I was today years old when I realized that "PyCharm" was a reference to snake charming. 🙄

I’m going to start a podcast where I tell both listeners each week about all the things I dislike about enterprise software licensing.

Are you interested in a Stream Deck? I’ll send it to you. I wanted to be that guy with custom buttons for stuff, but I’m just not.

It's wild to me that Docker has a permabug in signing files in their Mac desktop product. Millions of people are getting malware warnings, and running the installer/updater does not fix the problem. RIP morale in Tech Support. https://github.com/docker/for-mac/issues/7527

I’m at the point now that I need to print out labels for my smart home switches so I can remember what to call them.

1Password used to be really good at filling in passwords. Nothing lasts forever, as they say.

I launch a Jupyter Notebook to run some queries on my AWS CUR data with PyAthena fairly regularly. I'm always astounded by how fast they've made querying millions of records in an S3 bucket. It blows my mind every time.

I have three large APC Smart UPS boxes in my office. They’re all in need of replacement after several years of service. It kills me to put them into the e-waste pile, but I also don’t want to buy new lead acid batteries. Seems like LiFePO4 should be mature enough now for UPS use, but I’m not seeing them from manufacturers I trust.

It’s fortunate that our extensive aviation expertise gives us the ability to fight the fires caused in part by our extensive aviation use.