Tearaway is an amazing cozy game!
Busted out the Vita today and started playing Tearaway, what an amazing game! The art style and music give such a welcoming atmosphere. The gameplay mechanics use the unique features of the Vita so we...
Trying Myna on Ubuntu 26.10
A new, experimental feature in Ubuntu is Myna, a local speech-to-text engine. After giving it a shot, I can say it works really well, and feels native to the system. I've tried a few alternatives on L...
Some of the most powerful tools a dad can have…
…are a soldering iron and a hot glue gun. Seriously, nothing beats the feeling of handing your kid a previously broken toy that you fixed yourself. Tonight’s surgery involved a light up fan thing that...
Why So Serious?
One day when we were in China we had to spend a few hours in an appliance store with the kids. Asking my 4-year old to sit still and learn the ins and outs of ductless AC units obviously wasn't going...
I've got a switching problem
The past two weeks I've developed a problem. Almost every other day I've been switching between two tech extremes, my MacBook + iPad Pro + iPhone + Apple Watch setup and my Ubuntu ThinkPad + GrapheneO...
Metric century for Labor Day
Yesterday was Labor Day in the United States. Traditionally I’ve attended a cycling event called the “Ox Roast Ride” out of a small town called West Jefferson. It’s a great event that ends in a festiv...
From Omarchy to Pop_OS!
I fell for the hype for a bit and was playing around with Omarchy on my ThinkPad. While I did like some of the opioniated setup (the theming system is very cool), a number of things bothered me. First...
The 3DS is the greatest handheld of all time
3DS, DS, NES, SNES, GBC, GBA, N64 all in a great, pocketable device!
Chains and donuts
The wife and kids get back this Friday morning, but in the meantime I’ve been using my free time to get as many miles in as possible on the new bike. There’s a group that rides at 5am that I typically...
Giving Omarchy a shot
I've been playing around with the new release of Omarchy Quattro on my ThinkPad and have been enjoying it quite a bit! The single biggest improvement over past releases of Omarchy has been the integra...
Photos from the streets of Baotou 包头市
I didn't use my Sony A7IV nearly as much as I was expecting during my trip. A big part of that was either having my hands full with kids, or being on the bike. Still, I managed to get a few shots of B...
Finding happiness in development
It’s no secret a lot of software engineers have been dealing with the crisis of a sudden loss of meaning and enjoyment from their day jobs. I’m not here to say AI is evil. That’s a stance I used to ta...