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Through some clever reverse engineering & brute force methods of placing orders every minute, this app tells you whether the ice cream machine is broken at any given McDonald’s location in the US. mcbroken

A nice little tour through the recent history of font rendering on the web. Convincing-looking 90s fonts in modern browsers – Vistaserv.net

This 1961 ad for the IBM Selectric typewriter is fantastic. Commercials were so straightforward back then. This one is an especially elegant example.

Today, I moved from Input Mono to IBM Plex Mono for my text editors and terminal. It’s been a good 4 years with Input, but I need something a little more legible for my new display that’s further away from my eyes.

Plex has a flashier design but I find it easier to read.

These are 100% applicable to software design. Akin’s Laws of Spacecraft Design

Pennsylvania, USA. 4pm. A Day in the Life challenge. #adayinthelife

Throat’s dry. It’s that time of year again. Almost time to turn on the humidifier.

Starting to see some fall colors…

Really tempted to get a cheap, used original Fujifilm X100 from eBay. They seem to be becoming collectors’ items and produce really nice images.

I’ve been a long time user of Sublime Text. I’ve bounced off VS Code every time I’ve tried to use it because it feels too sluggish. Should I just knuckle down and try to make the switch because that’s the direction everyone seems to be headed?

This 1986 MIT course teaches computing from first principles. It’s so far a nice little tour through so many techniques that I take for granted as a software engineer.

Manhattan 📸

On-boarding at a new job is overwhelming. A technique that’s been helping me immensely is simply sitting with my eyes closed for 10 minutes. It helps me get my thoughts straight and solidify what I’m learning.

It’s only been around a year since I took this photo. So much has happened since then. We live in a completely different world.

Getting back into running 10 mins a day again. I fell off it for like 2 weeks. I’m trying to regain the progress I’d made.

Excited to start my first day of work at a new job!

I’m putting more effort into setting up my workspace. I need a proper office chair next but they’re incredibly expensive. Even the mid-level ones are way above what I’d expected.

Trying to figure out a way to set up my webcam close enough to my screen. I don’t want to look rude when I look at the other participants rather than the webcam.

When will it be possible to embed a high quality webcam behind an LCD screen?!

Sunset at Lake Bomoseen, Vermont 📸

I’m excited to take some photos on film this weekend! It’s been far too long.

I really enjoyed the first episode of Lovecraft Country! Get Out and Watchmen have opened some new doors for sci-fi/horror this decade. It’s an exciting time.

And now to listen to the official podcast…

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I was a cranberry juice guy, then I switched to lemonade for a while. But now, limeade is my drink of choice on a warm summer day. It’s the best of both worlds.

I saw a cool boat today.

Lately, I’ve noticed there are more and more resources for technical leaders in the software field. For example, Lead Dev has a handful of articles and talks that I’ve found interesting.

Today I made sandwiches and had a socially distant picnic with a friend. It’s nice to spend a Saturday afternoon on a park bench.