One full year of daily language learning in the books! 🇪🇸 🇫🇷 🇮🇹

Has anyone tried practicing foreign language conversations with a specific AI assistant, listening to entry level podcasts, etc? If so, what has (or has not) worked well for you?

Session limit reached. My new least-favorite thing! 😢

Now I'm approaching my weekly limit. I was not exceeding any limits until last week. Amazing how much assistance I receive for $20/mo. I can definitely justify a plan upgrade!

Evaluating other cloud and local assistants before I upgrade Claude.

PSA: Apple sells an entire set of replacement key caps for MacBook Pro in their Self Service Repair store for $39.
selfservicerepair.com

Thanks to TheCollegePicker on YouTube for documenting key cap removal and reinstall.
youtu.be/cXfOYCrDLvk

Tools required: playing cards and toothpicks.

Great talk! Thank you publishing resources so I can more easily learn to use the more advanced AI dimensions you shared with us. :)

Language progress. Day 208
+ Spanish 23
+ French 21

I am not confident forming sentences in either language, but learning the basics was very helpful during our recent trip to France. If you'd like to connect with me, I'm JasnK on Duo.

Spanish progress! Day 64. Score 20.

I can ask for up to 29 beers or wines. I can also tell you I am late because I was writing an email on my computer. 😆

🍺🍷 ⏰💻

10 years ago I liked to update locations and wifi speeds on the #WorkFrom remote work map. Now that wifi and data are ubiquitous, that map feels irrelevant.

These days I update EV charger locations and speeds on the #PlugShare map. Hoping 10 years from now EV chargers will also be ubiquitous!

Migrated from a Raspberry Pi 3 to a much faster Pi 5. Love that this low-energy workhorse can easily handle my various home services.

I didn't migrate Pi-Hole history. Ended up with this nice visual of devices transitioning DNS requests from RP3 (top) to RP5 (bottom).

#docker #pihole #homebridge

No stranger to long audiobooks, but W&T is longer than my two longest listens from 2024 combined! 😬

I listened to most of these 24+ hour books during long solo roadtrips, otherwise I’d have been hard-pressed to finish them within 21 days.

Hope you find time to enjoy this one!

#paolini #melville

Why do all minimalist wallets have logos? Do these companies not understand their target market?

Exhibit 1: "Super Minimalist & Slim: sizing 3.3" x 4.1" x 0.12"

I do write PHP but I don't drive a lambo. I don't want to see this *****lambo logo every day! This would be perfect otherwise. Ugh.

Thanksgiving Fruit Salad

5/ Here's an example of my git commit log from one of our projects, filtered using my upstream package deploy emoji. 🚀

I performed an unusual mid-week deploy of upstream PHP/JS updates this week. Otherwise, upstream package deploys for the past 3 months have been flawless.

#DeployEveryFriday

Our family loves to explore the outdoors. Favorite spots include local biking trails, hiking trails, rivers, and lakes.

I enjoy attending live sporting events. We have a great local minor league baseball team and several great college teams. I try to make the 3-4 hour drive to a pro baseball or soccer game each year.

Related photos from the past few months...

I began bicycling in 2012. I completed my first 100 mile "century" ride in 2013. I still ride with a few people I met that year. Favorite past accomplishments include Bike MS 200 (2 centuries in 2 days), Bike MS 150, Bike MS 100 and Hotter Than Hell 100 (twice). Photos of a few recent rides...

I really enjoy playing pinball. We're fortunate to have several great local pinball halls. My wife and I have also visited the huge Pinball Hall of Fame in Las Vegas.

Family soaking up some sun on the lake during spring break.

Bear Lake Colorado. Elevation 9,450 feet (2,880 m).