26 October 2026
Face ID never reliably unlocked with my glasses off. I tried every different trick of training and alternate faces that the internet could recommend. I may be the only person in the world who is thrilled to have Touch ID back.
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This place is not a place of honor… no highly esteemed deed is commemorated here.
9 September 2026
If you want to understand the state of AI coding tools in 2026, this is Codex asking me to send it a screenshot of its own UI to help me configure a scheduled task.
24 August 2026
I’m about to add an MCP server to my latest project before or possibly instead of an API. Can’t decide if this is genius or madness.
22 August 2026
This is why I am a software engineer and not a hardware engineer. This is ChatGPT talking me through rescuing a PC I bricked with a rash BIOS choice.
6 August 2026
I have been using Notational Velocity since at least 2012. At least that’s my oldest surviving note.
Since macOS keeps telling me it might not survive my next OS upgrade, I’ve forked my own version.
Next stop, something custom for my phone instead of whatever iCloud-Drive-compatible notes app I have to hand.
1 June 2026
Vibe coding is a bit like I imagine crack to be. Enjoyable, addictive and very bad for you.
2 April 2026
I love my @trmnl and I am very much looking forward to my X, but having an order tracker that shows less than 1 order a day progress is a bold move.
21 March 2026
From time to time my wife will ask me “do you have ADHD?” And now with #ai coding tools and the revival of every side project I’ve ever done we finally have an answer.
Yes. Yes I do.
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