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“Why would we spend the time to optimize our workflow when we have so much work on our hands?”

Observation of the day:

Isolation increases biases, and thus frustration as the internal narrative becomes decoupled from that of society.

The future is bright. The path will not be easy.

I made a custom calculator for my untechnical coworker, and he reached out to tell me it saves him an hour of mundanity per day.

For macOS Tahoe users:
defaults write -g NSMenuEnableActionImages -bool NO

h/t Steve Troughton-Smith

Your Frustration is the Product

I like World Monitor a lot.

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If you’re in the Middle East, stay safe

-USA person

Why does the space between waking and sleep seem to hold the secrets of the universe, just out of reach?

If you’re consulting an AI re: your mental health, stop and think of what stimuli made you feel this way in the first place.

Certified banger

I made you another toy, based on John Conway's original.

I made another toy for you.

https://steveketchen.com/voxle

If you're on a mouse/keyboard, click:

https://steveketchen.com/bit

Chuckled at the macOS Tahoe 26.3 RC Release Notes

Resolved Issues

• Window resize areas now follow corner radius instead of using square regions. (149726089)

That's half of the entire document. If you hate something, say something and it just might change.

Hey, I’m proud of you.

That thing you didn’t get to today? Don’t worry about it.

I know you didn’t feel that productive today, but those in-between moments where you spaced out were actually you, the human, defining more about yourself through your inner monologue.

What’s the first thing you’ll work on tomorrow morning?

Every day, I'm more amazed at the quality of the interactions on this platform. This isn't just because @genghis_khan is a genius (which is true); it's because all of YOU are here, and you bring uniqueness in ways the obsequious algorithms wouldn't dare display. Yes, I've muted a few topics (mostly related to fictional cauldrons and potions), but I never want the raw chronological feed of everything to stop. It makes me feel small in this world, as it should. The algos have a tendency to make one feel...