Just got golfball+ hail near 2222/Mopac in Austin. Storm season’s here, y’all.

Some people, it turns out, can feel MRI pulses.

I learned this morning that I am one of those people, and it was the WEIRDEST sensation.

Now do billboards.

Big Springfield Monorail vibes.

Welp. 🤔😅

Who do I know that’s gonna be at AWS re:invent this week? I’d love to catch up!

It was a thrill to get to speak at Monktoberfest and a huge honor to kick the whole thing off! First time I’ve ever gone on stage with coffee. (Incidentally, a lovely light roast South American natural process. Never seen such great coffee at a conf. before – thanks Aneel ✊🏽! ☕️❤️)

Managers, if you’re not teaching Sr Engineers how to do this and helping with the air cover, you’re not doing your job.

Yes, your team has to ship software, but they could do that without you. Your whole job is making sure it’s sustainable and that people grow along the way.

Election Day reminder: League of Women Voters of the US chapters across the US put together great unbiased local voters guides detailing the candidates and proposals on your ballot. They’re a quick read and will make you a much more informed voter! Just search “lwv voters guide [state]”.

Also, go vote!

Welp, United Airlines's qualification tiers went up so much for 2023 that I booked my first ticket on WN for work travel in years today. I could hit the segments for the next tier with UAL, but I'm so far out on dollars/PQP it's not worth trying when I can fly nonstop on WN instead.

The ability to set specific sites to open in specific profiles makes Safari's profile implementation so much more functional than Chrome's. Very happy to finally be able to use Safari full time.

Apple: “It has a studio-quality camera!”
Critics: “LOL, nobody would actually use that in a studio.”
Apple: *shoots full event on iPhone*
Critics: “Yeah, but look at all that studio equipment they used!”

Really digging the crosswords Apple has added to News+! Well-constructed and clued grids from known constructors, but peaking at ~Wednesday NYTXW difficulty, so a little more approachable for new solvers and tasty snacks for experienced solvers.

Some people ask, “Why are you not saying clearly that [the side I am against] is responsible for the hospital?” Reliable information is hard to come by in war zones, and anyone who tells you they figured it all out on their phone is not helping you. We will know in time.

Also, look at the shadows!

If you don’t have eclipse glasses, you can get a pretty good view of it in your phone camera’s lens flare.