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: Gonzaga is still alive in my bracket. Getting past Purdue is gonna be extremely difficult.

: I haven’t had Chipotle in a very long time.

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ Kim let me sleep in this morning. I must say it was …

: U.S. Government bites Apple Six Colors Imagine trying to sell regular people on the idea that they’d be better off with a bunch …

: It’s sunny and 70 out, might as well have a good beer, right?

: I think Lucky is failing at the whole hiding thing. 😃

: Enjoying a Firestone Walker Whistle Monkee tonight. 🤤 I’m a big fan of Stikee Monkee so this beer is …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ Had a rough night last night and we have our …

: Ms. Gracie living her best life.

: Mmmmmmm beer

: Flynn has a rough life.

: Viticci’s Monster Federico Viticci • MacStories MacPad: How I Created the Hybrid Mac-iPad Laptop and Tablet That …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ Feeling a little groggy this morning. I basically …

: Got Kim a new flag!

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ Well, I’ve managed to put some time into Stream for …

: Guess this means I’m a super corporate employee now? 🤣

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ It’s been a fun week at work. I’ve been fixing bugs …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ This week has had its ups and downs. We managed to …

: Priss and Flynn doing what they do best. Chillin’.

: Project Tapestry Craig Hockenberry • Iconfactory This post will explain the technology behind Project Tapestry and …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ Its been a busy week at the day job. We’ve been …

: Mr. Flynn found the sun.

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ Another week and month in the books. We’ve crossed …

: It’s so nice here today. Low 30’s this morning but the sun is out and warm, not a cloud in the …

: NFL Championship Weekend Picks AFC Championship Ravens over Chiefs The Ravens just look too good. But, never, ever, count the …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ Last week was cold, this week has been like a …

: On getting older Yesterday we had some roofers come by to find a leak in our roof. They found something but want to …

: Kolby watching his favorite TV show.

: MAGA’s are all liars ANKUSH KHARDORI • Politico Nearly a third of Republican caucusgoers told pollsters that Trump would …

: NFL Divisional Round Saturday Ravens over Texans The Texans were a big surprise last week. They absolutely hammered the …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ We finally got a bit of snow this week! Temperatures …

: Ms. Gracie really loves being out in the snow.

: Kim’s dad gave this to her before he passed. It’s really beautiful with the snow on top of it.

: Apple to abandon San Diego for Texas? 🥴 MacRumors Apple is relocating a team of around 120 people focused on improving Siri in San Diego to …

: I contributed a single piece. Kim and Taylor have been working on this for a few days. It’s fun …

: NFL Wild Card Weekend Picks Saturday Browns over Texans I’m a Bears fan but there are other teams I semi-support. The Browns are …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ It’s been a pretty normal week, thankfully. Work has …

: TMNT Robatello While in a meeting yesterday we got on the subject of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles because of my New …

: NASCAR Engineering? I’d love to see a website — perhaps NASCAR itself — dedicated to the engineering of engines, frames, …

: Trump, the Orange Idiot TheMessenger Politics Advancing a sweeping interpretation of executive immunity, Donald Trump’s …

: Yes, life in the Fahrni household is a rough life full of pain and suffering. 😂

: Kim has been swapping flags out quickly. The poinsettia flag lasted a week so I had to get a picture …

: Castro has gone dark again I’ve been a Castro Podcast player user since they introduced 1.0, I couldn’t find when 1.0 shipped …

: I think I need one of these. I wonder if one of my 20 oz tumbler would fit under this? 🤔 Makita 18v …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ We’re expecting a snow and sleet event this morning. …

: According to my weather app it’s snowing outside. I can tell you by actual experience outside this …

: A Substacker Replies Ken White A.K.A. The Popehat I’m thinking about what I am doing, Rob, as I said expressly in the …

: Ms. Gracie got a new bed big enough for Taylor to crawl into! 😂 Poor Gracie just hit the 11 month …

: Custom Coffee Bag ☕️ Who needs a custom Exeter Coffee Company coffee bag? 🤣 I decided to grind the 1lb bag of ExCoCo …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ So ends my week of relaxation. In the past I’d start …

: Stream for Mac: Work Note, Menus and More Yesterday was the second day this week I managed to work on Stream for Mac. Some things are starting …

: Had to get a picture of Father Christmas before he came down!

: Whoops, it looks like my Mastodon instance has gone down. DOH! Update: that didn’t last long! 🤣

: Stream for Mac: Work Note I managed to work on Stream for Mac for a little while yesterday. I got a bit confused about how …

: The Nazi Bar on the Corner Mike Masnick • Techdirt Eventually, the Substack founders had to respond. They couldn’t stare off …

: M1 Mac Runners with Christina Warren I’m not a backend developer but I do find the care and feeding of services fascinating. In this …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ I don’t know about y’all but I’ve taken the week …

: The Privilege of Justice Thomas Justin Elliott • ProPublica After almost a decade on the court, Thomas had grown frustrated with …

: Apple Cloud Computing, please As an Apple developer I feel like there’s a service missing from their offerings. Namely something …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ For those who celebrate Christmas I hope you’ve …

: Grammie — my wife Kim — with her festive mocha with peppermint whipped cream. 😋

: Ms. Gracie is trying her darndest to get Ms. Priss to play with her.

: Flynn loves getting his ears scratched.

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ Another week, gone. We’re picking up the grandkids …

: This is a picture of Kim and I in 1986. She’s still that beautiful. ❤️

: Stream for Mac; SwiftUI or AppKit? So, I have Stream for iOS and Mac (underway.) Stream is UIKit on iOS and I have the Mac version …

: Has anyone seen Flynn? No? 🤣

: Castro’s Future Castro Blog We believe in transparency with our community and want to share with you that we are …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ All the Thanksgiving leftovers are long gone and I …

: Ms. Gracie makes a fine pillow, at least Flynn thinks so. 😀

: Stream Numbers Hiring The Iconfactory to do the artwork for Stream’s App Store feature was such a no brainer and I …

: Ms. Gracie thinks the leaves are the best thing ever.

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I know …

: Siri tells me this is a Giant Leopard Moth. Whatever it is, it’s beautiful.

: Ms. Gracie has had a rough week. She was neutered and developed an infection at her incision site …

: Matt Mullenweg on Messages and RCS Matt Mullenweg I’ve heard stories of teenagers being ostracized because they couldn’t afford an …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ Up early this morning to drive our youngest daughter …

: The Musk Files: Antisemitic Space Karen Ashley Belanger • Ars Technica Outcry over antisemitic content on X (formerly Twitter) continues as …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ This week was a bit of a struggle. I managed to …

: Flynn is very attentive this morning. He’s trying to figure out what Mom is doing. 😃

: The Musk Files - Definitely not a Genius This guy is just like every other bully in the world. And to top it off he has money so he’s allowed …

: We’re almost back to gray stick mode. It’s amazing to me how our lush green forest turns into gray …

: Welp, guess I’m not working in the yard today. 😂

: Kim’s current flag is a good one. 🍁

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ I haven’t reported on Ms. Gracie’s sleep schedule …

: Ms. Gracie wants in, with her football. 🏈 Mom is not a big fan of that.🤣 Let the battle wills begin!

: First time I’ve ever had a Three Notch’d Bourbon Barrel Aged Biggie S’mores Imperial Stout. …

: Ms. Gracie likes to crawl into Kolby’s crate and nap. It’s extremely cute seeing this monster pup …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ I’m still having a great time at work integrating …

: How about some moderate Republicans approach Hakeem Jeffries and the Democrats and make a deal to …

: The new Lock Screen. Diggin’ it.

: There’s Kolby being Kolby. He’s a super fun pup, crazy high energy, very loving, and goofy as heck.

: It’s been a two toad day. 🐸 Both have been relocated to our flower beds so they are a bit safer from …

: Hello little stick bug fella.

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ Its been a super duper exciting couple weeks which …

: I’m surprise a couple of Kim’s plants are still flowering. 🍁

: How cool is this! To be included with the likes of NetNewsWire, Unread, and Reeder is quite an …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ Where did the week go? I supposed getting to the …

: Flynn loves him some sleep. 🐱💤

: We went to a local apple picking place and I found a bunch of bumble bees to take pictures of.

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ I’ve been really busy at work lately but it’s felt …

: A surprise October blossom on Kim’s gardenia.

: A Giant Leopard Moth, pre moth of course. 😁

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ Another week in the books. It’s my favorite time of …

: FineWoven is Fine I’ve never purchased an Apple iPhone case because they’re just too darned expensive for what you …

: Gracie Potty Training Update💩 Exciting update on Gracie’s potty training! She’s eight months old today and doing really well. She …

: FineWoven is Fine I’ve never purchased an Apple iPhone case because they’re just too darned expensive for what you …

: React Native Impressions I’m on a project at work using React Native but not in the typical way, which is to say it didn’t …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ It looks like we’ll be getting heavy rain all day …

: NASCAR - Bristol NASCAR.com BRISTOL, Tenn. — Denny Hamlin landed a knockout punch in the Bass Pro Shops Night Race …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ I took Friday off to take some folks visiting us to …

: Flynn is definitely not ready to face the day.

: Bye Bye Twitter Accout I finally did it. I deleted my Twitter account. After the shenanigans Space Karen pulled with …

: NFL Week One Picks Titans over Saints Bears over Packers Bills over Jets Falcons over Panthers Bengals over Browns …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ Kim and I had the grandkids overnight so they’re …

: Kitty? What kitty?

: F1 and NASCAR I just finished watching the Italian Grand Prix and the racing is extremely boring for first place. …

: Hello Mr. Cicada exoskeleton.

: Well! Good morning little froggy! I was mowing the lawn! Glad the little dude hopped and caught my …

: Flynn says good morning.

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ Just poured my first cup, letting it sit a spell …

: Kim was not amused with our visitors this morning. Don’t eat the hydrangeas! 😃

: I’m renaming NASCAR Yep, I’m renaming NASCAR. The acronym will remain the same but from now on it will mean: National …

: Most of Kim’s flowers are done for the season, but these are still happy.

