Unsupervised Design

  • This summer saw us evacuating due to wild fires in the woods and also flooding coming from the forest behind the house. Today’s view was oddly peaceful in that context.

    the view of my backyard with the lawn, shed, and trees covered in a few centimetres of snow.
    the view of my side yard with the lawn and trees covered in a few centimetres of snow.

  • In December of 2003 my friend Colin and I were deep into playing Diablo II multiplayer on a couple of Thinkpad laptop’s with a crossover network cable. This culminated in us playing Diablo II in the movie theatre while waiting for Return of the King to start.

    This week brought Diablo IV to Steam with proper Steam Deck support and in that portable form factor it triggers deep nostalgia for me.

    A Steam Deck in my hand running Diablo IV with the inventory open. Also visible is Luna’s face as she naps in my lap while I play

  • Today my Steam account turned 20 years old. Older than my Apple ID by 2 years and I think the only login I have older is my Microsoft account that began life as a hotmail account in the 90s

    Years of Service badge in Steam showing 20 years of service as of September 19th 2023. The badge description says “Member since 19 September, 2003. Special Steam Green edition awarded to accounts created during Steam’s first year.”

  • You know you’ve travelled too much for work this month when your phone says “it’s Monday morning, better head to the airport”

    Apple Maps Home Screen widget suggesting Stanfield International Airport as somewhere I might want to go

  • It’s hard to tell which of us thought it was funnier but both Gwen and I were cracking up about her bath time farts and the resulting bubbles 🛁💨

  • Apparently the trick to US customs is being a software developer going to San Francisco. He almost forgot to ask me to take my mask off

  • I can’t say that I spend much time thinking about The Truman Show on any given day, but on a long haul flight I can’t help but think “this is exactly the sort of monotony, noise, and physical experience that would be perfect to facilitate a scene swap.”

  • I don’t know who coined the phrase “but it’s a dry heat”. 42 degrees is too hot for my poor maritime blood 🥵

    I only stood outside for 10 minutes waiting for my ride and it feels like my contacts are going to fall out!

  • Through customs and on to the next phase. Took a moment to FaceTime Gwen before bed and Raquel told me the airport lighting was nice which led to a travel selfie

    Selfie of Griff with his hair pulled back, clear sunglasses on top of his head, wearing a navy “HFX Together We Wander” shirt.

  • Up up and away

    WestJet airplane wing with Halifax runway and air traffic control tower in the background

  • I am headed to Vegas this week for work and I took a peak at the forecast before packing a bag. I had really been enjoying the last week of 18°C-21°C weather at home. I guess I am going to stay indoors 😬

    Daily forecast for Las Vegas showing a range of 25-42 on Sunday, 24 - 41 on Monday, 24-40 on Tuesday, 26-39 on Wednesday, 26 to 38 on Thursday and Friday, 25-40 on Saturday, 26-40 on Sunday, and 27 to 42 on Monday.

  • Usually there is nothing going on in August when it comes to the NHL but I am very excited about the news today! This is the sort of thing I would try to pull off in an EA Sports game.

    Erik Karlsson in a Sharks Jersey on the left with a title to the right saying Trade. The right side details that the Penguins receive Erik Karlsson, REM Pitlick, Dillon Hamaliuk, 2026 third round pick. The Sharks receive a 2024 first round pick, Mikael Granlund, Jan Rutta, and Mike Hoffman. The Canadiens receive a 2025 second round pick, Jeff Petry, Casey DeSmith, and Nathan Legare.

  • My quest to kill that pesky remaining password continues! I’m very excited to see us start rolling out what I’ve been working on.

    https://blog.1password.com/unlock-passkey-private-beta/

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  • Why yes I definitely know how to have a good time on a Friday night, why do you ask?

    Screenshot of macOS 13.4.1 Ventura running on a 2013 Mac Pro with 2 VMWare Fusion windows open. The first is running macOS 10.13.6 High Sierra and the second is running Mac OS X 10.7.5 Lion
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  • Happy towel day you hoopy froods

  • Raquel and I got another round of surprise tickets to the Thunderbirds from a still mysterious benefactor and tonight I found a fun souvenir in my seat.

    Face off on the Thunderbirds turf.
    Selfie of Raquel and sitting in the stands.
    Lacrosse ball that I found in my seat sitting in the cupholder of my seat.
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  • As has become tradition over the years I have pulled together my NHL bracket. Very strange to be doing it and not being overly optimistic about the Penguins winning.

    2023 NHL playoff bracket predicting that the Colorado Avalanche will defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Stanley Cup final

  • Saturday Morning dog pile.

    Hugo laying on the couch on his side with Luna laying on her side on top of Hugo
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  • Took some time to unwind tonight by baking a batch of cookies. I didn’t even end up eating any of them tonight!

    Fresh batch of oatmeal chocolate chip cookies sitting on the cooling rack on top of the stove in my kitchen
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  • I was craving some baked goods so I made a batch of soft pretzels for the first time in twenty years I’m pretty happy with how they turned out.

    A bakers dozen of soft pretzels on a cooling rack on top of the stove cooling in the sun.