Gaming Update, March 2018
A gaming update on why I stepped away from World of Warcraft despite loving Legion, and what a healthier play session looks like.
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2017 Retrospective
2017 handed me a job loss and a neck surgery. How I rebooted self-employment under a new LLC and got things stable again.
Follow Me on Micro.Blog
I have been leaning toward Micro.blog over Twitter lately, helped along by the new Mac client. Come find me over there.
Philly Blockchain Tech Meetup
Ben DiFrancesco is starting Philly Blockchain Tech, a new local meetup. Details on the first meeting and what it will cover.
360iDev 2017 Takeaways
Notes from my first 360iDev in Denver, including where the workshop day worked and where I think the pacing went wrong.
I'm Teaching a Half Day iOS Refactoring Workshop in July
I am running my half-day iOS Refactoring workshop publicly in July, on mastering small improvements instead of risky rewrites.
Speaking at 360iDev, Come Join Us.
Two of my talk proposals were accepted for 360iDev this August in Denver, including one on the stress around code review.
Video: UIKit is Dead, Long Live UIKit!
A lightning talk video on how UIKit's MVC heritage became a bottleneck for new ideas, and what might replace it in the years ahead.
Meet OwlDeck, a New Mac Presentation App for Programmers and Markdown Geeks.
The teaser site for OwlDeck is live, a macOS presentation app for programmers who need to show code and would rather write Markdown.
Introducing Zorn Labs LLC
Introducing Zorn Labs LLC, the new home for my consulting and product work, and the kind of iOS work I am looking for.
Neck Surgery Recovery Update
· Series: Journals
My neck surgery ran longer than planned but was a success. An update on the cyst, the stitches, and the recovery ahead.
Fever Dreams
· Series: Journals
A few days lost to a sinus and chest cold, some strange feverish dreams, and a reminder that your health is worth appreciating.
“For the times they are a-changing”
I am no longer an employee of Big Nerd Ranch. What happened, what comes next, and the neck surgery I have scheduled for February.
Rethinking My Music Storage
150 GB of music, a 256 GB SSD, and an iTunes library I have never liked. How I rethought where my collection actually lives.
Accessibility
Apple opened its fall event with accessibility. What I have learned building for it on iOS, and seeing Philly CocoaHeads take it up.
Dongle Emotions
· Series: Journals
Cleaning up the office, opening a pile of new USB-C dongles, and a funny story from my early self-employed contracting days.
Pre-“Hello Again” Mac Event Thoughts
Ahead of Apple's Hello Again event, where my aging 2011 iMac leaves me and what I am hoping Apple finally ships.
You Don’t End Schindler’s List with a Pepsi Ad.
A Startup podcast episode cut from an emotional moment straight into an ad read. A note on empathy and where ads do not belong.
Documentation for NSViewController init(nibName:bundle:) is incorrect
A short screencast showing why the docs for NSViewController init(nibName:bundle:) are wrong. Radar 28802828 filed.
A Few Dental Stories Amongst Subscribers
· Series: Journals
A YouTuber's story about his teeth pulled out my own. Years without dental care, a cracked molar I ignored, and what it cost.
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