https://kerokita.com The digital lily pad of a mild-mannered frog en-us Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:22:00 GMT https://kerokita.com/blog/worth-trying/ https://kerokita.com/blog/worth-trying/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:22:00 GMT A quote from Rick Roderick summarizing Kant's practical postulate of freedom. https://kerokita.com/blog/running-tamagotchi-on-the-defcon34-baochip-1x-badge/ https://kerokita.com/blog/running-tamagotchi-on-the-defcon34-baochip-1x-badge/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 01:56:00 GMT I ran Tamagotchi on the DEFCON 34 electronic badge (Baochip-1x) by porting TamaLIB. https://kerokita.com/blog/seeing-red/ https://kerokita.com/blog/seeing-red/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 03:03:00 GMT I undergo an average Kafkaesque American health insurance experience with rosacea medications. https://kerokita.com/blog/three-barleycorns/ https://kerokita.com/blog/three-barleycorns/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 02:31:00 GMT 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. https://kerokita.com/blog/modding-my-tamagotchi-paradise/ https://kerokita.com/blog/modding-my-tamagotchi-paradise/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:13:00 GMT I discuss the process behind modding my Tamagotchi Paradise's shell. https://kerokita.com/blog/experiments-in-ai-speech-recognition-models/ https://kerokita.com/blog/experiments-in-ai-speech-recognition-models/ Sat, 18 Jul 2026 02:26:00 GMT I spent a couple days playing with AI speech recognition models to create live captioning MacOS and iOS apps. https://kerokita.com/blog/five-seven/ https://kerokita.com/blog/five-seven/ Mon, 16 Jun 2025 19:22:00 GMT I've started to add a half-inch to my height. https://kerokita.com/blog/markdown-musings/ https://kerokita.com/blog/markdown-musings/ Mon, 12 Jun 2023 18:32:00 GMT I come back to web development after a decade and find that Markdown had taken over. https://kerokita.com/blog/i-hate-centipedes/ https://kerokita.com/blog/i-hate-centipedes/ Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Centipedes invade my home and terrorize me. https://kerokita.com/blog/23-percent/ https://kerokita.com/blog/23-percent/ Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT I visit a genetic counselor to learn about my lifetime risk of developing breast cancer, which killed my mother at 38. https://kerokita.com/blog/t-mobile-says-defective-battery-is-an-accessory/ https://kerokita.com/blog/t-mobile-says-defective-battery-is-an-accessory/ Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:01:00 GMT T-Mobile considers a cellphone's battery to be an accessory, rather than an integral part of an electronic device. https://kerokita.com/blog/the-minnesota-fireworks-conspiracy/ https://kerokita.com/blog/the-minnesota-fireworks-conspiracy/ Sun, 04 Jul 2010 01:11:00 GMT Minnesota's ridiculous consumer fireworks statute may be part of a ploy to outlaw fun in order to promote Wisconsin tourism and imports. https://kerokita.com/blog/ten-years/ https://kerokita.com/blog/ten-years/ Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:01:00 GMT I reflect on ten years of writing online. https://kerokita.com/blog/rumor-danger-servers-were-sabotaged/ https://kerokita.com/blog/rumor-danger-servers-were-sabotaged/ Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:01:00 GMT The Sidekick outage gets juicer: Microsoft claims the Danger servers were sabotaged. https://kerokita.com/blog/t-mobile-data-loss-allegedly-due-to-outsourcing-to-hitachi/ https://kerokita.com/blog/t-mobile-data-loss-allegedly-due-to-outsourcing-to-hitachi/ Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:01:00 GMT Microsoft blames Sidekick outage/data loss on Hitachi outsourcing and T-Mobile won't refund me because I had a prepaid phone plan. https://kerokita.com/blog/t-mobile-microsoft-lost-your-data/ https://kerokita.com/blog/t-mobile-microsoft-lost-your-data/ Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:01:00 GMT During the Sidekick outage, I buy an Android phone and Microsoft/Danger announce my cloud data is actually gone forever. https://kerokita.com/blog/death-of-the-ghettoputer/ https://kerokita.com/blog/death-of-the-ghettoputer/ Sat, 24 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT My crappy computer finally dies. https://kerokita.com/blog/front-row-seats-in-security-theater/ https://kerokita.com/blog/front-row-seats-in-security-theater/ Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT I complain about TSA. https://kerokita.com/blog/t-mobile-cell-phones-hearing-aid-compatibility/ https://kerokita.com/blog/t-mobile-cell-phones-hearing-aid-compatibility/ Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:01:00 GMT T-Mobile currently offers 9 hearing aid-compatible cell phones, only 4 of which are still available for purchase on the website.