Memory of burning MC-130 in the desert

Thinking of USAFA friend who survived Iran in 1980.

Props to @garethoconnor and Studio 1 #AuthenticStories

Thanking @garethoconnor @Newschambers@mastodon.ie and the Thursday @virginmedianews crew for offering 14yo newshound son Dylan a behind-the-scenes look at how authentic stories are created.

Visiting the home of authentic stories

Today I took my 14yo newshound son to Studio 1 of Virgin Media where he had ay memorable experience.

New adventure with microblogging

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Looking at a way to quickly share working notes with collaborators in public.

Collaborating through Artifacts

Looking at a way to quickly share working notes with collaborators in public.

Collaborating through Artifacts

Looking at a way to quickly share working notes with collaborators in public.

Exploring my first Taschenbegleiter

I am trying to reduce the footprint I use on public transport so I’ve downsized to an iPad Mini with 190 pages in a notebook and a pen. I want to carry all those items in one hand so my attention turned to Roterfaden.de and their Taschenbegleiter.

When I planned wars

When I helped plan wars for the Pentagon, things were a lot different.

Planning to train people with Claude Co-work

Along with Larry Maguire, I have developed a series of five AI microlearning chapters that cover most of the functions that people want to use with Claude Co-work. The Claude Co-work training involves working with plugins that are comprehensive “role packages” that bundle together skills, commands, …

Well beyond Foursquare's Peak

Continuing to use Foursquare long after it peaked in Ireland because several OG bloggers I met more than 20 years ago still use it.

Black History Month Lecture at Harvard tonight

It must drive the White House crazy to know that “I’ll Make Me A World: The 100-Year Journey of Black History Month” is on this afternoon in Harvard University.

Reflecting on Social Audio's Rise and Retreat

I started today thinking about a thread on Bluesky about where social audio has gone. I had a few objects in front of my at the time as I started talking out loud. My phone recorded my thoughts and after I posted the audio clip into a Bluesky thread a marvelous spontaneous threaded conversation …

This little microblog has readership

I make a few (no more than 10) posts on my microblog every week. I’m impressed at how easy it is because I use a Samsung phone to make most of my meanderings on it. It’s interesting for me to see that people read what I share. Last week, a lot of people were very intrigued by what I …

Using this microblog with teachable moments

Two teens sit in the background of many things I do. Like when we’re rearranging the kitchen table to for a big Sunday dinner.

Three types of Americans nowadays

Lydia Polgreen in the New York Times asks people what kind of American they are. Accommodationist? Aggressor? Resistor?

US Tourism corroded by America First

We did our bit for US tourism by flying to California during the Christmas break. We dumped more than $7000 into the American economy during our week there. The numbers are in for 2025 and the United States is missing out on a key stream of foreign revenue. It was estimated that the economic impact …

Looking forward to the Clintons leveraging Discovery #hardkarma

I’m following the chess game that the US House Oversight Committee is playing with the Clintons. In case you missed it because of the ICE homicide cases unfolding in America, Bill and Hillary Clinton just signed a legalese letter that will put pause to the Republicans in Congress and unleash …

Impressed with Google Personal Intelligence

I teach “AI for Personal Productivity” with the Irish Innovation Skillnet where we have hands-on exercises using Google Workspace. Cue discussions about privacy, security, and frameworks.

Sharing my Vibe Journaling with @educatefran.bsky.social

I have a set of hard cover notebooks containing ideas. I call it Vibe Journaling and I want to see if I can connect pages in the books with instructional designer Frances O’Donnell.

148 mile ebike

An ebike with range as good as a small EV: www.youtube.com/watch

More homework with Obsidian Hub

Finally clearing my desk so I can finish 23 Obsidian Hub lessons with Nick Milo.

Back when I cut code daily

Thirty years ago, I was a simple code cutter. I had a fat HTML encyclopedia and new clients every month, some who would pay more than 500 Irish pounds for each web page. I had a poster like the image at the top of this post. Life was simple in the days before Wordpress.Today I watch programmers with …

Holiday Warmth and Christmas Chatter

Like every Christmas, we have more noise and more warmth than on a typical December day. This Christmas we have the grandparents staying over for two nights. That’s disconcerting for one of our cats (Luna in the photo) who cannot claim the chairs she uses as her beds throughout the day.

Christmas Eve Sitting Room

It’s Christmas Eve in our Irish home and by looking at snaps I shot in our sitting room I realise we never stop renovating. We finished installing a new fireplace (the original one had a broken fire brick in the chimney). We had a broken pipe that leaked through the floor above and marked the …