I've been thinking about this problem for a while but, as usual, Louie Mantia Jr's post about Maps possibly becoming a useful app one day was an inspiration to get writing*. Read full post…

I updated my Mastodon server's domain, updated my personal website, and changed my profile picture. Probably not to everybody's taste, but it's my server and my website, so there. 🙂 Read full post…

Quick stop in Palmerston North on the way home from a trip to see family. When I lived here as a kid, the Square had a waterfall, more than one pond, and the clock tower didn't have a silly hat. Read full post…

The other day, some friends and I met up for dinner, drinks, and conversation. Dual purpose: catch up after a long time out of contact (due to moving away, coming back, etc.), and, importantly, pass time until we went to watch the Super Mario Galaxy Movie. Read full post…

Today, my father-in-law was cremated. He had passed away the Friday prior. Read full post…

I went to New Plymouth for the first time yesterday with my partner, a friend, and one of their daughters. Here are the highlights. Read full post…

Steve Jobs said not everybody will need a PC/laptop form factor, likening them to trucks. Rather, people will gravitate towards smartphones and tablets, likening them to cars. Not everybody needs a truck, most people can do with a car. But some of us need something heavier duty than a car so we have truck. Read full post…

I run a Discord server where some ex-students keep in touch, let me know what's going on with their lives, and just shoot the breeze. Right now, it's a hive of activity, which is really nice. It's nice seeing students from years gone by interacting with each other openly, freely, regardless of when they were in my class. Read full post…

National, Act, NZ First.
Awful. Read full post…

This blog post comes in two, tangentially related parts. Read full post…