“We need to stand our ground.” “But they have guns.” “We have each other.” “Speak for yourself. It was fun while it lasted. I’m out of here.” #writing #character

“‘It’s not your money unless you take it,’ he said, as he helped himself to the TV with the broken screen on the garbage pile.” #writing #character

Not everyone will agree with you. Maybe no one will. That doesn’t invalidate you. #life #success

Objectivity hurts. That’s why people react so poorly to it. #life

I’m definitely in snark-mode today.~

“That’s OK. You won’t feel a thing after you’re dead.” #writing

“Low battery” warnings on devices always make me want to raise the device over my head. But I know that just makes me look stupid. The alerts should read “Depleted battery”. But many don’t know what “depleted” means now. #tech #failure

We have programming language wars. We have editor wars. We have IDE wars. We have programming paradigm wars. We now have AI wars. Soon we will have the real AI wars. There’s a book idea there… #ai #programming #conflict #writing

So, is VSCode a viable dev environment for Apple platforms? Or is it just as cumbersome with Swift/UI as is XCode? (If it is, then the problem is Swift/UI, not the IDE.) #apple #swift #vscode #swiftui

Focus on telling a good story. Just because you have a perfect structure, it doesn’t make a bad story better. It just dresses it up in better garments. #writing

Writing is more about showing the reader their (own) self than it is about revealing yourself. #writing

Make someone smile. It’ll make you feel better. #life #success

What is the best solo (non-electronic/digital) game? #game

“Some people love to dance on the graves of others in order to claim victory.” #writing

“I need to be a God so that I may decimate the peoples on this minuscule planet. But that is impossible, for they use octal.” If you get it, you’re a nerd. #writing #throwawayline

“The man who works from dusk to dawn works in darkness.” #writing #throwawayline

Hate loves to masquerade as something else–but it’s still hate. — ancient proverb I just made up

“The world doesn’t wait for you. It expects you to keep up or go faster. You are in a literal race with progress and time. You either get left behind, or you succeed temporarily.” #writing #throwawayline

Happy National Barcode Day Every bar needs a code.

“Humans complain about people in power after hading power to them on a silver platter.” #writing

“He wanted all the accolades for the things he’d never do, and for the things no one else would do that he had done. It was all about him, after all.” #writing

“Leadership is about leading, not about forcing others to perform your will.” #writing

“I’m waiting for the other shoe to drop. The grass is always green under the other shoe.” #writing #throwawayline

Time for some food and free-writing. It’s another hot and snarky day.