This is my initial thoughts about macOS as well as MacBooks. This is coming from someone who has tried every other possible operating system (well, not every Linux derivative, but I have tried quite a few.) Windows The only reason I still use Windows at all these days is for compatibility. While it performs worse in every other category, fact of the matter is that it runs on nearly any PC, and is the most compatible with programs. I still use it for my tower to game with, but other than that,...

Day 14/100 what light do we see the ever flowing seconds past not much of it, really ...

Day 13/100 One issue with the current education system (in the United States) is how we handle so called "gifted children." As someone who was often referred to in school by this or similar, I have directly suffered from these issues. While my school was somewhat good with this, and had me sorted into some of the "higher level" classes by fourth grade, it still wasn't enough. While most who fall into the middle of the school system generally have to learn how to study early in their school care...

Day 12/100 How do we express ourselves online? And why is there so much of a divide of people who hide themselves as much as possible with the anonymity online, while others allow much more of themselves to be shown? Well, duh, some of it has to do with self confidence and how shy or outgoing one is. But that isn't the end of the story. For example, I am actually decently talkative and confident in myself in real life (shocking, I know,) but I still don't allow much of myself to be shown onlin...

Day 11/100 While I previously mentioned that I am using the monster known as Windows, I actually do run a security based OS called Graphene OS on my phone. So why do I do this? Well, there is at least one good reason for this. While sure, I still probably have more security vulnerabilities and spyware due to using Windows, that is not the issue I am addressing with this. At the end of the day, it comes down to how I use both devices. While my desktop and to a slightly lesser degree my laptop a...

Day 10/100 While I used to be a Linux (arch btw) user, there are a few reasons why I will not be using Linux until something changes. The community Yep, this is a major issue at hand. 99% of the Linux community (of the ones actively involved in Linux, not just people who use it,) believe that it is their way or the highway. Want to know if a feature like using a fingerprint for 2FA is possible currently? They reply to you by saying that logging in by fingerprint is insecure because they "are ...

Day 8/100 While nowadays most modern websites are created using web frameworks such as React, Vue, and Svelte, are they just unnecessary bloated nonsense, or are they the future of the internet? While some may have an even more extreme stance than me by saying that JavaScript on web is unnecessary, I believe that at the very least these web frameworks are often unnecessary and bloated. Many new web developers may start out creating small static websites with just HTML, CSS, and a bit of JS, the...

Day 7/100 Do they make things better or worse? Some may argue that they lead to too much fragmentation of development, but I am here to argue that that 1 issue is more than outweighed by the positives that come from alternatives being developed. While this post will use development as an example, it does in most regards apply to almost everything in life. One good example to prove my point is the current state of web development. While there are many frameworks that can be used when developing...

Day 6/100 This is an overall reflection about my battle over depression, apathy, stress, & lethargy. I now feel that I am on the uphill climb to bettering myself, however for the past year or so, I was stagnant in a valley in the ups & downs of life. I was apathetic and lethargic, and finding a will to do anything such as schoolwork was difficult. I am grateful that I am moving past this, and for any of you that are currently in this position, I wish you the best. And as I end this p...

Day 5/100 Yeah, so i recently got removed from one of the projects I've been working on, popWALLS. To be fair, I wasn't developing it much, as it was just a fun thing I did in my free time. However, the manager of the popMODS group decided that he wanted to make it paid, and I didn't exactly get much of a say in it. My personal philosophy is that I would rather make something that could be freely used over getting a few $ out of it. However, it does help that I am currently a student and don't h...

Day 4/100 At this point, I am convinced that tech support is just the blind leading the blind. In my case I usually know more than the other person, and this is quite annoying. Often I have to wait hours talking for them just to get to the point where you are able to get a warranty return, which was all I was looking for in the first place. The amount of times I have been asked to restart a device when it won't even power on or other stupid questions similar to that is laughable. Most of the ti...

Day 3/100 why is it that our brains fall into patterns of sleep? why do they only release melatonin when the sun sets? sure, its a form of poleotection to sleep when it's dark out, but it also makes things less safe. why such a crappy post? its 5 minutes before the next day because i forgot. gonna put a reminder in my phone from now on ...

Day 2/100 This is just a quick something that I wish I had known earlier, and I hope that some others can benefit from. While I'm not telling you to be egotistical, know that in this world, you are just as good as any of those that you view above you. While you may have not had the chance in your life yet to talk to someone you look up to and have them see you as being on the same level as them, it does make you realize that there is not much separating you from all of them. I guess if you are ...

I know, this is different from the other posts I've made so far. But then again, look at my username. Also yes, I am now restarting the 100 days challenge, so let this be day 1/100. Skiff While I am currently using Migadu for email hosting (\$9.50 a year isn't a bad deal,) I might later switch to something like this once they add more features. The only flaw I have with self hosting this is that it's for whatever reason not possible to host a mail server on a consumer internet plan, however I...

Yep, most of the things I was going to say here have already been said. But, know that once I feel better, I will be restarting the 100 days challenge, and hopefully this time I will complete it. Also, I will not be apologizing for my lame/lack of posts now or anymore, as these posts are mostly made for my sake, and shared just in the hope that some others might find some use out of it. Other than that, have a good rest of your Friday, and I hope to see you all soon. ...

Due to feeling sick as of late, I don't exactly have a whole lot that I can write down. So, you get another haiku Rain drops, falling down Why do I feel like joining Into this despair ...

As we fall, quickly through this limited life span how do we slow down ...

Quick note: sorry for the kinda lame post last time, I honestly have not had as much time lately for making posts, but I am still doing it. As alluded to in my last post, here is my take on privacy vs security (and to a lesser degree, freedom vs. security.) Something I actually have some experience talking about! So, another one of the unanswered questions about how we balance the differing beliefs of society. One example of this that comes up quite a bit in the current news is encryption, and h...

Which one of these is not like the other? And what is the perfect solution for the basis of society? Welcome back to your daily dose of me rambling. Today, we (I) discuss how one of the pillars of society is not perfect, and provide a great segway into tomorrow's topic, privacy vs. security (or freedom vs. security, whatever you prefer.) I don't claim to have the answers, but putting a bit of my own thoughts into the subject shouldn't hurt. A large portion of our current economy relies on our u...

While going through life, there are often two ways of going about what things you keep versus what you don't. Some chose to be minimalist and only keep things they deem very necessary, while some also are extreme hoarders who never get rid of anything. The majority, however, lies somewhere in between. I tend to lean more towards the hoarding side, although recently I have been getting rid of unnecessary objects. However, while hoarding physical objects can be easily seen as bad, hoarding data is...

What do you do with the limited time that you have in this universe? (I'm assuming that within your lifetime you will not travel outside of it.) For me, I am starting to think that I take too much time picking up projects, and spending long nights focusing on creating and updating them. While this is certainly one way to live life, it may give one too much stress, and not allow them to focus on upcoming things that may be more important. This leads me into the predicament I am currently in. I ha...

While I know that pride month may be an odd time to be making this post, I believe that it may be helpful for me to share my experiences with believing I was transgender with others. This is something that did end up changing my life for the better, but if not for my family, could have changed it for the worse. I would like to start out first by stating that I have no issues with any who are gay, lesbian, bi, etc. However, I believe that being trans, and gender identity as a whole, differs from...