Interesting article about a new “automated” McDonalds restaurant design. (It’s not automated.) The new design focuses on customers who order ahead with apps or use delivery services. A great example of how changes in consumer behavior can drive changes in the way our physical spaces are designed.

So now, I follow newsletters, Twitter users and Instagram feeds in Feedbin and Mastodon users in Micro.Blog. Interoperability is pretty cool.

I set up Instagram as a feed in Feedbin. It’s really strange, but I like it.

One of my favorite things about Micro.Blog is being able to bold and italicize in short posts. But I forget about it…

This post on software pricing from iA is really interesting. They present a history of pricing options, discuss the pros and cons of different approaches and then ask how much you would pay for their forthcoming presentation software.

Celebrating my wife’s birthday tonight at the War Mouth.

I always forget how crowded coffee shops get in a college town during exam week. (Next week, this place will be a ghost town.)

It’s been a Monday, y’all. It was rainy and gloomy all day. I’ve gotten a lot done, but I feel like my to-do list grew faster than I could check things off.

At the beginning of the pandemic, I purchased a tiny laser printer, an HP M15w, to use at home. It’s perfect for printing drafts of the papers I write for school. After years of using crappy inkjet printers, I’m really happy with this simple little black and white printer.

Finally got around to watching the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special and I’ve got to say, I really enjoyed it.