“She made him a man. It was the least he could be.” #writing #throwawayline

The only reason a company has a paid spokesperson is that they couldn’t find anyone who believed in the company/product enough to do it for feee. #marketing #failure

“Sometimes you have to fight your feral relatives.” #writing #throwawayline

Just got the XTEink 4 Pro. First impressions: backlight and touchscreen are nice and intuitive. Stock firmware is still awful and immediately replaced with CrossPoint. POGO pins are a bad idea. USBC/Pogo adapter keeps falling off. #xteink #crosspoint #eink

Happy Wiggle Your Toes Day

Good morning. Enjoy the heat and stupidity. Time for the ceremonail coffee.

Estimation

When estimating how long something will take to do, most humans estimate elapsed time, which is impossible to do accurately. You’re better off estimating actual work time required, which is what you can control. Most things take a fraction of the time when compared to the estimated time, which …

Nibbage. #fountainpen

Happy Green Pepper Day

Freedom is not about wanting. It’s about realizing you have enough. #life #success #freedom

Books have a way of intriguing and teaching. #book #reading

“Pain knows you.” #writing

Plan for tomorrrow: — write — code — make mint mead — errands

Time to check it up. Wancher PuChiCo Lime Sherbet (EF) w/Colorverse Super Natural. The tiniest fountain pen I own. #fountainpen

Good morning. What do you mean I have to be productive today? Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Current Programming Projects: visualnewt.com/blogs/dev… #programming #swift #tna

Yes, I know how to program in COBOL. Many companies still do. #programming

We are in the pinnacle of summer. First city to hit 150º wins. (If you get it, you get it.)

In marketing, there is no “Last Change”. #marketing #failure

“Hope iis a form of gambling. It has a way of teaching you how wrong you really were to bet on it.” #writing

The Gathering: I let Tangerine out of the isolation ward into the rest of the house; still with a collar. He made himself at home. He gets along with everyone else and everyone else accepted him. He’s the friendliest and most affectionate cat I’ve ever come across. #feral #cat

This is how I’ve been spending my time when I’m not writing over the last bunch of months. Not done, but functional. #programming #mac #ios #swift

Happy Mead Day I haven’t made any in a while.