September 2025
: Wow, the iPhone Air doesn’t have stereo speakers??? Courage.
: This Luiza Brina Tiny Desk performance is outstanding. I need to rewatch it but ordered the record. …
: Upgrading my backup phone to ios 26. My Mac is still on Sonoma and will probably stay there for a …
: Spin Doctors cover Purple Rain (yes, that Purple Rain) and I’m here for it. 🫡
: Tweaked my back a week or so ago, it was almost healed and then came back with a vengeance. Laid in …
: Keeping it slow The boy has been feeling a bit unsettled for the past few weeks, sometimes waking up at 4 or 5 am …
: Inflation and, you know, getting laid off.
: My iPhone 13 mini is at 93% battery health. And still lighter than all of these newer phones. The …
: I sniff an Apple global MVNO in the near future.
: This is really good and honestly I will keep paying for Kagi vs. any LLM all day. Kagi News looks …
: Huh….did not have Atlassian buying The Browser Company (makers of Arc browser) in my bingo card: …
: Guess I’m gonna try to audition to be Pearl Jam’s next drummer 🤣 No…really
August 2025
: The little, seemingly innocuous, questions ChatGPT and others ask at the end of every result, you …
: My wife and I decided to pony up for COBRA health coverage through the end of the year until new …
: The state of Nebraska really does not want anyone to successfully file unemployment claims.
: Had some fun tonight playing a drum cover of The Wood Brothers song “The Trick” off of their most …
: My wife took this wonderful photo of our son during their outing at a nearby lake today. She’s …
: I listened to this Wood Brothers album about 10 times today. I imagine if you did similar you …
: Engineering momentum, with occasional job searching On Tuesday, August 19th I am officially unemployed. As I dive in to the world of job hunting, I …
: Following specific YouTube channels in my RSS reader has made life much more manageable.
: “Chinese Democracy” by Guns ‘n’ Roses came to mind immediately, which means we are all gonna die. If …
: Billy Corgan’s The Magnificent Others podcast keeps getting better and better. In this episode with …
: There are a handful of albums I really play on repeat regularly and Hail to the Thief is on top of …
: Reading about the social features The Verge are building into their site and I can’t help but be …
: The Verge, really doubling down on blogging as the social network, here’s a nice thread on Bluesky …
: A reminder that the hyped math of AI productivity doesn't add up Colton Voege writes No, AI is not Making Engineers 10x as Productive. I would extend this conclusion …
: Green bean fort. Courtesy of my wife and son 📷
: 🎵 I recorded a snippet of my one of my attempts to learn Fresh Tendril by Soundgarden and just when …
July 2025
: Pretty amazing: The first 100% effective HIV prevention drug is approved and going global An …
: Today I learned that eggplant is, botanically speaking, a berry.
: I have now hit that milestone where I’ve had to increase the system wide font size on my phone.
: I thought that working on my CV was going to be stressful but I’m finding myself in a place of deep …
: A History of Mac Settings via @taoofmac.com @rcarmo@mastodon.social
: Thinking of Ozzy and playing Sinatra’s “My Way” in my head. I watched a bunch of videos on his last …
: Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert should bring their stuff to PBS (and maybe even run for office). …
: I’ve had the CD since I was 18 or something. Pure bossa, as if the musicians were in your living …
: I feel compelled to divert my subscription money away from Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and others …
: Tip o' the hat to the companies that list which states are ineligible for remote work in their job …
: For when coffee inevitably becomes more expensive. The Forgotten Drink That Caffeinated North …
: Well stated, sir. Dare Obasanjo (@carnage4life@mas.to) Using your incredible power to bully others …
: Jesus. This is tight. .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; …
: I guess I’m continuing my “we are not a serious people” series.
: Hour 5 of slow cooking some baby back ribs at 225. The mosquitoes are coming after me. Turning up …
: Man, Matt Cameron left Pearl Jam. I wonder what his next gig will be. I really enjoyed his 3rd …
: Momma bird feeding her babies amongst a group of people on a covered deck. True punk.
: The boy crawled into our bed around 3 am. I’m certain he folds his body in half while he sleeps in …
: Scrolling through LinkedIn is kind of silly.
: Inevitable It seems to me that if you’re touting as a company some sense of false inevitability that you will …
: Well, the job market is…interesting.
: Joan Westenberg (@Daojoan@mastodon.social) People are shocked to discover they need to fact-check …
June 2025
: I’m such an introvert I can’t even talk to myself.
: A delightful calendar app by @cassidoo.co: PocketCal
: He should have died, but he had a whiskey instead. “Hi John” I received the WhatsApp notification on Monday from my dad. He never calls me John, so …
: Practicing for my last day of work.
