“I don’t have anything of value.” I hear that a lot when I give tips about fire and burglary protection. When a customer said it recently, his girlfriend didn’t miss a beat: “You have me.” Touché. It was a joke, but also a truth. We take so much for granted: Family Friends Home Health Freedom We often only notice the value when it’s gone. But we don’t have to wait for that.

I always think of myself as a big proponent of Mac apps that are as Mac-like as possible, but what does “Mac-like” really mean?

John Voorhees writing about Arc’s latest escapades in MacStories Weekly: Issue 408 It’s that intermediate layer that makes me suspicious of Arc’s motives. The company is starting to feel like a wolf in sheep’s clothing, a browser with an interesting, playful design on the surface and

"But here’s the thing... The friendships that survive adulthood’s chaos are almost always worth the effort. You are not friends because you sit in the same classroom or live on the same block. You are friends because you made the decision to invest in each other despite all the other demands on your time."

Seguramente hayáis visto que Internet cada vez es más insufrible. Y cada vez es más complicado que no nos rastreen mientras navegamos. Y,...

Mai chim fan. Toothpick in Thai. It was one of the first words I made sure to learn when I came to Thailand. Partly because I knew I would have use for it...

In this AMA post, Nigel asks me about the about the federated web and whether I think there's a future for it. It's an interesting question as I'm heavily involved in the federated web by running this blog, as well as Fosstodon and 500.Social.

On Mastodon, Katherine (side note: whose work on poetic programming is incredibly inspiring) asked:

How self-tracking became self-incrimination

No not that web. The real web.

The more I look around the web the more I’m convinced we should all treasure our own tiny corners of the web. My site is precious. Precious for me. …

Sentarse al fresco. Aquel ritual de los veranos en mi pueblo. Decir al fresco es decir algo por decirlo así, en el intento más de mental y de deseo que de logro porque fresco, fresco, lo que se dice fresco, allí hacía muuuuuy poquito. Era un pueblo blanco, de calles blancas anchas y casas blancas…

When I get wistful for the internet of old, one thing that strikes me is that all the blogs back then, well, they were just blogs. The idea of weblog...

Recently, my attention has been focused on building web apps to suit my very specific needs.

From group buys to switches, an overview for people new to the hobby. This is a dangerous path you're about to walk down. Is your wallet ready?

Salir de Wordpress a una solución de web sencilla es fácil técnicamente, pero reubicar los metadatos y fotos no tanto...

Here are some ideas for productive and enjoyable things you can do with your laptop while you are hanging out during the holidays.

"I fear that, faced with the current shit show in the tech world, going back is the only sane way to survive."

Getting multiple library cards mean expanding my access to even more e-book collections, that I can borrow.

Hace ya unos meses, no recuerdo cuantos, pero creo que debió ser en junio o julio, me recomendaron que hiciese escritura libre como métod...