WiR 20241118 – Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet

Categories: Week in Review

It rained this week. It may have rained earlier, but this was the first meaningful rain of the season, not only because it had a bit of hail in it, but we got the first snow on the mountains this year on 11/16. This is always a big milestone for me, since while the harbingers … Read More

WiR 20241111 – Nothing is ever easy or true, except the leaves. They all fall. Dependable as a season

Categories: Week in Review

Week 45 has concluded and curiously, President 45 got re-elected, so Grover Cleveland no longer sits alone in the Non-Consecutive Club. It’s fitting, since Cleveland himself presided over an era of rampant graft, corruption, and a disgustingly wealthy elite who rapidly consolidated their power while exploiting everyone else as if they were disposable cogs in … Read More

Dual Boot Scoot Boogie – Part One

Categories: Tech

When Microsoft first announced their upcoming Recall feature, I was like yeah, nah. My immediate gut reaction was that this was a security nightmare, and it didn’t help that it came wrapped with the AI nonsense that shareholders are pushing to get greater returns from a moribund industry. Microsoft quickly paused the rollout to make … Read More

WIR 20241020 – Waikiki at Night While the Shadows are Falling

Categories: Week in Review

I was in Hawai’i last week and it was an interesting time as always. I typically fly Hawaiian airlines out there and that in itself is a study in contrasts. I think they’re probably the last airline that feeds you something substantial during the flight at no extra cost, which is nice. How long that … Read More