Mastodawn

An older friend and former business adviser is having a really tough time and struggling both mentally and emotionally with his life changes. I am in no position to help much, we live thousands of kilometres apart, but I can always be available to listen. The conversations have been difficult, exhausting and preoccupied me a lot. I can't not be there for him; he is where I am headed. I like to think I will be able to accept my reality better when faced with changes, but of course none us of can.

bondolo 16h ago

In case you haven't noticed, calendar appointment interoperability doesn't work very well outside of the origin ecosystem in 2026. Interoperability was much better back in 2009. This sucks, but more importantly the use of "suck" as ecosystem friction is a despicable choice. #NoIWontUseYourCalendarApp

bondolo 1d ago

Crystal Mountain Records 2d ago

Dr. Chuck Tingle putting difficult things into words as always 🔥

bondolo 2d ago

If you feel social pressure to be more "hardcore" about your software development tools then you are in bad company. There is nothing "elite" about anybody's tooling; only their results. Resist becoming a "mall ninja" developer.

Too many of these stories come off like influencer videos where they ask a humble practitioner about their gear and the answer is inevitably something like "This one, because it is what I have." and you realize the craft is about those who practice it not equipment.

bondolo 3d ago

The single biggest source of software performance issues is ignorance. No other cause even comes close.

bondolo 3d ago

Ben Werdmuller 3d ago

What ICE is doing in US airports today, it will be doing at US polling places in November. These photos aren’t funny or incongruous; they should be giving us nightmares. This has to end now.

bondolo 6d ago

Getting people to become numb and shut off is certainly part of the plan. Find a way to engage at some level that is sustainable even if it is just a private slack channel or lunch with friends. Yes, none of us have an obligation to keep our hand in the pain box.

bondolo Mar 18

@TheDonRaab congratulations on your JCP win tonight! You definitely earned and it is great to see you recognized!

bondolo Mar 16

Spent some time on the weekend trying to figure out favourite contacts, VIPs for Focus/DnD, messaging, calls and mail, etc. for #iOS. What a truly awful fucking unusable mess. And of course it is different, but not better, in iOS 26. #Apple hasn't just lost their UX mojo, they have forgotten they ever had it.

bondolo Mar 14

Drive anywhere in America you have not been before you will find mile upon mile of the same stores, fast food restaurants and gas stations you see at home. Do we really need all this shit? The answer is, mostly, no. If half of it disappeared nothing much would change.

#PavedParadiseAndPutUpAParkingLot

Avoid those places that are devoid of place.