A cup of strong coffee and a breakfast sandwich are consistently a source of joy for me.

Got this from a long-time colleague at work this morning. I’m the best. I’m modest. And I don’t brag. Honestly, though, need to work to meet that.

Via Autoblog: I can instantly make you a better driver

Am excited about news of WatchOS 10, but worried. I have a series 4 watch and my concern is either that I will be excluded from this release, or this will be the release that makes my watch run too slowly.

Listened to two Deserta albums. Bought two Deserta albums. More, please!

Listening to Deserta’s 2020 album called Black Aura My Sun. It’s somewhere between M83 and Ulrich Schnauss—as if shoegaze arrived via 80s pop, instead of via New Wave/Alternative. More synth, and less guitar.

Always a treat to know a favorite album hasn’t been forgotten: The ongoing legacies of The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy

The small company conference I’m at has severely underestimated the amount of dairy we require with our coffee.

Less intimidated by AI with the understanding that we humans can’t really define what intelligence is, and we can’t really explain how we do what we do. We can automate based on complex decision trees, but the magic is in the awareness of the decision tree.

When I decide what I should have said about 5 minutes after I introduced myself at the company conference.