Microblogvember: I used Uber Pool yesterday. It was an enjoyable experience because I was paired up with great people. It’s not always bad to be in the company of strangers.
Toast
Saturday, November 23, 2019
Day 23 of Blogvember. A full list of prompts for the month is available. John Siracusa built an empire talking about toasters, but what about the toast? I like a slice of toast that is crispy on the outer but remains soft under that toasted exoskeleton. The bread should be a golden brown. I don’t want no black bits. Onto that toast, slather some butter. It really should be butter. Margarine is a substitute that allows sufficient oiliness to support the subsequent spread of a condiment but in itself doesn’t taste good.
Microblogvember: A word I never use, but like the sound of, is woebegone.
I’m exploring Receipts that comes as part of my Setapp subscription. I think it could replace my current DEVONthink usage for receipt management. Its OCR smarts are great.
Observations on Android, five years later | Riccardo Mori
On iOS, what you see on the screen are essentially the contents of an Application folder. On Android, the screen’s real estate is like a Desktop where you put shortcuts (in the Windows sense)
I’ve never been an Android user but this description finally enabled me to grok the difference in Android’s approach to home screens compared with iOS.
Sport
Friday, November 22, 2019
Day 22 of Blogvember. A full list of prompts for the month is available. I’ve always watching and playing sport. As a kid, I tried most sports that entered my world view. I can remember playing: volleyball cricket basketball tennis football (Australian Rules) soccer baseball swimming athletics (I loved high jump, hated running) The sports I really enjoyed were cricket and basketball. If I’d had a better experience with cricket, I probably would have stuck at it longer.
Microblogvember: My wife likes to fall asleep to the hum of some white noise like a fan. I’ve had to get used to it.
Unrequited
Thursday, November 21, 2019
Day 21 of Blogvember. A full list of prompts for the month is available. adjective (of a feeling, especially love) not returned: he’s been pining with unrequited love. Who set these prompts anyway? That guy should be put to the sword for this one. I can’t think of anything to write about ‘unrequited’. A couple of days ago I wrote some thoughts on love. So this post could be those thoughts, unreturned?
Microblogvember: I have no qualms about accepting a hollow victory! A win is a win. Nobody ever talks about hollow losses.
Fight
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Day 20 of Blogvember. A full list of prompts for the month is available. You gotta fight for your right to party! My thanks to The Beastie Boys for their guest introduction. I’m not a fighter; never have been. I recall Jason Bulpitt (may he Rest In Peace) squaring up to me in the school playground one day. I countered by being a smart-arse, running my mouth. Intelligent diatribe was my competitive advantage - not fist fights.
Wednesday, November 20, 2019 →
Microblogvember: I’ve got a bit less than an hour, then I’m off to my second meeting of the day.
My kind of beer. 🍺
Which gaming system is better for kids and sometimes adults: Xbox or PlayStation? ❓
Love
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Day 19 of Blogvember. A full list of prompts for the month is available. Love is a super-complicated topic. I know I love my wife, I love my kids. But truth be told, I don’t know how I know that I love them. I know that I love, in a technical sense. Yet I only feel it rarely. To be fair, I do occasionally experience an overwhelming sense of affection that pulls at my insides.
Dolly Parton’s America podcast is awesome. I’ve suffered the Tennessee Mountain Trance myself. castro.fm
Microblogvember: We have seen our intense hot weather in Perth abate but since it’s not even summer yet, I know it will be back. I look forward to summer through winter, and then it arrives… it doesn’t live up to the hype!
Microblogvember: It blows me away the things that humans have been able to build. For all our failings, we make some amazing things.
Game
Monday, November 18, 2019
Day 18 of Blogvember. A full list of prompts for the month is available. I’m not a gamer; this month I unsubscribed from Apple Arcade because I wasn’t playing any of the games on offer despite a number of them being good. It’s an opportunity cost issue. There are only so many hours in a day and I find enjoyment doing other things ahead of gaming… most of the time.
Microblogvember: Bryce Cotton is a superb basketball player for the Perth Wildcats.
Cool, I’ve set up a Keybase.io account. As is typical with this stuff, I know nobody else who uses it.