Happy National Be a Dork Day

Good morning. Another heatwave here. Additionally, smoke from Canadian wildfires. Back in my day we didn’t get smoke from Canada in Delaware. Things have changed. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

The Gathering: a new member.

Photo up. photosaday.visualnewt.com #photography

Wisdom is admitting you are wrong instead of up making crap. #life #success

“He was an insect in a world of spiders.” #writing

When you move a chair, do you lift it or let scrape it against the floor? #restaurant #failure

This is what you get when you use na AI to translate. Literal isn’t correct. Even I know this isn’t how you translate watashi wa desu #ai #language #failure

Why, in Apple Photos, are the preferences/settings STILL hidden under “Collections”? Aren’t the settings global? #apple #ui #ux #failure #photos #ios

If you don’t want to gamble, you should definitely not watch any US sports show or network. All of them are supported and sponsored by various gambling apps and houses. Money and greed always win out——yours or theirs. #sport #espn #failure

Do you feel dangerous or disgusted today?

Mondays are fun if you like Mondays.

“There are no difficult decisions. Only ones you can’t or don’t want to make.” #writing #life

“Your camera has detected a movie.”

“Insanity runs in his family. It’s always trying to get free.” #writing

“Without fear there is no progress.” #writing

Your life is made up of recycled materials. #life

“He was a stylized human the way an ancient Roman statue was a stylized pig.” #writing #throwawayline

“Peer into the distance and break the Fifth wall.” Don’t you mean the Fourth wall?” “That only works in books and movies. It’s always Dimension+2”. #writing

Did your parents have a sense of humor about the name they chose for you?

“Humans have a weird tradition of honoring the dead whom they raise on pedestals of confetti.” #writing

Observed: “Her body was covered in colored swirls and lines. It was like a bad Kaleido panel on low battery power—fuzzy, dark, and dim.” #writing #character #eink

IOS just corrected: “Bumpy flights” to “Minor allegations”. WTF? It wasn’t even misspelled. If you trust an AI, you trust in insanity. #apple #siri #ai #failure

Tie is just something that keeps you from accomplishing stuff. #life #time

Would you rather maintain a (check)list or log of what you have done? #life #productivity #journal