USPS split my ZIP Code 10 years ago and added a new one, which my house is within. It still causes issues for deliveries. For example, in order to get deliveries from the local IKEA, I have to psych out the system by entering the old ZIP for delivery address, and my new ZIP for billing. 10 years!
Since I’ve been having some issues with my Leviton smart switches, I decided to get a few Matter enabled light bulbs. I know this was the promise of Matter, but setup was a breeze compared to the switches. Here’s to hoping they last—physically, and from a firmware perspective.
I listen to a few Deftones songs last week and suddenly my Apple Music discovery station is completely ruined with crappy new metal bands.
Just got hit with like 25 new adds from those fake women phishing accounts on Threads after posting a selfie yesterday.
So strange how the household, with a 5 and a 2 year old, is way easier to manage when the wife is on vacation.
When the office mini split is right above your cube. I generally run pretty warm, but my ears feel like they’re going to fall off.
In my mind, James Earl Jones is Darth Vader reading the Bible. Growing up, my friend (and the drummer in my band) used to borrow his mom’s van for practice. In it, she had the unabridged Bible on tape, as read by JEJ. I couldn’t separate Vader from the experience of listening. What an icon. RIP.
As an urban planner, I wish Apple would start highlighting good urban design and human-scale infrastructure in their screensavers instead of flybys of automobile infrastructure (e.g. huge California freeways) or mega-scale, unsustainable building patterns (e.g. Dubai). Bigger is not better. #apple
One thing I like more about Threads over Mastodon and Bluesky is that you can post up to 10 photos, and you just swipe left on the post to see more. This is a winning design, the type that drives adoption. Too bad they don’t show up that way in the fediverse!
Who am I to tell anyone how to run their shop, but the locally owned hardware lost my business this morning because I had to fix a plumbing issue, but they’re only open from 12-5 on Sundays. Those hours seem strange to me just given the limited time working people have to do home repair.
How awful, and way too close for comfort in terms of both location and profession.
Melissa Jubane’s body found, neighbor charged with murder.
https://www.khon2.com/local-news/we-are-devastated-mother-in-law-of-oregon-woman-murdered-says/amp/
Not sure how I missed it before, but I watched Prey (2022) tonight, prequel to the Predator series. I needed something I didn’t have to think too much about, and it fit the bill. I’ve always liked hunters as an idea, so my bar is pretty low. For what it was, I enjoyed it.
We are pretty much addicted to Himalayan Dumplings by Kyikyi in Beaverton, Oregon. The noodles, the dumplings, the hand pies…all so good.