Ch…ch…ch…ch…changes.
“Got milk?”
Nope. Got beard, tho.
It’s 2024, where the hell is the bald + beard emoji? The top-only follicly-challenged would really like to know.
In my case it also needs to somehow capture the fact I’m a putz, but one step at a time I suppose.
Wishing a very Happy Canada Day to my fellow compatriots north of the border. 🇨🇦
I’m just like a cat. Inevitably—not long after the toilet is clean—I’ll come in and take advantage of the fresh litter box.
They interviewed those three Panthers players McDavid undressed with multiple dekes, like they weren’t even there. As of this morning, they still haven’t found him.
@toddgrotenhuis Yep, and tax evasion—like they said in The Untouchables—is also a very serious federal crime.
@danielpunkass Everything I've watched and read has indicated there might be a greater chance of him going to prison than people think. No doubt the D.A. will push for incarceration, and I think the judge is very aware of the weight of this case. Business fraud itself is already a very serious charge, but it was done with the direct and explicit intention to subvert the election process. Assuming the sentencing stays on track for July 11th—so far believed to be the case—even six months would disqualify him from the presidency. I'd like to imagine prison time would disquality him from office permanently, but I don't know the rules behind that.
Your point still stands though, and I love seeing him taken down a few notches.
@anniegreens I hate washing my bedding, so sadly I continue to live on that proverbial cleanliness edge. 😆
@Seadave @jeremycherfas I should start reporting my age, and appending it with “holding steady at 12”.
@iChris And to think it’s only a single period away from being misread by everyone else. I of course already misread it, because my mind is always in the gutter. 😂
@anniegreens Yeah I don’t time it nearly well nor often enough. Thing is, having to wash my sheets to have a clean bed every time I shower would get old—and expensive—quickly. 😆
@Denny That was a great article and so was your reply. This part in particular resonated:
The iPad is a new kind of computer that offers a new paradigm of computing for a younger demographic that grew up with touchscreens rather than Macs.
I grew up with traditional point and click desktop computing, not unlike the old school Mac users Gray points out. Yet for me, this new paradigm was fun and refreshing. The iPad experience isn’t 100% perfect, but if they bring multi-track audio and fix Safari stability, I’d be happy with just those two things. There are some other quirks I find with regards to my job workflows when working from home, but that’s not a dealbreaker since I’m mostly in the office these days. I work around them, and they’re limited enough friction to give them a pass.
Full disclaimer: part of me has been considering going back to a Mac machine for my next computer. Not just because of these above issues, but to have access to some other apps I miss, along with local environments. Thing is, I just don’t want to. I truly love the iPad computing paradigm, and the device itself is flexible, accommodates many workflows and environments, and is still a joy to use. Perhaps more importantly and telling, I’m happier when I come home to my iPad after babysitting my work Mac all day.
The iPad simply isn’t going to be a fit for everyone’s needs, and that’s ok—it was never meant to. That’s not a failure of the device, nor should it be labelled as such.
’Tis a rare moment indeed when laundry, sheets, and self are all clean in the same night. For the briefest of moments, the world makes sense again.
@Archimage I was trying to remember from my solitary DB admin class. Guess I failed. 😂
select * from life where hairline exists
> No records found.Well shit, guess it’s been too long.
@ChrisJWilson Holy shit. 🤯
@Gabz The first one especially was a classic. I sunk an absurd amount of time into that game, and enjoyed every second. Albedo was one of the best video game characters I’ve ever seen.
@pratik Ugh. Explain to me why I still hear people saying summer is the best season? We've already had summer-like temperatures with an included humidex in mid-May, and I've had enough.
@Archimage I feel old on Mondays, so that checks out. ;)
@Archimage You're right, of course. I meant more in terms of not having a number I can use to quantify when I cross over into “old“ territory. ;) I feel like 50 is old-aspiring, with a bit of wiggle room left to work with. Considering the times I get out of my chair and my knees crack, the validity of my calculation remains suspect.
@Archimage Your answer is both non-specific and non-committal. I approve wholeheartedly. LOL
@Archimage Haven't heard that one I'm afraid. 😆 I'll be 50 in October, I'm not sure if that qualifies me as old or merely washed up?
@Archimage @odd Best email client of all time IMO, I still have fond memories of that app. My favourite before I started using that was Pine.
@JohnPhilpin I'm not sure I can do it again, honestly. I'd rather immerse myself in a good book.
@Archimage Only today?
Footfalls echo in the memory
Down the passage which we did not take
Towards the door we never opened
— T.S. Eliot
As is her wont, my wife made a keen observation last night that has me rethinking everything about my online plans…
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”
— Leonardo da Vinci
Perhaps this is why analogue tools will always continue to have a place in my life. There are many applications for which digital tools are arguably better. That doesn't always mean they're arguably better for us.
Eclectic Ink is born… 🖋️😉
And where’s my damn fedora emoji‽ This classy hat is nowhere to be found, yet we have a tree sloth. If you figure it out let me know.
Had to be done…
Now to figure out what to do with it. 🤔
AI: The new NFT, but with more HAL 9000.
Me, after the toilet is freshly cleaned:
“Hey, fresh litter box!"*
*assumes thinking man pose
Nothing puts the snoring in boring like yearly WHMIS training.
If you know, you know.
Apropos of nothing—not getting into specifics—this business of expecting things to change for the better, followed by the seemingly inevitable disappointment, is getting really old.
Abandon all hope ye who enter the world of Lighthouse scores. The line is thin between informative and obsessive, and I stomped all over it as I crossed.
You couldn’t pay me to board a 737 Max flight at this point… ever.
Me, during a news segment discussing research into the true colour of Uranus:
“If it’s actually blue you should probably see a doctor about that.”
As always, pronunciation is key.
If you’re wondering why things are quiet here aside from crickets chirping, it’s because I’ve again donned my coding hat. I’ll be retiring my current domain for a spiffy new one waiting in the wings, and moving my blog to new digs—assuming I don’t implode the Earth tweaking things. Stay tuned… 😉