James Zhan in real life.

My wife and I switched from Facebook Messenger and RCS to Signal almost a year ago for all our messaging needs.

This week ended with the news that the trade talk between Canada and the US collapsed.

I was just attending a virtual academic conference, where, frustratingly and annoyingly, 9 out of 10 sessions were about AI.

What brought me joy New coffee!

What brought me joy New coffees!!

I don’t know how I can live 31 years of my life and not have a solid task management system for anything, but I really don’t.

What brought me joy I discovered the indie typeface, Missive Serif, last week and started using it for headings and UI elements.

Writing my response to Michael Harley’s blog post arguing against the merits of weeknotes has, ironically, had me think more about weeknotes and seek out more weeknotes to read.

I came across orchids’ post sharing their conflicted feelings on whether or not “No AI” statements are genuinely necessary, helpful and/or useful.

Heads-up: This post is a bit of a bummer so stay away if you’re looking for something positive.