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Written by Josh Ginter.

June 2021

→ Tesla Software Problems in Winter ●

It’s hard to find this depth of perspective from someone who lives in Winnipeg-like temperatures. And it’s especially great to have preconceived notions of winter failure be addressed head on. Looks like a Tesla is a reasonably viable option for our harsh Manitoba winters.

May 2021

→ The Inside Story of How the Lowly PDF Played the Longest Game in Tech ●

Did I mention I love PDFs?

May 2021

→ Multitasking vs. Parallelism ●

Adept commentary here from Matt Birchler. I don’t know if him and I were thinking along the same lines when I recently wrote this piece, or if perhaps great minds think alike, but the timing is impeccable. Matt was better able to put into words what I couldn’t. When iPadOS 15 hits, all I want to do is export photos from Lightroom in the background while I continue writing in Ulysses.

May 2021

→ My Secret Sauce of Blogging ●

At first, I was like “Yes! He’s speaking to me!” And then I was like “Ummm, yeah I guess?” And then I was like “Ahhhh, I get what he’s doing here. Ouch.”

May 2021

→ Bitcoin Is Civilization ●

Two quick things. First, Bari Weiss’s blog is on fire these days. The best thing to ever happen was her leaving the New York Times. Second, crypto is likely for real. But it has some growing up to do. So few people can actually explain how it works, I wouldn’t blame you for thinking it was a figment of your imagination. If you want the layperson to use crypto, you have to be able to explain how it works.

May 2021

→ Yeti’s King Crab Orange Collection ●

Yeti is the egregiously-overpriced-yet-I-love-them-anyway brand of the decade, and their ubiquity proves it — you can get a $500+ cooler in just about any colour under the sky. But this latest limited edition King Crab Orange is easily the best Yeti colour yet. Of course, they’re sold out in Canada, but my American friends can still get their hands on just about all models at this point.

May 2021

→ Two Ultimate Setups ●

I’m not sure if I’ll ever be able to afford an Artifox setup. But I’ll be — these might be my favourite desk setups on the planet right now.

May 2021

→ Seventy Three Years ●

Bit of an old follow up at this point, but this photo comparison has to be pointed out. If my wife and I can pull off a before and after like this, then we’ve lived a strong marriage.

May 2021

→ When to Give Inheritance Money to Your Kids ●

Interesting perspectives from experts in the business. I can understand the idea of giving money, no strings attached, to gain an understanding of how you’re children will handle a cash windfall after you die. You can advise, you can help, you can direct as you see fit or if requested. But then, what happens if your children don’t handle it as well as you’d like? Will resentment start to set in? I’m glad I have decades to figure out this issue — I don’t think it’s too cut and dried.

April 2021

→ Just in Case ●

I imagine there are more than a few RAM and boosted storage purchases due to “just in case” justifications. I’m guilty of them myself. I have, however, found myself increasing able to shy away from extra storage on my devices — nearly everything lives in the cloud at this point, with local storage being required simply to download photos or documents on demand. I’m likely on my own on this one, but I really like being able to save some extra cash by avoiding the extra storage.