• Apple Suspends Program That Lets Employees Listen to Siri Recordings for Quality Control, Opt Out Option Coming - MacRumors

    I’ll be opting out on day one. I’d rather have an imperfect assistant than one who passes my recordings along to strangers without my knowledge.

    August 2,2019
  • Haiku

    Hobby Lobby Review

    A successful store.

    Really bad tech, few cashiers.

    Returns are the worst.

    August 1,2019
  • My 24 hour review of my new Beats Solo 3: QA only tested these on people with small heads or they totally missed the boat on comfort. Great sound, viselike grip.

    August 1,2019
  • FTC Says ‘Overwhelming’ Number of Equifax Claims Means Consumers Likely Won’t Get $125 - WSJ

    you will be disappointed with the amount you receive and you won’t get the free credit monitoring

    Garbage. I don’t want monitoring from the bozos who let a hack go on for months.

    August 1,2019
  • Reading

    Finished reading: State of the Union by Brad Thor 📚

    August 1,2019
  • Stacks 4 for RapidWeaver is out. Indispensable tool for what is already great software.

    August 1,2019
  • It’s nice to have a laser printer.

    August 1,2019
  • Episode 100 of ChetCast & the completion of a year of haiku. This is a big month for my micro.blog account!

    August 1,2019
  • ChetCast

    Episode 98: Elephant Parade

    I was just cleaning the kitchen when I noticed something strange.

    August 1,2019
  • The lamp of the body is the eye. If your eye is sound, your whole body will be filled with light; but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be in darkness. And if the light in you is darkness, how great will the darkness be.

    Matthew 6:22-23

    August 1,2019
  • Haiku

    Balanced Tires

    Subtle vibration,

    Need to balance the tires.

    Now it’s smooth as glass.

    July 31,2019
  • Fitbit Shares Tumble After Company Lowers 2019 Revenue Outlook - WSJ

    Smartwatch revenue declined 27% in the second quarter as the average selling price of devices dropped 19%.

    I stopped using mine because of no Apple Health integration. I wonder how many others are like me.

    July 31,2019
  • My 5 year old and 3 year old are currently in my bedroom, pretending that it’s our local planetarium. All their idea. 🌔

    July 31,2019
  • I wouldn’t go out and buy a pair of Beats headphones. But these were free of charge, so sure, I’ll try them.

    Beats headphone box
    July 31,2019
  • Delivery services always come later in the day when they’re delivering a package I really want to receive.

    July 31,2019
  • Haiku

    New Schedule Coming

    Time to hash this out,

    New routine for the school year.

    Goodbye, carefree days!

    July 30,2019
  • It takes FedEx Smart Post 8 days to move a package along a route that takes 12 hours to drive. And that’s about all that you need to know about FedEx Smart Post. 🐢

    July 30,2019
  • Cuban burgers for dinner. Yum.

    July 30,2019
  • I need to take a few hours, sit down, and figure out my priorities. Too many projects with too little clarity.

    July 30,2019
  • ChetCast

    Episode 97: Special Adventures

    We forgot to podcast with Gramma and Grampi! I catch up with the kids about all of the fun adventures they had with their grandparents last week.

    July 30,2019
  • On Safari

    My parents were in town this past weekend, and we decided to load up and go to the drive-thru safari. It’s a huge preserve with driving trails snaking through the pastures. The animals travel in groups and are largely permitted to wander at will. It was a hot day, so many were playing in the water or resting in the shade of trees. Still, they’re conditioned to being fed by the cars, so they were more than happy to get up in hopes of being fed. 
The kids had a wonderful time. Even more special, with our visit coming much later in the season than our first one, many of the herds travelled with their young. My favorite was a group of 13 tiny emu running around with their mom.

    Emu with her babies
    July 30,2019
  • Haiku

    Sad Kids

    The guests have now left,

    And the children are sad. No,

    Nothing can soothe them.

    July 29,2019
  • App organization is a delicate art.

    July 29,2019
  • Remixes Propel Lil Nas X’s ‘Old Town Road’ to Billboard Chart Record - WSJ

    Country-rap hit “Old Town Road” became the longest-running No. 1 song in Billboard chart history on Monday.

    The end is near.

    July 29,2019
  • Siri on HomePod can’t give basic flight information. What’s up with that? 🛫

    July 29,2019