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Latest — 23 Jun 2026

The True Test of Artificial Intelligence

Forget AGI; I want something better. When AI can correctly implement an Apple TV interface, with every gesture working in the focus engine, humanity will be ready for the stars. Claude and Codex flounder; Grok eventually got there. SwiftUI plus tvOS remains a shockingly awful combo in 2026.

The True Test of Artificial Intelligence — All ready to head to church, only to discover that today is not Sunday.

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Shilling Product Reviews and Baking Brownies

Glancing at Google Search Console, I finally understand why anyone with a shred of online influence ends up shilling product reviews. My reviews and tutorials draw nearly all the traffic. So now I'm eyeing my office: has anyone reviewed these drink coasters yet? USB cables?

Shilling Product Reviews and Baking Brownies

Setting Up Tinybird Analytics on a Self-Hosted Ghost Blog (Ghost-CLI, No Docker)

A hard-won guide to wiring Tinybird web analytics into a self-hosted Ghost blog installed via Ghost-CLI and served through a Cloudflare Tunnel, no nginx in front. The one-click setup that wasn't: SSH-tunneling the OAuth login and why the analytics toggle stays greyed out.

Setting Up Tinybird Analytics on a Self-Hosted Ghost Blog (Ghost-CLI, No Docker)

How to Run Ads on Reddit

It's really quite simple to run ads on Reddit. Just do the backend pixel work, build your campaign, launch it, watch every ad get flagged illegal with no explanation, find no way to contact support, and book a 30-minute sales call to get a human to fix it. See? Very easy.

How to Run Ads on Reddit

Bathrobe Lady at the Post Office

On the way into church we stopped at the post office, where a prim, upper-class woman in her seventies strolled in wearing a thick white bathrobe. Strong Big Lebowski energy. Maybe she lost a bet with her book club, or maybe it is a hazing ritual to join. Old people can be weird.

Bathrobe Lady at the Post Office

Inside the Clouds on Mt. Sanderlin

After skipping a workout to feast on anniversary steak, I made up for it with a 7-mile run up Mt. Sanderlin, steep enough in spots that running would be comical. New phobia unlocked: sprinting down wet mountain roads I'm not sure I could stop on. Capped with a haircut and a rainy, empty winery.

Inside the Clouds on Mt. Sanderlin

Squished Fingers and X Ads

J's squished finger turned out to be a fractured fingertip: x-rays, amoxicillin, an orthopedic referral, and, since we are cash pay, plenty of budgetary fun. Meanwhile X Ads remains the kind of system that lets you build a dozen ads, hit save, and watch them vanish without an error.

Squished Fingers and X Ads

How much screen time can I get for standing out in the rain storm?

Today's domestic negotiations: a sick kid wants ten minutes of screen time braving a rain storm (denied; he went anyway), and a finger that lost to a heavy board, turned purple, but still bends fine. No medical bills this time.

How much screen time can I get for standing out in the rain storm?

Snobby Connoisseur of Software

I'm a snobby connoisseur of software, and very little of it impresses me. Exhibit A: my Oura ring, banished to its charger, whose app omits my actual run from the suggested workout. Exhibit B: an Apple Watch that taps my wrist every five minutes to ask if I'm exercising. Yes. Still yes.

Snobby Connoisseur of Software

Just Let Me Win! (Fighting Strava)

Strava ranked me 5th on a segment during yesterday's hike, so this morning I ran it flat out for 1st place. Strava gave me nothing: the segment is classified as a hike, and a run does not count. The difference between the two is mostly speed. I'm coming for you, Michael Choyce.

Just Let Me Win! (Fighting Strava)

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