: Jason Gorman What makes LLMs work isn’t deep neural networks or attention mechanisms or vector …
: Getting a layoff notice as World War III starts dipping its toes in the waters was not on my bingo …
: P.S. Learnings makes you sound like a damn clown. Even if everybody says it — they all sound like …
: This all day. I bust out into a cold sweat every time this screen pops up. Apple updated the Phone …
: Allowing myself some space to slow down.
: Currently listening: You can hear their friendship come through in their playing and trading of …
: This clown car we’re all on definitely did not pass NHTSA safety requirements.
: Years from now, someone will uncover that the selfie camera was the cause of society’s demise.
: “Written without AI” is the new “Written on my phone, please excuse typos”
May 2025
: Airplane, with occasional cancer.
: We should all double down on TACO. Just like we should have doubled down on “he’s just weird”.
: I am salivating over these kits and fortunately they are local pickup only on the Reverb listings!
: Two poignant pieces I’ve been reading over and over today: The Who Cares Era by …
: Clouds trying to get me while I was riding my bike.
: My new Canopus (amazing drum company from Japan) snare drum arrived. 4 x 14 all maple shell with die …
: “Agentic” is something I want to see wiped, nay, obliterated… from all languages.
: Currently listening to the best movie soundtrack ever made.
: First dust bowl like storms, now fuel shortages, it’s all fine.
: My son, when we’re putting him to bed:
: Rice cookers are great, but one should still learn how to cook rice on the stove top.
: Nice finish to a long ass day.
: Matt Cameron breaks down his drum parts on Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun" This album is too good, and so is this song. .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: …
: Trump tightens control of independent agency overseeing nuclear safety First shower heads and lo-flo toilets, now radiation standards offend these people (bold emphasis …
: Learning a stupid drum part for my stupid mental health and my stupid hands and stupid feet are being stupid This week I have taken the plunge to learn WMA by Pearl Jam from their wonderful Vs. album. There …
April 2025
: A reminder. It’s the Stupid, Stupid
: Really good interview with Mike Bordin, drummer of Faith No More fame. The comradery of Bay Area …
: Outshined, with occasional sunshine when she's gone Soundgarden and Bill Withers played in the background today for most of the day… I can’t imagine …
: TV is on while I wait for my car repair. I haven’t had cable or a tv in 20+ years. Of course they …
: 📷 The HTC U11 had a good camera as well (still have mine from when I worked at HTC, beautiful …
: Cleaning up my photos and found some shots taken with the Essential PH-1 phone I briefly owned. Kind …
: The Light Phone III. A little box of moonlight, with occasional bugs Becca Farsace’s review of the Light Phone III highlights its appealing design and photo quality but …
: Man, Clem Burke. Rest in Peace.
: Turned off all notifications, minimized my home screen. Going for that Light Phone vibe.
: A quiet day outside with my wife and kid.
: American Brexit American Brexit (members only article) from Taegen Goddard’s excellent Political Wire. This has been …
: I finally feel liberated from my retirement account.
: The likelihood of my pre retirement years succumbing to a “lost decade” in the markets has …
: Vultures Yes, we seem to be surrounded by them these days don't we? I'm not referring to those vultures, but …
March 2025
: ✅ Groceries ✅ Food for the week prepped and cooked ✅ Playtime w/ 4 yo ✅ Realization that tomorrow is …
: The Light Phone III is the most interesting phone design I have seen in while. I’m seriously …
: Per my previous post, you can pretty much validate this at every tech news site.
: Joan Westenberg captures a lot of what has been on my mind over the past couple of years in this …
: Today I played with my boy. Puzzles, racing, matching games, hide and seek, reading stories. All …
: Apparently ssa.gov website is only running during set hours. This is what shows up when I try to log …
: Shutting down the government would have just accelerated Trump’s plans and power grab. It’s a tough …
: The news ping pong cycle is the definition of insanity, whether the subject is eggs or Trump’s next …
: Playing drums to a Peter Erskine drumless track Peter Erskine, famous jazz drummer from the likes of Weather Report and other, put out some drumless …
February 2025
: The political equivalents of this tragic headline are both of these a). GOP states wondering why the …
: Nothing new, the GOP are cruel, full stop. Department of Education Told Employees to End Support for …
: Currently listening: .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; …
: Deleted: Realized I am falling into the trap of propagating unnecessary negativity.
: This, so much, this. Hello non-technical people. Just a heads up. Musk isn’t a programmer, a systems …
: Some geese, on a frozen pond.
: More of this please New “WikiTok” web app allows infinite TikTok-style scroll of Wikipedia. …
: As a music listener, I want to press play on a purchased track in Apple music that says …
: Think I will take the train next time. Trump Vows ‘Great Computerized System’ for Air Traffic …
: The amount of attempts being made to sign in to my Microsoft account is pretty wild.
