Found this Wayback Machine Downloader Ruby gem via Simon Willison. Trying it out since my site has moved around a bit over the years and I’m definitely missing some old content. Eventually I’ll comb through it and repost what seems relevant.
Kind: Notes
short content: a post or status update with just plain content and typically without a title
iOS 16 supports as far back as the iPhone 8/X. Likely, then, iOS 17 will be the last version to support my XS Max. That means that in either 2023 or 2024 I will need to upgrade. Time to start saving!
Today I successfully changed out the screen on my XS Max using a $100 part from iFixit. TrueTone may be broken (thanks, Apple), but my phone is functional again. Now, if only I had an easier way to replace the rear glass panel.
P.S.โSome sources say that a hot plate at 100C for 1-2 minutes is good at loosening up the back. And there are Chinese-origin handheld programmers for transferring TrueTone data to a new screen (if the screen has an embedded EEPROM chip).
My new social media posting principles:
- Is it valuable to someone other than me?
- Does it inform or teach something positive or helpful?
- Would I be proud of it in 6 months?
- Would my mom be proud to read it?

This had me and my gaming buddy Mikey wheezing. ๐น๏ธ
In Star Trek: TNG, S5E11, โHero Worship,โ a kid asks Data what he thinks of a model the kid built. When Data expresses his aesthetic assessment the kid says, โYou hate it!โ Data tells him, โYou are making an unwarranted extrapolation.โ Iโm telling my anxiety that from now on.
Just ordered our next batch of green coffee from Coffee Bean Corral. More Ethiopian Sidamo plus their Kope Kapuna blend.
Today I completed the HubSpot Revenue Operations certification in an effort to broaden my knowledge and skills for future work opportunities. I also polished my resume as I prepare to look.
I was on the fence about watching Dune 2. Now I know Christopher Walken is involved and, well, I just can’t help myself. I gotta fever… ๐ฅ
compulsively checking the delivery status of my Goulet order – that should have been here today but will prob arrive tomorrow – while waiting for a family member’s tire to be patched (hopefully)