How likely are you to not be disappointed by 2026?
Things you may want to read later, or remember are only useful if you do it. #life
Sometimes, snark pays for itself. #life #success
Imagined: “Restart” “AI: Ok, I’ll build a function in your app to restart.” “No. I want you to restart.” “AI: This is the context of your current file. I’ll add a restart function at… Please confirm.” “Gah!” “AI: I’ve added a restart function that creates a list of keywords having ‘Gah!’.” #ai
Appreciate someone today. Make sure it’s someone you don’t normally appreciate. #life #success
Just had someone come up to me and say they liked my Coins series. Wow. Unsolicited and appreciated. #books #reading #writing
Time is just something that’s sucked into an ultra-massive trans-dimensional black hole. Nothing can escape it, and we are in its sphere of influence. #time #physics
I’ve known my life’s purpose for decades. I don’t know what it means. #life
The Gathering: Everyone is pretty much around. Fudge, however, hasn’t been back since her surgery. #feral #cat
The more information you have to tract, the less any item reflects reality. #life
The more something means, the less it means. #life
Ideas are only concepts until shared. #life
“Life isn’t a joke. It’s just an endless roll of a D20.” #writing #throwawayline
Plan for 2026: — learn Kotlin — study Android dev — do something with PICO-8/Picotron — study more Japanese — cook/bake stuff — write 2 novels and at least 1 short story — be kinder to myself and others — take more day trips — have more fun — exercise more than now — make a friend. #life
The problem with power is that many feel it’s vital for success. This is a falsehood perpetuated by the powerless. Once you have it, you don’t need more. #life #power #writing
“His computer desktop, like his life, was cluttered with files, folder, widgets, and images. Surely a sign of someone searching for meaning.” #writing
An antagonist is rarely evil. We have many of them in our lives. #writing #life
Just because something important happens, doesn’t mean it propels your story or your life. #writing #life
“Don’t worry, the impending dread you feel is nothing compared to what will probably hit you.” #writing #life
Happy National Pepper Pot Day …no, not the MCU character, although that would be cool…
Today is one of those days that I wish I had some artistic talent. Doodling would be nice around now.
“He was like a snake sllently slithering through the snow—out of his element.” #writing
My guess developers of AIs are think AIs are so smart (and they are so lazy/overwhelmed) they assume the AI will self-fix any internal errors. #ai #failure
Don’t forget to drink water.