: Dan Sinker explains why we have to write it down. Part of the design of of all this is to overwhelm …
: Never heard of this service but seems like a clean and easy way to blog, directly from the notes app …
: I decided months ago to really shore up our emergency fund. I’ve been recommending the same to …
January 2025
: RIP Marianne Faithful .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; …
: Learning basic baião patterns on the kit. Content or trigger warning: photosensitive folks should …
: Marketplace has been my go to news show since 2006 and here’s host, Kai Ryssdal, answering why they …
: Had mine since April, 2010. It doesn’t turn on anymore, on my list of to-dos to try and revive it.
: Yeah, a resolution condemning things Trump does, that’s going to make him pause and reflect. Keep on …
: A small hike yesterday to close off a highly bizarre week.
: Netflix sent me notice about my rate increasing. While I could absorb the cost (and normally didn’t …
: Pluralistic: Enshittification isn’t caused by venture capital (20 Jan 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily …
: I’m in Kansas City helping out a relative recover from a health issue. My wife sent me this awesome …
: Regardless of what happens to Tik Tok, a large number of people are taking a well deserved detox …
: From @gruber@mastodon.social: Google Search, More Machine Now Than Man, Begins Requiring JavaScript …
: Immigrants drive Nebraska’s economy. Trump’s mass deportations pledge is a threat The town I live in …
: RIP David Lynch. I hope that he, every day, once a day, gave himself a present. Like Agent Cooper …
: I’m visiting a relative who is battling a health issue. She has cable tv, which I haven’t watched or …
: It has been an Anthrax kind of day. youtu.be/XphUURIAx…
: Monday is the first day back to work after a couple of weeks off. Naturally the little one can’t …
: Little guy is kicking off the new year with heavy congestion, cough, and sore throat. Bringing out …
December 2024
: Beautiful day spent outside with my family.
: I fell asleep in a bad mood on the couch and woke up at about 2 am. I just spent the last couple of …
: Greetings from central Nebraska in December.
: I am truly fortunate to have amazing co-workers. The environment we work in has been challenging in …
: Frost, with occasional child at the window
: I clearly haven’t reached gen z with my YouTube drum videos.
: Decided to start watching one Bruce Willis movie every night through the new year. Starting off …
: The Weekly Notepad: Dec. 1 - 7 Counting the days for Christmas/New Years break. I am taking a little over two weeks off of work. No …
: My hopes were pretty low on trying this NA bourbon but I was pleasantly surprised. Worked well as a …
November 2024
: Finally played a little today. I started listening to David Gilmour’s new album about a week ago. …
: The habanero is the perfect pepper.
: The Weekly Notepad: Nov. 25 - 29 It’s a short week this week due to Thanksgiving. The 12 plus hour days I’ve been putting in …
: The pie photography tonight is on point.
: The Daylight DC1 arrived! Excited to put it through its paces during the holiday. Digging the screen …
: It’s not even December yet but my mind is taking me to New Year’s, when I make my one Manhattan for …
: My friends made a nice song, I think you’ll like it.
: I appreciate that Bluesky is growing. I occasionally skim it and find the vibe in general to be …
: I’ve been fairly introspective over the election and not seeking out too much online around it, I’m …
: I’ve resorted to just have the election live updates from Apple News on my phone home screen instead …
: Moving to a small town in Nebraska after so many years in Seattle makes voting (in person!) feel …
: So…The Home Depot has a life sized animated Buddy the Elf for sale…
: Things I’ve Been Doing This Week Not paying attention to the polls. Working too much. Play with family (must do more). Preparing …
October 2024
: At the end of the day… Eradicate this phrase….please
: No, the machinists did not make Boeing a piece of shit Boeing has been shooting itself in the foot since the early days when they decided to move their HQ …
: A single site was responsible for 60% of our IV fluid supply. It’s bananas that we allowed this by …
September 2024
: I look at my 4 year old boy and I find it incredibly heart wrenching that I cannot figure out a way …
: I had no idea that UsaFacts.org was a thing nor that Steve Ballmer was behind it until I listened to …
August 2024
: Thoughts on the iPhone 13 mini after two days: bloody amazing. Time to sell off the 13 Pro Max I’ve …
: Summer Top 5 NA Beer List As we ease into September, I can feel autumn making it’s way to our trees. The light already feels …
: I am first in line to celebrate the demise of twitter and I have a hunch it won’t be long. This …
: Man, this hits hard. Arstechnica and AnandTech were the primary drivers for me in my tech education …
: I haven’t recorded in a bit. Was futzing around with tuning, it can be meditative at times to tune a …
: Glad to see Apple are finally selling the refurbished iPhone 13 mini. Just placed my order to …
: During these next few weeks my focus is going to be staving off burnout. Balancing crazy work hours …
: Dave Abbruzzese, Pearl Jam drummer for the Vs. and Vitalogy albums dropped a comment in one of my …
: I’ve been going down a Pearl Jam rabbit hole, especially the Vs. and Vitalogy albums with Dave …
July 2024
: Purple corn, with occasional flowers.
