Xcode Swift: “expression too complex to resolve…” So, you’re saying the language is non-deterministic and too convulsed even for a compiler… Gotcha! My bane in using Swift. You have to jump through hoops and invent non-existent curses to resolve the error. #apple #swift #xcode #compiler #failure

Give someone the chance you never got. #life #success

“‘Once the night sky is full of visible satellites, no one will want to go there, except me. That’s the way it should be.’ — Noel”

One person’s sketch is another’s masterpiece. I’d just like to be able to doodle. #art

“He broke her heart. It was easy. It was brittle.” #writing #character

“There is no such thing as agency if you believe in cause-and-effect. There is no fate or destiny either. There is just an unbroken chain of events.” #writing

“War has a way of abruptly ending lives.” #writing

Vicious Rumor: New hardware announcement at WWDC 2026. Also, Tim announces retirement. #apple #wwdc

“It’s generally accepted that most people don’t know what they are doing. That includes politicians–especially them.” #writing

“Be useful to the planet, others, and then yourself in that order.” #writing

The summary of his entire life could be summed up in two words: The End.” #writing #character

Don’t confuse planning with coming up with a task list or just having an idea full of timelines. #productivity

“Life is cheap. That’s why keeping you alive is so expensive.” #writing #throwawayline

“Different people think and behave differently given the same stimulus. The emotional person would expect them to behave identically. The rational one knows the universe plays by its own rules, not yours.” #writing

“He brought water to a firefight.” #writing #throwawayline

“War is where the money is and where it all goes.” #writing

Hello. Be steady. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Back in my day we had “instant-on” Macs (a selling point against Windows that had a startup progress bar.) Now, Macs are just as slow to boot. I bet it’s all the AI stuff loading and priming… someone should do a study. #macos #apple #failure

Seriously, Apple, unicode. We don’t need/want more emoji. We want better functionality. #apple #unicode #failure

The Gathering: The litter that was born inside is one year old today. All six of them are fine and pretty big. They are a fun bunch except when being fed. Mote, the mom, is smart. She visits once in a while and ignores them, otherwise. #feral #cat

You don’t need media to be social. #life

Easy hack: If you want to “sign with a team”, just sign a pi ece of paper when someone else signs on the team. Then you can go around telling people you have signed with the team. .~ #sport

I’d like a Picotron that uses Python. #lexaloffle #gamedev #python

I’m extremely lucky. I grew up in a time when art and science were taught in schools. I learned how to measure the speed of sound and light (via experiments) and that I used to have some artistic ability before I developed aphantasia. #art #science

Do what you must, but harm no one in the process of doing. #life