aaronbrethorst

My four year old hates ads ("too many commercials," he says), and with the continuous price increases and his...mercurial media diet, it's actually easier and cheaper for me to just buy DVDs or Blu Ray discs.

So, farewell Disney+. I'm perfectly happy to go back to discs—they're actually a better user experience than anything you choose to offer.

Also, this feels like a great time to reshare that Brussel sprouts really were disgusting 30 years ago, and they are so much better today. https://www.allrecipes.com/science-why-brussels-sprouts-tast...

If you don't like broccoli, it just means you're preparing it wrong. Don't steam it, boil it, or microwave it. Here's how I prep frozen broccoli.

Preheat your oven to 400ºF/200ºC.

As soon as the oven has preheated, put the frozen broccoli into a mixing bowl and drizzle 2tbsp / 30ml of olive oil over it, and toss with your fingers.

Spread the broccoli over a baking sheet, sprinkle a small amount of salt over it, and bake for 20 minutes.

https://www.youtube.com/@RedGreenTV

    I want the UI to be snappy. I used to dictate using
    observables and other optimization preferences - and
    sometimes still do. But I can also merely add
    constraints - the image should process within 15ms
    presses <enter>. Oh shoot - I meant to write 150ms
    but… oh… I guess lets simply see i the model can do
    it? Wow. I realize… I need to re-evaluate what I
    think of as possible and not.

Claude Code wished me a restful night of sleep (seriously), and when I came back in the morning it had diligently chewed through the problem and was consistently getting the results I'd asked for.

I didn't want to check the location of the moon at the same time every day so I just worked out the math instead, and then fudged the numbers on the worksheet so they wouldn't look too perfect.

I did this back in...1999 or 2000, I think? Apparently kids are still doing the same silly assignment a quarter century later: https://www.reddit.com/r/uofmn/comments/1km6zzv/comment/mseh...

I feel like this would describe me to a T.

I also find it hard to believe someone really does like CFLs as much as buttocks describes, and it makes me wonder if they are in fact just trolling.

I think you'd like the blog in general, but the Foveon sensor posts are definitely worth reading if you're curious about it: https://leicaphilia.com/?s=Foveon

Also, I think this entry from a friend of his about his photographic monograph, Car Sick, is worth reading: https://leicaphilia.com/car-sick-the-view-from-the-man-on-th... — happy to lend it to you if you ever want to see it firsthand.

I replaced it with something similar in aesthetics but twice the price, including replaceable LEDs (GU10).

As a side note: replacing a light fixture is mostly easier than I expected except that you need a couple zip ties on hand to keep the new fixture close to the installation site while you attach the wires. Also, wire nuts are miserable and you should use lever nuts instead (check Home Depot).

For anyone else curious: https://99percentinvisible.org/pb/

I'm really looking forward to working through the LBJ series. I think I'm going to get it on Kindle and Audible so I can work my way through it bit by bit whenever I have free time and attention.

The Power Broker by Robert Caro.

Recoding America by Jennifer Pahlka.

The Time Tax by Annie Lowrey.