• 2026-08-01 Three Barleycorns
  I discover the origin of American shoe sizing, buy a pair of running shoes, and find a new shoe brand to become loyal to after 15 years
  life fashion
• 2026-08-01 Modding My Tamagotchi Paradise
  I discuss the process behind modding my Tamagotchi Paradise's shell
  tamagotchi
• 2026-07-18 Experiments in AI Speech Recognition Models
  Last month I spent a couple days playing with AI speech recognition models to create live captioning MacOS and iOS apps (or at least the beginning of one, in the case of the iOS app).
  AI speech-recognition dev MacOS iOS hearing-loss
• 2026-05-15 Freedom
  A quote from Rick Roderick summarizing Kant's practical postulate of freedom
  quotes ephemera philosophy
• 2025-09-16 If Only
  A poem by Zelda Schneurson Mishkovsky
  poetry quotes
• 2025-08-16 I make my own luck now
  A quote from a song by Dessa
  quotes
• 2025-06-16 Five-Seven
  I've started to add a half-inch to my height
  life
• 2023-06-12 Markdown Musings
  I come back to web development after a decade and find that Markdown had taken over
  tech life web-dev
• 2021-04-18 Cocoon
  A poem about waiting
  life poetry
• 2018-11-28 Such Small Things
  A quote from a poem by Brian Andreas
  poetry quotes
• 2011-08-26 I hate centipedes
  Centipedes invade my home and terrorize me
  life
• 2011-08-19 23%
  I visit a genetic counselor to learn about my lifetime risk of developing breast cancer, which killed my mother at 38
  life
• 2010-07-05 T-Mobile says defective battery is an accessory
  T-Mobile considers a cellphone's battery to be an accessory, rather than an integral part of an electronic device
  t-mobile life
• 2010-07-04 The Minnesota fireworks conspiracy
  Minnesota's ridiculous consumer fireworks statute may be part of a ploy to outlaw fun in order to promote Wisconsin tourism and imports
  Minnesota
• 2010-06-17 Ten years
  I reflect on ten years of writing online
  life
• 2009-10-14 Rumor: Danger Servers Were Sabotaged
  The Sidekick outage gets juicer: Microsoft claims the Danger servers were sabotaged
  life microsoft t-mobile
• 2009-10-13 T-Mobile data loss allegedly due to outsourcing to Hitachi
  Microsoft blames Sidekick outage/data loss on Hitachi outsourcing and T-Mobile won't refund me because I had a prepaid phone plan
  life microsoft t-mobile
• 2009-10-11 T-Mobile: Microsoft Lost Your Data
  During the Sidekick outage, I buy an Android phone and Microsoft/Danger announce my cloud data is actually gone forever
  life t-mobile microsoft
• 2008-05-24 Death of the Ghettoputer
  My crappy computer finally dies
  life
• 2008-03-12 Front row seats in security theater
  I complain about TSA
  rant
• 2007-12-03 T-Mobile cell phones & hearing aid-compatibility
  T-Mobile currently offers 9 hearing aid-compatible cell phones, only 4 of which are still available for purchase on the website.
  hearing-loss t-mobile

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