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We should slow down in 2026. Take more time to read longer posts. Full stories, not headlines. This is why when I cancelled all of my news subscriptions, I kept only The New Yorker. Longer, thoughtful posts that I read once a week instead of all the time.

Instead of subscribing to short form content in 2026 my goal is to slow down and read more blogs. Read detailed analysis instead of hot takes.

When I read a blog post I love, I usually find my favorite part of it to quote in a short post on my own blog. Sometimes I can’t find a single excerpt that fits, so I turn it into a full blog post and add more commentary. Such is the cas...

2026-01-21 Aaron Crowder

Never a bad day when your neighbor gives you a chuck roast!

2026-01-21 Aaron Crowder

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A day of national mourning is upon us - our kettle stopped working this afternoon so we've had a whole half day with no tea ð (cries in British)

Nooo! This really is quite the tragedy 😭

2026-01-21 Aaron Crowder

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My email needs: read/write emails, throw away emails, search emails. That’s it.

2026-01-21 Aaron Crowder

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The mothership has finally mandated that I use Outlook for email and jeebus what a dumpster fire. The number of buttons, toolbars, ribbons, menus, “add-ins,” “apps,” and settings is literal chaos. How does anyone use this shit?

My work email is outlook, but very minimal. Just email and calendar. No ribbons etc.

I'm convinced that orgs like it because they can mandate shit like that.

2026-01-21 Aaron Crowder

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It was bothering me that I messed up the alignment of the compost bin on the cabinet door so I fixed it. There was exactly enough free space between the bin and hinge to move it so it exactly clears the other door.

When stuff fits together this nicely all dads everywhere are required to say "It's like it was made for that".

2026-01-21 Aaron Crowder

Not a great nights sleep last night… fingers crossed I can still be productive today!

2026-01-21 Aaron Crowder

I'm on a "tool-journey" for a notes app. It's crazy how much a notes app can drive and affect your life if it's used well and correctly.

My current tool of choice is Obsidian, but I've had to use Notion for work lately and quite like it. What's yours?

2026-01-21 Aaron Crowder

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Could not agree more with the sentiment here! Whatever happened to semantic markup?

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2026-01-20 Aaron Crowder

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Kelly Jensen’s article on the state of librarian mental health is incredibly detailed. The librarians are not okay.

Wow, "mission creep" is definitely something I can relate to as a software engineer. Scope creep is the bane of any significantly large project.

2026-01-20 Aaron Crowder

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