: How Far the Song has Fallen from the iTunes Tree I have nothing against streaming music (I do so on occasion), but I prefer buying my music and …
June 2024
: Today I posted a Stone Temple Pilots drum snippet and a lame attempt at playing samba.
: My go-to beer is the Run Wild IPA from Athletic Brewing but it’s hit or miss finding it in the …
: Summer, signaling its beginnings.
: I’ve been enjoying posting little short snippets of my drum playing on YouTube but I think I’m going …
: Friday last week, we installed the pedals on my son’s balance bike and he didn’t skip a beat, was …
: I posted another drum cover short on YouTube. Jimmy Chamberlin (Smashing Pumpkins) is a great …
: Trying this out, my first YouTube short playing drums.
: Incredibly disappointed I missed Godzilla Minus One in the theaters but super happy it was released …
May 2024
: I’ve discovered an excellent new blog, arun.is by Arun Venkatesan. Today I read a mini first …
: I am this close to some day capturing a lightning bolt.
: It’s so silly, but I love that Call and Oates is still active, many years ago I saved the number in …
: Lots of jumping and rolling in the grass today.
: Wild asparagus, with occasional grapes.
: Playing drums to a loop for giggles, it’s been a while since I did anything electronica-ish. The …
: I appreciate marveling very much
: The iPad I want isn’t here yet. But my complaint is not what the general tech pundits argue about. …
: Steve Jobs: It’s in Apple’s DNA that technology alone is not enough — it’s technology married with …
: The clouds yesterday put on quite a show 📷
: If the internet went away tomorrow, I think we would all be just fine.
April 2024
: Committed myself to using Arc browser on my Mac for 3 months. I’m one week in and slowly some of my …
: Kite, with occasional symphony
March 2024
: Watched “Dune part 2” yesterday. In honor of one of my favorite websites of years past Review in …
: Not sure where I first saw this, I finally read through it tonight. Text editing on iOS and Android …
: This is still a great book and such a fun operating system back in the day. I spent many hours on …
: Listening to this Teresa Esguerra interview (drummer from Built to Spill) with Joe Wong from The …
: Fixed my 1Password issues with Safari on mac OS by downgrading to 1Password 7 🤷
: I’ve been keeping up with my drum playing regimen and challenging myself to learn a single song per …
: Verizon: Your bill is due. Me: I can't log in to pay it. Verizon: You can click the "One time …
February 2024
: I have a large phone, but c’mon Apple!
: Waiting for the Sandhill Cranes to arrive
: Tomorrow, Mario starts preschool. This milestone smacked me in the face tonight.
: Summer can’t come soon enough. This was taken in August of last year. They are not shy and will …
: When I was a kid, Ruben Blades was a staple on the radio and throughout our house. Love his music …
: Improvisational duet between drums and gen AI: Jo Jo Mayer Me/Machine
: Switched over all of my lines from Verizon to Visible. It was a very simple painless process through …
: I generally don’t download lots of apps on my phone or regularly try things but dammit, my mind gets …
: Make no mistake, Karen Carpenter was a master at playing drums
: You know what? The sunflowers and the grasses are the creek’s popsicles… My son, having breakfast …
: When I first began my PM journey, I felt this immense pressure of needing to know everything. Over …
: I setup Starlink in September of last year and I am genuinely impressed at how it has stood up to …
: Bending Time I’ve been messing around with my drums and mic setup and I think I’ve dialed in the sound how I want …
: “What are all of those pipes?”
: This is what brought me over to micro.blog from Mastodon, somehow on Mastodon I was always missing …
January 2024
: Japan’s Only Cymbal Manufacturer Such a lovely video. I often think about what I spend my day doing …
: Regarding 1Password and Safari, it definitely is working better using Edge. I suppose I could …
: In praise of buttons www.nubero.ch/blog/009/
: Lately, 1password and Safari have not been getting along. I can A/B with Edge (or Chrome or Firefox) …
: I just discovered that there is a text version of NPR and I wish more websites did this: …
: Is That a Drum Studio in Your Pocket? It is bitterly cold today in central Nebraska. Wind chills of -38 degrees Fahrenheit to be precise. …
: The amount of hurdles Apple puts you through to buy a song in iTunes, download said song, and have …
: The Evolution of the Trap Set lecture by Winton Marsalis Such great story telling in this video
: Highs of -4 degrees in a few days. Painful.
: I’ve been using my watch + AirPods as my “dumb phone” for the past few months with decent success. …
: 2024, with occasional introductions Hello, and thank you for stopping by. I’m John, married to …
: After two and a half years, Covid strikes the household again. How to keep a 3.5 year old …