Heading home from our vacation. Gotta find some way to integrate back into normal life now. Gonna be tough.
Month: November 2019
Friday 29th of November 2019
Married 17 years as of today. 🎉
Friday 29th of November 2019
While in Colorado, I managed to find beer from two of my favorite tiny breweries in Portland, which is pretty fantastic. Never thought I’d have beer from those places again.
Friday 29th of November 2019
Doing that holiday thing where I’m so not used to having down time that I can’t think of anything to do so I just sit and stare at my phone like a dummy.
After rearranging my backpack three times.
Thursday 28th of November 2019
We’ve been on vacation for almost a week, and the only things I’ve missed are our HomePods and our dog.
I think it’s time to purge a lot of stuff when we get home.
Thursday 28th of November 2019
Elf on the Shelf is one property I really didn’t expect to see in the Macy’s parade. It’s also a thing I wish would die in a fire.
Apple Bows to Pressure and Lists Crimea as Part of Russia in Maps
Earlier today, Moscow-based BBC journalist Will Vernon noticed that Apple appears to have quietly ceded to Russia’s stance on Crimea by redrawing national borders on the Russian version of its Maps app and labeling the region as “Russia.”
I don’t want to be compared to those conservative nuts that blew up their Yeti coolers in a fit of perceived betrayal, but between this and Tim Cook cozying up to Trump in exchange for tariff exemptions, I’m getting close to planning a move away from Apple’s hardware and ecosystem if they don’t change course soon.
Wednesday 27th of November 2019
Last night’s snack: a super-rich chocolate bar with pretzels, cookies, brittle, marshmallows, and cereal mashed into it.
I want another one.
Tuesday 26th of November 2019
Stuck in our hotel room due to snow, but at least we have hot chocolate mix.
Monday 25th of November 2019
Fighting with hotel wifi and my VPN. Tempted to just roll with LTE and tethering, but my paranoia makes me think even that wouldn’t be secure without a VPN.
Anxiety, man. 🥴