Friday…time to fade away from all my worries (at least for 39 minutes).

Gitpod and shiftscreen make web development possible on iPadOS…only lacking browser developer tools now.

We talk a lot about independence in America, but what about mutual dependence? Alfie Kohn’s No Contest is a good place to start.

Ever have one of those days where you lose your train of thought repeatedly?

I have a (admittedly random) bucket list idea: Recite the first 100 digits of tau from memory.

Haven’t used it much yet, but so far, macOS Big Sur is delightful.

🤔 In the mood for sci-fi. I still haven’t watched Prometheus…probably too spooky for me.

Guess what today is…

Despite working from home most of this year, I still wake up and wonder what to wear.

Say what you may, but I enjoy Apple Arcade so far.

I made a phone call a few weeks ago. My son looked troubled. He couldn’t understand why he heard talking but didn’t see anyone on screen…

…way to make me feel elderly, kid.

Microblogvember is proving that habits are less a force of will than setting the conditions for success.

My Backbone One arrived in the mail this weekend. I’m impressed with the build quality. The grips fit well in the palm. The joysticks have a nice amount of travel. Though not a seamless bind, the controller wraps the iPhone tightly enough for heavy button-mashing.

Tip of the day: Inflate half-and-half with air before adding it to coffee. You can thank me later.

Dr. Eugenia Cheng has a way of making difficult concepts less puzzling by teaching how to think like a mathematician.

It’s interesting to stoop down and see the world from the eye level of my kids periodically.

Rich Hickey’s Simple Made Easy is one of my favorite software talks. He explains how easy (to lie near) is not the same as simple (to be untwined).

…hoping The Mandalorian will astonish me on Friday…

I set Dark Noise to Rain on Tent for 25 minutes when I want to concentrate.

I’ve been in California since June, and still surprised that the weather is rarely dreary.

Dr. W. Edwards Deming’s teachings give me a new lens for approaching software development.

Lately, I’ve been noodling on a concept I call situated software, where I think about the software I build as integrated with its environment (i.e., the customer and her use case) instead of isolated from the environment. This stems from an appreciation for a system. When I think of software—particularly software for business users—as part of a larger system, it leads me to a different design and different engineering tradeoffs.

iA Writer 5.5 added Micropub support for publishing. This is great.