Mon Jul 21
Things I Learned Today, un protocole d’écriture quotidien et un exercice typographique. TILT Lien vers “TILT” # Things I Learned Today, ou exprimé plus brièvement, TIL ; Today I Learned. Un mètre est la distance parcourue par la lumière en 299 792 458e de seconde. #TIL Le projet Lien vers “Le projet” # Chaque jour,...
For reasons unknown to me, Bali feels simultaneously familiar and foreign. As I meander through the roads circumscribing the Ubud Palace and the sprawling central market area, everything and everyone I see is both alien and familiar. It has been a good five days since I checked into this wonderful little place in...
Thankful to God for 3 good things: his many gifts of talent; books that have changed my life; the act of writing, and pens. ¶ Took advantage this morning of work flowing well, until it stopped. Then I took a break. Is powering through still a thing? ¶ How to properly apply this sentiment by one Dan Millman in the...
To będzie krótka notka. Swift Package Manager to narzędzie do zarządzania zależnościami w projektach pisanych w Swift, z całkiem elegancką integracją z Xcode. Zanim powstał, złotym standardem było inne narzędzie: stworzone przez społeczność Cocoapods napisane w języku Ruby. Swoje czasy chwały święcił, gdy do pisania...
...and a bassist. And a guitarist. And a...ukulelist? Up until I started college, strings were my thing. Whatever it was, I had probably tried it. My family never hesitated to let the kids try whatever they wanted to try, as long as it was within reason. Music was very often within reason. Even though it was...
A la sombra de un tejo, tomo un descanso en la bajada desde el picu Pienzu. Ellos se deciden por una roca a la solana. Hace mucho que no subíamos hasta aquí arriba. Las vistas siguen siendo tan impresionantes como siempre. Hoy, el tiempo acompaña. Desde luego, debería haber traído más agua. Lo que se oyen son...
Read on the website: Plaintext emails are slowly becoming an artifact of the past. Still, there’s a lot interesting things about plaintext emails. Including... plaintext-only formatting!
I started daily journaling circa 2018 but after bouts of falling off and on that wagon, I stopped again earlier this year. Today, we’re back baby! This time an episode of the Focused podcast inspired me where Derek Sivers shared his “journaling setup”. Paraphrasing, he described it as: Terminal Vim Open a fresh...
Using tools like #changes (and others) can make your Copilot workflows much easier.
Reprogramming comparison culture. Today’s culture seems to reward and celebrate the hustle. The neverending idea that one should always be productive, working, producing, shipping. At times, I’ve compared myself to peers, colleagues, and friends. Places like LinkedIn and other social media make me cringe: everyone...
July 21, 2025 I was fiddling with my blogs today and made a few updates. On this site, I rebuilt the site using modified version of the 11ty base blog and added a background color. Now both my blogs have the same layout. Still not sure if I'll link to weblog.ldstephens from ldstephens. There's already a link going...
Day 18: How Do You Feel About Alcohol? Is It Something You Enjoy? What Do You Like? What Do You Dislike? I enjoy alcohol, and I can understand how it’s been the go-to depressant for thousands of years. |> What I Like If I’m being honest, it’s given me a respite from some bad anxiety I’ve had in the past. For...
I love football. I’m a die hard Philadelphia Eagles fan and have been for over 20 years. I watch every game, bitch about every call (even those that go for my team), and shout “fire him!” every time something doesn’t go the Eagles way. The Washington Commanders AKA The Washington Football Team AKA The Washington...
A blog post about coffee addiction that somehow ends up being about entanglement, capitalism, and colonialism.
July 22, 2025 | 🛩️ Trip Report: Airplane Camping on Orcas Island, WA [!topics] Topics: Aviation Runway and taxiway lighting define the Orcas Island Airport (KORS) at twilight, against a distant, tree-lined coast. Preface I'm writing and sharing this trip report because when I was preparing to go airplane camping for...
As you are working your way to the goal, you should be able to be clearminded about how you aim on getting there and when you are slowed down for silly reasons do not accept them as excuses. Say to yourself, “I know what I need to do, it shouldn’t be this hard.” Overall, you should be working toward writing...
Note: I’m a Brit with a huge self-deprecating streak. So I find some of what I have written here really quite cringey and embarassing. But as I worked hard on some things, and did good at some things, I want to show off for five minutes. I hope that’s OK. I’ve been invited to speak at a fairly prestigious...