Getting Comfy with VSCode

A header image with the following Javascript-liked code: if programmer is confused, search for solutions, programmer look up tutorial, let tutorial version equal five-plus years old, if tutorial version is five-plus years old, console log adjust expectations accordingly, else froth at the mouth, programmer bang head on desk.

I don’t have a whole lot to talk about right now because doing so would involve spoiling things. But I can tell you that this is becoming a regular sight for me: Not that exact screen, of course. Just lines and lines of code. For a wonder, I understand most of it. What I like…

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Whatchagot Stew: September 11, 2026 Serving

A stylized bowl of mush made from questions marks.

As a revived fan of Patrick F. McManus, I’m trying to make up for lost time by reacquainting myself with this works, like Whatchagot Stew: A Memoir of an Idaho Childhood, with Recipes and Commentaries, a (mostly) nonfiction volume he wrote with his sister, Patricia McManus Gass (real OGs know her as The Troll). You…

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For the Seeker Who Thinks They’re Stuck

Header image of tarot cards featuring Two of Cups, The Lovers, The Fool, Seven of Cups, and The Magician.

It’s been a while, Seeker. I didn’t forget you, but I had a very good reason for not giving you any guidance recently: it was time for you to take action. I know you’re the type to look at a situation from every angle possible, but it was getting to the point where you were…

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