Jarrod Blundy

I just don’t feel like blogging today So I’m simply not going to do it, and you can’t make me. 😜 This is post #9/31 for Blaugust 2025

🆕📝 I just don’t feel like blogging today

One Small Improvement So I just typed into ChatGPT, “I need an easy prompt for a Blaugust post.” Here’s what I got: What’s one small habit or tool that’s made your life

🆕📝 One Small Improvement It was a little screwed up, and just took a few screws to fix.

More Birchtree, less money Hello! I've been running More Birchtree for a year and a half now, it's been pretty successful, and it's gotten me to write more and hit publish on some pieces that I probably wouldn't have otherwise. I'm genuinely so thankful to everyone who has subscribed, and today I'm updating the

Matt Birchler with some subscription news that I can really get behind:

"As of today, the annual plan drops to $35/year (from $50). The monthly option is no longer available.

Basically, I really want to encourage long... https://jb.heydingus.net/2025/08/08/matt-birchler-with-some-subscription.html

Guided Gothics: https://strava.com/activities/15392026681

Your Time, Our Time, All Time The extreme preciousness of time is the point of this video by the To Scale: channel, but I hope you’ll spend 10 minutes of yours to watch it and

🆕📝 Your Time, Our Time, All Time This video has really stuck with me.

Burning the Candle Here I am, again, blogging past 11pm to try to keep up with my Blaugust goal. Although I am typically a night owl, this week I’ve been both night

🆕📝 Burning the Candle At both ends.

Oasis Is No Longer So 12 minutes and counting to write and publish this thing to meet my arbitrary goal of writing a post every day, on the day, for Blaugust. Let’s do

🆕📝 Oasis Is No Longer So What are you doing, Amazon??

Foldable iPhone's Display Sizes Leaked Apple's first foldable iPhone will be equipped with a 7.8-inch inner display, and a 5.5-inch outer display, according to Taiwanese research firm...

MacRumors is building Apple’s foldable iPhone up for the ultimate mini comeback story:

"Apple’s first foldable iPhone will be equipped with a 7.8-inch inner display, and a 5.5-inch outer display, according to Taiwanes... https://jb.heydingus.net/2025/08/05/macrumors-is-building-apples-foldable.html

ADK Run Club: Hurricane: https://strava.com/activities/15365227565

Feet wearing climbing shoes grip a rocky ledge as a rope stretches downward past trees into a forested area where climbers are visible below.

A climber wearing a bright green helmet and blue shirt smiles while standing on a rock face surrounded by lush green trees and secured with climbing ropes.

A climber wearing a helmet and harness ascends a steep rock face using ropes surrounded by a forest of green trees.

Name that classic climb!

🔗 David Pogue announces ‘Apple: The First 50 Years’ book, pre-order:

"David Pogue’s been covering technology (and Apple) for longer than many 9to5Mac readers have been alive. And to celebrate Apple’s upcoming 50th anniversa... https://jb.heydingus.net/2025/08/05/david-pogue-announces-apple-the.html

7 Things This Week [#178] A weekly list of interesting things I found on the internet, posted on Sundays (or sometimes Mondays). Sometimes themed, often not. 1️⃣ Getting the

🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#178] Get yer links! Get your links over here!

The Vagueness and Vagaries of ‘Personal Superintelligence’ Mark Zuckerberg is not much of a visionary. He is ambitious, sure, and he has big ideas. He occasionally pops into the public consciousness to share some new direction in which he is taking his company — a new area of focus that promises to assert his company’s leadership in technology and society. But very […]

The Vagueness and Vagaries of ‘Personal Superintelligence’ – Pixel Envy

"No mention of being careful, no mention of choosing what to open source. Zuckerberg took an ostensibly strong, principled view supportive of open source... https://jb.heydingus.net/2025/08/04/the-vagueness-and-vagaries-of.html

A webpage screenshot from the New York Times showing an article titled “Trump’s Efforts to Control Information Echo an Authoritarian Playbook.” Below the title, a summary explains the firing of a Labor Department official. The article is written by Peter Baker. The page also features an image of a light-colored kitten with blue eyes, resting its paws on the edge of a woven basket. The browser window shows various tabs, menus, and a background image of tall trees.

I couldn’t figure out why there were so many cat pics in this NYT article about Trump’s continued playing by an Authoritarian rulebook. Then I remembered I’d installed this Safari extension that swaps out pictures of Trump for ones of cats instead because I can’t stand to look at his stupid face.

Midday paddle with Jo: https://strava.com/activities/15335916531

Review text praising Jarrod from Onward Mountain Guides for organizing hiking trips. Describes his communication skills, flexibility, and supportive guidance during hikes. Highly recommends him for future adventures.

Hiking with @sekoshan was a total joy. I haven’t laughed that much on the trail in quite a while! And I know she’s going to crush it down in South America. 💪

A person stands triumphant on a rock with one arm raised holding a sign in mountainous terrain. The sign reads Big Slide Elevation 4240 ft 46 of 46 13228 High Peak Summit.

A golden dog stands calmly on a pebble path while two people smile, with trees and rocks in the background.

