March 2025

A person with long hair and sunglasses is wearing a traditional Japanese garment, featuring a red outer layer over a darker inner layer. They are standing in a garden with cherry blossom trees in full bloom, displaying pink flowers

Tried Kinomo wearing today. I liked the way the clothing felt. But was not sure if I fitted into them and weather I should do it.

/japan /kyoto
A quote from Micaiah Johnson appears on a white background. It reads: "And to my current institutional home, Vanderbilt University's Graduate English department, who signed up for a level-headed, serious literature scholar and ended up with a science-fiction writer in crisis, the way one sometimes rescues a cat that turns out to be pregnant." Below the quote, it credits Micaiah Johnson and mentions the book "The Space Between Worlds”

Love the writing — this quote is from the acknowledge section not from the story itself

 

My brain is slowly coming down from thinking only about work for the past five months. And now it has so much project ideas that I will never have the time to fulfill them all. Also ignoring the fact that I’m on the other side of the world right now and don’t have access to my computer or my wood shop :-).

/creativity

I’m not sure if I’m using the iOS Obsidian app correctly. But I find it very bothersome to place the cursor where I want it. Especially when I have a link directly at the beginning of the file.

/obsidian

@V_ I have trouble on a lot of apps on iOS too, especially when trying to paste in the middle of a context (like when creating a markdown link). The "hard press on space to make it like a trackpad" is about the only thing that works.

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@toddgrotenhuis, does iOS recognize markdown links everywhere now? Or was the link context just an example. Thanks for mentioning the spacebar as a trackpad — I totally forgot it exists. I need to test it out.

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@V_ just an example that’s extra-infuriating. Because tapping “internally” between the brackets or parenthesis, and again (usually) to get the “paste” option, is even harder than just doing at the end of a text block.

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@toddgrotenhuis @V_ I actually had this issue with Micro blog too recently (or drafts. I can't remember where exactly I was writing). I was trying to add a markdown link,, struggled to get my cursor in the right place and then could pull up the quick action menu. I tried three finger pressing but It either didn't work or moved the cursor out.

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@ChrisJWilson I've notice it as well in the email client today as well. Seams to generally be fiddly stuff.

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I love the smell of Japanese curry in the morning. I could get used to eating it every day.

/japan

Interesting article. I needed to ignore my first (knee-jerk) reaction about vibe coding. But I think he is up to something. Especially as I observed used coding with AI quite a lot.

I recall the moment I quit pursuing software engineering. It was when I learned the concept of unit testing. I refused to write code for my code just to get my code to work. I wanted to ship software to bring an idea to life, and that's what a lot of people want.

I wonder sometimes about this filter. When I remember back to when I learned coding (without internet in the beginning) and not understanding English. You need to reach this bottleneck over and over again and somehow make it over it.

The majority of people quit making software when they can’t overcome bottlenecks. Vibe coding gives people more shots on goals to pursue their ideas, and that’s worth cultivating.

My engineer heart does not like this statement. But he is right the end result is what counts. Having code to check your own code does not help. I see a place for this in systems which are so big that you can’t keep it in mind to reason about. But then the question is also what can you do to make the application simpler to reason about.

The craft of software is in a multi-generational shift right now. As we look back, we’ll laugh at the way we used to code. Why are we still talking to super-powerful laptops the same way as communicating to a giant mainframe computer and acting like we’re timesharing computing?

⤑ Too legit to git.

/link

So tiered right now. Made the first leg of our journey. Now waiting until the next flight starts.

 

I’m tentatively optimistic that my holidays now can start :-)

 

Going to the bookstore with my little one is always interesting - but somehow also expensive :-D But then books are good and reading as well :-)

/father-daughter
A group of small white mushrooms growing in dark soil inside a black container. The largest mushroom is centered, surrounded by smaller ones, against a plain white background.

The mushroom I’ve shared the other day while it was still growing. This is a mushroom starter set (unfortunately I don’t have a link to the exact product we have as it was a present). But there are many online.

 
A single white mushroom resting on a green cutting board.

Collected our first homegrown mushroom yesterday - it was tasty.

 

@V_ Cool! Did it come up on its own or are you intentionally growing them, like on a log?

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@jabel it was intentionally, we got a sort of a starter set from my parent for Christmas. It is quite fun and has everything in it that you need (the instructions could be a bit better though). I ment to post a photo of it, but had no time for it. Let me do this now.

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@V_ I attempted that once and it didn’t go very well. We may try again sometime on the north side of our house.

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A blue plate with fried potato wedges and chicken nuggets arranged on it. There are small servings of ketchup and mayonnaise on the plate. The background shows a wooden table with a bottle of soda and a metal bowl partially visible.

I made homemade fries for the first time in my life (I think) and they were amazing. I’m a bit out of fries recently but I think the main issue is that I don’t want the one from a store anymore.

 

@V_ they look great! I used to always make my own fries (or chips) until we got new stainless steel pans.

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@davidmarsden thanks. Do stainless steel pans not work for frying? I don't have much experience with deep frying in a pan, as we have a dedicated deep fryer. Apparently not an regular home appliance. And yeah it is always the same with these non stick pans. I quite like them but you need to constantly replace them.

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@V_ stainless steel didn't seem to work as well when I tried it. Maybe I was anxious about ruining a new pan! I read that cast iron is better for frying chips or fries. We're a bit limited for space here for a dedicated fryer, unfortunately.

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The image shows a TRMNL device with an e-ink display, still partially wrapped in protective packaging. The setting suggests an unboxing scene, possibly in preparation for installation or first-time use. The screen displays setup instructions, indicating firmware version 1.4.5 and directing the user to connect to the "TRMNL" WiFi network or scan a QR code for help. The device has a white frame with the TRMNL logo printed below the screen. A piece of bubble wrap partially covers the lower right corner of the screen. Inside the box, there is a coiled black braided USB-C cable. The box itself has a foam and bubble wrap lining.

My TRMNL arrived :-)

 

@V_ very cool! Please share your experience with it. This device caught my eye a bit ago and I'm very intrigued.

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@jthingelstad will do but it will take some time due to a lot of work at work and an upcoming long holiday. I wanted to build something like this for ages now.

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