Kinda surprised the Figma deal fell through, I thought they might get away with it. Adobe isn’t nearly as dominant a player as they used to be and this would’ve made them relevant again. Sort of like Disney buying Marvel and Star Wars. IPO's are still cold so maybe... Google?

So... I started blogging again for the first time in 2+ years. Check it out! It's full of inside baseball shoutouts to the web framework Astro, my old buddy Joe Crawford , some new #indieweb buddies, and read on if you wonder what that all means: alabut.com/writing/blog-r…

Ugh, I can't stop tinkering with my website. I blame all of you nerds for actually engaging with my stuff. Today's little jam: pinned a post to the top of the writing archives, my long form article that gets consistent search engine traffic: alabut.com/writing/design…

🏁 Where my racing nerds at? Best driver of all time just made the biggest move the sport has seen in decades, maybe ever. I’m going to watch the Ferrari movie this weekend with a big glass of red and wonder how they pulled off this coup. cnn.com/2024/02/01/spo… #F1 #Formula1

What's the shortest career advice you can give? Mine: "Never take advice from people who haven't done what you're trying to do." I unpacked what that means for me here: buff.ly/4bG8zJw

Amusing myself this afternoon and making responsive images for my last blog post.

Whew, there was 19 minutes left in February last night and I just barely got my entry over the line for this month's #IndieWeb writing prompt. I reflected on how communication habits have changed and gotten back to the web's nerdy early roots. buff.ly/3TiEOan

“Endorphins are only real when shared.” Going on my first group bike ride of the year tonight. I’ve been out of action for a few months to do physical therapy and I’m excited to hang out with other bike nerds again. meetup.com/san-diego-moun…

I wrote up a short post about how got a nice little surprise in the mail after Death Wish Coffee Co. saw another post of mine on IG. alabut.com/writing/coffee…

Made a minor satisfying change to my blog. I've written enough since rebooting it in Jan that I had to pin an intro to the top: alabut.com/writing/ I'm still getting the rust off of the writing habit but the momentum is building, like settling into a gym routine. #IndieWeb

My wife and I saw the Paris logo for their Olympics bid in real life back in 2017 and it stopped us in our tracks. It was on a huge banner in front of city hall and just stunning. So clever and kinetic! The final one is boring generic corporate clip art with no sense of place.

Dusted off the blog with my first post in a year. Nothing big, just a calm reflective note about spending time by the water with my little old dog. alabut.com/writing/shelte…

Ever heard of peanut butter mud? The stuff is so gross and I just ran into it for the first time during a training ride last week. alabut.com/writing/mudfun/

Gemma4:26b took over half an hour just to respond with a single word. I keep tinkering with local models in ollama and hoping to find a good use case so I can stop burning tokens but damn, this is ridiculous.

The most annoying thing about AI debates is that both sides are right. It really is exploitative, theft-adjacent, energy-hungry, hype-poisoned, culturally radioactive. It’s also the most fun I’ve felt in years. Great. Love watching my soul and friend circles get torn in half.