I’m not cursing, I swear (ha). It’s just an abbreviation of the name of an event in which I took part today... BITCHSTERDAM!!!

I am but a simple man. I have simple likes. And simple things make me happy. This is the way.

I was perusing the r/starwarsblackseries subreddit when I saw this unfortunate photo of a poorly molded Clone Commander Cody and the original poster asking for advice on how to fix it.

On Saturday, April 30, I got catfished over on my @yonduonterra Instagram account. A guy I thought I knew asked for help with something and, in the process of helping him avoid a scam, I fell victim to one.

Per Wikipedia... Scam baiting (or scambaiting) is a form of internet vigilantism primarily used towards advance-fee fraud, IRS impersonation scam, technical support scams, pension scams, and consumer financial fraud.

As a recovering Wordle/Quordle addict, I found this article about how breaking your Wordle streak can affect you to be very interesting. 

It was kinda funny reading posts from everyone freaking out that Spotify (and Discord) was down most of today leaving people without a key source of streaming music and podcasts.

I’m an Apple fan. Have been since 1999 and, no matter how many missteps they make, I’m sure it will remain this way.

So I finally started this last night…

There is no need to provide textual accompaniment to this video. Just watch it and drool.

Well, this freaking sucks…

Apparently there's a thing going around on social media where you look up your name on Urban Dictionary to see what it says. I'll tell you right now, this shit is more accurate than any horoscope out there. 

As a person who works in the web development industry, there are few things I appreciate more than when someone has a little fun with their website. One of my favorite things is a creative 404 page. Mostly because coming across a 404 means the page you want is gone or you have the wrong URL. It's a frustrating thing, so if a creative dev can make it less frustrating (even just a little bit), that's good.

Ohmigod. I am so freaking furious with Apple right now and it all has to do with their stupid Emergency S.O.S. settings on iOS. 

Do you remember me mentioning during my whiny writer’s block post about how I want to “just make it to this coming Wednesday”? Curious why? 

A co-worker had a little technical issue with a SaaS solution at work today. It was similar to one I had a week ago, so I mentioned it and told her what to look for. She did and was able to confirm that what we experienced was the same issue and would likely resolve itself with a little patience. Basically, it was a system glitch that would clear up, but none of her data was lost as she had feared.

I've kinda hit a strange place in my reading right now. For the last couple of weeks, I've been without an audiobook to which I want to listen.

We learned how to use Lyft really, really early this morning. Not because we wanted to, but out of necessity. Ugh. 

Almost any time I log into LinkedIn, I see information about new followers and conversations related to accounts for my employer. 

Our home internet connection is wonky right now. Normally when you hear that, you expect intermittent connectivity, right? Sometimes it’s up, sometimes it’s down. 

I don’t remember if it was the first, second, or third edition of it, but today marks the 15th anniversary of Davecago, when a bunch of bloggers got together in Chicago to hang with Dave 2. 

Has anyone else noticed that you can no longer actually take photos within the Instagram app anymore?

Sometimes after reading a book, I’m not always immediately compelled to write a review on Goodreads. In some cases, it’s because I’m in a rush and just don’t have the time. In others, it’s because I need to consider the book a bit more before offering up my thoughts on it.

Just gonna experiment with something and see how it works in different browsers, OSs, and all that web QC jazz. The experiment? Placing a Spotify playlist in the sidebar of this blog and seeing how well it works... if at all.

Korean Dalgona (whipped) coffee has been making the rounds online during this pandemic. It's a simple recipe wherein you whip together equal parts instant coffee, sugar, and hot water (usually like 1 tablespoon of each) until it is all dissolved and is creating very firm peaks almost like a pre-meringue.

Y'all know what a "deep fake" is, right? When AI is used to create photos or video or audio content that is so real that it's almost impossible to question its authenticity. Sometimes it's used for nefarious purposes like making it seem as though a political candidate has said or done something they haven't. 

It really drives me nuts when sellers on eBay can’t be bothered to post clear product photos so you can see the product and its condition...

My vacation request has been approved!!! Just an FYI, I requested to be allowed out of a few days of work here at NIU to go to New Orleans, LA. I'm going down there this May to see my girlfriend's graduation and hang out in my second favorite city!

Well, this was a little bit of good news yesterday in my inbox...

Oh. My. Effing. God. Will these damned DraftKings (and, to a lesser degree, FanDuel) ads stop already???

Sometimes you just gotta take a little time to scroll through your Reddit timeline to see what fun stuff may or may not be there.

Did you know you could track COVID-19 trends worldwide on Google Maps? I had no idea until I looked today and saw that there was a button to click in the rail that offered a COVID-19 map layer.

For a while, I used the Apple News app on my iPhone to get my daily news fix.

Yeah, so I went ahead and created my own contribution to the #BernieMittensMeme. What of it??

A few months ago, I found this really cool Instagram account (actually, he found me) that sells physical audio and video media via his home. He doesn't have a bricks-and-mortar storefront, just an online store supported by images on IG.

I’ve become a bit of a Bandcamp junkie of late poking around and picking out some new-to-me bands I really enjoy and following musical subgenres so I can receive notifications of new music.