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ Boy oh boy did I make a mistake last night. I stayed …

: INMATE NO. P01135809

: Mediaite I assume, therefore, that she thought I was a “flight” risk – I’d fly far away, maybe to …

: Disqualify Him CNN Washington (CNN) — Prominent conservative legal scholars are increasingly raising a …

: I’d like to be an Indie Dev Steven Beschloss I love architecture. A beautiful structure—like the iconic Flatiron Building in …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ What would we start off with this morning? The …

: NASCAR + LGBTQ? As I’ve mentioned here and other places I’ve gotten into NASCAR this year. It started with F1 then I …

: Lindsay Graham - Asshole HuffPost “The American people can decide whether they want him to be president or not,” said …

: 36 That’s the number of years this amazing woman has put up with me. ❤️

: NASCAR: Who to watch at Indy This weekend is pretty special for NASCAR. There are four championship drivers from other countries …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ Another week gone and I’m so pooped out I just want …

: So, what is this, any bug people out there? 😆

: Knee Replacement: One Year On Whoa! I can’t believe I missed this! It’s been a year since my knee replacement and it is, no doubt, …

: My Blogging Influences I thought I’d share some early influences who got me into blogging and helped me model my blogging …

: Writers on Substack don’t care Anil Dash via Blue Sky I think I am just giving up on getting people to realize that, by committing …

: Web Identity Service Scripting News This is about a service that is sold to end users and developers. The users pay for …

: The Orange Idiot Wow. This guy is such an idiot and loves to play with fire. He’s a mob boss. Of course this is a …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ My time as a pinch hitter on my current project …

: The Musk Files - Crossed Out No commentary this time around. I haven’t posted anything about Space Karen in a while so the …

: Looks like the orange man is about to get another indictment. Idiot man. Why are you such an asshole …

: NASCAR - Richmond Liveries Ahead of the NASCAR race at Richmond today I thought I’d share what I think are the best and worst …

: LinkedIn Searches Who found me on LinkedIn this week? Well, no real surprises, I guess? WillowTree makes sense given I …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ I’m getting more and more excited about writing code …

: It was a record sales week for my little apps! Yes, I’m genuinely happy about this.

: Indie Built How’s this for a prototype logo? 😂 I have zero artistic talent. Oh, in case you can’t figure it out. …

: My Old iPhone 5c When our granddaughter is over she has this old iPhone 5c that was mine at one time. I absolutely …

: Gracie knows how to sit on stairs. 🤣

: Dave Rogers I don’t know what we’re going to do. If we were better situated, I suppose …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ It’s been a strange week for me. I started on a new …

: Ms. Gracie visited the vet for the first time today. She was 45 pounds when we got her, now she’s …

: Why do companies hire me? TL;DR I bring a lot of industry experience I know how to ship software I can work at all levels of …

: Mastodon’s supposed “death” Matt Birchler I continue to be flummoxed by the popular take that Bluesky is doing so much better …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ This week was mostly calm at work. The team I’m on …

: More flower pictures from the garden and an appearance from Ms. Gracie.l

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ Sorry for the lateness in publishing today. We had a …

: Rusty Windows Aaron 0928 Currently Microsoft has rewritten two main projects, DWriteCore and Win32 GDI, which …

: We’re working on a rename of Ms. Cocoa to Ms. Gracie. It feels like a more fitting name for her.

: The Musk Files - Weekend Hobbies Lora Kelley • The Atlantic Musk is mainstreaming new standards of behavior, and some of his peers …

: Look! It’s Momma or Daddy toad! 🥳

: Our old California stomping grounds are gonna be fun leading up to and over the 4th. This is not …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ It’s been an interesting week, it’s just felt off …

: Just found this little feller in our yard. Hoppy little booger. Took a while to catch ‘em.

: RIP Apollo🪦😔

: Kim’s gardenias are starting to pop open and they smell amazing. I don’t remember them smelling this …

: Last year after the first flower burst open a deer came by and wiped out everything else. 🤣 This …

: Having a beer with my girls.

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ We’ve been home for a week now and it’s been really …

: Most of the Fahrni clan. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

: More on Project 92 Dave Winer But here’s some good news. There’s no guarantee that Facebook will be …

: Meta’s Project 92 PC Magazine As The Verge reports(Opens in a new window), a Meta executive demonstrated a preview …

: Pocket support in Stream I was looking into the idea of integrating Pocket support into Stream and was happy to see they have …

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: The Musk Files - Down the Rabbit Hole The latest bad press for Space Karen and his mismanagement of Twitter. To think Reddit CEO Steve …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina! ☕️ This is our final morning here. It’s been a super …

: A shot from Ripley’s Aquarium in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Me, Kim, and Addi! 🏖️

: I’m not really into trucker hats but I really love this one. It’s from the 15 year celebration swag …

: The food will be simple but it’s the view we’re here for. That and the walk on the beach afterward.

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina! ☕️ Kim and I rented a place for a week to share with …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning! ☕️ It’s been an interesting week with our new pup, Cocoa. Potty training a puppy is …

: Nah, she’s not cute. 🥺

: Back in West Virginia. 🚙

: Sacked out.

: Had our coffee, got Ms. Cocoa loaded up, and started down the road. We’ve just crossed into Indiana. …

: We’re in Nashville, no not that one, the one in Illinois. We’ve picked up our new pup, Cocoa, and …

: Say hi Cocoa.

: Ron? Close enough.

: Hello Kentucky 🚙

: Hello West Virginia 🚙

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning! ☕️ Kim and I are on the road this morning. We’re headed to Nashville, Illinois, to …

: Sadness and Loss The Daily Progress Charlottesville-based tech company WillowTree laid off roughly 12% of its …

: Some more shots of Kim’s flowers. The peony is really beautiful. It’s white with a slight hint of …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning! I couldn’t wait to get started this morning. I got my pot started and sat down to put …

: Working From Home I put together some tips for folks at work back in early 2020 as COVID was starting to spread like …

: Wild roses (I think?) just outside our gate. Our home backs up to a marshy area that is a natural …

: My friends know how much I love contrails — as in condensation trail.

: More stuff blooming!

: The Musk Files - Nazis, Gore, and a new CEO Turkish Minute Twitter succumbs to Erdoğan’s pressure, silences key voices in Turkey on election …

: DeSantis the Disgusting LGBTQ Nation The law seeks to protect health care providers and payers from the “threat of …

: Don’t put Terrorists on TV The Hollywood Reporter The following morning, Licht was aware of the backlash and social media …

: Yesterday and today. What a difference a day makes.

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning! I hope everyone is having a splendid morning. I began composing this post while my …

: Kim’s roses are happy and just starting to put off blooms. There have been some critters gnawing on …

: Sleepy kitty.

: We are a Disgusting Nation What a horrible take. On the left we’d been saying the same thing about abortion “Oh give up it’s …

: I hear folks say “Stop calling the GOP Nazis.” Fine. I’ll stop when they stop behaving like Nazis.

: Why, hello there Mr. Bunny.

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning! Welp, let’s see what kind of links I set aside this week. Enjoy! ☕️ Vice People in …

: The Musk Files: Space Karen Strikes Again NPR Elon Musk has threatened to reassign NPR’s Twitter account to “another …

: Where are my custom watch faces? 9 to 5 Mac Apple is reportedly prepping some major changes for the Apple Watch this year as part of …

: Kim’s nemesis is back! 🐿️ I suspect he’ll be heading up the pole to her bird feeder at any moment.

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning! 🌄 We had a super soaker of a Friday so it looks like I’m not doing yard work today. …

: Love that little tongue sticking out. 👅

: Talladega 500 So, I like a lot of NASCAR drivers; Kyle Busch, Bubba Wallace, Ryan Blaney, Daniel Suarez, Corey …

: I fell for Ms. Priss’ trap. She rolled onto her back, exposing her belly, and sprung the trap when I …

: Ok, got a new app idea. Micro Manager! It does everything for Micro.blog but posting. Allows you to …

: The Musk Files - Not a serious person Good old Elon Musk is proving day after day he’s not a good leader — he’s an absolutely terrible …

: It’s here and it’s blowing, raining, thundering, and lightening like mad. 😆

: It’s not here yet, but there’s a thunderstorm brewing. Hearing the thunder in the distance now.⛈️

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning! 🌅 Another 8AM wake-up. Kolby, our puppers, must’ve read my blog post a few weeks back …

: Just watching a little TV.

: This fella knows how to live. He parties all night and sleeps all day.

: More flowers coming in.

: Rob’s 2023 Summer Blockbuster Must See List I love movies and I love going to the theatre to see movies. I haven’t made this list since 2019 …

: Flynn in his natural state.

: Kim’s rhododendrons have struggled mightily over the last couple seasons. She moved them last summer …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning! I managed to sleep until 8AM! That’s pretty good and I needed it. Still groggy but the …

: Kim’s lilacs are coming in.

: This morning we were talking about Priss and Flynn when they were kittens. Thought I’d share some …

: The trees are happy the sun is out. Soon enough they’ll be so thick with leaves they’ll cast great …

: Tags and Mastodon? The Verge Tumblr is somewhere between a social network and an old-school blogging platform, and …

: Just another Monday in America CNN A 23-year-old bank employee opened fire at his workplace in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, on …

: Kim’s first set of seasonal flowers are coming in. I love watching this area of our flower beds …

: The Musk Files - The 💩 Show I usually provide my own commentary under each snippet of news with my big link posts but not today. …

: Ice Cubes + Medium? I’m not sure how I feel about this. The Ice Cubes Mastodon app is a really nice implementation of a …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Had a good sleep! Time for coffee and some links. Today’s will be abbreviated because we have our …

: Momma Eastern Bluebird is giving me the stink eye. She’s not happy I’m 10 feet away as she builds …

: On the porch Sitting on the front porch this morning, enjoying a nice cup-o-joe while I work. Since I don’t …

: This is the largest “refactor” I’ve done with my Home Screen in a really long time. I even moved one …

: Just mowed the lawn — weeds — for the first time this year. Cut down a small tree for Kim, it was in …

: I’m not sure what kind of birdie this is but it’s a beautiful blue and orange. The picture doesn’t …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning y’all. It’s raining this morning, a repeat performance of last weekend. I did manage to …

: I took these pictures of Flynn a few days back and saved them for today. It is #Caturday after all! …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning. I got to sleep in a bit this morning and I’m grateful for it. It’s wet and rainy this …

: Where’s Flynn? I don’t see him.

: View from the back deck. It’s 80F outside, sunny, with a slight breeze. Pretty magical. 🕶️

: It looks like 20 years after the initial post and at least 14 years after leaving Blogger I’ve …

: Who thought this would be done today? 😳 Oh, right, it was me. The further I go up the hill the more …

: Do it! Do it now! New York Times Mr. Trump, who faced his first criminal investigation in the late 1970s, has been …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Wow! Kolby let me sleep in this morning, 9AM! Late start to the day for me. Felt great. I decided …

: Kim’s flag selection for March.

: Open office plans suck Cal Newport Back in 2016, I reported on a rumor that was circulating about employee dissatisfaction …

: Jesus was woke What is woke? Woke is compassion Woke is kindness Woke is diversity Woke is understanding Woke is …

: Saturday Morning Coffee It seems Kolby hasn’t figured out the concept of sleeping in on the weekend, no sir. We had the …

: The Musk Files - He’s a Lazy Cripple NBC News Elon Musk took aim at a disabled Twitter employee Monday who tagged him in a tweet to ask …

: Couple of random shots of my sticker decorated water bottle. The first one is the sticker I received …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Kolby decided it was time to get up at 5:45 this morning and since our granddaughter is visiting it …

: The End of it All I had a very vivid dream last night the moon was extremely close to Earth and you could see other …

: Saturday Morning Coffee ☕️ Good morning! I don’t know if you’ve ever done this, I just did it for the first time ever. I just …

: A Blogging App? What would be a good name for a blog editing tool? Just for writing, editing, and publishing. Native …

: The Musk Files - It’s all about me Twitter is doing just fine! 🤣 Platformer When bleary-eyed engineers began to log on to their …

: This is Kim’s flag choice for January and February. I meant to get a picture of it in January but …

: Saturday Morning Coffee As I’m getting started it’s a nice crisp 27F outside just before 8AM EST. The sun is out and will be …

: Happy Valentines Day to those who celebrate!

