It’s always disappointing when an app’s website doesn’t list pricing.

It’s hard to buy shoe polish these days.

I found a vulnerability in Apple’s iCloud spam filters. The technique uses a deprecated Python parser and the spam is sent directly to the inbox.

I asked Apple Support if they wanted me to send it to the engineers for analysis. Their response, “Naw.”

Nice work, team!

Grandpa Asks Server If They Can Break A Two - The Onion

This is me. I love the $2 note.

Keto diets are all the rage this year. At least they were back in December when I was shopping for a new diet. I needed to lose weight and get healthier, but that’s not why I went with Keto. I was looking for a clearly defined diet that would guide my menu planning and snacking. I was looking for a long term lifestyle change. Keto has very clear boundaries, and it’s list of allowable foods is fairly long. I love meat and seafood, so it was a good fit. I also liked how it virtually eliminated all dietary sugar.

I’ve done two rounds of intensive Keto. The first was from late December 2018 - end of February 2019. I’ve just completed my second round, four solid months of strict Keto. During both rounds, I set my daily goal at 20 net carbs. In total, I’ve done Keto for six out of the past nine months.

It’s not an easy diet, that’s for sure. The first two or three weeks are challenging and there are plenty of bumps along the way. Now that I’m in deep, I have no problem saying no to sweets and treats. I don’t really crave them.

Here are my stats from this round:

• 120 Days
• 31 lbs lost
• 89% of days I was under my net carbs goal
• I was 26% under my net carbs goal for the entire period
• I averaged 7 grams of dietary sugar per day

Now that I’m through the intensive period, I’m backing off a bit. I’ve set my daily limit at 50 net carbs and am still trying to lose another 10 lbs. Overall, I feel great. For the first time in five years, my BMI is back in the normal/healthy range, as opposed to overweight.

I don’t mind taking a bit more time on these last few pounds to my goal. I’m going to continue daily weigh-ins to monitor my progress and watch for any back-sliding.

Can’t wait to see who ends up buying this house. That’s about a 9’ drop on a grade that’s going to be a nightmare to mow.

For some reason, iCloud sending spam to my inbox that has a random string attached to my correct email address. So, it looks like this:

svra43?johnnyappleseed@icloud.com

Not sure why iCloud would deliver that in the first place. Also, hard to write a Rule against it.

‘Sign In With Apple’ Is Way Better Than Passwords—If You Can Find It - WSJ

I’m taking Joanna’s advice and creating an alias to use on the web. Not much use for current services, but will be when I sign up for new ones using the Apple relay.

The Apple Support chat is great, but if you don’t respond in five minutes, it ends.

Not very customer friendly to make me wait on Support to take their sweet time responding but if I don’t reply right away, I’ve got to start all over.

The designers over at Zero do an excellent job.

How bad is iCloud spam filtering?

An email from 541irvv@avb2mfhg82h20.com with only an image in the body landed in my inbox.

This happens at least five times a day

I saw the International Space Station on my walk. That was pretty cool. 🛰

It’s so hard to capture the beauty of the moon.

For the first time in five years, I’m not overweight. 🎉

Moderator Jorge Ramos Asks Candidates How They Would Help Struggling Media Companies With $7.5 Billion Of Debt

No one—not one of you—has told the American people how you would save hardworking broadcast networks who sold themselves out to private equity firms

I had a nightmare last night that my phone auto-updated to iOS 13.

A Most Wanted Man 🍿