I have been quite busy with any number of interesting things. I recently found and purchased a most excellent medieval hat at King Richard’s Faire in Carver, Massachusettes. I wore it while there, and since I love it so much, I’ve been wearing it at home and in the car. Think Thomas Moore. The hat …
Your mileage may vary with this post, but in my case, I was chasing my tail for some time while finally coming to a solution. At work, I generally author all kinds of prototypes. Sometimes I use Xcode and author iOS applications with interesting levels of interaction and communication. In these cases, I often need …
I purchased the iPhone X when it first came out and I’ve been loving it. I had a screen protector applied at the store as well as a silicone case. I’ve since dropped the phone many times – even on a stone tiled bathroom floor. No issues at all, which amazed me. Yes, I have …
What do these three things have in common? They are awesome. And they go together seamlessly. I have recently taken up a quick project where I need to communicate with a collection of addressable LED bulbs in a custom lighting system. Pretty easy coding, but I wanted it to be able to run in a …
In my wristwatch rotation is a newly acquired 1949 Doxa (Swiss Made of course) with a sub seconds complication. Think about that. The watch is a mechanical wind that is 69 years old. It keeps incredible time for such an old piece that hasn’t been serviced since I don’t know when. The accuracy is probably …
I’ve been developing an application that produces a JSON string for use online. Pretty simple, but I want to make sure the JSON is valid (since a user can edit the JSON by hand if they want to before using the JSON string). How can you quickly validate your JSON?
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let jsonString = composedString if let jsonDataToVerify = jsonString.data(using: String.Encoding.utf8) { do { _ = try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: jsonDataToVerify) print("JSON is valid.") } catch { print("Error deserializing JSON: \(error.localizedDescription)") } } |
Pretty easy.
This Christmas I was gifted a nice pair of Apple Airpods. They were extremely easy to set up and use because of that Apple W1 chip they house. iOS is tailored for their integration, and they do not disappoint in regards to usability. I wish that I had some more options for left and right …
My go-to phone has been the iPhone 6 Plus. With the onset of iOS 11, I’ve had some issues. Wi-Fi misbehaving. Stuttering performance. Notification rendering issues. Battery consumption at an elevated rate. So I started looking at phones. I was due anyway for a new model. I don’t even have force touch or live photos. …
The White Spider: The Classic Account of the Ascent of the Eiger Amazon Link At 13,025 feet, the Swiss Eiger doesn’t approach the height of Everest or Denali, but the sheer rise and difficulty of its 5900-foot north face keep it in the company of the world’s most celebrated peaks. At the time Harrer (Seven …
I have long admired the grit and determination of Joe Simpson. From Wikipedia: Joe Simpson (born 1960) is an English mountaineer, author and motivational speaker. He is best known for his book Touching the Void and the 2003 film adaptation of his book. In 1985, Simpson and climbing partner Simon Yates made a first-ascent of …
When we moved, I already had a Bose Lifestyle 5.1 system including bass box. However, our new living room has a vaulted ceiling (not too much unlike the image above). We have even more angles, however. And a taller ceiling. The previous system sounded muddy, even after calibration. It just couldn’t fill that space appropriately. …
Background Jöttnar was born in Arctic Norway and is the creation of two former Royal Marine commandos and lifelong mountaineers, climbers and skiers. As commandos, Tommy and Steve specialised in mountain and extreme cold weather warfare, often training in the high Arctic circle. They were together in the Norwegian mountains during a fierce Arctic winter …
I will be honored to meet members of the US Ski and Snowboard Teams as they are preparing for the 2018 Winter Olympics. They will be stopping by for a Q&A and probably discuss training regimens and how stuff I work on fits into that process. I’m pretty excited about it, it should be a …
Last night I was able to check off a bucket list item… meeting and chatting with one Martin Lancelot Barre. And in quaint Natick, Massachusettes of all places (TCAN). I’ve never been to TCAN, but the location was lovely. Very clean, the staff was extraordinarily friendly. Parking was simple. The evening temperatures dropped to a pleasant …
I cannot say how awesome Kühl products are. If you’re jeans all the time, step it up with any of Kühl’s offerings. Gusseted knees, cell pocket, amazing pockets, a beautiful patina, Italian snap button, gusseted crotch, perfect fit for those with muscle, etc.
I am ready to submit Analog III (the successor to Simple Analog 2) to the Apple App Store. However, I am being told that I need to review the updated Paid Applications Schedule. The address Apple has is an old one. Even though I am not wanting to submit Analog III as a paid application, …
Probably my favorite album cover for a Jethro Tull album. Great iconography, illustration, and stained glass effect. Something I’ve been after for years. eBay has failed me in procuring. I am a member of a Facebook Jethro Tull group, and yesterday I just asked if anyone had one to sell. Thirty minutes later I had …
Adrift on a glistening sea of sweet Ambronite, I think fondly to the cup of tea I have my hand wrapped around. Another expedited meal of absolute known caloric intake that does not disappoint. Rather makes relaxation a bit easier to acquire on a weekend morning. Please do try it for yourself. The apple ginger …
My cousin Kelly Spanik) has a nice travel blog that she’s had for some time now. However, she is about to embark on a dream of hers. Reading her post about taking action instead of merely keeping a dream in her head and thinking fondly about has inspired me. The posts here are not recently, …