: Confessions of an Old Developer WillowTree Engineering “One of the biggest reasons the title of “Staff Engineer” is so hard to wrap …

: Self portrait December 26, 2021

: Super Bowl pick. Kansas City Chiefs over Philadelphia Eagles. Patrick Mahomes Super Bowl MVP. Take …

: Flynn likes to crawl up in my arms and be held like a baby.

: Saturday Morning Coffee I’ve had a head cold for the past week and my body is finally getting on top of it, finally. As a …

: Ms. Priss is tired. Nighty night.

: Flynn just woke up and now he’s crawled back under the blanket, is making dough, and is going to go …

: That is cold! 🥶 CNN On Friday night, a new national record for lowest wind chill temperature was likely recorded at …

: Kitties gonna kitty! We cover the guest bedroom bed with a blanket just for the kitties. After a few …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning coffee lovers! Hope you’re ready for some randomness because you’re gonna …

: Which style is better? SFGate: ”Twitter was sued for millions of dollars over allegations of unpaid rent at the …

: Miss Priss has decided she should watch The Last of Us.

: Today’s NFL Division Championship game picks. Bengals over Chiefs 49’ers over Eagles Let’s hope I do …

: Unintentionally did a 3.5mi hike today by taking the wrong fork. Ups and downs, muddy, the works. …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Welp, I’m really gonna need that coffee this morning. Kolby, our puppers, decided 4:30 would be a …

: ‘Sup More pictures of Flynn can’t hurt, right?

: Get a blog The best way to own your content is to have your own blog. Sure, Mastodon is open and a great way to …

: We got some good family photos durning Thanksgiving. We have Kim and I, our children, and our grand …

: Just watched this little feller run across the lawn, crawl in a drain pipe, then run over and hop on …

: NFL Division Round Picks I was terrible with my picks last weekend. I went two for five! Ack! 😵‍💫 It was a real letdown to …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning! I hope your coffee is strong and you’re ready to read some random links? ☕️ The …

: Me circa 2001, Oslo, Norway.

: The Musk Files - Mind the Rules Let’s see how Mr. Musks management of Twitter is going! TL;DR - it’s a mess. The Verge and New York …

: Flynn loves to cuddle. Tonight’s winner, my foot. 😄

: Elon Musk is a liar According to Twitter some client applications stopped working because they broke a rule. What rule? …

: Hockenberry on Space Karen Craig Hockenberry What bothers me about Twitterrific’s final day is that it was not dignified. …

: NFL Playoffs I really wanted the Giants to beat the Vikings but I didn’t expect it to happen, so I was pleased to …

: Ms. Priss enjoying her best life.

: Chaos Monkey Party I picked up the domain chaosmonkey.party because I’d LOVE to make a site dedicated to the MAGA wing …

: That lump is Flynn. 😂 He decided Kolby’s bed was enough like a blanket that he crawled under it a …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning! I hope y’all are enjoying your favorite morning wakeup beverage, I know I am. My …

: Weekend NFL Picks It’s the first weekend of NFL Playoffs, exciting stuff! 🏈 Saturday 49ers over Seahawks Chargers over …

: Kolby has a rough life.

: Remnants from last nights slushy snow. ❄️

: Native vs. Web Chris Coyier Still, one gets the feeling that if any of the huge platform-producing tech companies …

: Life and Sudden Cardiac Arrest Popular Information Hamlin lay on the field, motionless, for ten minutes as medical personnel …

: Taylor’s puppers, King, is the old man of the family now. He just celebrated his 11th birthday. …

: Saturday Morning Coffee One cup down, time for the second one and some writing. ☕️ ESPN CINCINNATI – Buffalo Bills …

: Flynn is one happy kitty. He finds my lap every night. Now I can’t move. 😃

: Time to make the magic elixir! This batch comes from Exeter Coffee Company.

: That’s how Flynn rolls. Sleep wherever, whenever.

: Guard Dog on Duty Our big tough – lick you to death – guard dog is on duty and on high alert for …

: Who says you can’t have a retro look in your apps? 😃 NetNewsWire includes templates for the article …

: The biggest story of 2022 The biggest story of 2022 was, without doubt, the overturning of Roe v. Wade. The Ultra Conservative …

: Time for Ms. Priss to get high. I just watched her dig her catnip toy out of the pile of dog and cat …

: TCU stuns Michigan ESPN GLENDALE, Ariz. – In the biggest upset since the advent of the College Football Playoff, …

: The Musk Files: Part II As the world turns so does the mess Elon Musk is making at Twitter. Who knows how much of this once …

: MarsEdit 5 I’ve recently purchased MarsEdit 5 and it’s really nice. It’s what Mac Experts would call a “Mac …

: Barbara Walters RIP ABC News Barbara Walters, the trailblazing television news broadcaster and longtime ABC News anchor …

: What’s that? Flynn heard something outside.

: Saturday Morning Coffee It’s grey outside this morning, low fog, and we expect rain later in the morning that should go …

: Brother(Flynn) and Sister(Priss) chillin.

: Delusions of Grandeur In my dreams last night I was back in Exeter. My brain likes to run home on occasion and I’ve been …

: Work Note: Reworking Arrgly - Day 2 I didn’t do much on day two. I did a very basic layout that displays the long URL copied to …

: Work Note: Reworking Arrgly - Day 1 Even though I was pulled into work yesterday I managed to start the rebuild of Arrgly to use …

: Bye Ms. Khloe We lost Ms. Khloe a couple days back. She’d been battling a thyroid problem for a few years now and …

: A Hero in Buffalo TRUE ANGEL IN BUFFALO 💯 A THREAD: A local woman received a call on Christmas Eve, “Hi, you don't …

: Developing in SwiftUI I’ve decided I’m going to work on revamping Arrgly starting tomorrow. It’s going to get a new name, …

: The GOP is all about cruelity The Hill Multiple busloads of migrants were dropped off at Vice President Harris’s residence in …

: “Dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria!” - Peter Venkman That’s Kolby in the foreground and …

: My family gets me. 🎄

: Merry Christmas! 🎄

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning! It’s Christmas Eve – for those who celebrate! Look, I’m a native California boy. It’s …

: I’ve never been in weather like this, that’s why I’m posting so much. It’s wild!

: Happy to be inside. Good night.

: A Kind Word I received an email out of the blue from a co-worker from years ago. He was a Software Engineer in …

: Just chillin’.

: What the? Something strange happened last night. I got up to head to the toilet, was kind of clearing my …

: We’re hovering around the freezing mark today, with rain throughout the day and into the evening. …

: Father Christmas makes his once a year appearance.

: Brrrrrrr It looks like things are going to get very interesting over the next week here in the south. 🥶 It …

: Rigged Vox It’s been over 36 hours since people voted overwhelmingly for Elon Musk to step down as CEO of …

: Early AM Brain Dump I was given Prednisone to help heal up my back. This stuff does horrible things to me. Like waking …

: Bulls on Parade is stuck in my brain this morning and I’m ok with that.

: The Musk Files Even I didn’t think @elonmusk would screw Twitter up this much. It’s turned into a Right Wing Haven. …

: Lost Content UPDATE: I was able to recover all my content because Micro.blog maintains versions of your posts! …

: Bringing back the joy Mark Jardine When I heard the news that the sale of Twitter went through, I was literally shaking. …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning. I’ve just finished my first cup of joe time to do a little writing while the second …

: Say it ain’t so Twitter does not have separate development, test, staging, and production environments. At least …

: Old and Tired My back hates me. A week ago I hurt it putting on my shoe and it’s been rough ever since. Heck, it’s …

: Arrived IAD 🛬 Now for the drive to Charlottesville and getting to sleep in my own bed.

: Boarding SFO to IAD 🛫 Should get in around 9PM.

: Touchdown! SFO 🛬 Now we wait a couple hours then homeward bound.

: FAT to SFO 🛫

: Saturday Morning Coffee The week has come to an end. Grandma, the final of the grandparents, was laid to rest Wednesday, …

: Tore up my back Monday morning putting on my shoe. Yes, you read that right. I hurt my back putting …

: Saturday Morning Coffee This week will be slightly abbreviated. I’m in California for a funeral. It’s 4:50AM here and I …

: Let’s get this party started!

: Why Tool? Musical tastes vary. I could love Johnny Cash, Eminem, Rush, and Tool. In fact, it just so happens, …

: Time to watch birdies and try to convince them they should come visit him. 🐤

: Saturday Morning Coffee It’s Thanksgiving week here in the States so I had a three day week, which is really nice and I’d …

: If you like Barleywine, Bigfoot is a nice choice.

: Having pumpkin and pecan pie for breakfast, as one does.

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: Ban Assault Weapons NPR A shooter opened fire in a Walmart in Virginia late Tuesday, leaving six people dead in the …

: Elon Musk - Chaos Monkey 🐵 Last week, I made the decision to leave my role leading Trust & Safety at Twitter. Today, …

: Kolby decided at 3:45AM it was time to get up. He’s a very kind pup in how he wakes you. He starts …

: I know, I know buddy. Life is extremely hard. Poor fella just woke from his, one of many, daily …

: Saturday Morning Coffee What a week! That dude that took over Twitter is driving it in the ground with a gigantor hammer all …

: Shooting at UVA The Daily Progress “Three people are dead and two others wounded after a shooting at Culbreth …

: I’m sorry. You know I thought you were Richard Pryor! - Frank Cross

: Me as Twitter CEO Elon Musk should make me CEO of Twitter. Why? Well, I could hardly do a worse job than he’s done. I …

: These two beautiful flowers are on the same rose bush. The white ones tend to point down, that’s why …

: Shhhh, don’t tell Kim’s roses it’s supposed to be fall. 🌹

: Saturday Morning Coffee Time to sip some coffee and write. It’s that quiet time of the morning I love. Let’s get to it. This …

: Sister and Brother enjoying the sun. On the left is Priss and on the right is Flynn. She was named …

: Happy scarecrow!

: Twitter and Free Speech Twitter has had a massive drop in revenue, due to activist groups pressuring advertisers, even …

: Mastodon for News Organizations Who has used Mastodon, and how do you decide which server to join? — Anne Applebaum …

: Saturday Morning Coffee I struggled to get started this morning. Not because I didn’t want to write. There’s just so much …

: Lucky and Flynn This is Lucky and Flynn. Half brothers from litters six months apart. Their momma was a stray we …

: It’s that time of the year. Starbucks Red Cups are back! Who’s going to complain about them this …

: Twitter smells like Musk Robert Reich “If Musk’s tweet doesn’t raise bright red warning signs all over the world about his …

: Elon as a Service Elon Code Review “Most code is reviewed in Github, Gitlab or somewhere online, but that is too …

: NFL Europe? Yes, please. CBS Sports “The fact that Goodell was willing to publicly acknowledge the idea of putting four …

: Musk Twitter Acquisition Hot Takes 🔥 Welcome Elon, you little bitch you. And twitter out….. — Ron Perlman (@perlmutations) October 28, …

: Mastodon Growing Pains Be patient as you create your new Mastodon account. There are many different servers to choose from. …

: Kolby is not happy Mom is leaving him home while she goes to the store.

