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2022

/ Dec 2022

Every Mastodon iOS app scratches an itch: a brief tour of various clients

Last week, I wrote a gentle intro to Mastodon for the Zapier* blog. I aimed it at regular people that

2022

/ Dec 2022

Birbs are real

Way back in the pre-pandemic times, I backed a Kickstarter project for a very good idea: Bird Buddy. It'

2022

/ Dec 2022

I just realized…

Gary Oldman’s name will continue getting funnier with each passing year

2022

/ Nov 2022

Perfect chicken tikka masala made in the InstantPot

Ever since I got an InstantPot a few years ago, I've been trying to find the best butter

2022

/ Nov 2022

Rian Johnson for President

I don't want to over-hype anything or give away any spoilers, but I will strongly suggest you go

2022

/ Nov 2022

I'm sorry, Big Agnes

I found a store-wide discount at an outdoor brand's shop that made really high tech stuff. I told

2022

/ Nov 2022

The best stocking stuffer is these little wire ties

I am pretty sure I first found out about these little reusable wire tie things from an interview at Cool

2022

/ Nov 2022

Decoder ring on the history of big butts

The Victorian bustle made way for the big butt obsession The new Slate Decoder Ring podcast episode on the history

2022

/ Nov 2022

MBA jackasses ruined Kiehl’s

Sometime around 1999 or 2000, a stylish friend mentioned he had an elaborate skincare regime, and instead of mocking him

2022

/ Nov 2022

🤔 Apple Podcast algorithms

I went on a long road trip recently and I was bored so I brought up the Apple Podcasts default

2022

/ Nov 2022

Everyone’s a mixologist now

me last week at a bar: ugh this cocktail tastes like shit me this week after binging that netflix cocktail

2022

/ Nov 2022

Road trip idea #1

I drove on freeways for 8 hours today and often I was driving next to the same three cars for

2022

/ Nov 2022

Hardcore twitter

The best lesson I ever learned was interviewing for my first job after grad school at a place where I

2022

/ Nov 2022

🚨 MAGIC MIKE THREE TRAILER IS OUT THIS IS NOT A DRILL 🚨

Magic Mike XXL is one of my all-time favorite movies. And I can't wait for this: Looks fantastic.

2022

/ Nov 2022

I've yet to meet one though

Somewhere there has to be a lot of Jeoffs too, right?

2022

/ Nov 2022

AppleTV upgrade adventures

Since my house is all-in on Apple's HomeKit for controlling lights and cameras and devices, I got the

2022

/ Nov 2022

Shift is happening!

Marcin Wichary has been working on a book about the design of keyboards for over 5 years and I'

2022

/ Nov 2022

Black Panther 2 is actually good

I am pretty tired of Marvel movies. I stopped watching every new one a few years ago out of boredom