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A hearty, comforting slow cooker lentil curry made with coconut milk, tomatoes, aromatics, and warm spices. Easy to prepare and perfect for meal prep.

Phase 2 Take Baby Steps

My journey started with a blood pressure wake-up call. This first chapter dives into how quitting alcohol became the foundation for real change.

Simple code changes to Astropaper to add Giscus comments

The FBI's recent warning about messaging app security highlights the importance of using end-to-end encryption to protect communications. However, it overlooks critical points about the potential vulnerabilities and lawful access capabilities of these platforms, underscoring the need for users to remain cautious even when using encrypted apps like WhatsApp and Signal.

A guide to training ChatGPT to generate frontmatter for your Astro blog.

Walmart acquires Vizio to enhance its advertising business with Platform Plus, Vizio’s advertising and data division.

Microsoft is asking the inspector general at the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether agency management improperly leaked news of its antitrust investigation into the company, and make their findings public.

Google’s share of the U.S. search-advertising market will fall below 50% for the first time since the company began tracking it.

AI systems are now responsible for generating over 25% of new code for Google's products, while human programmers oversee and manage these AI-generated contributions.

Using Drafts to update my Astro blog (Astropaper) has become my go-to method for adding content. I'm sharing my Drafts scripts here in case they're helpful to anyone looking to do something similar.

Since everyone has been creating Bluesky accounts, found a nice writeup on how to add it to Astropaper. Someone has already asked if they can be assigned that part of the project in the GitHub so I imagine it'll be part of an upcoming version.

One of our favorite cranberry sauces, and the closest I’ve come to replicating a cherished family recipe.

According to Mark Gurman’s latest Power On newsletter, Apple has no ‘meaningful’ plans to refresh AirPods Max after the introduction of the USB-C model earlier this year.

Thousands of Microsoft 365 customers worldwide reported having issues with services like Outlook and Teams on Monday.

Daisy Harris, an A.I.-generated English granny, has been stymying scammers with meandering, time-wasting conversations. But can she actually make a dent in the flood of fraud?

Gallo Pinto is a favorite meal for our family. It’s easy to prepare since it can be made in stages and keeps well for several days, making it perfect for weekly meal prep.

US regulators seek to break up Google, forcing Chrome sale as part of monopoly punishment. Will Trump let it happen?

Installing Astropaper template with Astro included

Brief introduction to setting up Node.js and installing Astro