: Saturday Morning Coffee I’m on my second cup. The first one disappeared while putting together this post. Kolby, our …

: Kim’s latest October flag. A wee bit wicked.

: Flynn is crashed. Too bad I need to wake him up. Dad needs more coffee! ☕️

: Saturday Morning Coffee This morning I started putting together the notes from this week prior to writing the intro. I had …

: I was leaning on the good old heating pad and had to get up for a bit. Flynn decided it was a nice …

: COVID bivalent vaccine in the arm. 👍🏼💉

: I’m gonna give the worst alternate uniform award to the Green Bay Packers At least make the all …

: Stream Wish I have plenty of work to do on Stream, plenty. I have a list of features a mile long. Some submitted …

: Kolby very impatiently waiting for his pup cup.

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning fellow coffee and tea drinkers! Grab a cup, sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.☕️ CNN: …

: Kim and the grandkids had fun today. I hope she brought one home! 😄 These are mummy brownies.

: I’d mentioned a few days back I always look out the kitchen window into our back yard looking for …

: i really love this picture. Yes

: Federated vs. Centralized Hacker News Comment: “This is one of the strengths of a federated system run by people who …

: Latest Halloween themed flag.

: Oy, I have a domain queued up and ready to purchase. I don’t need another domain, I don’t need …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Gotta keep it brief today my granddaughter is visiting so it’s busy. 😄 Petapixel: “It doesn’t look …

: The Smell of Musk Poynter: “The question is whether Musk is serious this time or if it’s some sort of legal maneuver.” …

: When I stand at the kitchen sink I always scan our back yard for deer. Every once in a while I get a …

: Some of our fall flowers. 🌼 I’m surprised the rose is still blooming.

: I don’t know why I’d like to do this, but I’d love to do a Mac and Windows word processor that …

: My dreams always include one of the places I love; Seattle, Exeter, or Lindsay. Lately, instead of …

: Saturday Morning Coffee My first cup of coffee is poured and cooling a bit, our old kitty — Khloe — is in my lap, and I’m …

: One of my favorite flags. My wife has at least one for every month of the year. For fall and …

: I think of Home Alone as a Christmas movie. Not a only watch in December movie, but a Christmas …

: Saturday Morning Coffee I got a nice little treat with my coffee this morning. Kim made some pumpkin spice cinnamon rolls. 🤤 …

: Stream and Sharing I love that I can hop into Stream, tap an article from the list to read, read it, and then tap the …

: The NFL should allow QBs to wear any number jersey they’d like. Could you imagine a quarterback …

: I should get my act together and get a TestFlight build of Stream put together. 😂

: Saturday Morning Coffee It’s quiet. The puppies and kitties have all been fed, my coffee has finished brewing and its in my …

: Recovery Update — Seven It’s been just over six weeks since my knee replacement. Therapy continues and I’m surprised how …

: Random knee picture six weeks on.

: Saturday Morning Coffee NPR: “That decades-long reign of service ended Thursday, when Queen Elizabeth II died at her …

: I have a mental disorder I have Bipolar II Disorder. So what is it? Well it’s a mental disorder that causes my brain to …

: What kitty? I don’t see a kitty. If Flynn wants to cuddle and you don’t want to — normally I’m cool …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Harrison Co.: ”If the point of a compass was centered on Fresno, California, and a 100-mile radius …

: Recovery Update — Six Today marks four weeks since my knee replacement. I know it’s only Tuesday but it’s been a good …

: Kim is taking Kolby to the doggy groomer. I think it’s time for a nap.

: Recovery Update — Five I was finally able to sleep in my own bed last night. The stairs are no longer an obstacle. Sure, I …

: Saturday Morning Coffee This is my favorite part of the morning. It’s quiet. Our puppers, Kolby, and our kitties have been …

: Recovery Update — Four I had my final in home physical therapy session this morning. I’m always excited for PT days to see …

: Recovery Update — Three Progress has slowed a bit. Last Thursday I woke up with a painful left ankle. I figured it was from …

: Saturday Morning Coffee I’m on week three of my post knee replacement recovery. This week has been full of ups and downs. …

: Recovery Update — Three I can already see today is going to be a half day for me. I’m having a minor setback in my recovery. …

: Seems like a good fit, right? At least Priss thinks so. 😃

: Recovery Update — Two Two doctors visits today, one for the PE last Friday, and one knee post-op. The PE has been gone …

: Stream Update I managed to work on Stream a bit over the weekend and once again I have that ”I wish I could do …

: Recovery Progress Back to work today! It feels great to be engaged in more than staring at the walls, sleeping, or …

: Shhhh-thump Shhhh-thump, shhhh-thump, shhhh-thump, there’s that sound again. I hear it above me in the attic and …

: Saturday Morning Coffee It’s early in the Fahrni household as I’m composing this post. I’ve been waking up fairly early …

: Got my VAC bandage off today, managed to get a before and after shot. There are 28 staples in the …

: I’m very emotional this morning thinking about my loved ones who’ve been caring for me. They’ve …

: Pain I must admit I’ve not been good about doing my physical therapy homework. For past surgeries I was …

: The Sandman I started watching The Sandman last night and it was amazing. I only watched two episodes because …

: Saturday Morning Coffee My lovely wife made me a mocha to go with composing this weeks post. That combined with oxycodone, …

: Knee Replacement “That knee was bad. I’m surprised you could walk.” - Dr. Edwards The knee has finally been …

: Hello new knee! So happy right now! 🙏🏼

: Ms. Prissy Punkie Poopie Pants, AKA Priss, being her cute self.

: A hostage of your own mind I’m terrible. When my knees ache or hurt and I have household chores to do I tell myself “If you sit …

: Two more days to knee replacement surgery and it’s all I can think about. I should’ve taken Monday …

: I bet getting an M1 MacBook Air would feel blazing fast given I’m still using a 2019 15in MacBook …

: Found this brand new little feller this morning slowly moving its little wings.

: Today’s podcast queue should get me through the jungle I’m gonna tackle outside our backyard fence …

: Saturday Morning Coffee The Takeout: ”Social media rumors don’t always prove to be true, but in the case of the Choco Taco, …

: Yes, I’m a Democrat ### Black Lives Matter It’s terrible that I have to write that little title for this section of my …

: The First Amendment Marge Greene: “We need to be the party of nationalism. I’m a christian, and I say it proudly - we …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Om: ”Okay, I didn’t mean to be so dramatic. Or use a clickbait headline, but in reality, what used …

: Pictures of the boys; Kolbe and King. Kolbe is the yellow one. He’s five but acts like a puppy. King …

: I’ll bet Ms Deer and her little spotted baby visit us tonight. 🦌

: Saturday Morning Coffee Time to sip my coffee and put together the stuff I found interesting this week. I may even include …

: We’ve been waiting for these little aliens to hatch for a while. I finally decided to pull the fern …

: Naming is hard I need a little help from y’all. If I get a few replies I’ll be happy about it and it may help me …

: Twitter and RSS Dear @twitter, Can you bring back RSS feeds for individual accounts and it would be really cool to …

: Dreaming I have pretty vivid dreams. Most of them center around a few places with certain people. I dream a …

: Beauty in Kim’s flower bed.

: Saturday Morning Coffee My wife Kim and daughter Taylor drove from Virginia to California this week. I admit I’m really …

: Kim and Taylor had to take a little detour and visit Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo. They’re having a …

: Update from Taylor and Kim on the road to California. 🤣

: Get a Blog I’d like to challenge folks. If you have an account on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, …

: It looks like a deer visited us last night. Yesterday the green stuff in the middle of the picture …

: We just got back from BBQ and fireworks with our kids and grandkids. Had a lot of fun. 🌭🎇 Now I’m on …

: Freedom We’re about to celebrate Independence Day -- but Freedom is under attack by Republican leaders in …

: God’s Plan? She’s 10… My heart absolutely BREAKS 💔 for that child, but who are we to question what God is doing? …

: On Gun Laws What follows is my naive take on gun safety and laws around ownership. The Second Amendment to the …

: Saturday Morning Coffee The United States Supreme Court continues to be a complete mess whose only job appears to be …

: Pictures from around the house.

: Flynn, just hanging out.

: Roe v. Wade Overturned How’s Uncle Clarence feeling about Overturning Loving v Virginia??!! — Samuel L. Jackson …

: I love Daylillies, always have. At one point I had an entire flowerbed dedicated to numerous …

: Windows Desktop Apps? Lazy tweet. Are there any really great Windows desktop applications built with 100% .Net? E.G. …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning y’all. This week has been a bad one. The Supreme Court has finally gotten around to …

: COVID, Finally over it It’s about darned time. Today would’ve been Day 15 with COVID if this test hadn’t come back …

: About that update John Gruber : “First, nine years is a long time, but Apple seemingly remains very committed to the …

: Stream + Twitter Something I’ve considered adding to Stream is the ability to follow Twitter lists. The reason I’d …

: More of Kim’s flowers. They’re very happy.

: Our magnolia has been blooming for the better part of the month. I love it because it reminds me of …

: What if Texas secedes? Think about the repercussions of that. I can’t fathom everything that would change for folks in the …

: Texas is going full nutters The Texas Tribune: “HOUSTON — Meeting at their first in-person convention since 2018, Texas …

: Panic’s Nova Parser and Grammars Panic’s Nova Developer Forum: “Now, in my opinion and after laying all to bare in this way, Tree …

: COVID, Day Nine This is going to be my final post on the matter unless I take a turn for the worse. I seem to be in …

: Unfortunately I didn’t catch these at the height of bloom. They’re still beautiful and smell …

: Saturday Morning Coffee I’m sitting on the porch this morning, what’s left of it, enjoying a cool breeze and my morning …

: COVID, Day Eight I slept until noon today. My wife had to send our daughter up to make sure I was still alive. …

: COVID, Day Seven I’ve gone backwards. I’m absolutely exhausted and my brain is really foggy. I thought by …

: COVID, Day Six Doing much better today than yesterday! 🥳 Am I at 100%, no way, not there yet, but getting closer …

: COVID, Day Five Better today than yesterday. I like the upward trend. I’d say I’m at about 80% now. A small bump …

: How cool is this? Our oldest daughters neighborhood has an albino squirrel. It’s really beautiful.

