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iPhone 12, Two Months On
After I announced my move to the dark side I promised that I’d come back and offer up some thoughts. I’ve had my phone since April 22 and have some opportunities to put it through its paces. Below, I’ll summarize … Continue reading
Cloud Conundrums
It’s always an outstanding question to me about what cloud provider to use if any. If you’ve read my previous post, you know that I’ve recently migrated to an Apple device. Thus the temptation exists to move all of my … Continue reading
Moving to the Dark Side
Well folks, after eleven years of Android usage which began auspiciously with the much hyped Motorola DROID line of phones, I finally did it; I switched to iOS. My Android user friends and Windows/Linux/Android fellow devs (colloquially called ‘Windroid’) gasp … Continue reading
Pop Culture Metaphysics
Over the years it seems that once in awhile we get something a little unique in our somewhat secular culture: the accusation that pop culture has secret, underlying metaphysical principles that exist to drive god fearing people away from Christianity. … Continue reading
Extinguished by the platform
What happens if a service you lean on for a key, everyday piece of your life suddenly is wiped away? You don’t need to wonder, that happened to the Terraria developer. Quoting the linked Ars Technica article: Three weeks ago, … Continue reading
Patreon Email Reception Struggles
Long story short: I cannot receive emails from patreon.com. This is a tiny problem because Patreon will not let me log in without verifying my login from an email link. Typically this isn’t a problem, except when emails don’t arrive! … Continue reading
Site Troubles
Well judging by how haphazardly I solve problems in Linux, you can tell I develop on Windows for my day job! The site’s permalinks weren’t working when I switched them to a different format. The .htaccess file was formatted correctly … Continue reading
Changing religious mores in the United States
The United States is slowly but surely becoming less religious. There’s lots of reasons for this and lots of people more qualified than me to analyze them but as a millennial who is of the age who is expected to … Continue reading
GameStop
What year is this that we’re talking about gamestop? As you’ve no doubt by now seen the meme of r/WallStreetBets buying into high shorted GME stock, now there’s a crackdown coming from the investment apps themselves. I’ll let this video … Continue reading
Init
It seems like as good of a time as ever to create a personal blog. The reason is so that I can have my own place on the internet that isn’t necessarily linked to other social media but also a … Continue reading