I was reminded today of why I stopped using drive-through fast-food procurement. So much easier to deal with issues at the counter, instead of trying to do an inventory in-car. What a mess.

“…the street finds its own uses for things” —William Gibson, from Burning Chrome

I have always loved the Cyberdecks, which have always seemed to me to inspired by Gibson’s writing. I also love any small, capable tech tool.

See also: 2023 Cyberdeck Challenge

I would like to thank Coffee Cart MPLS for the delicious Lavender Latté, this morning.

I hate when I can’t find the right GIF to throw into the group chat during the Teams call.

Discovered She’s in Parties, today. The band took its name from the song you’re thinking of. Via Space Echo

Just spent five minutes looking for my phone. Which was in “the wrong” pocket.

My wife played Cruella. It was more compelling than I hoped. But the hook, for me, was the soundtrack. I didn’t know it was a period piece.

There’s a playlist on Apple Music.

Three kinds of feels recently:

1. Getting an education on a tool you previously felt pretty good at.
2. Find a tool exactly where it should be, after you already looked there.
3. That awesome song comes on while driving and everyone in front of you is driving slower than you.

I do wish iPad OS had a dictionary and thesaurus app like Mac OS has. I am probably going to grudgingly give money to Oxford. Sometimes I want to look up something that isn’t in an app I’m running on the device I’m using. That service doesn’t account for every use case for a curious person.

This week I learned how catastrophic it can be for dogs that overheat, and how quickly it can lead to organ failure and death. Be careful out there. And keep an eye on your puppies!