: COVID, Day Four I think I’m getting better. My eyes feel better today. I know that may sound like no big deal but it …

: My Ben & Jerry’s Top Five Number Five PB Over the Top This is a fairly new flavor to the Ben & Jerry’s lineup. My youngest …

: Mac Ventura Support Macworld: “There will no doubt be a few Mac users who are disappointed by that list. Many of the …

: This cat. He would stay here all day if I didn’t have to get up once in a while. 😄

: Flynn doing what Flynn does best.

: COVID, Day Three Slept until 9:45 this morning. I really needed it. I’ve been taking NyQuil at night and it seems to …

: Conducting a little experiment here to see if coffee helps cure COVID. Even if it doesn’t, it still …

: Kolby enjoying his time outside on the porch. Such a proper young man.

: COVID, Day Two I feel largely the same as yesterday. Here’s a list of my symptoms. Achy Headache behind my eyes …

: Is SwiftUI ready for prime time? TL;DR - Yes, for certain types of apps. I know Apple has started to dog food SwiftUI, but it’s being …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Good morning y’all. The big news this week is I have COVID. I’m not proud of it. We had an on-site …

: It’s not a WWDC name tag, but I do plan on having a lot of fun this week!

: Musk has cold feet AP: ”Elon Musk is threatening to walk away from his $44 billion bid to buy Twitter, accusing the …

: Perhaps I’ll just sit outside all day?

: View from the side of WillowTree’s Woolen Mills office in Charlottesville, Virginia.

: It’s been a while since I’ve been back in this building. Enjoying the morning out front, sipping my …

: Good morning.

: The Curmudgeon Coder Cliff Harris: ”There was a golden age of programming, back when you had actual limitations on memory …

: DeSantis, what a jerk Forbes: ”Congratulations state of Florida. You have successfully threatened the Special Olympics and …

: Becky’s WWDC Wishlist Becky Hansmeyer: “New and/or third-party watch faces. When I think of all the amazing designers I …

: Not Surprising CNBC: “In 2017 and 2018, as some workers sought to form a union at the Tesla factory in Fremont, …

: Media Server Mac Mini Patrick Rhone: “For me, I have a ‘Media Server Mac mini’ with two large drives attached. One of …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Bloomberg: “The iPad’s next major software update, iPadOS 16, will have a redesigned multitasking …

: Natural Bridge Took the grandkids, our youngest daughter, and our puppers to Natural Bridge, Virginia, today. It …

: Snow White

: I have zero capacity to work in the yard and not get absolutely filthy. 😂 Today I’ve been planting …

: Tumblr Federated? echo: ”Uh I just got DMed by the COO of Tumblr asking about hiring contractors to make us fully …

: Saturday Morning Coffee I’d set aside so many articles to link to this morning, I can’t link to all of them. This week has …

: Lucky being Lucky. 🍀

: I have no idea who created this, but they’re a genius. The 12 Seasons of Virginia Winter …

: My Notebooks I like notebooks. Especially notebooks with grids. Over the years I’ve drawn plenty of UI thoughts …

: See Elon Musk’s Crash Course After watching The New York Times Presents: S2E1 Elon Musk’s Crash Course I’m more convinced than …

: Sometimes I feel like Dr. Dolittle. What the picture doesn’t show is our old kitty, Khloe, laying on …

: Apple Autonomous Car? VRScout: “It was back in 2014 that Apple first began the development of its own automotive vehicle. …

: Taylor found this little feller in the garden this morning. 🐸 When she was a little girl we’d go …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Robert Reich: “Decades ago, America’s wealthy backed a Republican establishment that believed in …

: This is how you work on the front porch.

: Busting out.

: On Retirement Here’s my retirement plan: Sell Home Buy RV Retire Travel Develop my own software for fun and …

: Effortless Social Networks Dave Winer: “A Twitter-like webservice at AWS. With better docs and a JavaScript API that …

: Took a half day off to do some additional storm cleanup in the backyard. Now to move that stack of …

: A Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager Predicts the Future — and What He Sees Is Concerning - Sway Really …

: It never fails. When I get to the end of a project I get a little down and start thinking of my own …

: End of an Era? I don’t get too excited about WWDC any longer. I think the pandemic really did it in for me, perhaps …

: A Good Day Late Friday afternoon I got my every three month injections of cortisone in both knees. My knees …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Like usual I have so many things in my read later queue it was difficult to sort out what to share. …

: Y’all ready to see the bump Stream got when Musk announced he was buying Twitter! Drumroll please. 🥁 …

: Shutting Down Feed Wrangler Feed Wrangler: ”I will be shutting down Feed Wrangler next year, on March 1, 2023. This date is one …

: Holding hands with Kolby

: Saturday Morning Coffee I’m composing this at 5:30AM, flying down the highway, Mötley Crüe’s Dr. Feel Good on the radio. …

: The baby birdies behind the wreath on our front door are getting big. 😃 Also, look at all that poop …

: Already missing my Exeter Coffee Co family, but happy to be home. 🧡

: Who you callin’ outdated? The Verge: “On Apple’s App Store Improvements page, the company says: “We are implementing an …

: Home Sweet Home. Kim and I laid our heads on our pillows at 4AM EST. Pooped out but really happy to …

: SFO to IAD 🛫 Here we go.

: Saturday Morning Coffee Puck News: “While Zaslav and his team were quietly signaling their desire to pump the brakes on …

: SFO 🛬 Now, we wait. Flight to Dulles boards at 4:01PM. By the time I arrive home it’ll be 12:45AM …

: FAT to SFO 🛫

: DIY Podcast Bloomberg: “The Obamas are each willing to commit to appearing in an eight-episode program, which …

: Grandpa’s Airborne patch on his Army uniform.

: Exeter Memorial Buildning As youngsters my brothers and our friends would play football here. It’s Exeter’s Memorial Building. …

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: Open Source Tumblr? Your best bet is to pick a distribution medium that gives you portability of your content and some …

: Saturday Morning Coffee [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/15/politics/read-mark-meadows-texts-mike-lee-chip-roy/index.html): …

: Jet trail

: There’s always time to smell the roses.

: Saturday Morning Coffee The Daily Beast: “The Senate voted to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the newest member of …

: Grandma’s Roses

: We’re really cooking here in the great San Joaquin Valley today. 🥵

: Apple TV+ Disappointment <img border=“0” src=“http://static.crabapples.net/apple-rotten.jpg" …

: Rose Down the road from my Grandma’s place is a house with a number of rose bushes. I stopped to smell …

: I watched Dune for the third time and the abrupt ending still drives me nuts. I hope the second part …

: Saturday Morning Coffee [Marc Edwards - Bjango](https://bjango.com/articles/macexternaldisplays2/): _“Spec wise, it’s …

: There’s no fool like an April fool.

: This is a very welcome sight here in the San Joaquin Valley of California. It’s raining.

: Saturday Morning Coffee David Rothkopf: “Putin started this carnage without justification. He alone has made the decision to …

: Not a single cloud in the sky, here in little Exeter, California.

: Over the Sierra Nevada. The lack of snow pack is extremely concerning.

: FAT 🛬 Arrived. This place is in big trouble now.

: DEN - FAT 🛫 Fresno, here I come. Get ready. You’ve been warned.

: Fancy lunch in Denver. 😃

: DEN 🛬 I have a little under an hour before boarding. Maybe I can get some grub?

: RIC - DEN 🛫 Headed to California to spend some time with my grandmother while she recovers from …

: Code Bomb 💣 Daring Fireball: ”The way the Node community works, just blindly slurping in other people’s package …

: Blackmail Photos A dear friend, Richard Caetano, sent me these photos from our time together, as developers, at …

: Back in my Pelco days I was the lead for what was unofficially the AV team. One of our designers …

: More React Native Microsoft: “React Native isn’t just for mobile! Check out how the Windows 11 Settings app is …

: The old lady and the young man.

: Saturday Morning Coffee The Bulwark - Morning Shots: “Right now, the pro-Putin (or anti-anti-Putin) faction is clearly in …

: Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

: Hello, Fahrni

: Ugh Not encouraging but feels correct. Especially when you have Trump on stage recently saying the …

: Apple Studio Display and My Current Setup Ars Technica: ”The new 27-inch monitor supports 5K resolution with over 1 billion colors via 14.7 …

: Well, darn. The snow is starting to stick. As the day has gone on the temperature has continued to …

: A Soldiers Take Mark Hertling is a former soldier. Interesting thread. I said it yesterday on @cnn, I'll say it …

: Saturday Morning Coffee CNN: “Over the past couple of months while I’ve been reporting from Moscow, I’ve met …

: Working from a War Zone Cult of Mac: ”During the fighting, Petryk is hunkering down with her teenage daughter and husband. …

: If I take a couple minutes to clean this stump up it might make a decent seat or place to put a …

: Spent the day doing more cleanup of damaged caused by our January snow. Todays task was dropping …

: Saturday Morning Coffee - Afternoon Edition CNN: ”Police in St. Petersburg arrested at least 350 anti-war protesters on Wednesday, taking the …

: COVID cases are up, not down This is not exactly encouraging.

: Living with War Dave Rogers: ”But people are weird. Many, perhaps most, don’t leave. Maybe they don’t …

: This is what Trump said on February 22 2022 pic.twitter.com/xsqOzbMXD5 — Molly Jong-Fast …

: Jim Dalrymple - retirement The Loop: “Over the past couple of years, I have taken time to address issues in my personal …

: Monday Morning Coffee - War Steve Beschloss: ”It’s hard to quantify the impact of Zelensky’s decision thus far to stay in Kyiv …

: Razors Edge? Sitting here watching CNN and thinking about some of the news I’ve heard and read over the last few …

: Saturday Morning Coffee The Atlantic: ”The Tumblr users I spoke to, both new and returning, cited a few unfashionable …

: Old and Helpless Well said, Mr. Zeldman. My heart goes out to Ukraine—the land of my grandfather—and to all the …

: Where were you when world war 3 started? — Derek Powazek (@fraying) February 24, 2022

: Russia invades Ukraine We’re going to war again, aren’t we? Putin just declared war on Ukraine, announcing a “special …

: I’ve had a Reddit account for quite a while, but I’ve rarely used it. Over the past couple years …

: Stream Sync I’ve thought a lot about providing a way to sync Stream feed subscriptions so folks can share them …

: The New Normal Axios: “Yes, but: 61% of teleworkers are working from home because they’re choosing to, per a …

: Spotify doesn’t publish Podcasts If the open web had a good lawyer we could stop Spotify from calling their radio programs …

: Saturday Morning Coffee Akami: “Akamai Technologies, Inc, the world’s most trusted solution to power and protect …

: I just got an email from a Google recruiter. I told him I was happy at WillowTree and let him know …

: The gang had a great, but cold, day at the Cal vs. UVA Women’s Lacrosse game. Cal played tough but …

: I was finally able to clean up our yard of the mess created by snowstorms in January. Also, it’s …

: How I Post I haven’t been asked how I manage my blog but I thought I’d share anyway. It is my blog after all, I …

: Today is NFL Conference Championship Day In the NFC we have the #4 seed Los Angeles Rams hosting the #6 seed San Francisco 49’ers. Two NFC …

: Saturday Morning Coffee, with Links Forbes: ‘Billionaire investor Mark Cuban launched an online pharmacy Thursday that offers more than …

: We got just enough snow to make everything look amazing. ❄️

: The Fahrni Tundra 🥶

: Saturday Morning Coffee, with Links Celebrating 20 Years of Trustworthy Computing: ”Just by compiling software with a few switches, …

: The next storm has arrived, early. I really didn’t expect to see it snowing at 10:30AM. When I went …

: Next Snowstorm The snow is pretty much gone from the storm on January 3. Today I’m going to cleanup some of the …

: Snow Days I enjoy snow, I really do. It’s peaceful, fun to watch while is falling, and the ground covered in …

: Flynn is perfectly happy by the fireplace.

