Sal's
Sal's
Sal
I'm Sal, and this is my spot. I'm a middle-aged guy with a wife, kids, and a job. Isn't that exciting?? I've had several blogs over the years and have enjoyed all of them. With each iteration, I lower my ambitions, take it less seriously, and try to have more fun. This one is another step in all of those directions, and I'm hoping it sticks around the longest. Disclaimer: I tend to write in short timeboxes and following the 70% rule. If a post seems shallow or half-baked ... yep!
Latest Posts
Thanks to Kottke for sharing this article from The Register: Why AI writing is so generic, boring, and dangerous: Semantic ablation. The article, which is not long and you should go read right now, explains something I’ve felt but...
Dear reader Martin emailed me to chat about my hasty blog-drafts post and ask for some more details. So, everybody, if you don’t care for this post, blame Martin. 😁 My prior blogging workflow looked something like this: work.computer >...
Following Andrea, Manu, Kev, Carl, Steve, and probably many more.... I try to keep it mostly positive here, but I’ll bite. 😁 When people DM me at work, “Hi Sal,” and then start typing the rest of their thought while I sit there,...
I’m not sure where I should be writing and keeping blog drafts. I’m writing this in iA Writer, which I quite like. I’ve got a Blog Drafts folder there. That’s where these words are being saved to. Most of my blog content lives over in my...
Man I want to write some dang blog posts. A lot has happened since my last one! But I just haven’t made the time. Here’s some of the stuff I’d love to write more words about: After seeing it mentioned in another blog, I tried Tot for...
I'm writing these words remotely via SSH using Zed's remote development feature. It's pretty cool. Why bother? As I mentioned before, I removed my personal notes from my work laptop and now access them remotely by SSHing into my home...
I love taking recipe notes. But which system to use? I'm a big fan of using some sort of personal notes system for recipes, primarily for three reasons: First, I want a place to keep track of recipes I’ve made for posterity, especially...
Re: Nick's No Upvote Means No Upvote ReedyBear's Re: No Upvote Means No Upvote Sylvia's re: Re: No Upvote Means No Upvote Nick, thanks for looking out for other people's boundaries. I can imagine that some bloggers might be put off by...
I've been meaning to write a post about unseen manager work. But I don't have the energy to do that right now because it's been consumed by today's unseen manager work. 😅 Delivering critical performance reviews, informing people they're...
Another good post from Cal Newport: Is the Internet Hijacking Our Ambition? I just preordered the book he discusses, Brad Stulberg's The Way of Excellence: A Guide to True Greatness and Deep Satisfaction in a Chaotic World. Even though I...
I just started doing this recently, and I’m kicking myself for not starting earlier! It’s easy, at least on my cars. Search YouTube and you’ll probably find a video of someone showing you how to do it with your specific vehicle. I just...
I tend to write posts about apps only when I'm frustrated with an old one or in the honeymoon phase with a new one. To buck that trend, today I'm writing merely to announce fair winds and smooth sailing on the sea of Miniflux. I began...
Linux has been in the air lately. For example: I dumped Windows 11 for Linux, and you should too I replaced Windows with Linux and everything’s going great Four More Tech Bloggers Are Switching to Linux Linux Market Share Remains Above...
I went into rapid-fire buying mode during the holidays. There were a lot of people to get gifts for, not to mention the aching memory of the year when I completely forgot about my wife’s stocking. So, in a mix of fear and generosity, I...
I was skimming Hacker News comments the other day and saw this: I used to be totally into productivity hacks and being on top of things, goal setting, habit tracking, everything. I stopped when I realized I could just... Not, and still...