What do you want to see from WWDC this year? I want to see the Keynote and if there are any new non-VIsionOS APIs. #apple #wwdc

“Humans love your individuality as long as you conform.”

What was the last creative thing you did which created something? #creativity

Do people still do pair-programming? I was a big proponent back in the day. #agile #pair #programming

When life throws bricks at you, build a house to protect yourself, but leave the door open.

I think I deserve popcorn this evening.

Be gentle with those who complain. Most complain because they have reason. #life

“Do you ever feel like reading?” “No. I hate reading.” “Why are you looking at your phone when I talk to you?’ #reading

“The ink ran wet, The pen ran dry, The paper yellows, The writing fades.” #writing #fountainpen

Do you ever wish you were a normal human?

The Gathering: I wa supposed to get Speck in for a follow-up dystermper vaccine, but he managed to score blood escaping the carrier. Appointment cancelled. Oh well. #feral #cat

I need a vacation worthy of the name.

Corporate support centers are remote locations to isolate the customer from the corporation. That way the management doesn’t have to deal with customers or be held liable for what the customer center says… #corporate #support #failure

Nibbage #fountainpen

Stressful morning trying to deal with mom’s bank. Time to de-stress and eat stuff.

Good morning, everyone. Don’t take things that don’t belong to you, unless it’s a bath. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

“When you allow an AI to teach your children money gets in the way of learning.” #education #ai

Photo up. photosaday.visualnewt.com #photography

“Go and mark out a square yard/meter in front of your yard. Count the creatures on the ground you find there. Go out into the woods/beach/stream. Do the same thing. Which has the most life? Which is more alive? Why do humans like death?”

How did you surprise yourself? I just launched this on my new iPadPro. It’s the first Swft version of my writing app. The text was written sometime later… #swift #ios #writing

It’s time to get back to editing. I need to push this book out in the next couple of months. #writing #editing

“Humans have died for a feeling: love, hate, religion. They believed, so they died trying to protect a feeling. Humans are emotional. For humans, emotions, belief, and feelings carry more weight than truth, reality, or objectivity. They choose comfort over reality. That is their weakness.” #writing

“Back in my day you could walk to pretty much any corner in New York City and find a newspaper/magazine stand. Every few blocks you would find a hot dog cart—and a strip joint. It all made sense.” #writing

What’s the strangest thing you’ve eaten or drunk, that you’ve actually enjoyed? And why were you drunk? #food

“You have to have a sense of humor, a sense of the absurd, and pastiche. If you don’t make fun of everything, including yourself, you will take life too seriously and die bitter, self-centered, and probably wealthy.” #writing