: I doubt the birds and squirrels will be visiting Kim’s bird feeder today.

: This is more like it! Love me some snow! ☃️

: I decided to make a change to the Home Screen for the new year. Smaller widgets in a different …

: My granddaughter did my makeup today. She said I’m Hades, from Hercules. I think she nailed it.

: Free and Opinionated NetNewsWire Blog: “Our mission is to make the best RSS reader that we like making. We value …

: COVID and Coffee I decided I’d go to my favorite coffee shop to work on Stream. I’m sipping my cofffee, coding away, …

: Stream Development Notes It feels really good to be spending a little time on Stream today. My last commit to the repository …

: Stream for Mac Dev Note In iOS development land we have UITableViewController and UITableViewCell for building lists. On the …

: Podcast Directory Thoughts There is a part of me that would love to put together an alternate podcast directory to Apple’s. …

: Here’s the Visio for Mac splash screen, thanks to Chris Roth, a long time Visio Developer.

: Axon Offer Letter More olden times. This is my offer letter from Ted Johnson, Vice President of Engineering, Axon …

: Back in the olden days, after Visio was acquired by Microsoft.

: Making Stream Profitable I’ve been thinking a lot about how I can make Stream a more profitable application. I need to go …

: I believe I’ll start the day watching CFL Division Semi Finals. Montreal Alouettes vs. Hamilton …

: Today is one of those days I want to sit on the couch, under a blanket, and watch football games. …

: Happy Thanksgiving!

: First fire of the season.

: Polio vs. COVID vaccines I had to capture this for future reference. This is astoundingly sad. At its peak (1952), polio …

: Redesigning Overcast Tackling the Redesign: ”Finally starting the Overcast redesign, and pragmatic considerations when …

: Picture from Christmas 2008, when I was a gym rat. Loved Muscle Milk Peanut Butter Chocolate, but …

: Fairly recent shots. 😄

: Saturday Morning Coffee, with Links My brother stopped doing his Saturday Morning Coffee posts eons ago. I thought I’d run with it and …

: Stream by the Numbers A week in the life of Stream, my feed reader. My favorite bit to look at is what Territories folks …

: Fall is just about done falling.

: Zero Accountability Ten months ago today, the sitting President incited domestic terrorists who then breached the …

: Photoshop Web Dev Tools web.dev: ”No large project can be successfully completed without the appropriate tools for the job, …

: NFL Hypocrisy Aaron Rodgers only lied about being vaccinated against COVID and put himself and others at risk and …

: Aaron Rodgers, Dumbass CNN: ”While talking with McAfee on his SiriusXM show, the three-time MVP repeated some Covid-19 …

: Completed French Drain Really happy with how the finished product turned out. Fabric in, pipe in, filled with rock, …

: Good morning, y’all. Is there a way to bulk edit Categories? I have a TON that came over from …

: Buster Posey Bleacher Report: “He will forever be a Giants icon with an incredible resume that includes …

: Q Insanity Dallas Morning News: ”One post from a widely-followed QAnon social media account said that after …

: So darned happy with how this is coming together. I started with a half yard of rock and I think …

: GOP Coup Attempt Rolling Stone: ’I was just going over the list of pardons and we just wanted to tell you guys how …

: Apple Unleashed Event Apple Music Voice Horrible, terrible, no good, rotten idea. Look, Steve Jobs, famously, told the CEO …

: My review of Dune It was great, but left me wanting. I don’t remember when I read the book, but I thoroughly enjoyed …

: Dear Facebook, hire me as your next CEO If Facebook makes a parent company and needs a new CEO for Facebook, I’m available. I will eliminate …

: Finally getting down to brass tacks with the French drain. Now I just need to get the shell off of …

: Facebook is a garbage company The Guardian: ”In one striking internal study, a Facebook researcher created a fake profile for …

: Microsoft .NET Shenanigans Jason Bock via Twitter: ”The underlying events that caused this to happen (or at least that what it …

: Support Indie Developers I thought I’d list some Indie Developers and Small Developers who are worthy of your support. There …

: Rekindled Enthusiasm Dave Rogers: “I think many people who enjoy posting and sharing on Facebook, would be better …

: Over? One can only hope. 500ish: “Facebook is over because they won. Because they have two billion users. Because they …

: UI is hard. That’s all. That’s the post.

: Morning mocha at Grit.

: Save our Republic CNN: “The report also details an extraordinary three-hour meeting in the Oval Office in which …

: Committing Digital Suicide Brent Simmons: ”But I kind of think not, because there’s a bigger issue: I expect and hope that …

: The Blue Menace Ars Technica: ”Facebook—and apparently all the major services Facebook owns—are down today. We first …

: The Orange Menace The Verge: ’In the Friday filing, Trump argues that his Twitter account “became an important source …

: daringfireball.net Facebook in Crisis Mode Amid Wall Street Journal Exposé ”What a magnet for …

: I love thunder storms. The East has great ones. 🌩

: Apple Event - September 2021 It’s no secret I’m an iOS Developer and have been since late 2008. But, I’m definitely not in the …

: Role Model Anti-vaxxers NBA Anti-Vaxxers Are Pushing Around the League–It’s Working - Rolling Stone: “‘The NBA …

: Better by Blogging Dave Rogers: “But still, I do think it’s better than the “hot take,” the snide …

: We have wild roses in Virginia.

: Destroy Facebook Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow: “Facebook is a rotten company, rotten from the top …

: Possible timeline: Rob as a Marine When I was nearing the end of high school I had no idea what I wanted to do. I knew I liked …

: marco.org The future of the App Store Good piece from Marco. I agree with all of his side loading …

: nnw.ranchero.com NetNewsWire 6.0.1 for iOS Congratulations to the NNW team! 🥳 Y’all are an …

: Dear Recruiters If you’re a recruiter from Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, or Facebook please save yourself some …

: Mr. Fredricksen

: Working Remotely Quartz: “The investment in Redmond also assumes workers will be be using offices in the …

: Well, hello there, beautiful.

: Bug holding a cicada. Either it’s a dead one or an exoskeleton of one. Either way, they’re cool …

: Kim found these this afternoon while watering our butterfly bush.

: Found this little fella while clearing out some underbrush and trimming up trees today. Nifty little …

: HSKit - Multi Platform C++ So far my – for personal use only, Cocoa inspired – framework is coming along. It’s not like I …

: More on 1Password I think the one little thing that bothers me about the whole 1Password using Electron kerfuffle is a …

: Flynn living his best life. Chillin on two pillows.

: Regarding 1Password It’s Twitter pile on time for the fine folks behind 1Password. I, myself, thought about joining the …

: WordPress could be perfect WordPress is an awesome platform for building all kinds of amazing websites, no doubt. According to …

: Maggie Mae

: I really miss San Luis Obispo. Should’ve never left.

: Kim and I Bubblegum Alley, San Luis Obispo 2013

: Remember when Instagram was fun and all about the filters?

: Hello, old friend When I moved my blog to iam.fahrni.me I never really liked the subdomain name I picked but it …

: Let them die 💀

: Flynn doing what Flynn does.

: We lost a family member today. Ms. Sophie was 19-years old. She was a constant companion while I …

: Windows 11

: Hope and Worry

: Automattic ❤️ Day One

: Windows 11: Sun Valley

: Eastbound Day Three: Yukon, OK to Cookeville, TN

: Eastbound Day Two: Gallup, NM to Yukon, OK

: Eastbound Day One: Visalia, CA to Gallup, NM

: macOS on iPad

: ExCoCo

: Day Four: Kingman, AZ to Visalia, CA

: Gallup

: Albuquerque, New Mexico

: Day Three: Amarillo, TX to Kingman, AZ

: Day Two: West Memphis, AR to Amarillo, TX @manton I’ll wave at you from I-40 as I get into Texas.

: It looks like my AirTag is in China? 😳

: West Memphis, Arkansas

: West of Nashville

: Welcome to Chilhowie

: Did Gruber Slip?

: Day One: Charlottesville to Memphis

: I love my kitty cat, Flynn, but he really frustrates me. I put them in a spot I thought he wouldn’t …

: This little feller blessed us with this presence in the garden.

: Happy flower is happy.

: freethoughtblogs.com Texas is the very worst. It’s a shithole state run by horrible people. I’m …

: blog.iconfactory.com Twitterrific – What’s On The Menu? This is a wonderful release of my favorite …

: sixcolors.com Apple’s troubling relationship with China ↦ I would love to see Apple take some of …

: www.nytimes.com The Best Bug Repellents Definitely loading up on these for my next development …

: Burn it all down

: And a few more.

: Flowers are busting out.

: panic.com Unfortunately, like Transmit iOS and Status Board before it, we’re discontinuing Code …

: Feeling Good Today

: The Destructors, or, Yet Another Rant About That Basecamp Post Agree or disagree, I think this is a …

: It’s that time of year. Things are getting happy around the Fahrni household.

: UI work can be difficult.

: Snell on Apple Podcasts

: I wish I could come up with a good use case for widgets in at least one of my apps. Stream is the …

: Bitwise Workforce Training – Rob Fahrni

: Apple is not the Gatekeeper of Podcasting – Rob Fahrni From yours truly in 2016

: In my dream last night I went back to Pelco.

: I need to spend some quality time with my blog. Especially after taking my HTML class. I’m hoping I …

: Friends, what is the best way to check for news sites/blogs mentioning your apps? Asking for a …

: At first, I had a blog. Later, a blog and Twitter. Now, a blog, Twitter, Mastodon, and Micro.blog. …

: From a Slack I’m part of. “Credit card processing is 3%, for comparison’s sake. Does Apple provide …

: www.zeldman.com “Spring has a slight edge over Fall in my heart, especially after the twelve months …

: Set your expectations low when you download and use Stream. It will keep you from being frustrated.

: “NetNewsWire 6.0 for Mac has shipped! See the blog post for a download link and list of changes.” My …

: Thank you! It’s not often I get a tip in Stream. A big thank you to the person that gave me a big …

: Tip: How to backup your Stream feeds

: Software Craftsman

: Old Man

: One down, one to go.

: How I use Stream

: Apple FOMO iam.fahrni.me/2021/03/1…

: It was a good week for RxCalc.

