Paddle boarders on Shark River, Belmar, New Jersey – July 2017
Paddle boarders on Shark River, Belmar, New Jersey – July 2017
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Tesla’s self-driving fleet of Robotaxis
Fred Lambert, writing for Electrek: As part of Tesla’s presentations about their progress toward full self-driving, the automaker unveiled its ‘Robotaxi’ plan for a self-driving ride-sharing network with its electric cars to…
Xamarin videos, now on YouTube
Me, 17-minutes into an audio bit in 2017 (paraphrasing): If you go onto YouTube search for a problem you're having for Xcode and Swift you'll find 15 well-produced videos to solve your…
My interpretations of announcements by Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter
Apple pre-announcing something: "We're excited to get this in customer's hands late next year". My interpretation: "We never pre-announce things. Why are we doing this? We're terrible at it. In fact, we…
Repost: Brent Simmons on RSS readers
👉 Brent Simmons: Any time someone writes that they “still use an RSS reader,” I think to myself: I still use a web browser. I still use email and still send text…
On blog search engines
Brent Simmons has been reminiscing about blog search engines and writing down some ideas for how one could be made today. Something he wrote sparked a memory. Instead of having it crawl…
Chris Coleman breaks down The Rise of Skywalker teaser trailer
Chris Coleman, on precedent for Darth Sidious making an appearance in Episode IX: That doesn’t mean that Dark Side users are completely out of luck. The Dark Side is a pathway to…
Darice de Cuba, Real talk about inclusiveness
Darice de Cuba, who recently wrote about inclusiveness in design, has now been interviewed by my former workmate at 9rules Matthew Oliphant about inclusiveness in the real world. She writes on her…
Chris Coleman brings Boba Fett’s Liar back
Chris Coleman, writing about a site he built in the 90s on GeoCities: I still have two more or less complete versions of the site, along with lots of spare parts from…
Happy Tools
Happy Tools: Distributed teams, changing business needs, and complex dynamics are redefining the workday. Happy Tools makes it possible for your office to run smoothly, no matter what it looks like or…
Mark Zuckerberg’s Op-Ed
Go read it. It is actually shorter than his recent Facebook post on privacy. This part was… umm, interesting? Finally, regulation should guarantee the principle of data portability. If you share data…
Early observations from the first times fishing in 2019
I wish I had kept a fishing diary. I didn't. But I might start. Either way, here are some quick observations before they leave my memory: rushing and frustration only compound issues…
Thoughts on Apple’s March 2019 Media Event
I'm writing this for posterity's sake. For my own recollection. So please feel free to skip the reading of this post. Apple News+ : Given that Apple News is serving enormous amounts…
Boring is good in software development
I use the term "boring" here to describe that which isn't brand new. Sometimes we're only excited about the new. The new car! The new house! Rather than being content with what…
Chris Coleman returns
Chris Coleman, on his 17-year-old and recently unearthed personal blog: I want my platform back. I don’t want algorithms or the cacophony to drown it out. If nobody’s going to see what…
The money problem with open source
Jerod Santo: I do believe there’s a money problem in open source. If you listen to our shows you know I believe that. It’s just that in open source that problem doesn’t…
What I saw this week #58: March 22, 2019
Here are some things I've seen recently: Ethical Killing: What about fish? I'm fishing again. And I am going to try to go about it as ethically as possible. Video: Shopify profiles…
Black Dirt Region, New York – April 2017
Black Dirt Region, New York – April 2017 The bottom of an ancient glacial lake, this region's soil is jet black. Gorgeous area.
Firefox 66
There is a lot to love about Firefox lately (especially the last 20 or so releases) and 66 is no different. Dan Thorp-Lancaster for Windows Central: Firefox version 66 includes support for…
Carbondale, Pennsylvania – April 2017
Carbondale, Pennsylvania – April 2017
What developers sound like to non-developers
No matter your profession, industry jargon can quickly become laden with acronyms, buzz-words, and other gibberish. I was reminded of this today when I read the abstract from this scientific paper re:…
Spotify takes Apple to court in the EU
Daniel Ek, CEO of Spotify: It’s why, after careful consideration, Spotify has filed a complaint against Apple with the European Commission (EC), the regulatory body responsible for keeping competition fair and nondiscriminatory….
My photo in the Lackawanna County Visitors Bureau Spring Visitors Guide
I’m always pleased when my photos can be put to good use. It is why I license my photos the way that I do. A few months ago the Lackawanna County Visitors…
15 Lessons from ConvertKit’s Nathan Barry
I could quote the entire piece, so I urge that you read it. Nathan Barry: Focus is where I thrive. Focus is where I get results. Focus is everything. On choosing a…
How to use DuckDuckGo
Brett Terpstra: The search syntax is very similar to Google’s, so if you’re familiar with that you won’t need to learn much. Obviously you can just search a bunch of words, but…
Zuckerberg’s note on privacy on social networks
Mark Zuckerberg published a note on Facebook last night outlining his thoughts around privacy and social networking. I find it a fascinating read for several reasons. It reads like an internal memo…
Microsoft open sources Windows Calculator
Microsoft: Today, we’re excited to announce that we are open sourcing Windows Calculator on GitHub under the MIT License. This includes the source code, build system, unit tests, and product roadmap. Our…
Testing inconsistent Web Share Target API data with a Progressive Web App
One of the latest things I've been working on for Unmark is turning the app into a Progressive Web App (PWA). Among other benefits, this affords Unmark the capability of being a…
What I saw this week #57 – February 29, 2019
Don't have time to get to all of these links today? No problem. Try Unmark (I'll send you an invite if you'd like.) Also, there are tons more. Apollo-related stuff: With it…
Joshua Blankenship celebrates 15 years of having a blog
Joshua Blakenship (dude has a name like a superhero doesn't he?) on 15 years of blogging and on bringing his personal blog back online: I don’t know much, but I know I…