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Latest — 04 Mar 2026

Kindle Kids Catch 22

My 9yo comes to me with his Kindle. He's reading a book that has some printable supplementary material. When he taps on the link, the Kindle tells him that printing is not supported from within Amazon Kids. Hmm. I exit Amazon Kids for him. Maybe we can access

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St. Croix Pros & Cons

One of the downsides to life on St. Croix is that Amazon deliveries might take 2 - 3 days, but they might also randomly get hung up in Puerto Rico for 3 - 4 weeks. There's no way to tell. One of the upsides though is that there

The Birth of the Girl

My mother-in-law came into town as the due date grew near. She stayed home with the two boys (H: not quite two years old, and K: not quite four years old) while we rushed off to the hospital. (At least two of my wife’s siblings were born on the

Technical Interviews

So, I'm interviewing for this Senior Staff level software engineering position that requires knowledge of cryptography and network programming / extensions. There's a series of three technical interviews and the first interview focusses entirely on applying the MVVM pattern with SwiftUI. Why?? If I can't

Dog Owners, Poop & Smoking

It is easy to misplace blame. You might be disgusted with the snotty attitude of a child, but the correct place for your disappointment should be the ineffective parents. You might be disappointed with an elected official, but you should probably cast your gaze on the citizens of that jurisdiction

An Ostrich Omelette

I’ve cooked countless chicken eggs and a handful of duck eggs. One day I’d like to get my hands on an ostrich egg. Maybe make an ostrich omelette? I once had a breakfast of scrambled duck eggs with wagyu steak (and a side of sour dough bread). I

Xcode Blues

Does Xcode AI integration actually do anything useful? I've tried to use this feature and I consistently fail to find any usefulness in it. Is it just me?

The State of AI Programming

I've been programming since I was a kid, starting back in the early 1990s on my hand-me-down Mac Plus. HyperCard was an amazing programming tool at the time, and for that matter, I think it is still unparalleled (in modern terms) as a learning tool with which one

Exciting, New Apple Gadget?

Purpose built gadgets appeal to me on some primal level. Does my phone have a GPS and maps? Absolutely. Do I infinitely prefer holding and using my giant Garmin Montana GPS? YES. Can I play music with my computer? Of course. Would I rather use a click-wheel iPod? YES. Can

The Amazon Music App is Garbage

I cannot get over exactly how awful the Amazon Music app is. I don't mean that the UI is unintuitive or that I disagree with font or style choices. It is just impressively awful in its implementation. For a company that is renowned for its challenging technical interviews,

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