time, my view on comments has changed. I’ve learned to appreciate comments in my solutions, especially when I’m not the only developer. I’m currently reading **A Philosophy of Software Design**, which has a section of the book dedicated to comments in your code. Continue reading →
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I’m seriously considering installing Linux on my Surface Laptop 3 to try it out again. If it sticks, I’d buy a new laptop.
Most of the apps I use already run on Linux, so I don’t think I would lose much on the software side.
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My plans for this week’s vacation included a lot of reading. I wanted to finish a book and read at least one more.
In reality, we were so busy, I didn’t even have an opportunity to read anything at all. Oh, well.
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The New Mutants, 2020 - ★★★
🍿Not terrible. Not great. Continue reading →
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The New Mutants, 2020 - ★★★
Watched on Monday June 3, 2024. Continue reading →
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The Beekeeper, 2024 - ★★
🍿 A ridicules John Wick wannabe. Continue reading →
