I've used Gmail since the beta, sometime around June of 2004. For better or worse, serious inertia set in. No real correspondence happened with the email after a certain point- it was just a bellybutton to use with various online services, and I ended up getting an Android phone so it just sort of fit in.

Fast forward to now. Astronomical levels of enshittification have since occurred to Gmail, and this last bit of bullshit is the final dookie-nail in the coffin. Features that have worked without Gemini are now being gated behind Google's absolutely dogshit mass-market generative model. And while I probably won't get comments about it, yes, I understand the business model behind Gmail.

A system I've used for around half of my life is now not worth using, and will probably not be worth using again. There's a weird sense of attachment that I can't shake, but the service now feels worse than it did in beta.

Time to stop being lazy and move off.

Grrcon is over. Here’s to next year.

As we become increasingly disconnected in a world full of social media that is anything but, it is critical for spaces like this to exist and thrive. Not just for showing off exploits or getting up to shenanigans, but for the very real human connection these events provide.

It’s been a year of ups and downs, and being able to give a talk to a group of folks who are equally passionate about what I am passionate about felt great, A/V issues aside.

Thanks to the folks at @GrrCON for being awesome.

Creeping back up to 3pl for reps on sumo. I hope to be back to 4pl (405 pounds) within the next 6 months.

Goddamn I missed deadlifts.

Seen elsewhere, shamelessly stolen.

Who needs cat brushes?