• 2026-09-12 Worth Trying
  A quote from Rick Roderick summarizing Kant's practical postulate of freedom.
  quotes philosophy
• 2026-09-07 Running Tamagotchi on the DEFCON 34 Baochip-1x Badge
  I ran Tamagotchi on the DEFCON 34 electronic badge (Baochip-1x) by porting TamaLIB.
  tamagotchi dev
• 2026-08-28 Seeing Red
  I undergo an average Kafkaesque American health insurance experience with rosacea medications.
  life
• 2026-08-01 Three Barleycorns
  I discover the origin of American shoe sizing, buy a pair of running shoes, and find a new shoe brand to become loyal to after 15 years.
  life fashion
• 2026-08-01 Modding My Tamagotchi Paradise
  I discuss the process behind modding my Tamagotchi Paradise's shell.
  tamagotchi
• 2026-07-18 Experiments in AI Speech Recognition Models
  I spent a couple days playing with AI speech recognition models to create live captioning MacOS and iOS apps.
  AI speech-recognition dev MacOS iOS hearing-loss
• 2025-06-16 Five-Seven
  I've started to add a half-inch to my height.
  life
• 2023-06-12 Markdown Musings
  I come back to web development after a decade and find that Markdown had taken over.
  tech life web-dev
• 2011-08-26 I hate centipedes
  Centipedes invade my home and terrorize me.
  life
• 2011-08-19 23%
  I visit a genetic counselor to learn about my lifetime risk of developing breast cancer, which killed my mother at 38.
  life
• 2010-07-05 T-Mobile says defective battery is an accessory
  T-Mobile considers a cellphone's battery to be an accessory, rather than an integral part of an electronic device.
  t-mobile life
• 2010-07-04 The Minnesota fireworks conspiracy
  Minnesota's ridiculous consumer fireworks statute may be part of a ploy to outlaw fun in order to promote Wisconsin tourism and imports.
  Minnesota
• 2010-06-17 Ten years
  I reflect on ten years of writing online.
  life
• 2009-10-14 Rumor: Danger Servers Were Sabotaged
  The Sidekick outage gets juicer: Microsoft claims the Danger servers were sabotaged.
  life microsoft t-mobile
• 2009-10-13 T-Mobile data loss allegedly due to outsourcing to Hitachi
  Microsoft blames Sidekick outage/data loss on Hitachi outsourcing and T-Mobile won't refund me because I had a prepaid phone plan.
  life microsoft t-mobile
• 2009-10-11 T-Mobile: Microsoft Lost Your Data
  During the Sidekick outage, I buy an Android phone and Microsoft/Danger announce my cloud data is actually gone forever.
  life t-mobile microsoft
• 2008-05-24 Death of the Ghettoputer
  My crappy computer finally dies.
  life
• 2008-03-12 Front row seats in security theater
  I complain about TSA.
  rant
• 2007-12-03 T-Mobile cell phones & hearing aid-compatibility
  T-Mobile currently offers 9 hearing aid-compatible cell phones, only 4 of which are still available for purchase on the website.
  hearing-loss t-mobile

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