Hello. It be Friday. Do well. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Power impresses only the weak. — ancient proverb I just made up

“He was a professional idiot. That’s why he never asked for a raise.” #writing

Mind dump complete

“He picked his teeth with the edge of the credit card which he then handed to the server.” #writing #character

If you can’t expand your mind, you live in a very small, tight closet. #life

“There are humans working to replace humans with tech. Some believe it will help humans progress. Very few believe the tech will replace them––or that the money they make in the process will still be meaningful. That belief was valid before tech became smarter than humans.” #writing

It’s not impossible if it happens. It’s not inconceivable if you can’t think of it. It’s not unknowable if you don’t know it. The limitation is you not in what is around you. #life #failure

If air molecules move randomly (albeit with some Brownian motion), there iis a probability that all of the air molecules will at some point move to the corner of the room you are in and you will sufficate. Yes, I know the fallacy. #physics #probability

What do you call a homely person who leaves home to go out on the town? @grammargirl #etymology

A moat only keeps non-swimmers away. — ancient proverb I just made up

“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