“…We have become the data we were supposed to be stealing or subverting.”

Cyberpunk, Anti-Politics, and Postmodern Despair

I am Gen X. I was a Mondo 2000 reader.


Pleasantly surprised today. My watch let me know my phone was in the car when I walked into my work building this afternoon. Not in so many words, but the obvious conclusion as I was heading to my desk and the alert popped up. As an ADHD’er, I approve of this feature!


We will see how pushy Evernote is on the new subscription prices… I have been contributing $5/month since at least 2010 for Premium. New price point for Personal is $7. Maybe I switch wholesale to iOS notes, now, with the feature set they have expanded to there is enough of an overlap to be effective


I have a new vice: Spicy Japanese Peanuts from Picosita Candy

They are covered in Tajin


16 hours without power. Grateful for the workers who improved local infrastructure to bring it back. Super grateful for AC again!


TIL: WatchOS 8 will allow reactions in Messages


Coffee: For the win


iPad Air: being able to use the pencil on-screen feels better than hunting and pecking. But in Notes, I wish we had dot-grid in addition to quadrille ruled.


Apple Watch: speaking replies to messages is my new jam. Having the option to leave my phone in my pocket keeps growing on me. This after making significant reductions in the types of notifications I will allow there.


Answered some questions I didn’t know I had:

Can I Shed a Virus After I Get A Vaccine?