In November, I left my tech job. Today's tech industry is unrecognizable compared to what it was when I started at Amazon in 1999. I'm looking forward to a 2026 filled with more human connection and creativity than algorithms and models.

Finally got off my butt and decided to change/consolidate banks, which I've been meaning to do for years. I knew it would be a bit of a pain but I underestimated how much work it would be. My to-do list to get everything moved over is up to 40 items…

I'm getting tired of rain. Official request to @nashseverewx.com to please turn the water off.

This is such a miserable process. I started it almost 12 hours ago.

Sometimes it blows my mind to recall that there was a time that I made my way through the world without instant access to constantly-updating turn-by-turn directions…

It's been a while since something so trivial has annoyed me as much as the insistence that any use of an em dash is a sure sign of AI. Next we're going to claim that writing in complete sentences or spelling correctly means you must have used AI. How low our standards for writing have become…

I've had to reauthenticate to Bluesky in Safari 8 times in the last week 🤬

It's kind of amazing the industry that has popped up around "link in bio" just because Instagram is so restrictive about links. They truly have created the worst of both worlds; people still link to outside stuff, but the UX friction is awful.

You'd think that as online shopping grew, apparel brands would have had strong incentives to make their sizing more predictable and consistent. After all, incorrect sizing is a big driver of returns, and returns kill margin. And yet, it seems to keep getting worse.

Ah yes, this year's shade of grey.

My cat apparently now understands what the tornado warning sound from my phone means. When the last one happened, he started heading toward the basement on his own.

Definitely hitting tornado warning fatigue here...

This long string of red boxes is not a recipe for any sleep at all tonight....

There goes my attempt at sleep. Stay safe, friends.

I'm retired from griping about travel on social media but I have to temporarily come out of retirement to say: how is the Miami airport so bad???

@nashseverewx.com Downtown Franklin just now. Heavy precipitation but the hail is small. #tspotter

Some day, I hope we get a case study on how the FedEx website got so bad and stayed that way for so long.

Not a quote I like hearing from a weather veteran like David, but I'm glad they're giving it to us straight.

This is a niche gripe, but it is so dastardly for the owner of HiFiEngine / VinylEngine to spend years getting people to upload vintage audio equipment manuals, and then put them all behind a login gate, turn off signups, and start disabling accounts. Basically stealing community contributions.

Why is AXS so bad? We thought Ticketmaster was terrible, but AXS has taken it to a new level.

I'm fed up with Monarch Money, so I am seeking recommendations for alternatives. I only care about ONE THING: being able to automatically pull in transactions and categorize them so I can look at per-category spend rollups once a quarter or so. I do not care about budgeting or anything else.

For all the complaints I can make about Apple software, I really appreciate that it at least always gives informative and actionable error messages.

I used to joke that the internet was a mistake. But now I actually believe it.

Update: he now has his own dedicated water glass on my side table. I give him a fresh one every evening after dinner.

Are profiles like this against the rules? If we report them, will they get taken down? It seems clearly to be automated and/or spammy. The photos are of a celebrity and the content is somewhat nonsensical. But it's not literal impersonation because it's not using the celebrity's name...

Retired my U-Turn Orbit and replaced it with a table older than I am. It's more in line with the Sansui amp it's hooked up to, so this feels like the right move. It has some cosmetic imperfections, but don't we all when we get to this age?

It's ok. I wasn't going to drink that anyway.

Why do I feel like I am in trouble?

It's a rare TV show where I watch an episode and immediately want to watch it again. #Severance

Sample Gates at Indiana University Bloomington. Shot on film.

Why do I watch YouTube videos about making espresso when I don't really care about espresso, rarely drink it, and have no desire to ever make it at home?

Only a day late (thanks, USPS), I am now ready for season 2 of Severance.

As someone who likes to get to the airport with plenty of extra time, it felt like a real accomplishment today to leave Jersey City at 12:10 and get to LGA in time to switch to a 2PM flight. If I didn't make it, I'd have been waiting until 8:30PM, so it was a real win.

A downside of losing weight is that my "wear once a year (or less)" snow pants are now too loose.

I am happy for the people who are excited (at least I'm trying to be), but I... am not. I spent many formative years in both Wyoming and Northern Nevada/Lake Tahoe. I know how to both deal with and drive in snow. But I would be happy to never see it again for the rest of my life.

Party time.

Sometimes I hate how much better I am at reading about my hobbies than actually doing them…

This podcast is great. Highly recommended if you like the show and are getting ready for Season 2.

Ughhhhhhhhhhhh

I miss Television Without Pity.

It's a new year, and I'm enhancing my business paper. Watch out, everyone!

One of my least favorite parts of hiring someone to do work on the house is playing the game of "will they actually show up?" and "if they do, how late (or early) will they be?" Anyway, wish us luck on our small painting project today.

I've done all of the research but I still can't decide. Someone tell me whether to get a Fluance RT-85 or a Pro-Ject Debut EVO 2. (Not my first turntable; upgrading from a U-Turn Orbit Plus.) #Vinyl #vinylcommunity #Turntable #Music

I guess I am doomed to live out the rest of my life with a grease stain on every shirt I have.

At least it kind of stops being stressful when it seems like the outcome is clear.... #GoDucks

I worked at Amazon and was on call in case all hell broke loose. But I went to a co-worker's party in Pioneer Square, drank more than was probably wise for being on call, and was thankful that nothing bad happened.

I'm glad people are out having fun tonight, but there's nowhere I'd rather be than sitting at home with my cat in my lap.

Ah, yes. It's the time of year for all of my New Year's resolution project domain names to come up for renewal.

I'd love to know who thought it was the right trade off to make TV enclosures look nicer at the expense of making the audio quality way worse (by hiding the speakers behind and under the screen). Yeah, I use external speakers with my TVs, but the internal speakers shouldn't be THIS bad.

What are some quality jeans brands (not Levi's) that offer a reasonable range of fits and colors with NO STRETCH? It's so frustrating how pervasive stretch has become in jeans!