Visited two bookshops on a trip out of town this weekend and picked up a whole new stack of books to read. 📖
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I’m watching a crime K-drama called Stranger and it’s a lot of fun. 📺
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Attending a few talks and panel discussions at this LeadDev conference today.
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Thinking about getting a stationary bike so I can get some exercise while watching TV or listening to podcasts. I wonder which make & model I should get. 🚴♂️
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This week I’m learning a lot about soccer. I think I’m becoming a fan of this sport.
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Found a cool window on Madison Avenue, NYC. 📸
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Images of empty sets from BBC shows! Great resource for Zoom & Hangouts backgrounds.
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I don’t know much about Megan Thee Stallion but I recommend this, an excellent music video that someone has made using clips from Powerpuff Girls. 🎵
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I’ve been messing with performance enhancements for the webfonts on my personal website. The more I experiment, the more it seems like sticking entirely with system fonts is the way to go…
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Once in a while, a Quora search result is actually useful.
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The weather in NYC has been so erratic that I can’t figure out when to set aside time to take down my window A/C unit.
60mph (96 km/h) wind gusts today!
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📸 Pittsburgh, PA.
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This YouTube channel about methodically, quietly making knives out of all kinds of everyday materials has been going on for so long. Every video is satisfying to watch.
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I upgraded to the new iPhone 12 Mini because I really wanted a smaller device. The OLED screen makes the colors in all my apps look so much more saturated. I’m trying to get used to it, but I can’t help but think that iOS dark mode needs to be tweaked a little.
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A memory of Beacon, NY. #mbnov 📷
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I picked up a Fujifilm X100F recently and the color presets (“film simulations”) are good at capturing fall colors. Here’s an unedited photo using the Classic Chrome preset.
I’m also realizing I should bump up the exposure if I’m going to be using the JPEGs without edits. 📸
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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
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A nice little tour through the recent history of font rendering on the web. Convincing-looking 90s fonts in modern browsers – Vistaserv.net
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This 1961 ad for the IBM Selectric typewriter is fantastic. Commercials were so straightforward back then. This one is an especially elegant example.
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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.
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These are 100% applicable to software design. Akin’s Laws of Spacecraft Design
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Pennsylvania, USA. 4pm. A Day in the Life challenge. #adayinthelife
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Throat’s dry. It’s that time of year again. Almost time to turn on the humidifier.
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Starting to see some fall colors…
