I’ve been a freelancer a couple different times in my life. One time successful, one time failure.
I work for a great company, in fact the last two have been great, but I long for more.
I want to build a product. I fear I’ll never get there.
Strange thought. WordPress should buy Blogger and move the backend to be WordPress based, like it’s doing for Tumblr, but keep the UI super simple. Basically keep the Blogger UI.
I’ve been using an iPhone XR at work for testing and I really like it. Makes me want to upgrade to it from my 7.
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. Not that they’re necessary changes mind. It’s fun spelunking through C++ code. Hats off for making it easy to read and understand. Bravo, sir!
Flynn has had it.
Today’s fantasy NFL picks:
Minnesota over San Francisco
Tennessee over Baltimore
Reality NFL picks:
San Francisco over Minnesota
Baltimore over Tennessee
The coffee shop in Exeter we were regulars at has a new home. It’s amazing. The new Exeter Coffee Co.
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. ☹️ www.insider.com/28-photos…
I haven’t added my work Slack to my phone because I wanted a clean separation of work and home. Now I kind of need it because I’m sitting outside the office waiting for someone to show up. Kind of makes me wonder if we have the day off?
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 degrees? I’ve seen days in the high teens but mostly we’ve been in the mid-30’s. Just weird.
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 anodized. I heard back from [Stephen Hackett](Stephen Hackett on Twitter: “Noooooo… “), perfectly reasonable response. Some folks don’t like to mess with perfection. Dr. Wave and John Siracusa haven’t responded or decided not to respond. That’s perfectly fine.
There is, of course, always a group of people that like to customize their stuff. [Cars](A ridiculous Ferrari wrap we’re currently working on! This car is being entered into a rally with the theme of “used car salesman” | Weird cars, Car humor, Car wrap) are a perfect example or perhaps [gaming PCs](Digital Storm: Custom Gaming Computers & Gaming PCs). Just because Apple doesn’t offer a Mac Pro in a style you like don’t let it get you down? You can always customize it after purchase.
My Custom Mac Pro Build
How about we start with an [anodized](What is Anodizing? The Finish of Choice | AAC) case? Seems like a reasonable and fairly straight forward modification. Personally I’d go with orange but a finish close to Apple’s own gold might be better suited for a Pro device, don’t you think? Let’s go with that for now.
Another area of customization that comes to mind are the wheels. When the Mac Pro was announced I thought to myself ”wouldn’t a set of y mud tires look great on that thing?” I don’t really believe that but the thought of it stuck in my head. Who is going to make aftermarket wheels with mud tires on them for my Mac Pro? Let’s pretend they exist for our custom Mac Pro build.
I’m sure I could go a bit more crazy if I gave it some thought but here’s my finished custom Mac Pro. I think it looks pretty good. 😀
No Mac Pros were harmed in the making of this post. I promise.
Why, Dropbox, why?
Heh, I didn’t realize the 2019 Mac Pro was anodized. I figured it was just polished aluminum. Learn something new every day.