My MacBook Neo update after using it for a longer period. It’s cute. It does pretty much everything my MacBookAir does, but a bit slower. Even XCode runs just as well (which isn’t saying much given how sloggy XCode is.) It’s a perfect travel/knockabout Mac. #macbookneo #apple

“It’s good to keep things from AI. You had got work for your knowledge. So should they.” #writing #throwawayline

Not a productive day, mostly due to having to pull tax info together.

Happy Cuddly Kitten Day Yes, it’s a thing. Here’s a pic of one of The Gathering, Mote.

Good morning. Another day, another Monday. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

What if GPS satellites could target specific vehicles to feed them incorrect information wile controlling traffic lights? #writing #prompt

PSA: I see many recipes that tell you to add sugar to cut the acidity of tomatoes. All adding sugar does is make sweet acid. If you want to cut acitdity add a bit of baking powder/soda. It will froth up a bir, but that tells you it’s working. #food #cooking

“The secret to a successful cult is marketing and popular opinion.” #writing

“When having a cult is not enough.” #writing #throwawayline

The entire concept of a “war crime” is hilariously sad. War itself is a crime against humanity and any other beings that wage or have it waged against them. #life #failure #war

“He was wise in the ways of the world. Unfortunately, he didn’t live in this one.” #writing #character

Every belief is true to you. Not every truth is a belief. #life

I wonder what the next real technology will be. I grew up when an LED was amazing and new, lasers and holograms were new and disappointing quality at the same time (and still are). Computers were new and cool and were run by cults in white. Computer apps are just as slow. #tech #progress

Analog writing allows you to slow down, think, imagine, and create. Of course, not everyone cares for those things. #writing

Find three things to smile at/about each day. #life

You don’t have to be part of a conspiracy to be evil. And conversely, you don’t have to be evil to have a conspiracy. #writing #life #character

Conspiracies are never as complicated or convoluted as most imagine them to be. Lots of stuff happens out in the open and no one cares or notices. #life #writing

Time to switch it up. Monteverde MP-1 “Marty the Cool Frog” Olivine (M) with Monteverde Olivine ink. Monteverde’s first piston filler, that I got at the pen show. The ink color is amazing (no shimmer/shading), but something I haven’t seen before. Photos don’t do it justice. #fountainpen

“Jim, anyone who calls you an ‘asset’ should be sold to the lowest bidder.” #writing #throwawayline

“Success comes from not caring what anyone thinks and helping that need it. Failure cares from not caring what anyone thinks and helping yourself.” #writing #life

“He was uncanny in making the non-existent frighteningly real to anyone who would believe.” #writing

“The wonderful thing about fear is that once you realize most things go away on their own, you no longer fear. Unless, of course, the fear stays the weekend and drives you crazy.” #writing

“Balrog: The Reckoning” #throwawayline