: Irrational Rob – Rob Fahrni

: 512pixels.net iMac Pro For Sale ‘While Supplies Last’ As infrequently as I buy new hardware, …

: What a team! Code + Coffee! ☕️

: When most folks think of California they think of San Francisco and Los Angeles. It’s a huge state. …

: Have y’all ever seen this happen? I swiped left to right - a bit over zealously - and the UI looks …

: Welp, today is the day. Hopefully the QNuts realize their fever dream is all just one big hoax. But …

: Alamo Drafthouse Files for Bankruptcy, Announces Sale - Variety Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, the …

: Heh, I just realized I’ve been blogging for 20 years. Crazy. My very first post

: Open to accepting iOS and/or Win32/C/C++ side work. 10-20 per week. Nights and weekends only. Find …

: Perseverance

: www.slashfilm.com ‘Army of the Dead’ Image Features Dave Bautista, Who Says Zack Snyder’s Zombie …

: It’s a Deftones kind of day.

: redsweater.com FastScripts 3 Beta Go Daniel!

: I have a strange Big Sur issue and I haven’t the slightest clue what causes it. I’m working on an …

: All that remains of our snow. We may get more tomorrow.

: If I still lived in California and had $600 to burn I’d totally sign up for this. …

: “A Fresh Start” All the best to you and your family, @danielpunkass!

: Empathy

: Enjoying the quiet this morning.

: There’s white stuff falling from the sky again. ❄️ I know at some point I’ll stop loving it, but for …

: Our Winter Wonder Land

: inessential.com iOS Jobs at Audible

: Trump actually owns one of those U.S.-made Macs, as Apple CEO Tim Cook gifted the ex-President a …

: The ground under our magnolia tree looks alive. There tens of little birds, mostly sparrows, …

: Today’s NFL picks: Saints over Buccaneers Chiefs over Browns I feel like the potential for big …

: Today’s NFL picks Packers over Rams Bills over Ravens

: On Parler and Amazon f67.us/1bw

: Democrats: The Time to Act Is Now. - The Bulwark

: Not a First Amendment Issue f67.us/1bv

: NFL Playoff Picks Today’s NFL playoff picks: Titans over Ravens Browns over Steelers Saints over Bears There are two …

: Got my first deposit from Apple. 😀

: Today’s NFL picks Buffalo over Colts Seahawks over Rams Buccaneers over Football Team In my heart of …

: Coup iam.fahrni.me/2021/01/0…

: Let’s start 2021 with a screenshot of my iPhone springboard.

: My custom sydcases finally came in. I need to get some action shots of them. So far I’m diggin my …

: Do you stand by your coffee maker and encourage it to hurry?

: I really hate the sub-domain I chose to use for my weblog. I chose the ‘iam’ moniker because I try …

: Focus, Rob f67.us/1bt

: Lies, all lies.

: We didn’t get much snow. Instead we had freezing rain most of the day.

: Let it snow! ❄️

: Keeping an eye on this storm. I’m down for a nice snow day. ☃️❄️🌨

: I had a hard time deleting this app from my phone, even though it’s no longer available in the …

: Since Canada only has a population of 40M it looks very appealing.

: My Apple Products f67.us/1bs

: Today is one of those days I want to sit on the couch all day, eat all the bad things, and watch …

: Stream 1.0.3 f67.us/1br

: This is nice.

: Four days off isn’t enough. I could use about 90 more.

: 53

: Looks like Stream and RxCalc work just fine on M1 Macs.

: The Demagogue in Chief f67.us/1bo

: This is me f67.us/1bn

: Dear Sandy Claws, I’d like a Mac Mini for Christmas. Thank you, Rob

: Spotify doesn’t have podcasts f67.us/1bm

: Sorry for the bug 😞 f67.us/1bk Version 1.0.1 made it through review but the tip amounts don’t …

: Stream 1.0.1 f67.us/1bj

: Yippee! 🥳

: Stream was rejected yesterday. The rejection was very confusing. Turns out one of my App Store …

: Has anyone built a scripting app on iOS that lets you build a UI and wire up actions to it? I want …

: Colouring the arrow of a Popover in SwiftUI marcpalmer.net/colouring…

: “Steven Roknic, a child of immigrants, and the stupidest person you will encounter today.” …

: iPhone 12 Review f67.us/1bi

: Stream 1.0.1 is Waiting for Review. It’s a tiny release to add the Tip Jar I’d intended to ship with …

: Wow, that’s one tasty beer.

: Do folks think tip jars in applications are a good or bad things? I’ve put one in Stream but haven’t …

: Silvio Rizzi does it again. Reeder 5 is absolutely gorgeous. reeder.app

: Stream was written up in iMore! Totally blown away!

: When do the new iPhones ship? I still love my trusty iPhone 7 but I’m thinking it may be time to …

: My new app, Stream, is available on the iOS App Store. blog.hayseed.co/2020/09/2…

: The NetNewsWire team continues to crush it! NetNewsWire 5.1 for Mac

: If Charlottesville is always this wonderful in the fall, then fall would make the perfect summer. …

: I didn’t withdraw from the program. They withdrew me. 😂

: Why Trump? I do not understand, for one moment, why someone would vote for Trump. Here’s how it looks through …

: As a long time Windows user I’d love to see Microsoft spend some time on a visual refresh of the …

: Fired Up Brent Simmons “Somebody on Twitter will tell me that I should add that IAP right now so I can pay …

: Day three: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Knoxville, Tennessee. 13-hours, 868 miles. 🚙

: Day two: Gallup, New Mexico to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 11-hours, 680 miles. 🚙

: I found a great little coffee shop in Gallup. Strangely enough it’s called Gallup Coffee Company. …

: On the return trip to Virginia. Day one: Visalia, California to Gallup, New Mexico. 12-hours, 749 …

: Road Tripping I love road trips. Last Saturday our youngest daughter and I started a cross country trip to move …

: We made it to our destination, Visalia, California, around 3PM. I rest tonight and tomorrow. Back on …

: Welcome to California.

: We’re in the homestretch today: Kingman, Arizona to Visalia, California.

: Stopping for gas and some chow in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I love the desert.

: Amarillo, Texas, bound for Kingman, Arizona today.

: We’ve arrived in Amarillo, Texas. Today’s journey started in Memphis, Tennessee. Time for some much …

: Stopped in Ozark, Arkansas, for lunch. Getting really fancy chow. Taco Bell!

: Just west of Little Rock. Moving our youngest daughter back to California.

: The New Mobile Developer Welcome to the modern definition of a “mobile developer.” If you know JavaScript …

: Shut it down Scripting News: “MLB should shut down, as should the NBA and NFL.” I agree with Dave. This virus is …

: I bet a lot of modern day developers would look at my code and say “You should find another like of …

: Verbal Diarrhea “We have great agreements where when Biden and Obama used to bring killers out, they would say don’t …

: Get it while you can, chredge.xyz (short for Chromium Edge) is expiring. Perfect for a blog that …

: The New Mac Lineup Just riffing here, random thoughts. Thin, think iPad Pro 12.9in in a 13in form. Full keyboard, …

: I wish a movie studio was brave enough to stream a blockbuster movie.

: What next? It’s a beautiful day here in Charlottesville. The birds are chirping, the squirrels are foraging and …

: Wow, my first iOS App was available in the App Store 11 years ago today. Happy birthday RxCalc. 🎂

: Stream - It’s close to finished I’ve kicked out a beta of Stream with Import/Export and extra icons supported. I’ve already received …

: Wow, just wow!

: AppKit, Catalyst, and SwiftUI walk into a bar As I was watching the Keynote I couldn’t help but get really excited about developing for the Mac. …

: I’m genuinely surprised Trump hasn’t contracted COVID-19. I wonder how many tests he’s had? Is that …

: I’m very happy with the new Stream icons.

: I finally kicked a new BETA of Stream out the door this evening. It includes the final release …

: Finished hauling the dirt down the hill a bit ago. Sweaty and pooped but it feels great to be …

: Hauling a yard of dirt down to the lower part of our back yard. This will be the third time doing …

: Watched My Spy last night. It was really cute. I had some LOL moments. There are definitely some …

: Dub-Dub 2020 day one shirt. Yes, it’s from our friends at The Iconfactory!

: I just finished listening to this new Podcast from The Lincoln Project. George Conway is the first …

: ARM Macs Bloomberg: “The first Mac processors will have eight high-performance cores, codenamed Firestorm, …

: It’s crazy what you can get in a workstation replacement. I wish Apple could do something like this. …

: I just saw my first firefly since we’ve moved east. I’m unbelievably excited about it. These were …

: Almost finished building our fire pit. Time for a beer.

: Nothing but the best $5 headphones for Mr. Fahrni. Yes, I’d own AirPods if they didn’t cost a …

:

: Stream Update I feel like I’ve been working on this app forever. 😀 But, I haven’t. It’s been a couple years of …

: Two things I want to do today. Work on Stream Have Chipotle for lunch. It’s a bold list. Let’s see …

: No real RSS reader has anything to fear from Stream. It’s something I wanted to do, something …

: I need to buckle down and finish Stream. It’s been months since I last worked on it. 😟

: Hire this Kid Can someone please hire my daughter to do some kind of design work?

: Rogan and Podcasting New York Times: “If you want to understand why podcasting is killing, he says, you first need to …

: Dear Facebook Recruiters I’m not a good enough developer to work for you. Even if I were, I wouldn’t want to work for you. …

: My WWDC 2020 Wishlist Time to get in on the action. Here goes: Custom Watch Faces, iOS stability and performance …

: The weather is conspiring against us. It makes working outside fun when all it does is rain all …

: Camp COVID I’m surprised some enterprising Trump Youth hasn’t had this idea yet. Camp COVID is an exclusive …

: Folks talking about WWDC on Micro.blog? Zero. 🤯

: Monetizing Apps I’ve been thinking about models for making a little money from my iOS apps. I only have two at the …

: I was back in Seattle in my dreams. I was interviewing at Visio, the company, not the app. The job …

: Apple iBook Will we get an ARM Mac? Probably, maybe? Who knows? /shrug I’m pretty certain I’ve opined about this …

: Selfish Man It’s sunny outside today as I write this. Sitting on the deck, in the shade, birds chirping, and I’m …

: Modern Interview Prep Brent Simmons: ”In production code, if a problem like this came up, I’d ask “How the hell did we get …

: Xcode for iPad? MacRumors: ‘because it “opens the door for ‘Pro’ applications to come to …

: Not all nerds carry the latest iPhone Do all Apple related podcasters believe every nerd carries around the latest greatest iPhone? I’m a …

: The sad state of my weblog Last week I wanted to send a link to someone for a piece I wrote in 2014 about my fear of public …

: Welp, it’s only a matter of time before my wife switches back to an iPhone SE. It’s smaller and uses …

: Someone forgot to tell Spring it’s time to come out. I’m a west coast boy so this snow in April …

: Made our first ever pizzas last night. They were great! 🍕

: I’m an impostor Today is one of those days I question my ability or usefulness as a software developer. It seems …

: I now have OPML import and export code in Stream. My big challenge now is where to put it in the UI?

