Not the dopiest crud you have encountered today http://www.sspdd.com sunshine where? - Overview Better to spew text and be wrong than to sit on ones thumbs; I might very well be ignorant and welcome correction. The Norwegian coastline is the second longest in the world after Canada. It varies from being very square and rocky, to being extremely green and lush. There... Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.sspdd.com/2026-08-01-exploring-the-fjords/ http://www.sspdd.com/2026-08-01-exploring-the-fjords/ funk and texture low hanging fruit - Overview Body count 6 Costco ribeye sides 2 Costco briskets 1 bone in Costco side Tech Umai bags: https://umaidry.com/ vacuum sealer or a tub for immersion packing Procedure grab a Costco prime ribeye slab clean the outside of the Costco bag to avoid contamination open the Costco bag and deposit... Tue, 26 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.sspdd.com/2024-11-26-dry-aging/ http://www.sspdd.com/2024-11-26-dry-aging/ home away from home - Overview I love Taiwan. I have loved it since the first time I was sent there by Nokia sometime between 2009 and 2011. The people are awesome, the place is lively and has an energy which is both welcoming and vibrant. Night markets are supremely civilized and highlight a healthy... Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.sspdd.com/2024-11-21-taiwan/ http://www.sspdd.com/2024-11-21-taiwan/ not quiet home - TL&DR Kenya is pretty damn cool. There are lots of warm people, and the game reserves can be glorious. You can also find yourself getting utterly shafted. Introduction My girlfriend had a Kenyan college buddy, who had friends from his past who operate a camp in the Masai Mara. The... Sun, 27 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.sspdd.com/2024-10-27-kenya/ http://www.sspdd.com/2024-10-27-kenya/ moenie panic - Verbiage I arrived in the US in 2007; I just became a citizen in 2024. The citizenship test/process is/was none too shabby. The process can be opaque though, and knowing what you are about to encounter is tricky if you don’t have a peer in front of you (in the... Mon, 15 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.sspdd.com/2024-01-15-us-citizenship/ http://www.sspdd.com/2024-01-15-us-citizenship/ Seamless updates after an eternity - Revisiting Android land I purchased a Google Pixel 7 after learning just how disparate my iPhone 12s speeds on Google Fi were from someone using T-Mobile. I was seeing 1.37 Mbps, she was seeing 36.55 Mbps. I therefore purchased a Google Pixel 7 to use as a 5G AP and... Thu, 17 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.sspdd.com/2022-11-17-taking-a-bite-modern-android/ http://www.sspdd.com/2022-11-17-taking-a-bite-modern-android/ My digital stubbed toe - Having finally moved to a bit of San Francisco where Sonic is an option, I was stoked at the prospect of a symmetric connection. The slight catch is that AT&T appear to have a monopoly on the infrastructure in my area, so there is an additional ($30/month) hop, and I... Sat, 22 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.sspdd.com/2022-01-22-sonic-att-passthrough/ http://www.sspdd.com/2022-01-22-sonic-att-passthrough/ methinks the lad doth protest too much - Summary In an ideal world there would not only be 2 phone ecosystems. The only thing worse is a single phone ecosystem, so one has to walk across the aisle occasionally to make sure one is well rooted in reality. TL&DR Stick with an iPhone A stock Android experience on... Thu, 10 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.sspdd.com/2020-09-10-transitioning-from-iphonex-s9plus/ http://www.sspdd.com/2020-09-10-transitioning-from-iphonex-s9plus/