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I had the better part of a blog post written but it referenced a couple articles that are now behind paywalls. tosses post a la poubelle

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Siri seems to randomly pick how to pronounce ‘girl’. Half the time the G is hard, and half the time it’s soft.

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Glasses need to come with AirTag technology so I can find them.

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“show the inside of your head in public, so people can see if they would like to live in there.”

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Sriracha Doritos are pretty good. Yes, yes I did have a bowl of Doritos at nine in the morning.

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8Gc...

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“This music is not available in your region,” it informs me while I have audio turned off.

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My youngest is having his high school prom today. I’m glad he’s going to have that experience. I never went to mine and my eldest missed out due to pandemic.

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“Peace is happiness at rest and happiness is peace in motion.”

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simonwillison.net/2025/May/22/...

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I'd like RSS feeds that post summaries instead of full articles to be clearer that the content I'm seeing is just a summary so that I know whether to click through to the full article.

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Everybody talking about the em dash but the em space is where it’s at.

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Do I want a Golf R with Taycan wheels? Yes, yes I do.

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Was just reminded of Secret City and Commander Mark. youtu.be/U-Igf5O6Bfg?...

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National parks TikTok is wild.

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Not a fan of Apple's naming convention. What's their document app, I try to remind myself? Numbers is for spreadsheets so Words? Letters? Sentences? Ah, right, Pages.

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May the fifth be with you.

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I should plan a trip to Australia. Good on ya.

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The lh unit looks quite useful. webkit.org/blog/16831/l...

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piccalil.li/blog/javascr...

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The Canadian election results were definitely interesting. Slim chance the Liberals can still secure a majority. Curious to see what happens with Poilievre after losing his riding.

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Voted. 🇨🇦

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snook.ca/archives/wri...

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It is real easy to talk myself out of writing a blog post.

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Just saw an ad talking about how it's a Canadian product but talked about how it can go up to 25mph. Um, we use kph up here.

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I feel like people over-estimate AI's capabilities and as such, try to jam it into places it doesn't belong. I'm surprised to see many tech companies (that don't specialize in AI development), try to integrate into their workflow like some magic panacea. aftermath.site/ai-video-gam...

I had the better part of a blog post written but it referenced a couple articles that are now behind paywalls. tosses post a la poubelle

Siri seems to randomly pick how to pronounce ‘girl’. Half the time the G is hard, and half the time it’s soft.

Glasses need to come with AirTag technology so I can find them.

“show the inside of your head in public, so people can see if they would like to live in there.”

Sriracha Doritos are pretty good. Yes, yes I did have a bowl of Doritos at nine in the morning.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8Gc...

“This music is not available in your region,” it informs me while I have audio turned off.

My youngest is having his high school prom today. I’m glad he’s going to have that experience. I never went to mine and my eldest missed out due to pandemic.

“Peace is happiness at rest and happiness is peace in motion.”

simonwillison.net/2025/May/22/...

I'd like RSS feeds that post summaries instead of full articles to be clearer that the content I'm seeing is just a summary so that I know whether to click through to the full article.

Everybody talking about the em dash but the em space is where it’s at.

Do I want a Golf R with Taycan wheels? Yes, yes I do.

Was just reminded of Secret City and Commander Mark. youtu.be/U-Igf5O6Bfg?...

National parks TikTok is wild.

Not a fan of Apple's naming convention. What's their document app, I try to remind myself? Numbers is for spreadsheets so Words? Letters? Sentences? Ah, right, Pages.

May the fifth be with you.

I should plan a trip to Australia. Good on ya.

The lh unit looks quite useful. webkit.org/blog/16831/l...

piccalil.li/blog/javascr...

The Canadian election results were definitely interesting. Slim chance the Liberals can still secure a majority. Curious to see what happens with Poilievre after losing his riding.

Voted. 🇨🇦

snook.ca/archives/wri...

It is real easy to talk myself out of writing a blog post.

Just saw an ad talking about how it's a Canadian product but talked about how it can go up to 25mph. Um, we use kph up here.

I feel like people over-estimate AI's capabilities and as such, try to jam it into places it doesn't belong. I'm surprised to see many tech companies (that don't specialize in AI development), try to integrate into their workflow like some magic panacea. aftermath.site/ai-video-gam...

Learning to convert pixels to spirit diagonal.substack.com/p/learning-t...

I like the illustration. 🥃 chrisglass.com/2025/04/15/m...