: Selfie I took 19-years ago in Oslo, Norway.

: Yes, I want this Daniel Gauthier: “From the moment you decided to get into iOS development, your career has been …

: I’m not going back to the office until corona virus cools off for a while.

: I’m grateful I work for a company that’s allowing employees to work from home when they feel the …

: Stream Features and Bug Reporting Open Stream for iOS issues, if you’re interested. I’d imagine some of these will miss the 1.0 cut. …

: Current iOS springboard.

: Just wanted you two to know MB feeds look good in my upcoming feed reader: Stream. It’s been a long …

: I expect WWDC will be canceled this year over Coronavirus fears.

: I’m just a weird dude. I now want a 2013 Mac Pro, because reasons.

: Drafting posts for Micro.blog Since switching to Micro.blog as the publishing system for my weblog I’ve been on the hunt for a …

: Rose

: Anyone know if Apple developed TV for Roku in house? It’s not up to what I would consider Apple …

: Hope is fading.

: From a co-worker on Slack: “The entire internet is held together with wet string and carefully …

: Developer Confessions I’ve been an iOS Developer for just over 10 years now - 30 years of professional experience overall …

: Stream Update I’ve been able to work a little bit on my beloved side project, Stream. For those not following …

: I would love to see companies like Apple, Microsoft, Google, and Amazon come together to help fund …

: You tell me, does Apple really care about design?

: I haven’t had a Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA in years. Absolutely delicious.

: I’m listening to the Panic Podcast it’s really good.

: At this pace some poor sap is going to use a second amendment solution to our corrupt president and …

: I am really terrible at using the butterfly keyboard and touchbar. I’m working from home today and I …

: The benefit of being home alone is Tool cranked to 11 on the home system.

: Dear Hackintosh builders. Anyone have experience building on with a Xeon E5645? I have the …

: Championship game picks: Chiefs over Titans Packers over 49’ers I love to see a Titans vs. Packers …

: Trump Impeachment Teri Kanefield: “It’s pure Trump: A rapid, continuous (and exhausting) stream of absurdity and lies. …

: I used this as a bookmark. Found it while sorting through books to give away.

: flic.kr Rejection; Aldus, Microsoft, MicroRim. Circa 1987.

: I need a therapist.

: I’ve been a freelancer a couple different times in my life. One time successful, one time failure. I …

: Strange thought. WordPress should buy Blogger and move the backend to be WordPress based, like it’s …

: I’ve been using an iPhone XR at work for testing and I really like it. Makes me want to upgrade to …

: Let’s get this show on the road. R.I.P. Neil.

: Today’s picks: Chiefs over Texans Seahawks over Packers

: I’ve been reading through the VVVVVV source code and I notice some tiny contributions I could make. …

: Flynn has had it.

: Today’s fantasy NFL picks: Minnesota over San Francisco Tennessee over Baltimore Reality NFL picks: …

: The coffee shop in Exeter we were regulars at has a new home. It’s amazing. The new Exeter Coffee …

:

: Nifty, it’s snowing. ❄️

: Calling BS now. 😀 It doesn’t snow here.

: New Orleans over Minnesota Seattle over Philadelphia

: To call the weather in Charlottesville baffling is the understatement of the year.

: I love watching kitties wash their face. I find it relaxing and beautiful in a way.

: Interesting. Inexpensive ARM based Linux laptop.

: Had to capture this. Fun coincidence.

: These poor people. Good thing climate change isn’t a real thing. ☹️ …

: I haven’t added my work Slack to my phone because I wanted a clean separation of work and home. Now …

: Mac Pro Mud Tires f67.us/194

: “Who is going to make aftermarket wheels with mud tires on them for my Mac Pro?” f67.us/193

: The weather in Charlottesville is just weird. It’s 9:30AM, December 30, and the temperature is 63 …

: Customize that Mac Pro Yesterday I asked a few folks I know to have Mac Pros if they’d heard of anyone having their cases …

: Why, Dropbox, why?

: Heh, I didn’t realize the 2019 Mac Pro was anodized. I figured it was just polished aluminum. Learn …

: Dave Winer on Writers Flow Scripting News: ”Flow is the writer’s problem for blogging. I have been working on this since I …

: A Gangster in the White House The Atlantic ”Donald Trump will not be bound by any rule, even after he has been caught. He is …

: Man, that is a lot of money for a disposable device.

: Where is the tough Virginia winter I always heard about?

: Pro tip: When the battery on your iPhone or Apple Watch are no longer viable don’t buy a new device. …

: I am so tempted to buy an iPhone 11 or Xr. My wife talking about going back to an SE awoke the beast …

: I really need to teach Maggie, our dog, that sleep is a good thing. 😴

: So, yeah, my daughter is talented. When you get a gift it’s wrapped in custom illustrated paper. 😀

: I keep trying to convince my daughter she should start a web based business doing custom signs. …

: I was surprised by the number of PC’s you can purchase at WalMart for between $200-$300. Hey, if …

: Why Micro.blog? I’ve had a weblog since February 2001. It was all Blogger based and used FTP for publishing static …

: We’d hoped for a white Christmas here in Charlottesville. It’s not gonna happen. Heck, there’s a …

: New, more reasonable, goal for Stream. Ship the iOS version before WWDC 20.

: It’s the style here at WillowTree to decorate your laptop with stickers. “They’re …

: If you really know me you know I’m not into fashion, but I do love a great pair of socks.

: Our Immoral President Christianity Today: “But the facts in this instance are unambiguous: The president of the United …

: Star Wars hot take. I enjoyed it. Loved the ending.

: Two monster benefits of Objective-C projects; fast builds and no code changes.

: Windows 3.1 app for Slack Yeo Kheng Meng: “In October 2019, my company SP Digital held an internal hackathon. My …

: Donald J. Trump is Impeached.

: Welcome to the United States of Kleptocracy It seems to me the GOP Senators that have already decided they’re not voting Trump out of office are …

: It’s nice to see my Micro.blog domain show up in Stream. I need to do some more tweaks to make sure …

: Ok, I figured out how to set my custom domain, @manton. Thanks.

: I’m trying to setup a custom domain using these directions and it says I should see an Edit …

: Testing, hello, is this thing on?

: Once the fine folks at Micro.blog figure out my WordPress import issues I will map iam.fahrni.me to …

: “She’s too occupied by giving speeches at places like the UN – where Trump was laughed at, when he …

: Does Apple have the design and technical chops to pull off a modern version of the iPhone SE? I’m …

: Since the dog got me out of bed at 5:30 I’ve been catching up on all the socials. At 8:30 my battery …

: When we moved across the country at the end of October I setup some iOS Shortcuts we all installed. …

: Impeach Him New York Times - “President Trump not only should be impeached, he must be impeached if America’s …

: Me last night: I’m gonna sleep in. Dog at 5:30AM: No, you’re not. Me: 🤨

: 39 degrees and raining. I love this weather but I’d love some snow! ❄️

: Funny words used at WillowTree; Flow and Swirl. 😀

: The day job setup: 15-inch MacBook Pro, 27-inch Dell display, Matias Wired Keyboard for Mac, and a …

: So, yeah, I re-subscribed. Gotta support Manton.

: Need moar ink. That is all.

: All of this rain is glorious.

: Welp, so much for eating better. 😳

: When you need to do stuff but don’t want to. Yeah, that.

: Blogging from an iPhone? Who writes blog posts using their iPhone? I did it while on a road trip in 2014. I used the iOS …

: I haven’t written anything on my weblog in a very long time. I have stuff I’d like to write about …

: Darn! I’m not indie because I’m not doing the right thing with my personal brand! 🤣

: I made a tough decision and cancelled my MB subscription today. I wanted to use it as my full time …

: My wife doesn’t like her iPhone 11. It’s too big for her hands, she prefers a physical home button, …

: I’m coming to the realization I’m not meant to move away from WordPress. Tried switching to …

: It’s in the high 30’s and raining today. I really love it.

: If you’re looking for a new development gig take a look at WillowTree. We’re always hiring. …

: I love the craftsmanship behind The Bitter Southerner. bittersoutherner.com/the-dark-…

: My replacement keyboard and mouse (top of picture) came in. Now to visit dongle town so I can plug …

: I want so badly to switch to micro.blog full time but I’ve been unable to get my WordPress blog …

: So I move from the Fresno, CA area to Virginia and Tool schedules a date in Fresno! ☹️

: Tomorrow is the first day at the new gig.

: Flyover

: My brain is mushy from sitting around. First day at the new gig is next Tuesday. The moving truck …

: We have the internets!

: I wonder if my wife will allow me to escape from the house for a few hours to work on Stream? It …

: It’s really odd not having an internet connection.

: Oh, btw, @manton, did you receive my WordPress export file? I really do want to switch over to …

: Of all companies I would expect Apple to get this stuff correct. I’m on an iPhone 7 and the name of …

: If your answer to “How much do you need?” is “everything” or “all of it.” what’s wrong with you? I’d …

: Lazy post: what can I do with an Intel Xeon E5645 6-core 2.4Ghz processor? Just the processor. No …

: Today was a good day of coding. I wish I could have them everyday.

: Saturday and Sunday I spent a good deal of time outside. On Saturday it was over 90 degrees and …

: Me: I’m gonna work on my app tonight. Me after dinner: I’m tired. What’s on TV?

: Go support the brilliant man who made the mock Presidential seal. inktale.com/onetermdo…

: Today’s t-shirt

: Ok, folks. Please recommend your favorite Barleywine. Anything with monster flavor. I’ll also take …

: Getting close to the hottest part of the year.

: I ran across this gig this morning while reading a post about Breaker’s CarPlay app. If you’re …

: Time for a Back to the Future movie marathon.

: Will this make a long post because I’m showing the Title field or will it just be an untitled …

: On Jony Ive’s Departure f67.us/18n

: Working to finish Stream. I still have a lot to do but it’s finally starting to come together. When …

: Brutally Honest f67.us/18m

: I’ve been toying with the idea of moving my weblog to Micro.blog. The other option is to go straight …

: Finally, FINALLY, caught up on Game of Thrones. I’m tired now.

: Wow, Disney+ is going to be $6.99 a month. That’s wild. I’m guessing that means Apple TV+ will be at …

: It looks like @brentsimmons had the same idea as I had. I’m working on a River of News RSS reader …

: Consider iPhone 7 f67.us/186

: Today is my final day of work for 2018. My brain is officially checked out.

: Ok, who wants to start a Windows based browser project that uses WebKit? Anyone?

: I’ve had three iPhones. I don’t upgrade every year. I’ve had the iPhone 4, 5c, and 7. I’ve only had …

: Well, I’m guessing not many folks follow me at the moment. There’s really no way to tell …

: I love the company I work for. I love my friends. I even love working on the product. But… I …

: I started working on a Mac blog editor at the end of last year. After a while I realized it was …

: Do any micro.blog clients have a dark mode or themes?

: It’s odd, I arrive on a new platform and I never know what to say.

: Hello, Micro.Blog.