“Micro-shifting” is the new favorite way to work Many of us probably already do this without calling it "micro-shifting." You go to work in the morning, take a break to go to the dentist or get a haircut, go back to work, leave to pick up your kids or walk your dog, have dinner and family time, and cram in a bit of work...

Kagi released Kagi News recently, and I've been trying it out for the past few days. I tend to avoid the news as much as possible, checking in a couple of times a week to see what I've missed. Yet, I struggle to find a reliable source for news that's easy to skim, unbiased, and provides multiple perspectives.At first...

discovered this band on YouTube a few days. They're a sister trio from Mexico. Short and punchy rock songs. I need to spend more time listening, but what I've heard is refreshing. It seems so many bands are so serious these days, while these girls seem to be just having fun.

I swapped out my keyboard for the Lofree Flow84 keyboard today. After using a Keychron Q1 Max for a while, I really missed the simple low-profile keyboard.This little mechanical keyboard is pretty awesome. With an aluminum casing and minimal design, it feels premium.The typing experience is precisely what I was hoping...

I was listening to episode 369 of Cal Newport's podcast today and found the deep dive interesting. Cal talked about the Flynn effect, the observed increase in IQ scores over time. While our IQs have increased over the generations, they have recently started to decline.The reasons for the decline are speculated to be the...

been enjoying Chevelle's latest album, Bright as Blasphemy. It's not my favorite Chevelle album, but it has a few great songs. 1. Pale Horse: Heavy and all over the place. I need to listen to it more to make up my mind. I like it overall, but it's still sticking in my memory.2. Rabbit Hole (Cowards, Pt. 1): The first...

My personal Windows PC has primarily been used for the browser, VS Code for some light development, and a couple of games. When I decided to try to set up Ghost locally for theme development, I was immediately reminded of why I prefer not to do development on Windows. Trying to set up Ghost on Windows led me down a...

I was sitting on the couch, reading an article, when I realized I had finished it but had no idea what it was about. I realized I was not only reading the article, but was listening to a podcast with headphones in one ear, and was watching a baseball game on TV. Not only that, but my wife was occasionally talking to me...

Writing for Developers: Blogs that get read by Piotr Sarna and Cynthia Dunlop is about, you guessed it, writing for developers. While it is full of practical tips that can apply to any technical writer, the book is focused on writing technical blogs.This book is packed full of information about writing a technical blog...

My little girl moved out to her college dorm today. It's the first time she's "lived" away from home. I didn't think it would be a big deal since she's 30 minutes down the road and not home half the time anyway, but it's hitting me harder than I thought it would.It's hard for me to believe that after 19 years, she's...

The social web feature is a big deal. This means integration with social networks, making your Ghost site your decentralized hub for all of your content. When enabled, Ghost provides your unique address; mine is @[email protected]. This is similar to an email address, but with two @ symbols. You can follow me...

The family and I went to Bristol, TN, to watch the first-ever MLB game at the Bristol Motor Speedway, where the Atlanta Braves faced (and beat) the Cincinnati Reds. If I were to sum up the trip in one word, I think it would be "Exhausting". We drove up to Bristol on Friday and stayed outside of town in a nice place...

How to automatically switch between light and dark themes in your CSS based on the visitors system settings.If you want your site to automatically switch between light and dark themes based on the visitor's system settings, you can use a @media query and the prefers-color-scheme feature.css:root { --color-background:...

I finished reading Scythe, book 1 of the Arc of a Scythe series, by Neal Shusterman.What if humanity conquered death, but we had grim reapers overseeing the population?The story is set in an AI-governed world where the "Thunderhead" ensures simplicity and fairness, eliminating politics, money, war, and violence.People...

The Plus Minus Next journaling technique from Anne-Laure Le Cunff’s Tiny Experiments offers a simple way to track what’s working in your life and make minor, actionable adjustments.We’ve all heard about the benefits of journaling and how it can improve your life. Expressive writing can decrease symptoms of anxiety and...