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  • Walking under the stars at night is something incredible to experience.

    January 30,2019
  • I’m not sure why we don’t always just report the “Feels like” temperature. It’s the only measurement that matters.

    January 30,2019
  • Google Also Exploiting Enterprise Certificates to Bypass iOS App Store for Data Collection - MacRumors

    Oh, look, another company that I don’t do business with.

    January 30,2019
  • Customer Service Rep: “Sir, there’s no sensitive information on this account.”

    Me: “You mean like my full name, address, and date of birth?”

    January 30,2019
  • When it’s cold outside, I bake cookies.

    January 30,2019
  • Haiku

    Sick Infant

    Now baby is sick.

    Hard to help her feel better.

    Cuddles do the trick.

    January 29,2019
  • I love it when a plan comes together.

    January 29,2019
  • Facebook Paying Teens to Install Data Harvesting VPN App

    Facebook has been secretly offering people… $20 per month… to sideload the Facebook Research app using an enterprise certificate. Enterprise certificates… give full root access to a device.

    Let’s be friends!

    January 29,2019
  • Haiku

    Clean Couch, Again

    One week since cleaning,

    Stanley Steemer was back here.

    Kids, what can I say?

    January 28,2019
  • Stanley Steemer is excellent.

    January 28,2019
  • Today is a very good day for a YNAB fresh start.

    January 28,2019
  • I still don’t understand why multiple brands of American auto makers build the same car. Chevy Traverse/Buick Enclave, Chevy Tahoe/GMC Yukon, etc.

    January 28,2019
  • I hate when you set up Bill Pay to send payment on the 1st and they cut a check a few days before (good!), but then immediately debit your account. What other check is processed like that? None!

    January 28,2019
  • Pope Tries to Dial Down Expectations for Sex-Abuse Summit

    The pope said the meeting would aim to raise awareness of sex abuse and educate bishops in the procedures for preventing and punishing it.

    Unacceptable. Honestly, this is not hard.

    January 28,2019
  • I love to watch planes fly overhead and seeing on FlightRadar where they’re heading. It’s amazing to think about the hundreds of people miles above me, sitting in their seats, oblivious to their passage through my neighborhood.

    January 28,2019
  • Haiku

    All Done

    Twenty-five to-dos,

    All done before bedtime. Yay!

    Things check mark, all done!

    January 27,2019
  • YouTube to Curb Its Referrals to Conspiracy Theories and Other False Claims

    YouTube said it will stop recommending as many videos that feature conspiracy theories and other false claims

    So you’re saying some are still recommended?

    January 27,2019
  • Nice day to play at the neighborhood park with my son.

    January 27,2019
  • Really interesting and exciting news coming out of Venezuela. Following the news closely and hope to see success for the Guaido government.

    January 27,2019
  • ChetCast

    Episode 53: Odd Squad

    The kids join me at the end of lunch to talk about their latest favorite show on PBS Kids. Plus, a special visit from Lucy!

    January 27,2019
  • Haiku

    Sick Kids, Again

    Second time this month,

    The family is sick. Ugh.

    I’m not sick, for now.

    January 26,2019
  • Reading

    Currently reading: Spies in the Family: An American Spymaster, His Russian Crown Jewel, and the Friendship That Helped End the Cold War by Eva Dillon 📚

    January 26,2019
  • Haiku

    Good Tenant

    Lots of cooking grease,

    I pour in bucket, not drain.

    Tenant of the year?

    January 25,2019
  • Haiku

    Warby

    New glasses arrived.

    From Warby Parker. Look great!

    Am I a hipster?

    January 24,2019
  • Google Chrome changes could ‘destroy’ ad-blockers

    Others said the update would make it far harder for users to stop firms tracking them online and make it easier for them to be bombarded with ads.

    Google says the change is for security and privacy. lol

    January 24,2019
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