Obsidian Reader
I was excited to see make this announcement last week: I use GoodLinks for saving most things I find on the web because it does great saving most things (and
I was excited to see make this announcement last week: I use GoodLinks for saving most things I find on the web because it does great saving most things (and parsing text from most news outlets, including Apple News), highlighting is very easy in it, and I can easily export

TADC Episode 8 - worth the wait
The Amazing Digital Circus episode 8 finally dropped today. I adore this show. There’s a crazy juxtaposition between the colorful, childlike cartoonish visual effects and the deep, dark nature of
The Amazing Digital Circus episode 8 finally dropped today. I adore this show. There’s a crazy juxtaposition between the colorful, childlike cartoonish visual effects and the deep, dark nature of the plot. 🚨 WARNING!! SPOILER ALERT!! 🚨 My unfiltered observations:

Bird pictures
A Great Crested Flycatcher. A pretty rare sighting, as these usually stay up in tree tops. Blue jay, one of my favorite birds. Northern Flicker woodpecker.
A Great Crested Flycatcher. A pretty rare sighting, as these usually stay up in tree tops. Blue jay, one of my favorite birds. Northern Flicker woodpecker.

Intentional daily journaling
I have kept a digital journal for a long time, starting with Momento on my iPhone way back in the day, and then switching to DayOne about 14 years ago.
I have kept a digital journal for a long time, starting with Momento on my iPhone way back in the day, and then switching to DayOne about 14 years ago. For 14 years, I used DayOne fairly frequently as a place to jot down thoughts, achievements, occurrences in my life,

Spring
I hate the cold weather part of spring, which is where we are right now, but I love seeing all the little signs of spring starting. Like birds! And trees
I hate the cold weather part of spring, which is where we are right now, but I love seeing all the little signs of spring starting. Like birds! And trees blooming!
iPhone photo and video editing apps
Seeing how I cannot seem to use an actual camera to take pictures, I am doing my annual exercise of taking stock in the photography apps I use on my
Seeing how I cannot seem to use an actual camera to take pictures, I am doing my annual exercise of taking stock in the photography apps I use on my iPhone. When upgrading to the 17 Pro iPhone recently, I got the 1TB version, which means I have more room

Vegetable garden update - March 8, 2036
Vegetable garden prep is underway. We’ve cleaned, repaired the fence, and even started planting some lettuce.
Vegetable garden prep is underway. We’ve cleaned, repaired the fence, and even started planting some lettuce.
Cal Newport is cutting through the AI clickbait
It is easy to get on the AI hype doom bandwagon. Concerns about AI wiping out the entire working class or AI doing entire jobs with no need for humans,
It is easy to get on the AI hype doom bandwagon. Concerns about AI wiping out the entire working class or AI doing entire jobs with no need for humans, and market analysis pieces about AI that have the ability to rock the stock market are scary. Not to mention
My 2026 digital camera resolution has already failed
(or why I don't make New Years' resolutions) Just two months down in 2026, and I have already failed at the one thing I resolved to do - make use
(or why I don't make New Years' resolutions) Just two months down in 2026, and I have already failed at the one thing I resolved to do - make use of my digital camera instead of always using my iPhone. Instead, I bought a new iPhone, the iPhone 17 Pro.
Stranger Things and the loose ends that really bug me (but I still freaking love it)
Our family is obsessed with Stranger Things. As we watch it all the way through for the third (fourth?) time, I can’t help but now notice the little inconsistencies and
Our family is obsessed with Stranger Things. As we watch it all the way through for the third (fourth?) time, I can’t help but now notice the little inconsistencies and loose ends that don’t add up. Here’s my running list. WARNING!! This post contains MAJOR spoilers, so if you haven't
Just say no to murder bots
The last week of February 2026 was a crazy week for AI. The current regime tried to compel Anthropic to provide unfettered access to Claude to basically do whatever the
The last week of February 2026 was a crazy week for AI. The current regime tried to compel Anthropic to provide unfettered access to Claude to basically do whatever the fuck they want, to which Dario Amodei was basically like, nah, bro, we good. And while I am generally NOT
Maybe we are not doomed by AI
Last week, I read some terrifying articles in which two people shared their perspectives of where all this AI shit is headed. Cal Newport, however, does not agree with Matt
Last week, I read some terrifying articles in which two people shared their perspectives of where all this AI shit is headed. Cal Newport, however, does not agree with Matt Shumer's take on AI, his argument being that the job-takeover of AI is much more narrow than we are being
Fighting back against techno-capitalist-authoritarianism
Lately I feel like the world's slow burn has been set to broil. Things are not good. And often times, I feel kind of hopeless, like we are going to
Lately I feel like the world's slow burn has been set to broil. Things are not good. And often times, I feel kind of hopeless, like we are going to have no choice but to succumb to authoritarianism and our new tech overlords. Sometimes it feels utterly impossible to do

Is the Obsidian graph useless?
According to Obsidian, the graph view is a core plugin that lets you visualize the relationships between the notes in your vault. Online there is a love/hate relationship with the
According to Obsidian, the graph view is a core plugin that lets you visualize the relationships between the notes in your vault. Online there is a love/hate relationship with the Obsidian graph view. Some people see the sharing of these graphs as a useless flex (see here and here). Meanwhile,

Taio - a great Obsidian companion app
Someone on Mastodon reminded me that I wrote about Taio years ago. So I thought it would be a good time to revisit my use of Taio because, yes, I
Someone on Mastodon reminded me that I wrote about Taio years ago. So I thought it would be a good time to revisit my use of Taio because, yes, I still use it with Obsidian. I mostly use Taio to access my .obsidian and .trash folders on mobile. These folders
The welcome death of social media
The enshitifcation of the internet hit social media hard in recent years. I am old enough to remember the raw excitement of MySpace, Tumblr, Twitter, and Live Journal. Each platform
The enshitifcation of the internet hit social media hard in recent years. I am old enough to remember the raw excitement of MySpace, Tumblr, Twitter, and Live Journal. Each platform was thrilling, new, and fresh. It felt like we were conquering a new world. And I am not the only
Plugins for journaling in Obsidian
When I decided to move my journaling from DayOne to Obsidian, there were two things I knew I was going to miss - the calendar view and the map view.
When I decided to move my journaling from DayOne to Obsidian, there were two things I knew I was going to miss - the calendar view and the map view. Way back when I last used Obsidian, there was not a simple way to replicate these features within Obsidian. Thankfully,

Obsidian monospace snippet
A fun little CSS snippet for Obsidian that makes the entire vault appear in Monospace font. Because Monospace just feels more productive. Or something. Eliminates the need to do custom
A fun little CSS snippet for Obsidian that makes the entire vault appear in Monospace font. Because Monospace just feels more productive. Or something. Eliminates the need to do custom font installations.
On portability and notes apps
Evernote is getting a lot of flack lately and for good reason. It was recently acquired by Bending Spoons, a company that has acquired a number of other apps and
Evernote is getting a lot of flack lately and for good reason. It was recently acquired by Bending Spoons, a company that has acquired a number of other apps and proceeded to enshittify them. It appears Bending Spoons is now doing the same with Evernote. Evernote’s pricing recently jumped to
The Forkiverse is building better social media
The minute I heard The Forkiverse Experiment episode of the Search Engine podcast, I was all in. I requested an account before I even finished listening to the podcast. I
The minute I heard The Forkiverse Experiment episode of the Search Engine podcast, I was all in. I requested an account before I even finished listening to the podcast. I have long been a fan of decentralized social media and Mastodon. The concept sounds amazing - no single ownership, no