I know Apple has a history of ugly beta OSs, but this latest iPadOS 26.4 beta apparently broke the App Store. Can’t download or update apps. Stunning incompetence.

Well, my Now Page was overdue for an update. Blew the dust off and freshened it up a bit.

Taking some training at my new job that is very similar to courses I used to teach at my old job. Gotta pay attention, though, because the nuances between how the companies do the work will trip me up if I’m not careful.

2026 Reads: The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers 📚

I unabashedly love Becky Chambers’ stuff. This one is no exception. Can’t believe I let it sit unread on the shelf for so long.

I see a lot of gushing over Ben Sasse’s latest interviews, and while I am sorry he’s dying, I have a hard time just looking past how he completely let politics corrupt his principles and witness with no acknowledgement or repentance.

Monday it was 68F and I went for a nice run outside.

Today:

Yeah, it’s still an Iowa winter.

A neighborhood blanketed in several inches of fresh snow.

Did somebody just hijack the Wall Street Journal’s feed? 🤔

WSJ phone alert saying “Billionaires’ low taxes are becoming a problem for the economy”

#Wordle 1,704 3/6*

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#YoungPups

I feel pretty good about that one.

On the super-optimistic side of the AI discussion: Solve Everything.

I haven’t gotten close to reading it all yet, but they envision a future so rosy even Star Trek might think it a tad unrealistic.

Filled a gap in my Coen Brothers filmography tonight by finally getting to The Hudsucker Proxy. That was good fun!