A golden retriever lying on leafy forest ground partially shaded by ferns connected to a leash surrounded by lush greenery and scattered leaves in dappled sunlight.

A person walks along a hiking trail beside a leafy tree and rocky grass, surrounded by a mountainous landscape under a clear sky.

After 132 High Peak summits, I finally got the last of the ADK 46ers done! 🎉 Big Slide was a great peak to end on, too! It was Jo’s and Phin’s first High Peak, so it was pretty special to do as a family. 🧡

It’s been quite the jou... https://jb.heydingus.net/2025/08/02/after-high-peak-summits-i.html

Some Sounds From My Backyard I went outside with my MacBook today to answer some emails and work on upcoming trip logistics for my guiding service. My wife is sitting next to

🆕📝 Some Sounds From My Backyard Sound is a lovely sense.

A circular logo is set against a black background. The circle contains horizontal stripes in the colors of the rainbow: green, yellow, orange, red, purple, and blue. In the center of the circle are three black squiggly lines, resembling waves. The circle is outlined in white.

Image showcasing three items featuring the “Swanson Pyramid of Greatness” design. On the left, a tote bag with a pyramid graphic and two faces above it. In the center, a white mug with the same pyramid and faces. On the right, an orange T-shirt with the pyramid and faces. Each item is labeled with its name and “On-Demand” below.

Heyo! Cotton Bureau recently introduced stickers to their on-demand product lineup, so…you can now get a HeyDingus sticker if you want. 😁 I can’t remember if I mentioned the Swanson Pyramid of Greatness shirt, mug, or tote when I made them, but they’re available too.

Matt Birchler: ‘The Mac-ification of iPadOS’

"Take window management, for example. The iPad started by supporting one window at a time in full screen. 5 years into it’s life, it got split screen, which was implemented in ... https://jb.heydingus.net/2025/07/31/matt-birchler-the-macification-of.html

The E-Book Editions of Timothy Snyder’s ‘On Tyranny’ Are Just $2 Link to: https://books.apple.com/us/book/on-tyranny/id1195458571

John Gruber:

"Back in March I linked to and recommendedTimothy Snyder’s On Tyranny, a cogent collection of 20 short essays. I was never a big e-book reader, both because I love printed books so much and because I welcome any res... https://jb.heydingus.net/2025/07/30/john-gruber-back-in-marchi.html

A message from Strava with an orange logo at the top against a black background. The text reads, “Well Done! You’ve put 400 miles on your La Sportiva shoes. Most manufacturers and coaches recommend that you replace running shoes every 300–500mi to help prevent injury. Now might be a good time to reward yourself with a new pair. Don’t forget to add your next pair of shoes to My Gear.” The message is signed off with “Your friends at Strava."

Dang! That was quick. I’ve only had these shoes for a few months, but they are indeed showing their mileage age. If past is prologue, I’ll eek out a few hundred more miles before retiring them…

Evening Run: https://strava.com/activities/15280880293

Afternoon Walk: https://strava.com/activities/15280061011

🔗 Cash App lets you pool money from friends through Apple Pay:

"One of the most popular uses for the Cash App is collecting payments from groups of friends, whether that’s an immediate need like paying a restaurant bill or a future ... https://jb.heydingus.net/2025/07/29/cash-app-lets-you-pool.html

Kobo Plans a Hot Swap of Pocket for Instapaper (And Pocket Lives on as Folio) I’m thrilled to learn (via episode #573 of the Upgrade podcast with Myke Hurley and “Mr. Kobo” himself, Jason Snell) that Kobo has announced a new

I published three blog posts and tinkered with Shortcuts today. I won’t say I’m back, but won’t not say that I felt compelled to write and enjoyed my computer time more than I have in a while. 🙂

7 Things This Week [#177] A weekly list of interesting things I found on the internet, posted on Sundays. Sometimes themed, often not. 1️⃣ Got a move streak mix up on your

🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#177] Been a little while...

Quick Tip: Get ChatGPT’s global keyboard shortcut working again in 5 seconds flat [TL;DR: Enable the menu bar icon, and it’ll start working again. And yes, I timed it.] If you, like me, were wondering why the ChatGPT app on macOS

Just used my own blog post’s instructions to fix the keyboard shortcut not working to bring up ChatGPT’s chat bar on macOS. 💪 (Enable the Menu Bar icon.)

Kobo Plans a Hot Swap of Pocket for Instapaper (And Pocket Lives on as Folio) I’m thrilled to learn (via episode #573 of the Upgrade podcast with Myke Hurley and “Mr. Kobo” himself, Jason Snell) that Kobo has announced a new

🆕📝 Kobo Plans a Hot Swap of Pocket for Instapaper (And Pocket Lives on as Folio) Looks like I made a good choice when choosing a replacement for Pocket. 😁

The Gift by Aselin Debison, Peter Asher & George Massenburg Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.

🎵 “The Gift” by Aselin Debison remains one of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard. Something about it gets my eyes to tear up no matter what time of year it is. Such joy in her young voice. It lives comfortably in my “Perfect Songs” playlist.

Let me know if it makes your heart happy too. 🥹