ProductCamp 2024
I was humbled and delighted, and grateful to be made to think about these topics and speak in front of an audience. It had been a while.
Why Doesn't Microsoft Do Their Own Linux Distro?
They are already investing pretty heavily in OSS and their Linux 'subsystem'
Broken
...he heard the noise in the distance, something like a growl and a scream and a whimper all at once
Software Tetris
Hope in Source: Software Tetris (Stephen Kell)...
A Quiet Home
Websites aren't just rebellions, they are tiny anarchies.
On Grief
Kester Brewin: ‘Good’ Grief...
Hang a Loaf of Bread from Your Bike for Safety
I reached for this loaf of bread and didn’t have a great way to carry it on on my bike when when I was riding. So I tied it to the back of my bag and had it just sort of hanging there loosely. And from for the rest of the day, the cars were pretty kind to me.
Milo at State Champs
Milo raced at the TX state road race championships again this year, the only race of the year with an event for his age group that is a reasonable distance from Dallas...
Is Road Cycling Dying in America
I noticed this Reddit post: Is road cycling dying in America? and ended up leaving a comment a couple of days later that was a good postmortem on the bicycling-related venture I explored last year...
A Combined Chronological List of Studio Albums from Genesis, Yes, and Rush
I got curious, so asked Microsoft Copilot for this list, and am adding it here for archival purposes. Fortunately, an astute reader noticed an omission, which has since been corrected...
Capitalists Stop Using the Word Journey
Your customers aren’t on a journey. They’re not having some kind of existential experience by using your application.
Numinous Parables
A fellow was stuck on his rooftop in a flood. He was praying to God for help...
Faith, Hope and Carnage Highlights
by Nick Cave and Seán O’Hagan...
Hopefulness Can Often Feel like the Most Indefensible and Lonely Place on Earth
Nick Cave on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: This [grief] is not particular to me. This is ordinary stuff on some level, that we, that everyone goes through eventually....
Jeanie and Jimmy
The social brand management agency had a catchy name displayed on a neon sign facing the door out to the coworking space. Some of it had stopped working so now it said “L ass”...
Kids Coding
Silicon Valley parents are sending their kids to AI summer camps...
My Name Happens to Be Harvey
I said to him, I said, “You have the advantage on me....
Friend Vs Enemy
Tech bros: friend.com...
Site Updates
Not something I usually post about but, inspired by Adam Keys’ Slash pages & micro-features, I reworked uses and added colophon and hello...
Week 30
Weeknotes...