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August 1st, 2026
Three Barleycorns
I discover the origin of American shoe sizing, buy a pair of running shoes, and find a new shoe brand to become loyal to after 15 years
♥ Read more ♥August 1st, 2026
Modding My Tamagotchi Paradise
I discuss the process behind modding my Tamagotchi Paradise's shell
♥ Read more ♥July 18th, 2026
Experiments in AI Speech Recognition Models
Last month I spent a couple days playing with AI speech recognition models to create live captioning MacOS and iOS apps (or at least the beginning of one, in the case of the iOS app).
♥ Read more ♥May 15th, 2026
Freedom
A quote from Rick Roderick summarizing Kant's practical postulate of freedom
♥ Read more ♥June 12th, 2023
Markdown Musings
I come back to web development after a decade and find that Markdown had taken over
♥ Read more ♥July 5th, 2010
T-Mobile says defective battery is an accessory
T-Mobile considers a cellphone's battery to be an accessory, rather than an integral part of an electronic device
♥ Read more ♥October 14th, 2009
Rumor: Danger Servers Were Sabotaged
The Sidekick outage gets juicer: Microsoft claims the Danger servers were sabotaged
♥ Read more ♥October 13th, 2009
T-Mobile data loss allegedly due to outsourcing to Hitachi
Microsoft blames Sidekick outage/data loss on Hitachi outsourcing and T-Mobile won't refund me because I had a prepaid phone plan
♥ Read more ♥October 11th, 2009
T-Mobile: Microsoft Lost Your Data
During the Sidekick outage, I buy an Android phone and Microsoft/Danger announce my cloud data is actually gone forever
♥ Read more ♥December 3rd, 2007
T-Mobile cell phones & hearing aid-compatibility
T-Mobile currently offers 9 hearing aid-compatible cell phones, only 4 of which are still available for purchase on the website.
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